Mm WjJW VOL IV. LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUG 1, 1890. NO. 13 3111 uaf ! Sorrow. I Lad a letter from Clara Upper ien this morning. She writes that iti uncle, Mr. Oldeuricb, is deul. He leaves Clara his entire fortune." "How perfectly Hplen very sad ! I raost write her a letter of congrat 'sympathy." Munsey's Weekly. DO WOT SUFFER ANY LONOFR. Rue- win; tLat a cough can he checked in a clay, and the stage of toniumption bro Itn in a week, we hereby guarantee Dr. Acker's Lrjgli.-h Cough lleuitiy, and will refund the ni'-ney to all who buy, take it Ki per directions, and do not find our state ment correct. JDr. J il Lawing, Druggio ilie IVas EmbarrnftgeU. Bobby (at the breakfast table) "Clara, did Mr. Spooner take aoy of tbe umbrellas or hats from the ball last night V Clara "Why, of course uot ; why should he?" Bobby "That's what I'd like to know. I thought he did, just 'cos I heard bim say wbeu he was going out, I'm going to steal just one,' and why, what's the matter, Qa TbVBvston Herald. JjR. ACKER S ENGLISH PILLS Are active, effective and pure For &ick headache, disordered stomach, loss of ap petite, bad complexion and biliousness, ihey have never ben equaled, either in America or abroad. Dr. J M Lawing, Druggist. Advertise in the Courier. Rates re reasonable. Try it one year and see if it does not pay. E. M. ANDREWS, FURNITURE, PIANO AND ORGAN DEALER. PIANOS Chickering, Mathushek and Sterling Pianos are too well known to the people to require any introduction from me. Every one ot tueui are guaranteed, if tbey do not please you, you need not keep them. There are 110 lower prices, nor easier terms offered by any one than those offered by me. ORGANS What are you going to do about that Organ you promised jour wife and daughter f Buy nothing but the Celebrated Mason and Hamlin or Sterling Organ, and you are not always having iheui re paired. Sterling Organs for only 50.00 aud Mason & Hamlin's lor only $98-00. Write rue for descriptive price list. FURNITURE Never belore bince I have been iu business was my Stock of Furniture so large and complete in every hue as it is to day, and prices were never lower. I keep right up with styles, and rep resent everything just as it is. If you buy auything from me and it is not as represented retnin it and I will pay your money back. Who could do more V Who could ask more? Write for my prices. I sell 90-inch reversible frame MOSQU I TO ANOPIES with all the fixtuies for hanging for only ii-00. M. ANDREWS, Charlotte, N. C, 16 and 18 West Trade St. Finley & Wetmore, LINCOLN!' O N , N. C. Will practice in Lincoln and aurrouuding counties. All business put into our Lands will be promptly atten ded to. April IS, ltf0. ly. TTT 11 Wosdsrs exist m thou-iXjJL-L sands of forma, but are ur paMcd by the marvels ot invention. Those who are iu need of profitable work that can to dune while living at home should at once end their uddrers to llailet & Co., Fortland, Maine and receive tree full in formation how either sex, of all ages, can earn lrom $f to 25 per day and upwards wherever they live. You are started free. Capital not required, borne have made over 50 in a single day at this work- All vicceed. AFTO.HATIC MOWING MACHINE! Prices reduced. Every family now can have the btft Automatic dewing Ma chine in the market at reduced price. For particulars send for our new Illus trated Circular with samples of stitch ing. Our Illustrated Circular shows every pait ot the Machine perfectly, aud is worth sending for even if you hate a Machine. Kruse or Murphy Mfg. Co., 45o and 4jT Wot lioth St., N. Y, City. HACIHE.WIS. 1 Log,LumberVard a GitV Trucks SPRING THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF I'EATU. Tired feeling, dull headache, pains in various parts of tbe body, sinking at the pit of the etomaoh, loss of appetite, fever iihoeso, pirnplea or tores, ar all positive evidence of poisoned blod.' No matter how it became poisoned it mist ho purified to av id death. Dr. Acker'9 English Blood Eli sir has never failed to remove scrofulous or syphilitic poisons. Sol i under positive guarantee by Dr. J M Lawing, Druggist YHiice "True and Tried." Special to the State Chronicle Cha.rl.gtte, N. C ,Joly 24. Cleve land Alliauce,of this county, unani mously adopted the following res olations : That we heartily disapprove of the article iu the Progressive Far rner, reflecting upon Senator Vance. That thia Alliance unanimously endorses Senator Vance, and re gards him as a tried and true friend of the South, and especially of the people of North Carolina. Ol'K VKRY liEST PEOPLE Confirm our statement when we say that Dr. Acker's English Remedy 13 in every way tiuierior to any and all other prepare ations lor the Throat and Lunga. In Whooping Cough and Croup, it is magic and relieves at once, We ofter you a sam ple bottle fre. Remember, ihij remedy 13 bold on a positive guarantee. Dr. J. AI. Lawing, Druggist. This is campaign year i Subscribe for your county paper. THAT TERRIBLE COUGH In tbe moriiiog, hurried or difficult breath ing, raising phlegm, tightness in the chest, quickened pulse, chilliness in the evening or sweats at night, all or any of these things are the first stages of consumption. Dr. Acker's English Cough Remedy will