VOL, II NO. 86.
SU3I3IAKY.
A iMiiocnithJW oeen eiecxeu jiayor oi
Cjttpr.dn N.J ..over a itepuDiican candi-1 .i
i attewii, , t , the
i...;. u- -a niaiontv of seventv-two. A .
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i ,,r. :ir and locomotive collided in Jersey
( itwterdav. Several persons were in-
' Two confidence men yesterday
Med a wealthy Pennsylvania larmer living
nfHirhamokin out of $4,500. The watch-
man :at the passenger depot in Paris, Ky.,
night before last shot and killed a drunken
,lwrro; The shouting was in sen deiense.
A large batch of fourth-class postmasters be
were fl I H HIU'U CTiciviay. x icoiuciutdi I
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lThe report that the President has ten-
Jeretl the Lexington postofhce to Mrs. T. J.
Jackson is entirely discredited. The
c.inn K'tllrit rtjfnrm bill , n.issprl tfie "Vow?
York Assembly by a vote of 74 to 44.
The Catholic church at Mansfield, Ohio, was
Jo-troyeilby fire yesterday. The Monon
gahela coal works have all resumed work.
-The Iernocrats carry the Bordenton
municipal election. People are fleeing
(ruin thb town of Nanticoke to escape the
small pox. -Three months ago a house in
Wilkesbarre was robbed of $800. The other IS
day the thief repented and returned the
money through his priest. Dr. Van Lauer,
the late (lerinan Emperor's physician, is
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
Railroads seem to own the entire
toimtv : when thev want anvthinp.
,11 they have, to do is to say so and
thPvhavpif pi
' (IenV-Xoble,' Secretary of the In
terior, says that all Democrats in the
pension 'office must go. The He
publicans must have the favors.
Ir is gaid'that Secretary Tracy, of
the Xavj, has very popular manners,
and is fast becoming a great favor-
ite with his subordinates. He will
soon be as popular with them as a
Blaine, Foraker & Co. pretend
to have no use for the 'South but
thev iumn at 'evprv nnnnrtnnitv to
invest in Southern lands. They
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have just purchased seven thou-
sand five hundred acres in Tennes-
see. .
How low we have fallen ! A Chi- L,
uipiomai reiers witn contempt
uui uavy anu says it wouia De .
I'uwtness in an aggressive move-
ment. When the Chinese get to
laughing at us it is time we were be-
firing ourselves.
V
iokk Uenuolicans are lubi-
aui over the appointment ot Van
-tt as postmaster of that city.
they say he is a anractical Doliti-
cian; and will run the office in a
way to aid the party. This is civil
service reform with a vengeance.
Kx-Sexatok RiDnr.RUFRr.RR called
? the President the other day and
informed him u
Position of consul to Dublin,Ireland.
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uat we suimnsp lio
do.
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1 oldsborO roi vestefdav
cebrated its fourth anniversary by
fuming out with a daisv edition
colored u .- t . .
vVc. v-p v euuuiulUi,l u
- c uuugraiuiate meira
unAn.;; . . .
r, Tr,-3 access and the city ol
"lasQoro upon having such a wide-
ae, well edited naner to hoast of.
,
legislature of Arkansas had
Passed an act declaring null and
void all contracts for lnhnr made
outside of tha Qf rru' "U
-aave gone there from this BtoffiW ffta
contract are constantly break-
their agreements, so their em-
layers say, and under this statute
lQe)' cannot be Pnfnmo ot ioir Th
groes should bear in mind that
thei;i; 4 . T4"" -
tracta 7 Can beak tde con"
too, when they choose and
they
can have no redress.
A dry-dock Has iust been com-
Dleted at Kfiwmrt W wJnVh i
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largest in the country. It will
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formally and
next week.
The
Secretary of the
Navy and many prominent persons
from Washington i will be present.
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It IS Said that the fact that Perry
Belmont resigned his position a8
Minister to Spain before he could
digmissed has riled Mr. Blaine
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more than anything that has hap
Pened since the meeting of the
ivepuuncan iauonai Convention
last fall
. We-are glad to see that there is
one official in the nation who has
the backbone to stand ud asrainst
the encroachments ot railroad cor
porations. Mayor Grant, of New
York, has said the rights of the peo
ple shall be respected so long as he
mayor.
