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I -- . v , VifV jT 111 iVtf2k. . lit v". - VV I 111. 11 C A 111 '!V -. 1 I m & I 111 1 II i T . ,c- "V fill V V VOL, II--NO, 122. SUMMARY. The returns from the special Congressional elation in the I'M Illinois district held I'uesilay indit-site a Democratic victory. The body of Dr. Cronin has been found in ( hi ago. Ii was found lying at the bottom ,,fa man-bole in a large sewer near where the blood-talned trunk was found the day after hi disappearance. -A Japanese iwvv-iaier gives an account of a remarkable earthquake which occurred in that country Vpnlltb. Each oscellation was from four I0 seven sex-onds in length. New York jMilieemen and officials are excited over the .lisoovery of a plot to involve District Attor ns Fellows and Inspector Byrnes in a plot to cheat the city out $5,000.- The Attor ney ( ieneral is investigating the charge that I'nited States deputy marshals attempted to take lands on the opening of Oklahoma, He v. Mrs. Ellen Runkle has just been ranted authority to perform the marriage ceremony by an Ohio Probate Court. She is the first woman ever given this authority. The fourth Kansas district Tuesday c let ted a Republican farmer as member of I'ungressto succeed Mr. Ryan recently ap pointed minister to Mexico. Two hun dred and lifty delegates from all parts of (ieorgia are in session at Atlanta discussing the public road question. The Couuention seems to favor working the State convicts on the public roads. -An explosion of gas oc curred in the Van Ness hotel Boston, yester day afternoon. The building was badly dam aged and several persons seriously burned. EDITORIAL BRIEFS. Thk storm yesterday was pretty general. Head the accounts of it in the telegraphic column. Do you want the D urham Light Infantry to become Btill more effi cient? If so, let your actions speak for you. What has become of Blaine's promise on his honor (?) to give Dockery something by the first of May ? Dockery would like to know too. Thk Assembly of the Southern l'resbyterian church has agreed to the committee's report favoring co operation with the Northern church in the matter of foreign missions. Thk fashionable crime of the day eems to be wife murder followed by suicide. The Wilmington Star sug gests that it would be ; much better il the suicide were undertaken first. We expect Dockery will get a Con sul-Generalship about the time he pays old Ben Butler the twenty thou sand dollars he borrowed from him when a member of Congress in 1869. H. M. Flao'ler, the Standard Oil millionaire, will soon build in Charleston, S. C, a palatial hotel, at 11 cost of half a million dollars. 'his is the way we like to see Yan' kee money corning South. the military company some lhlng; if only a half dollar or a Wer it will help. If all who luid a ftbrd it would give twenty -rtve cents, the amount required would soon be made up. t thk opening of the Episcopal nvention of the Diocese of Newark, -; J-j Kishop Starkey delivered an caress in which he strongly sup ped Bish6p Potter in the senti ments expressed in his centennial sermon. rn : HE wrkincrman who takes stock 111 idea the tariff gives him higher as is about the most profoundly . ulled dividual in the land. It lmPly helps millionaires to greater 1 u;us an(l the worker to less wages . .Another French duel took place tlans day before yesterday, be th Puan editor and a member of we're W f DePulies- Swords e used and of course no one was wounded. The editor was University commencement conflicts with the first; week of our June term of the Superior Court. As the crim inal docket is small and the civil docket will n6t be called before Fri day, we suppose the court will not eep many people away, who wish to attend the exercises. Afier the hard fight that White aw Reid made to get the position of Minister to England, and then ha4 to take France or nothing, it makes one laugh to read his speech made to President Gainot on his presenta tion, in which he congratulates him self on his good fortune in being appointed our Minister to that Na tion. ; Mrs. Belva Lockwood has gone o Europe. She will be away some ime will probably not return until after the National Conventions meet in 1892. She is going to try to make he European tour dodge a greater success than j Blaine did last year. Failing in this, she will petition Victoria for a colonelcy in the Royal Horse Guards. The Court of Appeals, of London, has decided that women are not eli gible to positions on municipal councils. This decision was made in a case contesting the seat of Ladv Sandhurst to a seat in the munici pal council of London. Parliament will be asked! to pass a law making them eligible. Lord Salisbury is committed to' this proposition. We were asked by several people why the street sprinkler was not out yesterday to Tay the dust the high wind was blowing in thick clouds about the streets. The only answer we could give was that we supposed the dust was so great the authorities were afraid it would injure the eyes of the sprinkler's mule if he was made to face it. The dust was pretty much all blown away yesterday, so the mule can safely come out to-day