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' 1 ' : f. 7 : : -i i. . ' V . rm- mm fl . Ah r. rTMrl i:PnvnfmT I llbhUUiNyiUlOl rcEUHitu) srnx ieidat. I lo .. Kditor 1. VKILV i. --- i ' I FIUDAY. MAY 7th. 1807. J.r..J.VtrnVMriiRiANDTHElto'a nation I of large numbers - rwP;TUN GREEK. I 4 ; I' I A sad defeat has befallen the CJreek troops at the bands ot r . .i....... .ist. " " . - w ...J 'trous battle I Jiaiii, i lro : , , i (ireeks were ueieairi " i . . . , . wtln- ffln cn-at disorder, without military organization, without regard to aire, rank or sex. 1 m xmUo that animated the fritfht striekeii fugitives was Imw best to save I hindmost. Nothing in history Jf but the fameil I l.l,n riilmn rare of frightened r..'.r;iv..w fr.mi the American 'Hull' Kun. Matti is. the para- lb 1 of liull Kun, anl nun jiain t.r. fiirxnr of -Matti. and I . r:r..fi-m n.ut at Matti is the m - I ' r. tn tition of the history of Hull Tin. o.irallel is not com- ItlllK I nil it narts. In the scattered t quipmnts of ! war, in the riderless horses, in the mixture of sight seers in the 1Mll tTKl. 111 the mixture of debris of a muted j army, Hull Kuu and Matti aro partners in iiit.r- l.nt tlii-re is one iliver-l een ci: Lincoln at Washington was as much frightened as King (Jeorge of (Jreece, at li..rtc hut tin rabble at ......... . - i WntliJnftnn did luit CTV Ollt for .- - - . the iH'poi''" ,,r ,M 1,4 f',,IV ' I as the'Atheiiians did for King I (Jeorge. True it.i$, the unite House at W ashmgton was tillel . . It M. -.1.4. .,...'.,ll I witii niiiiiT IOU15US it in i i in i Vnnttire of Lincoln, and a . ,-.. I ( I they remained there feasting I & 'ii ........ ' I at their sweei mii moii larder of the bousehohl, until Irs. Lincoln ordered them out, preferringcaptutetohavingher preserves eat up by a mob of .. i i r:.i. i.t .w.M rougn.auii iriK,,l 1,1 11 rsVM" - I 1 1-., nt tlnMi. tin f ritrlltened I cuss McDowell, but they spared I L nele Abraham. Hut that Hull Hun victory mm m 1 a was an lnuex oi iue mmiun- m. al - ll.it.kiw.B di.fi at of the "Rebels'! as the at liettvslitirir was the . ' - filial seal of defeat. The an th. m nf tritimnh at Hull Hun was indeed the miserere of tin - - wiir anil was significant of (Jettvsburg. It made M war a dress parade, it produced over- weening contidence. it para- U-TI..1 snutbeni determination, tiruduced an underestimate of northern valor, and raised .mil fnfireil the false crv of northern iuferioritv in valor, fMidiirniin :md soldierlv nuali- ties. Hut northern success in our civil conflict, is not a pres- nt-o nf the ultimate defeat of the Geek. ' . Strange to say, most strange, "and pity 'tis true," Christian tbi arbiters of war in AiUI''f ww i'itt' fy .- the unequal conflict, winking - 1? 11 T..!. ...1... It .... I ai IIIC UllUiei IIIIK, IIU, ll llll- -v..n mi contradicted reports be true, is not partisan, and whose char had violated the laws of mercy alter for .purity and upright - and committed atrocities upon ness in the administration of unoffending men at which hu- public affairs is as unquestion t inanity is aghast j simply be- able as Caesar's wife. AWrth- cause they were 'followers. of tho religion of Christ. Human eves are blinded bv spectacle. , England, the de fender of Protestautism, the . main bulwark of Christianitv, with a ruler the model of every rescent Fit Everybody. . la tlx complete Crcscrat Hoe thnt b x Kcycle for evtryone ' oU cr youcj, Lirc cr snuH, huxy or lijhr. ch or poor. ! Crochets ire LJll whl coo- uUmlion h cvrry tody's . fwrxnts, &ri V ttz who buy Uh ccnsiicritiofi fjuy the Cmccct, I Ho HcycU ficr Clin tk S Cractnt rest itrorgcr or 5? iX xaort KvkfAkk. x.urrzr.:t v.iizelv.ckics C.ki7 llw York i i : 1 . . ; Christian virtue, sympathizing w.th firvcc?. (jia(istone, her ,rr.nt.Ut statesman, protesting " t ' tw nttitude of ins II J Vjj count rv. and yet British ships iiiuiujii , oi war wuii Mtuuvu - il. ..1 mttc nvi'r awing a feeble Christian coun try ami giving aid ami comfort and resources, and threatening material aid if necessary Sarely a just God will, in some va, hoh- alliance or concert, some .,.,rPii curse, some hidden - ' , . tlmnflcr in the stores of heav ; . . , on" for this unprecedented wrong, this greatest atrocity of the intn eentury. THE PO'-ITICAL TIDE. T1u iTiiiniriiml elections 111 I..., ... 