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VOL. III-NO. 25. Sl.MMAUV. j f. rtilii-'iM wrks of E. Itauh & Son, , in,!i;tn:ii"75is liave 1,een destroyed by J,,,.- i-tin):ite'l from ?oO,JOO to$00,000. ji!.r;mi.(v.-r. .:"' i. (ireat rains, involv- lt:ivv I--- "f property, are reported in 'J,. Y-t - Total collections of internal r, v,.nur r the lu-t ' fiscal year,' 130,8115, j .:,;; hf.in u!ut -mx and a half millions tli.in !'or tin- preceding year. The cost , tiiii; the amount was something over ,-Iir million-;.-Dr. Tanner M. P., who v-i--entfii-Vl to imprisonment for one month n-.niltin a Polue Inspector, defied the ( ,,,,,(, ;,n,i Sot o :.liii; t,he' term of impris- llI1Ilit.,)t was- moref. to. -font months. J:,fci-.Kilrain is dodging detective Norris, wli'. lias papers for his arrest. Kilrain was at Ilanipton, Va., yesterday, and Jregistered uink r an assumed name. Edward Cham- iM iiain, telegraph editor of the St Louis .'.y.i,.';.,., atteiiij'led suicide yesterday iiininint; lv morphine. It is tliOHght he wil n.over. -l ive men were arraigned in Chicago for'-tlie murder of Dr. Cronin. All pleaded not guilty. ( ireat havoc by cy-,1,,ih- in Southern Hungary is reported. The special jury appointed to investi gate tire recent disaster on the Norfolk & Yi4crn railroad exonerate the railroad company from all hlame in the premises. ii;i)ITOhIAL 15 KIEFS. KoiidThnnvsox will have out a new poem .by .September. How we wish Harrison had diplo matic: positions for all the hungry Republicans.-." The Democrats would have a clean sweep next time. Tiikkk will be a Confederate re union at Shelby on Thursday of this week. The address will be delivered by Hon. W. II. II. Cowles. So we learn from the Charlotte Chronicle. J)i i;i.(; a violent rain and wind storm in Chicago Saturday night an unfinished three-story brick build ing collapsed and crushed a frame cottage by it, killing seven persons and injuring five others. Ww iTiir.u 1 InowEii spoiled all his I'liniiccsj if he had any, by letting tlie public see the inside workings of liis little game too soon. We do not '-Meet to sec him Speaker of the House of Representatives. A. Ukntly Washington, the man ni New York who has been playing .such a part in the Christian science "fid of late, has recently been dis covered to be the possessor of several aliases-arid over a half dozen living Wives. ' Ih.v. T. DkWi ft Talmage was ar-. rted in Minnesota, Friday night, f,n an order of arrest in a civil action Irouht by the Maplewood Associa te for damages for breach of contract to deliver a course of lectures -'t vcar. One Northern paper sa3s the en kryement of the White House for tl vcommodation of Harrison's htmly does not appear so important the enlargement of goverinental (1' I'artments for the accommodation ot"is relatives. John Waxamaker wants a new larger postoflice building on a ent site in New York city. hen the city ceded the present site w the i. ,VUr l0n that if the postoflice was ever H'tHl the land eVinll vo,rort tn thp mov 'ltV. This .bothers John. W II K -luout one hundred and Peonlf 1 : pie wpfA "vie cugageu in un c.v- rnence niPPt;, : c u v , - A. buiMingg in New York .11 I I in one ui lijc a o - ay afternoon tho VmHrlincr was na on fire. The Secretary :lUSPeredthp fnnf L lonJ. lion me6ting and the cnSrega-anvtr-a3 dlsmisse(l without knowing 4h 1 1 g ab-Ut tbefire until the tncri, the si(1ewalk and saw the nlDea at work. the The Y. M. C. A. building in New York, which caught fire Sunday night, had in it a library consisting of 30,000 volumes and some paint ings, worth several thousand dollars each. To the surprise of all, none of these were damaged. Their pre servation was due to the cool-headed-ness ot the librarian, who quietly asked all persons in the library to go out, then he closed and barred the iron doors and shutters. Two young men in Georgia were the suitors for the hand of a young lady about two years ago. One shot the other and eloped to Mississippi withlhe girl whom he married. Not long ago the wife suspected that her husband was preparing to desert her so she informed the authorities as to who her husband was. He was ar rested and returned to the scene of his murder. His wife is entitled to the reward that had been ollcred for him. - Prof. YVm. Baker, the musical leader of Charlotte, died yesterday, after an illness of four weeks with fever. He was a native of London and came to America in 1872. He has lived in Raleigh, where he first settled, in New Berne and in Char lotte. The Chronide says: "Since Mr. Baker moved to Charlotte he had been thoroughly identified with all music interests. He established and managed the only music store in the. city, organized and led the Charlotte brass band, was latelv or ganist in St. Peter's Episcopal church, and was ever ready to use his talents in any charitable pur pose." . TOAVX TALK. More rain. Warm andwet. Music and cream to-night. Don't fail to go to . Stokes Hall to-night. 