North Carolina Newspapers

ISSUED KVEKT WEDKE8DAT. W. G. BURKHEAD, - - Editor. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15,1887. J NKWS.JS'AKKATIVJi. This summary of all the more important events which have occurred during the past week is commended to those-whose lives are too short to wade through the labyrinths of verbosity. . ' " j j . .WEDSISDAY, JUNE 8. . 1 Accommodation train Sti; Louis jk. Ilanni bal K. K. derailed; four persons injured, one" lady probably fatal 1 v. llata via, t aroused,-- recent fire su pposeJ to. be work of incendiary ; twenty -five armed men patrolling the town. -Keperled that quite a mimber of coun terfeit nickels in circulation. -Mr,nd Mrs. Jas. G.Elaine and daughters sailed for fionth-: ampton on steamship Ems. Editor CP Brien sailed on steamer Adriatic. Attic floor of l'iles & Tliompsou's fertilizer factory Cincinr natj, fell in; two men probably fatally injuretL -No new cases of yellow fever reported; government vessels assisting quarantine offi cers to prevent spread.- Findfay, p, cele brated its annifersary of application of natu ral gas to mechanic ai8.iIvi,,fiA)urg and V estern K. K. sold unde$ order'! court for $1,000,000. ; t.:4...- I J lilt XLTA If JIAL i7. Naval court martial appointed to investi gate collkiontof the steamers JDrUUfuc and : Celtic, reported "that loth. ships were running Uo fast, and fhat the Brittanic was to blame in several particulars. iwo ueatus irom total Inumber of ,caw so 'far, 21 ; total num ber of deaths, 9. Texas & -Pacific IV. K. had Pan' Handle experience; several brakes men arrested ; their examination ! indicates BcheTtie of systematic robbery. Steamship Csistleford, from Montreal, is aslioreon Sicily islands, and will probably prOve a total wreck. pOerman bark ELsa, from Wilmington, N. Cj picked up in British channel" and towed to Dungeness, where she sank ; nothing fieard ofhdr crew. John Sherman delivered ad dress; at gas celebration, Findlay, Oi Jake Sharp exhausted his last challenge. Cir cus man's leg chewed by a lion, Chicago. . Young girl stabbed by man. L'tica, X. Y., be cause she visited her mother. h . I I : FRIDAyj JUSE 10. ' V ; ; .. Eipperor William, of Germany; suffering withjcramps in the stomach and catarrhal in flammation of the eyes.- Mayor and several other officials, San Antonio, Tex arrested, charged with conspiracy to brake up prohibit tion J meeting. Judge Law rem-,' 2J , Y, construes the law to mean that hotels , can't sell wine, &c, on Sunday. The-President and Mrs. Cleveland, Col. and Mrs. Lambht, entertained by Gov.- Ilill, at Albany. -77-Kansas Gity Cable " K. ' R. discovered-' con spiracy among its conductors to reduce fares; six conductors discharged. Soiith Chicago rolling mill shut down; cause,' supply of coke exhansted; 1,300 men thrown out m employ-. nientJ Heat severe at Charleston, S. C.; one death from sun stroke. Cyclone near Salina,' Kan., destroyed dwelling and several barns. Severe storms do great damage in! W.. jVa; and Ohio; railroad travel greatly impeded. Severe earthquake rpjorted hi "Turkestan -T town of .Venome almost entirely destroyed; 120 people killed," 125' injAred. Postmaster General Vilas ordered post master at Chicago to refuse to deliver regis tered letters and money -orders to Chicago Funh Jouriutl. Judge -Applegate,.IIights- town, N. J., disappeared; friends suppose suicide.-: rForty-four naval cadets "gradu ated at Annapolis, W. G.. McMillan, Thos!. Washington and A. II. Scales, ;of N. C.j among the number. Mr. Vilas issued or-! ders'allowing mails to carry free of jostage bulletins and reports of agricultural exjwri- ment stations.-; -Engine on. Ohio & V. YaJ K. K. struck a wgon containing a Mr. AdaniB and family; both parents -?n4 one 'child in stantly killed. Extensive wire 'goods fac tory! Covington, Ky., partially destroyed by tire;! loss, fo0,000; insured. ' - ' ' ' j I j SATURDAY, JUNE 11. ; - WTidower 80 years old sued by'a widow of 60 brief summers,' Grand Kapids, Mich., for breach oL promise.. Gov. Torres offers $ lOCj fin; the heads of Apache Indians. One new case of yellow fever at Key Westj there are now ten persons sick with the dis ease.; -Total visible supply of cotton for the world; 2,006,328 bales, againsi 2,112,639 same time last year; cotton crop in sight, (5,311,310 bales. Immense sugar refinery, Willianisburff. X. YT destroyed htf fire: loss. $300,000 ; prol)abiy one death -pispatches from coke regions of Penn. state that 11. O. Friek & Co., one of the largest firms, concede 124 jper cent, advance, and work will be com menced at once. Kt. Rev. Wm. B.Stevens, Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania, died at Philadelphia, Rumored that Judge Cooley has violated a section of the interstate com merce bill in appearing as counsel in a will case. Indications are that a greater num ber bf Indians than at first suptbsed are on the war-path.- Ex-Secretary Daniel Man ning arrived at Jew lork ; he is "greatly im proved in health, and says he is fully recov ered from, his late trouble. 7-Siify-four ca dets were ffrndiuitpd frnm Wpit. I'Aint " j j- SUNDAY, jrSE 12. P'i ' "' A veritable French duel fought,Paris ; two shots fired,' but nobody hurt; cause Of ,duel, a newspaper quarrel. Emjeror William bet ter ;j pains subsided. 25,000 square miles inundated in Hungary. The pope sends au tograph letter congratulating Queen Victoria. r-Franklin and Marshal college, Lancas ter, j Pai, entered upon its centennial com mencement week. Y'ellow fever at Key West under control ; no more deaths. Three children perished in burning farm house, Manitoba ; parents and. two children saved. . Two bovs drowned while bathin? in Lake Mansfield, Mass.