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T i KOKAl'lIIC SUMMARY.
i- Waji aisl Mrani aomtnittea ra
il v;jn xtt tiding to Ju'y ll 1831,
, taking imported goodi out of
tit '
'j!t re are mamm of several rnxge-
!. the Indiana in Dakota, one of them
it:t 1 litre to bo true. II and
n.H tV Co., tobacco warehoueniei,
a.'CV
-,.-, j run., ijbto i i jccu i-b.
T V ..II. .1
If
t',t ( iiK ii)iJii on Feb uary23t. Tb
. i t .1 T . I l 1 . . I .J -: l
at"
mi id,, the TiirbdJT Indiana far. mea
are al'nt to j;o (& bt war path.
aa--
.f.i n 1 an Vu.il j i ail road baa become a
f tl,r N-if'lk and Western ytm.
Ik'
-
t"K"
fl, wil.
k, i,pon a piau for relieving tbe flnan.
hie. It it fr iaaae a Urge amount of
,.. nt Pond, to bny up tbe eorplu
,, &if amount each mouth aud to al-
iiui,,!.- of siWcr bul iou to bare it
. .,. ,A ,! t. rtkmUrd dollar. A bill oo this
tct r-'l"' J ue intnxluoed iu the Senate
i. s,,ii'i bhriiuan in a few dya 41rTice
Btl,.f . iifevirt afc army 1 fore joining th Union
L-nj not pirfnt a man drawing a FtI
tral
1 c r. -'.on. aii manaicera oi tus auu-
wa . . . . .
it I Dtud Irrland bav lmued a four
Ithlfiri'UY D4i-r. Sitting Bull baa
Itn, k:i.id. lie was an ( at ed yeateraay ana
w . wt ig tried to retene bim; in tbe nit lee
k, i m and live of tbe police were killed.
Iii. O'.aH. H. 8teelf real estate ageut of
BtlJi' I'1'. Va aB-igned ymterday. J. O.
p,,tt-, of 'CtiaMotle, c dumittea auicide yeMter-
a.i J. I' Ardrev killed Tom Hurriiton at
CU '1""'' ' H'-rtlay. There wa4 a Tery de-
,t't;fMvc tirf at Darl ugt4u, H. O., laat night.
!h. U iiLl.fMii Heuatoiial caucus c-ime to
do .;. t. nn hkIk n !at night tipon ttie proposed
Irm ( 1 Hch.m. Jhe cumndttee report w a"
1-ii-i-mI at ItriKtb. Tbe 2 ier cent, bond
rh. iu- in ejiniiimted. l'ieidde t Emet
II, m1 f tli" Hrannt n, V.f tiUtck Et(huge
hi i tt d Hti r ay on tbe cLai;e of em
b riii ti tl fund- of the xotiROKe. on a
cLft;i of h Urceuv of tifty duliarii.
' -) FlKTOL-lliAlII4.
Tli Dijrnocra's" are counting on felx
I. oiihikan Senators to Tote ugainbt
tb' Force bill. Very doubtful.
It i a irHu Bign that trie newspaper
eh hi or fad f r chep pictures of noti-
i.v, mid common-place men it in decay.
Mr.'J. L. Ramsey haa become own
er aid editor of the old Salijbury
Watchman We hope hU buccestj will
bf all he det-irfB.
As'wo puppoyed would, bo the case
Artn'Tillo is making big preparations
lor entertainment this week of the
u .m'uvulion ConvenUo,.
Ifmrv Ward Reecher will soon have
a nj iiaiincnt at Prospect Park. It will
bruiivtiW'd in April. He was a treat
aan of doubtful piety and usefulness.
er i ia
i ii f"c Mi I'M dc on a nai nrm-
Invc Hindi- their last headgear. Cause,
too iimch laritT. How the country will
quo il if the McKiuley monster con-
lii'Ucs..
Tin' total wonlth of the richest man
in Kin-ope, 1 he Duke of Westminster,
is-1 u a til tli ti ir JGo.l'OO.COO. He would
b- ,t or man in 'company with
dt rb, t, Astor and Rockefeller
Van-
H ini-on has a poor opinion of the
e:i;i.u it y l the people for self goveru
n -M, ;u il thi) pcoph have a poor
Oi i nu of Harrison to govern a town
tn... hl. f .s a great Republic. Honors
kiv i t i. i pi-oca).
T
je;'
to l
H( iiderH)t) uola Lav is nine
id It. has been of much service
growii g, flourii-hing ton no
f. r a well conducU d home paper
C; o i et fail to be of t-ueh ervice, and
rit lil iiierits a liberal patronage.
