IHUBSDAY.DKCEMJJJSK 22, 181.
H. A. LONDON, Jr., Editor.
MEftKV CIIHISTMAS!
The festive Christmas season has
dorae again and all mankind is indulg
ing in pleasure and b 'ort. J be Utile
folkB are eagerly and impatiently
awaiting the coming of Santa Claus
with his stores of precious gifts,
which awaken iu the minds of their
parents pleasant memories of similar
pleasures. Hard indeed must bo the
heart of that man that does not soften
at the approach of Christinas ur.d is
not moved by a more kindly feeling
toward hi fcllowmcn. Tbe joyful
Christmiw time seems to thaw ni.tre
Closftly the bond of our common
humanity, and a more sympathetic
feeling pervades the hearts of all for
he Bufferings and misfortunes of one
another. At this season all the better
And more noble impulses well up in
the human heart, and prompt men to
be more Christ like. M'ou'd that
Christmas could have this effect all
the year 'round !
But amid all tho merriment of
Christmas there are some sad hearts,
and in many family circles tin re is a
"vacant chair" : and there arc others
to whom on account of poverty and
disease not even Christmas brings a
glimmer of joy or ray of hope. J'or
the proper obwrvance of '. !l"".-t s na
tivity we should sympathize with the
one and relieve the wants of the other.
How much better to do thw than to
degrade the day and ourselvos by ca
rousai and debauchery. Let uh bear
in mind the old Eugli.-h couplet.
"At CUrlftm.-iB 1' m.-rry. mi I tliank'tti wi-lia!.
And fcBt tliy t-nor it-ijt'il.ir-. il." ,v-::' wall tin
snm'.t" The Kecouk extends tho co'ii li
nicnts of the season to all its rc.-'.d"t.
and wishes them reel: and every one
a Merry Christmas !
K AILItOAI) TO EDE.NTON.
A grand celebration was held at
Eil'-::t'.n. on the bUh inst.. iu li'-ror
of thf co:np1iti'Mi of 'he nilroad to
that town from Norfolk. This will
mark the dawn of a new ami brighter
era in the life of that ancient t own.
and the construction of this railroad
will open up and render more accessi
ble to the outside world a section ' f
our State that scarcely has its eipuil
in the fertility of ita soil and richness
of its products. The roal is ecntv
miles in length and was built by
Northern capitalis t and. as -ve tin
derst'ind. has not eO.-t the State of
North Carolina one dollar. Indeed
the road hits been built so quietly
and hi such a bu.-iucs like wny. t lift
but few pel sous (except those living
in that section) knew anything about
it, and it has never been connected
with politics ! It is i:ideed refresh
ing to know that one railroad can be
built nowadays in North Carolina
without a war of words among the
politicians.
CONGltESSIONAE DOTS.
No business of importance h.i-i yet
lieen transacted in Congress. The r"
puhlican members have been busy in
securing for ih:r constituei,t.s the
subordinate positions about I he House
of Representatives. A general sweep
of all the old democratic officials and
employees has been made, and such a
Hwarm of the "truly loyal" have been
scrambling for their places as has
rarely ever been witnessed. It is much
to be regretted that the "spoils sys
tern" prevails so extensively iu Amer
ican polities, and wo cannot have an
improved civil service until it is abol
iisbed. A perfect liood of bills and
resolutions has been poured into the
Ho'ise eight hundred and sixty
seven having been introduced in one
day! Tho following were introduced
by Representatives from this Stale :
By Mr. Scales, to repeal the internal
revenue laws of the I'nitcd Stales,
and to abolish all taxes and offices
enacted by them; also, giving to all
religious denominations civil lights in
Indian Territory also to abolish the
taxes on brandies made of apples,
jieaches and grapes : and to provide
for erecting a United States court
house and post otlice building at
Greensboro'.
By Mr Vance, for the exchange of
the trade dollar for the standard trade
dollar.
By Mr. Down, to prevent fraud and
combination in i uutraets for carrying
the mail and to encourage local com
petition.
By Gen. Co, for the relief of
Christopher Holt : and to repeal the ;
internal revenue taxes.
Both branches of Congress adji urn
exl y slerday to enjoy the Christmas
liolidavs, and will reassemble on the
5th of January. Before adjournment'
the Senate confirmed the appointment
of ex-Senator Erelinghuysen. of New
Jersey, as Secretary of State, and
Hon. Benjamin If. Brewster, of l'hil
dilphia, as Attorney General. 'Ihe
latter apjMnntment is as good as could :
have been nnide, for Mr. Brewster is !
it hiwver of great learning :md iihjhty !
and it inn i i 'he fii;'!i--t i ! :. meter.