- Xew.Y'erk ho tels served drinkables to guests who had pur- cnaseu them the day betore. -.Monument erected by New Y'ork Press "club to. mark graves, ot lead journalists, dedicated ; Dr. Xafmage and hauncey M.Pepe delivered addresses. An enormous meteoric -stone fell - near Evansville, Ind.; -wilKbe - sent to Smithsonian institute. A druggist. Tren - ton N. J by mistake took an overdose of morphine; he recovered; said he did not want to die just yet John George per ished in a burning barn! Sandusky, O. Body i of George R. , Parkas, missinsr actor. found floating in Boston harbor. 'he is sup- posed to have committed snicide while in sane. lWdf It said "I wilt not be i 3ndidate of the Lajwr ox -any other party in lOOO, f . 1 jj'.'.l,' ! 7-- - I i KOJTDAYj JUNE 13. f ': Panic in New Y'ork coflee exchange;- B. G. Arnold & Co. and Mackav'A Small, heavy buyers, failed; liabilities "$1,000,000, and vuu,uov respectively. wo new cases yellow fever at Key West. -President I, Ft iCooc . of- Southern Female .college. . La Uranget oai, died'-of apoplexy.- Kesump- aon ot worn at UTicts cokg worts, litkjburg, 14- gives employment to 3,000 men. Barclay Peake found guilty ofjoiurtler of Mary Anderson, Alt. Holly, N. J. Ex Secretary Manning at 5th avenue hotel re ceived i callers; -, ex-lreasnrer Jordan was -among the number. Cincinnati Steam Heating Co. assigned ; assets, f 69,000, liabil ities : $58,000.. McIIeight and jCleary, of - insane ' asylum, New Y ork, arrested and locked up on charge of brutal treatment of T J i " . . X- 1 1 'n l . insane ; pauenis. egro ooy : Kllieu dv Imktnlno mF T?rw- Hill M O I?;I mine of plumbago discovered in Jackson county N. C. -Canada Chemical Manu facturing orks, London, Ont, destroyed by nre; loss, f40,wo. ecrerary- iamar re turned to Washington after a trip to South. The President appointed Vincent Lo- mantia, of Louisiana, to be U. S. Consul at Cotania, Italy.- J. R. Edins, ell-known bookseller, Charlotte," assigned liabilities 0,000, assets not Known. " i 4 ; J i TUESDAY, jtfXE 14. ,- '. ; i Mr. William E. Chandler 'is New Jlamp- shires new United btates benator. O new case of yellow fever at Key West and one death. Great iubilee vachtrace around Great Britain and Ireland begun.-; -Sharp iurv noi vei comoieie. ine ;nosuie In dians still on the war-path ; General- Miles says there are indications of a prolonged war. i Governor appointed W. E. Franklin, of W rnston, of H. i . Moore, of Goldsboro, no taries public. lreasurer Bain received $4,000 j old bonds for exchange. Coflee panic about over. Hon. W. 11. Michael, of Grand Island, Neb., appointed clerk to fsenaiei commuiee on, printing 10 succeed Maj. Ben. Perley Poore, deceased.' THE PIEDMONT EXPOSITION This promises to be even a grander affair than the great Cotton Exposi tion of several years ago. It will be held at Atlantaj Ga., and will open October 10th. The Atlanta Consti tution truly says: ",The -Cotton Ex position was the starting point for the present development of the South, Now it is necessary to rivet that at tention. North Carolina had a most excellent exhibit at the Cotton Ex position, and she can ill-afford to Jose the opportunity of advertising herself that the present Exposition vouchsafes. The whole State ought to be handsomely represented., for good results will certainly flow frcm this Exposition. Will Durham be on hand? he is rarely Denina. Her mammoth factories ought to be represented". -The. Bull, the Duke, the Pride have reputations for ener getic enterprise. Will their famous brands of tobacco be there ? How about the excellent cigarettes that Durham sends to' the four corners of the world? ' The Durham Light In- t - faCntry ought to'go into the competi tive drill. Our farmers ought to com bine into a society for the purpose of advertising the advantages of this golden belt; and they ought also to have delegates present at the great Farmers' convention. We call on all friends of: enterprise and progress to go to work and get ready to represent the interests of the State, and display in! the most attractive light possible the manifold advantages of North Carolina. Those who'visit us and look earefully into our condition and j speculate upon our possibilities are always struck with wonder. A gentleman oi expe rience and' intelligence said in the presence of the editor of The Plant : 'You North Carolinians are the strangest folks in the world. You've got a glorious State, but you seem to be afraid to let other people find it out"; Shall we anv longer hide the secret? ! The Asheville Citizen in a recent editorial, said : j . . "At the Atlanta Exposition of 1881. crude materials selected. from the almost totally un developed resourcps of Western North Caro lina were exhibited, and the display not only graiuied all North Carolinians who saw ii. buL astonished ibem as well as others. Thnt exhibition lias been worth untold thousands in dollar diiect'y to our section besides ad ding "oroforis, convenience, eic, not io be eKti mated. "We have fa)h enoi'-'h in tl'e re;oiirce of our section io Lope i'ptf and nrge a fuUp?r-ic- .iKition maJie, 'leduion exposition. Lverv coimly should !i. ve a it'll exhibit, assi'ch ;and it would be euiineo'ly-properforihecoun-.. f-ouimi-isioner; of each county to consider t his maimer, and at lea-?t ie-oiiimehd their people to lake the necessary sies io sec;ilre a good exhibit, and ajipoini, bo-ue ;tej.5on osopei n tend i he collection. Ourse,;'on mii.i,berep resenied. We .nnot f iio.t? to lose such an opiKirtuniiy. l'(ioii'.1nds o" )eople from a1 1 section's of ..he Uuion wi'l cei iio'y attend to see for theuiselves vhat ..n er oit a sec tion of wiiich so ujneb :oai-'(ing hi5 been made, can ofle- . It uiav co." a few hondred 'dollars to our people io make lie collection and exlubii not more but- if we'l done, done upon a -Xt'.e which the real resource", will justify, thousands upon i housands of dol lars will i.ome back to aid the farther devel opment and pro pej ily of the section. Let us all be np and doinj." Wealso have fkith in the resources of our section, and urge a full partic ipation in the Piedmont Exposition. About four months yet remain in which to get ready for it. Our to