1 i e Farmers alliance of. Kansas has
iv
u U o decree that the "meanest
xn.ttj
tt-.
in the Senate should be siaugh-
!. Thev have a'deeD and bitter
'!t i" for In nails aid say he must
iif ouht never to have gone.
"-t it is ne ver too late to mend.
to" census of Porter is worse than
' 'supposed. Hisfriei ds say that it is
to:
a
f ad it beitiiT sho -t only about
0 p r
vi t Do ou know what that
rzr or
Hi -'r It mtiins 6,"8o,(Ki0 left out of
ou-
ui t to not Jar from uTAKiO.uou.
II. r.
V
U U
ie wav Mnator Hampton
I HUM if in the late
k'i at. f The Greenville
canvas a for
i ator
Hampton has persistently
c tiie h-t e or to allow aiia-
rcai.iz. d t ff 1 1 to be made
!Ll n i k-
!' l if. His losition has been
. ru ' jooe f South Caroliua
L
!(' A t in. ... ,i 1...
l.i.l by Auiom: Laet Saturday night
J' l'lni,, Mun i,, mei and shot l m
' u- ie Cm rii-o UlMeeti the I WO dls-
i noma- v are and Miles
Hi
liolh were under the influence
'" y, i.hu a d.uken qurtnel at
' 1 " k at. nig i ou ne rtnu, Carnco
H'O ns the.c n lie, then Harris
u1''. h h pisu.l, t an iceiln tfiei.eck,
j" hail touig aioui u the nek three
'le- l)r J V Ti-aev Could not at
l IU til.ilii.ii i K .. K..li v... . i, ..
- r --- nc uaii, uuv biio
, ' u y it was n moved The wound
- y.) severe one ana Harris Has
U. (tilt
tt id lh,,..K. t... .. ... M ..M
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THE l'LUMBAGO MIXES.
THE REOPENING OF THESE MINES AN
IMPORTANT MOVE.
Tobarco Growari Tloldlnc Bark Their
"Brlghia- KniDor of Another Vmrmn
illlnrt Letter to ftraator Vanew-Ei
trt-m Blea.arcaof Mocn IToonly Alllanr-
Lmoudlng Higher Prlea fr Peanat.
MKbSliUEK BUKtAU, ( '
Ralkioii. N. C, Dec. 15. t
The reopening Of tbe mints of plum
bago or bl"ck lead, near be re, is an im
portant thing. I ne deposit of plum
bago begins about three miled west of
here and extends tome eighteen miled,
in a northwesterly direction. The
mines now open are in hillsides. Tbe
plumbago is shipped to Philadelphia,
where It 19 used iu the manufacture of
paints Two raiiwae. the Richmond
and Danville and the Raleigh and Au-gu-ta
run directly across the belt.
The tobacco growers are holding
back their "brigbts" now, owing to a
decline of
price. This makes money i
rather scarce just now in the tobacco
sections.
The improvements at the rapidly
growing town of Oxford are numerous.
The Richmond anu Danville railway is
building a branch line to East Oxford
The Baptists are prepariug to build a
very handsome church, of bric, to
cost some $16,000.
A rumor is current thatthe Farmers'
Alliance officials' have addressed au-
other letter to Senator Vance, asking
his present views iu regard to the sub
Treasury plan He favors the "plan,"
though he does not favor tbe bilt" he
introduced by request. Some of the
newspapers do not appear to be able to
see any difference helwe. n the plan
and tbe bill. Some of tbe sub-Alliances
are going to extremes in regard to the
election of a Senator. Holly -prtugs
Alliance, of this county adopted a res-
oluiion last Saturday as follows: "We
demand of the slate Aliiai ce that de
mands be made on every- member of the
Alliance who is a member of tbe Leg
islature that he vote for a urlernber of
our order for United States Senator
and use all fair means to procure his j
election. O -r delegates to the county i
rue tint? are instructed to present this
resolution and urge its adaption. Bland
Alliauce calls upon all sub Alliances to
instruct their delegates at trie next.
county meeting to pass resolutions re
questing the Central Assembly not to
support any man fi-r State Senator who
will not pledge himself to support the
sub Trea-ury bill" without' additions
or subtractions. This is evidently the
work of extremists.