It IS ' ..Hi lll.lt Ulh(i Ul,.l,L. Jli till' '
Cabinet will be made by Ihe time:
,r- )ll;;l'et,K ( a.s.eiitbles. i
(JOY. JAHVIS DKKKNt K.
, t l i r l l 4i
! kov. Jarvis has putuislioil m l"' -
: Xi'ws and Observer a long letter de-
; fending himself against the resolu-1
t;.,nu ,.f ii i.fn..r nf thp eiii.eiiH of
Chatham, held at. thin place ou tbe
z.Jrd of .Noveiiitier. As those, resolu
tions wer
published in the Kr.eoitn I
we think
: publish I
It
due to Ciov. Jarvis to
eply, for we believe in
dealing justly vith all men, and more
especially when a man occupies ho
. high an otlieial position. The tuner
; nor writes us follows:
"It will, no doubt, be remembered
' that in the early winter of 1SS0 Mr.
JJest came to Kaleigh to negotiate a
purchase of the Western North Caro
, lina Eaihoud. He came with the most
pronounced ussuiance of his ability.
He was antagonized by a very strong
and a very respectable sentiment in
the State. '
The Mud Cut circular, conceived
iu a spirit of spite arid issued in se
cresv. full of misrepresentations and
mischief, created iu the State a con
dition of things which made the future
of the Western North Carolina Hail
road very uncertain, to say the h ast
of it. The proposition of Mr. Best
to buy and complete the road without
further cost to tho State, coming
right upon the heels of the Mud Cut
oooni. precipitated upon me a couoi
tion of things which required me to
trust him. I was cautioned in many
ways not to l it. I felt that the
best interest of the State required un
to do i;. I dil it The road was
sold to him. He then ni-nlo a speech,
and. like his I'ittsboro sju-ecli. it was
taken down bv his own shortliand re
porter H,. told us that in less than
sixty ihiys he would be at work, and
1 felt that I had done well and that
all was sal'--. Time wore on aud noth
ing was d. ii:. by this "railroad build
er." us he stv les himself. On t i.e 21t
of ?.lav. only eight davs bil'ore the
ewirauoii o
that his a ,,
and th:-t 1.
good to the
he widud
that he i-i':
f his sixty, he wo ite me
,-i;ttes refused t o organize
i- feared they un-aut m
State or himself and that
to si jvirate from them :
!! I'nd seve!.;l -entleineii
in all ropects iii.uv desirable, and
that, free to act. he was -i'isi',t-d a
few (lavs would sufli'-e to put him in
position to pay the State it disbur.-c-nieiils
and vigorously to begin work.
This letter was sent all the wav from
New York b
eont, lined a
eo-coiainissii
his as si iciite:
special nie-sei'ger. an.l
equest that ui'.sc'.f a:.d
lit':, give our co: sent to
i-sigviug t heir in'-'re.-.t s.
We replied that we did
authority eith-.-r to coiisi
ot have the
it or object
and that we retused to io either.
They did. however, assign their inter
ests, and it turned out afterwards
tlu.t his new and more desirable aso-
eia'es u-,.,-,. ,essis. ISUtonl. I .vdeaml
.............. ........
ites an t liirnisheil the moiiev that
saved the contract fro:n failure and
whatever consequence that might
have aticiidt-d such faihu'e. Mr. Best
aii-1 his new associates soon quarreled.
Yi.--so fault it was I do not know.
Their quarrel still progresses. After
Mr. Best and his new associates quar
reled and separated, he came to me
with his complaints, statements and
explanation. I positively declined
to take a:iy part iu his quarrel, on t he
one side or the other. The tif.ht was
transferred to the Legislature and
still I kept silent, although assa.le.l
and maligned day after day. S i
much for Lis first scheme : now to the
Secul.d.
In 172-7:1 a very liberal charter
was gratite 1 by the Li gi-laturc of
N rth Carolina to the Midland North
Carolina Hailway Company. Some
time last fall (I think it was) Mr Best
got control of this eharb r. During
the winter he repeatedly t"M me it
was hi- plan to lease the Atlanta- and
Noith Carolina Railroad and to ex
tend it to Salisbury. He said he was
advised by the best of counsel that
he could compel, through the courts,
a reconveyance of the Western road.
and that he would
for that purpose.
soon begin a suit
ine sill, eci aoom
which he wisued to talk with me was
the. h-ase of the Atlantic road. I lis
tened to him patiently, attentively
and i'( peet fully. I did not miv to
him. as I might have. lone. "Mr. B"st.
a burnt child dreads tho lire.' You
came to me less than a year ago to
bay the Western road! with the
s! congest assurance one man could
give .-mother of your abi-ity to do
anything you promised. I trusted
you. although warned not to do so.
