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PEOPLE WHO ADVERTISE la the Fisherman & Par mc ride in the Uand Wagon. The music is uot only heard, but MUSICIANS ARE SEES OF ANY T) r I IrPaji r Tv. Hit ltd In Hasteru Carolina.- ' f ,v - .t '. ...,? -r - Jl , r, ONE DOLLAR per Year, in Advance. ELIZABETH CITY, N C, FRIDAY, J ANURARY 8 (897 ESTABLISHED 1886 e-spaper of fine ZFirst District. r Jl c5M 2sT if I 4 if 1 If n 1 a You Have Tried ot 4- r..i-c .Now Try And if you don't get you don't pay a cent. Can we do moro ? .7. 0. MITCHELL, - Edenton, .K C. T. HORTON, Elizabeth City, N. C, Are our agents; goods left with them will receive prompt atten tion. i cn'nm r h Q v 1 Monuments arid Tombstones. ' Iu writing Rive some limit?as to price and state a.c:e of de- j 5 ceased. Larirest Stock ''-1 "" M ihgwjS? in the .South to select from. (Ivstablished 184S.) 150 to 163 P.ank St., Norfolk, a. ESTABLISHED 1886. The Most Reliable House 111 Norfolk. FEUERSTEIN & CO., s ViioLIvSALi; FISH COM :.ILSlOlSl a r it t r r Air m XEi: Or iiOANOKfc! DO Norfolk, Va. Quick Sales, Prompt Returns. llefereuces by Permission: City National Bank; R. (J. Dunn Mercantile Agency; Southern and Aiiasns Kxpress Co. We respectfully solicit a share ot ) our patronage. Stencils i u : islvecl on application. A. S. FOREMAN, Successor to J. R. Wyun & Co. Wholesale Fish Commission Merchants, No. Roanoke Dock. Norfolk, Virginia. Reference P. .nk of Co iimerce; R. G. Dunn Mer cantile Agency; Adams and Southern Vvpross Company, or any large busi 'V"!s firm in Norfolk. ESTABLISHED 1887- Ode SI IS-vos COMMISMOM ME ROHAN IS. Consiiriiiiu vats Solicited. 'Sicndls Furaislied. . T I 15 Nivison St, Norfolk, Va "! on Kn.rMtt't y 9 i- - :'- ryiVl .-3i! t-otarnwrs direct, fc .. 1 '- id Fertiliser , ::!-?iiSJ fii'i2 etttie Lowest Wholetwik J 4Nlwb . trices. jvrfcm. for Unm. Gotte n and Peansta, at 813.50 Tracin Crops and Potatoes 14.0 O .f TJbacco and Fruits 15.00 - Mnrir.s of Potash, Kainit, Sulphate Potaau. Bum '.Jive, Niti-ra 8 via. in large and email quantities. Send o 2c Btampn f.tr circ'a w. S. POWELL Of CO. e utilizer Xdanufactarera. Ualtimore JU DOUBLE HANGING HT NORFOLK. CHAS. WILLIAMS AND WM. DOWNING PAYS THE PEN ALY FOR THEIR CRIME. EOTH FOPx MURDER. The Second Double Hang ing in the city of Norfolk. NChas. Williams, the murderer of George Bess, and William Downing, the murderer of Emma Lane, both crimes being the most cold blooded iu the history of Norfolk, were hanged in the jail yard of that city at 8:18 Tuesday morning. The march to the scaffold be gan at 8:o3. The condemned men, escorted by the officers and their spiritual advisers, showed no sign of weakness. Williams seemed the most af fected and his eyes glittered with an unnatural light, but the tread of both men was firm and -they were apparently not as much affected as some who stood by. The men reached the top of the scaffold at 8:14 o'clock. They were seated,' Downing on the first trap and Williamson the second. Sergeant Lawler asked them in turn if they had anything to say. The answers were inaudible Downing said : "Mr. Lawler, let me pray,', and the opportunity was given him. Williams answer was: "I have nothing to say now. Ask all my friends to pray for me." The black cap was adjusted at at 8:16 precisely. Sergeant Lawler adjusted the noose around Williams' neck. Constable Jack son, of Portsmouth, did the same duty for Downing. The space between the final adjustment of Williams noose and the moment that Sergeant Lawler sprung the trap was almost infinitesimal. The drop fell at 8:18. The two bodies shot through the trap as quick as a flash. Down ing's body quivered from head to foot like an aspen leaf. Wil liams' writhed convulsively, He died harder than Downing. Just eight minutes after the drop fell Dr. Haker, the physi cian to the jail, felt the pulseless wrist of the inanimate and mo tionless bodies, and pronounced both men dead. Don't worrv. Don't run iu dept. Don't trifle with jour health. Don't try experiments with medicines. Don't waste time and money on worthless compounds. Don't be persuaded to take a substitute for Ayer's sarsaparilla It is the best of blood purmers. ABOUT COTTON. It is interesting to read the re port of the special agent of the Agricultural Department on the cotton crop, and the consumption of the staple in 1895 by the south ern States. According to the re port the crop was 7,161,094, the value of which was $23,358,856, and the average area required for the production of one bale was 2.82 acres were required, and in some others over font acres w;re necessary to produce one bale. The number of bales consumed by Southern cotton mills during