If -T - State VOL V I CHARLOTTE. N. C:. .THURSDAY. FKB. 13 18M V 386 I II I 1 IBS CI 111 S 111 11 I II I III 111 I1U 111" 111 Vm - III 111' I Km I R M vi,c Talu.- of C -rjin-y C 'liiant drop of waur r awav the hardest stone; '.'..ratlin "flrnaw of Towser Llues Hit? toughest bone; )ii!taut cooing ri, o(T the blushing maid; Ihe constant advertise lie one who geta the trade. TIERS' COLUMN hirri? STOLK.N Mr. i. r. iron gray mare 'V .Tr'- n tin- vacant lot m ieai u- nuSv. gh mule vas ridden in the direction v lie by a young mulatto. Mr. imiTli te glad to receive any information that ad to Us recovery, iLE Two vounir man ,d- 12 Herkhire liojrs; yu'W. saddles, harness 1 Davidson, Charlotte. L h'nvi fnreafarrn. jh?io lip pxceiled. -No. :10 Mice mules, X. C. .Tersej- bull; new wagons. tor piles North Iryon hours from - to t in tneauei 4 wed sat. St w4t s vour Hide- Werive the highest at ail times, ine sua-nu- 74-t.f -price; F t- O. ;EI l'i."Od lbs o; to E. M. Andrew; d i v shucks. A p-243t and Wedding I nv nations in tne fact ;itv! nresl - ic ill nil nuns vx. iitintr 'liice. Jpoiii" tu married'.- send to.iithe. k X Timi:s 1'i int inf(i:lice and we will r wcdihiif.- in nations in the neatest attractive stvies at very' low prices piZEi FOK EVERYBODY. rs of the Mecklenburg feem delighted with tfce change papers size. It now gives them lading matter, and is a better an ever before. There is no hy its subscription should oubled. Very few are so t they cannot pay $1 for as aper as the Times. ant our iriends to nelp us 1 1 1 e new suoscribers. v e will n well tor their trouble, lie- be found a better offer than ever made before. Read it, t what you want, and go to In this contest everybody prize. IPREMIUM OFFER. v one who will semi us one i i i i uscrioer we will cive one pers garden seed IT l 1 eiuo or iix subscribers we Harris Cotton Planter. ub of eight subscribers we a pretty calibre rifle. club of ten subscribers we 'x pretty gentleman's or cb guaranteed to keep good SHUFORD'S LOYALTY- i TALBERT RAJ SES A ST01U1- A DKMAJii) ON PRITCHARD. THE REORGANIZATION. HLWILL SACRIFICE THINGS FOR THE FARMER. Edmunds on the Reorgauizatlon Bucha nan will be Returned to Cougrvss. Correspondence to The News. Washington, Feb. 6. I was fnlkinp- with Conjrmssman Shnfnrd 5 I r y-i rm - -v far ti ft fl Vi "l V" - a few days ago He said he want-! B"." Jl",u"s THEY WANT TO CENSJJRE TREASON. HIM FOII ed it understood that he would sacrifice all the matter of ofBce for what he deemed to be loyalty to the farmer; that he, himself, was a far mer, and thought he knew their in terests He said that the Populists had not yet been able to get proper recognition from Reed, else he would have been heard from more. I asked him about that vote of his on the tariff bill, which taxed the farmers 12 cents a bale on their cotton ties and bagging. He said he knew what he was doing when he voted for that and would have his reason ready when the proper time comes. It is said that the Hog Combine got to be so greedy that they, turned out a Corker on the Democratic side of the House who had been there twenty years. In retaliation, I am told that the Dem ocratic representatives are boy-cot-ting him, and so he stands like a statue tacitly labelled, "Mud, or Watching and Waiting." Rising to a Question of Personal Privilege He Makes a Lively lire ze. Special to The News. Washington, Feb. 7. Another this morning, rn 1 1 g out oi tne rearson-iaiDerc ''session" scrap last Wednesday night. Talbert arose to a personal privilege, saying his words had been misenter preted by the press, that though under similar circumstances he would be in iavor or secession IT WAS MADE BY MARION BUTLER, AND REFUSED. A Clincher on Settle's Private Secretary Patrick Gettihg up a Southern Pines J unket No Senate Reorganization Fun eral of Gen. Gibbon. Special to the News. Washington, Feb. 11. Young Doctors Robert Gibbon, of Charlotte! AN EASIER FEELING AMONG THE OLD OFFICERS. A Kill to Abolish the Fees of United States Marshals An Electrical Boat Woodard and Sha Returned. Special to The News. Washington, D. C, Feb. 12. While some people, and good poli ticians too, say that early reorganiza- again. and John Gibbon, of Baltimore. were here yesterday to attend the tion of the Senate is likely, yet there funeral of their uncle, General John is a decidedly easier feeling today Gibbon, who was buried with mili- among the old Senate officials. A . i rni. . . . .. i . i , Here he was called to lHrJ uonors- J-ne cortege up renn- very ooservant politician made some 1 A . 41 - A 1 . 