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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1889.
THE NEW CABINET.
Mr. Harrison's new Cabinet seems
to be composed of ability, reward
lor political services .and compro
mises. It has been well understood
for a long time that Mr. Blaine
would be given the position which
has long been considered the head
of the Cabinet, and which has re
cently been made so by the presi
dential succession act. Of course
his ability is admitted by all.
The Secretary of the Treasury , Win
dom, though credited to Minnesota,
has for some time been living in
New York, where he has been trying
to make himself a railroad king.
This is his second experience in the
Treasury , department, having been
Secretary of this departmept under
Garfield. He has represented Min
nesota in both branches of Congress.
Secretary of War Proctor, of Ver
mont, is a farmer and tradesman.
t&)ntrols the entire marble inter
est v J his State. Although once
Governor of his State, he has never
been a man of much prominence.
The most important thing he has
ever done was to hold his State's
delegation at the Chicago Conven
tion solid for Harrison all the time.
Secretary of the Navy Tracy, o
New York, commanded a negro
regiment during the war, was attor
ney for the defendant in the cele
brated Beecher case, and is the com
promise member of the Cabinet from
the State ofNevv York. The New
York World says of the appoint
merit : "The use of boodle in King'r
countv elected Mr. Harrison. Thi
treachery of McKane reduced tin
expected Democratic plurality bj
more than 3,000. In Kings count
Mr. Quay did the work that carrier
this State, and to Kings county
therefore, goes New York's seat ii.
the Cabinet The appoint
ment is the most significant case of
p.tying a political debt that has been
seen since Hayes' time."
Secretay of the Interior Noble is a
St. Louis lawyer, was in the Yanket
army and is a native of Indiana.
William Henry Harrison Miller,
of Indiana, is the new Attorney
General ; he is the name-sake of the
President's grandfather, and was the
President's law-partner. Hence his
appointment.
John Wanamaker is Postmaster
General. We all know him and why
He was put in the Cabinet. Boodle.
Secretary of Agriculture Rusk, of
Wisconsin, is a "sop" to the soldiers
of the northwest. He was a Briga
dier in the Federal army and has
served his State in Congress, and as
Governor for three terms.
' This is the Cabinet. Now let's
keep quiet and see what they are
tfoing to do. Let's give them a fair
chance and a good showing.
GOOD LEGISLATION.
The Legislature seems to be get
ting in some pretty good work now.
The Confederate Pension bill, we are
glad to see, is going through the
Senate without any opposition. The
amendment added to it, on the sec
ond reading, to Include'servants and
laborers, should be incorporated in
the bill by all means, for there were
man v men of this class in our army
during the war who did valiant
work and at times displayed as
much courage and heroism as the
soldiers. And it is gratifying to
know that in this class were a good
many colored men who followed
their young masters to the battle
fields, and remained faithful to them
throughout the entire war.
The bill, which the House Jias
recently passed, providing for the
return to their homes of convicts
.after their term of imprisonment
has expired is a very wise and
proper measure. The only wonder
is that this has not been done long
ago ; that the turning loose at Raleigh
each year of so many ex-convicts
has not made crime so frequent in
that section of the State as to have
necessitated some legislation on this
subject years ago.
The bill just passed the House re
ducing the number of the board of
directors of the penitentiary to five
is a move in the right direction. W e
were in hopes the management of
this institution would be entirely
changed, and as we cannot get an
entire change, we accept this slight
change as an improvement. . We
hope this board will be required to
publish monthly, or at. some certain
intervals, a full and concise state
ment of all receipts and disburse
ments. This publishing of accounts
by public boards is one of the great
est safeguards against extravagance,
and in addition to this, the people
are entitled to know for what their
money is being expended.
State Conveution Y. 31. C. A.
The following is the programme
of the thirteenth annual convention
of the Young Men's Christian. Asso
ciations of North Carolina, to be
held at Wilmington, March 21st to
24th:
THURSDAY, MARCH 21.
8 p. m. Address of Welcome,
Rev. T. H. Pritchard, D. .D.