bacco, wheat, corn and fruit are especially worthy of display. The character of our soil ought to be told. She healthfulness of our climate, the cost of production and facilities of transportation are all items of inter est, and ought to be carefully investi gated, so that an intelligent descrip tion can be given to those who are seeking investment. The following are some of the main points of the Exposition. Opens October , 10th. Holds two weeks. President Cleveland and some members of his cabinet will certainly be there. This fact is ad vertised with his permission. ' The premium list covers twenty thousand - dollars. There, are also over ten thousand dollars in rac ing purses, and two hundred of the finest racers in the country will be there. There are three thousand five hundred dollars in military prizes. There will be an encamp ment and 1 a grand review by the President. The pyrotechnic display is guaranteed to be ' the finest ever seen in Americaexcept at the open ing of the Brooklyn Bridge, and will cost nine thousand dollars for three nighte. One of the features will be Niagara falls in fire-works, a living wall of light, sixty feet high and one hundred and fifty feet long. . Atlan ta spends a hundred and fifty thou sand dollars on grounds and build ings. The buildings' excel in beauty and size those of the. Cotton Exposi- tien. Every day will be full of sport and amusement for the crowd. The railroads will give reduced rates certainly round trip tickets, and per haps a cent a mile. Arrangements for reaching the grounds are perfect There have been several changes in newspaper circles recently. The Western Sent ind has fallen into the hands of Messrs. Long and Edwards. The Goldsboro Argus as heretofore announced has become the property of Messrs. Munro, Aycock and Rob inson jointly. Col. Chasl R. Jones has sold the Charlotte Observer to Mr. H. A. Deal, and the Durham Daily News has become the property of .Mr. L. C. Phillips, Mr. Seeman retiring. We trust these changes lonly mean increased usefulness and renewed Are the South- Carolina ball play ers "fonl" raisprs?! TTipv .loft fmiT J "goose eggs" in the old North State. SPECIAL. TAX BONDS. Will the blight of the legislature of '68-9 ever be forgotten ? Yet Dem ocrats are censured whenever they, upon the stump and through the press, hold up to public gaze the vil lianies of the dark days ! of recon struction. How can we forget them ? The special tax bonds, the means of almost unlimited plunder, are now declared to be legal, and the officers of the .State are. told they must col lect taxes and pay the interest on them. ..: The Wilmington Star has somewhat to say upon this line, and we here give the article : ! Judge Bond's decision in the United States Circuit court at Ral eigh on the Special Tax Bonds will give our people trouble. J A suit was brought by A. H. Temple, of Raleigh, in the interest of "certain Northern bondholders. - The judge decides in favor of iheplaintiff, which if it holds will force the pet pie to pay the ille gal, infamous bonds bonds that were literally stolen from the people and that were bought up by foreign speculators knowing their character. Mr. -Temple lends himself to the Northern ..men who wished to sue the State, .,Tbe:Jbonds fed been de clared, frajpufettt;by highest State judicatory and ho. 'men living beyond ibe. Stpte could vbring suit. The "NQrthern creditors have.eecured the services, if we understand it, of a resident of this State to bring an action-in their behalf. A Raleigh special to the New York Times says : "The object of the suit was to compel the State officials to levy the tax to pay the over due coupons, which amount to nearly 100 per tent, of the total issue of the special tax bonds. The difficulty in all previous suits on Siate obligations has been that the State itaelf has been held to .be a necessary party, and the courts have held that t he State could not be sued by citizens of other S(ates. The plaintiff in this case, however, is a resident and citizen of North Carolina. Now. for the first time, the Federal courts have held that the Siates are amenaole to be sued by iheir own citizens where a Federal quesiioa is presented by the passage of laws impairing the obligation of contracts The decision holds that the acts, passed by North Carolina io stop the collection of taxes to pay this in terest are null and void, and Ihut the agents of i he Slate must proceed to collect the taxes io pay the interest.? North Carolina has funded all her debt except this)single issue of bonds, and it is expected that a special session of the legislature will be called to consider the si nation produced by the de cision." Os ouk first page our readers will find the graduating speech of Mr. Will H. McDonald, of Raleigh, son of Col. John A. McDonald. Our young friend graduated cum laude. He received a grade that for his four years averaged between 85 and 90. The speech shows the young orator is keeping his eyes open, and is. .in vestigating. May he ever be a friend of the "merit system," and may he never 6trive to rise except through merit. A colored gentleman wits heard to remark, 'Times am changed; de hog law, local oclion an' bar'd wire fences am a gwine to ruin de country." Brernham (Turns) Banner. Oh ! what a prophet. . He can in terpret the signs of the times. His ken reaches out into the distant fu ture and at a glance he gives the reasons why the Great Republic wijl not live. Labor Problem, Color Line, Blair Bill, Tariff are minor matters. With stoicism of Zeno he contemplates the downfall of all our institutions. Ereak, break, break, On thy cold, gray stones, O sea, Broke, broke, broke, Is the song that you sing to me. Courier-Journal. Locksley Hall sixty years after has been laid to rest with the criti cism it evoked. But this song will go sounding down the ages. Truth without poetry is strong and mighty. Poetry without truth is beautiful, fascinating often, but