the year was 875,835, North and South Carolina and Georgia be ing the chief consumers. South Carolina seems to have used the greater number of bales during the year than any other Southern State, the number being 257,700 The report also shows that Texas raised. -.more cotton than any other State. That crop be ing 1,905.337 hales -Georgia and Mississippi produced over a million of bales each, while South Carolina made 764,700 bales and Alabama 683,916 bales. These figures both as to con sumption and amount ofcrop produced were collected with the greatest care and are absolutely correct. Virginian. The Washington Star says that the report that the story of Maceo's death was circulated by the Cubans themselves in order to facilitate then leader's escape is calculated to arouse-in Gener al Weyler'smind the suspicion that he is not the only Munch" ausen on the island. BABY'S the x-rays used successfully in a surgical operation: A pioneer Roentgen ray sur gical operation was performed by Dr. P. W. Zimmer, of Roches ter, N. Y., Dec. 27th. A child 22 months old swallow ed a penny sixteen days ago. A radiograph was taken a week ago and the coin, approximately lo cated on the oesophagus. A pro longed attempt was then made by ordinary means to extract the coin, but without success. It was finally determined to use the fluoroscope during the oper ation, the observer directing the movements from his observation of the coin as it appeared of the fluoroscope screen. Thin boards were placed ac ross two boxes and the patient was placed under the Crookes tube. The observer placed him self beneath, and with the use of the new metallic screen of-inch mesh definitely located the coin. The tube was then placed under the patient and Dr. Zimmer proceeded to grasp the coin under the direction of the observer. The attempt was highly suc cessful, the coin being safely re moved after slipping once or twice from the forceps. The patient was placed under . ether, and the observer saw every move ment of the forceps. The child is now out of danger. White House Etiquette. IOW THE OUTGOING HONORS THE IN COMING PRESIDENT. The etiquette between the out going and iucoming President, says the Ilhtstaied American, is exact and rigid. Mr. McKin ley will go to the White House aud drive to the Capitol, simply a citizen, sitting by the side of President Cleveland. On the way to the Capitol the President lifts his hat to the cheering crowds occasionally, although the new man does most of the bowing. But coming back he keeps his hat on, having then exchanged places with the sim ple citizen who drove down sit ting on his right and President of the United States. On the return to the White House a luncheon is given by the outgo ing to the incoming President, at which the first named is host and the guests are the members of the two Cabinets and their families. When this is over the outgoing President takes his leave, the incoming President es cortiug him to the door of the mansion. But this may not be the last time he enters it. On every occasion that an ex Pres ident visits Washington his first obligation is a call at the White House. He is immediately re ceived, no matter how much eu gaged the President may be The head usher acts as his escort, and he is paid more personal artftitinn than anv attest who ever enters the house. Coal A dav would keeo vour rooms warm in winter. But that rm-tK ctrttr tit- 11 foam on I V H twenty-five Hence, discomfort and misery. A certain amount of fat, turned daily, would keep your body warm and healthy. But your digestion is bad, and you don't get it from ordinary fat food. Hence you are chilly, you catch cold easily, you have --. rf-i c -a rA Rrww.rsi while 18! VUWAIU T t pneumonia, broncnitis, or con sumption finds you with no re sistive power. Do this. Burn better fuel. Use SCOTTS EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil. Appetite and digestive power will revive j and soon a warm coating of good flesh will protect the vital organs against the cold and the body against disease. Two sizes, 50 cts. and $1.00 Book free for the asking. SCOTT & BOWNE, Kew York. PENNY FROM A THROAT 1 50 lbs of SWFFTjy FIRE. Nashville, Tenu., Visited by Disastrous Flames. LOSS 1,000,000 DOLLARS TERRIFIC WIND FANNED THE FLAMES INTO A FURY, DESTROYING MANY BUILD. NGS. Fire broke out at 1 1 o'clock Saturday night at Nashville, Tenn., and at 2 o'clock Sunday morning Lebeck Bros.' whole- sale and retail drvoods: Grimes. n,Ji. 1 dealers, and the public market, haviug an area of a bloclc and a half, were totally destroyed. 