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A 7j TNE STJH'BiBD. v !; no ALL KINDS OF TOBWOEK U IN T1IK v , r:s7 .M.IAWIJE - AND AT rj ; A 0 U 'EST HATES. .ETTER FROM BRAZIL. ,, o 11. lckcry llrari from. S. (.rr..vn: (Jkserai., ) i; :( in: .Jam:iko, Bkazil. July 1st. 1890. ' ar M r. Ingram : Your very , Ic'iKr cause duly to hand. ,-- - la I to hear from you. .. ;,:;,.,! mil- old days together at ., !.!!. In the way of general ; : v..! - -juito a treat. I enjoy ; 1M1 ir t ftieii lniornnuion irom v'.r.m Capitol. I got very v. from the United States f the newspapers. And a !U-r from one of my North iYk-nds is always a great mo. especially in this 'aid. among foreign people, : - foiviijn tongues. h;;wTS which you enclosed National Tribune on your ;, iu the Polynesian nr.- iioorh. 1 was much 1" reading them, and around anions; some titi. American gentlemen at Rio i .';i.;. iio who were from personal -:v.i:io;! conversant with the ;i',,U. and acquainted with the - uu so graphically described. !. I'ra.ilian critics prono-mee your :k very beautiful, and true to :::v. A writer with such de i.;',ve powers as yours should u r allow his genius to be unem- i.rt.u woum i'0 an 'eeneiu ; j iu.10 ;s not a trace oi lint auout tne . .'luitrv for you. South America is! ml. a line tii Id f.r literary work, re- j Now what about tilis specimen of s.-areh, description and exploration, j cotton i ('apt McDonald thinks it The Aniar.on. with its tremendous j jut what toMon was originally, and valleys covering a world iu area 1 by care and attention was brought is wouderful'y productive, and a Up to a stage where lint is produced great part of it unexplored. om' i and that this is but a specimen of adventurous spirit would certainly J '-fnliing from grace"' in the vegeta be at home in these great forests. : 0;0 kingdom. If this be true," the A n:a:i who could go amongst the j fa, nwT i,avc to contend with a ,1 , .. . ii ...i u:!d cannibals ot Australia ami the ; nVines on the South Sea Island he man to opn v. ur.ex:dored 1 i tie govern men t would Ks I.-.- glad to have you here, Santo consul is dead. Can't take the place 't The salary is '1 11 l.ureu dollars a year, and j i hundred dollars more ! it will be still more Santos competes with !ro i:i the coHVo traiie. ik- to have vcu near n i i.i-.j ! 1!. me ; mat r oer an 1 let me i Tlie 15razilin Ke- gi'i-at future before it, : Tiatt Section will yet t'le ijr'.wth of cotton, :::;! wheat and develop a M-rce. V"U spoke of the Tee Tee ; brought vi-. idly to my v ;i!ea-ant scenes that we .1 ! on the big river. May : i':::e those pleasures. I : ;.o:i ag;-.in at length when " .our next letter. I am ui: rra :il. So is my wife , lamle. both of whom ask jiMiiher them to you. Yours truly. C. DocKEKV. nsul of Suntos recently uw fever, and a? cholera w jack are rampant there, i-s-or, who is m favor of ,. ;his world a while longer, :: a to '"take the place.'' .UN'S cm show better health tli .ie is a possibility of his !!' the uboe overtures. t!it- I'. r-;-rr. MIL. I lliiiisir Willi I.HtMlmsiim. i;un:cs, S. C, Sept 3. Ou :;!:!'. morning a young man !;;:ti M;. I'. !,.,. ?"! i:;v i .M. K. Laiining, who 1 as been z :i- aeut for some washing ii:c, was found in his bed, by '!. Wiiiams, jiroprietor of the ' 1 ; i. - house at which he was i ii.g. in an unconsious state. On :rv. it was found that he had a. his hat for ten cents and i.i'! nicliased that amount of lau i.i'n ia from Dr. Powell's drugstore. Tl,- - ijijo-ition is that he took laud in;'ii:i i.r the juirpose of ending his 'if-, as a bottle supposed to be the ' ; j.urehased from the drug store v-i- found near his window empty. It .- , ins that he had taken the laud iiioiiM and thrown the bottle out of thr uindow for the purpose of hid iiiir his crime. He recieved kind at ! "ii from the people of the town itihl from physicians, lut to no effect, il - ditl Tuesday niglit about 11 'Vloek. He was from Kiineomlic eoitniy, N. C. V. lmt ll-! A town is imiuovcd by grit, push, ' if rgv, ciiurchcs, schools, fac- t ri. -, eiiteipn.