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( y two ( I I v., .. .h Cari!:.:3. 1 1;,: A - l'a I t!,i j: t 1,1 J aiu. ay. 1 t h pai 1 , r, a-'." c: to liave a l k : y Get a Fi: : Cut it fi; - 1 f ' X: V V X ,i be made . I'm Id, '"S.:.- -Tf' v ' , i; i i t. it j - J sized month. . ia f , Triuay's, Saturday's and s of the Tobacco Boar! uIZEsala ure requested to meet' at their room this morning at 9 o'clock, prouipt The iv.x h' inform" to reveal thtK C rl-r has been defeated by the vote of 1G to 3 Several waonJoads of cotton were upon our streets yesterday. ; There are times when the Durhatrkcottoh market is exceedingly lively An exchange tells us that" money iseettins: a little tiaht." nonnrlfas tight as some of the v men" who a Bpeuding it. ' ' ' ' New. .bright copper cents, mad th 8 year are in circulation about Dutf hflm. They look very attractive. wo of t em will purchase a opy of Jthe sun. ' ' ; ' ; : - (y Sol Kaufman showed us yestf rday ey0u barrels of te fine 'rtyser" ss7 we have ever seen in Durham. - hot caw i' - tthe bill tf r: '-stowh on a i .serve tin-' cofipte on snort notioet, au ... . . . ... -., i 1 1 f- ' L t4 lav. i -1 ideiice of Mr. VV. E. Foster, onjMain street, last night, and adjourned as a . mark of respect ro the memory of C1. ' , Eugene Morehead, without transacting any business. The Circle will aain meet at Mv Fosters next Friday ; nljjht ' - A.ny newg : this morriinz. Mr. f Rejjisier of Deeds " in6;Uired a Sun re . - porter ypsterday, when he' found that worthy official in bis office, picking fine crumbs of tobacco put of his pocket and " V ; snuffing them up his nose. . "No, Bir," (h, rVv, ker-chew ; ah I "not" ker-c-h-e-w 5 1j twiner ' . 1 ' -: When Mayor Christian opened his Hnnrt vesterdav -mornins he found four -V ??Lf,esuipoii the docket awaiting his at tention. Two for drunkenness. The fines were $5 in each case.- One case of assault and battery discharged Upon ayiuent of cost. .One case for viola on of the.local option law, which will S tried tc-day at ten. Mr Jot es' Opossum Dojj. ' r. R.ilii J ones owns a 'possum I that wi I s a 'poet will make his mark. : He poesum when ho sees It. You 6airt r4l-Jim on that score. , A lady friend visited Mr. Jones' yesterday aud carried her hands iu a tanned 'possum skin mu!T. This dog, to which we have alluded, immediately raised a fuss and began jumping up and barking at a lively rate. ; He thought he had "treed a 'poHsum."- The mutt' was held Out of his reach and the b-ighct .it wenthe more he jumped and balked, and re- , 1 r "Tif 1 in an unss l til t:.el.iJy left. unsatisfied condition uu- PARAGRAPHS. v ';3. . li. I5avie icit yesteruay niowu,, isr iiiiou; viBiting irieuus. Mr. J. Limlnay Patterson, of Win etn. is iu t'.ie city He is a relative Col. 2" 0eneTtorehead,'.;v . . . '; 'fly-: 2;'j. W. A. Guthrie left yesterdvy a" ri"-on to aU;nd the inauguration i,f Pr ' bnt Harrison. His son Wil li i v. I'l ioia Lim at Greensboro and ac-,(.,..,-iy l It will be Willie's first vl. 't 1 ' lo tf the Mate... . ; .ore-lift 1 a t . " '.ion j tra'- 2 tl 3 - .1 ; c: on v.. ro ly t' At'.int t' f An i... . , .jciowil f our ci , all cla". , i -en ta J wou.uu, w 1,'ue aiJ black, wcrti assembled at the station to witness the arrival of the honored dead. The remains were immediately taken to the residence where they lie in state until the funeral this ;tnOrniag. at 10 o'clock. Our town is showing the esteemed departed citizen all honor. Many ot our stores business offices, three banks and the post office, are appropriately draped in mourning. The funeral will take place rrom the Presbyterian church this morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by the pastor Ot that church, II. T. Damalli ' As a further ma-k of respect busiue is will be suspended at that hour. . ;V . A Big Daf kt Chalk Lent. ' Yesterday was a red letter day fa the history of Chalk Level Academy. The school gave