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Corcoran streets, where subscriptions and
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TUESDAY, JAN. 22, 1589.
THE PENSIONERS' CONVEN
TION TO-NIGHT.
(At seven o'clock to-night there
wilFbe held in Raleigh a convention
upon which will be turned the eyes
of every citizen of North Carolina,
and many a prayer will ascend to
the throne of the God of mercy from
the homes of the rich and the poor
throughout the length arid breadth
of the State, imploring His blessing
upon that body and praying that
the object of its meeting may be at
tained, thereby bringing relief and
comfort to the home of rnany a poor
soldier of the lost' cause.
What a sight it will be this
body of maimed Confederate sol
diers. How. we wish every man
woman and child in North Carolina
could look in on that body of men
there gathered together to ask their
State to requite them in some degree
for the irreparable loss they sus
tained in her defence. Were such a
thing possible there would go up
such a cry in behalf of these men
from thousands upon thousands of
throats, young and old, that the
members of the Legislature would
consider it a great privilege to be al
lowed to record their votes in favor
of a bill granting pensions to these
men, and no member who opposed
such a measure wouldhave the har
dihood to face his constituents and
tell themjthat he had Opposed pen
sioning our ex-Confederate soldiers.
This request for aid from the State
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soldiers alone, but from the entire
population of the State. We verily
believe that nine-tenths of the peo
ple of North Carolina desire'that the
Legislature should give substantial
aid to these unfortunate men. They
have a right to demand this aid of
the State, but they do not do this ;
they ask it in a respectful and lawful
manner. . ;
Of course the passage of a bill by
a Democratic Legislature, pensioning
Confederate soldiers, will raise a howl
from such fools and knaves. as Praise-God-Bare-Bones
Elliott, of the New
York Mail and Esprext, and many
others of his ilk, but we hope the
Democratic members of our Legisla
ture are not afraid'to do their duty
in the face of the denunciations of
such men. We believe they will
think of nothing but their duty in
the matter, and will do it , fearlessly
and without regard to what may be
said by Elliott, Foraker and Com
pany. Durham has been honored in
having one of her citizens chosen to
preside over this convention. We
know Mr. Carr feels flattered and
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nonoreu at naving mis uisuucuou:
bestowed upon him, and well he
may, for it shows in what esteem he
is held by the men whose hardships
he shared and what place he holds
in their affection. Tis a position
any man should feel proud to oc
cupy. They have done well too in choos
ing him, for no man In North Caro
lina has more at heart the interest
and welfare of these unfortunate men
and we can assure them" that what
man can do for their relief Mr. Carr
will do.
THE LIQUOK CASES.
The all-important subject of con
versation in Durham just now is the
course pursued by the Judge in sus
pending judgment in the liquor
cases yesterday. As we said yester
day, opinion is divided, some think
ing that the Judge should have im
posed penalties in all cases, and in
some severe punishments should
have been meeted out ; while,on the
other hand there are persons who
think the Judge took the proper
course one that will have a good
effect upon the community, and will
go far toward putting a stop to the
yholesale violation of the local op
tion law. As to what the effect will
be no one now can say positively :
we will 'have to wait and see.
We have the Judge's assurance that
if this course does not deter these
men from violating the law, he will
try the other and move severe course
at the next term of the ; court. Of
one thing we can all be sure, that
is, that whether Judge Bynum has
erred or not, he took the course which
he thought most apt to give u? the
desired relief.
We have our right to an opinion
on the subject, and it is permissable
to express it. We think the course
too lenient ; we are not in favor of
persecuting arn one, but: when men,
thus opehly, and, we may say, pub
licly violate the law, they should be
punished,; not so much as correction
visited Upon them, as-to deter .others
from committing the same offense.
' Now these men, in whose cases
motion - for judgment has been con
tinued,? may never sell another drop
of liquor in Durham, but there are
others isome now engaged ; in the
business) who, seeing how easily
these men have gotten oil will surely
keep up the illegal sale,! expecting
to be treated in the ssme merciful
way if caught. This is the harm we
think will result from this course,
but we bow in respectful submis
sion to. the decision of the Judge,
and, while di tiering with him as to
the good results to follow his course,
hope that we may be mistaken and
he correct in this matter.
To. the citizens of 'Durham we
would say : The matter as to these
cases has been passed upon; the
Judge has given his decision. Ar
guing tr)e matter between! those who
hold conflicting opinions will do no
good. Let us put this behind us and
all unite in one strenuous effort to
put down the liquor traffic! in the
future., dnd if these, men or any oth
ers continue the sale of liquor let's
be ready to show this to the; Judge
and Grand Jury at our next term by
positive; and convincing proofs, and
then we will see that Judge Bynum
will, like the honest man that he is,
say that the severe course 'is' the
proper one ; and the violators of the
law will; get their deserts.
A AVorl With J utlge Daniels.
