North Carolina Newspapers

THE STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY W. D. ANTHONY & J. M. CROSS. TEEMS : ONE YEAR, CASH IN ADVANCE, $1.25. SIX MONTHS, - - .75. Friday, March 23, 1S88. IXfiALLS' VIULIFYIXG. It is not American to keep silence. It matters not what is the subject, be it fashion, science, religion or politics we will have our say, and this peculiar trait of the American vocal organs is not confined to any one portion of the great republic, but to all. We do not take the vow of silence, rythagoras-like,but speak out on each and every subject, and sometimes we wander about over two v throe themes almost in the same breath. To these subjects we always manage to have two sides, and, in pite of our teeth, Succeed in keep ing up a general warfare of words unequaled by any other nation. Thus far the late oratorical pro duction by Senator Ingalls before 'ongress is not un-American, and his mixing up of the names of the lead heroes of the Union with those f Southern rebel Democrats in his " net i tied essence'' of oratory in gall might be attributed to the American way of talking about two or three things at once, but it seems to us jiiite the contrary of political war fare to bid for the support of any ne clas sav, for instance, the sol- "wr vote and at the same time tra duce its honored leaders. It is quite asy to see the Kansas Senator's point in upholding the Dependent Pensions Mil and villifying Southern Democ racy, hut the weaving of the names .-f Hancock and McCleHan, whose l ames and deeds are dear to every Union soldier, is too utterly too un American, and looks as if the Sena u r allowed his party hate to get the bettor of his political chicanery and eu nning. Such speeches as this of the Kan--a-f Senator will not only keep the South solidly democratic, but will open the eyes even of those "who v i-re the blue " to the shallowness of i he patriotic pretensions of Northern fanatics who are ever harping on the disloyalty of rebel brigadiers and a non-reconstructed South. If Con-! gl'eSS SilOUid be retailed with mam ! more such bad-tempered outbursts of party spleen the probability is that a t-olid Democratic North, with the Grand Army of the Republic in the ad. will be the result, as is already slightly evidenced bv the many trib utes of thanks to Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, for his manly defence of the dead and his scathing rebuke to Senator Ingalls. Tlie question, Why is the South so' idly Democratic? is very easily answered bv us of the South. There is no unionist or rebel in the case. I We have tried both Republican and j Democratic rule. The first to us was high taxation, bankruptcy, ruin. It was legislation by adventurers and c arpet-baggers contrary to the wants, not of the wealthy, but of the com mon class, who, with us. till their own soil. The change to Democratic State government has given us sta biliiy, lower taxes and a continued prosperity. The coming election will develop the fact that North Carolinians at kat appreciate this change for the better. They have not forgotten that Republicanism not onlv did not do away with the infamous revenue laws, but upheld them. The Demo cratic party is not free from faults, we admit, but to us its State admin istration has not been like that of the Republican, all bad, and our people are intelligent enough to know it. Our esteemed contemporary, the i Charlotte Chronicle, in its issue of the 11th, very truthfully and point edly i-ays : ".The question before the people in making up their minus, as they must hi doing at this time, is not a decision of ; the question whether or not this or that party is made up of good or bad men or contains most good or bad men; nor the question whether or not this party or -that has done improper things, liut the real question is, which party, tudring bv I is personnel, us pa si Luemy to prm- civile and tne people, and its present creed is most worthv ot. Support. In other words, which of the two par- ties, in the light of experience, can he expected to uo mot tor the ma- j over from Wilkesboro to Taylors terial, mental and moral weal of the villo to t ake the train, last week, w as State in the future." j thrown out of the buggy, on the . - , m- ' nioulliam,with her baby in her arms. T 7 , . . ! She was scarred about the head but It is quite a remarkable coinci- the infant was not hurt. deuce that the wording of our editc- rial of the 0th instant should be exactly like that of the Clipper of the 17th. How minds " often run in the same iHd I THE ALLIANCES. There are five hundred and thirty one Alliances this morning, thank von, and only twenty-one counties heard