-c, harmony, cordi a cheap property, advertising, 'i ilk aboul it, help to improve it, i t:i ii aicomnaniod by good works, i.' it. t. competition m Imsiness, nelp II public enterprises. Kemem t hut every dollar invested in i :i uncut local improvement is just no : th a on interest. Always cneer men who go in for improve- iu'M. don't ond'-avor to cripple their i .Torts. Durham Sun. m fc - li is all tin- craz-." JJlack 1-ibiliniriits for males. Black suits, ';!!' K shoes, black hats, black 'i:r.. is, black undershirts and even bl.ick '"gallussiS." The pressure is i"' Li ' at that a black belt is worn """ind the body. This disease is v"'' ading ;md may "result in social '"l"alitv," as an old bachelor ex- l'l---cd it. Mrs. Mary Cavanaugh, of New "! k. who on the evening of duly :-i'li ' ndo.ivored to riddle her actor 'a-! and, dohn Cavanaugh with ' ''''is. at the corner of Irving Place :u ' M th street, was today sentenced 'o lie years and four months in the 'ate prison. VOL. III. NO. 35. NO. 2 TOWNSHIP Contribute to (Mir Collection or Na tiirM 1'rodnrtH. Mr. Charles Harris, of No. 2 township, brought to this office a kind of cotton stalk that we have never seen before, though much was said .about something similar in the Atlanta Constitution during last year. Handing over a small box containing a limb with a boll and a burr, Mr. Harris said: "A cotton picker ou my place found this in a field of cotton alongside of genuine cotton. The stalk is about twelve inches high, has eight boils on it and leaves that look like other cot Ion leaves. What kind of cotton it is, where it came from, etc., I can't tell. I have been raising my own seed for ten years." The boll, that is open, has only thrvo l(i!ii3 ree lobes that contained nothing ' iut large black seel resembling a i large apple seed in shape, size and ! color. Each seed (there were about tweiitv - one m the boll) was bpl.l to the side of its little house by a very small membrane. The other boll, on the limb, is just cracked enough to see that it contains the same growth as did the other, except that the seed are still in a milky state and of a white color. This boll has four lobes. The bolls, while exact pictures of genuine cotton bolls, are not more than an average in size. .... . . . . . , fri.rl,f fnl cn.-mv his whole crop i may kappt-n to be '-fallen-f rom- ce-tviv. otlit-ra dunk that th stwoinif-n is j blll :l ..flVhk cf r.atnre." It may be j tn!e that cotton has been the result !,.f ..fmHs on n miwth lil-p this, nml i.-ro mav be some nroof in this di- lection. In a standard author a j character was rejorted to have, after ding the the cotton plant, gathered seeds and planted them. lut what ever theoiv mav be advanced as to j its origin, etc.. we believe it a full brother of genuine cotton, the only difference being the lack of lint. Something like this was discussed in the Atlanta Constitution last , year, specimens having been found j in (loorgia, and no one in these parts was inclined to "catch on." The Constitution behewd if the seed were planted and the vegetable grown that they would be worth more for oil and meal than the seed in genuine cotton. Ve shall keep the specimen in our office until Friday evening when we will mail it to the botanist at Chapel Hill: any one desiring to see it may do so by calling at the Stan'oakd o'lice. If Mr. Harris' whole crop would turn out in such stu'f he would be thoroughly disgusted with farming. Minotinar Airrny at Ilot-ky Mount Albert Malonc, a voting white man of Caswell countv, who has been in the vicinity of Rocky Mount cm ing tobacco, met his death under very s;td circumstances at that place on last unuav nigiu. it seen s that young Malone, together with two or three other voting men, were walking on the outskirts of the town in company with some lewd women, and were attacked by another t.artv of young men with rocks. Malone returned their attack bv shooting at them with a pistol Malone's friends, who were fifty or sixty yards ahead of him, hearing the shooting, returned to the rescue, and mistaking him for one of the attacking party, shot liim in the back, instantly killing him. His remains passed up yesterday for in terment at his home. Durham" (ilobe. St. I.onin' nixed HHrrlasn. Another wedding ot a black man ard a white woman was solemnized yesterday afternoon in Belleville, The contracting parties were James Palmer, a jet black negro, who gave his age as