a public entertain ment, attended by a large crowd. ' Mr. C. B. Green and Walton Busbee made addresses. Vhich" we hear highly com plimented, i Besides thee addresses therefore recftatlons,' .dechimations and""a8Kays by the pupih), A good dh ner ws spread and all entoyed them, i; 'v-s irmieriTy. IVt'.Jt. V. T.lay- Lejd, ii? has a;g,ywmy v. ...I f htted up, and thPJI roll. The Sun wishes himvsrill more encouragement in the cause of educa tion. - - ' Likely to Pats. , - We learn that the - amended Cliarter of Durhiravas agreed upon by all par ties, is likely to pass the; Legislature without opposition. Borne features' of t.ie amendments, as proposed t by. the Commissioners, have beetle stricken out, Buch as tho merchants purchase tax; also the clause in the present char ter to tax purchasers of tobacco, fof manufacturing is stricken out. A sub division exempM the ' tax on electric, lights, , itreet , railways . and : express companies. As far a- we can learn these are the measures agreed upon and the amendments will be favor&blj pass ed upon. , i . v , ' Furnishing Supples. ; There is no necessity in the world for sending away , from Durham for any thing you may need in the building line. It can be furnished you -: right ' here. The Builders Manufacturing and Sup ply Co., ot this place,1' yesterday sent to Vft. Tirzah the" furnishings fora new Methojist Church,. which has just been completed at that ' place. The pulpit,' pews, and other fixtures .are jutt as handsome as they could -have gotten elsewhere. This Company also has the contracts for .furnishing our new Court House and will put in Bome neat furniture.. This Company is a Durham industry and we" commend it to builders throughout this Bection. . Enas his Life With a Musket, From the Yiior of yesterday after noon we learn that Joseph Lee, & re spectable farmer residing in the east ern part of this county, near Hepzibah Church, committed suicide about four o'clock'yesterday afternoon, )y shoot ing himself through the heart with a musket. He had been in bad health for aboutthree months. lie was about 48 years of age, and leaves a wife aud I one child. : r U, I 1 I ' ! t . i r I w . :i p. A Ah 1! I tr i 1 1 li 1 1 sr'a b'ood, a plane. '.iains ones, I'alwft , l ' ' ci i v 1 W llll . A L :S t. ' r ,' '' 'si.torv s l i I w.. jjiU L.HTV 11 l ' 'l l.'t are the dead l.o die in him," . 'Tib thus the anols sin,;. , lleljvod in BtMncabldii trust; Ii liolv Uhriitiiin faith, ilmhai believeih elisllA saved,'. , 4i "s thus the baviour fcuiih. t lie leaves a legacy behind. More precious far than Rold ; , IIiiE valk was in the, narrow way, : His life ot Jesua told. , ': . - His work is lone; his life on earth, Forever now in o'er, And when hi spirit took its flinht,"' It reached the Heavenly uhorei' -("all him not bark to pain and care, ' - For Gud knows what is best Tho' other heartHaro sad and lone, He hath eternal fetit. , . -, Then tune your harps, ye shining ones - And eircle rminu the uce. "Blewrtinttand honor.praWana power' ' The Lord hath called Hi own 1 - " : Then swing the pearly p-wtalffwWe, , And let the rannned in i " , ; , And back from Heaven tile echo comes . "A soul's redeemed from sin r' , . ,. ' , A Fbibnd. Durham, N. C, Feb. 27, '80. ' . A Nam Escapt. vi J While the early hells, were ringing; yesterday morning, Mr. C A. W. Ba ham, who .reside ouSyJ '" arousedrby hi rmwwy,lM?t.