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. 1 ,. ' !" ' ' : i m j- 5 11, ll ' ! . ''. ; i MJlJjl i 1 ' ----:r ---r-f r-.- t-K v i. i ... - -. . i I 1 (I I7 nnn . ! - - ! ! 1 1 ' ' " " " - i-'t '. ' Y : , r 4 ' "it0?- - !' .1 Our God, Our Cnm,try and O.n-Homes.. . ' . 1 -. .-. : : ; ' i - . . ; , i , l i : " !'-;" V-v --::- MOT T I . ;'"v,':' 'i 1 " i '.' 7 ' : : .-'r- - I : ,.'-rr , , 'K- uuauuitp, a. c, Thursday, august 5, 1886 R; S I - 3 i... . . 1 1 ? i - i "1 1 i - - i -"TT"""--iii iii i i - ONE DOLLAR PER'ANNUM. CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1886 Th Meelin? in jL'harlot(.(lnf te n Jinm lrcc-eliii;n. - V I. 1 Tlie fourth annual conventioo of! theAVomairrf Cbrhstian Temperance Union ol cJymet in Trjou Street Methodist Church of this city at 0:30 thin morning. The President, Mrs, Mary C. Woody, of New Gar den in i the chair. The exercises com men cod b J pigniugKescae'the Trenching.'" Mrs. Woody; opetred the cbnveutiou by bible reading and NO 27. jog the press phoned that,) while the col am us of eome of the Stale and connty papers aie closed to the ure.J the women of. our State to i rends will precipitate the orKani2 7Yokeeri,eintiiHr woik in tueir-1 interest by nsiu- ration of the Prohibitioa party ami meir inutieueo witti liubban-l aun tueu irohtbition in ih H Il Wnr the i politics where it the iu- and on the whole, the fiiend ...!.- i in g toward the society id oa crease. ' 7 i I . Mrs. Louisa Painter Round, of Mocksville. in her report oniEvan gelicaliatic Woik, sjiowed that wo men, has many ways and op'pf rtu- nitiea of doiiijj thiii kind olf. wok v-itlrout enteri-ug Mile pulpit. triumph .effectually:' W. O. T. U. aud iis work, jothers' brothers, to give U3 laws for are oevotmg a certain spacj to it : banishment of alcohol from our , Lelougs will y feel-! land. Little les? than $1,000 ha$i Ex. beiu tspent byj t'iis' organization! j - --I legitimately j The toJI wa"t theu calied, consist 'l01 iiitcreatiug report of cm by then respective . iag Tr ou. Juve. showing that there is a l ltenT' ot dc KiitmeuCii aid !fdelc i W'lVo'y Misi. jprtUariiaro.f 1T-iTtni'ii'og ti 'toloe?l giites Jroni t ho local mjious V throughout thJ State. Tho OiinuttH of the Excciitiro Conimittee meotiug.s were then read and adopted. . I Oommittccs On ciedeutials, cour- testes, it'tqlutioiis and finance were then i feipiui n't c an address of Wel ti by Mrs. Gibbon, le Charlotte W; C. T. by Mrs. L. N. Jllair, N. C. : ! . in us id te'pirie was givt President ol tl U. ; respond e of flnmmerQe! s-Mrs; ;hflpiu, of Charleston,. C, and southern orgauizer f the W. G. T. U.) Jev. Mr. Walker, of Greensboro. Ij. C, editor of the ortli 0-iroliiut Prohibitionist, and tbedfcfegato tolthis convention from tire Greensboro KeTorm Club ; Kov. l)r. llobey; Kov. Dr. Parks and Rev. Moffat, all of Charlotte, were a reg of the in temperance luspices bt the al co-Alter I., Mrs. Una pin appropriate re- show- then introduce and by motiou after which all "white: ribbonr tl to the convention. made members of it, visitors who are women were also made members! of tho convention. After the hymn "Coronation" was sung, the Corresponding Sec- retary's'report an account; of 4- v H possessed aud : i fienoralv The r . land. was readjwhich gave lie number of Uu ions : now numbering thirty jn the State, the lines of work they had their condition in report was a! very encouraging one and an indication The Treasurer's report followed, . "which showed an expenditure ol over $300 in the work. " At 11:10 a praise meeting was catered upon, led by Mrs. chapin, jduring which liiany testified to the v blessings attended upon llijs work. Hev Moirs, Walker and; Robey Bpoke very eueouragingly i to the ' convention and gave testimony to r.the affective working of the W.C. , T, U.j'aud urged the Union to press p oa to victory ot which they felt con ,L fldent, ' '..'