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1! -. f-: ;ram- ' Pittman, Proprietors. PROVE ALL THINGS AND HOLD FAST TO THAT WHICH IS GOOD." fl.DO Tcr Year In Advan SSN VOL. V. Tin; ;V MtNAN ix.YI.K. ..;,.i i , n i-ijlit a v. A nim o'clock ! : .1 .i - -ri-Mius -f,a r trri - :, r tin-- Micrrssive rxcitc- ' ,! ni-.'ht. I was limp arm !- ' ;'.r-'l in mind and fatigued I iiot 1 1 i - pr f v.sip;il en . . u arri"l 'iiy ':rip:miin i.. r.-..il! I "h :tt tin mat tt-r as a . iiit-U- tifl problem; As r. i i i,.- t !i of Ha rl li"lm'v Sholto r r ' v or . f vrr,t h.i.i iM-anl littl.' ;d" of him. ;!.! f. 1 n intense antipathy to 6 V Jii mnr ! ' is. Tin tivasur however, ;i , ;. .lifT. rt tit nialtcr. That, or part ,f jt. )flin;'cl rightfully to Miss ..f-i'in . h i 'there was a chance ,f r vr-rin;' it, I was ready "to ((.v. t- my life -to the one object. Tru.-. if I f-nnd it, it Would prob !,)., put her forever licyoiid my r.-.-li. Vet.it would be a petty and H'HMi 1"V" wliieh would Iki influenced Vv-'" :' thought ns that. If IIolims cmilii u jk to iind the criminals, I had R t:.iif"M Mro:iiror reason ti"urjfeino f.n t.r. tinl tlie treasure. l.;.th at linker street and a enm pot' rhnnyc freshened me up wonder ful'v . When I came down to our room I f.um'l tin- breakfast laid and Holmes jvurWur ijt . tl e cofTee. II r it is," said he, laug1iin and p-.int in'.r to an open newspaper. '"The rp. r'-ti" ! nes and the ubiquitous re jir? r have fixed it up etwcen them. I'.ut y i have had enough of the ease. I!tth r have your hani 'and eggs first." I t'x'. the paper from him and read the short notice, which was headed: M V ri"!s business at Upper Ntr- "iut twelve o'clock last night," v:ti! 1 bo Standard, "Mr. I'.artholomew Shlto. of I'ondioherry lodge. Upper N..nv".., w as found dead hi hi.s room tiri'ii r ''i reii instances whieli point to fi! p'av As" far as we can learn, no ;iM,tl t-;i,-cs of violence were, found m'ii Mr. Sholto's person, but a valuahi-- i-oltceti'ii of Indian gems wliith tire deeiaved gentleman had inli.ri''l from his father has ! ti .arrit d off. t The discovery wa (ir-t made by Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Ir. Wimhi, who had called at the h-itiM' with Mr. Thaddeus Shalto, bn t to-r of the deceased. I5y a singular plot' i.t gMMi fortune Mr. Athelney J"Tiis. the well-known meinler of the ti i live police force, happened to be et tht- Noi-wood xoliee station, and tT.f on the ground within half an hour fl.he lirst alarm. His trained and ex-j-rienced faeul 1 ies were a t once direet 1 toward- the d-teetion of tlte crim inal, with the-gratifying result that tin- brother. Thaddeus Shotto. has al ri:i.lv in arrested, together with the hn- KccH-r, Mrs. ISernstone, an In ili.Tti butl.-r named Lai Kao, and n pir t.T. ii itckfi-pcr, namod IcMurdo. It is .iit.- e-rtain that- the thief or thieves were well acquainted with the hy-.-. f,,r Mr. Jones' well-known tinii-al Knowledge and his powers ? !iiiuiti observation have en- i'l'lt-l 'lim 'to provc conclusively that tnf mi .. ,-, iijits could not have entered l'V t !- m .. .r . ir bv t he w inclcuv. bu t must. h:nt' made ilu-ir way across the roof of t'i- hud iii-r. and so through a, trap 'r in t a room which vonimunieated '!t!itliat in w hi. h the bod was found. I Ihi- f;. -t. u lji-.-h has been very clearly. L'ial. ..iit. ppoves conclusively that it P'-asno mere haphazard bnrglarj-. The !r.'mpt ;;i,d eneri'etu- a-tion of the ofH- I rs.f tli-. liny, shows the great ad van- "''l t presence on such occasions f :i :-iri;.'!e vigorous anl masterful piin.1. 'We cannot lint t)iinV that it "pp'is .ui argument to those who hv,,"M u ivh to ste our detectives more 'ventrali. d. and brnrht into cloer l''l'l 111"-.