twenty-three, and his oc- cuoatiou as a coachman, and birth place Rochester, N. Y. The lady gave her name as Mrs. .Nellie ana ale, and her age as twenty-eight, al though she looked to be nearer thirty ci'-ht years of age. They arrived from St Louis on the noon train from Pittsburg, Pa., took a carrage, and drove to the court house at Belleville, where t license to marry was granted them by the clerk, The odoro Fleischbein, they having an. swered all the questions propounded to them satisfactorily, and their looks being a sufficient guarantee that they were of the lawful age They repaired at once to the office of Justice Medart, where they were united in marriage, the Justice onnt- ing hi3 usual congratulations, and failing to kiss the bride: Globe-Dem ocrat. VniM-rlii the Rnllooii. Our Zeb is to be at our Fair and a balloon ascension will take place, It is reported in some sections of the country that Zeb Vance will go up in the balloon to the height of 3,000 feet and then descend by means of a hirjre buggy umbrella. We are not authorized to deny this; there is no telling what the Fair Association will do. Zeb Vance will be here, eo will the balloon, but what combina tion has been formed, if any, we have not been advised. Come to the I Fair and see. ; ' I y zi FOOI.IXG THE PEOPLE, The politicians are making a big fuss about the money and say the government must expand the circu lation. Make money cheaper by making more of it sorter like we did during the war when it took $10 to buy a bunch of yarn and $200 to buy a pair of cotton cards. In January, 1865, 1 paid $3,000 for a little old measly cow that gave about half a gallon of milk a day, but that was enough for a poor little half-starved, war-born baby, whose mother's milk had dried up from anxiety, while running from the everlasting Yankees and dedging their hirelings like a scared rabbit dodges the hounds. They say we must have more money, and they will make the people, believe it will be divided out among them whether they earn it or not another, case of forty acres and a mule. Fool the people that's the idea. They are raising a big fuss because the nation al banks are not allowed to lend money on farm mortgages and I hope they will have the law repealed for it is of no consequence. No bunk is fool enough to lend money on'a mortgage. Will Howard is a big banker in our town a private banker and he is not prohibited, but I'll bet $10 he hasn't got a mort gage in bis vault. Banks lend money on business integrity with a good endorser or a collateral that can be converted into money in thirty days. It takes eighteen months to foreclose a farm mortgage, and if the fanner dies it takes a year longer. George Truit, of Troup county has made a grand success at farm ing. The State Alliance visited his farm the other day and George said he began with nothing since the war and has made all that he has got at farming, and that economy and duli gence aud constant care and watch fulness will do more for the farmer than all the legislation that can ie desired. You can pick out farmers here and there in every "county who have by hard work got ahead and prospered while their neighbors have been waiting on the Lord or luck, or on the politicians. There isn't a country upon earth where the farmer s as surely rewarded for his indus try as he is right here. They had a ig camp meeting up at Pine Log ist week, and just such a spread of nice things as the farmers took there every day was never seen before. Such a wealth of chickens and chick en pies, and roast pig, and mutton, ind kid, and potatoes, and cakes, and nes, and jellies, and pickles, and wine, ana all were nome-raiseu ami homemade. "Will the good Lord nake us all thankful for what we have got and incline our hearts to jtiit grumbling. IJill Akp. t'riisiis BullrtlfiPoiMilatlon Iu C- Washington, August 31. The population of the third supervisor's district of .North Carolina "was given out today by the census office as 2,o!7. I his is an increase during the last census period of 33,G07, or 15.35 per cent. 