The Alliance ,4panut union" of Vir
ginia and North Carolina 'has bad a
meeting and ndorsed the action of tbe
Naiioual Peanui Union and further de
clared that its members will hold their
stock for five cents p-r pound and per
suade all farmers to do the same
The revenue co lector of, this district
is getting the i new stamp in readiness
f r isfue January 1st. The tax on to
bacco (manufactured) droos'from 8 to 6
cents per pound, and all the stamps are
new. After May 1st next there will be
no tax upon sales of tobacco. Nov the
license tax is 20 cents a month.
Deputy Collector Jones returned here
yesterday from Vloore count. and re
ported io Collector a hue the seizure
and destruction of a '"moonshine" dis
tillery the e iu full bla-a. Jus before
the holidays the moonshit-ers are as a
rule vc r active, .making whiskey Jor
the. u-e of people ho desire to be
meiTN. ,
Yesterday Mr, R ihluson, Commis
sioner of Agriculture. .aud Mr. Brown,
Secretary of the State Board of Agri
culture, left for Ashewlle, to be p-tjs-ent
at he rneeiin of the Southern Im
migration AssociHMon. Govei nor Fow4e
leaves to morrow for the same pace.
Charles Price, E.-q . a ho wmh the
Keuub ican-caudiUtf'e for Chief Ju-tice,
is here, attending the Supreme court.
It was remarked the other day that
Price
rimon
was rather sore because
s n nji ritv wa- so larue
Mer-
Price
desired
expected to b
b. atei ; in fact,
to be; but at the same lime did tot
wish to be complete l crushed.
The South Raliegti Improvement
company applies for a charter for its
Dew manufacturing town. It will have
there cotton factory aud another
phosphate mil, also another cotton
seed oil mill The company has as
stockholders some of the most enter-
prising men here, and has pupchas d
a hundred acres of lai d just south of
the citv near the water works,
A pecial agent of the Treasury De
partment last week inspected the Col
lector's office here aid the Secretary
in a letter to I o h ctor White says the
office is rated number one.
A few days ago the dwelling of S.
Otho Wilson, w ho is a traveling rep
resentative o the State Alliauce bu&l
nt sa agency, canght tire. Mr. Wilson,
while trying to out out tbe fire, fell
from the roof uqh is seriously hurt.
The Leg is ature will be specially
called uiMiu to protect the oysiers. A
hill will be Introduced which will make
in unlawful for any person to remove
in the shell, be nd tbe. lin its of Ibis
Stale, any oysters, unless the same shall i
have been planted in some private J
ouster bd in this Mate for at least two j
years prior to their removal, ai.d iu no
case -hall it be lawful to remove any
oysters in the shell out of ihe State
under two and a half inches in length.
It shall tot be lawful to take oysters
from the natural beds or rocks m this
Siae etweeii May 1 and October 1 in
a y j eai . xcept fir the purpose of re
turning them or for selling them to be
planted in some of the private oyster,
a - a . ft 1
neas in IN or l h Carolina. It rial I do
un awful to buy or sell oysters under
two and a half inches in length, unless
to be relumed or to be planted in .pri
vate beds in the Siate. Five dollars
per bushel is the penalty imiosed,
with imprisonment in the event of nonpayment.
SITTING DULL DEAD.
WblU Coder Armt II ! Rooeao la Attem pt-
xl and la lb Metro Ho la Shot Ilaanwra
f Other EocactmenU.
Chicago, 111., Dets.
received at array hia
15- A dispatch
iquarters jester
day from Battle Creek, S. D., slated
that a letter bad lust been rercued dv
a courier from Captain Wells, at the
mouth of French creek, stating that a
light had occut red there December 12th !
between twenty citizens and a roaming
band of Sioux. Five Indians are re-j
ported killed, but tbe loss of whites is '
not given. j
A dispatch from Gen Brooke said re- !
ports received by him oo the night of
the 13tb ebowed a decidedly hostile in
tent on the part of the Indians in the
Bad Lands. He feared that a collision
between some citizens aud Indians had
turned the scale.
Information from Fort Bennett goes
to show that tbe India-s at Cherry
Creek agency are greatly excited and
that under the leadership of Big foot
they are keeping up tbe ghost dance.
Thrt Indians1 excitement is increased
by the report that hands of Sioux from
Rosebud aud Pine Ridge are moving;
in their direction.