from, says Col. Polk ; and then he strokes his beard and laughs from the bottom of his belly up. Corres pondent of the Landmark, March 13th. The above would indicate that the Alliance is spreading itself, and that in the near future it will have on its roll the names of a majority of North Carolina farmers. We are glad of it. The heretofore has been a want of com bined consultation and deliberation among themselves. Constituting, as thev do in our State, the class most interested in every legislative enact ment, it would seem that their own interest demanded some well defined course laid down after mature reflec tion among themselves. They, that is the majority of them, may have no political ambition, but the official aspirant who succeeds in capturing their goodwill "gets there all the same." It is not in the power of combina tions and town rings to manipulate nominations and manage elections provided each and every farmer be gins at the beginning of a campaign and lays down his own ideas, fits them in with the views of his neigh bors, and then they as a whole (Alli ance, Grange or any other named deliberative body you choose to call them), mark out the platform on which the recipient of their votes must stand. In National and State politics a convention is a necessity, and the farmers should see to it that they, as a body, are fully represented. We hope the farmers, after our next primaries, may be able to join Col. Polk in his happy vein of humor, and go through the same motion. STATE NEWS. The deposits in the Greensboro Savings Bank are now over 16,000. Stanly Superior Court will convene in Albemarle April the 9th. Judge Avery will preside. The Mount Holly Mills are busy on large orders for warps and yarns for Philadelphia orders. Oxford is to have a grand railroad jubilee on the ISth of April. It will be on the true Oxford scale graxd. The State Convention of the Pro hibitionists of North Carolina will be held in Greensboro on Wednes day, May 16, 188, at ten a. in. There are more pisjs and shoats in Stn.nl cr.nntv this sniiiio' tlmn 1ms nir.ncrh mrn livo tr tVn.l Stanly Observer. Col. John R. Winston, of Caswell county, who has several times run for Governor on the Gre; nback ticket, died at his home last Friday of consumption. Rev. E. A. Wingard, of Columbia, S, C, has been selected to deliver the annual address and preach the annual sermon at the commencement of the Gaston College, Dallas, N. C. Winston has organized a Five-Cent Savings Bank. Mr. E. A. Ebert is president and Mr. V. W. Long clerk. The vice-presidents and tne board of truatees are among the best men iu Winston. We learn from undoubted author ity that four gentlemen of this place have raised within themselves the entire sum sufficient to build and r-quip a cotton factory in Hillsboro. Hillsboro Recorder. The Superintendents of Public Instruction of the Southern States are invited and are expected to con vene at Morehcad City on the 20th and 21st of June, durintr the session of the Teachers' Assembly of Nerth Carolina. All the "hitches " in the building of the railroad from Winston to Wilkesboro have been adjusted and the work of grading will b9 com menced at once. This road will de velop one of the richest sections of ortli Carolina. The committee appointed to pre pare the premium list for the hir of the Catawba Agricultural and Indus trial Association, to be held in New ton this fall, promise some line at tractions. Its premiums will aggre gate about S3, 000. We are glad to know that the gov ernment, in a spirit of genuine im provement, is about to make many necessary and important repaiis, al- Ltrauons anu aauuions to the United States Marine Hospital in this city. Wilmington Star. Col. W. J. Martin, acting president of Davidson College, recently re ceived from a lady, who withheld her name, $100, with instructions to use to the best advantage. He divided it equally between two poor boys struggling their way through col lege. Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart, widow of the Southei'n cavalry hero of the late war, has notified the secretary of the North Carolina Teachers' Associa tion that she will be with them at ; City. Mrs. Stuart is president of I the Episcopal Female College at ( Staunton, Ya. Mrs. Col. Cowles, while on her way Thcre is oini? to be ft , rm , so of delegates with homespun clothes i iwent oi landmark, Hickory r ' ri - lullffUly T r1ailr?acl Passes ness and overwhelming with its tor- guat : next btate Convention," said a Syd. ! the same moment. Swiftly hasien- chan- j p STJ iUilU ll 'fn !away ack at but leaving its imprint on State f Ohailotte last Saturday, Corres after State, it. too. nussed