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THE BAHiBOADS.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.
I Arrives Irom Richmond at,;.... ...... 9.43 a m
0.55 pxa
5 Leaves for Richmond at. .......... (.Vi..... 8.32 am
g.5spm
i V NORTH CAROLINA . RAILROAD. J ' '
ArrJ.ves from Charloue at, .. . . , ... .... M . 8.2a ft m
Leaves for Charlotte at.s.....i. 9.48 a m
.j -'. ..,... . 0.05pm
Arrives from Goidsbpro at. ...... .......... 8.35pm
Leaves, far,Goldbor:;a.t.......... .. ...;.. 0.50 am.
!- t i- . ...... .1.... ........ 053 P n
Tiiorofk Examination.
irhattjisTound. JVo.
' Cifcssion. '
" , , .. NORTH-WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD,
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WV.hi..f.iT. ...;..r..... 8. a a d in
Leaves fof Salem at.... , .. . i.... . . 10.00 p m
I j ' J " . ..10.00 pm
I vi l C . AND V V. RAILROAD.
Arrives from Fayetteville at................ 6.15 p m
Leaves for Fayetteville at.'J.".;-. .10.00 am
lM f I I f THE POSTOFEtCEl 1 1 I f I
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. Mails far the North close at 8
. ." Charlotte ' 9.00 ; ' ' 9,00
I y" '''Safem' r; ; .'9.00
1 Fayettavill 9.00
I "the money order 'and registered letter office will
Vily.be open from 9.00 a. m. to 6 p.m.
I General Delivery is open from 7 a. m. until 8 p. m
f-except .when opening mails. Also, half hour after
Dpefcmg the Southern night mail. 12 " ' v4 ;'s ; ,t
Sunday hours, for general delivery, 8.00' a m. vfor
Salfhour and half hour after the opening of the
mails from ,both North and South. 4 :-
The lock-boxes are accessible at all hoo.rs
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S. Greensboro
Presbyterian-: v-.Yi" :r--;
I Dj. JHenry Smth, N.Omfch St.
' Rev. E. W. Smith,, Asheboro St.
baptist -ssYs-v . ; .
'Kev.iY. R. Gwkltney, S, Elm St SotH Greensboro,
attuoaiat EpiscopaU .. '
RTj Xi Mww Yf. St V
I . H CU P. Smith, S. Greenshora "
HoUit Pratetunf s v .
RvT J. L, Jdlchaur, N Greene St. j.
j J. R. BalVSp'ring. St. -'
pUcopal: . ' : '.. .
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'BicHMQNa.Jkn
iter tue execution of
ius, the cell occupied
finement: In;; the city
k! and examined.' jLt
ie room had only been
ice the prisoner walk
i the gallows, but its
3d as if it had been
times. -Eight repre-.
the Bichmond, press
. -1 1 ' a tl " -a . . .
oain ana lmmeaiateiy
examination. " i - 7J
ted rather a lone-
d the closely shut
smell. In the cen-
ely associated with
d statements of the
3ench near the win-
n, while the arm
fe usea to sit was
'ouch lay the steel
which he wore
1 while confined in
wlien he put 7 on
es. tin the ves1
his watch a worn
th pick and . some
3. The watch had
opped s running at
iL Jfter three o'clock.
Wnrs' nkin lobiect : was to
Evidence of confession. ; but
k " ww ip. vain. A small
um boi was found in the
pociel of the prisoner's
that in this
JAICUMO
the 12 th a
Thos. J. C
w . .
during hilf
jail wasf
was saidfw
opened ojrl
ea out tn i
cohditiktl
opened 1.1
sentatiy qJ
walked w
cbmmeryfl
The dos J
1 --FTM
room hpi
letters-,
prisonf(
chair In4'
near byJf
graV suit
during h
the jail
his ex
pockets
one doll
others
an open'
"The
find so
their s
memo
Inside
suit, a
som
found.!
wittiea
not eia
ran-i
tic. 0)
eviajnn
ness is, i
taken no
.
cipaipoi
ner's re
heforn
Ontl
t
feable d Tidence "might be
; contains :amesofaUthe
luring th ial; and many
ined. Tl manner of ar-
his b9pt i very systema
j)Osite thl ) uwatch- key,
Jandj"! and other points of
ke had pla ced all the wit-
d.. every piinor point was
b.of. " Italso contained nrin-
tabroughfe out in the priso-
iw of the evidence which
3lkei Oovernor Leet 'f-"
e klinErv walls ovfir thfi onurh
hung Clu veriusstraw hat which he
often woi duringthe summer of 1885.
A large c uantitvtot letters were found
upon his table frdm different people.
They weje mostly letters of' condo
lence. Nothing was found that would
many wkv show that he knew anv-
thing abbut the dealh of his cousin.
The frodk of the prisoner was in very
good order and contained many mem
oranda, letters and trinkets, bnfc noth
ing of iilterest. The reporters spent
over hat an hour in the ceil, searched
vigilantly, but found nothiner tHat in
any ra implicated the prisoner in
the dastard v crime mm m it fori Afaroh
j: a a y "VAuiutw -wm
13th, 18!