TOWN TALK. Rain is needed. Regular meeting of Knights of Pythias to-night. Have vou registered for the lo- cai option election : Onp of our muer manufacturers reports large orders in hand lor his goods. I The- rpnminrlfir of Mr. Jno. T. -A. .. W w - French's stock has been shipped to Wilmington. Sale of twelve shares of Street Railway stock, at noon, to-morrow, in ironi oi ine courmuusu. A half acre lot. on Stravhorn av enue, is offered for sale by Mr. C. J. Hulin. See advertisement in to day's Plant. An cAoptwo. firo alarm svstem VAVVM v a would greatly facilitate the prompt arrival oi tne aeparimeni, ai mes Can't we have such a system ? llinirr to be resnonsi ble for the increased crime and sor and sufferiner that will ensue from open bar rooms in Durham ? If not, vote "No License" in J line. The last injunction gotten out .i 1- ! -1 : A V "Tl nnnilla by tne men ixiuuu .v ; against the Durham & Northern, in the right of way matter, came up oe fore Judge Bynum, at Graham, to dav. I Overcoats, blankets and fires thinfTB of comfort last night. The raw edge of the cold wave wore off somewhat to-day, but it is not yet scorching hot not by a long shot. Up Charlotte Chronicle of to day says: f'Rev. Sam Jones, the great evangelist, came uonu rtnn;iio vpsterdav on the noon train, and lectured at the oung Tvf'a PhriRtian Association Hall 1UCU o last night. A large crowd went to hear him, anane spoKe iur awui hour and forty minutes to an audi- Hot was closely attentive. eiiit mjv i - . TMor tit his humor, and ap- plause at his 'hits,' were frequent DURHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1889. Trinity College. We acknowledge receipt oi an in vitation to the commencement exer cises of Trinity College, on Tburs day, June 13th. Mr. B. B. Nichol son, Jr., of Washington, N. 0.,)is chief manager, and Mf. E. K. Wolfe, ofMonroe, chief marshal. Who will preach the sermon and who will de liver the address is not stated. Wake Forest College, j We are indebted to the Marshals for an invitation to the commence ment exercises of Wake Forest Col lege on Juno 10 11, 12 and 13 Alumni address, by Hon. C. M. Cooke, of North Carolina address to societies, by Hon. W. L. Wilson, of West Virginia, baccalaureate ser mon, by Rev. Dr. J. W. Carter, of iSorth Carolina. Skipped, , Justice Busbee issued a warrant yesterday afternoon for the colored boy Major Brown, who shot John Lloy, another colored boy, an ac count of which appeared in yester day's Plant. Brown skipped before Jim Davis got the papers. It is sup posed he has gone to Alamance county and steps have been taken to apprehend him there. , JDeatb of Jiulsre Kuffiu, The sad intelligence was received here to-day of the death of Judge Thomas Ruffin, which occurred I at his home- in Hillsboro, this morning, after an illness of several weeks. Judge Ruffin was highly esteemed las a jurist, as a citizen and as a friend. and the newTs of his death will bring sadness to his hosts of admirers throughout the State. One of our citizens who knew him intimately spoke of him to-day as a great man and said he possessed more of the elements that go to make a great lawyer than anyone he ever knew. As most of our readers know, Judge Ruffin was an ex-Justice of the Su preme Court of North Carolina. We hope some friend will prepare a suit able sketch of the life of this dis tinguished North Carolinian. The funeral will take place Saturday morning, in Hillsboro. j Fire This Morning. f The Gardner dwelling, on Cleve land street, occupied by Mr. W, B. Ferrell and family, was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The fire was discovered by one of the inmates of the house, about 1 o'clock. It originated in the loft of the kitchen, and there is strong suspicion that it was the work of an inben- diary. The fire department re sponded promptly, but the fire had gained such headway before being discovered and spread so rapidly that there was not much of : the building left when the flames were subdued. Some of the furniture was saved, but most of the wearing ap parel and bed clothing of Mr. Fer rell and family were consumed, we are sorry to learn, lhere was no insurance on the contents. iThe building belonged to Mrs. S. F. Gardner, and was insured fof SI, 000 in W. H. McCabe s agency Plant Photographs. Rev. C. C. Newton spent the after noon in Raleigh. Mrs. C. H. Norton returned to-day from a visit to Danville. Mr. II. J. Bass got back to-day from a trip to Danville. Rev. F. L. Reid, of Raleigh, was on the west-bound train yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith will leave in the morning on a visit to Caswell county. j Mrs. J. Ed. Lyon left yesterday afternoon to attend the Pearson meet ings at Greensboro. I Misses Jones, of Appomattox county, Virginia, arrived to-day, on a yisit to Mrs. H. J. Bass. j Dr. B. F. Dixon, Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, came down on the noon train to-day. Messrs. Jno. W. Hinsdale and John Devereux, Jr., of Raleigh, counsel tor the D. & N. road, passed up to Graham yesterday aftertioon. Maj. W. A. Guthrie left yesterday afternoon for Graham, where he jwill appear for the R. & D. road in the