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WEDNESDAY, FEIi. 19.
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THE BILL '.TO AMEND OlIJ
TOWN CIIAitTLK.
There wa.s introduced In the I louse
of Representatives -day before yci
terdav, a bill to amend the charter
it
of the town of Durham. This bill,
so we 'have been . informed, eontaiii.
four amendments. The first provides
lor dividing the town into two vot
ing precincts. The second amend
ment gives to the town CoinmisMgn
ers the power to regulate the running
of trains w ithin the corporate limits,
and to prevent the blocking of our
street crossings with cars. The third
amendment gives the Mayor ami po
lice -the same jurisdiction for a halt
mile outside of tire corporate limits
as -they 'now have within them. The
fourth invests the- Commissioners
with the power to levy taxes upon
solvent credits, evidences of 'debts,
stocks, bonds and such intangible
species of personal property.
We think all these amend men-is
are good in fact, necessary for the
proper administration of the town
government. The lirst should by all
means be adopted, for one polling
placels not enough for a town ol
this size, and we should have two.
It is also right and proper that with,
the number of railroads soon to be
located within our town that the
commissioners should 'have the
power to regulate the moving of
trains through the' corporate limits,
and to prevent the blocking' .of the
street crossings with cars. The
amendment providing for making
all species of property bear their
proportionate parts of the burdens
of the town government is just and
proper. This burden should not be
confined to the real estate and tan
gible personal property, as it now is.
The most important of them all
is the third; amendment. This will
give the town authorities the power
to break up the numerous dens" of
iniquity that are located, just out
side of the corporate limits, and have
therefore been exempt heretofore
from police surveillance, although
many of them are nearer the centre
of the -town than .the surburban
dwellings of some of our citizens.
This amendment will allord great
relief from annoyance to this portion
of our citizens, as w el) as rid the
town of a great many bad immoral
characters.
KAILKOADS.
The Wilmington JItwnger says it
is time for'some one 'to rise superior
tg the intimidation ot that public
sentiment which brands as belong
ing to railroads every man who does
not loudly vociferate against these
I'lirnnrjitimm. Lliinic ine Messen
ger h wrong in supposing that public
tentimerit is against railroads. There
are a number of broken-down politi
cians and demagogues in the State
who are eternally raising a howl
against railroads, hoping thereby to
fool somebody into believing that
they are patriots and are trying to
protect the people against a devour-in-;
demon, but thev do not fool the
people a bit they have known these
olil fellows too long to be led by
them they7 have betn Tefore the
foot lights too often.
To this class may be added a
small number'of the new crop poli
ticians who think they see for them
selves great political renown in a
crusade against railroads brought
about by their eloquent appeals to
the people to "rise in the majesty
of their might and put under foot
this hydra headed monster." Of
course the people right shy of this
class of office seekers, too, for they
are aware that they are a . worse lot
than the first mentioned class, if
such a thing be possible.
We are neither a railroad man
nor an anti-railroad man in the pres
ent political acceptation of the term.:
We believe in railroads, and we;
want to ee them form a perteet net
work all over Xorjh Carolina. Such!
will be the making of the State.
Anything that is done to cripple our?
present railroads, or that tends to
putting a stop to thebuilding of new
roads in our .State pulls us back just
tnat much in the progressive march
of the daw Encouragement should
be given to all persons contemplat
ing an investment of tr.eir capital in
ps drih Carolina railroads, and noth
ing should be done, to make them,
apprehend a hostile attitude on the
part of the State. Just here we
would say we have seen it stated
that the Iowa Railroad Commission ;
law-has -'put a. stop-'to all railroad
building -in that State.
Railroad corporations are power-;
lul concerns generally, and often do
oppress the people; where they have
no", competition. They do this for
the sake -of making money, and every
one. of the.-e fellows howling against
them -would -do thr very same if op
portunity ollered. I Again-t this! op-'.
pression of the railroads, the people
,-hould be protected, and the expect
this protection from their legislators,
and this is all they do expect or want
irom mem. n "ine people are so.
opposed -to railroads, why i it that
they so often vote by overwhelming
majorities, to tax themselves heavily
for the purpose of getting new roads ?