! . ' Alter a few moments of consecra tlon and pra3'er the' meeting then Vs adjourned for 1 uuch. ; ii. The aft ei noon session begins at ' " ' . AFTERNOON. The convention met again at 3 'clock. The'opeuiug exercises ere conducted by Mrs. F. M. Rum pas, ot , ureeusuoro. ad autirese was delivered by the President, Mrs. M. C. Woody. Report of do. partments wore made as follows : Temperance Literature, Mrs. Seldeu ; lullueucing the Press, Miss English ; Gospel Temperance Meetings, t Mrs. Bumpas ; Sunday School Work, Miss Aston j Evau gelistic Work, Mrs. Louisa P. ;. Round ; J u vemle Work, Mrs. Mary ' E. Cartlaud. ' x. This ;b veuiog' the devotional ex- erciaea will be conducted by Mrs. -Louisa L. liouuds, of Mocksville. Mrs. . Sallie P. Chapin, ot Charles ton, S C., will deliver an address. . ' The exercisoa will be interspersed . . with music. I WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION. . Convention re-asserabjed at 3 p. m. Mrs. Sue V. Tomlinson gave a scripture reading. Prayer was of fered by Rev. G. T. Round, of Mocksville, w ho was afterwards made a nicinber of tho eonveution. r Minutes of tho previous spssion . 7oro read and adopted. By motion tho address of the President was v deferred until Thursday. j . "Reports of departments, were ta ken trp that on tempcrauco lite,r . , ature showing that mauy thousands . of pages 61 tempcrauco literature, liave Cecn distributed during the - ; pa8t jcar. Tho report on influeuc- High Pom:. It abewed that imeut ot over l,H0u children State, have been training under the W C. T. U. Tremble klug! bol ! they are growir'g up this reioit wa rea made some veiy marks oMho juvenile work, ing how great a power the children are in turuiug the hearts ot tho pa cents toward the ri'irht. EVENING ESBION. The exercises jrero opeied by singing "Yield Not toTemptation''7 Tho devotional exercises conducted by Mrs; iouud. j Tho address of tjhe evening was by, Mrs. Cliapin, superintendent of southern work. V, was an excel lent exposition of i he results of the work of the rura fiend, showiug who are responsible for it, aud that only by united efljott may be routed, and our beloved Southland again be made to rejpice ajid prosper. An opportunity was given for all who wished to join th6 W. C. T. TJ. aud prove their loyalty by their work. Tho audience responded liberally to call for a collection. I'Atutw hi hjtiiliNj Itani., A'-rivats in tlii'Xfv York St.ir. bteakfasied at 3d. m., and then IfieiPng fi i iky, voluu'eetod to go to aspring a .piartei of a 'ade to the rfr, the fut portion of the path t win eh wrts comnia-ide 1 l)vJ Con- A telegram of rfeetiuc? from 1 l f9 Enow the prisoner well?'Uxfotf!-at-:H'e. I lie. 'new! of. the High Point Reform Club. was readt111 lN 'w.ver, ". '.rn-Vhich I belonged to loaded me at this time, citiDg the Psalms L'O, 1 1 verses. Ueports from colo red ruions of GieenHboro and 'Charlotte was gi v- preei leuts, rising svnti Union to!r iNever;knew him 3ick,M leplied i'f.'wiwjtli their ei'pty canteen ' witness. aMid 1 rati to avoid the larriiihoot. strike for temperance. Tire noon hour prayer mectin;; was conducted by Mrs. Rouud. Morning session closed. Qharlotte Bveniug Cliromcle. ,kO leviiv,' sai.l the lawyer eiuly. "Now, sir, lil voa ever e the piisonvr at the bar ?" ''flail niHtiy h drink with him at A'lXAN TA'N Kl' HMIF.S. They :"C Iitlo loll(ics,M Aiirt Control Fit litre K!ection. Will TnUKSDAYI The exercises singing, "1 am so MORNING. I were opened by glad thatl Jesus loves, me.'7 Tnefdevotional exerci- ees were conducted by Mrs. Beck- yVhat ain't his name 7-7 from Quen Esther; followed by prayer. The minutes of