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i mm - - .1:: VOL, II NO, 115. SU3IMAKY. Lumberton, X. C, was visited a !y terrific n.lan.I hail storm yesterday afternoon. Fruit and crops were badly damaged. Snow fell to the depth of two inches in Da- kuw'yt-ttrday. A heavy storm played liuvor with trees and liouses in Danville vttenl.iv. On Saturday two men attacked an officer while serving civil process in Da vi.m county. They used shot guns and a l,wit' knife but the officer gained the vic trv with the use of his piistol. Burglars veeded in stealing a lot of goods from a .tore in (ireensboro a few days ago. -The ( inmd Lodge of Odd Fellows eonvened in l'avctteville last night. The "Navy De partment has taken official nptice of the manv heroic deeds of William Foye, a eaman of the wrecked Trenton. Post master Van Cott wants an additional appro bation of $2o(,00 for the New York post- otlicefor the coming fiscal year. Rev. K. V. Towne, of Boston, threatens to sue Cliainicy M.Depew for ?l,o00 in payment of literary labor done in aiding Depew prepare lii Centennial address. He says the work was done on a -written order from Depew. William Kemmler, of Buffalo, con- v'u ted of murder, was yesterday sentenced todeeth by electricity in June. 'Tis said Kussia and (Jermany want to gobble up S itland Several English noblemen areun iler arrest charged with gambling Spok ane again' beats Proctor Knott, at Louisville, K v. 'Tis said war is imminent between P.razil and Holivia. A bloody, riot is re ported from Bavaria. -At Ticoma, W. T., Monday, twenty men were caught in the wreck of a building blown down by a cy clone. EDITORIAL BRIEFS. Sir Charles Hussel's fee for de tending l'arncll before the Times' commission is fifty thousand dollars. Thk railroad men are preparing tor a big watermelon crop in Georgia this year. They say it will exceed the crop of last year by two thou sand car loads. Col. Hall, Chief of Police, has a pair of young hawks in a cage. He purposes training-them to make war on the English sparrows. So says the Wilmington 'Star. North Carolina is not repre sented at all among the officers or chairmen of . standing committees appointed by the Southern Baptist Convention now in session at Mem phis. Those who will attend the Univer sity commencement this summer are assured' an unusual literary treat. Senator Ransom is to deliver the Me morial oration at the .University cen tennial. Ax exchange says the county Court of Culnenner countv. Va.. has reused a man license to sell liquor at ndy Station. The name of the Fwce snould now be changed to Temperance. - there are. any persons in this unty appointed Justices of the 'Vaee by the last Lpcrislntnrn whn ,iave not qualified, they had better " once, or they will soon be 'barred from so doimr. iT i-said Mr. Harrison has been Weaned out with so much hand- 4 h o U ! - "a1Ug. ue does not approve of it anJ tries to nnt o efr. u tj :n i ru oiup uJ 11. 11C Will .lawly succeed, for too many Amer- . r fwpie think that is all a Pres- -"- s maae lor. HE Providence Journal very truth a : The universal approv al appointment of the nev Civil commissioners by n newspa L UICVery political shade, shows t Jrt ready the American people are -tcremttothe a.dminis W (In It. . ' administration it is entitled to it, and should the President that his real , l ' ' in- appealing to the ,, TC""racnt of the comi not in catering to the community, politi- fife. AMPjszr d v a .Vi--- i 7rrx irxii4ii uait,uwuj ittu rai n u mvi ; iiai : g itmmM SAimiw cxK So Durham will soon have a Re publican postmaster. We do not suppose Mr. Albright will take charge tkitil the beginning of the next quarter,which will be July 1st. We had the pleasure this morn ing of a visit from Mr. John P. Cof fin, the representative of the Manu facturer Record, of Baltimore. This paper is doing a great deal for the South in the way of srivinff nromi- o OX nenceto its industrial develoyments. It is an admirable paper in every way. The Republican party in Penn sylvania seems to be badly split up on the prohibitory amendment. The World says that Wanamaker is rais ing money to help the prohibitory cause, while Senator Quay is con tributing to the treasury of the op position party. This looks like po litical hedging. "It has long been a matter of re proach that North Carolina has done so