- i-tTeetiv. tonl u-ith fh as whieli it is their duty to investi- 'bn t it gorgeous:' said Holmes. i Tini'injr ,,(.r jlis .,,ftve cup. "What ".ven thud of it?" V think tliat we have had a close htiave ourselves of leing arrested for "'crntii'.'" : . -A'ui.ih F-wimldn't answer for -our sifety iimv. if he should happen to have ""Uler of us :,t1:..m .t ,s.,- ' At this moment there was a loud p'i't th,. b,dl. j,nd I could hear Mrs. , landlady, raising her ""'.'ri!t ;i. u ail of expostulation and dis- -y. l'v llK:-ven. Holmes," I said, half "t believe that they are really -'-'r us." ' '. it's ,,,t ,,if, -., ,n,l flint Tt. NKM,n.,!iei;a force the Haker street Trs'Ul;o- As he s l"ke. there came a swift pat ;un,.n them, despite their tu- 'entry, for they instantly " " a in i v i - i om--aim siooti i c nf ns el Teetant fiu-e-s. One of their Nt. -taivr and older than the oth- V- St-S.' t .." u un an ot loung- t-a M. .1, is.u.j reputable little scarecrow. 'HI" niessae-e sir " ;:iid Vin r- l2r fin on sharp. Three bob Ci tir. v . . . ' ... ' - tinier ior tickets. MVa.-s "viV Villi are."- said Holmes, pro silver -f,S f,,4,l-.rs Vsst. Tl v - U 1UIU1L S 1 1 S. S -i-ort to von v; 3thisCanDOt'have the h-1use invided aa vWa nweer. it is just aswell : -;J;hould all hear the instruc- t lggins, and you to a'si.J Waut to tintl the thereabouts tvt .. --rcai Smith, black with two ini t- funnl Mack with a white or,. , lv ,lo"n the river some- , s, . ; "v ihw io rv at mot- l,mk"! " '''"'-''Vtage ; "opposite n-i " --'" 'u- 1,oat comes baek. i U:mt .... 1 . , . Us ;,vi,i" it out among yenr "t nir Tl" ,M,thl,anks thoroughly. Ws, , ;",AV.the moment vou have As it,-. .,1 i , u':it all ct.urv Y 7niir u 111 ui. er naked feet upon the stairs, a "r"f Jugh voices, and in rushed 1 vven ,i;rt y an,i raire.cd littli stret- iTlhs "li. s. i here was some show of uisci- iWSV''Viggins. . -v4eof pay, and a ffuinea to the boy who finds the boat! Here's a day in advance. Now off you go!" He handed them a shilling each, and away they buzzed down the stairs, and I saw them a moment later streaming lown the street, j I' "If the launch is aWe water they will find her," said Holmes, as he rose from the table and lit his pipe. 'Thej' can go everywhere, see everything, overhear everyone. I expect to hear l-fore evening that they have spotted her. In the jneanwhile, we can do nothing Imt await results. We cannot pick up the broken trail until we find either the Aurora or Mr. Mordecai Smith. ' - 'Toby could eat these scraps, 1 dare say. Are you going to led, Holmes?" "No; I am not tired. I have a curi ous constitution.! I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely. I am going to smoke and to think over this queer business to which: my fair client has introduced us. If ever man had an eany task, this of ours ought to be. Wooden-legged men are not so com mon, but the other man must, I should think, le absolutely unique." "That other man again!', "I have no wish to make a mjstcry of him to you, anyway. Hut you must have formed your own opinion. Now, do consider the data. Diminutive footmarks, tfes never fettered by boots, naked feet, stone-headed wooden mace, great agility, small poisonec darts. What do you make of all, this?'' "A savage!" I exclaimed. "Perhaps one of those Indians who were the as sociates of .Jonathan Small." "Hardly that," said he. '.'When first I saw signs of strange weapons I was inclined to think so; but the remark able character of tho footmarks caused me to reconsider rr.y viows. Some of the inhabitants of the Indian peninsula are Fmall men, but none could have left such marks as that. The Hindoo proper has long and thin feet. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others, lecause the thong is commonly passed between. These little darts, too, could only be sliot in One wfjy. They are from a blowpipe. Now, then, where are we to find our savage?" . "South American," I hazarded. He stretched his hand up and took down a bulky volume from the shelf. "This is the first volume of a gazeteer which is now being published. It may be looked upon as the very latest authority. What have we here? 'An daman islands, situated three hun dred and forty miles to the north of Sumatra, in the bay of Bengal.' Hum! hum! What's all this? Moist climate, coral reefs, sharks, Port Blair, convict barracks, Rutland j island, cottonwoods ah, here we are. 