FRIDAY, - SEPTEMBER 30, 1887. jS^VTTXjtrS CJ5-33®, Editor. . Subscription Pnee $1.00 a Year nr Advance. THE RAILROAD AGAIN. We hear that some of Henderson’s most iu&uential business' men have gone to Baltimore to see President Robinson in relation to the selection "of a terminus fqr the Durham and Northern Railway. If these gentle men have really gone to see Mr. Robinson, Henderson ha3 gotten the start of us again. Stili we hope it is not too late for us. There is hope that the railway authorities will see their error before they begin to dig dirt. The Richmond and Danville people are evidently sitting back and laughing at the stupidity of some people; for they know very well, that ay hen the road shall have been built from Durham to Henderson the^ will still get a large share of that business and take it from Dur ham to Richmond via. Henderson, Oxford and Clarksville. ine mam onjecttne tacninona ana Danvilie people have in building the iline, they are so rapidly pressing to completion, is to enter the Seaboard System and strike one of the most .important stations—Henderson in that system To meet this the Sea board men should buiid. as quickly as possibly, the line from Durham to Franklinton. By doing this the Sea board System would strike one of the I most important points—Dur ham—upon the Richmond and Dan ville System. This, however, is just what: be Richmond and Danville is working her forces to. prevent, and it really looks as if she will carry* J her point. ! We hear that subscription books •are uow open in Danville, Va., and a large amount has been subscribed to build a road from thence to Frauk linton and on into Eastern Carolina. If the report is true, we shall come out all right in the end. Look at your map, and you will see that Franklinton is About on an air line with Danville and Williamston, N. G. A glance at the map will further show that there is a large section of country between Danville and Frank > linton, and nut a railroad near it. Franklinton is interested especially to have some Kue of road come here, which will compete for business with Sthe Seaboard System, and thus re duce freights. We Call the attention i of our people to the importance oi agitating for a road that will connect us with the coast and the great North west, at one and the same time. Since Henderson and the Seaboard „ authorities seem npt to be willing to let us have a connection with Dur ham, let us take care of our owu in terest, by turning our atten'ion in another quarter. We' -hall refer to this subject again. SICKENING. Society, at Newport, has lately been getting excited. Tne lion of the hour is Ins gra e (scapegrace) the Duke <>f Marlboro. The most fash ionable people—the very cream of upperten-dom —have vied with each other, in the extravagant attentions which they have showered upon the Duke. Fathers and mothers, with /marriageable daughters, have been delighted to secure any opportunity to throw the members of their fami lies into the company of the noble man from over the water. Husbands and sweethearts have been nearly .dead with jealousy, because their wives and lady-loves have shown such marked predilections for the society of the titled straxger. Some of the post refined and wealthy people of $ew Kork city, so it is said, haye given dinners, and balls, and recep tions, at their, seaside homes, in jionor of the “Noble Duke.” What is there about the Duke of Marlboro to call forth this ardent worship? Well, he is a decendant of a great English General, who was never accused of having too much conscience, and whose fame has been dimmed by some reputed transac tions, neither honest nor patriotic. He inherits a great name, and is the master, as we are told, of several de sirable accomplishments. But com mon report says, he is destitute of mora's—is a debauchee and a liber tine. It is understood, that this Duke makes no concealment of his illicit loves, but is proud of them. Now, if this Englishman were strip ped of bis titles, and robbed of his money, and ousted from his estates, the society that has been recently dining and lionising him, would not consider him fit associate with their grooms and kitchen maids. 13ut pos sessing titles and money, and own ing large estates, he is considered St ing company for the wives and daugh ters of those men who are said to stand at the head of the best society. All this shows most dearly to be true, what thousands of thoughtful persons have long suspected, viz : That the best society.'as the phraze goes, is rotten to the core. This in sane worship of this dissolute Duke, by the rank and file of New York fashionable, cultivated, and wealthy, society shows, that, if one desires to find genuine respect for personal purity and moral worth anywhere in this country, he must look for it among the comparatively poor and unpretentious masses of our popula tion. The best society of the United States wineing and dineing, and worshipping, a dissolute Duke of Marlborough ! Ugh ! It makes one sick! ENGLISH JUSTICE. The present long ministry in Eng land appears to be bent upon goad ing the people of Ireland into the commission of crimes in order that they may be able to plead the law lessness of the Irish, as a pretext for using the sternest measures of re pression. The police at Mitchells* town, in a recent attempt to sup press a