yesterday after noon and evening were read. The election ot officers for $ie State Union x resulted in that of Mrs. Mary C. Woody, President ; Mrs. E. D. Hundley, corresponding secretary ; i,iss M. E. Meudenhal), recording secretary and Mrs!. C. C. Gorrell, treasurer. Col. Wm. Johnson, Mayor of Chailotte, was introduced to and made a member of the convention. In a very cordial speech he wel comed the W. C. T.. U., to tho city, aud bade them God speed in their work, for it is one of benefit to hu manity. He stated that the major ity of cases brought before him are the direct result of liquor drinking. Ilia happy speech concluded by ex tending to the ladiea ot the conven tion the privileges of the city of Charlotte. j . ' '. The report on Legislation peti tion was read by Mrs. E. C. Beck witb, of Raleigh The report on prison and alms house work, by;Mr8. Sue V. Tom linson, was very interesting and showed that woman is doing much to make these places more cleanly and comfortably aud to cast an in. fluouce over theinmates for good. The report oil influencing physi cians, not to prescribe alcoholics, by Mr. P. P. Broadway, was read. An address,' on the "Lend-a-11 aud Club," aii organization form ed among girls and boys at eollege, which has for its object the helping of others around them, written by "Miss Petty, ot Rock Hill, was read by Miss Hammond. It was an ap peal for girls to take up this tem pcranco wor and become trained workers for the W. C. T. U.' After sjuging "Bringing in tho Sheaves" the State president gave her annnal address, in which she set forth the aims and woi k of the W. C. T. U. Explained the work iug8 and needs of tho twenty dif ferent departments of work taken up by this State, such as juvenile work, temperance literature, need of work amooj,' the colored people, etc.- ' "-j-" Sao made a very touching: appeal for tho safety of tho children, and Llnswr my question, sir,' yell e the lawvrr. twII.w long have .on kuown the prisoner " Prom two bet up to five feet te inches. ' Will the court make the" HI have, your lordship, said thi 'tessj. anticipating the lawyer i 'Ibavo atJHWered tho onestion I It seems that 'the Atlanta rum-vkAwed tho prisonerwhen he was mies have not the slightest in ten-' tv7j feet long and a mrfu five feet tion of abiding by the verdict o'jtetil - " tho people, reached at the polls la Hie lawyer arose; placed both November. The prohibition la hauils ou jhe table iii front Ot him, wMit into effect -July 1st, and. since spiad his legs apart, leaued' over the i a li'imber of prosecutioushavej thhtable,;aud said, Will you tell been made agai tst violators, re4j tin jcourt what you.' know about euh.iug.in a flub ol five hundred th :i case V aoi.ars in eacu case couvicteJ4 jl'hat ain't fiis name." This seems to have startled the dor ery into a realisation of the fact that the law is go ng to bo enforced An 1 now they propose to orr.auizei theraeelves for the purpose of epu-i tro ing all city aud county election ami placing men in office who an are opposed to prohibition aud will not enforce it. A "Liberal'7 clu hae qeeu orgauized, the purpose dl wh eh is shown in the following statements made to a Constitution reporter by a member of the club. ' Wo are confident of electing sthe men we shall run for city offii cers. ; we oeueve tnat wnen the coun ty elections occur we will, have thet poster to elect the candidates "we prcj)ose to run. We intend to wq -k hard to bring into the club' all ,:he anti-prohibitionists in the cotJty, and as many converts amrtijg the prohibitionists ae may be possible. If we elect ourcaudiN da? es, they will be men in full' sym pathy with ourj views, aud it will not then require much time to roc: out prohibition." Jc is given 'out, that part of tho