ephemeral. But Truth and Poetry ! : Davidson College, the great col lege of the Presbyterians, is enjoying her semi-centennial commencement. A lage crowd is in attendance and the exercises so far are said to be peculiarly interesting. The alumni address of Mr A. Leazar, and the his torical sketch of Dr. Rumple, ofSalis bury, and the sketches of the admin istrations of the different presidents and chairmen are complimented. We hope to givea fuller account next week, . j Col. Hamilton, of Jackson, Miss., charged with the murder of Editor Gambrill, the prohibition boy editor, has had a hearing. He was refused bail and confined in,..the common jail Good. The two; marriages atTrinity Col lege on commencement day ought to make the institution the most popular in the State. What College can beat that record ? In our column of "Neighborhood News" will be found the programme for the celebration of St John's day, June 24, by the Masonic fraternity at Hillsboro. Brother McRee has played cards His pun "gives him away." They have a new Deal in the office of the Charlotte Observer. Give us a hand. Aeics fc Observer. . ' - The. Indians still on the warpath in the Southwest The Plant nom inates Herr Most and his followers for position of danger in the war. . Our European correspondent whites an amusing letter about Ger man newspapers. It is well worth a perusal. Hickory has a boom. The Hick ory Hotel and Improvement Com pany has been organized with a cap ital of $30,000, and a handsome brick hotel; lighted with gas and heated by steam, will be begun at once. Mr. A. A. Shuford's mammoth cot ton factory will soon be under way. Hickory has some of the most go ahead men in the State. WAKE FOREST. A Brief Account of the Com , mencement. Exercises. ; i Wednesday and Thursday were the big days. The . alumnal address was, on Wednesday, June 8th, delivered by Senator1 Ransom. He was intro duced by President Taylor. The address is spoken of as eloquent and truthful. He had no special subject, but talked of the . great benefits of education and of the duties of edu cated men to the State, and closed with a strong appeal to the young gentlemen to do all in their power to raise North Carolina from her present shamefuly low condition of illiteracy. ! AWARD OF MEDALS. The French medal was taken by Mr: J. J. Lan; the Latin medal, Mr. D. A. Davis, and the Greek medal by Mr. J. B. Carlyle. These medals were presented by Rev. J. M. Mc Manaway. The medal for declamation was awarded to Mr. W. J. Sholar, of Ral eigh. It was delivered by Gen. W. R. Cox. : Twoj Philomathesian medals were awarded first, for oratory, to Mr. C T. Ball ; second, best esssay, to Mr. J. B. Carlvle. These were delivered by Coll L. Polk. (( . Two Euzelian medals were award W first for oratory, to Mr. W. 'X Ward j second, best essay, to Mr. W. P. Stradley. Delivered by Rev. Thos. Dixoni Jr. A medal for the best article to tlie Wake Forest Student was also a warded to Mr.SW. P. Stradley by Rev. Bay lus Cade. j WAKE FOREST NOTES. ! The board of trustees of the col lege yesterday created a chair of English. The professor will be elec ted next July. The j degree of LL. D. was con ferred on Prof. Woodrow Wilson, formerly of Wilmington, K C, now of Bryn Mawr College, of Pennsyl vania. The alumni association at its meet ing lat evening elected Rev. Mat thew T. Yates, D D., of Shanghai, China,! as alumni orator for 1888; Dr. J. B. Powers, of Wake Forest, al termite. The alumni banquet of Tuesday night iwas more largely attended than usual and was in every respect and detail a most enjoyable affair. Mr. J. B. Carlyle, of the class of 1887, made the speech of the evening, . The baccalaureate sermon was de livered by Rev. Thos. Armitage, D. D.J of New York. It was a master-pieoe.-r-Vtfitvs & Obtterrer. j f COMMF.NCKM KXT DAY. Thursday, the greatest of all days for the' graduates, was full of inter est The Neus it Obei w r's accoun t (condensed) is as follows: The salutatory was an original poem delivered by Mr. J. B. Carlyle, of Robeson county. It was brilliant combing pathos, wit, 'tenderness and fire in just the proportion to make it acceptable and enjoyable by the audience. ! The ;next speaker was Mr. E. J. Justice, of Rutherfordton, who took! fori his subject "The Power of Truth." He showed deep thought and study; of thej subject: He accepted the maxini almost in toto that "Truth moves! the world." Mr. Justice howed greater power of thought than of oratorical ability. Mr. J. M. Brinson, of New Berne, took for his subject '"The Progress of Democratic Ideas." He referred to th$ time when three great forces con tended with each other the Roman, the barbaric or Germanic and the Ecclesiastical and of the contest which. was to decide whether force should rule. Mr. Brinson is an earn est; speaker and holds the attention of his audience. Mr. E. F. Tatum, bf Davie county, chose for his subject "Words." In his management of the subject he was natural, witty and sttuck a pop ular sentiment in attacking the use of slang and big words ; described the manner in which certain words could be said which mean one thing to imply another, and insisted that all such practices should be stopped, both by ladies and gentlemen. The next speaker was M. D.' O. McCullers, of Clayton, whose subject was "A Hero of Hisuory." He com menced with a description of the ty rannical and fearful reign of the power of Roman Catholicism then of the absolute necessity of a refor mation and of a leader for the pur pose, j Oliver Cromwell arose and freed England from the toils. Mr. McCullers in his oration indicated an extensive knowledge of English history. Mr. H. E. Copple, of Davidson county, was the next speaker, his subject being "Perseverance Leads to YicEo.y." He was master of his subject. He defined . the deffeience between perseverance and ambition; cited instances" showing that perse verance of long years had achieved the greatest known victories. He brought out