OUR EXCHANGES
La(Jrange jevolor : Now cadets
continue to come in; at Davis School:
This institution is in a more nourish
ing conditioirthan ever before. 1
Greensboro Workman: Mr. A. L.
;i hi nicer, whose father was one of
the Siamese twins, has been made
Secretary' and County Organizer of
the Mount 'Airy branch of the Far
mers' Alliance. I
Person' Courier' Now if our far
mers would put a little money in a
canning factory in iKoxboro, we be
lieve it would pay .them and be a
benclrtrko; the town:' We must have
manufact uring enterprises if we wish
to prosper. j
Twin City Iaih: The friends of
Rev. Hj O. Lacy will be glad to know
that his condition is much improved
since bis treatment for his throat
trouble. His physician expresses
himself as being very sanguine alout
his early recovery. !
New JJerne Journal: Three mem
bers of the gun club went up Neuse
on Wednesday in ; search of some
thing to shoot. ly the steamer
Carolina yesterday they sent in over
one hundred partridges and doves,
the result of about it day and a half
hunting j
Fayetteyillc amercer: The grand
jury of Robeson county indicted en
gineer Monaghan for murder ot Jess
McLean (col.) on a trestle near Red
Springs last week. The killing of
McLean was purely on account of
his own negligence, if we have been
properly informed.
Asheville Citron: Many persons
will be interested to know that they
can-make the trip to Washington
and. return, attending the inaugura
tion, for one limited fare, which means
half rates." Special tickets will be
on sale for this, from the 28th inst..
and good until the St li prox.
- Sanford Rvre : The largest prop-'
erty owner in Sanford says he will
hot invest another dollar of his money
here, until whiskey is driven out.
Gentlemen, ucal lager must go. One
of the very lirst signs a stranger sees
upon his arrival at Sanford, is the
sign '.of liquor for sale. We cannot
begin to estimate the material dam
age groir shops are doimr for San
ford M
Charlotte Chronicle: We have how
four cotton mills, one knitting mill,
one spoke and handle work?, one oil
mill, two iron foundries, one furni
ture factory v one mattress factory,
one .'patent- medicine factory, one
cotton tie and bagging factory, one
bellows factory ,three machine shops,
one steam prist mill, three sash, door
and blind factories, two clothing fac
tories, and a number of smaller in
stitutions. Washington .(1'jietle : There are
tilty counties in the State that pro
duce as much grain as Hyde, which
is called the granery of the State.
The old Tar has been on a tremen
dous boom. Fortunate tor the farm
ers that it is not in the cropping
season. Our country friends will
tell you that the town lock-up and
local option have crippled the busi
ness of Washington. We know that
local option has materially crippled
the business of the loek-uo.
Shelby Aurora : William Aberne
thy, a good-looking young man, be
came crazed with whiskev Mondav
afternoon. He had a huge pistol a
foot long, and while passing a Shel
by alley he wildly 1 drew his pistol
out and fired it three times among a
large crowd of men and horses For
tunately the pistol balls entered the
ground and did no damage; but he
made the crowd scatter iu haste.
He was arrested for his reckless
shooting and his Inn cost him
$24.60.
Talking in Slang.
New York Clipper.
ijhe was a Bobton.maid of hicli degree.
With eves that shone like incandescent
;- . lights, -'-1 '
And,jnt .such pouting lips as seem to me
- The, kiss invites.
I met her oh the Common's Grassv sod.
iear where the fountain plays in squirtire
mood ; j
She Mood reliective, while a plastic wad
Of gum she chewed-
"It doe? one good to seek thissiot," said I,
"When weary! of the city's hum and buzz."