Liberal club contem plates the establishment of an af teraoon paper, which will be the orpau of the prohibitionists. "We mean to begin the fight novf;' said the gentleman already quoted, "and we mean to keep it up until we have triumphed or been beaten past recovery. The fight will be a fair one, but it will be a vigorous one. The Prohibitionists may as well understand once for all that they will not be allowed to have any rest." This course' demonstrates the wisdom of the liqaor men. They kuow their tremendous power in politics, and they realize that the souiieis. A Tempest In Teapot . :Tlu whole trouble with Mexico over nu aavcntirou newspaper tn.n iidme t Cutting, boils down t V Very little tern pest ip ja Lvw moderately'' sized teapot. Catting ran hewspaner in the Ameri can town of El Paso on one side of the RK (ir.mde river, and a Spanisli news piper in El Paso del Norte ou the Mex ican side of the same river; aud because . oue Medina proposed to . atari a rival newbp.ipor on the Mexicafi pJe, Cut tins; Creil a terrific broadside at husiral in his Mexican journal. When arrest ed and forced to mu a nfncilliaion'V lilt. ouaMucu. wit hlhto- M!--- ! ho erased the river t hU ' American itown and roii.or.'tteu tho libl in his Aiwricm liowspapoi a il wliou !m liver to hi Mexican again crossed iho 'Who RJi id if. was ?" ixoa did. Vou wauted to know whit I knew about this casehis nanWs Smith." '"lour honor," howled the law veiVjdnckiug his beard out by .the "will you make ihismau an ?werf" 4k witness, you must answer the iiuesdons put to you," said the udgj. ''land o' Goshen, your honor, lainl bin doin' it 3 Let thecoun el fre away. I'm ready." 3hen," said the lawyer, "don't t boat the bush any more. aaidthis prisoner Have been Mids I" r'Xever.v i . . r . . . .. jf w hat : wasn c you summoneu leieas a friend-of his " 1 No, sir, I was summoned here s i rresbyterian. JNeitner oi us hs over rrienas; no iuancr v-ut him." 'Stand down !" yelled the law i, in deep disgust. tft&' tixvt to the HoUc(mit oi"thefbV Uehiiil us. Theie f w ui;iuy Hollo w-ejed, tuyd'look- V3i .lUeu tliHv wore, too but not o!Ti e bbilfii,"- i. m. uu thtgioubd Joopi:g .sounxlly. Thov had nought the comparative .safety d the tor evt to islee . 2sTear the spring, whi-h r.ue iu a douse thicket , through ihioh a s Ming run tlowed, the vUiade was thick and the forest gloomy. ''The water in the npring feid been soilel, sol searched for aiiother higher up the ruu. While t&ai'cuing lor it 1 saw a colonel' of! ifautiy on his wax- paint. H was auow ling farce iu' on act oue bJrief act ot not mojo fiCln twenty skondn duration, but the ton otthe v oild was crowded into "it. This t-jodde," ewhiskercd brave sat Safely behind a large oak tree, lie looked around quickk. Hi s flee hardened with resolution. lie t'ok a cartridge out ot his vest pocket, toVe the paper with his siroiig white teeth, spilled the pow der into his right palm, spat on it, a j?d then, first casting a. quick ; glance around to see if he was ob served, he rubbed the moijsteued lovvder on his face aud hands, and Chen 'dust-coated the war paiut. Instantly ho was transformed from sfc trembling coward who lurked be find .a tree into au exhausted brave laking a little well earned repose. Klaughed silently at the spestacle, itnfl fi41pl mv luntpprm sit i. sirnicr r J 1 n lead In the t roieu Xorth. n found ; and then re.iointd my - fcT. LouIS, . p., July " 27.