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THURSDAY, JAM AR\ L>'l. 1,
ygia PAPER »
44wvtMBff Paiwu;(loSpnuv sr U-h TMf 4! l> j
mw.im.mc* may be .attdo Cor ll IS JSLW x Uua>
Gen. Williani L iring was born iu
Wilmington l'2th December, 1 s IV, ar.l
pot in Washington, N. C. f as iliu \\ nsh
-100 Prtgtest had it in iu issue f->r 11th
Juan.
Mr. J Cald«ell, editor of the
bcoo elected
mayor of Statesvsile. It is to be hoped
that the exerciae of his i-ili Ji.ii fuacn us
VFT in DO way intorfero with, li.s jour
nalism. He is a good worker.
ILdph Waldo bebame so
obhviojs of names before bis death that
t ' -
on returning from Lougfellow's funeral
he said, "That gentleman we buried
to-day was a sweet and geutlo soul, but
I cannot recall his name."
A dispaaeh from \\ 'lmmgton, Dela
ware, uakes, the following'anuounce
aaevt •"
''The Pennsylvania Kailroad has
made arrangements for a teauudiip line
between Elizabeth City and New l>ern,
N. C., thus completing its Southern
through rail and water line.''
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We were told in Locdon in 1873 that
the prcpnotor of the Loudon 7'tni ? al-
ways settle I the receipts of a column ot
advortisments upon eajli fur
life as a wedding present. Wo do not
know how much the income from 'his
*
amount to, but it would
Be something Laudaoiuc. Wo estimate
that the receipts frun u-column ofadver
foments in the I'biladelphia Ledger for
a yoar amount to over sixteen thousand
dollars.
Is not tlio Augusta Chronicle 'in error
in saying Julius Crcsnr was not above
" 5 feet 5 inches high and Napoleon equal
ly low Buffered fraai epilepsy ? Jol.n
" Wesley was a very small man.—Wil
mington Star
In person, Caius Julius C;csar was
described as tall and spare. We have
not the ancient authorities at our hand
from whom to ascertain just what u s
his height, such as Sue ton his ,iml ot|;.>i
nor Napoleon's exhaustive Life ij
Casnr.
WILMINGTON AND THE C !•'. A
y. V. R R.
The Hoard of Aider icn cf Wilming
ton at their meeting J»n. 11th, rey 1
tho Report of the Cape Fear and Ynd
kin \ alley K. 11. Commissi n agrr ng
to a subscription of $150,000 by the
city of Wilmington in order to recu re
the extension of that road from Favette
villo to Wilmington. The Wilmington
Star remarks:
If the people of Wilmington, includ
Ing a large majority ofproperty-h Iders.
wish to vote on the .jnestion of subscrip
tion to tho'ape Fear and Yadkin Vat
ley Railroad, why not give thorn a
Chance ? Wo cannot afford to be called
the city of clams.
OUR VACANT SEAT IN CON-
It is understood that Gnr. Scales
will not order an election to till the va
caney in this congressional district caus
ed by the resignation of Mr. Reid. Ihe
Constitution of the L'uited Stales pro
vides that "when vacancies happen in
the representation from any State, the
executive authority thereof shall is-u--
warrantsof election to Gil such vacan
cies," but as some thirty days would
intervene before an election could be
held after the warrants of election would
be issued, there would be less than a
month during which the congressman
oould sit, as this session of Cougrcss ex
jkuxs March Ist.
OUR STATU CONTEMPORARIES.
It is remarkable how rapidly the
prominent politicians pass away. In
1880, Garfield and Arthur weie the Re
publican candidates, and Hancock ami
English were the Democratic candidates.
All are dead but English. In 1884,
Logan and Hendricks were the Vice
Presidential candidates on tbe two tick
ets, and both are gotie. What a lesson
•f mortality doe* ihi.s toaeli! How fool
ish, how futile, it is to give ciio's days'
and nights to ofiieex-ieking! How
evanescent, how perishable, how vain
ar« all euUliiy hoaot's aud human aj>- 1
/-
! plause, for
j" i'lie patlis of glory lead but to the grave."
I —Wilmington Slar.