-wtiTTiflr tjhf consvider atlon" hicrtw.,-rrf to rtstop suiiikihg.'' Mr. Uffharu dis covered thaLhis oitfi riiorf' wms filled immediately -threiy iWP1 "t began to examine the: premises. He fourid" Ahat a partially burned stick of Wood bad rolled out of the fireplace, ignited a heavy rug, and that! a hole, a foot square, was huriiiug in the floor , It was iu a fair way to '. destroy . the bu'lding had he not' discovered it when he did. Wheu he opened; the door, It gave the fire a draught and the flames shot along underneath the floor like, a flash. A haudy bucket of water puf it outijtfr. Barham says fta was a mighty scare! man.,,' , 1 '"J ', ' . The Ne Pastor Arrirtt 1 , . , ' Kev. J. L. White, the uew pastor of the First Baptist Church, with his family, arrived in Durham yesterday eveuiug and are uow with Mr. John LMaikham,. Mr.' White will receive a warm welcome from the charge he' Is about to assume, The Durham Bap tists are the most liberal hearted to be f.mud in any place and they make their pastors perfectly ;at home.: The Sun extends cordial, greeting to Mr. White, aud bids him a hearty welcome to Durham.!., May he be blessed in all things. . , j ., a ' delegy Elected, ' -.The meetIugof: JM. C. A.jlast night was opened A prayer by the President, J.II.Sou'th.gate. ,. The Pres ident announced the object of the meet ing to select delegates to the State Convention to meet in Wilmington March 21st, An election was gone into with the' following result : II. J, Bassr W. E. Lunsford, Dr. J. P. Mun roe, H. G. Griffin, P,' M, Brlggs, J. 8. Carr, J. B. Whitaker, Jr., J. W, Ilein tichs, W. G. Bulkhead, W W. Shaw, E. .T. Parrish, T. J'. Simmons, L G. Cole. ll. G. Lea, Charles McGary. Ilenry'Gtorge will start for England to-day. - ; s 1 " The daughter of the editor . of the Sunbury (Pa.) News has regained her lost voice by the use of electricity. There has been no considerable fall of snow in New York since the great blizzard Of March, 1888. iixcitox, Ttb. 23. An im- j " a prevails i-t -. scn,ie circifjto n!,! ; t! at t'.o Callntt f tl.e i:;cotr.I.: j tin 1 . i:lou.U cou:;. 'jle, wLhta extf 4 '..on to .be narueJ, aiul t'.r.t ro further change ' will to mnJa ia t!.o slate as at present arranged. TLis h IS the n k up that receives 'tl.a raost cr ii.'nce : Secretary of i" 2,-Jan-es G r "le! ry CI Tl-' rv. i -ilooiu, Lccrtury oi War, Lx Gov- fein'or HuJSeld "Proctor, . of Vermont, Eecretary.ot the Navy, to be died; Sec retary of the Interior, John F. Kwiit, of California, Attorney General, John W. Noble, of Missouri; Postmaster Geuer al, John ..Wannamaker; Secretary ..of Agriculture, John Husk, of Wisconsin, Uls said to-night that Piatt aud Miller are distinctly out of the race, and the Piatt men are much annoyed. New York may get a cabinet' place, but it depends entirely upon the temper of her politicians. ' , ' Tariff mtn Wid iwakt.r Washington, Feb. 28. As aix i fl set to the paper which has been circu lated for' signatures by .friends ol the Cowles bill, ahkuiij th Speaker to re cognize Mr. Randall to move, the : pas' Bags of that measure under a suspension of the rules, Mr. McDonald, of Minne sota, has. been circulating a counter paper, asking the Speaker in the event of his making this recognition also to recognize a member to .move the pas- bill makitog a horizontal -rt- ductiou of 150 per cent, in the tariff on 8U?ac and Aice. A uumber of signature pbeeii seared ut Una seconds ils, that it may deter recognition., The Public Debt Increasta". Washington, Feh4 23. It la'esti- tnated. at the Treasury, Department that the public debt, less -cah in the Treasury, . has Increased $7,000,000 since February 1st, or In other wordiy that the cash now on hand available for the payment of the debt is less by the amouut stated than It was on the 1st Ink.' This is due .to the unusually heavy disbursements during the month aggregating over $32,000,000 of which amount $21,500,000 wa on account of peuslons. I u teres t payments are not included in the above - amount.' The total receipts for the month , were $30, 400,000. . ,'' ' ,' - ' Umister Jarvis Resign. - . Washington, Feb, 28. Mr. JarvU, "United States Minister to Brazil,' to day tendered his resignation, which was accepted, and to-night 1 left for his home in North Carolina. , , .; , ! ' .. , Sudden Death. ' , l Washington Feb. 28. Col. E. C. McLure, of South Carolina, appoint ment clerk of the Pustofllce Depart ment, died . suddenly this, morning of heart disease, at his residence In this ' I II l i 'I 1 r I l , I mi' : " '; A Sad Occurunce.