little to perpetuate in stone the memory of her sages and heroes." Thus truthfully spoke Senator Yance at the Guilford Battle Ground cele bration. Our people have shown very little reverence for the memory of her former men of note. TOWN TALK. Spring chickens roost high. See new advertisements of Whit aker, the fancy grocer. ; Do you want to buy a cow ? Mr. W. J. Wyatt has two for sale. We learn that Herman Dowdy left with Dolph Henderson and Charlie Thomas on their Western trip. Read about the nobby and sea sonable goods that Jones & Lyon will have for your inspection to morrow. The capital stock of the canning and broom factory is to be $4,000, at $50 per share. I his should be speedily taken. Many of our people, will be glad to learn that Rev. Sam Jones reiter ates his purpose to visit Durham again next October. Ice from the burnt factory was moved this afternoon to the storage house on Pettigrew street, nearly op posite Blackwell's factory. ; A small building, in North Dnr ham, occupied by colored people, was destroyed by fire last night, about 11 o'clock. No general alarm was given. The stock of goods of M. Bern stein were levied upon yesterday afternoon to satisfy a claim of Latta Bros., Charlotte, amounting to be tween $300 and $400. It is said that a bachelor of fifty summers was 'to-day giving minute diriections for trimming a lady's hat, at one of our millinery establish ments. What did it mean? Let the ladies remember the request that they meet at the Y. !. M. C. A. parlor,to-morrow alternoon, at 5 o'clock, to make preliminary arrangements for the Fireman's Fes tival on Monday and Tuesday nights of next week. Call on Mr. H. E. Seeman and take stock in the canning and broom factory. It is often the case that small industries pay the largest per centage of profit. We believe this enterprise will afford a handsome dividend. Let the stock be taken at once. We are in receipt of an invita tion to the annual commencement of the Thompson School, at Siler City, on Thursday, May 23d. The address will be delivered by Mr. Josephus Daniels, of Raleigh, and the sermon will be preached by Rev. R. T. Yann, of Wake Forest. Our neighbor, the Recorder, says: "Durham has more bar rooms to day than when the town was wet." This statement leads to one or two conclusions. The brother is mis taken or it is a sad commentary upon our authorities. Under the new law, you know, a fellow can be nabbed for keeping a bar room and it is not necessary to prove that he sold a drop. DURHAM, N. C, WEDNESDAY. MAY 15, 1889. ICK FACTORY BUKNK1), Tliousamls of Dollars Worth of 1'roperty Destroyed in an Hour. We regret to have to chronicle the burning of the Durham Ice Factory, which occurred this morning. The alarm was sounded about 11:30, but before the bells runs the Dick Blacknall Hose Reel had reached the scene, and was followed 'by the Duke Factory Reel. There was de lay in getting on streams, owing to the great distance of the nearest hydrant and the building was al most entirely destroyed, except the storage roona, which was burned on all sides. In this room was nar.ked about two hundred tons of ice. much of which will be lost by flood ing with wTater and removing. j-iitj nre originated in the top oi the building, near the smoke stack and burned rapidly. For a time people were afraid to venture too near the burning building on ac count of the possibility of the boiler exploding. A small 'dwelling adja cent to the factory, was materially damaged by fire and water. The factory building was insured for $1,500 in thellibernia insurance Company, represented by Messrs. J. Southgate A: Son. The machinery and fixtures were insured for $9,200 in the agency of W. II. McCabe, dis tributed among the following com panies: .Etna of Hartford, $2,500; Lancashire, $2,500 ; Imperial, $1,200; City of London, $1,000 ; Orient, $1,000; American, $1,000. The loss above the cost of the; bulding and machinery, it is thought, will not be very heavy, but the delay in operations just at this time is a serious matter. The factory was the property of our townsman, Mr. C. M. Herndon, who has the sympathy of the com munity in this misfortune. Mr. Herndon has too much energy, how ever, to waste time in weeping over spilt milk and we predict that he will be up and at it again in as short a time as possible. Take Notice. The