She ceaed her waxic pastime to reply :
"That's what it does."
"This svlvan spot," then softly I avered.
"The foot of man seems almost todehle.v
Her voice came,! sw eet as notes of woodland
bird i - I
"Well, I should smile."
The balmy breezes whispering overhead
With such enchanting softness kiss the
brow'" ' !
In tones of lujuid melody she said: j
"You're shoutin, now !" j
And have vou noticed, fair one, how each
have vou noticed, fair one.
.bird . .j
Seems here to choose its sweetest
vocal
gem
I dwelt in rapture on her every word:
"I'm onto them."
'"Ami now the leaves like moving emeralds
seem, j
When in re-pone to the sweet breeze
they 'shake!"
Her voice cji me sMt as echo from a dream:
"Thev take the cake." !
- ! - !
Dost wander ofteh to a sylvan spot, j
The dreamy sense of quietude to seek ?"
Soft uurled her answer. "Well. I take a trot
Bout
once a week.
In converse sweet I lingered by her side,
And felt that Ijhere forever I could dwell,
And as I left her after me she cried
"So long, old fel."
I was not captured by her voice so rich,
Nor with her lovely face, so fresh and
young, ' - .
But with. the sweet dexterity with which
Her Mans: she shins;.
lie Was the 3Ianajrer.
New York Star. ; !
I heard another story about John
Stetson the other day that illustrates
his strong personality as well as his
u nfa m ilia ri ty -j-a t on e t i m e with th e
English language. One of his travel
ing theatrical Companies, under the
charge of a business manager named
Sharpe, halted at Yonkers a lew
years ago to give two or three per
forinances. Stetson went out to take
a look at the
arrived at the
he discovered
house, and when he
theatre at about noori
a smn in iront ot trie
house, the inscription upon which
read : "Matinee at '2 o'clock, sharp."
Stetson did not like this at all. lie
summoned hij? manager and asked
him why he hnd put out such a sign.
"Take it inj" he continued, "and
have it painted over so it will read,
'Matinee at 2 o'clock Stetson.' 1
w'ant you to understand that I am
manager of this company, and I am
not going to
own name on
allow vou to star vour
a sign.
An
Important Meetin
Asheville Citizen. !.
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On the 5th of March a general con
ference of State railroad commission
ers with the Inter-State commerce
commission will be held in the city
of Washington. The principal sub
jects to be considered are these : (1)
Railway statistics, with, especial ref
erence to the
orm uiation ot a uni
(2) Classification of
form system
freight, its siiil
plification and! unifi
Kailway legislation,
ion be provided? (4)
cation, (o)
should reiiula
The heating and lighting of cars. (5)
Automatic car-coupling. (G) Con
tinuous train brakes, and other mat
ters now more particularly within
the sphere of State authority.! This
is ah important meeting, and (North
Carolina should be represent.!
Supposed a Case.
Detroit Free Press.
A small boy entered a Fourteenth
avenue grocery the Other day and
asked the proprietor to trust him to.
two cents' worth of candv
1 don t Know vou, was
he re-
lbr.
But- 1 live
just two blocks down."
"But ...what
made you suppose I d
trust you ?
,T supposed so because you ve got
two barrels ot
kerosene out doors and
bored gimlet holes in
I could have
both of them last night without any
body knowing it."
The grocer compromised by trust
ing the boy to a cent's worth of
candy -and roiling the barrels into
his shed.
Capt. II. I Waring's Mission:
Charlotte Chronicle. j
Capt. R. P. Waring, Superinten
dent of the Assay Office, left yester
day for Iiiladelphia to assist as one
of a committee of 13 to assay and
weigh the coin to see that it is up to
the government standard. Besides
the officials the President appoints
a committee of thirteen to assist at
these annual examinations, j Capt. j
W aring will represent the Appala
chian chain. Members of the com
mittee come from every section ?of
the United States. The selection of
Capt. Waring) by President Cleve
land is no small "honor. !