'The aborigines of the Andaman islands may perhaps claim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this earth, though some anthropohigists prefer the Bush men of Africa, the Digger Indians of America and the Terra del Fuegians. The average height is rather below four feet, although many full-grown adults may be found who are very much smaller than this. They are a fierce, morose and intractable jpeo ple, though capable of forming most devoted friendships when their confi dence has once been gained.' Mark that, Watson. " Now, then, listen to this: 'They are naturally hideous, having large, misshapen heads, small, "A GUINEA TO THE Boy THAT FLSDS "- ' THE BOAT.'1, - - fierce' eyes, and distorted features. Their feet and hands, however, are re markably small. So intractable and fierce are they that all the efforts of the British officials have failed to win them over in any degree. They have always been a terror to shipwrecked crews, braining the survivors with their stone-headed clubs, or shooting them with their poisoned arrows. These massacres are invariably con cluded by a cannibal feast.' Nice, amiable people, Watson! If this fellow had been left to his own unaided de vices this affair might have taken an even more ghastly turn. I fancy that, even as it is, Jonathan Small would give a good deal not to have employed him." "But how came he io have so singular a companion?" "Ah, that is more than I can tell. Since, however, we had already deter mined that Small had come from the Andamans, it is not so very wonderful that this islander should be with him. No doubt, we shall know all about it in time. Look here, Watson; you look regularly done. Lie down there on the sofa, and see if I can put you to sleep." lie took up his violin from the corner, and as I stretched myself out he began to play some low, dreamy, "melodious air his own, no doubt, for he had a remarkable gift for improvisation. I have a vague remembrance of his gaunt limbs, his earnest face, and the rise and fall of his bow. Then I seemed to be floated peacefully away upon a soft sea of sound, until I found myself m dreamland, with the sweet face of Mary Morstan looking down, upon me. (To be CMitinu. tl.) "Mrs. Henry M. Stanley has a fail for collecting parasols and has gathered a great xnanj of them for her. cabicets. DUNN, N. AN EASTER RUNAWAY; BY MBS. M, X BATKK. ATANIA. Sicily, has St. Agatha for its pntron eaint, and that is why a little child was lost on! Easter morn at early dawn, causing the most intense excitement in an aristocratio quar ter of the city, and precipitating a Borneo and Juliet lore climax that had long agitated two rival families. " ! It all came about from the willful curiosity ot little Agatha Boneti, who wanted to see the pretty lady with the veil. The child's nurse had told her tho wonderful story of which every Sicilian child knows, the miraculous veil which the saint had extended against the great ware of lava that was pouring over the valley, and how the lava tide turned toward the sea and the vineyards and cities were saved from destruction., It was to see the dear St. Agatha in her Easter glory that the little namesake ran away in her muslin and lace night robe and her brave little lace cap. ! Her naked, rosy feet pattered along the street to tho big church, where all the wonderful sights were making ready for Easter. ' It was very early, even for devout worshipers, but a lovely penitent was already kneeling at the altar, and from behind a pillar a dark, hand' some cavalier watched and waited for her. They were lovers by stealth, but the girl's duenna was in sympathy with them, and was saying a prayer at a distance with her back turned. And just then the little night-clad child came in as round andfresh and rosy as if it had ju6t dropped from heaven with the kiss of creation new n its innocent lips. - j It was to be an unconscious agent o both good and evil in its own irrej! sponsible way. J The beautiful Signorina Beatrice T)i Garmo had finished her prayers and turned just iu time to suppress a scream of. apprehension at what sht? saw. Too lute ! The mischief wag done. There was a gorgeous rug spreadir front of the chancel. It had been the gift of wealthy patrons of the church,! and was in itself a marvel of beauty; and art. It resembled a superb piecej of tapestry, but, would you behevf it, the, 'whole design