info th THE GREAT STORM. We give below telegraphic de scriptions -of the great storm that visited the North last week. We of the old North State can scarcely re alize how it is possible to live in such a clime as the North and Northwest, and we are more surprised that emi gration from these storm-ridden countries has not long ago moved southward : Pittsfield, Mass., MarcL 15. The snow storm now prevailing here is the worst of the century. Not even sleighs can pass on any road in this county. Not a train has moved on thd Boston and Albany road between Springfield and Albany during the past twenty hours. Washington, D. C, March 15. The weather is mild and spring-like, and the effect of the storm is rapidly dis appearing and will soon pi obably be entirely overcome. Good progress has been made in repairing the tele graph and fire alarm wires, and both systems are now in good working order. The experience of the last few days has never before been wit nessed. All efforts to reach Now York either by mail or wire have thus far proved futile. Piitsburq, March 16. The first through train from Philadelphia over the Pennsylvania road reached here this morning. It carried only thirty pounds of mail matter from Phila delphia and not a pound from New York. Another train is expected this evening from New York but the rail road officials can give uo definite in formation. Passengers who have been on the delayed trains tell of suffering of passengers at points be tween Harrisburg and Philadelphia. The snow had drifted to the deptn of fifty feet. Many houses were completely covered, and the only sign of habitation was smoke curling from the chimneys. In many places the occupants of houses had not even attempted to dig their way out. There are about one hun lred aui twenty-five tons of mail matter due in this city from the east. The post master is taking all possible measures with the limited capacity at his com mand to handle it promptly when it arrives. The weather is bright and moderating. New Yckk, March 15. Reports at the main office of the Western Union Telegraph Company this afternoon state that the late blizzard was of a comparatively local character. It did not extend fatther south than Alexandria, Vu., west farther than Pittsburg and Buffalo, north farther than Saratoga and east farther than Boston. Boston can only be reached by one wire by way of Albauy and poiutsin the west by way of Chicago, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Buffalo. It is expected that everything will be in good shape by tomorrow. This morning thousands of business men made their first appearance since Saturday. Over 1.100 were snowed in at Roseville, on the Delaware and Lackawanna railroad, and hundreds were compelled to stay in the cars over twenty-four hours, although their homes were within four miles. The cold was intense and food scan ty, but no lives were lost at that point. The food supply is running rery short in these New Jersey towns, and but little fresh meat and no milk, eggs or vegetables can be i obtained at any price. The chances of getting relief from New York are small, as the supplies here are de cidedly short. Cuicago, March 15. A special from Boston, via London, England, says : A storm has now raged incessantly for two days all over New England as far as the scanty communications reach. Every railroad out of the city is blockaded completely and tele graph communication is by the Com mercial Cable Company's cable to Lockport, Me., and thence by cable to London. Never before was there such a complete prostration of busi ness, and the damage to property must amount to an enormous sum. It is fifty years since Boston has been so affected by a storm. The morniug and afternoon papers of Tuesday were devoid of all tele graphic information. A dispatch from New Haven, Conn., says the steamer Elm City brings word of terrible suffering and loss of life on the Sound. The great snow storm has severed all connections betweeu Connecticut and the metro polis for the past iorty-eight hours. Not a train is moving on any railroad throughout the State, aud telegraph connection between this city and the outside world was entirely cut oil at an early stage of the storm. Trains are snowed-up all along the lino. In many cases they became stalled far from stations or at places where sup plies could not be obtained. Reports have been coming in of terrible suf fering throughout the State, and es pecially on the coast. Many lives have been lost by accidents and ex posure to the storm, bnow has been falling almost constantly since Sun day morning. THE COURSE OF TnE STORM. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says that the most remarkable feature of the storm was the length of distance it travelled and its zig-zag course. It gathered in the Pacific ocean, and burst upon the coast of California, some miles to the south of ban Francisco, at midnight on the 7th instant. It de flected to tho north, swept over San 1 ran Cisco,- and, alter traversing nearly the entire breadth of Califor nia, again deflected to the south. It gained strength and fury as it ca reered along, and midway through Colorado it broke by the force of its own weight, and the two sections parted company almost at right an gles. Une-hail, with its burden of snow, and rain, dropped from its n tu ple bosom deluges over Colorado,! Nebraska, Iowa and Michigan : shot. across the broad waters of Ontario into Canada, where its track was lost sight of far up in the north at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, almost at tne same moment that ashing- ton, Baitimcre, Philadelphia and "VT " 1 1 . . , vsew ioi k were uegmmng to leel the full force of the blows of the other half.- The latter half, starting from Colorado Springs, for a time travel ed due south, moistened the fields of New Mexico, touched with its breath the borders of Testis, beat fiercely oyer Arkansas and Tennes see, crossed into Georgia at mid night of Saturday, sped toward tlie I coast and upward with terrible ve- j locity, shadowmg with its dark British dominions, and then, by way Of Nova Scotia, it bid final adieu to land, and late Tuesday afternoon rushed into the Atlantic, to be at last swallowed up, perhaps a thou sand miles away. Thus these clouds of storm.which were born in the Pacific, probably in their erratic course traveled ten thousand miles before meeting their graves in the Atlantic. The rapidity and course of that section of the storm which struck the Southern Atlantic coast produced those dis turbances and disarrangements m the atmospheric currents which re sulted in so marked a lowering of the temperature. Great bodies of cold air which were moving down from the north were sucked ih as through a funnel. This admixture turned rain into snow, and set the seal of winter once more where the first touch of spring had been gently felt. A VIRGINIA DUEL. "T. M. J." in Harrisburg Telegraph. My Viginia friend I was going to say my old Virginia friend, but he is only forty-five and dosen't live in old Virginia, but in West Virginia was telling me of the code duello in the south. He raised his hat and with hi3 forefinger traced a deep scar on his forehead just at the roots of his hair. It looked as if .made by a red hot band. "That," said he, "was received in a duel. The duel is going out of fashion in Virginia, but there are still some hot headed men who think that their wounded honor can only be satisfied with blood." Said I : "How did you get that scar . Said he: "I'll tell you. I was making a stump speech one night in the heat of a political campaign. Excitement ran high, but I was keeping my temper right along, and never got angry at thu frequent in terruptions. In the crowd was a man who was a power in the com munity, and he was just drunk enongh to be offensive. He had in terrupted me several times and I passe 1 it off good-naturedly, until at last he said something that stung me. Well, I am a Virginian born and bred, and I answered back that when he was made his mouth was put at the wrong place, that it should have boon fasteued on top of his head and filled with hog's lard and sawdust There was no wit in reply it was brutal, but it turned tho laugh on the fellow, and I knew I was in ior it. The next day he sent me a challenge, and I accepted, naming pistols at ten paces. He was a gocd shot, and I know that I am. We were both excited, and when we got the wor l to fire, both pistols cracked at the same instant. I shot him through the lungs, and the ball from his pistol struck me on the forehead, ploughed this ear and glanced upward. I had aimed to shoot him through the leg, but the pistol jerked up with the pressure of the trigger, and my ball went through his body. He had aimed to shoot me through tho breast, but his pistol went up from tho same cause and struck me on the forehead. I'm glad to say he did not die, and todav 1 haven't a better friend in the world." Then my southern friend explain ed that a short-armed man fired quicker than along-armed man be cause the distance from the brain to the linger tip was less ; and he also said that the better class of people in tho south were bent on extin guishing the duello, and its death was only a matter of time. ABOUT FEDERAL AND CON FEDERATE PRISONERS. On the files of the War Depart ment are two spicy