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ft EALEIp-H, NC . - ' 1 " kl t 1 i WEDNESDAY. ..iil OCTOBER 184. THE EXPOSITION. Nothing Like It In all the Past. i The State rntrde a name for Itself by the somewhat improvised display ' at Atlanta Its fnme was widespread by ita. greater exhibit at Boston last year; The Exposi tion here far surpasses its predecessors And is i grateful surprise even to those most f:iiniliar with the exhaustless resources of North Carolina. The only disappointment has resulted' from the weather which ha delayed the visits of the thousands of peo ple who are expected o be here during the month. '. .5 : ."' . The Exposition was declared formally opened at noon on Wednesday last. Sixty three counties were then represented by exhibits altogether independent of the splendid State display made at Boston and greatly enlarged and improved and renew ed (when necessary) for exhibition here, The main exhibition building is 886 feet square, with four "open courts each 100 feet suuare.'a machinery annex 150 feet lon-r bv 100 feet in width, a srrand stand' measuring 43 by 250 feet, a great central hall 40 by 200 feet in dimensions, and bft sides all these buildings scattered all over the grounds are restaurants, boiler houses, tanks, pump-houses, gate lodges, offices, niuuuijiiai ouiii . v. ...... Ing!. and grounds are illuminated by the electric light, and the splendid grounds within the fences of the Fair Association are fragrant with flowers and relieved by magnificent crops of special "planting. Add to all this the innumerable exhibits which fill the buildings and represent all the resources of the field, the forest and the mines of the State, and some faint con ception may be formed of the magnitude of the Exposition. There has been noth ing like it in all the past history of North j Carolina. Exposition Notes.' The manufacture of camly in the Expo sition building by Messrs. A. D. Royster fc Co., attracts considerable attention. Wallace Brothers of Statesville, N. C, have a magnificent display of herbs and medical products of North Carolina. - Messrs. Thut&r, Whyland & Co., of Xew York, have a lajfge and highly cred- j ituble exhibit of canned goods'of all kinds. : , Quite a curiosity to many visitors is an i "alligator which was killed at Newbern 1 last August, ana naving been mounted, lsjgrounds of the State University. The on exhibition. , .1 fSatural beauties of Chapel Hill are not The Pasquotank Rifles won the' first j surpassed by any spot in the South. It is prize ($300) in the State Guard competi- j a place for the muses to dwell. The sun . tive drill. The Favetteville Independent j light and the moon-light are full of inspi- Ci.mpany got the second, $100. Lincoln county has a fine exhibit of gold, copper, iron and sulphur ores, together with various other minerals. The Randle man amethyst, said to be the largest and finest in the State, is in the display. Mr. T. B. Eldridgeof the Lexington Dispatch, came down to Raleigh and helped to arrange the Davidson county i-xhibit. which, by the way, is a very cred itable one and speaks well for Davidson. The wagons placed on exhibition by the Piedrflfuut Wagon Co., of Hickory, and the humifies and carriages exhibited bv .vlessrs. Tyson fc Jones, of Carthage, will compare favorably with any work done North" or Souths The balustrade around the space allotted tof'hatham county in the Exposition build ing is composechof thirty-five different va rieties of Chatham timber. Chatham makes a fine display of her various .pro ducts. The Fayetteville Independent Light In fantry, Co. A, 2d Regiment State Guard, won the 100 prize for rifle-shooting con tended for by fourteen companies. Messrs. John I?. Broadfoot, Ed. J. Pembcrton, Alex. Campbell, W. C.McDuffie, and J. T. Vann, composed the'team. An old-fashioned loom, such as was used tifty years -ago for. the purpose of making home-made jeans and "dimity," is exhibit- l in theHExposition. Not far from where it stands the Odell Manufacturing Com pany, oT Concord, have a number of mod ern looms, run by steam, in full blast, man ufacturing plaids, seamless bags, &c. There is quite a contrast between the old uid the new. E. R. Wood. . A Witmlngtonlan'a Observations. The most beautiful thing that attracted my eye on entering the main building was rhe octagonal office Used at the Boston Exhibition last year. This office is made if various kinds of handsome woods, all natives of this State, and they are really so handsome that one can scarcely believe that woods have grown as pretty as those in that house and it plainly shows that na ture and its God can do anything. Among the beautiful exhibits, nothing is more attractive than the handsome marble slabs of mW every hue from Macou county and the red and" gray granite from Wilson unity. These marbles are even prettier than those noted pieces from Tennesseejn hich iif .National Capitol at ashington, w are the wonder of all beholders. There is ; also a house covered with native mica j which makes quite a handsome appear- ! anre. ; One of the most novel and handsome j things that attracts the eye of the passer- j J y ii the splendid picture or map of Chat- J ham county, by Mrs. J. J. Jackson, made i with moss, and showing all the rivers, railroads and places of note in the county. The Blackwell Company have a very at t native stand of their smoking tobacco ami cigarettes and the Navassa Fertilizer 'o .. of Wilmington, do credit to them selves. Ln their full display of ground phos phates, srt'cL rice and wheat made with i heir fertilizers. j There are two very pretty stands of na tive wines, shown byC. W. Garrett & Co., 'id one also by the Tok3y Vineyard. Thuy both look very tempting, and it is iiard to say which is the handsomest. . New Hanover is not surpassed inf her 'iisplav by any county in the State, The i,'ent seems perfectly at home and has -hown great taste in arranging the articles "!i exhibition. He has some very '-pretty ' it- and views of Wilmington, especially "tie of the harbor, and two good pictures "f General Scales and our gifted fellow- iti.n Maj. Stedman. The tarpin, or kin;,' shad, seems to attract the most atten ' i'-m as also does Messrs. Worth & Worth's ""in. Tbe preserved fruit in alcohol 'in New Hanover far excels anything -hown in .' " ir that line at the exposition. Mate Temperance Organization. The Second Convention of the W. C. T. t f"i- the State of North Carolina will be I'el'l in Asheville on the 9th and 10th of (l1 tclier. Delegates will be expected to inivi ,,n the 8th inst., and will be met at ')e depot by a committee of reception. Bv order 'of the President. Mbs. J. E. Rat-, Cor. tkJy. A-hkviu.e, N. C, Sept. 30th, 1884. J'-'siiih Evans, the founder arid senior "Htor of the Fayetteville Smi, died at his "M'lenee in FayettevijlCj yesterday of I'ntin fever. Mr Evans was a man of :it energy and most upright character. Hi- nature" was unselfish, and when he '"-towed his friendship he was indeed a ';-t friend. He leaves"; a wife ; and two ''"le hildreu. He was a member of the ''-liyterian church. .