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HORRIBLE MURDER.
A. Xvlan and His Vife Held up by
Robbers.
Chas. Kaiser, Jr., and his wife
Emina, while driving alon i
lonely road near Norristown, Pa.
Wednesday night, were held up
by two highwaymen. Mrs
Kaiser wy shot through the head
and instantly - killed and her
husband wounded The robbers
secured a quantity of money and
jewelry and escaped.
The police authorities of
Bridgeport and Norristown were
notified and the whole surround
tng country is aflame with in
dignatiou and horror.
The Philadelphia authorities
have joined in the chase for the
men and detectives have been
placed at every railroad station
where they are like to be caught.
A squad of mounted policemen
is scouring Montgomery county.
Kaiser and his wife were both
about 28 years of are. They
went to Norristown about six
nonths ago Irom Manheim,
Lancaster county, and did a
thriving business at their store.
WOMAN BLOCKED
THEIR ESCAPE.
Wli-K OF THE JAILER AT WOOD
STOCK FOILS A PLOT OF THK
PRISONERS.
Tlie prisoners confined in the
county jail at Woodstock, Va.,
mde a desperate attempt last
Saturday niht to gain their
iberty. Jailer Weiiger has been
confined to his bed several
weeks, and in the meantime
Chief of Police Gearing has ass
sisted in the care of the prisons
ers. baturday mgnt aoout b
o'clock Gearing went to prepare
the prisoners for the night.
While attempting to lock them
in their respective cells he was
struck on his head by one of
them and was stunned.
The men then made a rush for
the stairway, .but Mrs. Weuger,
hearing the noise, and knowing
something was amiss, hurriedly
locked the door leading from
the stairway to the kitchen.
When they saw they were baf
fled by a woman they rushed for
the open court, which is inclosed
by a high wall. Mrs. Wenger
went to the street and called for
assistance, and the men were
hustled back to their cells. They
had made the attack on Police-,
man Gearing with a piece of a
chair which they had demolish
ed tor the purpose.
Editor J. E. Montgomery, of Marshall
(111. 1 Democrat, states that for many
years, he suffered untold agony from
lvspep.sia. At last lie begau to take
Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and by the time
lie used six bottles, he was as well as
ever. Cures others, will cure you.
Biyan's Horoscope.
As an infant he kicked vigor
ously, and the doctor bet 16 to 1
lie would be President.
When his school teacher heard
him maice a speecn at six years
he predicted then and there he
would be Pr sklent.
When lie went hunting at ten
yjar. and killed sixteen ducksit
one shot the neighbors declared
with one voice he would be Pres
iicut. When he ran awav from
school and spent the whole day
fishing his mother did not whip
him, for she saw therein a certain
sign that he would yet be Presis
dent. Atlanta Constitution.
1 1 What Fools these Mortals be."
If McKinley is elected Presi
dent the Rev. John Oiler, a Bap
tist minister, of Loalton, UI110,
will preach a sermon with his
coat, vest and trousers turned
wrong s de out. If Bryan is
elected Davis Armstrong, Jr., a
coal operator, will attend church
with his apparel reversed to hear
the Rev. Mr. Oiler's sermon.
Such was the agreement made
there.
People never appreciate a
good thing until thay have lost
it Hold fast to the Park Fair.
A Bad Freight Wreck.
ounaay mgnt a treight train
on the Norfolk & Western Road
O 1 ... . . .
was wrecked near Zuni Station
Va. The accident is said to
have been caused by the break
ing of the axle of one of the for
ward cars. Twelve of the cars
were thrown down an embank
inent and very badly knocked to
pieces. Several ot them had
their trucks torn completely off.
Some of the cars were leaded
witn cattie, but none were in
jured. Ellis Wilson, of Peters
burg, a colored brakeman on the
train, was caught under the
wreck and killed. His body wa
horribly mangled. The track
was torn up for some distance,
and all trains were more or less
delayed. A track was built
around the wreck so that trains
could be run until the main line
was opened.