'I he present popu lation of this district and the in crease during the last ten years is given by counties as follows: COUNTIES. POP. 1800. IXCIt'sE. Bladen, 10,729 571 Brunswick, 10,S83 1,494 Columbus, 27,S18 3,379 Cumberland, 27,294 3,458 Duplin, 18,654 119 Harnett, 13,072 2,810 Moore, 20,470 3,049 New Hanover, 23,927 2,551 Onslow, 10,271 442 Pender, 12,475 7 Robeson, 31,429 7,549 Richmond, 23,882 5,037 Sampson, 25,073 2,179 The present population and in crease of the following North Caro lina cities is also given: Wilmington, 20,008; increase, 2,058, or 15.32 per cent. Fayetteville, 4,222; increase, 735, or 21.09 per cent. Renolntlon Adopted. The following resolutions were adopted by the ladies temperance societies at a joint meeting on Mon day last : Whereas the Concord W. C. T. U, and Y. W. C. T. U. remember with grateful appreciation the vaneus courtesies and kindnesses which so largely contributed to the success of the State Convention recently neid here, Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby tendered to the citizens who so kindly opened their hospitable homes and entertained delegates and visitors. To Rev. J. II. Page for the nse of the parsonage thus enabling us to add a most highly appreciated feature of enter tainment. . To the official members of the M. E. Church, South, for the use so kindly tendered of their. com fortable church. To Miss Mary E, Young and the choir which assisted her for delightful and inspiring music. To the gentlemen who so graceful lv ushered our large audi ences. To the sexton and pages for prompt and thoughtful attention. To Miss M. B. Zieber for the "Y" banner so handsome in design and finish. To Capt. J. M. Odell for subscriptions to "Signal." To Messrs. Craven and Sims for valua ble aid and service at the arrival and departure of guests, and to any who in any way assisteu in me bucucbh vl the convention. To each and all our thanks are heartily tendered. praying God to bless them richly in heart and nome. Miss M. Fetzer, Mrs. W. R. Odell, Mrs. D. B. Coltrane, Committee. KJ CONCORD, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, THE FAIR. The MnAement Patting Everjrthla la Order. The biggest thing ever, held in Cabarrus county will take place on September 30 and October 1, 2 and , 3. The third fair held here prom- j ises to be the greatest and hest county fair ever held in the State. The grounds cover nearly twenty five acres of level land. The enclo sure is a good fence; there are three buildings, each very large; several wells of fine water; nearly two hun dred stalls, enclosures for hogs, cat tle and sheep, pens for chickens, ducks and turkeys; sheds for ma chinery and agricultural implements. 1 The track is decidedly the best in the State. It is forty feet wide, half mile long, aud will be made as smooth as a floor. . The Confederate ieunionspeech es, etc., will . beH. . the - special features of the first day. Balloon ascension to the height of three thousand feet, and a man descend ing from it in a parachute; speeches, races, etc., on the second day; on the third day North Carolina's favorite son, Zeb B. Vance, will deliver one of his old time humor ous and sensible addresses; on the fourth day the final races, awarding premiums, etc., will take place. From what can be learned Meck lenburg, Stanly, Rowan and Iredell counties will send delegations by the thousand. The management is ex pecting and preparing for 8,000 people per day. Special trains will be run on the R. & D. from Greensboro and Char lotte to meet the demands of the large crowds from adjoining coun ties and elsewhere. From all sections of the county and different parts of the State. The Staxdard hears of many arti cles being prepared for exhibit, fine stock, etc., being put in shape for exhibit The ladies are busy getting nice thiugs ready for the Floral Hall. Men are busy every day putting mprovements to the arrangements the grounds being watched, studied and cared for with earnest attention. The races will be fine, as already a number of men have signified their intention of entering horses. The town will do all it can for the enter tainment of the visitors. Private families will throw wide open their doors for the comfort and entertain ment of friends and visitors. Hurrah for the Great Fair! NEWS OF THE DAY. A. E. Hampton, the deposed pres ident of the colored State Fair So ciety of South Carolina, has been arrested for