"Oh for a lodge in some vast wil
derness." What a sensible man it
was who said that. Those words
must have been uttered on just such
a day as this. We know how the
person longed to get away from the
bustle and noise and dust of city life
and sPend a wfciIe n the (luiet retreat
uie country
Mr. A. B. Lynch, of Columbia, S.
C, has brought a suit for libel
against the Charleston News Cou
rier laying his damages at $25,000.
The matter upon which he chiefly
bases tiissuit is the statement by the
editor that he does not believe the
complainant in the whole course of
bis professional life has ever pleaded
cause in court.
York have hunted down and cap
tured the membersof a gang of in
cendiaries who. during the last few
months, have made repeated at-
t KJ
tempts to burn the Catholic Protec
tory, at Fordham, where two thou-
sand children are cared tor. A sue
a 1;, roo manv n f thpsp nhiUron.
H . t good f guch men.
tow TALK.
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Spring-like again
Extreme sensitiveness is a great
misfortune.
ttoi-d mn Sninwith Phnmiipp nf
Commerce and Industry?
See new advertisement o
French's shoe store in this issue of
The Plant'
-Preaching by
Elder J. S. Dam-
eron at the Primitive Baptist church
to-night. The public is invited.
Mr. Tobe Hunnicutt .and Miss
Nannie Bel vin werarried last
mght, Esquire C. B. Green othciat-
JTllft Rip.hmonJi a- Danville con
,
StrUCLlOU COips is ill wuin. cuiaigiu
, : 4- ,.,v,U nn .mn
freight aenot.
TTnml in vonr name for member
chin in thfi Chamber of Commerce
and Industry and help in the wort o
f "
pushing Durham forward.
Have you registered ior ine ap
nroaching town election it is an
entirely new registration and the
hnni - a will n nsfi nn the 'ififh.
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Members of the A. O. IT. W..
are earnestly requested to attend the
SDecial meeting, to-morrow (lhurs
uayj uigiit, uu o u uk iuoouu
ha .
The inspectors of election give
official notice in to-day's Plant of
the municipal election to be held on
elected for the town of Durham,
The residence of Mrs. F
Green was entered yesterday alter
noon by a colored girl, about 15 years
?& Jrulai
ticlea. bat was caught and made to
give them up. Keep a look out for
gneak thieves and be sure to lock your
doors when you leave your homes
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DURHAM, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL lO, 1889.
Blackwell's Durham Co-Onera-1
1 yjua.K,w rttuuiv wastmstu mis
alternoon out ot respect to the mem-
ury oi uie iaie wiinam iiaiuourton.
One of the Board of Commis
sioners remarked this morning that
nere was one consolation : W hen
The Plant was on one side of a
question and the Commissioners on
the other, he knew they were right.
How is this for logic ? My ! My !
We learn that Col. E. J. Parrisli
ias tendered his resignation as Colo-
nel of the Third regiment of the N.
C. State Guard, on account of lack
of time to give attention to the duties
of the position. It is a pity to lose
he services of such an enicient and
fine looking officer.
Now it is Esquire Busbee. Mr.
Walton M. Busbee, who was ap
pointed a Justice of the Peace for
Durham township, by the last Leg-
slature, took the oath of ofhce to
day and is now prepared to try cases,
le the matrimonial knot, and per-
orm the other functions of a J. P.
May we be Dermitted to sug-
gest that the electric light poles,
west ot the postolhce, are entirely
too iar out in the street and are ob-
structions to travel ? Or will the
suggestion be taken as a fling at the
town authorities? Or is it right to
et the poles stay there because The
Plant says they ought to be moved ?
lhe D. &iS. torce went to work
again last night upon the moon
shine railroad and covered the
balance of the. right of way with
Cross ties and rails. We learn that
the R. & D. force tore up a part of
the track, but the D. & rs. force se
cured the protection of the authori
ties and proceeded to repair the
damage. ;
The case of the State against-
the Durham & Northern Railroad
Company, for trespass, attracted a
large crowd at the courthouse yester-
day afternoon. The opposing coun-
sel earnestly presented their respec-
tive sides At the conclusion, the
Justices decided that the State had
failed to sustain the charges, where
upon the defendants were released
from custody. t
The Plant, the Railroad and the
Town Council.