subscription books for stock in the canning and broom factory, are now open in the othce of II. E. Soc man to persons desiring to take stock in said enterprise. Capital stock to be $4,000, at $50.00 per share; 50 per cent, to be paid dwn on organ izing and balance, if needed, on in stalments as called for. By order of Durham Chamber of Commerce and Industry. II. E. Seeman, Sec'y and Treas. Church be Completed. We are informed by Dr. W. L. Herndon, who has the wTork in charge, under authority of the North Carolina and Virginia Christian Conference, that he expects to enter upon the work of completing the church building on Liberty street, about the 1st of June next. It is in tended to complete the building the coming summer. Those who are now .due subscriptions to this good work, with the other citizens of the town, will be waited upon, beginning with the next week,whenl it is hoped sufficient means will be raised, when added to that already so kindly given, to complete the building without delay or hindrance. The Railroad Matter. The condemnation proceedings in stituted by the Durham & Northern road against the Richmond & Dan ville road were considered this morn ing, by Mr. D. C. Mangum, Clerk of our Superior Court, the matter hav ing been remanded to him by Judge Bynum, to whom it was referred. The D. & N. was represented by Messrs. John W. Hinsdale, John Devereux, Jr., and W. W. Fuller, and the R. & D. by Messrs. F. H. Busbee and John W. Graham. The Clerk decided to appoint commis sioners to assess damages for the right of way, and named the follow ing gentlemen, non-residents of the town, to serve in this capacity, viz: Messrs. F. C Geer, A. G. Cox, John W.Ferrell, S. G. Flintom, and J. Wr. Gattis. The Commissionerahave been notified to meet at the Courthouse to morrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Ex ceptions to all the proceedings were filed by counsel jor the Richmond & Danville. F KOM DAN V I LLE. Sam Joues at the Tabernacle Powerful Sermons The Town Moving.! Danville: Ya., Mav 14. Yes, Sam Jones is here. He arrived Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, and preached at 11 o'clock, in Main Street Metho dist Church. Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, eryice began in a large tobacco warehouse, which Danville is pleased to style "The Tabernacle." ince then, 'three times a day, pretty much all Danville takes itself thence. AT HIS BEST. Sam Jones seems at his best. Phy sically he looks fresher and stronger tjhan when at Durham, and I have ftpver heard him excel, if equal, his pulpit efforts.. '"My! My!" ain't the fur flying. ' kicking. Sam Jones is the town ta'k, and it was with us. some defend while others f abuse him. But Sam tells them that God is on his side, ahd that they can "rack along" until hey get tired, then they can sit down ph one ear and fan themselves with he other, Imt he and God would take 10 town before he quit. ! THE SINGING. Prof. Excell has not reached Dan- jlle yet, but is expected Thursday. e was detained by the Illinois State Sunday School Convention, which he las not failed to attend for years. Jjwing to his absence the singing is nediocre, not approaching the fine Mnging with which Pro Excell spiced" his meetings at Durham. a id the effects of the lack of the sing- ng oi me Dcautnui ana stirring f 'Sam Jones songs" is very notice able, r THE PROSPECTS. Sam is very much pleased with the outlook here. He says that the nros- :)ect for a good meeting here is con- iderably better than it was at Dur ham, at the same stage, and we all remember his marvellous success liere. : 1 LlaTEN ! 1 ! Sam said in his sermon this morn- jng that the Christian who prayed 'Lead us not into temptation, but leliver us from evil," and prayed on lis knees for deliverance from the um curse,i the sale of intoxicating lquors, &c4 and then failed to vote ! 'prohibition, '; was either an im becile or a hypocrite. ? LAST NIGHT. His effort last night on holy living Vas the most powerful I ever heard all from human lips. The ware- muse wTas literally packed ana ammed. There must have been the ise of 5,000 people in the audience. Capable judges pronounce the effort brie of the very finest they ever lis- ened to. t INTEREST MANIFESTED. A great many stood up in the con gregation at the close of last night's service and asked for prajer, while Several came in obedience to invita- ion, and occupied the front seats. PERSONAL. Col. George Williamson, of Cas well, en-Senator for the Durham Dis- rict. stood ud last nisht for nrayer. i iMiss Jones, the daujrhter,and Miss Iqnes, the sister of the Rey. Sam, ac company him on Ins trip to Danville. IMessrs. Thos. 15. Fuller, K. E. .ton, Jno. C. Angier and Bud Wal I 4- ter are here taking in the meeting. 