Colonel Cor bin said last night that it
was Dot known whether or not the fight
referred t. by Genet al Brooke was one
that occurred at French creek. lf
not," continued the Colonel, 'there
have been two rows and of the one re
ferred to by General Brooke we know
nothing as yet. It is to be feared now,
that blood has been shed, that there
will be trouble, for if the Indian knows ,
.a ! f ! L 1 i 1 L-
that some of his tribe have been hurt, he
will forego his peaceful intentions
Tro StriKe was on his way into Pine
Ridge and H is to be hoped that be
won't turu back when he hears of the
French creek affair. In all probability,
Kicking Bear and Stort Bull are the
instigators of such trouble as has oc
curred." Omaha, Dec. 15 A Bee special from
P-ine Kide agency. S D.. 6avs: Ab ut
9 o'clock Saturday night a great light
suddenlv blazed ud in ihe Northwest,
in the oirection of the Bad Lands-wThe
light faded to a sullen glare aud then
rapidly suread along the sky for a dis
tance of a couple of miles Men posted
in Indian signals in camp say that this
meant that the Indians in the Bad
Lands had determined to fight. It is
thought that the conflict between Iu
dians and cowbovs on Battle creek in
which three of tbe former were killed,
has inflamed the Indians. The Iu
dians in the camp of the friendlies, on
being asked what the signal meant, de
clined at. first to talk, but being pressed,
finally said that their brothers in the
Bad Lands would be pn the war path
within one sun and that all the Indians
who did not j in them would be dogs
and enemies forever. The friendlies,
however, disclaim any intention of
obeying the signal.' The guards here
will be doubled, nevertheless, and the
friendly camp kept under do&e surveil
lance. The general opinion here is
that a fight with the bOstiles is in
evitable. ST. Paul, Minn., Dec. 15. Sitting
Bull ha- been killed. Gen Miles re
ceived two dispatches this evening, the
first from Pierre, S. D., i-tatiug that
Sitting Bull and his son had been
killed, but giviug no particulars. Tbe
other was from Standing Rock agency
and stated that tbe Indian police
started out this morning to arrest Sit
ting B II. having understood that he
proposed starting for the Bad Lands at
once The police were followed by a
troop f Cavalry under Capt. Fiehet,
and infantry under Col Drum.
When the police reached Sit
ting Bull's camp on Grand
rivr-r, .bout fo'-ty miles from Standing
Rock thev found arrangemejitsibeing
made for the departure. 1 he cavalary
had not yet reached the camp wh n the
police arrested Sit'ing Bull and started
back with bim. His followers quickly
rallied to his rescue and tried to re
take him. In the melee that ensued,
the wiley old chief is"said to have been
killed ajid five of the best Indian police
were also killed One of the 'police
jumped on one of Sitting Bull's horses
'and rode back to the cavalry and io
fantry, telling them to hurry up to the
support of the police, and then hurried
to he agency with news of tbe battle.
Another report yays four policemen
were killed and also that eight Indians
w. re killed, including Silting Bull and
his sou Crowfoot, and several others
wounded. The police were surrounded
for some time, but mail-tained .their
ground until relieved by United States
stroops, who now have possion of Sit
ting Bull's camp with all the w m n,
children and property. Sitting Bull's
followers, probably 100 men, desert d
their families and fled up Grand river.
Failure of a Tobacco Firm.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec 15. A
Clarksviile, Tenn., special says Han
cock, Hal'ams & Co , proprietorsof the
Trac tobacco warehouse of this ciiy,
made an assignment to E. W. Ely at a
late hour Saturday evening. It is not
known what the liabilities are but they
are said to be about flbo.000; assets
thought to be greatly exceed the liabil
ities. Tbe stringency of the money
marhet caused ihe assignment.
A DUtrnet Ire Fire avt DarllDcton.
Darlington, S. C., Dec. 15 rspE-
CIAL.l AIire broke but here about 10
o clo.k to-night. A book, a drug and
a jewelry store are burned up and both
sides of the main street are burning
and the fire is beyond control. A call
for aid upon Florence was made and
ber steamer was sent by special train.
Tbe people are wild with excitement.
A good ceal of cotton is burned.
The Charlolte Daily Sites has be
come an institution in that section of
Carolina. It has grown and prospered
.11 2 a 1 M lasAMltl aIaKi
j ance of prosperity whereof we are glad,
CONGRESS.
o
SENATOR VANCE TAKES PART IN THE
FORCE BILL ARGUMENT.
Tb Bin Attfcj by other l
ocratlo
senator-1 for raaat loo Waalrd Ceatvra-
luJohnL. Uatraport ate Clrrult Co art
ComralMloD.r- Krpubllrmn Co crewman
suddenly IWoanlng Very Kren antral.