I even took the responsibility to call
the Legislature together. You hft
me alter the Legislature acted, telling
me ou tiiiiim vidii in- toth 111 niii
force : that soon 1 would see ear load
ani r ear loan in picKs. sj.au
, siades shovels.
dor. dynamite,
ing by Bah-igh.
wheelbarrows. powd
drills, etc., etc.. pass!
smoii 10 i i.iiiowe.i i.y ions upon ;
ions', steei inns, ttu on itieir wav io
the Western load, for vou intende.
to bring them in at Morehead and
tnke them up ihe Noith Carolina
Railroad that the pi-ojd.! of the State
lniiit si e tiieiu. I looked for their
coming: I listened for the news of
their coining, and I looked and listen-
ed 111 vain. Instead of that the air
was full (:' riiiiiiirH. and day alti r dav
I was uski d, 'When is he coining '.'
,
Jly friends giew tm.id ; mv enemies :
n-iv ii.ir.1. x iiniuii cu, 11111 im me .
matter, and vou replied, 'AH will be!n hii
right. -leaiiwhile the -oiitraet was
1 aud then we all took fresh ;
coiiri'ge. You r turned ut once to
N. w York. ha ing behind you the
most poiitive aisiirances of your
-peedy return, ready to commence
woik 111 goo. 1 earnest, ioii.lnl not
come, but jiainful rumors of your fail j
ure did. Each day added to the em- ,
barrasriiiitnts as day after day ut.sse.
am
imI no Jewt, no iiiijilcments, no rails, j
110 moiiev ciuiie. 1 asked some of my have had, and that they have emu-' withstanding there bad been delay"
friends and telegraphed to others to plied with the spirit of their arte- 011 the part of the as.dgueea iu imsb
g) to New York to wee what wim the uieut. So have I. I did not wait, an iug tbe woik, still ihe coiuiui-siouers
trouble arid to aid 111 removii.g it, if j I might have done, till the-, had built '. unanimously declared "the causes
: o , ble, i'hev went, and tlx v found j .111 1 constructed several' miles of ' set oat in said application are Buffi
vou, us they told me. utteily broken I road, but having faith iu those whom cient, to entitle them" (the assignees)
down. You :tppeal.d to them f..r I had 1111 1, I eoinuieuced as early an to the eiteiisiou aiked for."
help and f Ley responded, sorno in
one way and some in another. Scv-
) tbouxiim dollars in casb bftd to
t)t, r,uM.J at once to save the contract,
an J the flouting debt, amounting to
$30,001) more, had to be paiJ oil.
Eight therein that great city, the
money centre of Ibis continent, the
Iritv iii which vou "have been able to
command hundreds of dollars by a
few Lours' labor,' you appealed to
those fiiendsof mine to help you
raise that sum. Even in this crisis
you would not risk oue ddllat of your
own money to fulfill your contract to
the State aud to redeem your prom-
ises tome. I was iu great danger,
tbe Western road in a critical condi
tiou and tho best interest of the State
iu peril, ami all because you fulled to
keep vou r promises. No, Mr. liest,
1 cannot trust you again; 'a burnt
chi'd dreads the 'fire.' " I say I might
wtli have talked this way to him. and
, had I "consulted my own interests,"
I would have done so. I did rot d
it because I did not tbiuk of my in-
terests. It was ahuie the interest of
the State to which I looked. I
thought I saw in Mr. Best a man lull
of euergv, of tiue intelligence aud an
uMeompicrable will just such a niau
as would undertake great enterprise
and do much fr them if he did not
accomplish them. I was willing to
trust him a second time because his
scheme looked to the development of
al I felt it mv duty to
eucoursg" it no mstter what tue iisii
tomvself. 1 Vot t after effort was mmh
to repeal his Midlaud charter, but I
stood bv him and his charter deter-
mined to -'ive him another chance.
The Ligisl.itnre adjourned ab mt
the mi -Idle of M.m-h. Mr. Best hft
the citv about that time. It may
have been a slioit while b. f.ne. 1
. i
iiear.i not mng morn oi ine jii i uim
scheme till the middle of M iv. On
the :;ilih i f nril. when the extension
was granted ou certain conditions to
subsi iiiieutlv performed bv the
assignees of Mr. Best, it wax not
known tome that Mr. B-st would
ever be heard of again in this con
nection. Nor had 1 heard of his
B stou sMulicite when, on the 4;h
o! May, 1 reaffirmed my action us one
of the commission! is of thelMth of
April. 1 was lii.-t U-l 1 of its su.-ci ss
fill organization by one -f Mr. Best's
;tt"r;ie . on the loth df.y i f May,
and 1 then t' Id him ! had signe.t the
exten-ioii. On the 2 jth day of May,
Mr. B-st and some of his Boston
frit ad. ( aiiic to lod-ugh and had a
conference wi'li the commission" rs,
and developed fully their Mid-
hind scheme. This was the liist time
that Mr. Best exhibited any ability
to gofrwaid with it. 1 was very
: favorably impressed with the geutle-
men he had with him. I was asked
if I would give their scheme my en-
(K.rsemcnt After alluding to" Mr.