The Plant's position is, that Pea-
body street ought to be kept for the
convenience ot the town, free from
railroad tracks.
The town, we hope to see grow to
much larger proportions, and if it
should, these streets, blocked with
railroad tracks, will be found not
only inconvenient, but dangerous.
lhe lite blood ot some citizen or
some child may cry out to plague the
consciences of those who voted the
destructive railroad along one ot our
principal streets. .
The Plant is. opposed to either the
Richmond & Danville or the Durham
jNormern occupying reauouy
street, and we oppose the one as vig-
orousiy as tne otner. une position is,
tne town neeus tne streets, aim we
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are lor Durham against all comers,
Running railroads: through towns
is a step backwards.! lhe tning to
do is to build belt lines or tunnels.
Surface roads are things of the past.
ic uu t uiamo me ittmuuuo
anything they have done, for simi-
larly situated, we suppose we would
have done no less, .tverytning is
fniy in irnv it's-anirl onrl crfOinll7
lan in nui, iu o uivt, vyw.v
so in war between railroads, bo lar,
matters have transpired between the
railroads pretty much as we might
expect. It was natural and legiti-
mate for the Durham & Northern to
try and get through town, and no
one ought to blame them for this,
and it was to the interest of the
North Carolina railroad to try to
keep them on their right ot way. All ter shows the importance of know
of this was legitimate, but The Plant ing as early as possible how many
holds . that both should be kept out oj
and oPeabody street The mis-
take was in the Board ot tommis-
sioners taking such hasty action in
grant!- the right of Way. There is
whprA thP trnnhlP snmno-. It these
kentlemeu had practiced the golden
rule, "Do unto others as ye would
have others do unto you," (and this
rule, The Plant holds, ought to gov-
ern us as mucn so in me council
chamber as around the communion
tabled, there would have been no
a . 1 1
trouble, The Plant thinks. But
HASTILY BIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AI1E TAKEN
AWAY FROM THE TOWN, AND THE PROPERTY
OF CITIZENS DAMAGED WITHOUT NOTICE.
HENCE ALL THE TROUBLE.
Plant Photographs.
Air. .i k. liAtti lptt to1nv nn a
trip1 to Selma.
Mr. E. C. Hackney returned from
up the road to-day. i
Col. John W. Hinsdale, of Raleigh,
is in town this alternoon.
Mr. W. B. Surles, of Johnson
county, is in town to-day.
Mrs. W. L. Wall is confined at
home by sickness, we regret to learn.
Mr. W. W. duller is back Irom
the u. h. District Court at Cireens-
boro.
! Mrs. W. V. Fuller returned to-day
from a visit to relatives in Greens-
boro.
Mr. W. H. Osborn, accompanied
by Master Irwin Day, went down to
Raleigh to-day.
Mrs. W. A. Slater, of Nelson, is
on a visit to Durham and is stopping
at Mrs. Gilman s
Miss Cherry Edwards, of Golds
boro, who has been visiting ; Mrs. R.
D' f rocior' iei1 Ior nome l0y
Col. Julius A. Gray, President of
ine;vape - earK iadKin aney ran-
roao, arrived on tne noon train to
day
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ellis have
moved to the residence on Libertv
street, one door wrest of Mr. S. R
Mangum s.
Fire.
The alarm of tire last night, about
10:15 o'clock, was caused by the
burning of the wooden storehouse of
Mr. A. A. Andrews in the west end,
opposite the ice factory. The fire
department responded promptly to
the alarm, out could not get on a
stream because their hose was not
ot $umcient length to reach the near
est
hydrant. The fire was caused
by
the explosion of a lamp in the
hands of Mr. Bud Andrews, who was
severely burned and came near losing
his: hie. We learn there was $l,UU0
insurance on the property
Friday Night.
Regular monthly business meet
ing of the Y. M. C. A., on Friday
night, at i'Ao o clock. .Alter the
transaction ol the business of the
evening, the following programme
will be observed :
Quartette,, by Messrs. Leo. D.