misappropriating funds The stage on the Legion and Susanville, California, line was stopped by a masked man near Mil ford, Monday night, and the Wells largo box taken at the muzzle of a revolver. The President sent to the Senate Wednesday the nomination of John V. Ross, of the District of Col urn bia, to be a commissioner of the District of Columbia, vice Lemon G. lime, resigned. A Newcastle, England, watch maker has completed three shirt studs. The one in the centre con tains a watch with a dial on three sixteenths of an inch diameter. By turning the upper stud you wind up the watch. Trade marks were well known in ancient Jiaoyion. unina had them as early as 1,000 B. C. They were authorized in England in 1300. Guttenburg, the inventorof printing, is said to have had a lawsuit over his trademark. New York, Sept, 3. The Even ing Sun today, as a result of its In vestigation, prints a long .expose ot the "abuses and mismanagement in the Blackwell s Island penitentiary, the conductor which, it states, rs a disgrace to a civilized community, 'The State officer, Dr. R. Ruther ford, of Waco, Texas, reports as the result of investigation, that the disease which has caused so mnch excitement is the mildest of smal pox. He telegraphed Gov. Ross that there was no more danger from Waco than New York, and that the McGre or quarantine should be raised. A curions case of death is that re ported from Toronto, where a wom an is said to have died irom seasicK ness. Such instances are of very in freqent occurrence, although, of course, they are liable to happen at any time- But the general disturba nce of the system that is common to unseasoned travelers on the ocean, al though sufficiently severe at the time, is not of a fatal tendency. And in this case the victim of seasickness had never been at sea. She had trav eled only on the lakes, and the nau sea that ended her life was induced, A dispatch of August 28th to the Alanta Journal savs: The postoffice at Abbots, Davidson county, was broken into today. 1 here was a gen eral money search made throughout the entire building, and all available stamps were taken by the thief or thieves. The robbers entered the building bv forcing their way through a win dow in the main building. The hnralara bo comnletelv covered up their tracks as to avoid the slightest suspicion. The officers, however, are using their best efforts to bring the enm inula to the bar of justice. Much excitement prevails in that neighbor hood, as this ia not the first success ful attempt that robbers have made in that community. TANDARD HTATE NOTES. Wash. Progress: The question is asked what kind of cotton bagging the farmers will nse this fall. Sentinel: Messrs. Geo. E. , Nissen & Co., the enterprising wagon manu facturers of Waughtown, are soon to enlarge their shops, so that they can employ a force of over 100 men. Maxton Union: Gov. Fowle i in Raleigh after a sojorn at the Springs whither he went to build ud his brok en down condition caused by over woric. it is outrageous to work our Chief Executives so hard and pay them the paltry sum ot $3,000 per annum. Greensboro Patrot: Mr. Chas. G. Burton, who returned from a so journ of several months in Georgia some weexs ago, placed on our table this morning three beautiful blocks of marble from the Georgia marble quarries. One is pure white, one purple, and one black and takes a high polish. Sentinel: Jno. Miller, colored. was drinking bug juce in Green's bar-room Satnrday night, and quar reled with Bill Higgins, the negro clerk. A fight ensued, and Higgins drew a revolver and fired, inflicting a painful flesh wound in Miller's shoulder. Higgins is now in jail awaiting the next term of court - Wilmington Messenger: Several boats were oat in Wrightsville Sound yesterday with parties engaged in the sport of shooting marsh hens. The sportsmen did not report Inck, but probably the champion hunter M as Mr. Lorenzo DiLorenzo, the well known tailor at II. H. Munson & Co'e. He killed sixty five hens in forty-two shots. -Good! Winston Sentinel: TJnles early f rost comes, the crop of tobacco will be larger than has been known for years. I he news gets better every week. It is hardly probable that prices can stay as they were last year, but they win