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t 'ET Or THE COJVFES-
f: 8JOJttJL.
licaxitcee Jtoys Punish-
Hams
V " '
I xunion jucvuuough and Wil-
ar?ee years ' upon nftTivMr.? r
" . V'WI A. .bVU V A
shot and - robbed August
".el a Strwiflnn rl: "' rr ' v :
I'
Becker,: pastor ;of " St. An-
j Church, announced that the
aeinfaocent, and that the guilty
had mjde. himself known to him
jpi th Jconfessionali He refuses,
, -r,' t idivulge the'name of - the
T -At la! asked Gov. -Rusk to
vlfeas and McCullough.
.assaption- Grothe m
one dark night in the suburbs tof this
city, in - true highwayman - style.
Grothe refused to rrender his
change box and was shot, it was sup
posed fatally. At slghlfof the bleed
ing body Mrs.' Grothe. became a rav
ing maniac and is now confined in an
asylum. At the 4rial the detectives
testified that the boys confessed their
part in the attack and robbery.
: Puet and 3IcCuliough say the con
fession was forced froni them; . that
for ten days they were beaten,stafved,
hung up by, the th'umhi and "other
wise ilhtreated, an' thit they con-
witnesses testified to an alibi, but
they,were convicted. McCollough is
is said to be dying from cobsumption.
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The Tobacco Jtlarkti.-
BONDS TO B33 IS3TOD.
Tho mass- meeting at the Court
House last night was quite Interest.
Ing and largely attended, and was
presided over by Judgo D. Bchenck.
At his request, Mayor King 'stated
the object of the meeting. Ho said
that thQ need of a system of water
works, street Improvements and a
new graded school building had now
come to be so felt that some action
must 1)0 taken br the people on tho
toedjo escape starvation.. Twenty I bonds issued to the amount of $100
Witnesses testi fieri fn on i:k: i..Tv a - 1 AW
Richmond, ;Va., , - Jan. 2G.-The
Sales of tiYrmrw of Un
- 'vvv iiu uic vaiiuua VirtJ I .wv..w
houses continue to exhibit a marked rn fovor of the Proposition. No one
improvement in the extent of sales.
Last Iweek ' shows an ! improvement
over' that immediately preceeding it
Of 129,500 pounds against 212,400 for
the former week. The. quality con
tinues to improve and ' good prices
arewell maintained. The sale of
revenue stamps for the same period
reacned'$io;802.23, '"which Is evidence
of considerable movement in' ship
pipg the manufactured article."
Jesse James Said to be Mite.
Albuquerque, M., . 25. The
Democrat will ,to-morrb w pnbl ish . a
Story that J esse Jamas is not dead;
but is living in the wllds'qf Arizona
near Phoenix, tfhe article is based
on an interview tyith reliablo gentle
men who have come directfrom the
home of Jesse James and are en route,
to the Pacific, and who offer a chain
of circumstantial evidence of the most
convincing nature, that the alleged
assassination of the noted outlaw was
a fuse. 5 ,!
Spain Distrusts the U. S. Got-
-
crnmenU -
Madrid, Jan. 27.It is the gen
eral opion here that there is no pros
pect of" the negotiations for a com
mercial treaty between Spain and the
United States being successful. ; The
Spanish.authorities are distrustful of
the intentions of the American, Gov
ernment.. - . -
Threatening to Kitl Lord
Jtottischild. '
London, Jan. ' 27. Isaac tTacob
Maureberge.r,- a respectable-looking
German, has been 'committed for
trial in this 'city for writing letters to
Baron de Rothschild threatening to,
murder rum. examination showed
that'the-prisoner, was a lunatic.
' , ' Jn'dgc lshe9s Condition.-:
; Wadesboro, Jannary 24. Judge
Ashe's condition is very critical. He
is rapidly failing. There Is almost
no hope. " : ;: " ,
I wish to inform my friends, old cus
tomers and the public generally that I
have opened a new . place" of business
next loor; to i the, place.I . formally oc
cupied, where I shall keep constantly on
hand Northern Cabbage and Irish Po
tatoes, and: a general line of G)untry
Produce. Also Sugar, Coffee and Ba
con, which I will sell at lowest living
prices for strict path. Give me a call
and be convinced.. . , J. H. Swaim,
Davie St, next to old Steele corner
Aycr's , Pills cure constipation, "im
prove the appetite, promote digestion.
restore healthy action, and resonate
eveiyt function. This medicine is pleas
ant to take and gentle in its operation.
. Kern odle will have the best,Meats in
the. 'market to-day, - stall No. 2 in" front.
Stall on the left hand side entrance.
000 to run for seventy-five years,
the interest to be paid put of the city
taxes, v
Messrs. Benbow, Keoah. R. r.
iJloan, W. E.vBevil, L. M. Scott and
juugo wiimer, in ine order In which
they are named, made . short speeches
spoke In opposition to the measure.'
Mayor king .then -offered the fol
lowing resolution" which was unani
mously adopted: ;
, Resolved, That it is the sense of this'
meeting that the town issue 'bonds to
the amount, of Jioo.ooo for the odblic
improvements. -
: 2 That a committee of five be ap
pointed to procure the proper legislation
to effect this purpose.