Taken to Louisburg.
James Moore, a white man,
sou ot ex-bherilt Aloore. ot
Franklin county, N. C, was
taken Tuesday to Louisburg to
be tried for murdering a negro
named Jackson at a barbecue in
hat county some two months
ago. Both men were drunk ana
the killing was the result of a
Russell-Dockery discussion. It
will be remembered that after
the murder the colored people
ecame very much enraged and
troops had to be called out to
protect the prisoner from lynchs
ng. No trouble is now antici
pated.
While thoroueh in action, Ayer's
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Hanna's Hirelings.
Republican leaders admitted
to-day that detectives would be
here to work for their cause on
November 3rd. The men who
will work in this part ot the
State will arrive here some time
next week. They will be sent
to various parts of the district
the next day after their arrival.
Their mission is to force as
many men as possible to vote for
McKinley and Hobart. They
have been empowered to use any
scheme possible. They are re
quested to scare as many Demo
crats as possible away from the
polls. Richmond State, 22a1.
One Will be Baldheaded.
Two well known Richmond
men made a very peculiar agree
ment last night regarding the re
sult of the approaching election.
One of them proposed to the
other that he would bet his hair
and whiskers that Bryan would
be victorious, and an agreement
to this effect was at once entered
1 . 1
into. No matter how me elec
tion goes one of the gentlemen
must have his head shaved and
his beard cut off. Richmond
Dispatch
Gun Goes Off
instantly when you poll the
trigger. So sickness may come
on suddenly. But it takes time
to load the gun, and it takes
time to get ready for those ex
plosions called diseases. Coughs,
colds, any "attack," whatever
the subject be, often means pre
ceding weakness and poor blood.
Are you getting thin? Is
your appetite poor Are you
losing that snap, energy and
vigor that make "clear-headedness
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Maj. Guthrie's Address.
The Populist Candidate for Governor Ui ges the
Populists to be True to Principal and to Vote for
no Goldbug. A Protest Against Destroying the
Principle of a Non-Partisan Judiciary.
To the People s Party Voters of
Wiil you now, on the eve
nag and the principles you profess to love? Will you
lured into the camp ot Mark
ed? I refuse to believe it and will not be convinced to the
contrary until your votes shall be counted and returned. Will
you take the earnest advice, and listen to this last appeal of
him whom you honored with your confidence at our last State
convention by nominating me as your choice for the office of
Governor? Will you fail to vote for EACH AND EVERY
elector on the Bryan Presidential ticket? Will you vote for a
gold-bug to represent you in the next Congress of the United
States? Will you throw away your votes for a Congressman
upon Populist "decoys" in the Filth and Ninth Congressional
districts and thereby help to elect gold-bugs instead of free
silver Congressmen in those districts? Will you vote for mem
bers of the General Assembly pledged to support Senator
Pritchard or any other gold bug Republican for a seat in the
Senate of the United States?
TlKse are questions of vital importance to us as a political
party which you can only answer with your ballots and your
personal influence. I beg, I beseech, I implore you, as you
love your party and the principles you profess, and which We
have taught the people are based upon the sound principles of
patriotic constitutional government, stand in this crisis by the
principles and teachings of the People's Party , or else prepare
yourself to see your party go to pieces and become a by-word
and a reproach among men.