public meeting, tired upon an unarmed and defenseless crowd in a most murderous fashion, killing two men, and wounding several others. Mr. William O'Brien, the plucky editor, who crossed the At lantic to confront Lord Laudsdowne with his cruel treatment of the ten ants upon his Irish estate, is now un dergoing trial, as a common criminal, for advising certain tenants to resist evictions,^until a law for their relief, then before Parliament, should pass its last stage, and receive the Royal sanction. Other leading members of the National Irish party are ex pecting to be arrested at ally mo ment, and sent „to keep company with O’Brien. Landlordism must be reduced to desperate straits, when it finds it necessary to arrest members of Parliament, and charge them with infamous crimes because they dare, to address their constituents upon questions of public policy, iu which, not only the Irish, but liberty-loving people, all over the world, have a vital interest. This seems to be a proper time to ask the stupid Anglomaniacs in Llii' country, who so constantly prate about the superiority of the British Constitution, to point out some of the particular excellencies of that much bepraised instrument. The genuflexions of some American stupids before the Duke of Marlborough— the r presentative of the Landlord interest in England—are specially significant just now. Our Washington Letter. That the action of the Government in issuing a call for the purchase of fourteen millions of bonds was wise and timely, is the opinion of able and experienced financiers in all por tions of the country, and the re is also a general feeling that a financial crises was narrowly averted—due directly to the Constant and enor mous absorption of the currency by the immense surplus that continues to accumulate with startling persist ency. I know of certain staunch and extensive business firms, in some great commercial centres of the Union, that were absolutely unable to place loans, with the best collate ral, at %(' per cent. The ready re sponse to the Treasury’s measure of relief has been so satisfactory that it is believed that there will be no fur ther tightness generally seriously felt iu the money market until -Congress will have the opportunity to provide permanently for the country’s finan i cial ills, brought on by the canker worm ofVur body politic—the Treas ury surplus—our troublesome herit age from the unsound fiscal policy of the Republicans. , The President and Secretary Bay ard had a conference, lasting nearly a day, the past week, during which •J several Congressmen were denied audience, and it is supposed tbat some affair of state of grave import —perhaps a solution of the fisheries problem—was under discussion, though noth’nghas yet transpired to indicate the subject matter of the consultation. . ♦ ThaXommissioner of Internal Rev enue is preparing a statement that will shot^o what extent the Govern ment receipts would be decreased by a total repeal of the Internal Reve nue taxes, and the result, so far, is interesting in one aspect, as least, as showing a decided change in their bibulous tendencies and inclinations of the citizens of the United States. It appears that as compared with the previous fiscal year there has been a great falhug off in the manufacture of whiskey—the decreased taxation amounting to nearly three millions and three-quarters—the decline hav ing ‘ been noticed for a num ber of years past. But, on the other hand, the manufacture of ,beer is so rapidly increasing that it may now be termed the national beverage, the increased taxation of the past year showing a gain of about two million and a lialf dollars over the preceding year. At an early date the Commissioner proposes to have an analytical test made of every brand of American beer, as it is al leged that many brewers use more alcohol in making their beer than the law allows, hence it is thought the analysis will cause a sensation. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue states it as his belief that the steady decrease in the manufacture of dis tilled spirits is due to the rapid growth of temperance reform in this country. While all is so quiet in politics— this being an off year—it may startle if it does not awe your readers, that a new Presidential ticker., and a won derful combination it is, too, linking as it does two of the great names of the nation, has been launched here in .the Capital. And well may Presi dent Cleveland, as he realizes the strength of this “combine" quake in his boots, as lie sees his vision of a second term vanish into thin air, for how does he dare to oppose the Pres idential aspirations of those mighty men of renowo, those eminent states men who will favorably compare with the fathers oli the Republic—Lincoln and Douglass. Yes, I repeat it, Rob ert Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The glorious deed was done at a ban quet given by Douglass, the intellec tual giant of the negro race, on the anniversary of emancipation day, and though, by a strange coinci dence, Robert, the son of his fattier, happened to be in this city at the same time, lido not know that he is committed to the movement, 3ret his presence here on such, an occasion may be significant. I he frisky ai)d wayward Riddle berger, feeling that he has been snubbed by his Republican