1 TT - n order bv Barrett of Massa- slvania a venue was very imposing ngures xouay witn me. Me called chusetts, the same who wanted to and the spot chosen as the last rest- iy attention to the fact that in the iirmeach Bavard and Barrett offered ing place of the dead soldier was on Republican caucus, the highest vote ! a resolution' of censure, for treason- a noble slope commanding from Arl- cast was 38, Of which a majority able utterances. Here Crisp inter- mgton neignts tne rotomac most was m ut this to, 15 votes were vened moving that Talbert be al- picturesquely General Gibbon en-: cast by the following silver States: lowed to explain, and the faction led nnnuiutyears ago and u tau voming z, Washington, vitrguu uauu , jioncana z, tne two Dakotas 2, there being a Demo- PINEVIlLE happenings. AH IC1 lub of twelve subscribers rive a handsome eio;ht-dav club of i ive a Oadino- j ultscribers 1 T. 1 iiigie fifteen rine s not gun. club of twenty subscribers ive a good set of buggy club of twenty-five sub fe will give a good family lub of thirty subscribers jive a double barrel breech Jhot gun. A good shoot- ub of forty subscribers we handsome double barrel lading shot gun. A fine or a splendid cortland lub of fifty subscribers we 1 first-class sewing machine )lete set of attachments, hb of seventy-five we will tty buggy that will make lid your girl happy, lb of one hundred sub e will give a first class tire nicely finished bicy- I 35 IN CASH. rgest club received un we will give a cash prize ere are only fivefub he lot. The" winner of jze can take his choice be Jub prize and the cash test will close on the 31st jpb. Renewals count the lew subscribers. In all mu accompany clubs, er .information address fDowix Ed. and Prop., Charlotte, X. C. Personal and Other Items of Interest In and Around Plneville. For The News & Times. Pixeville, Feb. 12. Rev. A. L. S.tough, returned from Fort Lawn, S. C, last night, to officiate at the marriage of Mr. Will Smith and Miss Colthrop, which takes place this af ternoon. A Yalentirie party will -be given next Friday night at the residence of Mt . II. M. Biven's, of Waxhaw, com plimentary to the young people of Pineville. Mrs. Dr. Ritzel, and Miss Lola McAdams, of Woodleaf, are visiting Mrs. Prof. Wilborn. Rev. Mr. Williams, of Davidson College, delivered a Masonic lecrrare here last night, at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Dr. Rone and daughter. Misses Annie Bell and Blanch, have gone to Marion, to visit relatives. Mrs. Marv Taylor, an aged lady of this locality, and the mother of Mr. W. J. Taylor, and Mrs. W. L. Fisher, of our town, has been very ill, the result of a fall she received while nursing sick members of her family. Dr. Moore, who has been attending her, thinks she will recover. Miss Janie McLelland, who has been attending school at Due West, S. C, will return home on accouut of her eyes, caused by measels. Miss Ueckie McLelland, will start to Due West, tonight, to accompany her sister home. Mr. Israel Crowell, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Wooten, of Elberton, Ga.. returned vester- lay. Mrs. Joe Bicket, is quite sick of la gripp. Mr. Jno. Roller, of Kingsport, Tenn., is in our town with a fine drove of horses. T. TT 1 i ur. Henderson, is here aj present, extracting, and otherwise repairing teeth. - Pi of. John Wilborn, will lecture next Friday night, at the academy. Our new firm, Dominy & Younts, are receiving new goods, and Niven, Heath & Co., are getting a lot of nice, pretty, things. Hie farmers are busy hauling out fertilizers with the expectation of planting a big crop of cotton, and getting a big price next fall. Hope they will not be disappointed. New gardens are going up, yards are being newly enclosed and things are wearing quite a spring appear ance. A. W. T. ' I I - n hvr Tiorratt u . . rl Unnllo wrlrml n r n ever SlUCe 1JHS Ueeil 1U llie SCrVlCe 01 bloody shirt tumult trying to deny ( th! Umted States and had distin him the right, but to censure him gushed himself both in the Mexi immediately. The excitement was Clin' Seminole and Civil war. intense, and the scene interesting. I 1 am told Butler went not Barrett was met with jeers from the oD& smce and demanded of Pritch Democrats and from many Republi- ard that h eliminate from- his re- nnnt IpiI hv Pnnnnn nf Tllinms xuhn Cent Speech that portion in which ? 