4 A six room liousc wanted. See advertisement. Cut out Mr. Snow's interesting notes and paste them in your scrap book. The Uniform Rank of Knights of Pythias will attend the entertain ment in full dress to-night. Remember the meeting of the .Executive Committee of the Durham County ex Confederate Veterans1 Association, on Monday of next week. A train came very near running into a team at the Corcoran street crossing this afternoon. Maybe the gates will be put up after somebody gets killed. The time for the musicale at the residence of Capt. XV. L. Wall, : for. the benefit of the Thompson Orphan age, has been changed from Thurs day night to Friday night. Riisiness men of Durham, read and ponder over the extract from the Wilmington Star on the subject of free excursions to yfour town. If you want to acquire new trade terri tory you must, induce the people to come to the town and look aroumL Last June J. B.Gates, J. T. Da vis and several other Durhamites were at Patterson's mill, fishing. They put a note in a pickle-bottle, stopped it up and threw it in the creek. Last week some one found the bottle in the creek below Lee's mill, and returned the note to Mr. Gates. ' A Cow, a Kope aud an Editor. Our associate was out among the crass yesterday evening. His cow was with him. The two held com munication by means of a Tope. Suddenly the cow took a notion to display swift feats of pedestrianism and rapidly through the air glided cow, rope and editor. The perfor mance was brought to a close by the editor making a side ways collision with terra firma. As a consequence Sam limps this morning in his right arm and leg. So, iteems, it would take very flattering inducements to enlist him in the cow boy service. DURHAM, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1889. Itoss Will Handle the Stamps. Just before closing our columns, we learn that Mr. A. M. Iiigsbee is in receipt of a telegram announcing the appointment of Mr. C. G. Ross as Stamp Agent for Durham to suc ceed Mr. XV. E. Foster. Iurliam 3Iale Academy." ! Attention is directed to the an nouncement of the Durham Male Academy, Prof. L. T. Buchanan, principal. The fall session will open on Monday of next week, August oth. For prices call on or address the principal. Prof. Buchanan is well known to our people and enjoved a liberal patronage last vear and will earnestly endeavor to merit the con- tinued support ot the community. Sold Him and Then Stole Him, Ben Odom. a Durham darkev. is in trouble and in iail, at Winston, Thefacts, as related to us, areas fol lows: Odom bought a horse here, took) him to Winston, sold him for 6150 and received about half of the amount in cash; stole the horse on .Monday night ot last week ; was seen' here on Wednesday, and was captured at Bennett3viile, S. C , on Friday and was taken to Winston and lodged in jail. Protracted Services. On Friday night of this-week a protracted meeting will be com menced under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association. State Secretary Coulter is expected to be present at the opening and re main until Monday night. Arrange ments are now being made for a leader after that time. Let the Chris tian !people of the town unite their prayers for the divine benediction upon this elFort in behalf of the young men of Durham. An Important Suggestion. Our esteemed townsman, Maj. Win. A. (iuthrie, has written an interest ing letter to the Charlotte Chronicle, in which he calls attention in a force ful manner to the necessity for pro vision for nervous patients at the North Carolina Insane Asylum. It will,! doubtless, be a surprise to many that such provision is lacking and thefacts revealed by Major Guthrie impress us that there has been fear ful neglect of duty in this matter by somebody. We trust the Major's letter will result speedily in supply ing the great necessity. We will publish the letter in full to morrow. - - To-Xiglit, at Stokes Hall. The event that has been so pleas antly anticipated for