1 he fire is undoubtedly the most disastrous in the ci .y's his tory and the loss will reach into the millions. The fire originated iu the second story of Lebeck ros. and spread westward. Soon after the fire begun a terrific wind arose Trom the southwest, which fanned the flames into a lury. The City Hall and markethouse, which is located opposite the ruined build ings, caught from sparks and was very seriously damaged. Burns & Co., harness manu facturers, 011 Market street, in rear of Lebeck Bros., caught and was totally ruined. The total loss is estimated at $1,000,000. Human Nature in Every Way. From Council Bluffs, Iowa, comes a story that illustrates several phases of human nature. In that city, the other day, a man who is very poor and who is likely to remain so, owing to the fact that an accident has de prived him of both of his arms, found a large roll of greenbacks. The money lay iu the gutter, and the finder could almost hear it bet; him to pick it up. This, on the account of his misfort une, he could not do, so he quietly kicked the treasure into shadow of a building aud tried to think out a safe method of transferring it to his lamentable empty pock et. Possibly a deduction as to Western views regarding prop erty rights might be drawn by a cynic from the circumstance that the man does not seem to have thought of returning the money to its owner, through the police or otherwise, while he de clared afterward that he did not ask the assistance of any one of several persons who passed by for fear lest the strauger should rescue the money for himself and not for the helpless discover er. At last a small bootblack sauntered by, aud the man con cluded to take chances. With a fine pretense of having just dropped the bills, the man gruffly ordered the younster to assist him. The boy comprehended the sit uation at a glance, seized the lit tle fortune, took to his heels, and, easily distancing his angry pur suer, vanished permanently from the scene. Ex. A special from Havana, Jan. I st, to the Impartial says that fiftysone men, comprising the filibustering expedition recently landed upon a deseit key by the steamer Three Friends, have been drowned. The men were hastily put ashore on a barren is land after the Three Friends had been pursued by Spanish gunboats, with which the filibus tering steamer had an exchange of shots, and the cargo of arms and ammunition, provisions, &c , on board the steamer, was also landed with the n:: u. The Three Friends, being closely pur sued by Spanish war vessels, was compelled to put the men ashore on this barren island, or take them back to the United States, and it was in making the at" tempt to leave the island, the dispatch says, that they were drowned. The dispatch also says 360 rifles, which the filibus ters had with them, we're lost iu the sea. A FIRE FIEND AT WORK. two sioiiEs nunxEiy AT WJJjL I A MS TO 3T. FLAMES SPREAD FAST. The Fire the Work of an Incendiary. The fire fiend again visited the little town of Williamston, N.C., Tuesday morning. The fire was in the brick block of two stores owned by J. R. Mobly, and oc ?upiea DyA. J. iuizei; groceries -11 a y m t" a bar, and F.K. Hodges, toy zzjzc vitn oyster saioua m xeux. tv . 1.. The fire originated in the Mizel store and is supposed to be .of an incendiary origin. The flames spread rapidly to the other store, entirely consuming both. The building was situated in the heart of the business portion of the town, and it seemed almost impossible to save the remain der, but by the heroic efforts of the citizens the fire was gotten under control and confined to the two buildings named. The loss is as follows : J. R. Mobley, two stores $3,000, fully covered by insurance; A. J. Mizel, stock $2,. 000, insurance $1,000; F. K. Hodges and H. Cowan, loss $150, 110 insurance. FITZSIMMONS SIGHS TO FIGHT JIM CORBETT ON THK 17TH OF MARCH. Bob Fitzsimmons is matched to fight Jim Corbett for a purse of $15,000 and a side bet of $5, 000 on March 17th., Fitzsim mons signed the articles Monday afternoon at Taylor's hotel, Jer sey City. Corbett signed them three weeks ago. Dan Stuart, of Dallas, Texas, who made the match and claims to be able to pull it off, was present. There are two reasoable things -which everybody should do: take good care of one's health; and if lost, regain it quick ly, aud lo this evA-body will agree. And there are. a great multitude of peo ple who are agreed that for both pur poses Simmons Liver Regulator is the best helper."