Have you forgotten so soon the principle laid down at our
State Convention only two years ago, relating to a non partisan
judiciary? Are you mindful of the fact that if you vote for
Col. Douglass for Supreme Court Judge you will do so in direct
violation of that principle, and give to the Republican Party
three members out of five of the Supreme court justices? Will
you do it? If by your votes you elect Col. Douglass, a Repub
lican, instead of Hon. A. C. Avery, the sitting member of the
Supreme court, and thereby give the Republicans a majority of
the Supreme court, then, let every People's Party man in North
Carolina hang his head in shame and never again advocate a
non-partisan judiciary. There is only one Superior court
judge to be voted for at this election, and he is to fill a vacancy
in the Fifth Judicial district, where I myself, reside. No
People's Party lawyer has been nominated for that office. My
neighbor, friend and fellow-townsman, Mr. James S. Manning,
of Durham, is the Democratic candidate for that office. I know
Mr. Manning to be a learned lawyei of many years' practice,
and a gentleman of integrity and high personal character. His
opponent is the Republican clerk of Caswell county. Unless
you are to renounce the wholesome principle of a non parti
san judiciary, I ask you to vote for Mr. Manning and see to it
that his name is on your ticket, or if not, scratch Mr. Spencer
Adams and put itth.re. Let me caution you to be careful to
read the names on your tickets before they are put into the
ballot boxes.
My People's Party friends, think on these things, and before
U is too late ask yourselves the question, What is the right
thing for me to do? Then, knowing what is right, have the
manhood to go to the polls next Tuesday and do the right thing,
honestly and fearlessly. I beg to assure you as to my personal
candidacy for Governor, it gives me little concern what the
result as to my own election or defeat may be; but the future
status of the People's Party in North Carolina, and the right
decision of the vital questions of governmental policy, State and
National, involved in this political contest, cause me thedeep
est anxiety. As you love your country, your neighbors, your
families, and your dearest interests, and would restoie prosper
ity and happiness to the whole people, show yourselves as pa
triotic at the polls next Tuesday as all true Populists have
heretofore professed to be. Let us show to the world that we
are not a gang of professional office-seekers, but a band of polit
ical patriots, moved to action by love of country .and a propee
conception of the duties and responsibilities, as well as thr
privileges of American citizenship. Holy writ and human
experience both alike teach us that "a tree is known bv its
fruits," and "a man's acts speaks louder than words." Let us
prove onr political faith by our political acts.
WM. A. GUTHRIE.
Durham N. C, Oct 27th, 1896.
Storm in New Orleans.
A special from New Orleans
says a severe rain, wind and
thunder storm, which passed
over New Orleans Wednesday
caused one death and did other
damage. The lightning, which
was very heavy, struck five
houses. A large number of
trees were blown down, and
houses were unroofed.
A Duel in Georgia.
Wednesday last at Maysville,
about twelve miles from Augusta
Ga., Henry Norvell shot and
killed Dr. Rose in an impromptu
duel with shot guns. The shoot
ing was the result of a quarrel
which occurred some time ago.
Norvell was also badly wounded
in the shoulder.
It is hoped no Populist will
scratch the Democratic electors
in this State. Every one.' who
does it, will cast half a vote for
McKinley.
Merchants and traders, bear in
mind that all exhibitors will be
allowed the privilege ef selling
and delivering goods during the
Fair. Now is your opportunity
to secure space. Don't neglect it.
,
North Carolina:
of the election, desert our party
be aK
Hanna and politically
siaugliter-
What Ails Him?
, The Baltimore Herald has got
i hold of a new Western fable. A
man
in lutuana swallowed a
T-.-l? 11 1
potato bug and fearing the in
sect would harm him, took a dose
of Paris green to kill the bug
ine net aid does not seem to
know what to make of it, and is
away off on its interpretation
with regard to the business of
the foolkiller. The true expla
nation is this: The man in In
diana was a gold delegate to
Chicago. The potato bug was
the Democratic platform and
nominees, ihe dose of Paris
green was Palmer and Buckwer.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Longest Bridge.
Ihe longest bridge in the
world is the Lion bridge, near
baugong, China. It extends c V
miles over an area of the Yellow
sea, and it is supported by 300
huge stone arches. The roadway
is 70 feet above the water and is
enclosed in an iron net-work.
Blood is Life.