4 ' ' ; moved to lay Barrett s motion on the table Meanwhile Talbert wTas, with a shout voted the right to ex plain, there being only 40 odd against and made a stirring patriotic speech saying that while he would do the same thing again under simi lar circumstances, he said he was glad that-such conditions would never exist again and that he was second to none now in loyalty to the union, (applause) Dalsell, of Penn., called the yeas and nays, resulting iu ayes 200 noes 71, Bailey of Texas and Owens of Kentucky voting no with the bloody shirters. W. E. C. CLANG, CLANG! CLANG, CLANG ents Wanted. a wide-awake, active or young woman in every jod m 3iecklenburg and ounties to act as agents pondents for the Times. rms to suitable parties j information address, jV. C. Dowd, Publisher, To Much Plenty in Oklahoma- ichita, Kans , Feb. s. The people of Oklahoma have abolished the tax on feeding cattle, in order to induce Texaus to bring some into the territory and utilize the surplus grain which cannot be shipped be cause of the high rates of transpor tation. A Thick Skull Saved Him. Xew York, Feb. 11. Robt. B. Roulard, a saloon keeper, tried to end his life by shooting himself with a 38 calibre revolver. His skull was sa thick the bullet would not pene trate. Where found buried, it was removed without injury to the brain. The Queen's Speech Read. London, Feb. 11. The Queen's speech was read in the customary manner before the opening of parlia ment today. Uppity, Clippity! LlppKy, Clippity ! A Race That Warmed the Blood Th Coons Give the Pale Fac s a Hot Chase. In the old days of the volunteer firemen there was great rivalry be tween the white and the colored fire T . 1 A 1 men. it was carried to such an ex tent that one night there was a big hght over a water plug connection A picket fence was torn down for weapons, and by the time the fig was over, the house had burned to the ground. All this passed away with the organization of the paid department but recently, the city gave the JSeptunes, the colored fire men, two horses, and now the white firemen have to hustle. Last night's alarm afforded the first chance for a race. , It is a block and a quarter from the square to the engine house of the white firemen, and the dis tance is the same to the Neptune engine house. 1 he difference is that the white firemen have a level run, and the Neptunes have to come up a hill. Last night with a clat tering of hoofs and a clanging of bells, the reel of the white firemen turned into Independence Square at nston s corner, and at the same moment the Neptunes passed the curb at Jordan's corner. The people caught on at once to the excitement of a race. Down Trade street the loud sounding reels clattered, the horses stretched out straight and going like streaks. At Church street the Neptunes passed the white reel and some enthusiastic spectator yelled: "Hooray for the niggers." The white reel turned down Graham street, and the Neptunes kept on, thereby losing half a block, and the whites beat them to the scene, but after it all, the Neptunes got the first stream. Then something got the matter with their nozzle, and the white firemen put the first water on the fire. The race down Trade street was the prettiest thing seen in this town iu a long time. A good many people followed after, not so much to see the fire as to learn the result of the race. The Neptunes are terribly proud of their horses. "Wse got a pair o' sho null hosses," said Sam, the driver, to a News reporter who call ed today to look at the animals. Three-Fourths for Free Silver. One of the best informed Demo crats in this State tells the Raleigh correspondent of the Richmond Dis patch that he was positive three fourths of all the voters in the State, regardless of party, are for free silver. Death of Mr. Yeno. Mr. G. S. Veno died at 2:10 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home on Catherine street, in the Southern secy tion of the city, from pneumonia. He leaves a wife. Pritchard had said that but for un fair elections the Republicans could have been carrying the State for sev eral years back ; . This comes straight; also this, that Pritchard refused to grant Butler's request. It will be remembered that it was in connec tion with this passage that Hill had reminded Pritchard that Butler's crowd had been with the Democrats less than six years back, and therefore must have participated in the alleged unfairness. A Republican and a good f riend o Tom Settle's yesterday went to his committee room for the sole purpose of satisfying himself as to whether or not Corbett was Settle's private secretary. I asked him last nigh 1 TT II was he satisiied. lie said he was satisfied that the negro was his sec retary, and should say so to Republi can friends who had written him inquiries touching this matter. The gentleman said he found the negro with his feet cocked upon the desk writing away, and there Avas another coon, also, in the room. Speaking of silver the secretary said that his relations with Mr. Settle of course, would not permit