Best's former failure so delicately
that it tonelinil the svinimtliv of s hiih
OI uisiiienus, i loin inem r wouiu.
When nsked if we would help them
o r, t 1ik Wester?! r. eel ue tol.l them
the commissioners had no power to
put theiii in poss( ssio'i of the road.
They n plied tiny knew th it, and
that it was uiir moral lulbien.-e tiny
were afu r. I told them they could
have that as soon as we lelt confident
of their abiiitv. There was much talk
about what would sitisfy us.
The resuit of this ta'k was the
memorandum of th ; 'J'lth of M-iy.
The Midland proi-i-t hud mv fill
sympathy then and it has it now. I
t . . . . ....
'UKi he f use tonjvse.f, false to mv
record, false to my State, false 4-)
her peophi and to her best iti?. rst,
did 1 withheld from such a scheme
auything m my power to push it
forward. N misr 'presentations of
Mr. Best or any of Jus newborn sup
porters could sting me into withhold
uig iroui it auv support tljat I caii
give it. 1 have done all for it that I
could, and 1 utterly d. nv that I have
done un thing or uilei to d ) anv-
thing inconsistent wilh my promise
of support made in the paper of tbe
'J."th of M iv. In tbe paper I prom
ised -to use all the means in my
power to procure the smreiuUr and
leissignment of the interest hereto-
fun- i-mii'i-VH .v t 1.1 Sh,l.ni,f North
Car. ibna to W. .. Best ud others in
the Western North Carolina lbul
road C'lmp iny to be made to W. J.
Best W. V. Carru h, V. J. Sprague,
W. S. Denny und Lewis Coleman.
Before I was rupiircd to do any
thing, the boston syndicate was ie-
quired to do three thin?", to-wil;
First to make a depot-it of fioO.Ouii:
secondly to obtain a lease of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Bail
road; and, thirdly, to prosecute the
work "vigorously oil the Midland
road from tiohlsboro to Salisbury."
J he first was done promptly aud the
necon.t a soon as it con I.I he. ...
,H prepared to say that tho third and
)V far the most important of the
three things has yet been done ? It
iH wmt. hundred an 1 fifty mil-s from
( i. ,1, Ubvro to Salisbury, and up to
j the (Mmton meeting ab..ut ten miles
cost some two million of dollars to
co'iijiieie ine road irom t.n.li.ioro to that the time be and is hereby ex
Silisbury. Tho cradini' of the ten -tended four months in which to com-
1 miles, I suppose, cost tell thousand
d .liars. Can it bo safely sai l that
with this small amount done, in
comparison with wlmt ren.ninc t ,
- - " " '
,one, the tinie had cmne when the
com misioners were called upon to '
ct '? 1 think not. In our letter of
i tuink not. in our letter of Tins paper was, na 1 nave bhm, ; ery soon alter me young laoy no
irst of August to tho assignees nnnnimously agreed to, and was de- ' Kn teaching one of the largest m.tle.
ii i : "If tbev'' the llosto.i svn. hv.-ie,l to Cnhnn.! Andiews. not siau- students became her "fellow" and iu
me nrst OI
dicatf ) "nball continue to vigorously
nrosecute the woikof roiiHtrnetini'
and bu ldisg said road" ( ineimin
Vje Midland) "we shall iu good faith
j literally comply wit h our pai t of the
agreement" ( .referring to tlni ."nh of
.May agreciiK ut). Hive they yet
const 1 ncted or built a mile of road ?
Here I niiLrlit rent mv case. Rut T
concede that they have done as much
as they could 1o in the time they
June my fforts to bring about tbe,
re-assignment referred to in tbe
secernent. I have steadily pursued
this Conine, using all menu that I i
considered legitimate and proper, be-
cmise 1 felt that the success ol the
Midland scheme iu its entirety was
of such value ami importance 10 the
State as to require me to do it.,
There is a difference of opinion among
many good people as to the proprietv
of my having made this promise of
tbe 2oth of May, as well as a differ-
eiice of opiuiou as to whether I have
, kept it. This difference of opinion,
however, like most others, results, I
' opine, from the difference of meaning
given to certaiu words. In this case,
I take it that tbe words, "all means
in our pewer," furnish the grounds
of difference. It may be that it was
unfortunate that more definite words
were not used. Be that as it may, I
have al ays proposed, and do now
prop se, to be my own judge of tbe
menus I shall use. 1 am always glad
to have Ihe approval of my fellow-
men, but I must first of all have the
approval of my own conscience.