-Uhe mrades, and together we laughed hQQWt BaTrett bag t ia uere, tt andthen drank to the health of faftlat. ' ei)t ana dreamed of comic l),aJs ! weeks she was blockaded iu .York and Extravagant burleequts; lmthai b ( orty mlles east Jt 'North- n ,ue wuuesL oi uicam :"!e,Kt bva field of ice. She - j brings 'five families who had reach ed that point from Sandwich .Hay, over one hundred miles ftilaud, -in sledges drawn by ponies, Oii which newspaper otlire, ho was aaiu arrest" ed, and immediately bean to yell for tho American eagle to protect him. lit point f fact. Cutting did just wlnt unny raggetledro joninalistsi do iu other parts of tho country that h, vilify all rivals iu business aiiil he got into jail just about as he would htve gotton theie if he iad committed tho , same often se. iu Philadelphia; and as he voluntarily conimitto I the offense in Mexico, and was guilty of public con tempt of the liws and courts of thii- i couutrv, there is not a dent shadow of a case for war or even serious diplo , matic dispute. We went to war with Mexio some forty years a;;o Hbqut just nothing at all, simply because we wanted Califor nia and other territory; and it is possi ble that 'many people in t Texas and elsewhere want to have another war with Mexico to steal another fiee of her territory; but, if so, let us have.' some better pretext for it'tlian a dispute over a ilohemian adventurer in journalism, who demands a war because somebody proposed ta start a rival eight by -ten newspaper in'ta Mexican village. PhiK adelphia htre was no picture that at all Compared to the actual one I had leea in the forest. That colonel is lyet alive. I saw him two years po they subsisted after their arrival. An Incident on the Oithlreen Rni'.l. ;r0 k harbor is Crowded With fugi- 1st Eey !" 1 and down." Can't -do if. lul tin " Wcsi Vninl Mar.' Z The sncGeeding days alter the iliing of Dahlgren, during the im m -W - TW T I 1 - . I'll sit down orFar "ev.-ii. 11. uaguy oemg m- fbrmed that several (six we think,) "Usher, remove that man from iFederaf officers were taking a meal lie box." Fin a nouse on ins iarm, ueiermiueu Witness retires, muttering, fto capture them. Accompauied Well, if he ain't the thick-headest tty his son, a youth ot about eigh- awyer I ever laid eyes on !" . : teen, anu ionoweu oy a uegio n" ft exclamation, ."it anybody puts his ban' on marse I split his head HlSb Point The Theater of Action- , , . - Tonen v. id dis axe." he entered the lemperauce ana law aoiamg cit-; i , was thronbont tbi8 eotire TiciDi8 Mt fVtfI,ce J''-, 'l"1. tyareBa.ying"HdZzah,"Uluzalvr'-:Pflieer wlth '" Pl6tol fnJ , i , , ,., . .-i . 'nsiii the surrender of the . party. All ine rest looseu ai rue su wwi iui um Joint It is somewhat difjicult for .us to tscertain who deserves the praise. ;Jf it be the Mayor, we say huzzah field of nolitics. and thev realize i br him. If it be the Commission- V I that the held of politics is where rs, huzzah for them. the Prohibition question must be a Everybody we seej from those fought. Thev know their tremeu - harts, claims that he had something loos nower noliticH. and where I o do with it. AU we can sav nosL-H . . . . . q the Prohibition questiou must be fought. They will undoubtedly be able to control the elections for a while. Their policy will be the same that baa eeu worked so suc cessfully elsewhere. They will dic tate to the party in power what totrAle is that, thfl linuor men have "v,Jt A - - , , 1. cl,aL.0n , -lnrinr, fl.al miUl llilllieu V,OUtx, Jceu i3t jeer (a major), aud as he very uat- J urally showed no sigu ot tight, the "whole party surrendered. They were sent to Richmond. Too ma jor gave his name as Cook. Ue- centlyMr. II. 11. Uagby, Jr., now of Arkansas, was in Ji waiting room of a St. ,Louis depotj aud while there was introduced' to a who remaiked tivt-s, but these came from the southern coast and kuow uotbiug of their .northern neighbors. On Julv 10 a two-day's snow-storm buried Kastem Labrador, cutting off all communication with its population of fifteen thousand per sons. The snow has closed all the trails. The relief vessels will now go direct to York lay to relieve the first 8uHerers there. A White Bay dispatch btates ,bat whalers report that Hudson Bay strait Is again frozen over, which is an unprecedented occurrence at this season. Up to date six hun dred and twenty survivors have ar rived here. The number that have died is estimates at thirty-five. hun dred. Since Saturday an east wind has blown off tho banks, increasing the firmuesH of the coast Ice. "Daniel." ' Yes,, madam.'' 