necessarily be high, and our farmers will realize more money tor their crop than they have in a long time, Greensboro Workman; Dr. Hatch Albright ox Uhatnam county, has a four legged chicken. The chicken is now about grown and is ordinary size. Two of the legs grow out from the back and do not touch the ground. The Doctor bought the chicken from a neighbor and is to give, we learn, a year's medical ser vices in the man 8 family for the chicken. Durhaoi Sun: When you come to deal in Durham real estate there ia no telling what you will find. Maj. W. A. Guthene has made two very recent discoveries. One the records of a revenue official, which will fur nish mnch discussion. The other day he purchased a tract of land and to his surprise he found what is destined to be a large qaarry of handsome brown stone Raleigh Vititon Last night at the Sunday school room of the Bap tist Tabernacle, Mr George (the Engliih verison of bis name), a na tive Armenian, delivered a most interesting lecture upon the manners and religious customs of that coun try. His description ot their mar riage and burial ceremonies was very interesting,indeed. He was dressed in the costume of his country. Mr Ueo, seems to be a very intelligent gentle man. He has been educated in this country and intends returning to his own country as a physician mis sionary. Durham Sun: The Bulington News tells of a quick match up in that part of the country. On Wed nesday Taylor Dillard, of Rocking ham, went over into Alamance iook ing for hands to cure tobacco. The News says "he found no hands, but he fonnd a wife in the person ot Miss Mary Denny, at Simpson Hut fines, near town, whom he brought here and they were joined in the holy bonds by 11. F. Tickle at his new house, where they found the J. R. busv at work. She is an excellent lady, thoroughly domestic, ard he has gained a prize. Mt Holly News: Ob last Sunday York and Pink Kankm colored, ot "Rankin Town," got into an alterca tion with Mack McDowell, colored, an ex convict, over a fish basket when McDowell whipped out a knife and attacked York Kankm, inflict ing some very "gly wounds; one across the cheek cutting open his ear and near to the back of his head, one stab in the back of his head, one stab in the back of the neck that is dangerous looking, and several minor wounds. Pink also recieved wounds. McDowell then ran away and has not yet been apprehended. Dr. Eddleman was called in and sewed up and. dressed the wounds. The Dr. says the wounds, though danger- ous, are not necessarily xaiai. The Salisbury Herald says Tuesdav morning the Professor: went for the "Blue back spelling" with gloves off, and to all appearan ces knocked several "I's" out of it' There is a class of persons that fol "low most any new God. We donbt very much whether that furious attack hurt the "Blue back" speller in the sight of those teachers who work and think for themselves. There never has been a decent speller made by a "Tom-fool method and nothing but hard work will accom plish anything. We have been taught, and we all believe it, that there is "no royal road to learning," and the danger of many methods now in use points to poor results. Th nnorest sneller in the world is the one taught by word method. If the Blue back was bound in red O . a cloth and cost twenty-five cents. some teachers would like it better, 1890. WinstonJiaaT: r. Lewis Wilson. of . Broadbay Township, says that ne nas-roid $475.00 worth of water melons this year, besides he has a number in his patch which are about ready for the market Wilmington Messenger: Informa tion was lodged at the City Hall yep terday that Julia Shaw, a colored woman from Whiteville, now living at 812 South Fifth street, had be come a mother and her child was missing. Foul play was suspected, but Dr. rotter, alter investigating the case, reports that such was not the case. Salisbury Herald : Another of Mr. Wanamaker's postmasters has gone wrong and come to grief, and this time we are sorry to say it is a wom an. For some time past crookedness has been suspected on the Bilesville mail route, and last week two post office inspectors went down there to investigate the matter. The pilfer ing was thought to be going on in the Bilesville office, of which