injunction proceedings oeiore juage Bynum to-day THE LAST 3IEETING. Sam Jones Leaves 1'or Home About One Hundred Converts at the Last Service "God be With You Till WeMeeJ Ajrain" v Special Correspondence to The Plant. Danville, May 22 Rev. Sam Jones held his last meeting this morning at G o'clock and notwith standing the unseasonable hour the house was crowded. Good many penitents came forward and gave him their hands. At eight o'clock the meeting was closed and Mr.Jones started for the depot accompanied by a large host of friends, who sang, as the train moved off, "God be with you till me meet again." It is esti mated that there were from twelve to fifteen hundred conversions during thg meeting, which is only a part of the good work he did. He spoke in high praise of Danville and has put us on bis list to visit us again next spring, which we sincerely hope he may be able to fulfill. Compiled from the Register. Six o'clock a. m. is not a seasona ble hour for religious service, but Danville seems now to have an ex tra quality of religion, and yester day morning at that hour, which had been appointed for the very last service of the great Sam Jones meet ing, the immense tabernacle of peo ple was nearly as lull of people as usual, onlv a lew benches on the ex treme end sof the room being empty. There were fully three thousand people in the tabernacle. The choir commenced singing at 5:30, and just before the clock struck G, Dr. Starr led in fervent prayer. Mr. Jones countenance beamed when he arose and his face reflected the pleasure which his heart felt at the great results of the meeting. He said : '1 know this is a scene which rejoices the angels in heaven Many of us are glad and some are sad glad that salvation is ours and sad that there are dear ones still out side the fold." Mr Jones asked that the pastors would speak a word and tell the people the state of their hearts this morning. ' The evangelist made a parting ad dress full of tenderness, love and humor. ; He said there was but one way to be a christian and that's to be one. Activity in the christian work keeps one straightened up. It's a thousand times easier to be a thor ough christian than a wishey-washey one. His parting advice to converts, mothers and fathers to cleave to duty was earnest, tender and eloquent. lie closed with a final call for such as had determined to lead a new life and join the church, to come forward and so declare by presenting their hands. The singing was very spirited and nearly or quite a hundred persons then and there professed conversion, among them several prominent busi ness men. - The great Sam Jones meeting then closed by singing the hymns "God be with you till we meet again ' ant "Blest be the tie that binds." After the benediction was pro nounced the people passed around in front of the platform and it is prob able Mr. Jones had to shake at least 1,500 hands before he could !eave the tahernneln. I mi t . x x i l x ine jones party toos DreaKiast at the depot and when they had said good-bye and boarded the parlor car some one in the crowd said let's sing and some one else struck up the hymn, "God be with you till we meet again," and it was sung with a wili. The passengers came out of the cars to see what was the matter. When the name of Sam Jones was mentioned they had the key to the situation and joined heartily in the song. "Blessed be the tie that binds" was also sung, and as the train pulled out from the depot the voices of as true friends as Sam Jones has on the earth followed him with this beautiful song. Ladies' Aid Society. The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity Church will meet only the 1st Fri day in June, July and August The next meeting will be the 1st Friday in June. ; Mrs. T. L. Peay, Sec. The Register's Opinion of Mr. tJoues. From the Regikler's review of the work of Rev. Sam Jones in Danville, we make the following extracts : But while Mr. Jones is extreme in some of his utterances, we have neen impressed, deeply impressed with his . sincerity, his earnestness, his candor, his honesty, his fearless ness and his consecration to the christian work. He strikes out from he shoulder and spares nobody. He does not cater to the rich, nor whine over the poor. He makes no compromise with sin, but the hardest things he has said have been said of preachers and church members. N o man, since the days of Christ, ever dealt plainer with 'Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,' than Sam Jones. "Again. We have been impressed with his common sense. Indeed,his preaching can best be defined as consecrated common sense. Pie deals in facts. 