was a floral one, j There were sacred emblems of th church wrought in the centre ol this wonderful creation, the petals' of a thousand flowers contribut-; ing their gorgeous colors. The yel-j low ro3e and chromatella formed a! border, with great clusters of violets, ! and alternates of purple wistaria, and the flowers of the Holy Ghost, all out lined on a friuge of Grenada grass. It gave forth a subtle perfume that was almost intoxicating, and the beauty of it was a sweet distraction of the -senses. And what the Signorina Beatrice saw was the figure of the child as she stopped her runaway tour at the front of tho chancel, and, raising one rosy bare foot, plunged it deep into the tapestry of flowers. that had been wrought for an Easter offer ing to the church. "St. Agatha protect her!" cried the startled signorina, horrified at this act of bnby sacrilege; "ani it is oh, by. all the saints, Leonardi, it is the child of your sister it is the little Agatha Donati!" The cavalier's answer was hardly suited to the sacred edifice, but he was equal to the exigency of the mo ment. He made a rapid detour of the altar, and snatched baby Agatha, who had dropped plump on .her small ki.ees into the centre of the rug, and swung her clear of the entanglement, but he saw with dismay that one de sign of the perfect floral mosaic waf ruined. "Thou bad little one? How darest thou come hither alone to do all this harm? Where is thy nurse, naughtj Agatha, that she should have let thei do this wicked thing?" "Nay. chide her not, Leonardi. Shi is only a baby. See ! her lips tremble. She is afraid ! Come, little darling., tell thy own Beatrice " Then the signorina - stopped and hung her fair, sleek head like a lilj on its stem. "She hates me, too," she said, pas isionately, "because of the old hatred 'between our families. Oh, Leonardi, the priest is coming. He will be very angry." The priest was indeed coming. The sweet music from an invisible choir was filling the church with ravishing strains, and the acolytes in their brave finery were taking their places. The father paused in anger and dismay. I'Who has done this dastardly deedj AW C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1895. To VhVdungeon with him ! Send for the" j "' "Stay, reverend father," said Leon ardi, laying a detaining hand on the priestly arm, "this is the offender, this child, who isof my own lineage, and I will pay you for the harm she has wrought. You shall have a pres ent for every flower spoiled." "But my rug my beautiful, pre cious rug, sent from the princely house of Biscari? Think you, sig nor, they will take money for its Bpoiling?" "Listen, father," eaid the Signorina Beatrice, at this moment approaching, "I have sent Aniia for some flowers, and I will repay the damage this poor baby has done. Leonardi, thou wilt help me?' This with a heavenly blush. as she stretched out a supplicating hand. . "On one condition," said the signor with a fierce determination in his bold," handsome eyes. ' "It is as thou seest, father, a sad thiag that such an accident should befall so .fine a gift, and betokens a want of care on the part 01 the custodian of this church. When they ask wjio is to blame they cannot punish the little child, who does not know her right hand from her left. Hold, reverend father! Not a touch shall the signorina give to repair the harm to thy fine rug if thou do not instantly say the words that make her my wife. Will do it?" "But, signor the permit-the holy father" "Neither holy father nor permit are required. . larry us as thou dost two Of the people! Such marriage is binding and vali .1. Again willdo it?" . The duenna hati returned with the flowers, but Beatrice, white as the whitest lily there, waited her lover's command. J "Come with mo to the ysacristy. I am compelled to 4p thy bitlding. But, signor, it will cost thee " "Gold! Thou khalt haveiit. Here, Anita, take this 'child she shall bo our bridesmaiden and thou and she our two witnesses. Ha! ha! Love laughs at locksmif hs. Wo will break fast with the chihl's mother, and all will be well." j The frightened duenna dared not re sist, and seeing Jhcr young mistress smile