1 Xorth Carolina are a signal tri UII1j,h for the Democrats. If it fles anvthintr. it means that the turn of the wave o nolitics is in : favor of that gram party that vas born with the ronstitution ana whose sou i.-iv,. shed liiore honor unon the ciuntrv tlfan all the Stantons mt John Hrowiis, Mortons and Hut h-rs out together. The drift of I . fublie sentiment as shown in the municijial elections in North Carolina oil Monday is for the Democratic Party. It is grati Ifvin" to us. It is ah oil year I-, 1- ( in politics,! and we have seen an the favorable sighs in an off lyear overturned toward the llonublicans and their allies in n rriKiiietiti:ii vear. now is that explained ? To our mind it shows this: that the pluto rr:rts.. limtieved ' men. COT - 3 - m i,.,rntiim mid trusts DOUr Ollt j - i iheir money m iiior ui ij'eo Republican partvin a Presnlen- tja v'ar, and let the people x. it ouf alone in an oft year, I .1 ti A. ll . 4 w 1 1 f ii Tin. i ii I iicrnis. me iiari nf tin iinTili. r:irrv" the dav. It - - - - 1 - l,-F J shows another and a dangerous .. . . i .. i -tit. nn-itiung: thaL comiiineu. weaun is often stronger than the people. Sometimes- a heroic Democrat like Vance of North Carolina, and Hickory Jackson, of Ten- i iii . i . . .: .. nessee, ieo me people iu iliui itw.n.rv-l inrnnrntinns. 1 r V A llll'IIV X 'V' ai a, - v a. - - - The great light in the future is t),e fight f combined corporate power on the one side, and the people on the other, and in that . i-m m M m -m m m mm light lioil iiiess the people, or ai is lost. mm- TH ELECTION MONDAY. I: it too much to hope for our town that it will follow the ex- ample set last wceK ny all the towns in the State that voted, by electing on Monday a boari of town commissioners tliat can look above party pie, and an competent! to administer cor- porate alTairs in such a way that town orders will not be hawked about, to the disgrace of the town, at T" cents in the dollar, or,, at any price that Republican hawks who are in the ring choose to give for' them? "V e do not propose that the people on Monday shal elect a IJemocratic board, as eintKTats. for we can exnec - w - no such thing, but we do hope ii-ill -rI-4i no n f 1 tliof em paper from which we pub lish an extract elsewhere, says that the Republican party in the South is controlled by ne groes and; carpet baggers, and that it had better disband as a political party, for, "As a rule the prominent men of affairs in the South are Democrats." So, friends. rise above party on Mondav and select Men of af- fairs'' whether they be Repub licans. Democrats. Populists, Prohibitionists. Whigs or Know . Nothings, and do not block the wheels of our town's progress bv putting men in control of the town whose only concern is what thev can make out of it for themselves. NEWS FROM THE COUNTIES. CAMDEN. OoritT Hocse. Dr. Sawver and M.iss Ella Gilbert, of 'Bell Cros. spent last Sunday visiting friends near Snowden. "TLose notorious old potato bus'1 are playing havoc, with tbe Irish potato crop in this neighborhood. Mrs. E. S. Tillett spent a few davs voting fricuds in E. City this week. Twca TiUIizll and Sarab Isom, of Bellcross, were the appreciated . . . JL C uests of Miss flattie liray lasi cul- day afternoon. Mr TT TV Swuin.and his eldest brother, Hezecar, of Columbia, r. C , en route for Norfolk, Va., and Balti more, Md., stopped in this locality last Saturday and bunaay. ills. Mr. Ifaac Burnham, an esteemed citizen of this vicinit y, has been very sick, but he is much better at this