Senato rial associates, threatens to give the majority trouble next winter by vot ing with the Democrats and tying the Senate whenever it suits the whim of the erratic Virginian, which judging from his past course, will be quite often. Riddleberger will be the pivotal power of the Senate, and he will make the most of his exceptional opportunity to keep the Republicans in a constant state of suspense. He Has Been Here. We hope our hard working, honest colored friends may not lose what they have put into the following lot tery or whatever you may call it. A good many took stock in it, and we are informed that about one hundred dollars left with Thos. Canady, for that is the lawyer’s name. EXCITEMENT AMONG NEGROES AT FORESTVILLE AND WAKE FOREST. “An intelligent looking colored ma, a lawyer by profession, has been at Forestville and Wake Forest for a few day8 and has created a wild ex citement among the negroes at those places. He says that he is the repre sentative of a party of English capi talists with $30,000 000, which amount they propose to lend out and invest in land in North Carolina. The pur pose is to secure a3 much land as pos sible and if all the money is not used in that way it will be loaned out, and anybody can get as much money as he wants if he wi.l invest it in land cud simply promise to pay eight cent interest on the loan. The capitalists will take all risk of not being paid back. As agent of the company he is going ahead, look inf for land and receiving applications for loans. He charges $10 for every accepted ap plication,and sofar has taken in a great deal of money. Every colored man and a few whites are anxious to get on the ‘•application list,” and are skirmish ing around lively for ten dollar bills. Several negroes are already bargain ing for land to be paid for with the prospective loan money, and some whites are doing likewise. The more intelligent white people re gard the whole affair as a fabrication on the part of the colored man, and are troubled for want of labor on ac count of the demoralization among the laborers who are now too busy “building castles in the air” to attend to and listen to proposals for work. There is a sort of jubilee excitement among them, and it is now at a high pitch.” I will sell on easy terms Two Tracts of Land within five miles of Franklinton, also Two Town Lots with Good Houses in the 'Tovvn of Franklinton, also Tw o Mules, Two Horses and One Fine Jersey Bull Two and a Half Years Old, Two Cows and One Two Horse Wagon. For further information call on N. Y. Gulley or myself. H. C. KEARYEY. ; sept!6-tf --: o:—; Having just returned from the NORTHERN MARKETS and having purchased a large stoek of We feel as though it would not he right if we did not let our friends knowr that they can save by buying of us 25 PER CENT. If you are in need of anything that is kept in a Q JU Xpu would do well to see us before pur chasing. IE DEFY COMPETITION, and are determined to sell. Do not fail to call on us. Very truely, mm & mnm\ FRANKXINTON, N. C. ^OIEB THE .. MM Ilf ilfil Laat week we advertised remnants of Dress Goods and Calicoes at half price t _ We desire to name over a few m .& no JpjL yOXTi -WHICH WE OFFER JFOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS: GENTLEMENS’ LINEN COLLARS AND CUFFS. 25 Dozen Gentlemens fine four ply Linen Standing Collars, sizes: 16, 16|, 17 and 17J at 87| cents per dozen, they are richly worth $1.75 per dozen—Styles all right. We offer at the above price on account of the sizes. BOYS SUITS, AGE 5 TO 8 YEARS OLD AT HALF PIE. -o LADIES LINEN COLLARS AND CUFFS. A small lot of Ladies Linen Collars, and. Cuffs—Cuffs 10 cents, worth 25 cents—Coilars 5 eents, worth 10 to 12| cents. About 1 dozen launderied and dress shirts at $1.00, worth $1.50, About 4 dozen pairs'Ladies’ Hose for 12| per pair, worth 25 cents. Quite a lot of Silk Ribbons, at prices away down. Few Ladies’ Jersey Jackets, at greatly reduced prices. -o .... f : : :[ ■ : . 1000 yards Laces, at less than cost. -o Few pairs of Ladies’ Gloves at half price. - -o-i—L Come early and call for the articles advertised at these prices only, and you will get them just as we have offer ed them. We desire to say to the pnblic generally, that we will leave for the Northern markets next week, where we will buy a large 3tock of goods—no time or pains will be spared in the selection of our stock_we intend to show in Franklinton the handsomest and cheapest stock (quality taken into consideration) ever shown in Franklin county. We appeal to the ladies not to send • North for any goods—we are determined to have every thing you want at prices as low as yon can buy anywhere. We will fill up our Grocery department with every thing in the edible line—and we are going to subpbise the natives in prices. "Carolina Favorite” will be on hand at a price that will astonish you—Every barrel will be guaranteed. . "STovlts respectful!^ b. v. mm & co., franklinton, n. c. & 11 M: S I ■ TO HAVE YOUB m till J DONE AND DON’T FORGET THAT R. F. MORRIS IS THE MAN TO DO IT * -AND AT THE HE HAS JUST RECEIVED NEW TYPE, NEW 'T &c., &c. The Cheapest Job Printing done in the State of North Carolina. 8©”G)ve me. a trial and you will see that my statement is true. H.S. FURMAN SETE^flN !>^le and expense by settling at once. J. A. THOMAS, Aug. 15, 1887.—tf. ASEl*l‘“