As a rule the homestead law has been
beneficent, furnishing a home and a
I mentis of making a living for the unfort-'
onato debtor and those dependent upon
him. It is true the law is someti.aes;
abused—and what law is not - but in
the vast majority of eases, the law has
been of unque.'honjd goud That it'
injures one's oieJit, the Southern must
take issue; that the law causes muoh
!
loss of !i the Souti: mir falls to
jsoe. Wh; n cr.>;it is to 11.-exiendtd toI
a person it i- lionc with a lull knowledge
that there is Mil h a law ; furtli.fr it is
ii no with the sp ■ tu'.ioii, that, if from
; tiiiaacial stress '.IK I debtor has to seek;
' | pMt.'cti ou undi-r this law, he will not:
on!;, be awarded the choicest part of lo»
I lam!, but also out of S) uip-itliy the valu ■
, will ho placed ■ -!, low. There
can be no fraud iti this V nrboro South
erner.
t'LL" VKUIUS. ~~
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T KICHMOSO, Jan. 14. —Thomas Jud-
I j son convicted of the murder
I' of Fannie Lillian Madison, was hanged
j in the city jail to day.
As early as 9 a. ui. people began to j
l gather in the vicinity and by noon every |
I approach to the jail was packed with
! huiuau beings. Housetops and hillsides
near the jail, froui which sight into the
jail yard could be bad, were also crowd
ed. Admission to the jail was only had
through tickets issued bv City Sergeant j
I Smith, who, though chary in giving theui
out. admitted over 200 persons.
I ho prisoner passed a sleepless night,'
I most of the tune being spent with Bev
erly ('rump,one of his counsel, who has'
done everything to save or extend his
life, aud who remained with hiiu til! «'
!a. in. From that tiuio until 0 o'clock •
lie was engaged in prayer and at inter- j
J vals singing hymns. From 6 o'clock ;
. until ohe slept snsn Jly, then arose and ;
' ate a breakfast of tender loin beef steak, j
mushrooms aud egg omelet. During
the hours there was much spec
'! ulation as to whether the Governor
• would further reprieve, and that qucs- 1
I tion not finally settled uutil some time j
after noon, when Mr. Cruiup, who had !
been to see the \Jovcrnor, returned to j
the jail and announced that the Exccu- |
tive power would rot be interposed.
I Rev. Dr. Win. E. Hatcher came tut
the jail about II o clock and rem.iied!
Willi the prisoner to the lust, administer- i
, ing religions consolation and praying
» with him. At noon a suit of new black
• clothes was brought to the jail an J the
I prisoner donned them.
At iwo minutes to one the death pro
cession was formed, consisting of Ser-
geant Smith, two deputies, Her. l>r.
Hatcher aud the prisoner ; the latter
j having his bands tied in front and his
| body froui neck to ankle enveloped iu
an eld fashioned ladies water proof cloak.
■ From the cell the march progressed
! ili i 5 the corridor and down two flights
of Mairs to the lower court of the jail
and theu into the yard fronting the cell.-,
of vrlii'M prisoners; forty policemen
, being on duty to keep back the ctowd.
The prisoner, though thin aud pale,
i. ived with steady steps to tbo scaffold,
■ which he asended iu 'lie same ij'iiet
| manner, and stood oil the tra . Ser
i Suitth then read the death warreut
I or a copy of the judgment of the Court,
which the pri>oner listened to with bow-
I ad head and appearent close attention.
When the Sergeant had concluded, be
j asked the doomed man if he had any
thing to nay, and Clavcrius replied
"No -ii ii. '.it'j at all"—bis votce
| being sci.rcely audible. I >r. iiiidxr
til-n knelt aid i Ir.'ied a f. cling and
, i'revei'i prayer, a-.d whin Im hid StiUh
[ «-d turned to the prisoner who said • few
j words iu a low toim, and Dr Ilatchrr,
■ t'.trniny 11 the crowd iu the yard, said
••i aui r , i stid by the prisoner to
j Utter one word f> him. and that is that
in this moment of death, he enriie* to
the gtave ii i f eiing of ill-will toward*
any nrjti on earth." l'r. II aicber then
left the scaffold, liaising both hands
as he went out, be Slid tlie piisotier had
assorted his innocence to the last, ju-t
before leaving the oell.
When Dr # Hatcher had gone, Deputy
I Sergent Allen tied the prisoner's kuoes
tightly tegether, put the rope around
his neck, and adjusted the black cap
1 and hood. Everything being ready
i Sergeant Smith gave the signal, and at
eight minutes after ono o'clock the trap
was sprung ; th«-rc was a sudden swish,
the clang of the fulling trap-door ; and
the ocxt instant the body of Cluverius
was at the end of the rope —ovor ten feet
below where be had been standing.
j The rope, which was made of parti- j
j colored silk, stretched over a foot, and
| the toes of the hanged man nearly touch-1
ed the brick pavemeitt beneath. There i
was a minute of qnct, and then a qon- 1
siderable struggling, lasting several
minute!., together with heavy stentonous
| breathing, indicating that death was
I boingprodi od by strangulation. After
sixteen ininntes physicians pronounced
him and twenty minutes after the
trap was swiinc tho body was tiken
down and p.'aeed in a plain woodeu cof
lin mid turned over to iin undertaker to
bo prepared for burial at his former
Louis ia King aud (Jueeu couuly. 1
STATE NEWS.
