VOL, II NO, 28.
' SU3I3I A'llY.
Tin r 'julaturs hung another negro in
Iii'i:ti Mi- , Thursday night. The Gov
,.;n,,r v l -im active measures to put them
,i ,,vn.J -A party of live Georgia Democrats
, :Mt(M ii. Harrison an.d invite him to attend
.;.-twrntv-lifth annual celebration of the
,,-tn;rti(m of Atlanta. Jle was with the
J;. -r-il iiniiy that captured that city.-
pi,,.-wvck of the shij Merrimac, which
,,,,,!,, .mi o fi ' 1 1 ie N e w J.e r sey Cf a st t w ei Ay -u!l,
- . .-ar- ago- has- la-en found. Her cargo
,,,1,-i-tl of 'loVM) worth of bars of silver
,-iA ..tin r inHaK On tljo la.-t ballot .in
.,- Y-t Virginia Legislature Kenna re-!
1 11 votes. GatF-lO, necessary to a choice !
;.- Ki-ports from San Domingo say that
r.tiii - T .mi of thirty days' duration has en- J
1 iUUt i ll uic Miyai ui)). i lie
i.,.ii-e Mr. Henry -White, first Secretary of
Ann firaii Legation at London, was entered
: -arA.ir- Wednesday night,, who carried
i i! tT,1"1" worth of jewelry and other valuab
le-." In the Chamber of Deputies,
jVY.fiH'-'lav evening, the. vote ofMeoBfidenee
:i iln- ( ifAcniiiienf stood :i0) to in its
,,,, ; -Dispatches from Ankland say Ger
iiiui na'val ollieers at Samoa havfc been-riK-reil
to search all vessels for contraband
. t i . l i it 11 1 i
hfticl'-- and iiat iermanv'nas declared war
(hat an American
learner on reaching Samoa was boarded and
l-.-.-in-ia-a.
I : I ) 1 TO I tl All 15 K I E FS . :
ii:.. HoiLANCKii has issued a let
- r of thanks to his constituents.
Y. ake ilad to learn that Rev.
jr. Sjiuru-eon is recovering from lii.s
crent injuries. -.
.Mi:- .Ioskpii Ciiampkulaix,- nee
liss Ktulieott, is said; to he very
lopular in Kntdand.
WiiA r glorious 'weather we are
ov having. Did any body ever see
prettier "first' day of February"
ian thin 0
Ir i- now s :i id by the knowing
Ines that Mr. Harrison committed
limself'to Mi. Iiiaine soon afte his
loininatioti. .
IIi:ai. in another column, the let
r trom the disabled Confederate
ol'lier and contribute something to
he fund 'fin; Plant, is raising: for
ii in.
'n mondav begins the spring term
uprenie " Court, when Justices
rhejthf rd and Avery will take their
I'-its, making the, court again consist
pi line members.
Tin: newspapers throughout the
tate nre calling attention to the
" t that it is unlawful to sell lire
in-any mcorporatctoWn in the
pate except hv.thc cord. See North
'-'lolina Code of 1883, section 3,0 -to.
ii" ! said thaT" William Walter
U'-I,s lias written to" a friend in
J-'mdon requesting .. him '-to secure
mi a house in Grosnomer Square.
he inference is that he expects to be
p next Minister at the Court of St.
anies.
Baltimore Sun says another
fUuipt will be made this season to
H'ulati.e knee breeches in lhilti-"lv-
The attempt was made last
ason. hut with no success. Several
'en 1 1 . ... i i -. i i . i " .
uien nave tleclareu ttieir mtn
lon oi making a more detenriined
Luis time. i
Uy. Kinston FrivPre well savs:
owdo our people expebt to have
Kple come among themho spend
ie wmter (and also -spend their
loneyvif they ure so" inhospitable
Y to refuse -'to.'let them hunt on their
fnds. To say the least, we consider
"ort-sighted policy. ,
the way the Asheville
' :" starts an editorial on corrup
on: ' Tiie concensus of public opin-
P11, based upon myriad facts, has
urneainto the political record of
l" 1 11-41. T ' . i n. . .1 1
iuu united fctates, tne aam
lnrr truth that Benjamin Harrison
elected by open, wholesale,
'ameless bribery."
The Southern TubacconUt savs "In
the matter of cigars there is some
thing worse flian the American brand
known 'two for live!' In Austria
there is a monstrosity which is sold
at the5 rate ot two for a cent, known
as the 'International,'! because when
it is smoked in Austria it can be
smclled in every nation in Europe."