dispatches, one addressed to Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, by Secretary of War Stauton and the other is Gov. Cur tin's reply. It was late in the war that Gov. Cuitin went to Washington to see the Secretary of War and appeal to him to save the Federal prisoners in Andersouville, Ga., by consenting to an exchange with the Confederate authorities. Mr. Stanton said he did not see how he could do anything. "Why!" said Gov. Curtin, "we have thousands of prisoners in our hands, let there be an exchange." With some heat the Secretary "Jl MM " asKeu r.ira n ne meant to propose that, the United States Government should take back a lot of diseased and enfeebled men, who could not return to duty, and give in their place an equal number of men who j would recruit the armies of the Con- federacy. Gov. Curtin said that was just what he was after. wen, said btanton, a man who professes to be loved by the government ought to be ashamed to make sucn a susrsrestion. Immediately after he returned to Harrisburg he received from the Secretary the following dispatch "In the interest of loyalty to the government, and the speedy suppres sion of the rebellion, you should re sign at once and retire to private life, which you should never have left," Governor Curtin replied as follows to btanton "In the interest of humanity you should die and go to hell, where you should have gone long ago. A GREAT MAN DEAD. Hon. C. C. Memminger, of Charles ton, S. C, is dead. He was a great man in deed and in truth. From an humble biith he won fame and dis tinction as a statesman and great financier. As the Wilmington Mes senger well remarks, " Mr. Memmin ger was not born to fortune, and there was no silver spoon m his mouth when he was cradled. He I was a waif in Charleston when friends rescued him. He owed his i education and advantages to men i who were not only strangers to him, but were also of a different nation- i( rrt ii - ality. That he was conscientious and appreciative, that he repaid them for their kindness jn the most practical manner by making a man of him selfis abundantly true from the fact that the orphan boy of Wurt em- burg became one ot the most distin guished and useful citizens of South Carolina. As the first Senator of the Confederate States, and after wards Secretary of the Confederate Treasury, he made a brilliant record as a financier." The committee of the stockholders of the Richmond Terminal Company advise against allowing the stock to be used for election purposes. 18. SPBlllO 88 NEW SPRING Millinery. With every changing season comes a change in styles of Millinery, and already in these early Spring like days Mrs. J. M. Cross will be found with the first invoice of goods of the very latest fashion, ready for both old and new custo mers. Jaunty Hats, lovely Bonnets Corsets, Bustles, of the latest styles, j. st received, Ribbons, Col lars, Laces, &c. Face Veilings. Don't forget to see my large as sortment of charming Face Veiling, the prettiest lot ever shown in Con cord. I also have the prettiest line of SCARFS in town, from 75c. to $5. With many thanks to the Ladies of Concord, Cabarrus and surround ing counties for their former liberal favors,-let me assure you that, as in the past, you will find me at the Headquarters for Millinery Goods, every ready to please, with the la test, best and most STYLISH MILLIUT In the market, "xhe best is the cheapest," and taking into consid eration the quality, my prices will be below competition. Very respectfully, Mrs. J. M. CROSS. P. S. Owing to the difficulty in making collections and entire fail ure in a great many instances I am compelled to adopt strictly a CA.SH system. otice. Having qualified as administratior on the estate of John Young, col , decease d, notice is bereb given to all per sons having claims against said estate to present them duly authenticated to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of January 1889, or this notice will plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and save cost and trcuble. This the 23th day of January, 1888. J. F. WILLEFORD, Adui's of John Young, Col. 4 G-w ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Administrator de bonis non of th estate of J. L Honeycutt, dee'd. fcll persons indebted to said estate are hereby notified to make prompt payment ; and all per sons having claims against said estate must present the same for payment on or before the 10th day of February, 1SS9, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. EDMUND HONEYCUTT, Adm'r de bonis non. By W. G. Means, Att'y For Bale Cheap, A SECOND IIAND OMNIBUS, with a capacity far twe've passenger iu good ruaning order. Call