several strong points and delivered them clearly, and forcibly. He is an orator of consid erable ability and can interest an audience. The valedictory address was de livered by Mr. W. P. Stradley, of uxiora. ie was the orator ol the class, and almost has the power to mesmerize an audience at will. The basis of his address was "Finally, .Brethren, .farewell." Mr. Stradley is a young orator of promise. Me is easy and natural on the rostrum and can thrill and mag netize an audence with his power. CONFERRING OF DEGREES ASD BACCA ! LAUREATE ADDRESS. At the close of Mr. Straley's ad dress, " President Taylor delivered diplomas, conferring degrees as fol lows: A. M.: Messrs. J. B. Carlvle, F. H. Manning, W. J. Matthews," W. P.Stradlev. A. B.: Messrs. B. R. Browning, D. O. McCullers, L. R. Pruett W. F. Watson, H. E. Copple, H. S. Pickett, L. L. Vann. B. Messrs. J. M. Brinson, T. E. Cheek, W.ISJ Olive, E. F. Tatum. B. S.: Messrs. Jt,. j. Justice, J. J. Lane, D. A. Pittard. j The; president then addressed the graduating class earnestly and im pressively, j HONORARY DEGREE. Capt C. M. Cooke, president of the board of trustees, announced that the degree of LL. D.'had been conferred on Prof. Woodrow Wilson, bf Penn sylvania. He stated that Prof Wil son was only thirty years of age, but that the time had come, so far as the conduct of this institution was con cerned, that when a man merited an honor he should have it, be e young or old;" that it would not longer be guilty of reserving these honors as a winding-sheet for deserving men. This concluded the exercises of the daw At night a splendid musical con cert was given by Kessnich:s string band in memorial hall, and the an nual reunion and social gathering, complimentary to the graduating ciass, was held in the literary halls until early morning. j Thus closed one of the most bril liant and prosperous sessions of the college, the roll numbering more than two hundred, with prospects for an increased attendance and greater prosperity for the next session. RAILROAD NEWS. The Lynchburg & Durham K. II. a Full-fledged Corporation. Lyuc jbuig Virgi'iian. I: The Lynchburg and Halifax Rail road Company is now a full:fledged corporStion and ready for business. The largest, most earnest and most business-like meeting of the stock holders yet held was held in the People's National Bank yesterday afternoon; 6,532 shares out of a pos sible 0,676 were represented either in person or by proxy, thiph shows the deep and abiding interest that is felt in the road. CONSOLIDATION. ' ' The stockholders of the three roads which have been consolidated into the Lynchburg and Durham, to wit: The Lynchburg and Halifax, the ltoxboro, and the Loxboroand Dur ham, had separately adopted the act of consolidation., and- the iobject of yesterday s meeting, under the call of the presidents of the three roads, was to ratify and carry the consoli dation into effect under recent auth orizing acts of the Virginia and North Carolina legislatures. , . Peter J. Otey, president of each of the three separate companies, called the meeting to order and nominated Mr. J. S. Car, of Durham, as chair man. He was elected by. acclama tion and on taking the chair, briefly explained the object of the, meeting. Alex. McDonald was elected secre tary, i ; A committee on proxies, consist ing of Messrs. Franklin,1 of Lynch burg; Green, of Halifax; and Green, of Durham, was appointed, and af ter an examination reported 6,."o2 shares represented. A call of the roll verified this report. ; Rrsoi,cnoxs and by-laws. Capt. C. M. Blackford, after fully explaining the previous status of the roads, offered a series of resolutions ratifying and adopting their consoli dation, and accepting the provisions of the legislative aefs under which it was effected. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. ' Mr. Wood Bouklin, Jr., of Halifax, then offered and read a system of by-laws which were likewise adopted. The by-laws, with a few necessary amendments, were identical with those of the Lynchburg and Halifax road. ; Resolutions offered by Captain C. M. Blackford, authorizing the board of directors to mor(ae the road for a sum not exceeding? io.000 per mile for the pu ;Xse of its construction, were a 'so adopted. Election' of oi f. c:i;s. EJeciion of officers beint in order, Major P. J. Otey was placea in nom ination and the secrefary msiructed to cast the en lire vote of the stock holders for his election. Mr. J. S. Carr, of Durham, and Mr. Wood Bouldin, of Halifax, we-e-' in ijke manner elected vice-presidents of the road. Accord'ng to the term otbe con solidation, the Board of Directors consists of fifteen members,' appoint ed as follows: Lynchburg 6, Camp bell county 3, Halifax county 3, Per sou county. N. C, 1 and Durham county 2. Nominations were made in the Older named and resulted in the eleci ion of the following members: Lvnchburg J. JL Franklin, J. R. Clark, A. W. Now I n. j. B. - Win free, George M. Jones. a-)d R. L.Miller. Campbell county John Hickson, Edward Irvine. Robeit W. Withers. Halifax county II. A. Edu:und son, Joseph Stebbins. R. W. Watkins. Person county, N. C. J. A Long. Durham county Geo. W. Watts, E. J. Parrish There being no further business the meeting adjourned. BOARD OF DIRECTORS- , The Board of Directors . we're in session until a Jate houf last night transacting business of im'portance to the interests of the pew rpad. It was decided to locate the Lynch burg depot oh the southern or south western side of the city. Maj J. W. Goodwin was elected chief engineer, and Capt Walter Izard first assistant. A Mountain Piuk, Ruth Lytle. the wife 1 of Harvy Lytle, both colored citizens of Bun combe county, and resident near Cooper Station, gave birth to a fe male double-headed child Monday. The two heads spring from the same neck ; both face the same way. The rear skull seems to be growing into the front 6kull, leaving the left cheek distinctly visible. The