Greensboro Workman: Application
will bo made to the Legislature at its
present session for a •jhartcr for a sav
ings bank in tho town of Groeasb >ro.
Germanttn Times: Mr. 0.0 Stoltz,
of F >rsythe 00. inform* m that lie b.n
a pair of pure Jersey 11.-d oig, ih y are
it> months old and are neatly 4 ion in
loufth.
V. adosbtiro Tir.is: looks
' b'* '!tt and busy in a business view.
The crops «!i 'i eauie to maturity wore
v. ry jjo i.l, an 1 !uvo li,'"i t* ll at fair
prices. The trad • of Wadesboro tri
been boti sr tjjti s 'is m t'ui for ye ir
janl the iuai'hof the county is exool
' tool
•
j Charlotte Chronicle: Attaehod to
tho Uiehmond A truin, whi.-b
left h-re y»,terday aftern in for Atlan
ta, iv:n a car filled wuh colored people,
i bound for the turpentine fiodls of Geor-
II gia. There were (56 meu and women iu
the pariy, and ail et them came froiu
points along the Carolina Central road.
I u
statcsville Landmark: A letter re
j eeived in this place tells of the marriage
jin liakerri'le ou the - JStb of December
I of Jacob bowman, Jr., aged 15, and
j Miss Parker, aged 13, with the full uon
ent, it appears, of all concerned. The
' groom is a son f J W. Kowman, Esq.,
i late Kepublieau candidate for Judge of
! the Superior Court. If somebody here
will contribute a djll for a bridal pres
icnt to the bride the Linlmirk will buy
a cmm and a tin horn for the groom.
Hend'rso*ville Tim s Mrs. Smith,
of Boston, who was injured in the reoent
accident on the As'ievtlle 4 Spartan
burg 11. K. near l>r. Fletcher's, has
' since died. It is thought tlifc others
I will recover. Tho tragic death of
j E S. Aston, son of Mayor Aston, of
A«hcville, by blowing out his own brains
with a pistol, at the S.vannanoa hotel on
j ('hristmas eve was a sad affair. The
j young man was well known hero. He
was 23 years old
Ashevillo „/ Ictncf Mr Grant (the
General's son) al selected a eottnge,
| the property of Kov. Mr. Por;er, but
| wheu he was inform'd that the owner
1 demanded as rent ttic sum of ore thou
' «aud dollars for six months, of course he
i f'eeamc disgusted and left the plaeo.
The renul required, as every one know,,
j was unr as inably high. l>r. l'orter,
l|ie owner of the properly desired by
: Mr. Urant, wo are reliably informed,
built the hou*o at a cost ot SJ,'2OO
Washington Progress: The iiiorg
' tage system has not been rooted out of
, Hnaufort C\>unty yet in evidence of
I which we received last week an order
. fir 500 chattel mortal pes from one firm.
a resideut of I ort.-inouth, N 0., a tew
days ago, be informed us that the tides
Along that section of the coast have beeu
unprecedently low since the Ohnileston
earthquake, in fact lower than they ever
were known before. This is attributed
by miny to be the result of that distur
bance. Very few wild fowl have been
killed in that vicinity, the low water
keeping them a lang distance from the
shore.
Greensboro .Yorth Shite: Capitalists
unii manufacturers are directing their
attention tn this place a', an important
centre lor future operations. We hoar
there is talk of the railroads joining in
establishing rolling mills and furnaces
here. Ihe new owneis of Ore Hill re
gard this us the point f r furnaces.
! Mr. I!. I' l)i'k», «c are told t:ilks of
i mtablishir.g a largo cotton mill here.
' • l)r. lit'libow has been asked to sell tlie
ground from Houston's store to Jirock
! j man's corner by simo parties who want
'to build a Urge bloek which will hare
! stores on the first floor, and a largo op
' I era house above. We are in the centre
of a rich coal and iron region. There
is a wealth of fine timber, and no end
of oil natural resources hurl.