-His loss will be ." ;itly felt in- the community where he -'rexH. NOTFS QJHE WING. Hl)lsboroDarham TTnlYenutT Wake ;rftJfcMt College. 'j fCorrespoBaem of the.RALEUDB Rbcistxr. I CToiEROPrThe fCrstJsight jpktHilbi boro takes on bickiniemory to the HejclRjs.-noi stf much: becase the town looks antiquated, but because it is associated; in. one's mind witrrhistoric and revolutionary times. Many mementoes are still lt-ft to connect, the present with the past,, soniojf especially: that constantly re minds of colonial days. I refer to the clock Which' Was presented to the town by George" III, of England, when Tryon was Governor of North Carolina, and now marks the hours for a generation that can boast a long chain of ancestors, A new and elegant court-house has" been erected within the last few years, ifhd from the tower of that the old clock looks-down on the toilers of earth and warns them that the hand f time is sweeping them away also, to take their places with hc immor tal' dead. , Hillsboro is not the most progressive town, and yet it does a business that con tributes not a little to the thrift of the citizens. The architecture of the place, in a general wayis neither new nor attrac tive, and yet there are fine business houses and elegant residences. Ilillsboro is noted chiefly for the charac ter of the people. It represents the best families in the State, and can lay claim to as much genuine culture as any village within the borders of our Commonwealth. The, Grahams, the Ruffins, the Camcrons do honor to any town. HiUaboro has the neatest and most inviting hotel in the State. ' The " Occoneechee" is unique and unequalledin the tastefulness of the ap pointments and the riches of the table. TThe hotel is kept by Mr. E. H. Pogue, the weii-Known tobacconist of Durham, but h?9 good lady is chiefly responsible for its ' excellencies. DURHAM, the great tobacco town, is the big place on this part of the road. Made by the tobacco trade, it coatinucs to grow under the same influences, till it will one day be a manufacturing city of great capa city and proportions. It already has the largest tobacco factory in the world. As a leaf market, it is surpassed by few in this country. Thrifty in one thing, it has be come prosperous in all. It has many men of large capital, and they arc using" that capital to build up the town and county. The Hotel Claiborn, in Durham is kept in first class style, and can accommodate a very large number of guests. the nrrvERSiTY. To, escape the heat and dust of the thoroughfares, your correspondent sousht a few days rest in the beautiful and classic ration. The magnificent grounds covered with the primeval forest, and made still more beautiful by artificial adornments, are well befitting an assemblage of Grecian philosophers, a place indeed, ' whence science and philosophv may be ! called down ftom Heaven and made familiar to men. TThe buildings of the University are ample and commodious. The Memorial Hall, fast approaching completion, is go ing to be one of the most magnificent structures in this country. There is only one other like it in the world. The Uni versity, altogether, is admirably equipped and furnished. It has a faculty that are the peers of any men in the land. They are men of fine character, intellect, and high scholarship. Nearly or quite all of them have liberalized their culture by travel and by a course of study in Europe. They have laid a broad foundation and are building hig"h and well. As a Presi dent, Dr. Battle has but few equals. Added to his scholarship and efficiency in teach ing, he has a great knack for managing young men and gaining their good-will. There is not a boy under him but speaks his name with love and reverence. The present outlook of the University is most brilJiant. There are already in at tendance this session, considerably over two hundred students, and no one can meet them and talk with them without feeling that the great mass of them are to be men who will figure largely in the his tory of this and pther States. - No one can see their manliness and apprehend their ambition without feeling that they repre sent the ".hope and the best elements of the j country.4 -WAKE FOREST COLLEGE, ) the Baptist college of the State, is in no i sense a rival of the University; and I men tion them both in the same letter with no purpose of instituting a comparison be tween them. The colleges are separate and smaller spheres which revolve in the same great system with the University as the centre. This is as it should be; and the people of the State, of whatever sect or party, are justly proud in seeing the University rise to that eminence and effi ciency which is its true sphere. The College on whose precincts I now write, closed its first semi-centennial in the earlypart ot the present year, and has passed through a half century of struggle; but it at last seems on a solid footing, and with judicious management will lead on in a triumphant career. The close of the hist year witnessed the completion of a hundred thousand dollar endowment iuno, the want of which hitherto has very much hampered its efficiency. Now, with money at the helm, a Faculty of ripe scholarship and christian manhood, nothing but safe piloting is needed to give it smooth sail ing on the sea of progress. Great hope is now entertained for ITS KCTT'KK. The present outlook is good. It has a large patronage and the Mboys" are hard at work, determined to lay up for them selves a heritage of knowledge and char acter that will render them useful servants of their time and race. The institution has recently been made more efficient by the addition of new educational apparatus. The scientific department has manifestly advanced. The facilities for the study of Natural History are greatly improved. The remaining years of the institution, whether of success or failure, rest with those who stand at the head. Whatever misgiving may exiot toward the "powers that be," nobody doubts them to be mi n of honest purposesand convictions. Whila many friends of the College are not alto gether pleased, with every step that has been taken, still all who desire its welfare as a factor in education arc hopeful that the best results will be reached in the end. ! W. H. O. What Time the Patriot Prosper. 