at her reassuringly, she took heart of grace, and said to herself, it was ever so ; young love would have its way, and she pretended to herself to be glad she was bid. The great congregation had not half filled the church, the choir in scarlet and lace were chanting the services when the Lady Bejatrice diGarmo roso from her knees, her veil concealing her face, and the superb- rug was' dis played, perfect injits first conception, a masterpiece of floral embroidery. And being faint with excitement and "I no small degree of fear, she did not stop for further adoration she had prayed incessantly while she wrought but took her husband's arm, and, followed by her jstrango retinue, Jleft the. church, Leqnardi guiding her steps to his sister's house. Here all was terror and confusion ; messengers had been sent for Leonardi and had returned jwithout finding him. The police were hunting everywhere. Agatha, the only child, was lost. But when they! received her from the arms of the new aunt, and were told that old feuds were now to bo laid aside, and the story of the finding of the little St. Agatha, and the re pairing of the mischief her small fin gers had done, wa3 repeated, what could they do but! add their forgive ness to the Easter jubilee, )and before night the two families were united at the feast of Easter. And the little bridesmaid was crowned as befitted one who had brought about such a happy state of affairs by running away to look for her patron saint, her dear St. Agatha. I Miss Dudine ''Aw, Mr. Dudely, did yon aw observe Lent?" Mr. Dudely- "Yaas, at a distance, don't vou know.' Southern Financial Items. The Maryland Tpust Co., has .bought $30,01)0 in " VeT cent, bonds of Fred ericksburg, Va. The citv of Wilmington, X. C, will issue $50,000 in 0 per cent, bonds for debtfundiner purposes. S. H. Fish- blate is nia.vor. W. A. Law Iihs een chosen pretsi of the dent, and J. -T. Evans, cashier, Central Xational Bank, organized at Spartanburg, capital. C, with $100,000 A New Explosive. i VrzsKA, Austria, April 8. The President of the Xoble makers of explosives, announced at the general meeting in Vienna the dis covery and successful production of a blasting explosive I which is not affec ted by firedamp and can be used with sajety in the most dangerous mines. JAPAN TO CIVILIZE CHINA. Conditions of Peace which will Open China to the Commercial World. XjOJTdon, April 8'.- The Central News correspondent iii Shanghai states that the conditions of peace proposed by Japan in addition to the indepen dence of Corea, the war indemnity and the cession of Formosa and Liao Tung Providence, including Port Arthur, Japan requires, he says, that China shall allow the unhampered importa tion of machinery into her territory and the establishing and management of manufactures by foreigners. She must pledge herself, moreover, to open to the vessels of all nations the Yang Tse lliver as far as Ching Kuug Foo, the Sieng Kiaug as far as Sieng Kiaug as far as Siang Tan Kicn, the Canton lliver as far as Ou Choo Foo, the Wu sung lliver and the canal as far as Soo Choo to the North and Hang Chu Foo to the South. China must remove permanently the Wusung bar and pro vide means to maintain and provide constantly a depth of water sufficient for large vessels, and the cities of Chang King Foo, Ou Choo Foo, Soo Choo Foo, Hang Chu Foo, and others to be hereafter agreed upon must be opened up to foreign commerce. Japan emphasizes the fact that she does not desire for herself commercial advan tages :that are not extended to the other treaty Powers. FAIR GROUNDS SOLD. ACalifornlan Proposes to Have Winter Racing at Ilirmingham. Birmingham, AiiA., April 8. Hay den Dargin, a wealthy horse race man from California, has purchased the grounds and buildings of the Birming ham Fair Association. This race track, already one of the best in the South, will be put in first-class condition and other facilities provided to make Bir mingham an important racing x)omt It is the purpose of Dargin and his as sociates to secure membership for this city in the southwestern racing circuit ami to hold meetings here regularly, beginning next fall. A large number