'I f , T DURHAM. Sam Jones renews his pledge isit Durham in October. e to Heavy Storm at Danville. Our Danville correspondent, un der date of yesterday, says : "A heavy wind and rain storm struck ihis place about 8:30 o'clock. We have not heard the extent of the damage, but we know it was consid ible as it was the heaviest wind torm we have had for years. Most if the tin on the large factory occu pied by Mr. P. W. Ferrell was blown dff, also about thirty feet off the new storage warehouse. We are told many large trees on Main street are down."' Is Life Worth Living? Not if you go through the world a dyspep- tjic. Acker s Dyspeptic l a Diets are a posi tive cure for the worst forms of Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Flautulency and Constipation. Guaranteed and sold by K. Blacknall & I KOM WASHINGTON. Republican Tomahawk Strikes Durham. Special to The Plant. Washington, May 15. Col. W. A. Albright has been appointed post master at Durham. Granville. Our New Postmaster. A special to The Plant to-day an nounces that Col. W. A. Albright has been appointed postmaster at Iur ham. We will be sorry to see our efficient Democratic postmaster, Mr. J. H. Allen, step down and out, but if he must do so and a Republican must go in, the appointment of Col. Albright is, probably, as satisfactory to the community as any that could have been made. Fire Yesterday Afternoon, A fire occurred yesterday after noon, about ( o'clock, in one room of the residence occupied by Mr. Charles McGary, on Morris street. The curtains of one window, a por tion of a sofa and a part of the floor were burned. The alarm was given by Mrs. McGary, when Mr. Z. M. Pierman, who lives in the vicinity, ran over and speedily extinguished the flames. Mr. McGary left home a few minutes previous to the fire and it is presumed that the cur tain came in contact with a lighter cigar which he had in his hand be fore leaving the room." Sanitation and Sidewalk.-' Editors Tobacco Plant: In look ingover The Plant of 'yesterday I notice that the President o( the Chamber of Commerce has desig nated standing committees to work in the interest of Durham, a very considerate and wise action on the part of the Board, but fell somewhat short of the completeness of duty There should be a Sanitary Commit teejand a Committee on Streets and Sidewalks. The question of sanita tion is all important for the health and growth of Durham, comfort and enjoyment of citizens and to favora bly impress visitors. Well graded and well kept streets and sidewalks are all important. At present the sanitary condition , of Durham in some localities is deplorable, and very greatly neglected, and to the discomfort of many citizens. When citizens are too indifferent and negli gent of duty to keep their premises in a proper, sanitary condition for the comfort and health of their fam ilies and their neighbors, the city authorities should take charge o matters and apply the needed reme dies. Some' good-looking homes in Durham, as in all towns, need look ing after. - Scrapers and garbage carts can be manipulated to advan tage arid the surrounding atmos pnere greatly improved. Good sidewalks are desirable. Can't we have them? In dry weather the sidewalks as they are will answer and can be tolerated, but alter a rainy spell, there are many places that are almost impas sable and just so will continue as long as the rule is that every owner of real estate, bordering, on streets in the corporate limits shall make and keep up the sidewalks, unless said rule is rigidly enforced, which if done would doubtless be unjust. To condemn a man's land for a side walk for public benefit and then say to that man he shall put that side walk in good order and keep it so for the benefit of the public, would be an injustice that but few would submit to without complaint. The question ought to be settled, and if settled upon a basis of equity and for the good