1 Life. Yis, Biddy Muldoon. Moike is raisin' in circumsthances. Lasht Thursday Moike kem home wid a tin hat and glimmer pants an' wint out to shoot offRoman pin wheels fer Jimmy Blaine, an' the nixt he was a howlin fer Cleveland, an' thin he goes out an' whoops her up fer Buthler, W nixt noight he wallops Nick Cleary fer not gittin' drunk wid him fer the glory av St. John. Bechune the four av thim Moike is do in' glorious, an' whin the poles arerunnin' Moike will cast four votes in sivin wa'rruds, be the token, at sivin dollars each. The coil nth ry is in danger, 43iddy, but fer downright, arnerft, soul-sarchin' warrud worruk, give me moi Moike an' four can didates. Little Boy Please, I want the doctor to come and see mother. Servant Doctor's out. Where do yoii come from? Little goy What! Don't you know me? Why, we deal with you. We had a baby from here last week. OBITUARY NOTES. Dr. Jesse D. Graves, of Grant township, Is n SnowJJCH3 diedXOif 4oMe! on ihta6tmngo)f tljefj lShiJf Jnf Jut his 60th year. ' He had been in feeble ' health Jot jeafc., Wb.eum,At Jbis prime, he occupied an enviable position in his profession" arid "'always commanded the esteem and confidence of the people. Ashboxo Courier. Captain Robet tS. Radff pf hia Clty, died : at I Henderson villo this t borniiig, after months of sickness and suffering. He was a native of this city, and about 50 years of Hge. He entered the confeder ate service at the outbreaking of the war as Second Lieutenant of Company F., 3d N. C. Infantry, and was afterwards Captain of that gallant Company. Wilmington Review. - - In Edenton, N. C, Thursday evening the 25th inst., Mr. Richard Clayton, in the 70th year of his age. Mr. Clayton was among . our oldest citizens, and had during his life occupied several important positions of public trust. He was a member of the Legislature in '68 and !69, was Revenue Assessor of this district, and held the position of County Commis sioner and Sheriff of this county, all of which duties he discharged with satisfac tion. Edenton Enquirer. In this city, on Friday night, very sud denly, Mr. W. H. Walker. Mr. Walker was universally esteemed. He was a quiet, unassuming,-but a very energetic business man. Four years ago himself and his brother formed a copartnership under the firm name of Walker Bros., and established the "Oak City Manufacturing Company," manufacturers of cheap clothing. They commenced business on very limited capi tal, and have made a prodigious success. Mr. Walker was yet in his youth. He was a sterling business man. Chronicle. W. S. Cox and Selby S. Gibbs, both of them old men. have passed to their account. I think Mr. Cox was over sixty and Mr. Gibbs the rise of fifty. Mr, Cox has been for over a quarter of a century a merchant at Middleton, and a magistrate who ad ministered justice impartially. Naturally robust, he maintained a quiet and orderly house for one who "passed the bottle w.hen we're dry, and brushed away the blue tail fly." Mr. Gibbs was one of five brothers, three of whom survive to mourn his loss; all good and. respectable citizens. Econo mics Hyde Covnty letter. In Wilmington, on Saturday, Mr. Samuel W. Dunham, aged 68 years. Mr. Dunham was born in Bladen county, but has been a resident of this city for more than 40 years. His wife survives him, and also two chil dren, Major John W. Dunham and Mrs.. H. B. Jewett. He had been a member of St. James' Church for many years, and in all the relations of life, whether as hus band, father, neighbor, citizen, friend or man of business, had been worthy of the profound esteem in which he was univer sally held. Wilmington Betieir. In Mineral Springs township, near Ellerbe Springs in this county, on the 26th inst., Nicholas B. McKinnon, aged about 45. He had been in extreme ill health for a long time. His friends often wondered that he could be so cheerful under his suf fering and long-continued affliction, but cheerfulness was the distinguishing char acteristic of poor Nick's life. As a sol dier in the Pee Dee Guards he was the joy of the company, and on many a wearisome marchwhen stouter frames were chilled with despondency and gloom, his spirits were buoyant with laugh and joke. Rock ingham Rociet. Mr. Anderson Page, perhaps the oldest resident of Wake county, died suddenly at an carlv hour this morning at his late residence twelve miles northwest of this i city, iu the 95th year of his age. Yester- j day Mr. Page was apparently as well as usual, and his health has been uncommonly j good for a man of his age. Six weeks ago ! he spent his 94th birthday in Raleigh, and j jocularly assured his kinspeople that he j expected to reach his one hundredth birth- j day. Mr. Page leaves one of the largest j families in the State. He had eight sons, and four daughters, ten of whom survive j him. Mr. Page's father emigrated from Virginia about 1780, and lived for a time in Granville county. Thereafter he came to Wake. The -death last year of Mr. Williamson Page, at Morrisville, left Mr. Andersog,v Page the only survivor of his generation' 'of the family. Daily Chron iefr, 3d. FARMING FACTS. ".Good tobacco planters complain that the continuous drought is seriously injur ing tobacco. Also, that the new crop is very greatly over-estimated as to quantity. Anheville Citizen. We are reliably informed by some of the largest and most extensive tobacco raisers of this county that the crop of 1884 is, with a few exceptions, the finest ever pro- 1 duced in Person county. Roxhoni Cmiriev. j The streams are drying up. The cows ' are failing in their milk. The turnip crop I is a failure. No plowing can be done. ; Very few oats have been sown. Late corn j has been cut off short. Cotton and tobac ! co both injured. Pittdioro Home. j Mr. William E. Crossland, of Wojf Pit I township, of the firm of Everett & Cross- land, farmers, report to us that they will gather, this year, from 730 acres planted in cotton, 600,000 lbs. of seed cotton. But for the severe drought they would have gotten 150,000 lbs. more, or 1,000 lbs. to the acre. They use on their farm 30 horses and mules, the yield being per horse and mule 20,000 lbs. of seed cotton. They are gathering cotton at the rate of 25,000 lbs. per day, and are ginning and packing 14 bales per day. Rockingham Spirit. The farmers tell us that the present to bacco crop, the harvest of which is now being finished is superior to any ever raised in this section. 