The following from the New York
Herald is so timely that we give it
space in-our columns: i
"A great responsibility rests upon
Judge Daniels, who vi 1 preside at
the trial of ex-Alderman Cleary,
wh ich begins to-day. One can hardly
estimate the shock which the re
versal of Judge Barrett's1 rulings in
the Sharp! case gave to the popular
confidence m our courts. And the
blow gained weight from the fact
that; behind Judge Barrett was the
unanimous affirmation of the Su
preme Oolirt, General Term.
"To the trained professional man
all this seems simple and natural.
But, the lay mind is puzzled and the
lay faith is weakened. I
4'Ye jmust not seem to play with
justicetio carry on a system of high
plane guessing, surrounded by sol
emn forms. j
"In this trial the Herald' sympa
thies are! neither with thej prosecutor
nor
the
defendant. We want no
innocent
man convicted, and we
want no guilty man to escape if his
guilt can ibe proven. But what the
Ihrald is concerned about, and what
the people of this city and this State
are interested in, is that this trial
shall be conducted in such
a wav
that the!; verdict
of the jury may
stand.
"Far more important, indeed, than
either the conviction or acquittal of
Cleary is the reputation of our sys
tem) of jurisprudence. It will be a
sorry day when the people come to
look upon the decision of the jury
as a mere formality." - I i
Our Wvluni Goat.
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"Jr.. Concon) Standard. j
Wvlum "goat, which ha
A
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been considered public property
here, whilst making his usual rounds
yesterday, was struck with the desire
to try Ins butting strength against
the hind iles of a sober, unharming
mule, which stood hitched to one of
the racks. The sudden butt of the
goat seemed to develop a pair of
prings in the mule s legs, for imme
diately the goat shot out, over a va
cant lot- knocking down an old shed,
and (was landed against a brick wall
eirhtv vards off i
A Rapidly Growing Club.
! M Charlotte , Democrat,
Three young women of Rapid City,
Dak:, atla dinner in-December, 1887.
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it is said, declared their intention
never to marry, and agreedi to dine
together on the 23d of each Decem
ber. Since then three hortorarv mem
bers have been added to the; "club."
They are the girls' husbands, and all
six met! at dinner, on the 23d prox.
OUR EXCHANGES.
Greensboro Workman: Since oper
ations were begun on the railroad
from High Point to Asheboro, a boom
is said to hate struck High Point.
Joncsboro Leader: A correspond
cnt, writing from Beaver Dam, says
that he picked a watermelon from" a
green vine on New Year's Day,;
which, though not a large one, was
a good one, and wants to know who
can beat it.
Milton Advertiser: In. a short talk
a few days ago with Mr. J. E. Jor
dan, a prominent Alliance man o "
this county, we learned that, though
no steps had yet been taken, still the
Alliance will make strenuous efforts
to have the acreage planted in to
bacco this year very much curtailed.
Goldsboro Argua: The early truck
business will be extensively engaged
in hereabouts this season. Already
(mite a number of truckers have
planted peas and in broad acres at
that, while preparation for planting
beans and Irish potatoes are in full
blast. How will it be with late
frosts? Uv
Concord Standard
A Texas cow
boy with a drove of wild, unbroken
Spanish mules, gave; an exhibition
of his horsemanship at Bob Wal
laces store last week. He rode some
of them and also a wild bull, but
none of them were able' to unseat
him. There were nearly one thou
sand people present to witness his
skill. . ---l!. :;:. a
High Point Enterprise : At Chart
lotte, Thursday the 10th, Mrs. Wells
finished her two months work in
our State. She has j met with good
success and left a favorable impres
sion of the W. C. Ti U. The time
for returning the ''constitutional
amendments'" has been extended to
January 3Qth. A corner lot has
been given to the Asheville Unioii
for establishing its headquarters, j
Winston Sentinel: Our Moravian
friends now; talk of erecting a chapel
out on the suburbs of the city, near
what is known as "Mosstown." j
It is reported. that the Ii. & S. Ii. Ii
have made arrangements to use the
C. F. A- V. V. branch to Madison tem
porarily, and that the Baltimore &
Ohio road has agreed to furnish $15,
000 per mile for equipments for every
mile graded. ;
San ford Er press ;A Georgia nava!
store manufacturer has written to a
party here asking to have the fifteen
negroes in jail at Carthage i sent to
that State to work. We hope for the
sake of the cost these coons will en
tail upon the county by lying in jail
till court, that they will be pursuaded
to leave the State. The Georgia
man oilers to pay the cost that they
have already brought upon the
county. ii '; ' .. .. . , . j;. ;
Kdenton Fisherman : The post
office at Edenton has been made a
Presidential; appointment, and the
name of L. L. Brinkley, the present
incumbent, has been sent to the Sen
ate. Mr. Brinkley was appointed
under President Arthur's Adminis
tration, and, we are glad to know!,
has given universal satisfaction. f
The Albemarle Sound Fishermen
have begun shipping shad to the
Northern markets.