ltmmi mat, tuoir approval ou n oe
worth hut little. lu this cuse 1 have
it luost i.uiiali!iedly. I have gone
over with u.yself carefully aud in do
tail all that I have had to do with
Mr. Best and bis schemes, and I can
soy of a truth 1 have not done or said
one thing that 1 did not believe hn-
orable and for the l est interebt of tbe
... . t. j . ...
riate. .iiy cimm-ieuce u" uoi ic- , ... -e-.
prove me. let the tongue and pens forty-nine years. !
of others lush me as they may. But, Two desperados, Laving made '
hack to the words, "all mean in our themselves obnoxious in a turning '
power." No reasonable man will say .cauip in Colorado, were pursued and '
they required me to do anything un- finally shot to death by tbe miners. (
lawful or immoral. Now the partk'- ; In Dublin the olice have discov-1
nhir "means'' which 1 am censured ert,,j a jar,y amount of concealed :t
f. r net using is my failure to vote fjr arms and ammui iti.iu, together with
vci.iunst-iiMni . ..... r.,,.Ui..-u ...
the Chilton m cling, declaring the
contract of tb-J assignees forfeited
ind throwing the Western road back
upon the Stale I could not do that,
because I be.u-ve it would have been
both illegal and immoral, and, if so,
I wus not required by my promise to
do it. Why do I say it would have
bien both illeg.ii an 1 immoral, iu
meV It would have been illegal be-eau.-e.
on the ;iOth day of April, the
commissioners gave the assignees
four months (Stcusion of time, con
ditional upon the assignees doing
certain things. These certain things
were done by the assignees as speed
ily as possible. Had none ot tbe
commissioners signed the extension,
I have not the slightest doubt, and
nevci have had. that, after the assign-
tes performed their part, a court of
equity would have compelled tie
commissioners to do theirs. But I
dit sign the c-slmsiou ou the i:hh of
May, but more formally on the 10th,
and i Commissioner Worth on the 15th. 1
The (n:sriN-.of tbe extension win;
on the :iiUh of April, aud not wheu
I 'oiiimissiolK
icr wcriu auu 'JBl-u
.1 1
signed it, uoi on iuc
November at tbe Clinton meeting, as
some Iihvc SUIinosed. Had I Vted
with Commissioner ' ance at the
Chntnu meeting, I would have been
voting, as 1 believe, to force the St ite
into a lawsuit ou the Western road,
in which, ulter hmg and expensive
litigation, she was, iu my opinion,
bound to be heaten. I had no legal
r.gui io put ... " , ;m... r 1
tion. It would have beeu jmmoral
in me to have fo voted, because 1
had tune an
id
again spec
iticallv
promised that I would give a reason-
v . , . I !...
a!i:o extension. 1 I'roniisen mt. ieoi
while he was interested on that ide
of the question. I would do it for
him, if he needed the time. I prom-
iseil his assignees that I would give dressed enters a crowded millinery
it to them. I voted for it at the store, where she tries ou an expeu
A in il meeting and signed it in my sive bonnet. While she is looking at
own handwriting on the 13th and
luth of May. It would have beeu
immoral m me to have vioiatia inai
oft-reoeated promise. I have never
luceived anv one m this matter, or
concialed from any one my purpose -
in nfereuco to it. 1 have all th.
while declared it to be IUV purpose
wnii. to.ii.itti iii. luji i
to stand by the extension if tbe
signees continued to peiform their
part of tbe agreement
agreement. .
aid tne acttiHl granting of
I have salt
the extension was at Uio meeting ot
the commissioners m mo cuy
Baieigh on tbo :iotbof Apr.i,
not when Commissioners Worth and
mvKi II bii'ue.l the extension, it ai
,-siii signet ine ex.eiiHion, 'r ul
- "'W l wo votud
uphold it. The following paper,
the
to
unanimously agiee.i upon ..y '
1 1 I ... 1.
commissioners at said meeting of the
Doth of April, is, I think, conclusive
.lr arll AlllUl Vtt -
on the (jutbtiou.
(luthtiou. The nopur is as
follows :
The commissioners having con-
sidt-ied tho a; plication of Buford, .
Clyde and Lno'ttu, assignees of W.
U. Mt I u., f,,r an eytenn
Best and associates, for an extension ;
of four months' time under the con-
tract 111 which to complete the West-,
eru North Carolina lUihoad to Baint i
l..ek and Bigeou River, and being of
opinion tho causes set out 111
Said
application are sufficient to entitle
agreed by us, th said commissioners,
plete said road to l'aiut Rock aud :
1'ieon Rivt.r under tLe said con-1
tract: provided, the said applicants 1
ul,,.il U uoil. all thn eoiiilil inns 1
wj, .. t ... .
ami retpiirements set out iu their !
said application." .