writing. Hlftra Bartlett, of this place, is very sick, also Mrs..W. H. Abbott, of this place. ' j Mr F.lbert Snence, of E. City, spent Sunday afternocri in ttiis vil lage. - The farmers of this section are now busy planting- Misses Whitnev and Maggie Hin ton, of rsewland, were visiung iu this village Tuesday. Mr C. ll. Snencer was at CamJen C. H. on Monday attending 10 om cial business. f The new dinner dredge at Wal laceton, is doing good work now. Thf work at this place on the ami waste wav is bein carried on with a verv large number oi hanJs. Another derrick will be construct ed on the east side of the locks this week to remove the stone from that side. Arthur' Johnson, a colored work man at the locks, fell, overboard last Thnrc.Ur- but was rescued from drowning by the other workmen. Messrs. Green and Brown, con tractor and inspector for' the locks came to this place to day. : . V. I. H. GATES. Gatfsville The municipal elec tmii was held last Monday, May 3d The following officers were -elected : Mr W. S. Pendleton for Mayor; Messss. L. L. Smithy B. D. Lawrence and C. W. Cross, Councilmen, and IV Tt 11 TTftvps. constable, all Democrats. The game of base ball played last Tuesday, Apr. 27th, between the Academy and Gatesville bo-s was wrr ritin throughout as the " - o cJ spnrp whs VPTV close. Until the piMitli innintr victory seemed as sured for the Gatesville boys, when J. G. Riddick of tne Academy team, batted a fielder out of bounds, mak iiifr n. home run. and three men on bases scored. Then followed a long) hit to center field bv W. J. Riddick, making the score 10 to 12 in favor of the Academy team. Mrs. E. K. Roberts and babe, of Suflblkt Va., are visiting their father and grandfather, Mr. R. B. G Cow per. Dr. I. V. Costcn who has bee n! praticiug medicine iu this town for several vears, has removed to one of the State farms in Halifax county. He being appointed by the superin tendeut of the penitentiary. Mr. R. B.'Hayes. horse ran away last week attached to,Ja- buggy and ran into the creek,. over the old bridge, t he'd raw being opened and cam every near being drowned but was saved by much effort. Deliverer. 5 Emulsion ii made up of the most essential elements that go to nourish the body. Where the appetite is varying or Jacking, it in creases it, and where digestion is Wv'ak. it aids it to oerfcrm its function in a' more vigorous s way. it enncnes tne b.roc, makes healthy flesh and cures chronic coughs and colds ' by making it possible f cr the body to resist disrase. Our friends tell us 44 It Works Wonders" but we never like to over-state the merits pf our remedy even when it has been tested and tried for over twenty-five years. If you wi!l ask for it, we will send you a book telling , you more about the subject than we can put in a few words. Go to your druggist for Sco?" Emul sion. Two tizt SO cu. and Jl.OQ- COTI A BOWK K.' New Yor. j BjaawaaawajaMMi'iiwiiiilii i u i i mwm "Rteht vou ar " the other Glove said to Irs rane when Moe Weisel open his stock-come tere for Gloves. Sea Island Percales. 9 cents at "The Fair." Jostt receivetl a b!e lot Straw Mat ting at The Fair. 7 - Qo'idi touchi nl Rdiih'p Jewelers Cive tie In st satisfaction . Vianted An Idea Who can thick of kim simple tfttnff to pair oaf Twf jwt tiw I .-1 A - thjbv miv Krfnr roi ralt K Vrile JOHH WfcJJUElitiUR CO, Patent Attor- w. wallnton. D. C, for tnatr Sluo prlie on list oi two faiuutraxl Iot tkn waj(i. Scott AY'Wiimia nn The weather man, if pinired down to facts would probably suggest that the season fs now all right for rvn egligee That is our opinion; too. We . mw Pante oons - o j the newest ideas at RIGHT PRICES. Men's Negligee Shirts a Afv winl nMre o.l l , nn 1 1 so m rapidly we price them at Ainn'c AVl,itn ttnlv ! - rlcicriKi newest, Men's Spring f in the 1807 cut and. prices. May price, Better at 8:5.00 and Men's April Neckwear ! !-..