front face is well formed, the features natural, b,ut hair grows on the forehead down to the eyebrows. The hair on the arms is an inch long. Both heads are covered with long, black, silky hair. The child weighs eleven pounds, ap pears to be1 perfectly healthy and is doing well. The mother is of mixed blood, India, negro and white. The father is a negro. Dr. R. J. Wilson is physician to the family; Great excitement prevails among the ne groes of the neighborhood, who think this is a curse sent on their people. Several persons have offered to take the child, but the parents refuse to part with it News db Observer. . W. A. Potts, Jr., a former legal Sractioner, but lately a superinten ent of one of Col. A. W. Shaffer's farms in the eastern part of the State, shot and killed "Paul Linke, a former well known citizen' of Ral eigh. Potts has confessed, j BEER OR'NO BEER. Raleigh's Agitating Experience with the Local Option Law. At the June meeting of the Wake county commissioners, Messrs Rich ard Giersch, W. T. Mabry, and oth ers, petitioned for license to sell vin ous and malt liquors, claiming that the words "spirituous liquors" used in the local option acts, included only such liquors as are made by distillation. After much delay and discussion it was agreed by all par ties that the question ought to be settled speedily, and in order to test the question, license to sell beer and wine was granted to Mr. Richard Giersch, and he at once began to sell. The News Obsenxr. of Satur day has this account of Giersch's difficulties: "The seller is selling right along at" the. rate of from twelve to fifteen kegs per day, but under difficulties. Richard Giersch is the only licensed ma'n in the township and runs the saloon now reaping such harvest from the sale of foaming schooners. But he does not proceed without in terruption. Already he has had war rants served upon 'him four times, and in three of the cases was bound to appear at court in a bond of $200, and in one case of $100, aggregating $700 in all, and this is not the end. Indications are thathe will continue to be arrested from time to time as long as he continues to sell. In the first case he was arrested for viotat ing, city ordinances, since he was selling beer without license from the city. Yesterday evening Giersch took the aggressive and sought out a gen tleman known to be a warm sup ported of local option, Mr. S. J. Betts, and entered suit against him for ma licious prosecution, placing the dam ages at $10,000. The summons was issued by C. D. Upchurch, Esq., clerk Superior Court, and was served by Sheriff" J. R. Rogers, being made returnable to August term of court. This suit was brought about by a supposition on the part of Mr. Giersch that Mr. Betts had been ac tive in securing the warrants issued against him. When this fact was learned there was a greater buzz than ever and there was much specula tion as to the ultimate result of the suit. An. interview with Mr. Betts last night by a reporter brought out the fact that there was no founda tion for the suit, as Giersch had not been tried on any warrant with which Mr. Betts , was in any way connected." Saturday during the day the mat ter assumed a more serious aspect for Mr. (Jiersch. Suddenly the sa loon was closed and Mr. Giersch was arrested on a warrant sworn out by the chief of police, Maj. C. D. Heartt. and carried before Mayor Thompson. The case was postponed until the following Tuesday. Immediately upon the detention of Giersch, his counsel went before Chief Justice Smith at chambers, and sued out a writ of habeas corpus which is made returnable before the full bench of the Supreme court on Monday evening at 3. o'clock. Giersch is represented by Messrs. Batchelor and Devereux, Reade, Busbee and Busbee, Devereux and Wilder, and Armistead "Jones.. The prosecution is represented by Messrs. Gray and Stamps, R. H. Battle and Spier Whitaker. On Monday the habeas corpus case came up for argument. Messrs. E. C. Smith and John Devereux, Jr., argued that the terms "spirituous liquors" did not, and were not in tended by the legislature to include wine and beer, and they cited vari ous decfeions to sustain their view. Messrs. R. H. Battle, Spier Whita ker and A. M. Lewis, took the con trary view. They held that the term "spiritAious liquors" did include wine and beer, and both by able argument deduced from legislative acts, and the general assembly in all prohib itory measures, and also by decis ions from Supreme court fortified their view. The arguments on both sides were fu'l and exhaustive. On Tuesday the court filed ihe following decision: The case presented is not so pal pable and plain, as to call for this unusual and abrupt interference in a pending judicial proceeding, and pass upon.the sufficiency of the im puted offence by discharging the prisoner. The proper and orderly course is to let the charge undergo a regular investigation in the court possessing jurisdiction, and it is most certainly an extraordinary proceed ing to interpose and prevent the ex ecution of the mayor's mandate to bring the prisoner before him for ex amination when undoubtedly every just right of the accused will be se cured to him. Suppose a judge of the Superior Court had Tissued the warrant, would another judge be expected to with draw the, whole case from the juris diction fifgt attaching and.exerciseit himself? The jurisdictions of the mayor stand upon thes same footing. A judge will not discharge a pris oner arrested for crime in this sum mary way, unless in a palpable and clear case; but will leave it to go through a regular course so that the discharge may be a full protection; and the question reserved for abstain ing from the giving a discharge is punished in the heavy penalty im posed for re-arresybr the same cause, Code, sec. 1,651. The prisoner is entitled to bail, and this the mayor will permit him to give if bound over to court. , It is thereupon adjudged that the