This iianer was. ns I have said.
ed, but with 1111 agreement that it
Ki.nlil I.p ;,..o. ,1 t.v un at our meet-!
uig, which w.m e spected to take place ;
two weeks hence, upon the applic-I
titui being reformed in ti; particulars J
there agreed upon.
This paper 1 valuable for aualher
purpose. It shows what the com-1
tulinm.rii ilinn..li n( th merits of ;
tho grounds upou which the exteu- !
sion was asked. It shows that, not
Having said this rutu-h in esplan-'
ation of mv course as a commissioner,
I submit tbe question at issue to tbe
verdict of that tribunal to which I
j Lave never yet beu afraid to appeal
the people. If they Khali
Hav I
i Lave erred, I regret it
did what
j thought was right.
One more word aDd I am done
The Midland road is for North Car
olina, and being bo. I am for it. It
would do much for the development,
of tbe State if built. I trut the I5o-
ton syndicate will see their way clear
to continue the work. If they do, I
. tLaII do all iu my power, consistent :
with my ideas of right and the beet
interest of the State, to make the;
Western road a part of the Midland I
ostein, and no amount of cajoliug or
, abuse can change my purpose.
j Tnos. J. Jahvis" i
; m
j General ZVeWS. '
, '
. 'phe Sfae pf j,,wa ilus ,)Parly omn. ;
pleted its new capitol at a cost of Jl,-
goo.GOO. j
1 , corrected list of tLe victims ol
tbe Vicuna tire civea the total num-'
ler as 7t4. j
Postmaster General James has!
effected considerable improvement j
iu the Southern and Southwestern j
mail service. j
I)r, Have, best known as an ex-
plorerof the Arctic regions, died at
ma iinrnii mi jiw I nri: ui u uiru ot
pa,,er8 relating to r email nioveim uts.
The State of Georgia has one town
Macon in which there is a queer
superstition. The merchants say
that when an organ grinder enters
the town the price of cotton falls.
Eight nihilists have been arrested '
in St. Petersburg. The police seiz- d
a quantity of bombs concealed in .
oranges. A letter from London
blaming the conspirators for their
inactivity was also found.
In raking over the ashes of the
late fire at the Missm Huutei's
boiiidiug house in Morristown, N. J..
the wotkiuen found a $70J diamond
ring, a gold wateh studded with dit
mouds, ?7.1 iu gold and flO.OJO of'
jewelry
As a result of the investigation of
the charges against members of the
Ninth Massat-biicetts rcgmicnt while,
a; Richmond, Va., and Y'oiktow u, !
twenty of the offenders have been'
stiu.njarily dismissed by order of tbe
Commauder-iu-Cbh f !
c Ireer, of the Norwegian '
, .; ii.,,,.. ,i,r. has rescued a boat's
1 - - -
t.re,v of t
i, u ....... .f ti. I, .1,;..
j-ranee, which had been abandoned
turee wteij8 before in niid-oceuu
"
( r
The rescued men were on tbeb.ird
of starvation. They were living on
only one half of a spoiled biscuit
each day. (
'ihe Peabody hotel, at Memphis,,
Tencissee, cuught tire Saturday
morning, at the breakfast hour, from
a defective line. The tire was soon
"U'ler control, although the ki'cher
.!,.. ii -r. ..
etc.. was badly wrecked. The hotel
who filled with guests, and a general
stampede ensued, many peisoi.s1
earning their trunks on their shoul
ders. Chicago has a peculiar style of
shoplifting. The "lady," elegantly
her appearancii
;,. II... ............ .!,..
modestly requests tbe saleswoman to
nave tlic elastic o-i me oni nai cnan
ged. When the saleswoman rc. turns
tmCladv aud the new bonnet have
disappeared.
. . ;,. -..l,,,,,.,! :ntn
... , ,
irginia Legislature 111 a fe.v days,
ovi(ll , for the r.Iuova f the po-
jtical disability of unite a number
litical disabilities of quite n number
' of persons who were engaged in duel-'
, ' ,... ,.,., .;.. .n .
M.vt.rafwbo Kre cbr.,e(l w;,b Lav -
:n,, -,.,.,, .1.,, ,,,.:,, .im
"Ul:0ill . state in
, jh-,j
Among tho persons alleged."""-"'''""'" ""v'' "" ' ' ''.' .
1 7! 1 .1 lll.-rl. a .lllll.Ull... " "f ths fHll.i-, ' !..
, to be disqutilitied for the reason are.
I Mr. Ui.ldlebeigcr, Cotgressman (b.-o. 1
D w w (, u Ui,lt()r wji
o. .l...,,.! Tl.,m. K.,.iih r.t F.i...iir: '
1 ,-Unt.rttX w ,, i.av nM.i 1 u V.
Coffee ilriukers should read the ail
vertisement iu another column headed
(iood Colfee.