Tin: Xrtr and Olei'irr says : ''Sen
ator Kniry. during sthe consideration
of the school bill when amendments
were being offered , to that section
naming who should not be employed
as teachers, submitted an amend-;
ment that '"no member of this Gen- i
eral Assembly shall be employed!
to teach school in North Carolina."
Tin; Wilmington Star says: '"Blaine
is talking. He advises a vigorous
policy in dealing with Germany. lie
has been giving the Republican Sen
ators his warlike views. A Wash
ington .-pecial to the World says:
'While no one of the gentlemen pres
ent will consent to discuss in detail
the views expressed by Mr.' Blaine,
it is generally understood that he
outlined a decidedly vigorous policy.
The alfair naturally assumes no little
significance in view of tlie extreme
probability that upon the accession
of Gen. Harrison, Mr, Blaine will
take cjiarge of the State Depart
ment' TOWX TAK.
February 1st.
House for rent by Mr.-A.. Gold
stein. See advertistment in to-day's
Plant.
Meeting of the Reading Circle
to-night, at the residence of W. D.
Lunsford, Esq.
Fouror five of the boys "rode the
goat" :at the Knights of Pythias'
meeting last night.
Wild Jim will give an entertain
ment at Stokes Hall to-nighij as an
nounced in our advertising.cplumns
yesterday.
""Durham Encampment Xo. 24,
will meet to-night at 7:30 o'clock.
PatriarchSjbusiness of importance de
niands vour attention. Come !
The street sprinkler was at work
this morning. Thank you, Mr. Street
Commissioner, thank you. We
score another mark to vour credit.
Regular monthly meeting of the
St. Cecilia Society, at the Durham
School of Music, to-night. An en
joyable evening awaits the members.
The weather to-day has been
quite a surprise. Rain or snow was
expected, but after! the shower last
night the mercury fell and the clouds
rolled by -and we j have a sharp,
bright, beautiful day.
We are glad to learn that State
Secretary Coulter and the Directors
are meeting with success in their ef
forts to raise funds for the current
expenses of the. Young. Men's Chris
tian Association. Help the boys
along in. their good work.
Twenty Per Cent. Dividend to
Bank ot' Durham Depositors,
Messrs. Y. Ballard and WS. Hal
liburton, trustees for the Bank; of
Durham, announce in Uvday's issue
of The Plant; that depositors in the
bank will be paid a dividend of 'JO
per ccnt.i on and after to-morrow,
February 2d. , The jwork of straight
ening up goes on ijind the trustees
propose to make gocid as soon as pos
sible the statement made bv them
the day the crash came, viz : Every
depositor will be paid in -full.
Arrested for Kobbery.
FabLane, colored, and another
negro bov were arrested to-dav and
lodged in jail upon the charge of
breaking into the store of Mrs. B.
Davis, last Saturday night. The
evidence against Lane is right posi
tive. When caught he had on a
pair of boots that were stolen at the
time of the robbery, and other pieces
of the stolen goods ha ve been returned
to Mrs. B. Davis by a member of
Lanes family. Lane says that the
other negro that has been arrested
assisted him in the robbery.
DURHAM N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1889.
Plant Photographs.
Mr. C. H. Conrad, of Danville, ar
rived on thelnooh train to-day. j
Capt. Benehan Cameron, of Staggs
ville, was in town this morning.
Capt. A. Mangum, of Flat. River,
was on our streets this morning. I
Mr. "Walter Brem, of Charlotte,
was at the (jlaiborn this forenoon, j
Mr. John ;W. Carleton, went down
to Raleigh on the noon tram to-day.
President Crowell, of Trinity Col
lege, passed) down the road to-day.
Mr. (Jeorge R. Blackwell is on the
sick list, we are sorry to hear.
Mumps. j !
Mr. J. T. jMallory went up the
road yesterday evening, but is back
home to-day, ;
Mis3 Mary Parker, of Wake, iwho
has been visiting Miss Phoebe Whit-1
aker, left to-day for Raleigh. j
Maj. W. (iutlirie, who has been
absent from town for a lew days, pro
fessionally, returned last evening. I
Mr. Owega Foster and Miss Ada
Williamson Avill be married, Feb
ruary 12th, at the home of the bride
at Graham, ii
Col. E. J. jParrish left yesterday
afternoon for Richmond. lie expects
to return Saturday night, via Oxford
and Clarksville.
'; Mr, Chas. S. Watkins, one of the
most reliable and inlluential business
men of Richmond, is spending a
couple of days in Durham.
Mr. Jacob A. Lontr, formerlv of
Durham, according to the Christian,
Sun, seems lo have again been
"caught between the lines."