of his being for free silver. There will be other things about Corbett Mr. John T. Patrick, of Southern Pines, is here and expects to organ ize a party of ashington corres pondents to go down in a body to Piney Woods Inn. The trip outside of the balsamic and ozonic air will no doubt, for other reasons, also, be keenly enjoyed by tne newspaper ni.'n I have it on the authority of a prominent Populist senator that there will be no Senate reorganiza tion, that the Populists will stick by their men to the end, and the very few friends of General Cox who know of this are accordingly happy. W. E. C. VERDICT I.i THE RITCH CASE. Motion for a New Trial to be Heard Satur day Mr. and Mrs. Ritch to Return Home Monday. The second edition of The News of Tuesday afternoon, gave the re suit of the trial of Chas. Ritch for murder, and Emma Clark as an accomplice. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder m the second degree against Rich and fixed his punishment at 10 years in the State penitentiary. They found Em ma Clark guilty as an accomplice and fixed her punishment at 10 years. The Judge set aside the verdict in the Clark case, holding that there was no evidence that she was an accomplice, and she went forth a free woman. Rich was remanded to jail. Next Saturday he will be taken into court i i j l again, wnen a motion ior a new trial will be made, and Ritch will proba- bly be given the benefit of bond. A etter received Wednesday morning by Mr. J. P. Ritch, from Mr. T. L. Ritch written Monday night, says that he and Mrs. Ritch will leave Knoxville for Charlotte next Mon day. They hope to- bring their son with them. Mrs. Ritch ha3 under gone a terrible ordeal and is greatly distressed at the result of the trial. Mr. Ritch had at no time considered that the verdict would be other than one of acquittal. The expressions about town when t was known that the Clark woman had been freed were of a tone of mingled indignaton and regret. It had been hoped that the penitentiary would get her on general principles. crat from each, and California 1, th other Senators being Democratic. The theory was that these silver men of these new States simply walked away with the caucus, in a way which later opened the eyes of the older Republican Senators, gold bues aud otherwise. These older Senators led by Quay are said to - bf ' determined that the election shall not be as smooth as the caucus. So that it looks like General Cox will not be disturbed for some time if at all and of course, too, this includes bis efficient and accomplished assist ant Peter Wilson. Congressmen Woodard and Shaw are both back. Mr. J. D. Murphy, of Asheville, arrived this morning, and Dr. J. J Most, of Statesville, arrived yesterday and has set up his headquarters in the Baltimore Sun Building. Mr F. A. Anderson, a Raleigh boy who has been here some vears is an electrical engineer, and is interested in a new electrical boat, the invention of Mr. Richard B. Pain ton,, of Pennsylvania. It is the first application of electricity as a motive power to boats. The modo is in the room of the committee on Naval Affairs and has three screw wheels on each side, either one of which can be stopped at any time without stopping the others. Mr Anderson claims a revolution in the invention, saying that the boat will make 40 knots an hour and will cross the ocean in three days. I saw the model today. The attempt is being made to apply the invention to United States cruisers, and the bill to this end has passed its second reading in both houses. Congressman Swanson, of Virgin ia, who has a bill to abolish the fee system for LTnited States Marshal said today that he was much inter ested in the examination that was being made in the methods of United States Marshall Carroll, and stated moreover that statistics showed that half of the cases last year were friv olous, costing the government need lessly millions of dollars. The new morning daily at Ashe ville will, I understand have a spe cial correspondent here. W. E. C ANOTHER SOCIAL EVENT. NORTH CAROLINIANS AT MR. REED'S WEDDING. Two Farmers Fleeced. For the News and Times. Mint Hill, Feb. 12. Two farm ers in Clear Creek township, W. H. Hartis and H. M. Ltpe, some time ago had some horses to trade, and having some scruples in regard to 'swapping themselves employed one Bud Talbott to take their horses off and trade them for them. It now appears that Mr. Talbott did trade their horses off and findly sold out the remnant and bought a ticket for Texarcana, Texas, leaving each of the two farmers minus a horse. Mr. J. L. Campbell who has been very sick with catarrhal fever is now improving. The infant child