11
Jeff.irsi n .Ipputnckia.i P/iilosoph,r:
Corn has advanced to 75 cl*. p*r bushel,
lirain is likily to be short iu this coun
ty until the next crop is harvested, ow-
I ing to short crops last year. About
1U persons left Weasel for Montana Ter
ritory December lti. Muoh of our
| Ashe county wheat is so trat.by that the
| idea of having it ma'e into graham flour
is discouraging, but some of the millers
! clean it so nicely at their mills that they
j «an i very wfioletomo whole grain
flour. At least they do at Idol's mill.
; The people of Jefferson and Ashe
county ought to be planning to make our
county a great summer resort for tourists
and health seekers. We must take ad
( van'.ago of our natural resources 01
j money will always bo scarce here, no
uiatter how prjsporous the people else
where are. -We learn that Commis
sioner John Dent of this vicinity, has j
rooeived another It-tier from one of the
official* of the South Atlantic and
Northwestern Railroad, stating that,
work would commence on tin road thj
first of this month, and that it will cer
tainly be built through Ashe. So cheer
up! '-Wail for the wagon and we'll all
take a ride."
£ V LJ Gf L& sha
VVliolfMilo and I in
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Arc now receiving and placing in posit ion the most desirable and varied stock of Fall
and W inter goods ever offered by any one bouse in that market. Thanking their __
5® many friendsand customers for the liberal patronage given them in the past, we assure .J
x all in need t!wti *« is the place to get the most goods for the least monay. !
mu mnißSfloiTi^
AXI> DIARY FOR 1001
TUe BRUT ALMANAC, and * COMPLETE DIARY
for «T»rv dnjr In the y««r. To b» nnd FHKR of nil
dialcf in tuwdlctM. or mailed oo racaipl of a Sc. do*>
«ige «i«mp, AAd.ea
VOL'FCA DFTUO AND CHEMICAL CO.
BALTIMORE, MO., U. * A.
GREAT BARGAINS
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si
SHOES & HATS
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OFFERED AT
SMOAK'S
SIIOB h lIAT HOISK
, SIGS OF
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The IIGuM Ifoot
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WINSTON N.C.
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
A full lino of low and medium price
| shoes and lata to stuck fur families' and I
j mcrci'uut3
TO THE FARMERS
' we effer special inducements in tire way
of honest shoes and hats at loss than
AUCTION HOUSE PRICES.
TO MERCHANTS
We give Boston prices less freight.
Wc want jour trade.
OUR MOTTO:— THE BEST
rORTUE LEAST MONEY.
D. E. BMOAK.
WINTER MILLINERY!
AND
ST API .E NOTIONS'
Consisting of
(.linea. Hosiery, Zepliyr—
timl l!ie brit am! most relia
ble « ORM TS.
I'isnrj fiiiorti nnrt Toy*,
la grent variety.
! -• oo Nail! of t.'on'ia I 1 lo'el, Wi ii
»to;i, X. f.
Mrs N- S 1 lav is-
M 5 TON
WAGCN SCALES,
IrvaLovrf y '*#i , «.rlti»r«. Ikyi
TlI«lM£lll . ; u«i Ual,
SGg r? d
iuaAJ> JOR(tGF dIkSKAMTOIK 1
K. W.
Mr 3 Stanton & M;rritt,
Winston. N. C.
IN—,
Millinery
. . and
Fancy Goods
f.Al>!£S J'KfMMFtt H.4T®. LACKS KM
DlU)tl>ElUhS, Ac., &c.
Main Street nearly opposite the Centra
Hotel.
1 >o Yon
i Want Furniture !
!
EVERYBODY DOES
T ben when you go ♦o Win-toil, don't
ajl
to examine the immense stuvk of
elite l'uit.itd, :i £ (aonds that
Cifi i'O Tlnc
i
h.n on hand. He at :.i! limes keeps iu
•to I; tlie largest assortment f
IJEDSTKADS, UAIiV CARRIAGES,
Sideboards, (libs, urdrobes, Lounges,
Parlor uuu Chamber Suits. Alsoatiue
ol of
V rockery,
GTasawarc, Cliromo Oil Pjiiiling's, Dec
orated Tea Sets, from "54.00 up to
sl2 ■ '»0, Dinner Sets from SUM to $35.
Carpets, Oil Cloths ainl Mattings
A SPECIALTY.
HIS PRICES DKI'V COM PETITION
Don't take any bo ly's word for it, but
go and see for yourself, price his goods,
and you will he convinced.