Heartt, W. M. Busbee, James Gattis
and John Arrington.
Short address by Dr. J. ; P. Mun-
roe, upon "Sanitary Science."
To be followed by another quar
tette.
Other interesting features may be
added if the arrangements can be
perfected in time
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Funeral of Mr. Wm. Halliburton,
h The remains of Mr. Wm. Halli
burton arrived to-dav. on the noon
lrajn from peon River, and were
taken to the residence of Col. E. J
parrish. from whence thev were ta-
ken to Trinitv church, where the fu
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neral services, which were-largely
attended, were held, at 3 o'clock.
tni3 afternoon, Rev. Dr. E. A. Yates
officiating. The floral offerings
were' numerous "and beautiful and
th services were impressive. The
iollowing gentlemen acted as pan
bears . Messrs. T. L. Peav. S. T. Mor
Uan C. Burton, W. H. Rowland,
yj Ballard, J. H. Southgate, W. B
1 t-v i t t i i
uavie anu j. r. rreeianu
To the Tobacco Board of Trade.
All members of the Durham
Board of Trade who intend to go
upon the visit to Henderson, on next
Monday, and who have not yet given
their names to Mr. Lucius Tilley,
Secretary, are earnestly requested to
do s0 to-morrow. The following let-
1 will go :
Henderson, N. C, April 9, 1889.
T Iir n . ,
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D:jt-
akoik: neascucMuucuuusu
to send we a list of the names of
yur waru Ui A,auc auu AUUUk. uuw
Jnany of them will be at the dinner
to, De given nere nei uuouuay, iue
XUiU IlieU )t C UULO t& 11114 wui.
W. H. Smoot,
Chm'n Reception Com;
Rubber Stamps.
Orders taken for Rubber Stamps, of all
kinds. Seal Presses, Ribbon and Seal Stamps,
etcl, at the Durham bookstore of
J. X. V HITAKER, JR., & (JO
The Maj or's Statement.
The Mayor and some of the Com
missioners are very- much aggrieved
at the criticisms of The Plant in
reference, to the right of way matter.
We were approached last night
upon the subject by Mayor Chris
tian and ICommissioner Heindon,
both of whom were wrought up over
the matter. The Mayor's particular
grievance was thftthe had been told
that The Plant had charged that
the Saturday night meeting was a
secret meeting.
Now, it is not our purpose to do"
any one an injustice and if we are
ever guilty of doing such a thing we
will cheerfully make reparation as
far as; possible. We did not charge
that the meeting was secret in the
sense that anbody was forbidden to
go or that the session was held with
locked doors, or anything of that
sort. Neither did we charge that
the Commissioners were prompted
by any mercenary motives in what
they did. We did say and still say
that no public notice was given of the
meeting ; that the property owners
along the line, whose interests were
at stake, were not consulted, as we
think they should have been,
whether it would have changed the
result or not, and that the action
throughout was hasty.
Mr. .lierndon confessed- that Ik
was sorry the property owners wen
not invited to be present.
The Mayor desires us to make tin
following statement in- reference to
the meeting,which we cheerfully do :
On Saturday he received a written
request from three of the Commis
sioners to call a meeting' of the
Board for Saturday night, to con
sider the question ot granting right
of way on Peabody street to the Dur
ham &j Northern Railroad for the
extension of their track ; whereupon,
on Saturday afternoon, he issued,
the call, as it was his duty to do,
stated iri the call the object of the
meeting and gave the call to a police
omcer to be served upon the mem
bers of the Board, and that no se
crecy was enjoined upon any one
and that there -was nothing secret
about the meeting.
We remarked to the Mayor that
one thing -which gave color to the
idea of secrecy was the report that
the Clerk of the Board had no inti
mation of the meeting until he was
sent for after dark on Saturday
night. The Mayor said this report
was true, but that the reason the
Clerk knew nothing about it was
the fact that the officer failed to no
tify him. and that the oversight was
not found out until about time for
the meeting to be held.
We have endeavored to make a
fair and just statement of the infor
mation derived from the Mayor. In
conclusion, we will say that we do
not impugn the motives of the Board
of Commissioners in this matter, but
we think and give expression to the
thought, as we have the right to do,
that a very great mistake was made
in granting this right of way, which
so materially damages the street
and the property of private citizens.