-! in-thc new and pretty boldcolorings in plauls and stripes, in club ties, in tecks and scaris, iiviour-ui-' hands, the new ideas'. A pretty fashionable club tie at Better, .45. cents. OUR STOIE IS FULL GENTLEMEN, AT Sending 10 new subscribers to give FREE (except the cost of in the BOOK KEEPING Oil of the ' I I J FBI! Those sending tbe roqnired nu'dber of subscribers and money fnr same will receive at or.ee a certificate entitling them tb' j '- ' -t the tuition above mentioned. , The Colleo-e is open the entire any time that best suits their convenience. For information relative to the Address, - . PBOF. E. H. KOHfflAN, President, B ALTIM0RE BUSINESS I i J 5 N. CHAHLES STREET, GALTIITRE, M0. FOR SALE. A. six'.year-old horse, sound, sren tie, well broken to an harness. Has been worked on far.m. A roadster. On Term41. F. E. Lamb TRASHY MEDICINES. Many sncb flood the market. Bo tanic Blood Balm is a concientiously compounded medicine, the result of forty years practice by an eminent physician. It is the best blood puri fier ever offered to the public, and is guarantee,! to 2ure if given a fair trial. Trv it for all skin and blood diseases including catarrh and rneu- matism in its worst form. One ott.e of it contains more curative aud bu'hl-ing-up of virtue than any other kind. i rice Si. w per large uoiiie. HOW IT STANDS AT HOME, Our retail demand is such that w buy Botanic Blood Bdm (K h- li) in gross lots. It sells well and jsves ,Mir customers entire satisfaction. Uur 6ales have increased 500 per cn1P within a few months We attribute its rapid sale to its ize, Trice and merit. We are selling four or tUe bottles of it to oxk of any v.tuvr pre paration of the kind. It ha f.iiTfd in no instince to give entire tjrru-tton. Jocobs' Pharmacy, Per Fred B. Palmtr, it. D , Atlanta, Ga. i s ba ck up our belifef by showing - nfiw 1807 (lesiLTiis pretty pai ftl v Ima d o shirts. A Xo - sell t hem (Colored Bosoms, strikingly -worn with wnite collars: the Pantaloons. materials, handsomely ;tailofed style good value at higher j up, but each pair a value. OF RIGHT IDEAS FOR CAREFUL PRICES. 33 TO ANY ! PERSON this paper, the. publishers will Books) a COMPLEJE COURSE J - t ' SHORTHAND DEPARTMENT inn UULI Li 1 ' year, and studenis may enter at College and course of study,' A ...or r-r-lf fnolpH ATnv lirli !ftO Standard. Sire and darn both regis tered Standard.. Bred by 0. lt .Stan ford. Ithaca, N. Y. ' t Sired by "Starth. B y. ' dam "Kuultite ". "Beam 8." is tWtahdy a v-ry fd.!ilonably bred colt. tracing to such hordes as- "Startle,'- Lo i: Vr. Im;Iuj-i fur 22,00 .), " f- ; H-J : vtieft" vso sold for .'. : (.: n 'G(-oi M. Putchen." who sold for S2 i,f 00 uh lie traces to many of our l.tit tr itiu jeire's tiiul - carries the fashionabl.1 ! 'anddetonion-Star (j;-o5s, so fiesirlde in in pedigree, I Wiil tauil fili season in Currituck, ra!mKn aii'l- I'asouctank counties. f;an be seen at L-mL- farm. t till pedigree furnished 'upon appli- cation. mm m m COLLEGE V.,-. .i--s- . : ..-- 1 1 & ' v t&&-i HUD W y UUy ARRiyilNSC GVERY DAYl C3 CO m CO PLAUDIT . 33 C3 :3 to m RESOLUTE. m an 2 m tyi m ?0 DErENDER UJ x 3C o c- 33 r- it a EXPORT J. SALORflONSKY, A&EJSIT, , .. -j - C loth i and G?nts' Furnishers. For Sale or Rent. The 'Armstrong .-place's near the Park. ' : ' , Two houses and nine acifs ol land. s Terms very moderate. ! K. F. LAMB tf Ileal Estate Agt A well selected stock of carpets,, at Fowler &' Co, they have fecial arange ments -for cutting and making. . Special sale Ladies under wear lei ten days only. Prices just om; I.all. 1 lie Fair. Don't fail to see Sawyer & Jones? Gent furnishing. ' You don't consider Ions wlu-n 'yf u vou t re: ofl'ered a pair of -Moses Weiset's Kid Gloves fr seventy . nim- cen's. v Go to Sawyer and Jones for the'lat- es-" bt J-s in Dress (roods. Lr-1. at Sawyer .