This is the season when the coun
try editor begins an article "Let us
warm the heart of the poor;' and
then he goes but and treats himself
to a cocktail. -Texas Sifting.
Promptness.
First take a cold, then a cough, then con
sumption, then death. I took Dr. Acker's
English Item edy for Consumption the mo
ment I began to cough, and I believe it
saved niy life." Walteb N. Wallace, Wash
ington. K. Blacknall & Son.
IvE O IDsT E3 ,TT
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IT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED
TO MAKE MONEY IS TO
TO PROVE CONCLUSIVELY THAT THE BEST
WAY TO SAVE IT IS TO DEPOSIT IT IN
OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND FOR
I EVERY DOLLAR DEPOSITED
WE WILL GIVE YOU IN
GOOD HONEST
GOODS
One Dollar and Fifty
WHILE WE HAVE SOLD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS' WORTH
OF GOODS OUR STOCK IS STILL UNBROKEN IN
ASSORTMENT!
Tlievr Jin t
Sold
BLANKETS, FLANNELS, QUILTS, LADIES,
CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR, CORSETS,
SHIRTS, TABLE
MENSE
Dress Goods, Custom Goods, Etc., Etc.
Rememler Price is No
IMITTSIE &c SHAW,
W. S. HALLIBURTON, Trustee,
Eain Street, - - -
ELLIS' GREAT
BARGAINS UNHEARD OF
ARE BEING OFFERED EVERY DAY IN EVERY DEPART
MENT.
OUR DRESS GOODS STOCK
Embraces beautiful .styles ami .color?, attractive' trimmings to matcH such
j as Plushes anl Velvets, Braids, Ornamentsretc. ;
Our Stock of Black and Colored S3ks
IS IMMENSE.
YOUR ATTENTION IS SPECIALLY CALLED TO OUR
Ingrain and Brussels Carpets, Rugs, Oil Cloths, etc.
REMEMBER THAT EVERY
ELEGANT STOCK-MUST
f ASSIGNEE SALE.
Black Goods !
Hoisery, GlfveS, Table Linen, White
- o " -w
A GENERAL CLEARING OUT
Please couie at once and ! embrace
md embrace
offered again. Remember the
tire. A cordial
Respectfallj,
Some Goods areteiDg' Offered at AlmostHalf their Value
W.
Store opposite YHot el Claiborn
li.
Make
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FACT THAT TUJS aiAL wax
SAVE IT, AND WE 'INTEAD
am
Cents
Sold
Once !
GrENTS' AND
WHITE
LINEN, TOWELS, IM
STOCK OF
Object ! They Must Go !
- XTrider Stores Hall.
-OIE1-
BANKRUPT SALE!
DOLLAR'S WORTH OF TJTTQ
BE CLOSED UNDER AN
NO TIME TO LOSE
Black Goods !
Goods, EmbroUeri' and Lace
8 are
ieiiecLiiacririee,
OF EVERY DOLLAR'S WORTH.
this 6rrortnr.;f t- ...
stock is New never
invitation to ai UraC
S. Halliburton,
t Assignee for W. F. Ellis.
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to The Weeklt Plant by our brettf
the State Prees, we append the follo
OSK Of TBC BKBT IM THI tilAlt.
Wlnainn Tn.ilv.
The Plast, which 1b already one of
v i ine state, will be puehed on w JC
provement and proBperity.
GRATirrrso ktidehck or iHTrBPBU
State Chronlcle.l
more gratifying evidence of enterprise tw i
fciiown by Thje Plant. i
SOT WOKDE&rux THAT ITS EKTEBPBIB I fCOl
Piedmont Press. J
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k,Th5 P?a Tobacco. Plat Ib one of &D
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mo ICOBI IXEJC IT.
. r-aenton JCnquirer. a
MIfLE Drham Plakt has its opinion J
expresa them. Wonld that we bad a few n
w.paperB in the 8tate.