at th;s sffi.ee. Removal. Having removed to the neat store room on Litaker's comer I am pre pared to fuimVn old and new custo mers with sroodcoods. nice goods and cheap goods in the grocery line. Thankful for many past favors trust to merit a continuance by strict attention to business r.nd fair dealing. Respectfully, II. M. GOODMAN. Y0REB & "WADSWORTH Hardware Headquarters. SEE HERE, mm, iciik, EiiGiras, mm, Farmers and Everybody Else Cam be suited in Hardware at YORKE & WADS WORTIFS at bottom prices for the CAS U. Our stock is full and complete. A splencud line of Cook Stove" and cooking utensils in stock. Turning Plows, PIot Stock", Harrows, Belting, Feed Cutters, Cornshellers, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Knives, Powder, Shot and Lead, Doors, Sash and Blinds, Shingles, Glass, Oils, hite Lead, Paints and Putty a specialty ; Wire Screens, Oil Cloths, wroaght, cut and Horse Shoe Nails, and in fact everything usually kept in a hardware store. We. will sell all these goods as cheap, quality considered, as any house in North Caroliua. Our warehouse is filled with Carriages, Buggies, Wagons, Reapers, Mow ers, Hay Rakes, of the best make On the market, which must and will be soil at the lowest figures. Be sure to come to see us, wnether you buy or not. YORKE & WADSWORTH. P. S We have always on hand Lister's and Waldo Guano and Wando Acid at prices to suit. Y. ec VV. NEW win STORE. I would inform the ladies of Con cord and surrounding country that I have opened a new MiNinery Store At ALLISON'S CORNER, where they will find a woll selected stock of Hats and Bonnets Ribbons, Co'lars, Corsets, Bustles, uuchiiig, Veiling, &C, which will be sold cheap for CASH. Give me a call. Respectfuliy, 6 3m Mrs. MOLjJE ELLIOTT. AT mm drug sieif, We have in stock 10,000 Papers BUIST'S PRIZE U Garden Seeds, The most popular and reliable seeds sold iu the South, always giving sa is- f act ion. Also onion sets, choice va rieties ot corn for garden and field cul ture, Red Clver. Lucerne, Orchaid Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, Eed Top or Herds Grass, German Millet, &c. All choice selected seeds, which we offer at low prices. N- D. FETZER, Manager. N. B.. We are offering tho BIGGEST BARGAINS in chewing tobacco in this market. 2 nnf BUSHELS COTTON ,UUU SEED for sale. COOK & FOIL. Mt. Pleasant, N. U. 5 2t jTOP THAT COUGH. For to delay is dangerous: Moose' Cough Syrup is the best, for coughs, colds, hourseness, Bronchitis, croup, whooping cough and diseases of tho throat and lungs as many attest who have used it. For sale at Fctzcrs drugstore. DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having this day qualiGed as admin istrator of the estate of J. F. Green, deceased. I hereby notify all persons indebted to this estate that they must make immediate payment of their in debtedness, and all persons having claims against this estate that they musC present the same, duly authenticated, to me for payment before the 3rd day of March, 18S9, or this notice will he plead in bar of their recovery. R. L. 11 ARTS ELL, Adm'r of J. F. Green. March 2nd, 18S8. MOOSE'S Blood Renovator, This valuable Remedy is adaptad t the following diseases arising from an impure blood. Eruptive and Cutan eous diseases, St. Anthony's Fire, Pim ples, Tetter, Ringworm, Rbumatism, Syphilitic, Mercurial, and all diseases of like character. It is an Alterative or Restorative of Tone and Strength to the system, it affords frrt at protection from attacks that origi nate in changes of climate, and seasou. For sale at Fetzers Drug 5? tons The "Weekly News-Observer The "Weekly News and Observer h a lon ways the best paper ever pub lished in North Carolina. It. is a cred it to the people and to the State. Th people should take a pride ia it. It should be in every family. It is ail eight page paper, chock full of the best sort of reading matter, news, market reports, and all that. You cannot at furd to be without it. Price St. 25 a' year. We will furnish the Weekly News and Observer until January 1st, 1886, for $1. Seud for sample copy. Address, News and Oeserveti Co., Raleigh, N. C. lira & soins, GROCERS, Are fully aliw to the people's interest, and are prepared to make things lively in the sale of heavy arid fancy GROC REIS By puttiug them down to prices for botto Gash or Barter. Their stock duriug 1SSS will be the very choicest and freshest, and OS if bound to please. Don't forget the place, one door be low Cannons & Fetzer. WALTER & SUTIIERS. 1 8m 1 i? . C Ufu! Hleciric Corsets, " "3 s SJ 3 Sat;in'efref.tolli"iebeciin)i!iH autiiis Hi2iSS ! ijN'oriiifc.uicS stiles. Territory iven. OR. SCOTT. S42 Broadway NEW YORK