Fill lie r is (letting Well.
tufr fther is
jjtt,rH H,. j,
i,,n h,l'freriuf f
Mv daimhter says.'TIow much
hinco he used Hop
getting well after his
ti.ti.i ui.fTi'i.irr fioiii u iliuAftui. titt'nrm
,, r,..,r..l.l....,.l n... nr Un rlo.l ll,(
(,nr Jjitters.-A lady of
Rochester, N. Y. Utica Heiald.
Wlii pjiiiig Her Husband.
''r"m llt- Cblrtjfd Tribun.
A young man an 1 hit sister were
hired to teach a school in Clay conn- !
1 v Kentnnkv. in nart nershm. the1
- -j 1 1 ,
young lady to teach the first half of
the session and her brother the other. !
Very soon after the voung lady bo-
a very short tune they were married. .
Not Ion u however, after thev were'
married tbe y..ni.g groom and anoth-!
er one of the bride s students engug-
ed in a lit t Io -'knock down." Each!
of the oflemh-ra was brought befori
the fair deciple of the rod, wa given
an impartinl trial and theyounggroom
was oroven to bo eonallv toiiltr with
tbe other and was given his choice of
leaving t lie school or taking a
whin
ping, lie cnoee inn laiu r;
bis
new 1 v made bride did herself fair ji.s-
lice iu 1 no lino 01 mil ron, jjhto uta
bcr
husband nut h lew Hllipes, amj cut-1
ting the blood out in not a few places. '
since then everythini' has passed off:
. 0 r ;
pleasantly.
OTiscell&neoils
M. T. N. ilium. if KuU'Iitli.
' O It II I !
Ji.BK WV4TT. '.r Knli'i(!li.
, "v v rr r v
Suocoesors t" M.
WHOLESALE GEOCEES COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
I ii 1 I tr
HBvei.ii han.i a full llnc.f (Jr.H!t.rt, llarirluc
f 0"ltill, fcc, ..lieiUHl.
Our Kuiir partner. Mr. M. T. Nurrln, Isom- of
u
Uirouirli i.rlil .r tsvliv ycHrv. In
1 Hint ..H.rl tn.'llt of our I'uviluiw, IjUil will U-
ta. I.iLiituI ujiuu'-.". nu ((.luiciiiui'uiv auJ lift
i M
9 2 fC5
H
in
If Q
f 9
98
Cl
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t 17s Ml
A TRUE TONIC
A PERFECT STRENGTHENER.A SURE REVIVER
IKON 1JITTKRS rc lii-jlilr recommended fcr all disease re
(jiiiring a ceriaiti :u;d ( Hicienl tOllie es-K-cially lwlijcli m, I yfxjurui, Intrr
milhnt F'vtr, H'.m AyprtiP. Jumuf Sinnylh, Lvko .wy, c Knriclua
tlic lilo-xl.Ktrcujjllictu' the innsc-k-e, mid f.-ivc new lite to llie iktvck. Tliey act
liken harm mi ihe iliirc.-iive organs, retnovini; all dysjitic fviimtonii, iuch
s TwHn-l Ihr t'i. Hflehinq. IU"X i-i the SOmuvli. l"int,urn,.lf. TllC only
Iron Prepauiitlon that will not blacken the teeth or give
headache. Ndd by all druKpistB. Write fer Uit- A 15 C liook, 22 pp. of
Ubiful aud ainii-ing ri-adini; ni Irrr.
HUOVTS CHEMICAL CO., IJaltimore, 3Id.
Shaw & Han-isJEKPRESS steamboat co.
7
m;:- lr lull ;i.I Winter -' - k
CLOTHING!
Boots and Slioes, Hals aad Caps-
Notions, Groceries,
Hardware, Crockery,
mi l th. v InlUr cvsi !.! 1. 1 i lillilttl
fLA.ir'.T.i. lit !
CLOTH LS(i, H ATS AND (il'.NTH
Furnishing Goods,
il.ey liav.-. . r ti i t. .in-l III umk.- th. so i
,,,.. twhuii.' ..... r.-r-!.. m- i.i..ii- -m.
i-ur-ia, u-.r st..u. i.u-- u,.i
' , v
'.'
1 On-murkci, lit im n wll as ill
T.iinti.i t.i inn:. Ii. II. ' I. iv.- 11. si r
.., ;..,.. ,.,,.,. ti 4 n... . .1 t... rt-r
tHiitifnl llti' ef i; Ii.ii-i fall 1..
: "..rv. !::."" :.r.2
P ATE i T S.
: ,! f.