1 he crop is not only su perior in quantity, but the continued dry weather caused the plant to get very ripe on the hill and hence it was but little trouble to cure the leaves bright, and as a result the quality is first class. White. Catawba county is noted for her prolific yield of wheat and cotton, we think the low prices of such crops will influence many of the farmers hereafter to look to the cultivation of tobacco, and also grass which may be made a paying crop in the county. Hickory Pre. We were shown last week a twist of fine looking bright-colored tobacco, which was raised by Mr. Armstrong Montgomery on the old "Kelly place" about ten miles from town, Mr. Montgomery has made an experiment on a small scale this season, and has raised about 175 pounds of this quality of tobacco, for which it is said he can readily realize 50 cents per pound. We have been shown also a sample of bright tobacco raised by Mr. A. Brown Walker, near Little River Academy, which Mr. John Allen, one who knows what to bacco is, pronounces "simply perfect." It certainly is as bright and pretty as we ever saw, ana demonstrates Deyonu con troversy that the best tobacco can be raised in Cumberland. Mr. Walker cured six twenty foot barns of tobacco, much of bright and worth from 75 cents to $1 per pou nd . Fa yetter itle Observer. Amenltiea. Mrs. Smith was calling on Mrs. Brown, when a sudden storm came tip. "I declare," said Mrs. Smith, "it's too provoking. I haven't any . rubbers with me, and my shoes are very thin.V "I can lend you a thidft'pair of my own, if you think you can wear them." sug gested Mrs. Brown. "Oh, thanks; you're very kfnd. I believe I will avail myself of your offer. I don't think thev will be much too large." . POLITICAL, NOTES. The Prohibitionists already have full State and Electoral tickets in nearly or quite 20 States of the Union, and are in creasnigthr number. - Mr.1 Dohsl tho Prohibition candidate for Vice-President, was here a few days ago prospecting for a ticfeet in this State. He found 119 prospect. , - The; JFrohibitionists iii Maryland have nominated candidates for Congress in two of the districts of the State, and avow their intention to make nominations in all the rest. Senator Conklhig has 110 doubt of Cleve land's success in New York. He is ma nipulating the "stalwart" Republican op position to Blaine, and says it wiU play a big part in the election.' J fV Mr. Beecher is out in a letter giving the fqlUstatement of the Joy-Blaine; bribery business as detailed to him by Joy at the time. He adds nothing except the weight of his signature to the facts printed in the last Register as derived from him. "Governor, Cleveland visited his home last week, nis journey to Buffalo was marked by enthusiastic demonstrations along the route, and notwithstanding the rain his reception in the city of his resi dence was the most brilliant ever seen there. The Independent Republicans of Cin cinnati have leased one page of one of the big Blaine dailies in that city, so as to give Republicans an opportunity of learning the character of their candidate. They begin this enterprise with the Mulligan matter. None of the Blaine papers would coinply with Mr. Blaine's wish that, they be printed for love of him, and one of them has thus been got to do it for money. Mr. Blaine's connection with the Hocking Valley mining strikers, by reason of own ership of the property, has been damaging his prospects as "the friend of labor." So, the form was gone through of having a friendly letter to him asking him what connection he had with the property there. He answered in a letter denying explicitly that he is now or ever was directly or indi rectly connected with the property in ques tion, or any other property in Ohio. Whereupon, the Secretary of the Company publishes all the mail and telegraphic cor respondence between himself and Mr. Blaine, including his receipts to Mr. Blaine for the moneys paid by him. Mr. Blaine was one of the syndicate, and ap pears yet to be one. The man seems un able to write the truth about anything, either marrying or money-making. The New York Tribune has a remark able North Carolina correspondence. Its "special" information telegraphed from Asheville last week is this: "Samuel Trull, one of the Republican State Electors of North Carolina, having just finished a thorough canvass of the State, says that Blaine and Logan will run far ahead of the Republican State ticket, -.and the chances are in favor of Blaine's carrying the State. He says that the vote" will be the largest ever polled. The Democrats arc working principally to elect Scales Governor, and are ignoring the Presiden tial question to a great extent in the coun ties of McDowell and Mitchell, where vast quantities of mica are mined. Mr. Trull has been speaking to the purpose, and these counties will give heavy majorities for Blaine, as protection is of vital impor tance in that district. This mica interest having been only recently developed here, the hundreds of voters who will now for the first time vote the Republican ticket for self-protection will change several dis tricts formerly solidly Democratic into Republican districts bv small majorities. It is thought that this may gain the Re publicans one Congressman." BV SIN ESS NOTES. The cotton receipts at all the ports since September 1 have been 423,264 bales. Wil mington's share was 14,244 bales. 3 Raleigh's cotton receipts last week were 2,147 bales; since September 1, 5,154 bales, an increase over last year of 1,814 bales. Petersburg's tobacco crop for the year ending October 1 was 9,862 hhds, a de crease of 1,398 hhds. Richmond declined from 33,783 hhds to 29,605. R. G. Dun & Co. report 194 failures last week. The failures are more numerous than usual in the Southern States and light in New York city, as compared with pre vious weeks. The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 1,491.710 bales, of which 900,801 bales are American, against 1,685, -727 and 1,125,527 respectively last year. Crop in sight (Oct. 3) 498,313bajes. The weekly statement of the New York Associated Banks shows the following changes: Loans decrease $621,500; specie increase $2,380,500; legal tenders increase $372,100; deposits increase $3,162,600; circulation decrease $504,900; reserve in crease $1,961,950. The banks now hold j $29,907,675 in excess of legal require- ' ments. Money in New York continues to be a ! glut and the reserve of the New York j city banks, instead of diminishing, as i might be expected, is actually increas ing: The disbursements by the Treas ury during the month of September were large, and the payments on the debt alone were more than twelve mil lions, thus setting that amount of capital free to seek bther investments. In spite of the fact that wheat is moving freely, the drain or currency to the interior has not set in, and if it does come will hardly use up the enormous reserve in excess of legal requirements now held by the banks $29,897,675. This means cheap money through the fall and winter to those who can get it at all. To the general, "cheap money" means