It is the medium which carries to
every nerve, muscle, organ and fibre
its nourishment and strength. If the
blood is pure, rich and healthy you
will be well; if impure, disease will
soon overtake you. Hood's Sarsapa
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Hood's Pills are easy to take, easy to
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A MISER'S LOSS-
The Savings of Years in An Old
flair Truak Stolen.
Mr. William lies, a prominent
and miserly Ctrmer, who lives
near Auriiiou Springs, Halifax
county, Xortli Carolina, was
robbed of J305 in cash Sunday
morninir. .Mr. lies kept his
hard-earned cash in an old-fash
ioned hair-top trunk in the
hous . Su -day morning, while
Mr. lies was at breakfasl, the
royue. evidently one familiar
with the premises, entered the
room in which the treasure was
kept, secured the trunk, and then
made off to an old field, where
the trunk was broken open and
rifled of its contents.
Mr. lies has been saving up
this money for years, aud a good
portion of it was in 5, 10 and
$2o gold pieces. Mr. lies had
denied himself many ot the
comforts ot life in order to lay
by something for old age, which
is fast creeping upon him. The
rogue was barefooted, and his
tracks were found in the cotton
field near the town. A negro
was arrested on suspicion, and
his tracks, without shoes, closely
resembled those left by the thief.
The evidence was not sufficient,
however, to justify the trial jus
tice in sending him on, conse
quently he was released.
DEATH OF EX-SPEAKER C. F.
CRISP.
In the death of Charles Fred
crick Crisp, ex-Speaker of the
National House of Representa
tives, the State of Georgia loses
one of its most foremost citizens
aud the country at large an able
egislator. Mr. Crisp was a na
tive of England, but nearly all of
his life was speut in Georgia,
which State he loved and never
seemed to tire of working for its
interest. Aithough not a native-
born American no one ever
thought of doubting his Aniers
canism, and in patriotism he
yielded to no man. As Judge or
egislator he was held in high
esteem, and there is not a single
member who served with him in
Congress who will fail to sympa
thize deeply with those he loved,
.i 1 1 1
or tnemseives mourn nis iuss.
Had he lived he would have
been sent to the United States
Senate from Georgia, a position
for which he was eminently fitted
and one with which the State of
Georgia would have been glad to
have honored him.
PI is death is, therefore, all the
more touching because it came
at a time when he was on tne
eve of realizing a hope which he
hid cherished for years. In all
the relations of life Mr. Crisp
was a manly man, and his couns
try aud State, as well as the
Democratic Party, has sustained
severe loss in his untimely
death. Norfolk Virginian.
Guthrie Vs. Ayer.
All honest Populists should
heed the solid advice of Maj
Guthrie. He says to them
"Don't stultify yourselves by
voting for a free silver President,
and then tie his hands by voting
for a gold-bug Congressman."
What does Aver say? "Do
not discuss principles," and
game of politics is being played.
Vote to elect Settle, Linney,
Pearson and White, four gold
bugs, to Congress vote to make
the Supreme court partisan by
giving the Republicans the con
trol; vote for me."
Which advice will the Popu
lists take?
Destroyed by Fire.
The planing mill of the Garys
burg Manufacturing Company
atGarysburg, N. C, was burned
to the ground Monday morning,
The fire originated from sparks
from the fire box of the boiler
which had been left opened
The loss is estimated at between
$6,000 and $8,000.
EES THROWERS ARRESTED
But, at the Request of Bryan
Were Released.
Chauncey Foster and L. J.
Hauchett, two of the four stu
dents of the Metropolitan Busi
ness College accused of having
thrown eggs at r. J. Bryan jand
Mrs. Bryan, during the parade at
Chicago Tuesday, were arrested.
The boys are the sous of wealthy
iamihes, and each is seventeen
years of age. Later iu the day
Foster and Hauchett confessed to
the Chief of Police that they had
thrown the eircs. They made
the excuse that the act was a
school boy freak.