of Mr. Urimn died suddenly Tuesday morning. " Mrs. Dr. Harrell and children are off on an extended visit to friends and relatives in Moore county. Mrs. Dr. De Armon and children are visiting at Esq. C. H. Wolfes. X. Four Men Drowned. Zib McCollen, Elijah Lemmons, Dennis Gunn and son, all white, were drowned Saturday night, while attempting to cross Dan river. The sad accident occurred about four miles from Stoneville. The river was very high and it is reported that the men would have probably not attempted to cross had they been sober. All of the men are said to have been badly intoxicated. Winston Sentinel. A North Carolina Boy In a Hospital with his Sknl I Cracked ColTurk's Child Better-Personal Items from Washington. Special ta The News. Wasiiin gton, Feb 1 3. The marriage of Senator-elect Money's daughter to Mr. Beverlv R. Reid, was a brilliant affair. The ceremo ny was performed at Epiphany church by Rev. Dr. McKmf, and several senators and representatives were present, including representa tives Lockhart' and Woodard. Mrs. Money was Miss Boddie from Nash county, North Carolina. Thevoung people left last night, for New York and after spending their honeymoon . there will go to their future-home in Texas. Mr. Reid is a nenhew and adopted son of Representative Cul bertson, of Texas. The young Mr. John D. Gordon whose bicycle collided with a mail wagon on Wednesday turned, out to be from Henderson, N. C. His mother, Mrs. Nannie Gordon, now lives there, and the young man came here to live about a year igo, and is now employed as book keeper in the .National Plant iood Compa ny. The wheel of the mail wagon came within a few inches of passing squarely over his head. . As it was, his skull was cracked on the side. The operation of trephining was suc cessfully performed, and last night on inquiry at the Emergency Hos pital, where he is now lying, I was informed that he was doing as well as could be expected with good chances of recovery. He was highly spoken of as a nice young man, hard-working and popular with all the folks at home. Mr. F. R. Harris, of Henderson, is registered at the Metropolitan. Col. A. B. Andrews and Mr. Keii' ry W. Miller, his private secretary, have been several days at the Ral eigh, where Col. . Andrews met President Samuel Spencers on Tues day. The Col. returned this morn ing to Raleigh. Col. Wm A. Turk's little child which has been very sick with the measles is much better. There is a lull in politic?, the pro ceedings in the House yesterday be ing confined to short silver speeches. Among them, perhaps the most in teresting was that by McLeary, of Minnesota, who illustrated his re marks with a cbart in reply to Mr. Towne, of Minnesota, who distin guished himself in the same way. Mr. McLeary was for the gold side. It is astonishing to see with v." hat at tention all the speeches are received. Even the Congressmen seem to be studying the question 'deeply and conscientiously. Harry Skinner and Tom Settle have been the only ones to furnish any eloquence yet for North Carolina. The rest will doubt less come later. The Senate is dron ing along over the appropriation bills, but will probably take up the tariff bill today. Old man .Morrill has decided to discuss it with the silver tail to it, and he and Quay have determined not to make any further attempt to recommend it. Mr. J. D. Murphy, of Asheville, who was here yesterday to attend his brother's marriage, the particulary of which I wired you yesterday left this morning for Baltimore to return this afternoon. He will leave for home tomorrow morning. Congressman Shaw brought his wite back with him, and they are quartered at the Metoopolitan. North Carolina arrivals yesterday: J. T. Watson, Hotel Emrich; H. F. McUarty, St. James; E. L. Holt, W. J. Wolf, B. L. Candler, S. S. Jen kins, National; A. J. Galloway, Hon. F. A. Woodard, Hon. J G. Shaw, E. E. Gorham, Metropolitan. W. E. C. It's a Hummer. This week's Mecklenburg Times. It contained 14 pages, and 90 col umns. If the columns of this paper were pasted in strips it would make a string more than 50 miles long, longer than from here to Salisbury, and nearly long enough to reach en tirely around Mecklenburg county. It goes into more homes in Meck lenburg county than any two weekly papers published here, It3 tremen dous circulation has been built up by hard work. Not content with past achievments it is now making efforts to double its circulation. We desire to return thanks to the peo ple of Mecklenburg and the mer chants of Charlotte for helping us to make The Times what it is. Respectfnlly, W. C. Dowd, Ed. , and Pub. V i - . , . . .. -"S . . ' " ...... j :i. -7. - - .