that it is "beyond price." The Cotton Crop. ; National Cotton Exchange Summary. The great heat and small rainfall have been unfavorable for the cottort crop, and the effect has forced a lowering of its con-' dition to 75, against 80 for August, -87 for July, 85 for June, and 84 for May. From one extreme end of the cottoa belt to the other the drought may be said to have pre vailed, and, as a natural result, -shedding has been general. The weather has prov en, however, unusually fine for picking, and, as many correspondents say, labor is working hard to gather and save the crop. As a general thing the bottom growth is a good one, but the middle crop is only moderate, and the top crop very poor. In many portions of several States ginning had not commenced up to the date of ad vices received, while in other sections, with continued dry weather, a compara tively early cessation 01 picking is pre dicted, the time running from the middle to th-fe close of October. The average con dition of the crop by States is as follows: Virginia 80, North Carolina 80, South Carolina 81, Florida 78, Georgia 80, Ala bama 70, Mississippi 75, Louisiana 78, Texas 65, Arkansas 80, and Tennessee 82. Not the Place to Get Religion. f Church Messenger. It is said of the late Mr. D , of W- , that on one occasion, when the Bishop was "warming up" in his dis course, a venerable colored sister in the gallery became much affected," and began to vent her good feeling. As the Bishop got warmer she got louder, and finally tho good brother store up softly and demanded of ber what was the matter. "Why," she says, "massa, I'se convert ed done got religion." "You get out of here with your noise; don't you know this is not the place to get religion THE CHOLERA COLLAPSING. Business Bad, But Play Besnmed. " . $Sew Yprk Times Special Cable. 1 i,Lo5TDONV dctobet 4--The record of the week seems to justify he' belief that the spine of the cholera epidemic has been broken, and that its disappearance is now only a question of ,weeka. ; It waa ateh weeks ago last Thursday that the first fatal caseOf cholera was reported in Italy, and the deaths have thus far made an average of, nearly j thond weekly f it is six teen weeks ago to-day sinccthe first death was recorded in France, making about 375 deaths per week in that country. The mastery of the plague in Genoa is really the first fine medical feature of the whole siege. Immediately after the pest broke out with virulence in that city, a fortnight ago, the authorities had the water supply analyzed, and they discovered that of the three sources of supply that of the Nicolai Company was awful. The municipal works' supply was pretty bad, and that of the Gerzenti Company was pure. Immense and costly efforts were promptly made to shut off the first two sources and to turn the latter water into all the pipes. An im mediate improvement was noticed, and the mortality declined after eight days, in stead of advancing for weeks as has usu ally been the case. According to thfc of ficial and municipal figures there have been 9,512 deaths in Italy up to date, but people who ought to know say that in the terrible month of September fully 1,200 died at Naples aloue, and a Roman paper estimates the total deaths up to Wednes day at 10,800. In France the pest is still declining weekly, and there seems to be no reason to fear that the isolated deaths in the De partments of Corr&ze and Lot mean a dan gerous spread. Business in Italy is in a terrible condition. Large failures are an nounced at Turin and elsewhere. To-day bands began playing in public places in Naples, and the theatres of the town will be reopened to-night. ITEMS OF GENERAL NEWS. Philadelphia Sunday. had a 500,000 fire on The tobacco sales here yesterday were largely attended, and the tobacco brought good prices. A construction train plunged into a washout near Bayfield, Wisconsin, on Fri day last. Ten were killed and fourteen wounded. The war in China breaks out every now and then. The French have been attacked in Tonquin by Chinese regular troops. One French officer was killed and fifty Roldiers wounded. General Gordon has broken out of Khar toum, bombarded and captured Berber. It is now thought that instead of being rescued, he is likely to rescue the relieving force sent under Lord Wolseley. The debt statement of October 1 shows a decrease for September of 4he total debt, less cash in the Treasury, of a little over $12,000,000, ($12,047,039.) During July it was not quite $4,000,000 and during August it was $8,500,000, making for the quarter $24,500,000. Intelligence reached London on Satur day of a terrible and disastrous hurricane in Iceland on the 11th of last September. The accounts thus far received show that nineteen trading vessels and sixty fishing boats were lost and ninety-two vessels dis abled. The most appalling feature of the hurricane was the loss of life. The exact number of those who perished has not yet "been ascertained, but it is known to have been very great. i Hans Makart, the celebrated Austrian ! Painter, died a raving maniac on Friday. Cause, overwork. Two unfinished can vases hang in his studio on which he was at work two days before death. One rep resents his wife, Linda, as a Bacchante, quite naked. Then there is a colossal statue of "Spring," almost completed. Spring is represented by the figure of a tall virgin handing a vase to a knight. The coloring is voluptuously rich. Some dozen miners were in the saloon of Micha?l Fox, at Excelsior Mine, near Dcs Moines, on Thursday. One, named Harrison, was smoking aud noticing a can of powder, which he mistook for fruit or jelly, he was about to help himself when a coal dropped from his pipe and ignited the powder. The explosion which ensued was I terrific. Harrison was blown to pieces. The saloon was demolished and ten of the bystanders, mostly Swedish miners, were badly injured and some of them fatally. TESTIS OF CHURCH PROGRESS. The Boston Pilot claims that nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church more flourishing than in New England. Revivals reported in North Carolina Presbyterian : Black River Chapel, 10 ad ditions; Ramah, 18 additions; Olney. 