Washington, Dc 1S.-Senate
Senator Morgan offered a resolution
caliiog on the Secretary of tbe Treas
ury for information as to tbe claims for
compensation of John I. Davenort, as
thiol supervisor, when the bills were,
presented for allowanceand when paid,
also information as to what payments
bad been made out of the Trea?ury for
the fees or services of Davenport as
Circuit court commissioner. Senator
Hoar objecting, the resolution went
over.
Tbe Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the Election bill, the
floor reing taken by Senator ColquitL
He character ized the Election bill as a
complicated and mischief-making sys
tem of political machinery. It created
an irresponsible power unknown to tbe
Constitution. It confounded ail de
partments of the Government.
Reconverted merely ministerial pow
ers into executive and judicial func
tions. It created swarms of petty offi
cers. It appropriated millions out of
the public Treasury for the creation of
a corruption fund in favor of larger fees
and salaries. It was a scheme to take
possession of tbe Southern States and
. . . .
subject them by indirection and false
pretences and disguises, to negro ascen
uei.cy and party despotism. It was a
scheme to take possession of the whole
election machinery; to can vass districts
and to whoop up reluctant voters.
Could sectional fanaticUm, (he asked)
go further?
Senator Wilson, of Maryland, made
a legal and constitutional argumeut
against the Election bill. If this revo-
luiionary bill, he said, should bee me a
law it would spring from an ut.er for
gel fulness and disregard of tt.e
high and honorable obligation on the
part of Congress, not to exercise such
powers except as a last resort and ui-der
circumstances of extreme necessity or
of urgent exigency. The existence of
such circumstances could not now be
affirmed by any one except by him who
survey a passing event through the
magnifying and distorting lens of most
bitter partisanship.
Senator Vance was the next speaker
in antagonism to. the biil. The people
of North Carolina, he said, were jus'i
fied in viewing the proposition with
suspicion and alarm, because it pro-
imsefl to r.ha.iioM - lhn manner in which
they 'had been accustomed to execute S
and dec are their wiO, ano provided
that that will ehould be executed and
declared at the dictation of others.
This was not intended. as Senator Hoar
said it was "to preserve the constitu
tiou of the United States and to pro
mote purity of elections " It was not
intended to defend the ballot against
thos wno would substitute proees of
fraud, intimidation and bribery for
honest election. It was intended to
resurrect ihe moribund car. ass of tt e
Republican oarty, if. possible; to re
store it once more to vitality, and 'o
grasp political power. It was fratu-d
for tking po-session of all the election
machinery in the Democratic States of
the Union, so that frauds might b
committed by Republican ageuts hi d
might inure to the benefit of the un
dersigned."" Tt was intended to subject
t e people of the South once more to
domit atioti of their rcertt slaves.
Senator Vance went on to eriticiza
tbe bill in detail. The muddv waters
of suffrage weie, be said, to be Aliened
through supervisors of elections But
what, he asked, would purify thesuper
visors? Ih ihrr Rhine, it U wn Wmn,
i th -b t e i r Colo? re;
But t-ll m hat, y powers ' v dp,
M h nceforth w h r V'-r Kuia t"
Every line and every intendment of
the bill was, be said, an insult to the
rights of the States and a calumnious
reflection on the Integrity of their
people It declared not that State
laws were in tfficient, but that the
State officl Is were dishonest; while
Federal irflcials, cno-en from the
masses of the people of the same Sta e
had necessarily to be virtuous aud pure.
W bat a rtdndio ad ubtwdum.
In conclusion he spoke of the grow
ing good-Will between the blacks and
tbt ir white neighbors in the South and
said that, in his opinion, tbe man who
would disturb that condi.ion was an
enemy to both races.
At the close of Set aior Vance's
speech the Vice-Presenl a ntiui cenl the
question to be on Senator Quay's
amendment to strike out the sixth
paragraph of section seven f,the
House to Hous clause.)
Senator Butler spoke in support of
the amendment which he bad sug
gested some days ago. providing that
tbe supervisors, canvassers and other
election i ffio rs are to be regarded as
mir Material and not judicial.
A long and 'uninlerts li-g discussion
of the matter took place ai d bad i-ot
come to a close when tbe Senate pro
ceeded to execu'ive bu-Iuess, and bIJO
o'clock p. m. adj.iurned
HOCSE OF RUPEES hT ATI VES.