. Joe Nichols, colored, a "carpen
ter, who has ifor a long time done
much work in! Durham, died at his
home in Hillsboro, last Wednesday
night. 1
Mr. Sidney. W. Holman took yefe
terday evening's train for New Efo
gland. He goes to look after ma
chinery, and in the interest of a new
enterprise, which may be shortly
started here.
Rev. W. F. j Wilhelm has severed
his refation as pastor to the Presby
terian Church in Hillsboro to accept
a call to Yirginia. The Plant re
grets to see stfch an able, consecrated
minister as the Rev. Mr. Wilhelm
leave the Statej 1 He is a well equipped
and popular gentleman and success
ful minister. jAny congregation may
count itself fortunate to secure his
servjees. The best wishes of The
Plant go with the reverend brother.
County Finances.
Treasurer Rowland reports the
following amounts to the credit of
the different funds on Februarv 1st :
General fundj SGS.4S Road "fund,
S1,GS4.84 ; School fund, 8o,o62.5-j.
Jim 3Iilier iii Durham Jail.
Chief-of-Poljce Woodall returned
Testerday evehing from Fayetteville
with Jim Miller, colored, who gave
bond for his appearance to answer
to the charge of violating the local
option law and then dug out. Mil
ler was lodged in jail, where he will
probably remain until the next term
of court. ! ! -
Although January is usually one
of the dullest I months in the year
with our tobacco manufacturers, Dep
uty Collector Foster reports that the
sale of revenue! stamps for last month
reached the snug little sum of thirty
seven thousand two hundred and
ninety-nine dollars and ninety-eight
cents. Prettvlgood for January.
3Ir. -Follett . Accidentally Loses
An Ariu.
i A sad accident befell our towns
man, Mr. A. L. Follett, -esterday
afternon, whicli resulted in the loss
of his left hand. Mr. Follett and
Mr. Bob Poole were out turkey
hunting, about four miles from
town, and while going along in pur-
; suit of ! the game, Mr. Poole's gun
went off accidentally, by striking
against some object, and emptied
the load into the wrist and hand of
Mr. Follett, laterally tearing the
flesh into shreds. Mr. Follett was
brought to toVm und his family
physician, Dr. L. W. Battle, was
summoned to ibis aid and it was
found necessary to amputate the
arm between the wrist and elbow.
Mr. Follett and his good wife have
the sympathies of our people in this
misfortune, and it is hoped that the
wound will not; lead to more serious
consequences, j i
It Startled the Preacher.
A few cjays ago, while one of our
most worthy divines was at the home
of a family on his pastoral rounds,
hej was requested to lead in prayer.
1 lie iiible
was handed to him and
he
took it
read a chapter and knelt
down. B
nt alas, only a few words
in
prayer had been spoken when
there sourjded in the room a music-
box-to a tune not at all in keeninsr
wilth the occasion, accompanied by
the squall of a cat, which, frightened
by the music, sprang upon the back
otii boy. the prayer was Continued,
bu
there was not the profound still-
nessi as b
lore. A music-box had
been so attached to the clock that
every day
if "strikes
at half past three o'clock
up."
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Our Hani
Stirring- Up Things in
California.
1 1
Many of our people will be glad
to learn that Rev. Sam Jones is meet
ing with success in his labors in Cali
fornia. Tjie Los Angeles Christian
Advocate, of January 2Gth, says :
''Los Angeles has never been so
much moved, religiously, as during
the last two weeks. 'There ain't an v
doubt about that." Ever since the
opening sepm'on on Sunday, January
13th, the Academy of Music has been
thronged with Christian people who
seejk a richer: experience in divine
things, with others who are seeking
religion, and still many others who
come out df idle curiosity to see and
to Ihear the greatest of American
elistsi I
evang
lev. Sam P. Jones, of
Georgia.
' Few mn have thq same wonder
ful power fo attract an audience and
at the.same time hurl at them the
sharp-pointed iavelin of truth as is
possessed by Sam Jones. The keenest,
most caustijC, burning words, clad in
homely gaib, but none the less in
cisive for that, are hurled directly at
the sinner, or the straying saint and,
therefore, it is not a matter of sur
prise that the evangelist arouses some
antagonism in this city. The news
paper opposition and criticism he
has
met wi
h here has only adver
tised his meetings more extensively
and
given
wider publicity i .to the
wor
. of grace whicli is being done,
various Protestant deitomlna-
The'
tionjs of the city are nearly alkirrsym
path v with
the meeting, auiiough
there are is
olated exceptions; The
Methodists, however, take the lead
in the work, no doubt feeling that
j Jones is mpre their own property
than that of any other denomination.