8 additions; Providence, 26 additions; Mt. Vernon Springs, 4 additions; Mill Bridge, 15 or more professions; Shiloh, 4 addi tions; at McRae's School House, Rev. W. S. Lacy reports 41 professions. Revivals reported in Biblical Recorder: Capemann, 14 baptisms; Long Creek, 12 additions; Mt. Tabor, 7 additions; Eureka, 14 baptisms; Ballard's Bridge, 108 profes sions, and 108 additions; Mt. Pisgah, 8 baptisms; Hamilton Creek Church, 31 baptisms; Abbott's Creek, 4 baptisms; Bortlcs, 16 baptisms; Anson county, 35 professions, 20 additions; Mount Gilead, 11 baptisms; Berea, 59 baptisms; Gates ville, 6G baptisms; Enoch, 18 baptisms; Warlick's, 33 additions; Pleasant Hill, 37 baptisms ; Weldon, 4 additions. Revivals reported in Christian Advocate: Leasburg circuit, 4 professions ; Buckhorn circuit, 37 additions; Aurora circuit, 31 additions; Guilford circuit, 15 professions, 10 additions; Roaring River mission, 8 additions; Mocksville circuit, 33 addi tions; Rolesville circuit, 65 additions; Yancey ville circuit, 13 additions; Craven circuit, 8 additions; Carthage circuit, 40 professions, 36 additions; East Guilford circuit, 20 professions, 9 additions; Pilot Mount s mission, 10 professions; Monroe circuit, 43 additions; Goldsboro circuit, 30 additions; McDowell circuit, 40 profes sions. 12 additions; Rock Spring circuit, 55 additions; Ashpolc mission, 11 profes sions, 6 additions; Wilkes circuit, 16 pro fessions, 10 additions; Cool Spring, 21 professions, 15 additions; Shelby, 8 addi tions; Statesville circuit, 104 professions, 78 additions; King's Mountain, 20 profes sions, 15 additions. The Synod of North Carolina, in session in this city, is notable for two things. First, a fine looking body, and second for earnestness of purpose and deliberation. From the reports we gather a few statis tics. The N. C. Synod has 116 ordained ministers; 93 laboring ministers ; 8 licen tiates, and 239 churches. The Concord Presbytery has 15 laboring ministers, 3, 804 communicants, and pays $10,933 in salaries; Fayetteville Presbytery 18 labor ing ministers, 5,060 communicants, and pays $9,613 in salaries ; Mecklenburg Pres- Dvtery 24 laDonng ministers, o,us com municants, and pays $13,126 in salaries; Orange Presbytery 26 laboring ministers, 4,083 communicants, and pays $16,409 in salaries; Wilmington Presbytery 10 labor ing ministers, 1,972 communicants, and pays $9,787 in salaries.: The average sal ary in the Concord Presbytery is $729; in the Favetteville Presbytery $534; in the Mecklenburg Presbytery $547; in the Or ange Presbytery $634 ? an in the Wilming ton Presbytery $978. Winston Leader. Hard on Hunters Bad for Foxes. Elizabeth City Economist. Weather too dry for good fox hunting, but sixty odd have been killed near Hert ford, Perquimans county. mil "f ' RE-ENACTING THE CRUCIFIXION. Three Crazed Victims of a Broken' . Bank Plan a Terrible Traced?. 5 Special to thei New York World. : : Erie. Pa., Oct. 3. The 'timely inter ference of the authorities to-day prevented a horrible tragedy for which arrangements were being made by Mr. and Mrs. George Schreck and John Flick, all three of whom were driven insane through the wreck of the Erie County pavings Bank by its ras cally managers. : 't-f i -ft! i Schreck, his wife and little children and their friend lived on Myrtle street, and had $118, the savings of four years, de posited in the bank when it suspended. Their grief was heart-rending, and for weeks they hung around the bank doors wringing their hands and cursing the cashier. Their minds gradually sunk un der the strain until it became evident to their neighbors that all three were mad. A visit to the house yesterday disclosed a terrible 6tate of affairs. Under the im pression that God was punishing them for sin, they were trying to cx piate their imagi nary crime by self-flagellation and fasting. The four children were found nearly dead from starvation. The baby was strug gling to obtain some sustenance from breasts that were dry, while the adults were kneeling and passionately exhorting the Almighty to forgive them. The assistance offered was resented as an interference with the will of God and the neighbors were driven out. To-day officers Dundenheffer and Meitz observed the man and woman digging a grave in the back yard, and fearing that something was wrong inside they entered in time to prevent a horrible tragedy. They had der cided to enact the death of Christ. Schreck was to be the Saviour, Mrs. Schreck the Holy Mother, and Flick was to do the killing, which was to be followed by a re alistic representation of Herod's slaughter of the children. Dr. Germer, health offi cer, reported these facts to Judge Gal braith, and the unfortunate people are now in custody awaiting the decision of the Lunacv Commissioners. Woman and Her Raiment. From Clara Belle's Letter. Something about trousers for women was casually said by me in mentioning Belva Lockwood's candidacy. You have con strued that as jocose. But I have made a downright serious trial of the divided skirt as invented and recommended by Lady Haberton. A set of the garments was brought to America by Mrs. King, Secre tary of the Rational Dress Association, who has ridden her hobby astride from England to America. But Mrs. King has had a falling out with Lady Haberton and now favors a costume composed of a loose flowing basque reaching a little below the hips, and a pair of pantaloons of the same material, somewhat in the Turkish style. The Haberton idea consists of a skirt sepa rated practically into two skirts for its en tire length, and the whole covered clear out of sight by an overskirt of usual length, so that to the outside observer there is nothing unusual. Mrs. King lent the tog gery to me, in order that I might be con vinced that it was a failure. I could'nt understand why it would be any worse than regular skirts and petticoats, but in taking a walk I discovered a vital defect. In going downstairs, or an incline of the sidewalk, in stepping up into a carriage, in crossing a muddy gutter in short, whenever it became desirable to lift the skirt, with the clutch and whisk so char acteristic of a graceful woman's manage ment of her drapery, the thing was put to a trial that found it wanting. One hand reaching back for a grip wouldn't accom plish the purpose at all. Nothing smaller than the hand of Providence would suffice to get hold of both divisions at once, and the alternative was to use both hands, for all the w-orld like an ancient spinster from the country, who takes that method of se curing herself against a possible uneven ness of her hem. No, the Haberton skirt won't do. 51 u isn't Do It Again. Arkansaw Traveller. The colored preacher may be peculiar j but he is kind and forgiving. The other day while Parson Anderson was going along the road, he met a member of his congregation, carrying a couple of turkies. " Simon, whar yer get dem fowls? ; " Bought 'em, sah." j "Now, Simon," looking at him sternly, "yer know yer didn't buy dem fowls, j Yer stole 'em, dat's whut yer done, and ; doan yer know dat de good Lawd is j gwinter punish yer? Hah, doan yer know j dat? O' co'se yer does." ; Simon, stricken with remorse, replied: "Parson, blebes whut yer say an' I'se j gwinter take dese fowls back right now, 1 an' lead er better life." "Dat's right, dat's right," looking j around cautiously, "jes' leabe one o' de j fowls at my house an' keep de udder one. De Lawd will forgib yer dis time but yer ', musn't do it no mo'." 