The Speakertated that tbe per ding
busines- was a motion made September
1st to suspend the rule and pas tbe
bill for adiustment and payment of
claims arising from Indian depreda
tions The bill provides for tbe ap
pointment by tbe President of three
judges to constitute a court to bs known
as the court of Indian depredation
claims and to inquire Into and aojidt-
cate all claims for property of cinzn"
laaen dv li.aians witnout iut cause
The motion waa agreeo to aod the bill
passed. '
Mr. bplnola, Irom .the committee on
j Cn tinned on fourth page.
FINANCIAL HA1TIIM.
!
Tfe flepoottcoja fWatoiorioJ Cace Cot
mittoo la Coaettaitai With f aary
Wlodom Orr tfco rtetl lilo.
Washington, Dc IS. The Repub
lican Senatorial caucut commute met
at 10 o'clock thl morning to oootull
with -Secretary Windotn rept ctiog tbe
aT Y .f m a m
lormuiattng oi sorxe ccaoc at rtiici
meafure, with which duly the com
mittee was charged by the lat caueua.
The Secretary. w acooa.panled by the
Director of the Mint, Mr Lerch Va
rious prtOeitions were taken ur for
discu-ion and the crtarj'a opinion
wk solicited oo each point. He en
dorsed ihe proposition to grrduce ?nm-pul-ory
hololn of United State bonds
by National bank and comta-nded the
proposed issue of 2 per cei L bondn. In
regard to tbe proposition to purchase
rxisiinkr surplus of silver bullion now
in the country. Sec re ury Wlrdomuok
positive ground in favor at a meaos of
enhancing the prlce of silver and re- ,
lieving the financial stringency. He
suggested, however, that It might be
prudent to restrict by law the amount
of ibis surplus ail ver that may be pur
chased iu any one mouth.
Tbe Caucus committee referrd hit
suggestion to its sub committee. After
two or three hours deliberation and
consultation, this committee succeeded
in reaching a decision as to th nature
of their report. Their acton waa
promptly ratified by the full committee
aud will bn submilteQ to the
caucus to-night in the rhape
of a bill to be drafted by Senator
Sherman. The main feature of this
measure will be: provision for the pur
chHoe of 12,c00,00oof the silver surplus
w.'lhiu one ear, tbe purchase s on this
amount not to exceed .,KXi,iMi worth
of budion in any one moutb,flin addi
tion to the purchase of 4,60i,it) ounces
per month now required b Uw.) the
Issue of 2 per cent, houds not to exoed
$100,000 Ooo in amount bud the pur
chase of sufficient silver bull'on. (in ad
dition to the foregoing reqiircmeut,)
to make food the d ficien y in Nation
al hank circulation wherever that cir
culation falls below f lb0,0,000, (by
meant of issue of trea.-ur nous bsed
upon bullion thus purchased.)
In C ise bullion in sufficient amount
to meet this deBcieney cannot be ob
tained, the de .ciei cy in circulation s
to be made good by the Issuance of
ordinary Treasury notes.
In addition, the bill will contain a
clause providing that the price of sil
ver shall for One year rm.in ator
above legal par" with gold: any holder
of bullion may deposit it with the
Treasurer and have it coined in o
standard elver dollars or receive Treas
notes therefor.
While the committee neglected to
take aoecific action upon the sutij ctf
reducing the amount of cfmpulsor
holding - f United States bonds by the
National bankn. ail the raemb-r ap
peared to be in favor of legislation for
that purpose, and provision will di ubt
less be inserted in the bill bv ihe caucus.
A Call for m Third Party Convention.
Kansas City, M , Dec. 15. A call
for a convention to form Third party
has been issued. The convention is to
meet February 23 ro, 18'Jl, at Cincin
nati. ,
This is the cll which was circulated
for signature s at the recent Farin-r'
Alliance convention at Ocala, Fa ,ai.d
issiyneil by the following; Alabama
J. S Jackson, pre-ident C P N. A.;
Arkansas W. S Morgan Hardy, I-arn
P. Langley, B-el'e. L P Feather
stone, member Co ores California
D C. Vetal. Florida G A. Deily,
S. A. Anderson, W. c Oirdon, J. W.
Mood. Indiana J. H. Allen, chAlr
mati l-ouie pariy; P. M C. Rankin,
secretary National committee; C A.
Powes Kansas S W. Cha-, chair
man of the People's party; John l)vis,
member of Cngress-el-ct; John II.
Rice, D H Clover, member of fori
gress elect: J F. Willeit, Henry Simp
bAi, member of Cougre-eject ;
R B. Fiye, of the Indusiri.l
union, II Vino-nt. editor of
the JVon t 'otoir)iif, and others.