prisoner remain in custody of the chief of police who will proceed to execute the warrant. (Signed) W. N. H. Smith, C.J. S. C. ofN.C. The Teachers' Assembly. News and Observer. The Teachers' Assembly organized this morning in its fourth annual Session with nearly eight hundred present Such a gathering of edu cators has never before been seen in the South. The address of welcome this morning by Hon. C. R. Thomas was a grand speech, and was pleas antly responded to by President Al derman. The number is increasing rapidly, and nearly one thousand will be present by Saturday. Every body is comfortably situated and Messrs. Cooke & Foster Bros, are treating the Assembly excellently. STATE NEWS. i Culled from Exchanges.J Reports from the wheat crop are gratifying. Tarboro is preparing to celebrate the glorious 4th. Work on Taylorsville railroad is progressing rapidly. The Reidsville Light Infantry will run an excursion to Morehead City in July. ' The revenue office at Reidsville will be moved to Charlotte alter July 1st. Seventeen deaths occurred from dysentery in one day in Morganton and vicinity. Dr. Samuel L. Love, State Audi tor from 1877 to 1881, died near Waynesville last week. Marcus Evans, a counterfeiter, has been sent from U. S. court at Raleigh to Albany penitentiary. Hendersonville has been selected as the place of meeting of the North Carolina Press Association. Mrs. Linke has been committed to jail.1 She is charged with com plicity in her husband's death. A railroad between Tarboro and Hamilton will soon begin. October 1st is the day set for its completion. John Polan, a colored man, was run over and killed by a freight train near Alexander's. He v .j drunk; rs. S. II. McCale, of Mallard creek township, Mecklenburg county, has just presented her husband wun the third pair of twins. that Mr. Kerr raige,! of Salisburv, has been ap pointed collector of internal revenue for the: new 5th district. The 'pros" and "antis" are contin ually stirring Up one another at Ral eigh. One day Giersch sells beer and the next day he don't. . The New Berne Journal compli ments Solicitor Geo. White (col.), of the 2d district, and says he has proven himself a good officer. The largest shipment of "truck" ever hauled over the A. & N. C. R. R. amounted to 4,992 packages, re quiring 32 cars to accommodate them; This happened last week. John Taborn (col.), charged with burning the town of Oxford on the night of the 14th of March, has had a preliminary hearing, and been committed to jail to await the action of the grand jury. An excursion train from Raleigh to Warrenton last Monday was run in sections. The last section ran in to the first and wounded several persons, but killed nobody. The cars were damaged, one very badly, and one engine derailed. Charlotte is soon to have a brick, tile and sewer pipe manufactory, also large corn and feed mills. The pre liminary arrangements for these en terprises are complete, and only a few months will intervene before they are put in operation. Last week was an eventful one for Lexington. The much-talked-of slander, libel and perjury cases of Stith vs. Denman, and Denman vs Stith were compromised. Col. Stith and a man named Reed had a fight in the presence of the judge, and a few hours later the postmaster, Mr.. Hunt, fought with Mr. Baxter Shem well. All this in one day. Mr. L: R. Wriston, of Charlotte, struck a streak of luck at a small sale in Mecklenburg counly a few days ago. He bought for $40 an old German clock, which, upon investi gation, proved to be a valuable piece of furniture. It was made in the Black Forest in the 17th century. In addition to ordinary clock works, it has a platform above the dial up on which are little carved figures who go through the motions of playing, while a music box attachment pro vides the melody. The clock is built of finest wood and parts of it are in laid with ivory. It is said to be worth $500. The State Dental Association at its recent meeting elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: Dr. Thomas M. Hunter, of Fayette ville, president ; Dr. Sid. P. Hillard, of Rocky Mount, 1st vice-president ; Dr. C. L. Alexander, of Charlotte, 2d vice-president; Dr. H. C. Her ring, of Concord, secretary; Dr. J. W. Hunter, of Salem, treasurer ; Dr. E. L. Hunter, of Enfield, and Dr. J. H. Durham, of Wilmington, were elected members of the Examining Board for three years. The board as now constituted is com posed of the following gentlemen : Dr. J. E. Matthews, of Kenansville ; Dr. J. W. Hunter, of Salem ; Dr. E. L. Hunter, of Enfield ; Dr. J. H. Durham, of Wilmington; Dr. J. F.Griffith, of Salisbury, and Dr. V. E. Turner, of Raleigh. The next meeting of the association will be held at Raleigh, commencing the last Tuesday in May, 1888. Morrisville Matters. (Correspondence to Thk Plant. Morrisville, Wake Co., June 15. How it pains the heart of a friend to pen the sad intelligence of the death of one so sweet, so pure, so lovely and so young as Miss Minnie Herndon. Yet it must be done, for Minnie is dead. She died on the 10th inst, near Clayton, where she had been staying for a short while leaching. She was brought to Mor risville, her home, on the night of the 10th and her funeral took place on the 11th, at 1 p.m., in the Chris tian church, of which she was indeed a consistent member. The funeral services were conducted by Rev J Presley Barrett, of Raleigh. Although her sufferings were in tense she manifested great patience and resignation to the will of God. The day before she died she re quested her father, Dr. W. T. Hern don, to let her know when death had come. The good Lord gave the dear father grace to calmly impart the sad intelligence to his darling child. After he told her she remarked : "I'm going home to glory," and sang the chorus, "I'm going home to glory, a golden crown to wear, meet me meet me over there." Oh ! may we all live the life of the One that has just passed over the river of