W'hen Mr. Bryan heard of the
arrest he addressed the following
letter to Thos. Gahen, chairman
of the Democratic County Com
mittee, regarding the matter:
"I wish you would ask for the
release of the boys arrested for
throwing the eggs. I am sure it
was an act of thoughtlessness
and their arrest has doubtless
been a sufficient lesson to them
and to others."
Late iu the afternoon the
Chief of Police was compelled
to release the two young prisons
ers as after Mr. Bryan had writ
ten his letter asking for their
release it was evident that there
would be no prosecution if the
prisoners were arraigned.
Before the prisoners had been
released word was received from
both families saying that the law
could take its course, as no part
in the defense would be taken
by any of their relatives.
Aiterwards both young men
were expelled from college.
McKinley Still For The
Force Bill.
When lie was a member of
Congress, McKinley voted for
the Force bill. During the pres
ent campaign, some ex-Demo
crats are supporting him for
J A. G
President, aud they have been
proclaiming that if elected, he
would veto a Porce bill. In or
der to test this, Mr. Harby, of
New York, tried to persuade Mr.
McKinley to say he would oppose
a Force bill for the South. He
ailed, and writes the story of
lis failure to the New Orleans
Democrat. Of course h-i failed.
McKinley never yet gave the
South anything but cheap words,
aud only then whtu he was beg
ging Southern votes. If Mcs
Kinley is elected, he will make
every Democrat who voted for
him or those decoy candidates,
Palmer and Buckuer, regret it to
the last day of his life. lix.
When you take Simmons Liver Reg
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for Malaria !e sure to note how well it
works, and how quickly you find your
selves improved in health and spirit.
"I was induced to try Simmons Liver
Regulator, and its action was quick
and thorough. It imparted a brisk and
vigorous feeling. It is an excellent
remedy." J. R. Hiland, Monroe. Iowa.
Slaveholders and Goldbugs.
Wendell Phillips, the great
anti-slavery orator, once said
that slaveholders always avoided
the use of the word slavery
They were ashamed of the in
iquity and so gave it a softer
name. With them it was the
"peculiar institution. co it is
with the goldbugs. They are
ashamed to say they stand for
gold money. They always speak
of their iniquity as "sound
money or "nonest money.
a
Evansville Courier.
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A WORD WITH WEN.
The people of Kluabeth City, as
well as visitors froui the surrounding
country, will find on 1-caring .sticet,
one door from Water street, the retail
Liquor, Cigar aud Tobacco store, under
the efficient aud popular muiugement
of Messrs Kichard Herry ami Kdgar
Shannon who have recently purchased
the business of J. U. Brockett.
This establishment, which has be
come a favorite with people who appre
ciate pure wines aud liquors, fine
chewing tobacco and fragrant cigars, is
argcly patronized and retarded as
thoroughly reliable. The best of order
is maintained, the service is prompt
and courteous, the goods sold are of
tlie best and prices reasonable.
Messrs. Kerry & Hhaunou are affable
gentlemen, who study to please and
never fail in this particular. They have
a large country and river trade and fill
promptly all orders, whether delivered
in person or by mail, guaranteeing sat
isfaction with the quality and price of
their goods. Call to see them, or ad
dress all orders to Ukkrv & Shannon,
lihzabeUi City, N.C., and get the best.
S. H. Mnrrell,
The Old Reliable
Sail Maker.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C,
can be found at his old stand at the
Short bridge, over James Spires store,
Zimmerman Hall.
i
Canvas Furnished
at Factory Prices.
Awnings, Tents and Flags a
bpecialty.
All orders by mail promptly attend
ed to. Old Canvass bought and sold.
. O. Box 132, Elizabeth City, N. C.
For Sale.
Several Houses and
Lots in Edenton.
One residence on Church St.
Six on Queen street.
One on Court street.
Two stores on Broad street.
Will sell either or all on easy
terms.
Apply to
J. W. SPRUILL,
Edenton, N C.