Virginia W. H. Wai wIck. Liuilana
J. B. LllForg e, D. LWen, L.
I Miller. Mhrhigan-R V. Freve
lick, John Petiers Mlsiipi I -
D. Pattcrso ,J. H. Nichols, W Mc
Kinney, E Norford. North Dakiiut
E. l. Sanford. Waler Tenler. North
Carolina W. A. Pattilo Arden. Peon
sxlvauia Harry Denning. South Caro
linaJohn D. Norris, T E Prait.
South Dakota H. A. Louis, Vandorn
Bates. Texas H. Jt Spe cert A. E
A. lev, M. A. Humphrey. Tentice-see
W. t. Graut.
Klc1datMl llotnicldo at CHrtot4.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, Dt-C. .15. J G.
Pons, a one tin e a prominent figure
in tho financial circles of C'hariO'te,
committed suicide this mornii g at his
residents? in thl city. Finat.cial
trouble is thought to have been the
caur.
J. P. Ardrey and Tom Mor ion.
while t it g to. reach a setllement in
r gards to last years crop, became en
gaged id a fight. Ardrey pickeO up a
sticK and dealt Morri-in a blow over
the head which caused death imme
diately. Kail rood CBolldatJa.
PAILADELPHIA. Ic. 15. - Preaideot
Kirnhv.ii. of the Norfolk and Western
riuoad company issued a circular this
afternoon announcing that the re-organization
of tbe Shenandoah Valley
railroad baa bet-n com pie teo. and that
the nd ba. oassed ui.der 1m control.
R will hereafter be khon as tbe New
York and Washington division of tbe
Norfolk and iVeateru
At the Fr nciscan church at Inols
veslerday.tbeFriana denounced Parneil
both for bid moral and political actioo.
Several members of the congregation
be-a me offended at the utterance of
ihe Friars and left church.
THE METHODISTS.
THE CLOSJNGSCENLSOF THE FiFTV
FOURTH CONrtRtSCC
Aaaaaaeeaaeal of Ordlattta ef teoo.
a4 KMr Report of I H -U.
my Catrtaoit Arr,, '-a.
aatatoc ' aa I !-tatt m m
t'tttor talk Unity Mooaat.
Wilson. N. C Ivc. 1 s, -1 Vr, f. r t r
met at fc.3 uVUv, lliahcp Ke rrer In
the chair Rev, V A-. sr-art led tfca
rrliglou aervce. Tt e journal f Sat
urda a selon m rra i and o.po-d.
The BtatOp aaoouual that the fol
lowing were ord -Ined iKvacona oft Jrr
lerday: Hendeixin l oie, Urorgv T.
Simmon, 1 John J HarWrr. John H.
Shore, M. Fl Tuiilr. II. C. S4-11. i F.
Sherrill. N.-M Wiu.o, K C. tVc-B,
Gray Culbrrth, G U Barley, J.4-ph
Dlx n and M. C. G Davrni.r t.
The fo lowiog wcr- oruaind Kidera:
John D. Prgram, Tho. N. Ivev, ('rre.
F. Smith, 11. II. Anderaon, N. II. t;uy
ton, Cha. W. Roblnsoo, bi. D. toga
ton and R H. Whilaker
'Rev. RW. Bally waa di ootlourd at
hia on requeat.
Lr M U.Wood, Chairman, rrad tht
report of the trial of . Rev. D -R Hru
tcu. He unanlrooualy x)ulttri,
and, on motion of Dr. Wo-d, bia char
acter mm(1 nd hlcMj rvferrenl
to the con niltttecn ituftrt nte Re
lation for superannuation.
On Stturdy night Dr. W. P. Harri
son spoke on mWlon, At lb rloo of
the aervice Mr W R. Oaell red the
following report. Kalxlafh Ditrtci
Paid for.. Foreign. Miioi, Ii T o; for
Dotuesll : Mise.o a, t.y
Durham dil tct Paid for Foreign
Miea on-, SlS.S u; for l)euneii.: Mia
alone, o-Jl 4'.
Fayeltevitie district Paid for , For
eign Missions, l iiO..; for Ifc'Moaile
Missions, .tool.".
Wnmig on diiri't-Paid for For
eiafu Mission, s I, fVO hi; for lKu. etir
Mt-sloue, Ttt 13
New Bern diitrlct liild for Foreign
Mis-ions, '.3-l (Xi, for Doitt aiic Mil-
ions. (747 .H4.