1 Colored Girls ln the Fashion too. Arkansaw Traveller. Black Dock, proprietor of the Gum Flat brick yard, is a disappointed man. Dock is a proud citizen ; proud of his social po sition, and especially was he proud of his accomplished daughter, Tildy. " Swar for' de Lawd dat de social 'dition o' dis country ain't wuf er cent," exclaim ed old Dock in great wrath as he hurried up the street. "What is the matter, old man?" asked the Secretary of State. "Dar's ernuff de matter, sah, ter dribe er 'dulgent father inter de lunatic 'sylum. My daughter, Tildy, hab dun run off an' married de yaller nigger whut driv de mortar cart. Don't know whut's comin' ober de blamed country. All de gals is marryin' below 'em in 'ciety. De norden ladies is cr marryin' hack-drivers an' de sudern ladies is runnin' 'way wid men whut dribes carts. Awful tribellation gwine ter come on dis lan'." He was too Near the Grave to Lie. A feeble old darkey struggled painfully in. "Boss," he said, "I'se an ole, ole man. I was bo'n in ole Vahginny an' libbed dar mos' on to ninety-eight year, an' I wantyo' ter assis' me er little dis mawnin' boss, ef yo' pleas' sah!" "You knew George Washington, of course?" "No sah, I nebbar seed him." "What! You lived in Virginia ninety eight years and never saw George Wash ington?" "Dat am er fac', boss. Isc un hones' ole man, an' am too far gone in dis worl' fer to tell er lie. I nebber seen young George, but Lor', sah, his po' ole gran' fadder an' gran'mudder yuse ter think cr pow'ful sight ob me boss." Accepting a Daughter's Correction. San Francisco Chronicle. J There's an old legend of the time when Bidwell was candidate for Governor. He had a servant at the door, who demanded cards, from his visitors before they could be admitted. Cards do not grow in the rural districts, and even the playing cards are not of the best quality. But the story has nothing to do with cards. One day an old farmer and his family called. The servant answered the call. "Is the Governor's folks at home?" de manded the old farmer. " Are, papa, are, not is," said the Mills Seminary daughter. "Are the Governor in?" said tbe old man. and the young lady fainted. -r- Tflttkowsky St Barnch. - The readers of the Register will read with both pleasure and profit the "Import ant Announcement" made by Messrs. Wittkowsky & Baruch, of Charlotte, this week. They have begun their grand an nual opening of Fall and Winter fashion able goods, and their mammoth retail store indeed presents an attractive appearance, every department of their immense estab lishment being artistically decorated with all the pleasing novelties of two conti nents. All who can possibly do so should visit their store, for outside of the rare bargains they are offering, the grand display made by their1 noielties and rich fabrics, the products of almost every clime under the sun, is well worth a trip to Charlotte. But for those who cannot call on them person ally they have done what we believe no other North Carolina merchants ever have, by establishing a mail order department through which all can do their shopping as satisfactorily to themselves as if they were in person. By fair dealing, liberal and judicious advertising, this department has been made a grand success, and bur people can now get anything they want in the Dry Goods Tine by mail without having to send to New York or Philadelphia for it, and it seems strange to us that Raleigh merchants have not adopted the same plan. Messrs. Wittkowsky & Baruch have built up a business which is an honor to North Carolina, and their energy and enterprise deserve recognition in tbe shape of a liberal patronage from our people. Tbe Cold RoaM. Arkansaw Traveller. A wholesale merchant invited a large retail customer to accompany him to lunch. "Understanding, old boy," said the mer chant with a captivating smile that had sold. many a shipment of goods, "that we have nothing extra. I merely want you to see how I live, and about the only thing we'll have is a cold venison roast. Like cold roast?" "Best.in the world," replied the retailer. I wouldn't accept an invitation to din ner, but to nibble at a cold venison roast is my special delight. My appetite al ready has a wire edge." " Shortly after arriving, the negro cook announced that lunch was ready, and the visitor, " my dear boyed " by the merchant, and "our kind friended" by the mer chant's wife, sat down to the table. "Where's the cold roast, Caroline?" asked the merchant, turning to the maid of all work. "Whut roast?" "That venison roast, of course." j "Whut, dat ole roast! Why, sah, know- in' how proud ycrwuz, I flung dat erway." i "The devil you did!" shouted the'mer- chant, arising in wrath. "Why, confound you, there had not been but two pieces cut for we wanted to save it for lunch." "I declar, yer's gettin' so cuis I kain't hardly keep up wid yer. White folks gittin' so close-fisted dese days dat er pus son doan know what ter set afore 'em. I ain't 'courged er bit, I ain't. Dai's some fried bacon in de safe, sah." At night. "Hep yerse'f to dis roast," said a colored gentleman to the visiting preacher. "I will, sah, thankee, sah. Mighty fine meat. Whar yer came crcross hit?" "Sont roun' heah by er big wholesale whiteman. Monstrous nice gennerman. He'p yerse'f." She was "Afeard" He'd Stop. Chicago Tribune. A young woman from the country was suing her ex-sweetheart for breach of promise, and the lawyers were, as usual, making all sorts of inquisitive interroga tories. "You say," remarked one, "that the defendant frequently sat very close to you?" "Yes, sir," was the replv, with a hectic flush. "How close?" "Close enough, so's one cheer was all the sittin' room we needed." "And you say he put his arms around you?" "No, I didn't." "What did you say, then?" "I said he put both arms around me." "Then what?" "He hugged me." "Very hard?" "Yes, he did. So hard that I come purtv near hollerin' right out." "Why didn't you holler?" " 'Cause. " "That's no reason. Be explicit, please. Because what?" "'Cause I was afeered he'd stop." A beautiful and accomplished young lady, a New Yorker too, has distinguished herself at Williamsport, Pa., by eloping with a hired man. COMMERCIAL NWS. RALEIGH MARKETS. Official Report of the Cotton Market. Reported by the Cotton Exchange. Raleigh, October 7, 1884. Good mUdliug Strict middling Middling Q Strict low middling . .9 City Market Wholesale Prleen. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY CROCER. Raleigh, October 7, 1884. Apples, per bushel 80110 Bacon hams , 15J17 Bulk Meats clear rib sides 10911 Butter North Carolina 2023 Beeswax 20 Corn a590 Corn Meal 85(g90 Coffee Rio 10.13 Cheese 1213ii Chickens 3030 Eggs, per dozen 17 Flour North Carolina 4 00(34 50 Lard pure refined, in tierces 4(fi Lard "oil grades," in buckets and tubs &4(ftMX Molasses Cuba aorf33 Oats shelled 45(50 Rags 11K Sugar granulated "1Adh Sugar Standard A Sugar yellow 5K6 Syrup 2830 Salt Liverpool fine 1 50 1 00 REMARKS. There is little of interest In the markets, for the past week, to report. The Wholesale prices of Groceries and Provisions have remained about the same ; Coffee is a trifle stronger and Sugars a trifle weaker. Eggs have been ln larger sup ply, and are lower. The drought, the heat and the dust, have lessened the number of visitors to the Exposition, and there are consequently fewer mouths to feed. A day or two of rain would doubtless put a new face on things. WILMINGTON MARKET. Wilmington Star, October 7, 1884. SPIRITS TURPENTINE The market was quoted quiet at 28 cents per gallon with no sales reported. ROSIN The market was quoted dull at 92K cents for Strained, and 97- for Good Strained, with no sales reported. TAR The market was quoted firm at $1.30 per barrel of 280 lbs., with sales at quotations. CRUDE TURPENTINE The market was steady, with sales reported at $1.00 for hard and $1.60 for Virgin and Yellow Dip. COTTON The market was quoted firm. Sales reported of 200 bales on a basis of 9 9-16 eents per lb. for Middling. The following were the official quotations: Ordinary 7 7-16 Good Ordinary 8 9-16 Low middling 9 3-16 Middling 9 9-16 Good middling NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. New Tobk, October 7, 1884. Middling....... : 10 1-16 ! New Cotton 10 I Futures closed steady : October 10.02; Novem i ber 10.03: December 10.05. REGISTER ADVERTISERS. CAMPAIGN NOTES. General Scales' Appointment. Statesville Landmark. General A. M. Scales will speak as follows : Greenville, " " Thursday, October 9. Washington, Beaufort co., Friday, October 10. YatesviUe, Beaufort co., Saturday, October 11. Belvldere, Perquimans co., Tuesday, Oetob'r 11. Gatesville, Gates co., Wednesday, October 15. Wlnton, Hertford co., Thursday, October 16. Oxford, Friday, October 17. Pitteboro, Saturday, October 18. Jonesboro, Monday, October 20. Red Springs, Robeson co., Tuesday, October 21. Wilmington, Wednesday, (night), October 22. Duplin Roads. Duplin eo.Thursday, October 23, Princeton, Johnston co., Friday, October 24. Dr. York is invited to attend and divide time with General Scales. Appointments or Major Charle yi. Stedman. Wilmington Star. Plymouth, Washington co., Thursday, Oet'r it. Edenton, Chowan co., Friday, October 10. Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, Saturday, Oet'r 11. Currituck, Currituck co., Monday, October 13. Hertford, Perquimans co., Tuesday, October 14. Goldsboro. Wayne co., Friday, October 17. Kenansville, Duplin co., Saturday, October IS. WThitevllle, Columbus co., Monday, October 20. Elizabethtown, Bladen co., Tuesday, Oetob'r 21. Wadesboro, Anson co., Thursday, October 23. Monroe, Union co., Friday, October 24. Smithville, Brunswick co., Monday, Oetob'r 27. Point Caswell, Pender co., Tuesday, Oetob'r 2?. Johnston and Ewtrt, Asheville Citizen. Messrs. Johnston and Ewart will speak at the following times and places : Brevard, Thursday, October 9. Hendereonville,-Friday, October 10. Asheville, Saturday, October 11. Marshall, Monday October 13. Old Bull Creek Church, Tuesday, October 14. Ray's Mills, Wednesday, October 15. Cane River, Hensley's store, Thursday, Oet'r lti. Burnsville, Friday, October 17. Jack's Creek, Saturday, October 18. Bakersville, Monday, October 20. Grassy Creek, Mitchell co., Thursday, Oet'r 23. Marion, McDowell co., Friday, October 24. Sugar Hill, McDowell co., Saturday, Oetob'r 25. Ruth erf ordton, Monday, October 27. Whiteside's store, Tuesday, October 28. Columbus, Wednesday, October 29. Henderson and Ramsay. The Candidates for Congress in the Seventh District, John 8. Henderson Esq., and Dr. J. G. Ramsay, will address the people at the follow ing times and places, viz: IREDELL COUNTY. Brawley's Store, Friday, October 10. Shinn's Store, Saturday, October 11. ROWAN COUNTY. Mrs. Krider's, Tuesday, October 14. China Grove, Wednesday, October IS. Gold Hill, Thursday, October 16. Morgan's, Friday, October 17. Rice te Bailey's Store, Saturday, October IK CATAWBA COUNTY. Hickory, Monday, October 20. Newton, Tuesday, October 21. Jugtown, Wednesday, October 22. Sherrill'8 Store, Thursday, October 2:1. Catawba, Friday, October 24. IREDELL COUNTY. Statesville, Saturday, October 25. Mr. John S. Henderson, Democratic candi date for Congress, will address the people at the following times and places : DAVIE COUNTY. Mocksville, Tuesday, October 28. YADKIN COUNTY. Lougtowu, Wednesday, October 20. Yadkinville, Thursday, October 30. Conrad's Store, Friday, October 31. Appointments of Col. W, J. Green. Fayetteville Observer.)- CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Rhodes's Mills, Wednesday, October 22. Buckhorn, Thursday, October 23. Billy Smith's Store, 'Friday, October 24. I'ENDEK COUNTY. Topsail Sound, Friday, October 10. WAYNE COUNTY. (ioldsboro, Saturday, October 11. Grantham's Store, Monday, October l:t. Seven Springs, Tuesday, October 14. Fremont, Thursday, October 16. BLADEN COUNTY. White Oak, Monday, October 27. Clarkton, Tuesday, October 28. Westbrook, Wednesday, October 2!r. Major Charles W. McClammy, Democratic Elector for the Third District, wiil also speak at several of the above named places on date of appointment. Colonel Cowles' Appointments. Lincoln Press. Col. W. II. H. Cowles, Democratic nominee for Congress, will meet L. L. Green, Republican nominee for Congress, at the following times' and places : Cherryville, Gaston co., Monday, Octoler 13. Brevard Station. Tuesday, October 14. Dallas, Wednesday, October 15. Gastonia, Thursday, October 16. Garibaldi, Friday, October 17. Reep's Store, Lincoln co., Saturday, October 18. Lincolnton, Monday, October 20. Iron Station, Tuesday, October 21. Lowesville, Wednesday, October 2"i. Judge Fowle'n Appointments. Statesville Landmark. Hon. Daniel G. Fowle will address his fellow citizens at the following times and places : Taylor Springs, Wednesday, Octoler 8. Third Creek, Thursday, October 9. Mocksville, Friday, October 10. SCHOOLS. ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, (Founded in 1842), KALEIGH, 3ST. C. Rev. BENNETT SMEDES, - - Principal. Advent Term Begins Sept'r 11. Pupils received at any time. For Catalogue, giving full information, address the Principal. 2-tf PUBLIC SCHOOL BOOKS. 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