The chair appointed the following
gentlemen as committee to look after
the matter: R. L. Iing. T. B. Keogh,
A, P. Eccle, S. S. Brown,' John
Wolfe, Judge Schenck.
The meeting adjourned at 9.30 p. ra.
PERSON" All ZIENTIOIT.
;v-lFrom th New Yark.World. ... J
' An eflort-will be made to secure the
presence of Mr Blaine at the reception to
be given in February to Senator-elect
Frank' Hiscock at the Fort Oranee
Club, Albany. ' " ,
Henry' M. Stanley allows no ' news
paper corresponpent to accompany him
on his present expedition.- Does he also
entertain the ''ghoulish glee' theory ?
The new City and County Clerk a
San Francisco has errected the following
sign; "Lady applicants for positions
will please weep in the anteroom, as the
Clerk suffers greatly.trom damp feet."
The disciples from Hahneman in Bos
ton are preparing to celebrate ia April
next ' the. fifth anniversary of the intro
duction of homoeopathy into New
England by Dr. Samuel Gregg', of Med
ford. The estate of Joseph Perry, the dead
miser, of Philadelphia, has been inven
toried. The personal assets : aggregate
$79,000, and, with the real estate, the
heirs will have about $140,006.
Senator Ingall's vituperate powers
were not exhausted when he scored the
Mugwumps last year. His lashing
of Great Britain on Monday shows tat
his tongue, is sulil in a state of lusty
vigor.
A marriage wilV shortly take place be
tweenMr. N. R. O'Conor, C. B., and
Miss Hope, niece ol the Duke of Norfolk
and -daughter of Lady Victoria Hope
Scott. Mr. O'Conor until a few weeks
ago held the post of First Secretary of
the British Legation at Washington
from which he has just been promoted
to the rank of Envoy and Diplomatic
J Agent to Bulgaria. - ' : j
Tmettclii HomputH type suit
SPECIAL CITY UQIS.
Fat Mullets. Just arrived and on
sale at
McKyiGirr& Albrickt's
Sour Kraut. For sale at
. McKniciit & Albright's.
I am keerjing the finest Meats that have
been kept in this market, good as north
ern meats and sell them tor a reason
able price, quality, considered. But do
not forget when you send to me for
meats to send the money, as I can not
sell any more on time.
Respectfully Yours,
J. W. Kernodle.
The oldest, the purest, the best, the
finest old rye and bourbon whiskies, ap
ple and peach brandies, .New England
and Jamaica nim. foreign and domestic
wines, at :
E. G. Newcomb's
. Odell building.
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For Rent.
A neat store-room adjoining our
wholesale grocery house best location
in the city. "We will here say we will
keep a larger stock of Groceries than
ever. ' All demands will be supplied
promptly and at reasonableprices.
. Houston & Bros.
Hoom and Lot Pot Sale.
In the center of town, lot 56 by 16b ft.
House has two rooms and rent pap 12
per cent on the price 5500. Also
would sell two lots and houses in South
Greensboro, paying about the same in
terest. Samples. Brown.
If you want anything in the line of
Staple orlancy Groceries, Canned Goods.
Baking Powders or Tea. Call on
. J. W. Scott & Co.
Gas Globes. Large variety in colors,
opal and etdhed at
Ellis' China Hall.
' . , 188T.
HARPER'S MAGAZINE.
ILLUSTRATED.
Harper's Magazine during 1&S7 will
contain a novel of intense political, soc
ial; ' and romantic interest, entitled
"Narka" a story hi Russian life by
Kathleen O'Meara; a new novel, en
tided "April Hopes," by W. D. Howells;
Southern Sketches." by Charles Dudley
Warner and Rebecca Harding Davis,
illustrated by William Hamilton Gibson ;
Great American Industries contin
ued; "Social Studies," by Dr. R. T. Ely;
further articles on the Railway Problem
by competent writers ; new series of il
lustrations by E. A. Abbey and Alfred
Parsons; articles by E. P. Roe; and
other attractions.
"HARPER'S PERIODICALS.
Per, Year :
Harper's Magazine...... $4 00
Harper's Weekly 4 00
Harper's Bazar. . 4 00,
Harper's Youno People. ....... 4 00 4
Harper's Franklin Square Library
. une Year (52 Numbers; 10 00
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For Hard Times.
DEMOREST'S
ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
: Ayer's Sarsaparilla U prescribed and
recommended by eminent physicians,
and is taken with perfect safety by old
and young. Its.deansing and vitalizing
effects are sure and speedy, and it is
universally conceded to be the most
effective of all blood purifiers.
Just Recetted. Egg Beaters, Hearth'
urooms, Mats, uonee muis, uasiceis,
Brushes, and many other articles in
teresting to housekeepers at lower prices
than heretofore oflered in this city at .
Ellis' China Hall.
MAGAZINE'
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Both .PuBLiCATions, OnE Year,
$2.50 (TWO FIFTY).
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Form, the Lrrctl In rciih-.t Icn. an4 th lt
TWO Dollar Family IajruliH iwwd. 1 a& w 111
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