A Fascinating Young Lady.
' Greensboro Workman, j
In Tiptop county, Tenn., lives
a
young lady, who exercises a fasci
nating power over animals. The
Journal (jf Man. says that she is able
to conquer and' ride in a moment's
time horses and mules that no one
else has ever been able to handle.
The most savage dog in the neigh
borhood quails before her. Squir
rels and birds come; to her in the
woods and eat food from her hand;,
and many times she has been known
to pick up a rabbit in the path
She says that from infancy she has
had this remarkable power over wild
animals, but only within the past
few years was she aware that she
was also a ''horse tamer." She says
she is not conscious of putting forth
any effort in this, j i
I5iv Election Bet In Court.
Lynchburg Virginian, i
Last week
Decatur, 111.
in the Circuit Court at
Judge! Vail ended an
interesting election pec . Last, sum
mer Miner lAlsuo, a Democrat o
Maroa. bet Thomas Soell, a Repub
lican of Clinton, $750 that Cleve
land would he elected President, and
William Phares, of Maroa, was. made?
the stake holder- AN up went back!
On the bet and ordered Phares not
to turn over the money. Alsup sued
Phares for the money, and at the
hearing last evening Judge Vail
gave a decision in favor of the plain4
tin1'. The question y of the alleged
criminality of the bet wasjnot con4
sidered. !
wY Terrilic Earthquake. ,
Smyrnia, Jan. -1. Threes huni
dred houses were destroyed in: Sara
bat Valley, Asia Minor, to-day by
an earthquake. ( j
A Sad Story, j
The .child : coughed. ! The mother ran;
No reruetly ws near. Before morning the
poor little sufferer was dead, j Moral : Al
ways keep Dr Acker's English Remedy ,t
hand. It. Blackniill A Son.
Why: Women Fade. .
Women lose their bea;ty because colds
undermine their life. Dr. Acker's English
Remedy, for Consumption is an absolute
rnre for colds, i R. Blacknall ct Son.
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IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED FACT THAT THE BEST WAY
TO MAKE MONEY IS TO SAVE IT, AND WE INTEND
TO PROVE CONCLUSIVELY THAT THE BEST
WAY TO SAVE IT IS TO DEPOSIT IT IN
OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND FOR
EVERY DOLLAR DEPOSITED
WE WILL GIVE YOU IN
GOOD HONEST
GOODS
One Dollar and Fifty Cents t
WHILE WE HAVE SOLD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS' WORTH
OF GOODS OUR STOCK IS STILL UNBROKEN IN
ASSORTMENT ! - .
Thev Must lie; Sold
BLANKETS, FLANNELS, QUILTS, LADIES', GENTS' AND
CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR, CORSETS, WHITE
SHIRTS, TABLE LINEN, TOWELS, IM
MENSE STOCK OF
Dress Goods,
Rememkr Price is No
w. s.
ZkiirL Street, -
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ELLIS' GREAT
BARGAINS UNHEARD OF
ARE BEING OFFERED EVERY DAY IN EVERY DEPART-
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MENT.
OUR DRESS GOODS STOCK
Embraces beautiful styles; and colors attractive trimmings to match, such
j i as Plushes and Velvets, Braids, Ornainents,etc. '
Our Stock of
Black
IS IMMEWSE.
YOUR ATTENTION IS SPECIALLY CALLED TO OUR
Ingrain and Brussels Carpets, Rugs, Oil Cloths, etc.-
REMEMBER THAT EVERY DOLLAR'S WORTH OF THIS
ELEGANT STOCK MUST BE CLOSED UNDER AN
ASSIGNEE SALE. NO TIME TO LOSE.
Soie Goods are being1 Offered at Almost Half their Value
Black Goods 1
Hoisery, Gloves, Table Linen, White
offered at
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A GENERAL CLEARING OUT
Plea.se come at once and end.race this opportunity; which will never ho
ottered again. Kemember the stock is New, Fresh and Attrac
! " live. A cordial invitation to all.
; , Respectfully,
W.
Store opposite Hotel Claibom.
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ami Sold at
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Custom Goods, Etc., Etc.
Object ! They Must Go !
SH
HALLIBURTON, Trustee,
- "CTzica.er Stores jE3Isi11.
-OF-
BANKRUPT SALE!
and Colored Silks
Black Goods !
Goods Embroideries and L
a perfect sicrifice.
acei aie
OF EVERY DOLLAR'S WORTH.
S. Halliburton,
Assignee for W. F. E11
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: It is not wonderful that The Plast, witt
enterprise, iB successful.-
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Franklin Press.
The Dukham Tobacco Plant is one of
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Ednton Enquirer.
The Dchhajc Plant has Its opinion y
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