1 he; attendance at the meetings
from the very first has been remark-
ably good
At no evening meeting
ection . has there been
to our recol
less than five hundred people stand-
j ing hi the lack of the hall and gal
j leries. ' Last Sunday it was estima
ted that there was five thousand
men and boys congregated to hear
the fearless preacher denounce the
popularjvices of the day. In the
evening the building was jamuled
with the largest crowd that it has
probably ever held, and some three
thousand people were turned away
to the overflow meetings at Fort St.
and Trinity Churches. From these
statements some idea ot the great
interest that has been aroused can
be obtained. At nearly every meet
ing scores of seekers of religion come
to the front seats and many converts
have been made.
'The ! sermons of Rev. Sam P.
Jones hate been powerful and awak
ening, reaching; the conscience of
men wh(j ;were thought to be beyond
the reach of gospel inlluences. It is
no uncommon; scene to see great
strong men come up to the altar
weeping) like little children and at
the Sunday evening service saw an
aged gray haired man brought to
Christ. All classes of sinners are
reached and the preaching ot the
gospel is attended by demonstrations
of the spirit! and of power. Now
when we ee these wonderful results,
is it for uk toj cavil and criticise be
cause some of the methods used do
not please us ? God can use a dia
mond in the rough to accomplish his
purpose while we poor worms of His
making, would rather have it cut
and polished dnd in a golden setting.
John the Baptist didn't preach to
please aesthetic tastes of men, he
had a greater mission han that.
Why, then, do we abuse His humble
lollower, who goes crying in this
moral wilderness proclaiming 'The
Kingdom of God is at hand ?' '
Prof. i:. O. Kveell.
The Los Angeles Christian Adcoeale
pays the following deserved compli
ment to Prof. E. O. Excell, who is
conducting the singing at Rev. Sam
Jones meeting in that city : j
'"The singing, led by Prof. E. O. !
Excell, of Chicago, Sam Jones' co
laborer, assisted by E. G. Northrup,
of tli is city is most excellent. Prof.
Excell is a soloist of rare ability and
more than that his singing has the
rare quality of Christian expression.
At the men's meeting' last Sunday
afternoon, he sang "The Road to
Heaven," and with his clear, ringing
baritone voice; he fairly lifted the
song to the rafters, and was heartily
applauded. The writer is not an
ex pert-in music, so asked a friend
why.it was that the songs used in
the meeting were so. easilv learned.
''Jecause Prof. Excell is a eifted
leader and teacher of music," was
the reply. It is certain that no man
ever sang the gospel so sweetly in
Los Angeles as Prof Kxcell.
Ladies' KelierSociety.
Injyesterdays issue, we called the
attention of the ladies of the com
munity to the: urgent need of an or
ganization for systematic wijrk in
relieving the distress among the.
poor and suggesting that; the town
be divided into wards or districts for
this purpose. We are informed that
an organization of this character
already being inaugurated by -'the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Unionjunder what is known as the
Flower Mission Department, which
wfts explained fully in our issue ot
November 30th', and which we will
republish to-morrow.
This'organization, it is. hoped, will
be completed at the meeting of the
Unioii, (Tuesday, the 12th instant, I at!
the reading room of the Y.M. C. A.,
and to which meeting all ladies in
terested are invited.
We have no objection to the above
named organization doing all it can
in the way of dispensing charity,
but we do not think that it can as
fully meet the requirements of the
situation as an independent organi
zation, entirely apart from any par
ticular 'church or society, such as
we recommended in The Plant of
yesterdav. : "
A Disappointment.
Under this caption, commenting
upon the disposition made of ' the
liquor cases at the late term of our
court, tlie Nortli Carolina Pii-bsyterian
says : ; ! -
"In all candor we must say that
we think there is just cause for dis
satisfaction by the people of not, only
Durham, but by the people of North
Carolina in general. Judge Bynum
is a Christian gentleman and no
man may impeach his conscientious
ness, but we seriously think that the
course he has pursued will, at least
in very large measure, fail as a de
terrent to others, whatever effect it
may have upon those just now ar
raigned. And what will be the ef
fect upon them"? If the good peo
ple of Lf urhani do t not flag in in
terest these base characters may be
kept in check, for the people will see
that the condition of exemption are
complied with ; but we submit that
the people ought not to be required
to continue under this tension. The
law ought to be so executed a3 to
render this unnecessary. Again,
while Judge Bynum, we leel sure, is
determined that liquor selling in
Durham shall be stopped, and has
done what he considers best to that
end, and would- be unsparing if
these people should come up belore
him again as violators of tie liquor
laws, it must not be overlooked that
they may not again come up before
him." He will not hold court again
in Durham after March term pro-
aoiy in several years.