of race horses will also be wintered here . The deal involved. $12,500. Minister lvansom in Mexico. A city of Mexico special dated April 8th, says that United States Minister Hansom rested easier yesterday, but that a large, carbuncle had developed on his neck, and a similar inconven ience on his elbow. These, with the extreme hoarsness which troubles him, will probably prevent his taking an active part in the duties of his new office for a -week or .so. the new en voy is greatly pleased with Mexico, Until the minister recovers from his indisposition the legation remains in charge of Edward C. Butler, secretary Butler will officially inform the Mexi can Government of the arrival of the new representative and within a few days will ask his official reception and recognition by the President and Cab inet. ' SHOT FR03I AMIlUtSH. One Hoy Instantly Killed and Another One Fatally Injured. AshevilIjE, X. C, April 8. Ernest Sumner was shot from ambush last night eight miles from here and in stantly killed. Charley West, a boy of the same age, was filled with shot from the same charge that killed Sum ner. The boys wero riding double on a horse within 175 yards of the house of Jesse Sumner. West was fatally injured. Jesse Sumner, suspected of the shooting, is under arrest. All par ties are well known and of good and well-to-do families. .Would ot Pass a Brother's Accounts. Justice Lawrence, sitting in Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday', was asked to pass the accounts of the late Will iam T. Lawrence, the Judge's brother, as receiver. The Justice, after hear ing the application, denied the motion, adding: . "My brother lohn was a practicing attorney in these courts for years, and ia tha twenty-one years that I havo been on tha bench I never appointed him a receiver or referee. I do not propose to issue an order, therefore, to pass thsj accounts of another brother. Make the application bs fro another Judge, aDd he will probably Rrantit. " New YorkTimes. Interesting His Race. Selma, Ala., April 8. W. F. Crock et, a young negro from Montogomery, Ala., is in the city trying to work tup interest among the colored people in the Atlanta exposition. He wants the negroes to organize and show what they have done in the way of develop ing themselves. Crocket is an fhtclli gent negro, and is working up much enthusiasm among the negroes here. He goes from here to other cities in the State, and is meeting with much success in his efforts. His Fortune Follows his Fame. Petersbckg, Va., April . 7. Gen. Wm. Mahone has made an assignment junder deed of tru&t to Judge Edmund Waddell, of Richmond. The trust in cludes even the Mahone family resi dence with its furniture and all his personal property, and is made to se cure notes aggregating about $80, 000. A Confederate Republican Suicides. Lexington, Va., April 7. William B. Beard, of Collierstown, in this county, committed suicide by taking rough on rats. He was a prominent Republican, a well-to-do farmer arid an old Confederate soldier. He refus ed medical aid. . FACTS AND FIGURES. One Member of the Junketing Commit tee Had Ills Eyes Open. Boston Mass. Charles A. Bancroft of Clinton, House chairman of the Legislative junketing committee has the following to say: In the first place we must recognize the fact that, in familiar words, "a condition and not a theory confronts us" that cotton mills are being built and successfully managed in the South cannot be gainsaid, that many of them are paying very liberal dividends is equally true, and that the present con ditions favsr the establishment of plants for the manufacture of certain grades of cotton goods in the South seems to me very plain. It may be said that a citizen of Massachusetts phould not acknowledge the superior ty of advantages of other localities, but when facts cxiet it is most certainly unwise not to give them a careful con sideration and weigh fairly their sig nificance when those facts have a di rect bfcarjng upon our own interests. - As a practical demonstration of the advantages attending the manufacture in tho South of coarse cotton yarns over the same manufacture iu the North, let us