! am troubled with tor pid liver and nothing gives relie sof quick like Simmons Livr Regulator" R. R. Strange, Lake City, la. A Deadly Duel. A special from Sumter, S. C, says: " I nomas Kiiame ana Ralph Deschamps, of Panola, met at the house of H. D. Rhame Sunday night and became in volved in a personal difficulty, and Rhame drew a revolver and began shooting at Deschamps, who drew his revolver and re turned the fire. Rhame was mortally wounded and died. Ralph Deschamps fled immes diately and left his horse and buggy and has not been heard from since. It is believed that he was seriously injured aud has since aiea. A Handsome Present, Mr R P. Schilling, the foreman of the Norfolk aud Southern railroad, on returning to Berkley, was the recipient of a very handsome lamp and easy chair, donated by the employes as a token of their high esteem for him. Engineer W. A. Ellington made the presentation speech in his cordial humorous way. Mr. Schilling responded in a few well chosen words to su '.tthe occasion, and after thank ing the donors for their unbound ed generosity towards him he concluded by wishing them all the compliments of the season. Virginian. 00 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh cure is the only positive cure known to the medical profession. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a con stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direct ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Sold by druggists, 75c Toledo. O. Hall's Family Pills are the best. MURDERED BY A SERGEANT INDIGNATION ONER THE ' KILLING OF A CITIZtCN OI-SHENANDOAH, VA. A Woodstock (Va.) special to the Richmond Dispatch says On Wednesday of last week John M. Sibert, a constable living at New Market, in this county, hav ing a claim against a man by the name of Bowers, living nearOrk ney Springs, took C. G. Rice, Town Sergeant of that place, to assist him in making the claim They went to the home of Bow ers, who went with them to a neighbor to settle. Arriving at the neighbor's home and not finding him, Bow ers turned to go home. Sibert ordered him to stop, aud upon Bowers, refusing to do so, order ed Rice to shoot him, which Rice did. Warrants were issued for the arrest of Sibert and Rice for attempt at murder. Rice fled, but was captured at Staunton, and Sibert has been placed under bond to await de- velopments. Yesterday Bowers died in great agony, and Com monwealth Attorney Baker has ordered an autopsy. Consider able indignation is expressed in the vicinity of the tragedy. Bowers was a man of family and about 50 years of age. Bridegroom 103, Bride 101. A few days ago one thousand relatives and friends gathered at Round House, Ky., to witness the marriage of William Sexton, 103 years old, to Mrs. Wm. Coft, aged 101. The first Mrs. Sexton died sixty days ago, and Mr. Coft, died a few days later. The ceremony was preformed in a log house which Sexton helped to build ninty years ago, aud after the wedding the couple drove away in a carriage eighty three years old. The man and woman have known each other from childhood, and the marriage was suggested by their relatives. Train Wreckers Arrested. Ever since the wreck on the Seaboard Air Line near Raleigh, Tuesday night of last week, the road has had a white and colored detective at work on the case. Tuesday morning the negro de tective caused the arrest of two negro men. The . latter were taken by the police to the stations house, on suspicion. They are section hands of the Southern railroad and their arrest was made in the city limits. One of the detectives said two others arrests would quickly follow. One of the schoolboy reporters of the Journal called upon Mr. Bryan and asked him to answer the following question: What advice would you give to a boy dependent upon his own efforts and desirous of making a success of life?" He said: "I have only time for a brief answer. I would advise him to secure an education first. Under our public school system education is free, and he can find some one who will give him board and clothing for the assis tance he can give about a house. During the vacations he can work for wages. When his education is completed he should choose an occupation for which he has a taste, so that his work will be a pleasure. Any boy who is really anxious to do so can rescue an education, aud any man who has average ability can, with honesty and industry, make an average suc cess in life. The boy should remember that it is moreimj portant to win a good name than to secure great riches, and he should be as careful about his mental and physical develop, ment. When the body only is developed man is a brute; when body and mind only are devel oped man is a curse to society; when body, mind and heart are all fully developed, man is a blessing to himself and to his fellows." Atlanta Journal. THE COMMODORE SINKS. Goes Down While Bound to the Rescue of Shipwrecked Filibusterers. Three