"And now on the. general subject.
We do not design or intend in our
criticisms to do or say aught that
would be unjust' or disrespectful to
our courts. In the Durham cases
there may have been extenuating
circumstances, not given to tlie pub
lic and not conceivable by us, and in
general, the conduct which, we shall
proceed to criticise may be the best
for the cause of justice. But it does
not so appear, and if there is aught
to'be said; in vindication the public
ought to have it. The press will
gladly allow itself to be used for that
side of the question.
It must be conceded, we think,
$5.00 PER ANNUM.
that our (courts,
inj general, arc di:
posed to! regard iolations of the
Hquor laws with Vnucl; less abhor
rence than our good people gener-;
auv. . s .
"In the; Durham ; court there were
twenty-six cases, in which four men
admitted ;thcir guilt and were' dis
missed without punishment, other
than payment of jcosts. In these
cases judgment was craved; ordi
narily, certainly very frequently.
judgment is not asked for. The so
licitor appears as jprosecutor until
he secures the costs, and then! the
State virtually abandons the case.
Not exactly abandons it either; worse
than thatj the solicitor appears as
an apologik for thelaw breakers
an extraordinary position certainly :
tne representative ot the majesty of
the State and oflicijal vindicator of
its laws, defending the transgressors.
'Ina case in one)f our cities, if
memory is not at .fault, six cases in
one court, j against the same man,
were abandoned on, his confessing
the violations of lay and paying; the
costs. And such things are common
all over the State, i jWhat is this but
the merest: travesty of justice!
Courts, we ;do not forget, must have
me cjosts or tney cannot be sus
tained ; true enough, but are courts
that do not j adequately punish in-
iracuons oi itne law worth sustain-
ing
'y e regard it aslexceedingly
un-
fortunate fbat summary and condign
punish weM was not meted out to
the Durlitti violators ; for what ihe
cause, ofnperancel needs in North
C'aroljna over.and above all else, at
thisiihie, is such speedy and exem
plarpunishment; ibr infraction of
the lilior-laws, as will silence the
exiiltnifk clamor that the liquor-laws
cariiJe Enforced.';'; It .'is-difficult
to Ipot'lh piators of law, to prove
the ofTencTad secure conviction or
to compel": to, confession, still all
these can be;oiercome; but what is to
be done w heiirour courts utterly fail
to pupish ? siJIfere is the insuperable -difficulty
rfch.t here! Insuperable!
no not insuperable, for it must be
overcome atjd;it ML We dwell
upon this, becaulc it! is precisely the
point upon whichT t(ie gaze of the
public needs to betcqheentrated.
"What is themedy? Why, just
this : iOutspoken(rarik and fair criti
cism of our courts. I If the liquor
laws are to be elective, the people
must be kept' advisekl on all such
matters, and the Hecuar and the reli
gious press can hardly do better ser
vice than to discuss them. Offence
may be given to some in high quar
ters, doubtless will be, given, but the
press that holds back on that account
is not worthy 'of its high prerogative
as watchman over the1 interests of the
people. I
j "We repeat, the courts are under
prescribed rules and limitations the
servants of the people. Their acts
ought to be cindidly and justly criti
cised ; only thus cart the ends and
design lor which they are constituted
be fully reached and jaccomplished.
I "It is high I time that the people
were awaking j to a full sense of the
importance ot this matter."
BUSINESS NOTICES.
For Kent:
; A house with four or five large rooaw.
Apply to ; i; - j' A.Goldstein.
Letter Copying Books.
A new lot, various thicknesses, ju-t rt
eeireil at the Durham bookstore of
j J. 11. Whitakee, Jr., tSc Co.
: : i
Information AVanted.
Strayttl way from my house fine larg
maltese cat. Ariv infornjation as to Hm
hereatont5 will he tliankfully received.
! J.S. CARI;
Boarders Wanted, f
I can accommodate a few gentlemen board
erni at my boarding houe on Cleveland street.
iood location. Term reajionable. Break
fast guaranteed at CiO o'clock when desired.
A pplv at residence".
Mrs. Nan'xie IIbaiiiek.
School Books ;
For Public School for Graded School,
for Private School at the Durham bookstore
of - J. li. Whitaker, Jr, A Co.
DIVIDEND. '
On and after rebrtiary 2 Tbe Bank of
tmrbani will py a diridend of 30 per cent, to de
positors. Partial holding certificates or caahed
checks will pUe present tame when they call for
dividend. V. BALLARD.
W. 8. HALLIBURTON,
febl-t ! Troatee of W. T. BlackwelL