death and has landed on the shores of eternal bliss, there to sing the songs of glory and praise Him who gave her grace to die a triumph ant death. " Icon. FROM WASHINGTON. What They Say at the Capital. Washington Star. There is no mistaking the cum-nt of Democratic sentiment with rer;inl to the next Presidential can va jt has unquestionably settled uJ)(,u President Cleveland as the candidate to head the National Demorratir ticket next year. Lead i ng 1 ) e n i ( H ra t, who even during the last sessi.,,1, Congress, either opposed a n n,,i1ii. nation of the President, or dnill the advisability of it, are now (.p,.nv espousing his cause. F6r"'sorujethnp now the whole drift of Democratic opinion has been toward the Presi dent, and unless somethi ng eiiiirclv unlooked for, like his death ui alJ. lute refusal to run, shall intervene. ;t is admitted on all hands that he will be renominated by acclamation. THE SECOND PLACE. As the head of the ticket . In to. be settled, Democrats arc turning their attention to the question ot's?-.r lecting a candidate for tin- c(.on,l place. For this position many jr,.n. tlemen of national prominence are mentioned. There is a strong and apparently a growing sentiment within the party in favor of phu-ing a Southern man on the ticket with Mr. uleveiana. inis poncy seems to have support in the North a- well as in-the South. One of the argu ments used in behalf of such a ticket is that inasmuch as the Democratic party insists that the war is reallv over, that its issues are dead anil should be buried out of sight, that party should demonstrate its sincer ity in its professions by making a "national" ticket one repn-seiitin both sections; that if the IK moctatie 'party is sincere in protesting a-ain-n sectionalism, n couia noi nioi e forci bly demonstrate its sincerity than In putting a man from the "hitherto ostracised" section on the national ticket. LAMAR AND CAUL1SLK. Among the Southern Democrats most prominently mentioned lorthe Vice-Presidency are Secretary Lamar and Speaker Carlisle ; each one has strong friends and adherents. It is claimed by some that a,s Mr. far-" lisle was a Union man during tin war his nomination would not m emphatically signalize the restora tion of the South to the equal en joy ment of political rights as the sec tion Of Mr. Lamar. But there is not much probability of any rivalry be tween the two on this issue, as Mr. Carlisle's friends are very positive that he would not accept the Vice Presidential nomination, unless com pelled to do so at the urgent com mand of his party. NORTHERN' DEMOCRATS TALK.KI) OK.' Of leading Northern Democrats suggested for the Vice-Presidencv First Assistant Postmaster-General Stevenson, of Illinois, seems to hold first place in Democratic affections. His administration of the olliee la holds has made him very pop ular with Democrats. Senator Voor hees makes no secret of his indiffer ence toward the Vice-PresidentiaJ chair," but it is among the strong po litical probabilities that he may W forced to take the nomination. In diana Democrats express confidence in their ability to carry the State with Voorhees up, and possibly the tactics of 1884, when Hendricks was put on the ticket to carry the State, may be repeated in 1888, with Voor hees for second place. Postinaster General Vilas is also spoken of as a strong man for Vice-Presjdent, his friends claiming that his nomination would make Wisconsin Democratic. Ohio seems, to be unusually back ward in this contest for the Vice Presidency. Now and then a feeble voice can be heard in favor of ex Governor Hoadley, but his boom is very diminutive as yet. a queen's presknt. The State Department has received a long report from John P.-Campbell, United States consul at Tama tave, Madagascar, giving a detailed account of his reception upon reach ing his post, the habits of the peo ple, and matters of interest between this country and Madagascar. Shortly after his arrival he was re cognized by the queen, and was greatly surprised at receiving as a royal present a bullock, six chick ens and two geese. He subsequently learned that this was the customary way the Hovas had of recognizing an official from a foreign country. Subsequently Capt. McGregor, of the U. S. S. Alliance, called with the consul upon one of the officials and received a similar token of respect. It is not stated what disposition the captain, made of his live stock. NEW RULES. A number of dismissals- in the Quartermaster-Generals office will he required under the provisions of the appropriation bill for next year, but Secretary Endicott has decided -that these dismissals shall be made as the result of the application of the new Civil Service rules governing promo tions in the War Department. As these changes are required at the be ginning of the fiscal year, the exam ination in the Quartermaster-General's office will be hastened as rapidly as possible, in order that the exami nations may be made in time. Aa yet, however, these questions ire pared by the Department promotion board have not been approved by the Civil Service Commission, but in the meantime the board will prepare the examination for the Quartermaster-General's office. It is expected that the promotion machinery will be set in motion sometime next year. NORTH CAROLINA APPOINTMENT. Mr. E. J. Hill, the newly-appointed consul at Montevideo, is in the city for the purpose of receiving instruc tion? from the State Department be fore leaving for his new post. Stabbing at Oxford. SewB& Observer. B. F. Kivett, son of A. J. Kivett, of Henderson, aged about sixteen years, was fined Tuesday before Mayor T. D. Crawford for stabbing Dr. J. B. Williams' fourteen year old son, Buxton, Monday night. He. was put under a thousand dollar bond for his appearance at court Young Williams-is still alive, but is in a critical condition. The trouble was the result of a boyish.game. Raleigh continues to talk about a new opera house.