consider a very few of the important items whieh enter into the cost of the finished product. While, in the South' recently the follow ing statistics were furnished me by a gentleman residing in Lowell, Mass., interested in a small cotton mill in that city, who is about to establish a mill in the South for the manufacture of coarse cotton yarns, and the figures are taken from pay sheets and. mill books actually jn existence. Considering the items of saving in cotton and labor alone we find the following condition: Actual eogt o labor In Win-splndle mill for one year In Lowell Mass.. was $27,004 00 Actual cost ol same labor ia t'yulh at pic- . sent prices " 20.188 00 Saving in South : Actual cost of cotton for 5000-spindle mill lu Lowell, Mass., was Cost of same In South would have been about 6,516 00 $35.80? 00 75,832 00 $HVX) 00 Saving In South Total savin? la items of cotton and labor alone $15.M00 Not taking into consideration the large saving in cost of coal the lower rata of taxation and the lower cost of living, it would seem that the Southern mills are enjoying very considerable advantages. Now as against these advantages the South is laboring under certain disadvantages of some importance. They are a thousand miles from-the base of supplies for cotton machinery and findings of every kind, involving on the former heavy freight charges once, and on the latter constant annoyance and ex pense for transportation. There seem to be a difference of opinton as to the relative cost of building and equipping of mills in the North and South, but the. best judgment would seem to indi cate that the South has a slight disad vantage is this respect. It is generally " conceded that the New England mill owners are better constructors, better manufacturers, merchants and financiers than Southern mill owners as a rule, and hence they have made goods with better relative economy and made better goods, and in the main have sold them for better prices. In regard to tbe labor ques tion, Mayor J. F. Hanson of Macon, Ga., a very large mill owner and an impartial gentlenfan, has said to mo in a recent interview: "The labor ques tion is the most ;impoiant factor in determining the relative advantages of the two sections. Massachusetts mill owners run but 58 hours a week, while the running time'in the South, except, perhaps, in Virginia, is from. IV hours per day up. Granting that the "labor of Massachusetts is the more skilful, and her mill 's management 4" is more efficient, -she cannot overcome the difference of , eight to twelve hours extra running time per week in South ern mills. j This difference will disappear in time, and nothing would hasten so effectually the reduction of Time or the increase of wages in the South as the building of a few large cotton mills. I believe that a half dozen new mills of 40,000 spindles each would advance the price .or cotton mill labor in the South 10 to 15 per cent. In time we shall have labor organizations that will demand and secure proper legislation for tho protection of our cotton mill labor. I don't see how Massachusetts will long compete suc cessfully with the South in cotton manufacturing under her laws, as against ours.- The ml vantage of our position in this respect is an evil, and it consists in what is wrung from our labor." The consensus of opinion seems to be that under existing laws controlling the running of mills the advantage, certainly in the manufacture of goods not requiring skilled labor, is etrongly with the South. I believe, however that it will be many years before there will be an abandonment of our mills, as my confidence in the skill and energy of our New England work men convinces me that finer products will take the place of the coarse yarns and cloths nftw drifting Southward. It is most unfortunate that laws regu lating the hours of labor and kindred matters are local in their nature, and that the solicitude of Massachusettsfor her laboring population places her at a disadvantage in competition with other States. - An Invitation Declined. The Vanderbilt Benevolent!Associa- tion, of Charleston, S. C, have exten ded an invitation to the Washington correspondents tp visit Greenville on May 23 to witness the decoration of the grave of the Rev. R. N. Welh?, D. D., of the M. E. Church, South. The committee in charge of the excursion have been compelled to decline the in vitation as the party will not leave Washington tot the South uatij May 27. NO 1. JEFFKHSON DAVIS'S MONUMENT. Vetcran-'Camps to Make Collections on June 3d. Richmond, V a., April 4.