1.. I. it... tin. S. !! It..r Ai.inrl. 'iti an l I '-f:
'.III-. Wll-tlll.l..M. I ' All I.UrlU' 's i.- .
i rtr. with 1'IC. -. llr., MI..-.I..T lo !. ! ill!" I'HI. Hl
oni... -.r II..- !'. urt-, 1 . t o 1 0 1 - !ti.i. l.s I... N.i
.'Imriir mile, n .at.-i.. Is M-.ure.l, Si.ii.l f..r.-u -I'ulw.
I...VH.-U
If you want to huy
cn or Boys
cr rcftdy-rruvde crmaak
border, do not imI to
send, for our Cal&lcg'ue
J. M. aOSENBAUM,
ANI ItKAU'K IN
Mmii FnrnlsbiniE Goods.
X. F. t'-.r. I'lii-itt-tfilli- mi. I ilr(jtt fcu.,
iiAi.niou, n. e,
T. B. W.iMti II
MANNING & V70MACK,
i'r.ir,;:::: teslkrs
PITTSBORO, TJ. 0.
.7 XttZZ '
m .n ih n.t a...i itiim iii..ih ..f wii
n.....tt. M...I o.s;nur.lav .rr.-r...g. Mr. U'...t.ifc.-k (
win im o.ur.m awaiuiaio. i..ii u
I
CLOTHIER
Advertisement.
I'm Lie Tavia.ii, f Chatham.
rV .V Y I- O 1 ,
T. N.rrle 4 fi..'
ii. ;v . c.
and 1. whlrli r nuike a Miwlalir. O'lulrnmrat
Oh h n li'ii. In Hip -.iii..n irn-li- "f Hnlnleh. Bit Mt
M-nitii: 'Ninon Ih a irtmraii!".- f U:- i-p-i-ur ju&ui:eieBfc
umliT Inn Tn.l.lil vuirvlMi,
rnii'krt iirii fuumuiif J. C.uiuuellt nullrltml.
Steamer Schedule.
i 'a "'. I n'u r April llr-I ii. until further m.m,
Ik- sirjti.it-r 1). Ml IIi'tllsoN. (il. Jcrrr .
will I. I Triivlll irjr Tum4t
na I r ri-l.' at 7 n'l'l'. k a. in,, mm i WIIBInfica
i'V.t) W -lii- l.-iy uii'l Saturday . t o'clock p. m.
T.i- s.-vimer W A K.i'pl. m. A. KiibaMi, nil
. Vw ').-n.-viUc Wli.ly aud Sa.urdajr l T
k a. in., mil Wiiinli.cUjo MonOay aad
Tliurs-!; j at II ..'.. k p. in.
J. I W'll.l.lAlts k CO., Aetata.
B l tf Furettetllla, . C:
ii it. woonri.i.,
l.nl.-IL. N. c. IjC
it. n. wim
r.. It A J.-I..I.R. Mooaara.
WOODKLL & WYNNE,
Wilol.KSAl.l: A.M IlKTAIL
ters is iwa hkiii !
N. A. Mariin Street,
Raleigh, N, C.
. leil.-lh-nmonte of Cult.iu BHpMtfalljr loHai
lud. ofllla
IVI. J. RAMSEY,
WITH
r A P K "8 00.,
-WMi .1 KsaI.E
DRUGGISTS & CHEMISTS,
.-)2S .Market St., PHILADELPHIA.
.1. a. -McDonald,
WM. W00LC0TT.
Raleigh, It. C.
I U'llOI.Mr M.K I)KA I.Kit IN
Dry Goods, CIotMn, Notions, Hats,
Boots and Shoes,
:.::ll:::z.t gcosb, &o.t
AND MANt'KACTl'lIRK Of
Pants, Shirts and Drawers.
Wll1nl1iBi1.11 ami Ilnrgrll StrMta.
NORTH CAROLINA
STATE LIFE
INSURANCE CO,,
OF
R.tlE.rU. . CAB.
1". H. CAM r:i,'()N, President,
V. E. ANDERSON, Vice Prer,
THEO. H. HILL, Be'y.
Tho 0QI7 Horns Uk Icsxiranci Co. ia
tho State.
All It fun J Inai.ed out AT IIOMC, aa
ani'inir our oU pvople. We lo B4H aa4
N'.illi (.'rol in iuoiiryalroa.t 10 build aaaiaar
HlHl.ra. Il ' 011) of 11." moat (aroaatlul aaa
panti-i of IM dc In (lie United State. I la aa.
are amply itilUcleiit. All loawa p4
110 ii.tiy. jLitrlit tt.otiand dnllara .aia la a
as. two T'-ari lfiitiillif hi I lialbani. It wU
coot a man l thirty reare O'.It Ira carta a
lr H luH.tr for ona Ibouaaml do.laia.
Aj'iilj fur further inl-ruialioa to
H. A. LONDON, lr., Cel. Agt.
mTSBOIiO', H. G.
I f i I h
Mill