several days past will occur at Stokes Hall to night the grand Knights of Pythias entertainment. The exercises will consist of a meritorious musical con cert, by some of the best talent of the town, and a festival, at which ice-cream and other dainties will be served. The prices of admission will be, 10 cents for the gallerT, 10 cents' for the children and 15 cents for adults upon the lower floor. The admission price secures the privi leges of the concert. Participation in the festival proceedings is unlim ited in price, and may be governed by environments state of appetite, condition of exchequer, disposition to liberality, etc. But, hungry or not, don't fail to take in the grand concert. From Drummer to Preacher. One of the converts made by Rev. rr Ppnrsnn dnrinpr his meetiner in A r - " J Fayetteville was W. P. Fife, a cigar UrUUilUUI. iUl. i' lie 10 ix.iv v New Berne, wrho moved to Fayette ville several years ago. He became convicted under Dr. Pearson and since the close of that meeting has givenjup his former business and tni-on' in nrpiirhinor. His first revi- tUUV.A W " val was at Laurinburg, N. C. Of his f . . , Ml f 1 meeting the Fayetteviue wterver says: "Mr. W. P. Fife, of this city, has just closed a meeting in Robeson county with over four hundred con uorcinna Sn trrpit was the enthusi- asm and the people's admiration for - r Ty C iV . i ll y-vy-4-yl -- rrt o jir. rue mat mey eicuicu mm Tabernacle, so our informant tells us. He was assisted by Dr. Hill and Rev. Mr. Hayes et ah. He will begin a series of meetings at Lum bertoii, Thursday, and has already been invited to Hot Springs, Ark., and numerous other places. May the Lord be with him and aid him and strengthen him in his work." Plant Pliotog-raplis. Maj. A. XV i Nowlin,of Lynchburg, Va., is in town to-day. Miss Nola Woodward has returned from a visit to Oxford. Mr. Charles Foust is visiting his sister, Mrs. Dr. Harris. Rev. L. L. Johnson went up the road yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Sam Kramer and the boy are on a visit to Chapel Hill. Mr. Willie. Roimtrce, of New Berne, is on a visit to Durham. Rev. C. Durham, of Raleigh, passed up the road yesterday after noon. Mr. A. S. Lewter got back to-day from a trip to the western part of the State. Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Thompson ar rived at home to clay from a visit to Ashcville. Miss Nannie Henley, of Pittsboro, is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Lu cius Green. Mr. .). C. Scarborough, of Raleigh, was on the west-bound train yester day afternoon. Mrs. J. S. Carr and children re turned yesterday afternoon from a trip to Morchcad. Mrs. Dr. Cain left yesterday after noon on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Trezevant, at Charlotte. Mrs. R. F. Whitehurst returned yesterday afternoon from a visit to her parents, at Kinston. Col. E. J. Parrish and Mr. R. C. Cox are at home from a trip to Ridgeville, in Caswell county. Mr. L. II. Castex, of Goldsboro, passed down the road to-day, return ing lrom a visit to Statcsville. Mr. E. S. Watson, of Danville, Va., who, we learn, will be local editor ot the Globe, arrived on the noon train to-dav. What lIustlin?,, Ioes. The Ma n vfact urer.J Record say s : "The man of business and energy throws himself body and soul into his work. His invariable rule is business first, pleasure afterward. Politics, social enjoyment and the like are never allowed to interfere with business. They are of second ary consequence, and receive atten tion after business hours only. "The community that seeks growth and prosperity is forever reaching out fur some new develop ment just beyond its grasp. Like the man of business, it is pushing unceasingly. Flections come and go, but it is still devoting itself to business. The question is not whether the man has great business ability and the community great natural resources, near as much as it is whether he is a man of irrepres sible pluck, and the community of irresistible push. "The best business gauge of any community .is its newspapers. A paper may be a personal organ more than a mouthpiece of the public, yet the general sentiment of the commu nity can be pretty closely approxi mated by studying even this personal orfran. 