of Durham, the author ities will take charge, have the needed improvements made without delay,and see to it that all sidewalks in every section of the city are kept in a good condition and pay lor same out of the funds of the city treasury,, as for other work and im provements. Until such a course is pursued there will, continue to be cause for complaint and the side walks will remain in ad unsightly condition and often impassable to the discomfort and disgust of home folk and visitors. Let us reason together and all shoulder to the wheel and work willingly and faithfully for the in terest of our progressive and grow ing city. X. $5.00 PER ANNUM. Plant Photographs. ! Mr. Robert Rigsbee spent the af ternoon in Raleigh. Mrs. Ii. Hibberd went down to Raleigh on the noon train to-day. Col. A. B. Andrews, of the R. & D. road. Was in town thi mnminir Maj. John C. Winder; of the R. Jt G. road, -was 'in town this morning. Rev. II. T. Damall left vesterdav afternoon on a two weeks' visit to Chattanooga and Knoxville.i Mrs. D. J. Bostian, of Concord. arrived to-day on a visit to the fam- ly ot her brother, Mr. It. B. Boone. Rev. F. J. Murdock, of Salisburv. passed through hereto day, going to the Episcopal Convention at Hen derson. Misses Pearl Yates and Vivian West left this afternoon on a short visit to friends at Lyons, on the Durham & Oxford road. Mr. Theo. Baubaum, of Salisburv. a former newspaper man, paid us a visit tins alternoon. lie was en route to the Episcopal Convention, at Henderson. . ! Col. Jno. W. Hinsdale and Mr. John Devereux, Jr., of Raleigh, were in town this morning and were ol" counsel for the Durham v Northern road in the condemnation proceed ing. Mr. F. II. Busbee, of Raleigh, and Maj. John W. Graham, ofllillsboro, represented the Richmond & Danville road in the condemnation proceed ings before the Clerk of. the Superior Court, this morning. ! Another Beam from the Sun-iiy Twins. j The following is a stray beam from the Sun : "Because a man opposes prohibi tion is no reason for charging him with favoring intemperance or of be ing intemperate himself. His bet ter judgment may tell him, after what he has learned from! experi ence and from the teachings of the most eminent authorities on the question, that legal suasion! is not the best means of removing the evils of intemperance." The license system is the prolific cause of intemperance and innu merable other iniquities. Theintel ligent man, therefore, who votes for license, with a full knowledge of the evils produced by license, necessa rily and willfully vote for those evils, and those evils become the legiti mate fruits of his predetermined, choice, his "better judgement" to the contrary notwithstanding. If li cense produces intemperance and I vote for license, it logically; and ir resistibly follows that I vote for in temperance. This is axiomatic if I vote for the cause, I am necessarily responsible for the effect r and it is fair to presume that I faoor the effect, if I vote for the cause. If to pro hibit an evil is not one of "the best means" of "removing" that evil, then does it .uAi-ologically follow that said evil should be licensed? X. Y. Z. BUSINESS NOTICES. Lost Apnetite Restored ; by Whitaker, the Fancy Grocer. Just received, a beautful line of Cheviot Shirts, at Jones & Lyon's. New arrival Florida Oranges, Bananas, Lemons, Cocoanutsand Fine Candies. New Potatoes, Strawberries and everything pice at Whitaier's Fancy Grocery. The newest thing in Flannel Shirts can be seen at Jones & Lvon's. - 0 To Teachers. j , We have just leceived a supply of "Phage's Theory and Practice of Teaching," recently recommended bv the State Board of Educa tion. The regular price of the book is $1.2.", but all who call before the present stock exhausted will be supplied with a copy at the reduced price of $1-00 J. B. Whitakek, Jr & Co., At Durham Bookstore. Jones & Lyon will open to-morrow silk, linen and flannel negligee hirts,the nobbiest and latest styles. i For Sale. Two milch cows Apply to W. J. Wyatt Pencils. Rubber head pencils, only one cent each at the Durham bookstore of -J. B. Whitakeb, Jr., & Co. Rubber Stamps. Orders taken for Rubber Stamps, of all kinds, Seal Presses, Ribbon and Seal Stamps, etc., at the Durham bookstore of J. B. Whitaker, Jr., & Co
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