VVarienUiu district Paid . for Fr
e irn Mis-ions, I,U25.U5, lor l. mettle
Missions. 5nl 62
Washington t iatrict Paid for r'or
eiajn Mission-, S 1 ,3 j 1 ; for l)untlo
Mii-lon", 7 5
By th- it will lie Men that lha
Church ptld about lll,UJ for mi-
SltMiS r
a w - a a w a.
Colporlage, ihe fepeirt la-tng rulooted
Which appoiuia R-v. J. T. Gallia afteut '
t . . aat S-w al K . 1t1f4araa1.lt.
The following examining commltteea
Wero aiiUunceU lor toe next four y ir:
For admission -1. L Heaman, 1 Mr
Ashhy, W W IWi. First year ltev
It. b Jtihn. J T. Airerneibv, K. I.
Pell Second year Rcva L. L Naab, -J
U. Hall. F. M.' Sbauiberger Third
year Rev. B R. iiall,J. N. Cole, W.
L C ni.uim. Forth year leve M.
Xi W'oimI, U J. MtKirtiian. J H.Coni-n.
R v. R. A vVtnis read tie reianrt .rt
Coi.fuietce Relaiioui.. The adtoti.n t f
wmuh placed ihe following in h-eujier-numerary
relation: lU?v Ia-iMC .
Ivnt, 1'. B R.- k-, W. H. ( all, John
C Cri-p, R Burton and J. IL
Bobbin
The following were placed on tha
supeiaunuaU d li-i: Geo K. Wtche,
Daniel Cuibreih, M. . Thomas. N A.
iitsiker, .iO pti 11. Wheeler, I !. J.
Mosea, Tboa J. Bay lou ai.d Dvid R.
B'Utoii.
Varioun re olu lot s -wt re-adopt d in
reference to the tirt-ei a'toro. Littleton
and .Mur freHto on k'e-.
Dr J. F Crowe 1, Pr-sdent of Trin
ity CO l tl ,add tested Ihe .Ctilifer''.!?.
Dr. R O itur tui read the i-ori in
relation to c lebratti g with relliou
set Vic s the d at ti of John Veiey. In
thl coiintCtlou liis- op Keener atate 4
that Wesie.aii MrUimllMU w-re recon
fetrucling the U mb of Wealey and a
..i.uv i.. ll.ui t..fi.. M.fi.iil . t 4
every oiliar representing a branch ot
tbe Method si Church. St far, he
said, tbe M. K- Church South had not
taken a pi lar and he hop d some
brother would le him thai au.ount.
Il wm raised in nve miuutea. aa follow:
Dr. W.'a Creasy. Ill; Dr. J. A. ( un
niiggim, tlOU. Dr. J. F. Cruweil, llt0;
J. C hv a, aiOLand Jaa. Wilm. editor
oi the Su eavilio Chrutvi Advocate y
100.
W. S Creasy, read tb report of tbe
Finance com tut tle which apportioned
the aujount 10 the variou conferenr.
Channel aud fixed the roesriient for
the next tear. The sect dart atalax.
tbtt there were in ibie conferrnce
52 members, to Sunday Schools,
4.1 e teacher., 345)9 Sunday tkhuol
puplla.
Rev. W. L. Gtl-aum red the report
on Sunday School a which waa adopted.
. The t, 11 lit hiiaf d nf tlriMi.(M m mm .
toln ieu with Dr. W.S.Crtaay a chair
man . Phe confcriDCe endortied the Raleigh
Adtxute s iu organ and r queated toe
the Binp to appoint iter. Y. L. IUia
a iu editor.
Ite good people of Wllaoo were
thanked oy a rUiog vote for their kind
beiapltality axd otertalomtnl of the
conference.
Memorial aervices were held. Tb
followiig 0 re ac Dent of this ConferehCw
have died during the Jpast year: lie v.
Joaeph U. Wheeter, Rev Edward How
laud, Dr. A. W. Maogura. Dr. James
E. iUnu, Dr. W. U. Bobbin and iter.
J. T. Harris. Suitable aketcbea of the
live bd wok of these brethren were
read. It is always a sad service aod
3 et they come every year.
Tbe foliowlog are the appointments
or the coming year:
RAl.FIQIl DISTRICT.
J A CuoninggiQ Prealdlng Dderr
Ed en ion street J il Cordon.
Central church LNaih.
Brooklyn C ODurent. ,
Cary circuit PL Herman. T
Role-vUle circuit B 5 All red.
l (CoaUaQeca fit pag e.) .