Friends' Crew Taken OIF RESCUED BY THE DAUNTLESS. THE MEN WERE IN A TERRI BLE CONDITION FROM EXPOSURE. A special from Jacksonville, Fla., dated Jan. 2nd, says: The steamer Commodore sank in twenty fathoms of water 20 miles northeast of Mosquito inlet at 5 o'clock this morning. All he men on board were saved and twelve of them reached Jack sonville to-night. The story of the accident as told by one of the men is as fol- ows: The steamer ciossed the St. John's bar at 2 o'clock Fri day afternoon, and at midnight was 100 miles down the coast. One of the men went into the iold for something and found it lalf filled with water. Great ex citement prevailed but the pumps were started and every one on board put to work bailing. The water gained steadily and at 3 oclock the steamer was de serted, R. A. Delgado taking command of one boat with eleven men in it, and Captain Murphy commanding the other. The boat is said to have been over- oaded with coal when it left here and it is when she ground ed on Commodore's point, in go imrdown the St. John's. Ste- phen Crane, the novelist, was on board and was in Captain Mur phy's boat. The Cubans here are disheart ened over the accident, especially as the Commodore was expected to carry the men left by the Three Friends on No Name key. W. A. Bisbee, owner of the Dauntless, received the follow ing from that key to-day: "The Dauntless rescued a large body of men and a cargo from No Name key. Many of the men were in a helpless condition. The Dauntless will wait and meet the Commodore and de liver the men and cargo to her. Will report as per signal seen at Miami and will return as soon as we meet the Commodore, probas bly Friday." This confirms the reports re ceived from Key West Friday night stating that the Dauntless was anchored off No Name key Friday afternoon taking out men and cargo. The Cubans here arc very much concerned over the report that many of the men are in a helpless condition. It is not be lieved that any of them were wounded when fired upon by the Spanish patrol boat off the Cuban coast, but that their con dition is the result of exposure on No Name key. The key is a deserted islana, and the men have had no protection from the weather for the past ten days. It is believed that those who are two weak to be taken on the Commodore will be brought to this port on the Dauntless. m m New Republican Daily. The Tribune, the new Repub lican daily newspaper, to be published at Raleigh will make its first appearance next Sunday. W. W. Haywood will be editor; and C. M. Kenyon, business manager. The Tribune will be in the race for the State printing. The Dolphin off for Florida ' The United States dispatch boat Dolphin left Washington Sunday for Jacksonville, Fla., under orders to assist in enfoic insr the neutrality laws. She is expected to make no stops en route, and should have reached her destination Wednesday. This paper for $i.ooa year. ASK lh weoTixl tmrm, vktiau of fcvar Kmm! piicn, bow Uy rtcowed health, cheerful (pints a4 good appetite; Uy wU tell y by ukiag SIMMON i ' - I'hPApcat, rnrt and nt Family Mi-iUrlue iu the World! ' - ' ' V ir.lA. CONSTIPATION, jMHHlic. K liKADACHK. Coflc. Ipre vMlW MOMACH. 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The people of Elizabeth City, as well as visitors from the surrounding country, will find on Fearing street, one door from Water street, the retail Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco store, under the efficient aud popular management of Messrs Richard Berry aud Edgar Shannon who have recently purchased the business of J. B. Crockett. This establishment, w hich has be come a favorite with people who approp riate pure wines and liquors, fine chewing tobacco and fragrant cigars, is largely patronized and regarded as thoroughly reliable. The best of order is maintained, the service is prompt and courteous, the goods sold arc of the best and prices reasonable. Messrs. Berry & Shannon are affable gentlemen, who study to please and never fail in this particular, riieynave a large country aud 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 Bkrkv & Shannon, Elizabeth City, N.C., and get the best. 500 Men WANTED -TO- Unload Schooners, A Good Job One that will last all Sum mer. To secure the job a nickle is required as a deposit of good faith. Apply at once to J. R. BERGERON, At the Palais, on Main Street. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Take advantage of the bad winter weather by readiug 1 you can, and be sure that a good newspaper, such as the Fishers man & Farmer, is among your collection of reading matter.
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