Mrs. Jennie Boyd is postmaster, and a trap was laid to catch her. The two detectives placed some one dol lar bills in two letters, first having taken down their numbers and the series, and had the letters registered and mailed at Palestine. The mail had to lie over all night at Biles ville before being brought to Gold Hill and Salisbury. Next day after mailing the leters at Palestine the inspectors overhauled the mail pouch on the route between Bilesville and Gold Hill and the letters were found missing. Returning to Bilesville one of the inspectors went to the postofhce and purchased some stam ped envelopes, tendering Mrs. Boyd a $5 bill in payment therefor. In making the change Mrs. Boyd gave three of the identical bills that had been registered at Palestine the day before. She was arrested and brought to Salisbury, where she was given a preliminary trial before U. S. Commissioner Jno. A. Ramsay, who required her to giva bond for $1,000 for herapperance at the next term of the Fedral Court Mrs. Boyd was appointed postmaster at Biles ville by the present administration in defiance ot the wishes of nine tenths of the patrons of the office. She has borne a good character here tofore, and her fall is a matter of re gret Coaaterfeit Money. A report comes from Columbia, S. C, that merchants in that city have been troubled very much of late bv the circulation of counterfeit money. The denominations are $10 and $5 in paper and $1 silver. The paper currency is a good counterfeit, and likely to deceive, but the silver coin is a poor imitation, and may be easily detected by an experienced person, it is not at an uniiKeiy that some of these counterfeits may find their way to Charlotte. Char lotte NewB. Some of oar business men were bit last winter by having such worthless stuff put off on them, and it would be a good idea for them to keep an eye out for it, Keep Tour Head Id. While talking with a man the other day who had just returned from .New York city he told me ot nis ride from Philadelphia to New York. He took, in his own words, a very very fast train which makes the dis tance, which is ninety miles, in about two hours. He said in that short time they met twenty five pas senger trains going the other way, the track being double all the way. and in some places quadruple. He said he didn't have any inclination to stick his head out of the window. He spoke of sitting where he could see the engineer. He said that the engineer sat bolt upright with his hand on the lever and would turn his head neither to the right nor to the left, but kept his eys constantly on the track in front The speed of the train was so great that my friend said he could feel the back ot the seat pressing against his back pushing him on. ureensboro Work man. Fire Defease. That big-hearted P. B. Fetzer has been laboring quite a while in per fecting his system of water works. Our water does not come from creek, but from a strong spring of pure, cool water. xie nas luai put in bm-bui uumu, Last Tuesday a delegation of our Hose and Reel company came out to test the efficiency of the water sup ply and the force of the pressure. It is decidedly a success. A strong. bright stream of water is shot in a sizzing, popping velocity to a dis tance of 131 feet The stream was thrown directly up a distanse of 30 feet above the St Cloud Hotel The system is all right, but we need more hydrants located in omerent pares of town. The citizens in one part of town need as much protection as those in another. The Standard is delighted with the fact that Mr. Fetzer has sue ceeded so well with the system of water works for fire and domestic purposes. J. Gilmer Kerner "Re'u bin Rink" the famous painter who painted the Blackwell signs all over the world, left Wednesday evening for his home. He has been supenn tending the painting of Mr. W. R. Odell's new residence. The name "Keubin Rink" is known nearly as well as George Washington. Call at this office for first-class job work. WHOLE NO. 148 II BHIDGEGOHE With 36 Cars ! THE WRECK OF THE YAD KIN R. R. BRIDGE. At 4 o'clock Saturday evening, after The Standard went to press, news reached this office of a fearful wreck that happened to a R. & I ), train and the Yadkin river bridge. lhe tram was