'In cleaning out rooms, etc., pre- paratory to finding-places t'Jtoide st week they have been hand n over their . Wines," or abscond -j-intr like rats from a eiuking ship. Pvery oue's claiming 'that they hf I a hand in it, remiuds us of thei that he thought ho had Inwi tUux&''m) fitMH fnr. till? iname (Cagby) once before, was in formed that Mr. Bacbv was a son - - . v n lev 1 find in one ot the wardrooes this great heavy pair ot rubber boots, of the geutlemau who had capture such long tops. "Whose are; they!" ed. him tweuty-two yean ago. ineJ.'resiaent' mauain.' iio.i; i ii'.r: i.n iiuiTbr I ul)ovn in tholeo-ot one of them ..: . - I II ! M IM 111 rm L. 111.11 A- V " " IB v m -w . m 1 I fill , . am A I . I A 11 J . J - - - ' W course it tsnaii pursue, .lueitfar mat waikeu into a couniry; f it t fitwi tiii-i.Ii.mV iti with i hiah rr , . ... ,. T was in such a scrape iu his life as , 1 nuu tuis black ootllo witu a nign will place whiskev men in nan s house while the old genlle-; ouu ov . nMlr uaiqMll H, f,,r? 1 . . , im i. .lmrn n Tu owu pr ir coik. bat is tuat fori77. all (important offices and jmau aud his wife were at dinner; "" vv " 4 " , . T . ' ttlit allow hall-and-balf-ueitber-for-nur- n,0 man was terribly trighteue . r"' a.i , n,,.,,r W .. .,! against tem,.rance mn to til I mi-; ami c.iml into tho loft a last aS V,r , u - . -- nor position,. They will half bis legs and bands. mhl labefiiaW Wi ' t clock. Whose are tbev!- thing, btil will take the biggest bis wife not being able to clunb, , ,.01j! t They are :i pair left half lor themselves. litis they seized a weapon and felled the rave tikk. cimHUom oi thids.. '0VCr by President Arthur." will be able to keep up lor awhile, euous teast, and after which thetlv "Dan," asked the President as be ' iaui-. D iniel from tho ad- . - . . . til 4' : j . . II.. iTohibitiouists w:M oltt irt utleman crawieu uown and- unbooked i trout auu iam iv gcuu. and then the meet them as an organizel force in straightened himself to the highest 1K)litics. Tho situation will uarrow j notch and says, juYfe ain!t wf) down to two parties, and those who , eme ?v t favor the rumtrailit; will get into! There is a Prohibition Club at oni party, aud those who favor j llijih Point ami wo Prohibition will get iuto the other, j lonued that it acted the part ot tb The fight for Prohibition in At- j "wife." in the basket, black bottle!'' -Batt." twitch oii, Wvirtfi in that Ju,u,u room. said the ! It wa very luck indeed for par ; ,ou fcuuderlaud that ho presented Prcsi't ii bill to the President in the V , ihkII- rf I tit r.tiillll)iill iPliirlfV- uavo lnfpfi in.:. i iiont uk- honk is uow uare. " II L. . . , U . . i ..-...1 i.-i ii .! t- nrii until now. i. ii or res- Then he snuaeniy iuiu.-m v v , - - - i.,.U,i tocTktber. Ii lent would have vetoed it. It ! lai ta is 0y,no means settled, but it s tairlybn. This political move mtut of the doggery men and their It is a hopeful eigu, wheu liquor wen are being persecuted, that ov ery body wauts to rtjeeive the honor L-niM-ked togktber. 'Dan" he whirred with baited a veiy Hppcry y whyu the par- i. .u . iii rv.r.mt-illave : XV" ,fcOUs gcn..-w v. -. . . .. 'i i I'iise. fiorft 1 KUL UU J I J I I H v, ti . -4 ' " t"'.-- 4 -f. 1 1
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