Response, W. G. Burkhead, Ral
eigh. Address "The Value of the
Young Man to Church and State,"
Rev. Thos. Hume, D. D., Chairman
Executive Committee.
FRIDAY, MARCH 22.
9:30-10 a. m Bible Reading, Wm
Black, Maxton. .
10-11 a. m. Organization, Brief
Written Reports Irom Associations.
11-11:10 a. in. Questions on How
to Get the Most Good from the Con
vention. 11:10-11:50 a. m. Association
Work in Places not Employing a Gen
era Secretary, J. J. Stowe, General
Secretary, Durham.
11:50-12:20. Physical Work, A.
Y. McLeod, General Secretary, Char
lotte. 12:20-1 p. m. Educational Fea
tures of the Association, G. B. Hanna,
Charlotte.
3-3:15 pr m. Praise Service, con
ducted by G. T. Adams, Trinity Col
lege. 3:15-3:45 p. m. Committee Work
the Life of the Association, G. M.
Busey, General Secretary, Wilming
ton. 3:45-4:15 p. m. The Claims of the
General Secretaryship upon Men of
Culture and Ability, L. R. Mott,
College Secretary International Com
mittee. 4:15-5:15 p. m. College Work:
(a) Among the Students, Prof. II. L.
Smith, Davidson College, (b) In the
Vicinity, W. M. Curtis, Chapel Hill,
(c) Missionary Work, G. C. Worth;
Chapel Hill.
8 p. m. Song Service.
8:20 p. m.15-Minute Addresses :
Our Physical Agencies, H. O. Wil
liams, State Secretary Virginia Y.
vl. C. A's. Our Social Agencies,
Prof. W. A. Blair, Winston. Our
Spiritual Agencies, J. II. Southgate,
Durham.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23.
9:30-10 a. m. Bible Reading:
The Holy Spirit for Power, Rev. P.
H. Hoge, Wilmington.
10-10:30 a. m. Reports from State
Committee : Chairman, Rev. Thomas
Hume, D. D. ; Treasurer, E. L. Har
ris, Winston-Salem ; State Secretary,
L. A. Coulter.
10:30-11:30 a. m. State Work.
11:30-12 m District Work, L. A.
Coulter, State Secretary.
12-12:30 p. m Association Fi
nances, Best Method of Securing
Them, A. G. Brenizer, Charlotte.
3-3:15 p. m. Devotional Exer
cises. 3:15 4:15 p.m.- Meeting for Young
Men : (a) Why Have Them, H. W'.
Jackson, Raleigh ; (b) How to Con
duct Them, J. Y. Joyner, Goldsboro;
(c) How to Gather Results, E. L.
Harris, Winston-Salem.
4:15-5:15 Bible Training Class,
G. M. Rosser, General Secretary,
Columbia, S. C.
8 p. m. Song Service.
8:20 p. m. International . Work
Presented.
Address: College W.ork, L. R.
Mott, International Committee.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24.
9:45 a. m. Consecration Meeting
Men only.
A fternoon. Men's Meeting. Ladies'
Meeting. Boys' Meeting.
Evening. Mass Meeting and Fare
well Exercises.
Surprising- Number of Octoroons.
Courier-Journal.
The next census will enumerate
the colored people in four classes
full bloods, mulattoes, quadroons
and octoroons. In the last census
only two classes were embraced, ne
groes and mulattoes. The country
will probably be surprised at the
number of octoroons:
OUK EXCHANGES
: La Grange Spectator : Ex-Governor
Farnham, of yermont, has been a
visitor to our village this week j His
daughter is teaching at Mr. Kinsey's
school. I
Progressive Farmer : It is said that
a teaspoonful of salt in each kerosene
lamp makes the oil give a clearer
and better light. This is very simple
and cheap, and is at least worth a.
trial. - j ' '
Twin-City paiiy: The incoming
train to-day knocked a negro off the
track some where near the 23d mile
post, but fortunately not seriously ;
hurting him. It seems that he had
been drinking and sat down on the ;
track and went to sleep.