a lreight of 36 heavily loaded cars, coming south. he grade on the Davidson side i3 down as it approaches the river through a deep cut and around a considerable curve. THE CAUSE. Just as the engine and its heavy load came thundering down the grade, and within twenty feet of the river, the "king bolt" broke and several heavy attachments fell between the cross-ties, rachet-like, tearing np the track and ground near the bridge, and being thrown with mighty speed and power onto the bridge in a shattered condition, two spans of the bridge, of 100 feet each, were knocked into pieces and jinto the river. The momentum of the tram was such that the wrecked condition of the track did not stop the course of the 36 box cars, which wildly rushed one upon the other into the river, iu very car ah in nuinoer went down in the river in one mis cellaneous heap, except the caboose, which stopped at the river's edge as tnecaptotne pne oi awiui rum, THE BKIDGE. This bridge was built ot iron, most magnificent in its appearance and construction. It was built about four years ago, after the big flood swept the old wooden bridge down the river. The bridge was between 30 and 40 feet above low water mark; and where the spans broke the water is now 20 feet deep. THE DAMAGE . At this writing an estimate of the loss to the railroad company cannot be made. The bridge, the yo-ton engine and thirty-six cars are com plete wrecks, but when the loss of goods is added to this amount, it becomes immense. It is reported tnat many goods, shipped to Concord merchants, are Ivine in a ruinous bath in old Yadkin. MARVELOUS ESCAPE. How the engineer and his crew escaped without forfeiting their lives is a mystery. As the engine was moving upon the bridge, the engineer and fireman jumped, there by saving their lives. The crew leil on, wiinout muuu icgaiu lj ' r... 1 H '11 A I. ,1 manner, me men are very Dauiy bruised, but none are thought seri ously imured. It was reported that a Concord boy Conductor Ed. Pat- teison was on this tram, but ine Standard learns that this is untrue. DELAYS, AC. At this season of the year, the block-UD is a serious one. Travel will be demoralized and freights will have to go down the C. Land Y. V. R. R. to Sandford and on to the Carolina Central. It will probably be a week or ten davs before the trains can run through regularly. While the loss is great, and the delays may be hurt ful, it is fortunate tnat it was not nswRpncpr train, and that no lives r ' were lost The railroad company, always en terprising, have already at work on the scene over iuu nanus. There are 45,000 women in Eng land -who earn their living as printers. Is there an orator in North Caro lina? Concord Standard. Is the eloquent speech of the Gov ernor of North Carolina to the Gov ernor of South Carolina so soon for gotten? N. Y. Sun. 1W THE STAllDtRD. ( LARGEST TAPER PUBLISHED IN CONCOltD.- CONTAINS MORE KEADIXC, ( MATTER THAN ANY OTHER ) PAPER IN THIS SECTION. V Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special SPECIAL Special Special Special Special Special Special Special SpecialJ -TO- MEN ONLY ! MEN ONLY! LADIES DON'T LADIES DON'T READ THIS. READ THIS This week we are offering Moleskin Pants for 85 cts. J ust like you have been buying at $1.25. -ALSO- Just received 15 cases Men's Fur Huts in latest summer styles and colors, and at 25 nor cent under value. An elegant line of Fur Crushers in four different colors, 75 cents and $1. Also we want to to say that we are headquarters for Overalls in all styles. We have a Blue Demin Overall for 50 cents that we guarantee against any you can buy for C5 cents. Also Brown and Mode Ducks, Jackets, Coats, Shirts and Jumpers, ALL STYLES. A Full line of the Cele brated Sweet & Orr Over ll Suits that will keep you as clean as if you WERE IN A BAND BOX. COME AND SEE THEM COME AND SEE THEM JUST FOR CURIOSITY. JUST FOR CURIOSITY. A nice line. A nice line. of of Colored Mahairs Colored Mahairs and Alpaccas, and Alpaccas, IN COATS AND VESTS. ALSO Seersuckers ani Fancy Flannels, at $1 for Coat and Vest. ) ( Single Coats at 50 cents in Cotton Cheviots. Cannons I Fetzer. .i IH ! 1 1 ir. P".1 i ;i- ill
The Standard (Concord, N.C.)
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