'Talking faots to vou fellows, now,' is one of his favorite expressions. There is no stage trick ery about him, no mock pathos, no effort to excite his hearers, no at tempt at dramatic effect. He is not always harsh, but at times he is as tender as a woman and his heart is full of sympathy. No tair minded man can hear Sam Jones through his series of sermons and say that n is not an earnest, consecrated chin tian. I ' - "He doesn't bother much about theology. His simple. doctrine it 'Quit your meanness. Do the right because it is right. Avoid the wrong because it is wrong, and live lor God and Heaven.' And all his preach ing can be sifted down lo that sim ple and practical doctrine. And what of the results ? They speak for themselves and they speak louder than any words we could utter. There has been nothing of religious excitement in the meetings, and yet nearly a thousand irreligious per sons have calmly and deliberately promised to change their lives and do better. "Among these, are some of the most prominent and most practical business men of Danville, and there have been converts from all parts of the surrounding country. Many people! have come here from curi osity and have gone away christians. "Thousands of people already in the church have renewed their cov enant and promised to- live nearer to God. And last, but not least, many people who have been at en mity with each other have shaken hands, buried their animosities and made friends. Against such results as these there is no argument Sam Jones has been called a crank and a fanatic, but there's nothing cranky and fanatical about the results of his preaching. ' " "Mr. Jones needs no endorsement. He is I amply able to take care of himself, but for the benefit of our out-of-town readers and some of our contemporaries who have criti cised him, we submit the above brief review of his work in Dan ville." New Registration. We would remind the voters of Durham that the registration for the local option election is an entirely new registration. It seems that some are under the' impression that if they registered for the late munic ipal election they can vote in June without registering again. This is a mistake. . Those who fail to have their names placed upon the new book, cannot vote in Juae. BUSINESS NOTICES. Just received, a.beautful line of Cheviot Sh i rts, at Jones & Lyon's. The newest thing in Flannel Shirts can be seen at Jones & Lyon's. Rubber Stamps. Orders taken for . Rubber Stamps, of all kinds, Seal Presses, Ribbon and Seal Stamp?, etc, at the Durham bookstore of ; J. B.Whitakek, Jr& Co- Jones & Lyon will open to-morrow silk, linen and flannel negligee shirts,the nobbiest and latest styles. To Teachers. We have just leceived a supply of "Page's Theory and Practice of Teaching," recently recommended ' by the State Board of Educa tion. The regular price of the book is $1.25, but all who call before the present stock is exhausted will be supplied with a copy at the reduced price of $1.00 J. B. Whitaker, Jr, & Co, ' ' At Durham Bookstore. IIHm m-Jsr. m&- $5.00 PER ANNUM. From Lyudover. Editors Plant: Summer is on n with a large crop of fruit of cverv kind, and wheat and oats arc as good as at this time in 1881. Corn is coming up well. A large crop is being planted with a small crop of tobacco, and I hope a large grain crop will be made. It the farmers can pull through this year they need not be uneasy hereafter, if they will j only try to make larger corn and 1 feed crops every year. Farmers, sow grass, wheat and oats; plant plenty oi corn and peas and but little tobacco : pa v as vou co and raiso your own bacon. ; Then you will be a prosperous people and not before. Land is low about here with plenty of timber on it. Some cross ties are being made about here for the Lynch burg and Durham railroad, which crosses the Durham and Person county line here, just 20 miles from uuriiam and 10 miles to Roxboro. Hope to see it soon completed, witli a depot at this place. : It would be very much benefit to Durham and Person counties. This place is level with many roads, easy to get to from both counties. The right of way has been given, also three acres for a depot lot has been given, and the contract signed by all parties con cerned. According to the profile, this is the levelest straight line be tween Durham and Roxboro. Wc have 000 feet water level with mil lions of feet of good lumber and six or seven saw mills convenient. Hope the president and directors will see it to their interest to locate here, for we predict a good paying freight trade from here. This is a good place for trade of every description, very productive and a good farming country. With ordinary seasons fine crops are made and the people prosperous. Any business man want ing land at this depot, if established, can et it on easy terms. Come here, business men. Wm. M. B. FOR SALE I One Lot Containing One-Half Acre, On Strayhorn Avenue. Nice location. Price and terms to uit purchaser. Apply to C. J. HULIX. ni23-ltf Durham Marble Works. Best Kennebec Ice ! I am prepared to furnish the beat quality of Ken nebec Ice. from $1.00 per hundred pounds down, according to quantity.' My ice bouse is on Manguni "street, opposite the First Baptist Church. , W. T. SAUNDERS. , myl7-tf To the Ladies! Mrs. C. H. V. Follett Takes pleasure in announcing that she is now prepared to wrve customer with the Latest Styles OF SPRING AND SUMP, UK, -AT LOW PRICES. An inspection of her beautiful goods is respectfully solicited. apr!5-d2m 'essays' CHLEBH Fine Hats Jones & Lyon, SOLE AGENTS. Pencils. Rubber head pencils, only one cent each at the Durham bookstore of J. B. 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