'To a close student of the South we belieye it is not a difficult thing to gauge the growth of a community bv its local press. To use an expressive word, the press in a community of push and energy is always 'hust ling.' This hustle may not be di rectly in the line of local develop ment or improvement every time, but it is that restlessness ever on the alert for a good thing, whatever it may be. Such a paper is always get ting what is called a scoop in news paper parlance, and the community it represents is always attracting to itself new enterprises and new life. "On the other hand, where a paper is constantly stirring up the political pot to see if by some accident it has not overlooked some little incident, but seldom gives the business pot a stir, that constituency can safely be set down as conservative and listless. "A live town i3 always on the alert and never allows anything to escape its grasp. Were it to attempt to dis criminate, it would lose many a good thing. It is like a magnet; it sweeps in everything within reach. A mag net that would attract a needle but repulse a nail would be of little use. A community that would strive for a cotton mill but overlook a saw mill would not be on the main highway to prosperity." ox tiii: briny ii:i:p. Taking on a Pilot Amusements on Shipboard -Games of the Sailors, Ktv. 'ontribiuif.il io The Plant. The cheering sight of a pilot boat was the first intimation that we were drawing near to shore,other than the bulletins of the observations as sta ted heretofore. I was not aware that pilots cruised so far from shore, but the Aurania took on a pilot l"H) miles from New York. A number of pilots go out in their little two masted schooners and cruise in the track of incoming ves sels placing one of their number on each vessel met with and desiring a pilot,until their number is exhausted when the vessel returns to New York. And this pilot-placing busi ness is reduced to a science too. Al! the steam lines between 'New York and Liverpool, and I presume be tween other points, have prescribed courses, the outward being several miles from the returning course, and each at a safe distance from those of other lines. This is to avoid as far as possible' the. danger of collisions, and is carried to an extent thai is al most as safe as though a track were laid for each line to run its vessels on. This appears almost impossible at first, but when we think of the vast extent of space in which these routes can be located and the exact nicety with which steam navigators can follow a prescribed, course, it does not seem so wonderful. These routes are all laid down on charts and the pilots are well informed in regard to them. . They also know the sailing days and speed of each steam er and can, by calculation, determine the hour when any vessel ought, under lavorable circumstances, to reach any given point on its prescribed course, and they cruise in that neighborhood until steamer arrives and a pilot is placed on board when they sail away to the next probable meeting point. The pilots take out a supply of New York papers which arc eagerly sought by passengers. The one we took on had papersour days old but they contained four days of news to us. The excitement among passengers at the taking on of a pilot is akin to that occasioned by the first sight of land on the other side. Passengers are generally informed, through inquiry of the ship's officers, about what time it is probable land will be sighted, and all are on the qui vice - field glasses were brought into requisition, and those of us who didn't carry one wished we had. The sight of the green shores of the Emerald Isle is quite refreshing to people who have seen only the wide expanse of water and a few ves sels in the dim distance for the past ten days. A few notes relative to the means frequently used on shipboard to fur nish amusement for the passengers may be interesting to some of your readers. "Ring toss" and '"shuttle board1' are reliable for steady use. The former is a number of rope rings about six inches in diameter, and a wooden stake about a foot tall fastened in the center of a piece of plank. The . rings are thrown like quoits, and the game is to see who can throw the most rings over the peg. It is not difficult on land, but when the vessel is rolling it requires considerable expertness of aim to strike the peg in the right manner. The game of shuflle board is played by shoving with sticks with a wide covered end, round wooden blocks into squares numbered from 0 to 10 with chalk upon the deck. We had as passengers on the return voyage a number of young Englishmen who each day played cricket upon the deck. Of course their "grounds" were contracted, but still they amused themselves and by-standers im mensely. Seven balls were knocked overboard, but as they were made by sailors (a handful of old rope cov ered with canvas) at a sixpence each there were no delays in the games from this cause. There are always mid-ocean con certs given on these English steam ers for the benefit of the Sailors' Or phans' Home or Home for Disabled Seamen, at Liverpool. The first named is supported entirely by this means. The passengers furnish the talent for the concert and do the . . . $5.00 PER ANNUM. paying:. The two concerts given on this voyage yielded something over $100 each. Much amusement is afforded nas- sengers in watching the games of the sailors while "off duty." I will mention a few of these: A sailor ties a rope to some part of the rig- mg, and arranges a swimr at n. height that will allow the feet barely to touch the deck. He nrnvides himself with a short niece of rone for a whip, places himself in the swing and pushes off. A number of sailors, also provided with similnr pieces of rope, stand around at a sate distance. As the swininc man goes by, they try to hit him with toeir rope whips, and he tries to hit them. They are pretty rough in their play, but it is fun "for lookers on. Another favorite game is cock fighting. A circle about eight feet in diameter is chalked upon the deck. Two sailors seat themselves on opposite sides of the circle and suffer their wrists to be tied together and drawn over their knees, and -poles about live feet long run through over their arms and under their knees. They are then ready for the fight, and, after croiviny sev eral tinx s, inch alongthe deck until they iii et in the center of the circle, wiioc they push each other with feet, dl ows, shoulders and heads, frt qucntly turning each overon side or back, until the stronger has pushed' his antagonist outside of the circle, and is declared the victor. Another is blindfold fighting. Sev eral sailors, provided with a short piece of rope for a whip in one hand and a tin cup in the other, suffer themselves to be blindfolded and get down on hands and knees. They then make known their whereabouts to each other by rapping on the deck with the tin cups, and each goes for his nearest neighbor, striking out with his rope whip where he believes his neighbor to be, more frequently missing than hitting him. Some times they will all be piled together, each trying to get out and strike the other. This also is rough but amus ing. Vn acconlcon very well plaved bv one of the steerage passengers fur nished the accompaniment for danc ing which was indulged in every pleasant evening by the steerage passengers and sailors. Ssow. The Union Depot. We learn that a conference was had this afternoon between a com mittee from the Chamber of Com merce and representatives of the dif ferent railroads in regard to an union passenger depot in Durham. We failed to gather full particulars but understand that no definite con clusion was reached at this meeting. The Plant hopes that all hands will get together on this question and that an union depot will be an assured fact in the near future. How Intelligent Women Decide. Whr-n tho question lifis In ho mot as to what is. the lx-st rovirso to alojt lo sfcure !i sure, safe ami agreeable rrnieily for those organic disposes -ami wpnknpssps which alHict the female sex, there is but one wise decision, viz., a course of self-treatment with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is an unfailing specific for periodical pains, misplacement, internal inflammation, and all functional disorders that render the lives of so many women miserable and joyless. They who try it, praise it. Of druggists. v BUSINESS NOTICES. Wanted To rent, a six-room house in Durham. Address, XXX, Care Pj.axt. 'KVIIrvIHf ) v "f '.qinn-wdjj suoiviooxa o -AEpauiBv; .jopj jc dsuoijunoo jo juoSj ui p(os pun pasujaApu j jjim uoou abiisjuiij, Aq pied -an siunoaon ijy "aouo in sjuna.ue jnoj QUIDS' OBTOkl Blank Books. -' . Various sizes and qualities, at the Durham lookstore of J. K. Whitaker. Jr.. A (Jo. DURHAM HALE ACADEMY! A Classical and Mathematical School cf High Grade, for Boys Only ! Tbo Fall Seefiion will open on MONDAY, AUGUST 5th, 1889, xnd continue twf-nty weeks. Charges reasonable and payable one-Lalf at middle of t;ion, balance at close. - - For particulars, address the Principal. JrMt L. T. BUCIUXAX.
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