& Jones' Spring hats befojK yfn t uy.' r m o 30 o a c m Z o -o o m w 2" t5. S --g scr ra 5r r p t w -K-5? svg nS Bt a i ' I J m. -'S- ?5 5. -9 S . P era u p t p " M f-? W r CT . -5 o f wig l S 09 CJ9 69 M V w C3. When feiers and other epidemics are around, safety lies.irj4 fortifying the syste n w:th Ayer's Sarsparilla. A per son having thin ur.J impure blood, is in tbe- m ,st fa' orabie condit.on to "catch" whatever disease " n ay be floating in the aif. Be wise in tirte. Trv rif raAs TA . -:- ' " .." . . co Sn iffy Paints, and Oil all Jthe lowest prices guaranteed. jr'rii "-ri it - 9 2 TTTX ' k t'-fc I s te:'I B ffl "- jaaa S si ZEZ2 G ffl aaaaasBaaaaasa r" aaal -i r J f1 i to H o i j j . Attorncy-at-Law ana RL ESTATE AGENT. rcrPrompt attentioii givt n't( j .;' . .j profcssioxal business. . LOANS N'EGOTIATEp ON HEAL ESTATE. Farms. Town Property Timber Lands, . - 'bought and sold oncommissicn. i I 1,1 AM' El FOR SALE 4 dwellings u Fearr z st it v Prices verv low, teims esisy, and on small payments. . . ' A tlue wharf Piopert. on C;inidTi side of river. r A valuable tihcry. Three small farms mar the eit. A la'rgV' body of fai using lundh the river. A Cypress swamp.- Wharf properly in town. The Albemarle Huh I: Rintal Asencv Connected vmn Cfiice A saw Mill - of 3" hor.ve : pt'wer Engiiie 43 horse jrower Boiler, Lathe Mil', planer, line orShaftiiiir, rip. and cutoff paws, :df in c ssaty trucks in Rood runnmtf oid i. flfhe above property, i.s neat ib Nor fol k & Sou t h e I n IL K. T li e mill is on the water, with a pod. supplv of timber accessible... ' Tei ni8 , are very low , a nd eahy paj ments will be accepted, or w exchange for property in Elizaheth City, ;N. 0., or vicinity. ' 200 r.cres North of town. l. miles from It. lJ.,speciafly alaptfd for ti m k ing and small fruit. , . .19S acres of "excidlent" cnility, hijifi and easily drained,, line state of culti vation, (except a.f ,w acres of Vhh1 land, 2 mi!es out of town per - acre. - ' , 54-vacres near town limits in ".high " state of cultivation. : 14 acres adjoining Hark Fairroui,J. , Two dwellint .very, ehrap. hi d oi., easy terms. t A handsome dwelling on ' .lur j;Va street. " . , Small dwelling pood ' corner" , t on Northern, and Elliott strf ftv. Terms easy. . . . . . ' 200 acre farm, large bnildinps, liihly improved, gram and stcck fai? n near town, , ' ' .'.,''. . ; ; A dwelling and corner lot on Vhurcli street. iA -great bargain.". ' . Toyn lots near Cot tr n tV.ctory. Also small tenant hoMses, all in small payment. Mou tldv install' ments. J -k for ren t; Oyster and Fis'jiDcpt. on , Poitidexii-r Creek. One of jcbest-'''- s'ands in tt e town for the bi H ., Tenant bouts near .Ctt-Sn Fac o ry . ; 8inall teUant hcust in.l nclvtitja tf He il Estate, A gi rit. . "Wliy sufler .witii Cr -usl , olds. arnl LftGrippe when Lax a tivk HkMo Qui nine will ,cure you in ore dav. Lo s not produce the ringing n die heAd lik Sulphate of Qinnnihe. Put up in tal lets convenient, lor taking. Gunranteed to. cur or money refurtded Price 25 Cfiits For sale by Dr. W. W. Griggs and h li other Druggist. ' . NOTICE t John Brock, of Pov,eif Ioirit. Currl-" tuc unity. desn.H tp give notice that he has saved a Jot of Yellow Pin Lumber that came ashore on his land on April 10th. II.ag had it piled up in good shape apd. awaits an owner 9 & (J ") a ( YOUIt FI.OPfl.TY IX THE z 3! STOCK I MUTUAL Insurance Co t fir ?s , , rl It refunds 20 per cent of .rv' . mium if no loss in BuSitained. t I LOSSES PAID PROnaPTLY. -' . . T n lirtf mm I l . D. VY ILoUri i AGENT, J tuuAUtTM CITfY, N, C. r. 3Jemory is a little ti eacherous now and . then, and caused one to forget some-' th'r.irs worth remembering, unless one . has an experience like that which came" to Mr. D. E. East, Moffatt's Greek, Va , who says "I had been suffering for ten years with a torpid liver and found no relief until I-took 8immon l ivr i .Kuiaior. w nen l was ent rely re- lA . T 1 .. . .1 being without Simmons Liver Itegula. tor'". SOUTHERN 4 i t .1 i I r i j
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