The gentlemen of the Board are re
minded that it is a recognized privi
lege of the press to criticise the acts
of public officers and that if they
are too sensitive to stand The
Plant's criticism,, when they do
anything which we consider to the
detriment of Durham, the only
way out of it is to cease to be pub
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A Child Killed.
Another child killed by the use of opi
ates given in the form of Soothing syrup
Why mothers give their children such
deadly poison is surprising when they can
relieve the child of its peculiar traubles by
unng Acker s Kaby Soother It contains
no Opium or Morphine. Sold by B. Black
nail fc Son.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Rogers & Co. are moving to the store on
Mangum strfet, one door south of ' John L.
Markham. They will now sell groceries
cheaper than ever.
Blank Books.
Various sizes and qualities, at the Durham
bookstore of J. B. Whitaker, Jrn & Co.
Pencils.
Rubber head pencils, only one cent each,
at the Durham bookstore of
J. B. Whitaker, Jr., &. Co.
Don't hawk, blow, spit and disgust every
body with your offensive breath, but use
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and end it. 50
cts., by druggists.
$5.00 PER ANNUM.
NOTICE.
There will be an election held in the town of
Durham, at North Durham precinct: and at South
Durham preciuct, on
Monday, May 6th, 1889,
For the purpose of electing a Mavor -and aeven
c ommissioners for the town of Durham.
No person will be allowed to vote in eaid election
unless his name appears upon the regiatration
book for the precinct in which he reside.
I- W. WISE.
JNO. 8.LON0.
T. J. LAMBE,
W. L. WALL.
H. H. MARKHAM.
J. A. McMANNEN.
T. , . ' i Inspector.
Durham, N. C, April I0I8N9.- i td
We consider it a feather in our
cap when our customers tell us, in all
their trading experience, they never
bought such bargains, as they have
found in our store. Especially is this
the case when they ai'e shown those
Infant Shoes for 50 cents.
Sizes from 1 to 5, and,
Children's Genuine Kid and Goat
with spring heels, for 50 cents, sizes
from 4 to 8.
Call and Ses Our Line of Children's
5ho3s ana the Prices we are
Asking for Them.
Our Men's Shoes for $1:50 ure war-
wanted superior to any shoe sold else
where for $2.00.
We have the best $2.00 Shoe on
earth,, for both ladies and gentlemen.
it you wish to get at our prices on
Shoes, you can do sojby figuring
25 PER CENT. OFF
what other dealers in miscellaneous
goods charge you, and you'll hit the -mark.
We are always the lowest at
French's.
JOHN T. FRENCH,
Main St., Next to Postoffice.
LANGSHANS!
Too much cannot be said in favor of the Ltng-
eLan Fowl, when bred PURE. They are large,
beautiful, hardy, quiet, easily confined, stand the
coldest weather well, mature nearly as early aa
Leghorns, make good setters and mothers, are
easily broken np, make the finest table fowl. AND
WILL LAY AS MANY EGGS IN ONE YEAR AS
ANY OTHER BREED OF TOWLS. I am not speak
ing of a large per cent, of the so-called Langshans,
which tre nothing more or less than a cross be
tween Lngehans and Black Cochins, but the Pur
Langshan. as bred by me. The chicks are hardy,
grow fast and mature early. I believe the Lang
shan to be the best every day fowl we Lave in this
country. Eggs for hatching, $1.50 for 13, $2.60 fot
26. Send for free circular. Address.
CD,. WHITAKER, Durham, N. C.
STORE ROOM
WITH ELEVAT0E
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The Btore room at present occupied
by Messrs. T. F. Cheek & Son,
furniture dealers, (perhaps
the best stand in town)
is for rent after Jan
uary 1st. , j
The first, second and third floors will
be rented en suit, or the first
and third floors.
The building is fitted with a first-class
elevator connecting the 3 floors,
and to parties representing
a desirable business, I
am prepared to offer
most satisfactory 1
arrangements.
Private rooms or rooms for offices for
rent upon the second floor of
this building to parties
giving good ref
erences E. A. HEARTT, AGENT,
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