Winston Daily : We learn that the
work on the Piedmont Springs Ho-'
tel, near Danbury. is progressing .
very rapidly. It is an elegant build-'
ing and well suited to the accommo-
dation of those who mavsepk health
and pleasure at this most excellent
spring
Spirit of the
Age: hen a man
he days of the useful
M 1 - 1
tells you that
ness ot the temperance societies has
passed, just remind him that there
are about as manv" children in the
world at this
time as there I were
youngster : and that it
when he was a
will never be & useless thing to train
children.
- New Berne Journal: The bill to
incorporate James City has passed
both branches of the Assembly and
is now a law. If Senator Green or
Representative Hussey will send us
a certified copy of the bill we will
publ.sli it in order that candidates for
municipal honors in the new town
may bein to fix their fences.
Keening ' Visitor : Prof. Holmes, of
the University, went out about four
and a half miles from Chapel Hill
last week, to where a man was dig
ging a well, and when at the depth
of forty feet under the ground, a tos
sile skeleton ten feet ifa. length was
discovered. It was some Kind of a
reptile, and after procured will be
placed in the State museum in Ral
eigh. r Concord Standard : Bishop Mc
Tyeires estate! is worth only $15,
000. With a jSU,00t5 salary per year
since 187o, one might think this
small. No good cause passed by
him unaided. This explains his
comparatively small estate.
Master Floyd McEachern, of No. 11,
received an ugly injury last Friday.
While cutting wood the axe glanced
and split his foot from the big toe to ii
the ankle.
X Asheville Citizen : News of the ':
killing of Peter Ballevv, a resident ol
thiscity, at Cumberland Gap, by a ne
pro rpnr. hfd tW
w j -
seems that Ballew was at work -on
the railroad, and became involved
in a dispute with a negrO. After a
few minutes of quarreling, the negro
drew a o2-calibre revolver and fired
at Ballew, the bullet entering the
left lower corner of his heart. After
firing the shot, the negro broke for
the woods, atid made good his es
cape, nothing having been seen or
heard oi him since
Pat's Prompt Keply.
Savannah News. j
Echo was a mountain nymph in
the old poetic days, but modern real
ism has changed her into an j Irish
man. At least the guests of a Geor
gia colonel must have concluded so.
Colonel Ogeeehee has a very remark
able echo on his place a few miles
from this city ; one, in fat, which
would clearly repeat whole sentences.
The gentlemen to whom this asser
tion was made were interested, but
incredulous, ami arranged to accom
pany Col. Ogeeehee home the next
afternoon to test the wonderful echo.
The colonel l'ound, on getting home,
that in the heat of the discussion he
had claimed more than the facts jus
tified. Determined not to be beaten,
he called his Irish laborer.
'Pat,' "says he, "some gentlemen
are coming home with me to morrow
afternoon to liear the echo. Now, I
want you to go across the river be
fore time, for me to arrive, so you
can answer back whatever, we may
call out.") . ! ,
"You inane for me to play iikker,
son ?" asked Pat, grinning. v
"That's it ejxactly," said the colo
nel. "Now io you thoroughly un
derstand that H ou are to answer back
exactly what we say?" j
"Oh, yis, sprr; ye can depind on
me entoirely." .
Next afternoon the colonel took
ins friends to the river bank, and all
were ready fbrjthe experiment.!
Making a sp'eaking trumpet of his
hands, the colonel roared :
. 'Are you there ?" i
Back came the echo with startling
distinctness : j ;
I ''Yis, sorr; 0've been here since
tour, av the clock."
Do Not Suffer Any Longer.
Knowing that a cough can be checked in
a dav, and the firt stages of consumption
in a week, we hereby guarantee Dr. Acker's
English Remedy for Consumption, j and
will refund the'mobey to all who buy, take
it as per directions and do not find our
statement correct, j R. Blacknall fc Son.
Terrible.
Two-thirds of all deaths in New York
city are from consumption or pneumonia.
The same proportion holds for most other
cities. Delays are dangerous. Dr. Acker's
English Remedy ! for Consumption will
alw.tys relieve, and may save your llife. R.
Blacknall s. Son.
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