- At a meet ing of the board of directors of the Jefferson Davis Monument Asso ciation a resolution was" adopted asking the president of tho association to communicate, without ueiay, camps of Confederate veterans other organizations throughout with and the South requesting "them to arrange in such manner as may best suit their views to make collections on June 3d next, the birthday of the Confederate president, for the pu'rtHise of erei-tius in this city a monument to his mem ory. - : j Aged Miiilsterlaiul Young C.lrt M irry. Lynchbvko, Va.; April .4.-Pr. George W. Carter, of Portsmouth, a well known Methodist minister, aged about 75 years, and Miss Virginia ... .. ; r , , . . rri . o W4..4 ntatham, ttaugnier oi -monm . ham, of this city, about zi.yoarH i WoctsJiirrn rti tlm after- noon train yesterday, with the avbwed purpose of getting married . Applica tion was made here to two Methodist mill iKfor to officiate, but on account of an ecclesiastical bar they were Dolled to decline. It is this disj rotu- (arity of turn 'that has occasioned great sur - prise among the friends of both purlieu nlValr Tim lnarriart IOOIv lUMt O at tho home of Dr. W. P. Carr, n noli; IUU V in-law of the groom. Dr. Carter w as a colonel in the civil war. LIST OF PATENTS Granted to Southern inventory last wrfr-li ; B. J. Best, Shine, N. C, Stout e-en- graving machine. A. II. . Cole, .Newport; es, Y'. - par- Weather-strin. W. P. Martin, Salem, i. o lntton. C. J. Mellin, Richmond, "Va., C uin- pound engine. J. Per fater, Christiansbitrg, "yCiit-iofk- Va., G. Vyne, North Wilkcsboroiigh, N. C.T Nut-lock. F. P. White, Shallotte, N. Hame-hook. C, . A Judges' Contest. Raleigh. N. C Charles A. Cook called on Gov, Carr and asked if J utlgo Meares had accepted Governor (parr's commission. He was informedj that he had done so. At noon Judge Cook left for home in Warrcnton. He) then said that ho had found that Judge Meares had been -commissioned and sworn in and 'had been informed by the Governor, that he was duly quali fied. Judge Cook said it was now a matter for tho court, to settle a ud that lfo would hot go to Charlotte. Judge Cooke has applied for and obtain ed permission, from tho Attorney. General to bring an. action in q'iJ( warranto'to try the title to tho jtidge- shin. Jiido-e Meares will hold court . i - in Mecklenburg without contest. A llaby With Two Heads. Columbus, Ga., April 5. A freak of nature iu the shape of a two-headed bahv was born here several night ago. The mother, a colored woman named Martha Johnson, resides in a two-jroom house on Seventh street, between Third and Fourth avenues. Tho baby has two heads which are supported by-orio neck, the back of the two heads being joined together in one, so to p'cak. A Chinese CT5?om is the throwing into the ocean of thousands of piece r;f paper when friends aro abotkt to- sail away. Each piece bears written on lt-a prayer. Trom recent developments -. it Is claimed that Leadvillo's gold belt has been as yet hardly touched upon;. It is said to have an extent of three imles by ten. i , TIieBest SEWING MACHINE MADE i WE OR OTJIt DEAI.EUS can well you machines cheaper than yon can Set elsewhere. The BEW IIO.TIE i onr beat, bat we make cheaper kind, neb a the CLI7IAX, IDEAL aDd other HUh Arm Fall Nickel Plated Sewing Machines for $1 5.00 and up. Call on our tgent or write u.! V want your trade. tjzA if ariee. crm kuuMare aeaii'ng will win, wej will have It. We challenge the world to produce a BETTER $50.00 Sewing inachlne for $50.00, or a better $20. Sewing Machine for $20.00 then you can buy Trom na, or onr Agenta. THE FEW HOME SEWIKG KnCEIEE CO. Obaxox. XiM. Bonn. Mam. tt Vrzt BoAnkU. V. FOR SALE BY GAINEY & JORDAN, Dunn, 2jT. 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