TIIOM L'SON'B
iC OMPOUN D
A MILD TONIC
AND—
API'IiriZEII.
A euro for Dyspepsia, linligcs'ion an.!
Constipation. li pmmoie* the secivtions ol
the l.iveraud Kidneys, anil gives a£'n;le
one to tin'
l*i ostrai lon follow ing Pm! m-ied KervouSs,
and rnfct lilvil condition nf the general sys
tem.
IIAKIP ICTL'JIKD CV
Dr. V. 0, THOMPSON,
DRUGGIST, ,
Winston N. C.
WANTED j
auJ mUW/. UaV 'h . * T- >
>T'. K. BENNETT.
, F J- A. BENNETT
WMSrjN MARBLE WORKS,
J
I)KA.I.ELTS ITV
31arble antj (>r>uii(c Monuments,
SleadslojH's,
Tablets,
Mantels, &c* f
| Opposite Brown's Warehouse, - • Main St., Winston H. 0,
TR7*"B|«VI»L DESIGNS AND ESTIMATES FURNISH NL ON APPLICATION.^!
NOTICE.
Whrn you so to HinsUn look ovt Jcr lAt Jftv £nek Stor, InertU F-'-r #
Bynum's) bj w
T, H, PEfaH&ti
General Merchandise Broker «
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AGENT R..R STANDARD FINANO, EDDYATOAA ?OLUBL« GNANO AND MERRVUUU* RT—FN
BONES. ALL HIGH GRADES AMI Q«l-K TO ACT.
I ALKO IVI:I:I» A STOCK OF
CARRIAGES, BAGGIES, AND F: -DRAONT WAGONS ON HAND, WHICH I WILL SAIL tmrj AUR
DEAI.EK IN
I-IONR, I.RN, W BOAT. OATS AND LLAY IN TMALL OR HRPIR UTSTOINLL IKE KAYER
\O" RAT. SAVEI MONEY BY T IYIN S ME A CALL BEFCIW YEN TO. ELSEWHERE AAY UIIM IB ■*
LINE. DON'T FAIL TO GIVE ME A CALL. "R»M UAF
T. N PEC IT AM Sr.
An hnd less \ aricty of JVCM' Buggies!
J'JST RECEIVED AT
J. A WHITE & SON'S.
I CA RILIA€J I W OHKB 1
CN NORTH LIBERTY STREET, WINSTON N. F.
\\ R !I WOL'M) HKTTLIN OVUMNCEI;KTHAXK.«I FORTH* LIBERAL »AREEFE*W
▼ ? II.F EXTENDED O 114 BY \\R FRIENDS IN THE AMC !>> DR»ING (IOOD VOKIIMM
«4J INC IT TH« KRFINE IN IH« FUTURE. WE *lO NOW II .1 TEK K I I'I'CF) FOR D+KG 1 LEIT
L..\\S XF()'T%K 'HA 1 T'TCR BEFORE. WE NOW HAVE, *ND INTEND U> UIP*IHU«I
WELL SE«-RTED «TOVK OF THE
T. T. lUYDOCK BUGGIES!
THO MOET RELIABLE CINCINNATI BUGGY OA ANY MAIKET. KCMOTAHER WE VLM «W
band
A LALILJE STOCK OF 01'U OWN MANL JFACTPRIJ
THEREFORE WE INVITE YOU TO FALL ON US AMI LEARN PRIEES WORE BAYING. W1 ALL B© VI)
TO 81.L.L.'
Bcpaiiing in all ifs Branches/
.. . , „ , R SHOP OH LIBERTY ST., WINSTON, N. O.
ORDEIA I OR . ]»« TAR LIB Hl* ICOA1) T ALL I IHO N.OSI CO ''*lll AND EASY RLDIAG TN
WHET*I RE HICLE FOR PHYSICIANS MAIL CARRIERS AND . MORS ON \H* TN.IT K«T, WILL BE TILED >|—
ABORT NEIIREAT PI IRE* NO LOW LHAT THEY ARE WITHIN REACH OF AIL. §«YT
ESTABLISHED 1871. ESTABLISHID 18T\
J. W. SCOTT & CO.
Wholesale Merchants
GLIEKNMBORO M. O,
Are now receiving their fall stock of DO*
tions and dry goods.
And almost daily adding to their stock oj
groceries, Buyers arc invited to call
in person or send orders by mail*
JVe hope to build up a large trade with
the merchants of Stokes county aud
all along the line of theC. F.
& Y. V Railroad.