- ''1 1 ' The Raleigh Visitorot last night says that Mr v Richard Weathers, ofvCape Fear Township, Chatham county,' was to have been married n Wednesday last to Miss Annie Andrews of Buck horn Township, Uarnett county. The clergyman ana attendants, together with . large number ot the neighbors, had assembled .. to witness the cere mony: but soon, a messenger arrived aud announced that the groom bad died suddenly. It seems that he had his horse bitched to the buggy, and ..just before departing started to the spring a short distance away to get a drink ot water; but before arriving there be fell. His children seeing him, ran to his re lief, and'picked him up and carried him to the house, and hastily summoned a physician; but wheu he arrived the man was dead. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause pi his death. , to its circulatio I ..fll,. U :.' n 1 u.u, ... cvu.j.iu .uu.-v(r ! atdayTKohool Convention wTPJ be ( ,ivor i.ni t,t, m i j e f-T! '7VW!t-r, fi1tf 9t4'l i ." jii W 'i knittin :u::i ia tl.a 1:1 :rt.:: A'C- 1c at ' '. '.'-.I. 2.CC3 e ,' A C(.lUi:i i::' 'i. is to re I ...t ia i.::CC-lD county. Kvar !:.;t l-rson ,. l-.a a f .'. i of niati, at Ywy ti jvillo ia April. - : . . ,r .KaKV. "1 rv.e ",000tose-:, ' cure the rcniov.il of Trinity College , there. " ' .VA new census of Charlotte gives- . that city a population ot about 13,- 000 8oul3. A house belonging to Will. Wal tei-s was burned Tuesday. ' lie lost all he had. ' . A fertilizer factory will la erect J atMt. Holly by Mr. Oliver. Pen;', of Michigan. ' 1 1 ' .Tho Atlantio and North pt. " a railroad is dow laid with steel rail its entire length. . ' It is reported that work will soon commence on another railro;i.l lead ing out from Ashoville.' The Burlington News is improv ing' under Mr. C. V lluut'a man agement. Cludtoseeit. An engine o' the . C. F. & Y: V. R. H., ia draped in mourning in re spect to the memory of Col, More head, i f. u . -, , Tli? Scotland Neck Democrat no longer ; uwft a patent outside, A xcvidesuH! of iitwituutial dm- peritw.. Theftixt ineetiiig .c2Wiiw.:- c: Sheriffii are settling .with the State v. -more promptly than usual, "not with- " standing the extension of , time of sales,' ; , . " ' ' . V ' . Kev. Dr. J.1 V. Carter, of Ral eigh, ha been elected lo preach (he ;.'vv:v," sermon hefnre the graduating class of Wake Forest College, uext June. lhereare 219 students there now. r, The library -societies-- of CutawW College have invited Henry W; ,. Gra'y to deliver, the, annual address at Commencement, wliioli will be in : v . May. , ' Mr, Grady has accepted Salem can boast of aboy,13 years' , ' of ajge, that; tips 'the beam at 186 ... pounds, and . the s Winstou corres- v , i pondentof the Greepsboro patriot wants to know what othar town can "' beat it. " " ' , " ' ' ' The Greensboro Patriot says that ' j on Thursday morning at one o'clock, the barn of John MoKnight, three miles north of town, was destroyed L by fire, together with six horses,' three cows, threshing machine, mow , er Ac. Nothing was saved The whole structure was falling in when the family awoke. ' The blow fulht heavily on '5,1 McKnight, who had -recently erected a splenaid'new ..bajji,...,:. at a cost of over $500; , , . t ' X . ' " The railroad commission bill failed ' ' on itisecond reading 22 to 28, A ' motion to reconsider was made but one to lay the mutter on the tab' prevailed. .Those voting in the firmative ' are i Abbott, Ayr Bailey, Brock, Campbell, I Legrand, Little, Lucas, Payr Reed, Robinson, Show, Siif Toms, Turner, of CatawK of IredelV Twittv, V Cumberland, Williatr Those Voting -j ; tb' Banks, Barber Briggs, Brown, Cyf Emery, Falkljef Hampton, Ho King, Lineb MAore, Ricj' ters, Whif i""" ' I j. ( - I kii&toliiSiituf
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