cure these fearful symptoms, and is sold under a poultice guarantee by DrJM Law ing, Druggist. PIEDMONT SEMINARY, MALE AND FEMALE. LIN COLNTON, N. C. An English, Classical, Mathematical aud Commercial School. It is thorough and practical in its work and methods. It does uot assume to itself the claims of a Col lege, but is thoroughly Academic Location healthy, aud ot easy access by railroad. Fall term of 1390 be gins Wednesday, August, 27. kiiT For Circulars, dc, send to I). MATT. THOMPSON, Principal, Lincolnton, AT. C: "July 4, 1890. VV AGO NS fKLL STYLES. HUG Ladies Chaise. PATCNI CHAL5E BRAKE FMBBSS-TOGSHGS- RACLNEW1S A IJoy'H Belief. It isn't much fuo a-living If graudpa .ays what's true, That this is the jolliest time o' life That I'm a yassing through I'm 'fraid he can't remember, It'a been so awful long, I'm sure if he could recollect Ile'd know that he was wrong;. Did be ever have, I wonder, A sister just like mine, Who'd take his skates, or break his kite, Or tanjle up his twine f Did he ever chop the kindling, Or fetch in coal or wood. Or offer to turn tbe wringer ? If he did, he was awful good ! In summer, it's "weed the garden y1 In winter, it's "shovel the anow For there isn't a single season But has its work, you know. And then, when a fellow's tired, And hopes he may just eit Rtill, It's "bring me a pail of water, son, From the spring at the foot of the hill." How can grandpa remember A fellow's grief or joy ? 'Tweeu you and me, 1 don't believe He ever was a boy. Is this the jolliest time o life ? Believe it I never can ; Nor that it's as nice to be a boy As a really grown-up man. Harper's Young People. DEATH OF COr,, SOI.. WIL LIAMS. The 3d , Cavalry at Bran dy Station, Va., JimeO, 1803. State Chronicle. After the review of the Cavalry Corps by General R. E. Lee, Mon day, June 8th, 1863, on the plain along the railroad between Brandy Station and Culpepper Court House, the 2d N. C. Cavalry returned to its camp of the night before, about one mile north of Hon. Johu Minor Botts", near Gibson'., with or'e s to go on picket the next moiii'. ig at Fox's Spring, about 20 miles dis tant on the Rappahannock River. On the morning of the 9th at about 6 o'clock "boots and aaddless." "Saddle up" was the Confedaerate name for this signal, perhaps due to tbe fact that the boots were gener ally wanting. I went to headquar ters and Col. Williams directed me to leave the cooks and sore-back horses in camp. Thirty minutes afterward., "To horse lead out" was sounded, and just at its close Col. Williams' orderly came to me with orders to mount every man I had. He had received notice of the Federals crossing the river in the meantime, but the orderly said nothing of it. The regiment was quickly formed, my command being the second squadron, companies C. and K, threw me in the rear, as we moved off in ;columu of fours." A quarter of a mile distant we entered a road leading towards Beverly Ford, and forming platoons imme diately took the 'gallop.' which we maintained for most of the distance, which must have been considerably over a mile, to the battlefield. Up to this time not one-third of the regiment knew that the Federals had crossed, or were attempting to cross, at Thompson's or (Welford's). As we cleared a piece of woods the column headed to the left and came in view of the euemy's artillery placed between the Dr. Green res- idence and the river on the Cun" uiogham farm. Just as tbe rear (2d) squadron turned into the field u shell cut of the top or a tree over our heads, aud this was the first intimation we had of the presfnee of the enemy. We could see a por lion of the 10th Yirgiuia engaged in the direction of the battery. The 2d N. C. passed Dr. Green's house, crossed RuffcVs Run and took a position behind a knoll on which two guns of Breathed's battery, "horse artillery," under Lieutenant Johnson were placed. This soon became engaged with tbe enemy. Col. Williams formed all the men in the regiment with "long-rauge guus" on foot and went to tbe front, where he was soon hotly engaged with the enemy, who had dismoun ted and taken position behind a stone wall three hundred yards in advance of his battery. Atter for a short time exchanging ehotp, he ordered a charge and captured the wall taking eighteen prisoners, be sides the killed and wounded. In the charge Capt. S. Jay Andrews, Co. B, Iredell County, lost a foot and Lieut. J. G. Blazengame, Co lumbia, S. 0., temporarily in com mand of Co. F, was mortally woun ded. The 2d held this position with little change, although engaged part of the time with Ames' brigade of infantry, until 2 p. m. During the engagement Gen. W. H. F. Lee, with several of his staff, were stands ing in a few feet of a large hickory tree a few steps to the right of one of Lieutenant Johnston's guns, when a shell struck the tree and threw pieces of it over them. A fair representation of "Co. Q," (Quar termaster and his cubs) had assem. bled on the high ground about half a mile in our rear to see the fight ing. A well directed shot in their direction caused them to seek less conspicuous places for obser vation. About 2 p. m. Gen'J. Lee withdrew his brigade to the right, to form connection with Jones and Hampton. The 2d North Carolina being on the right was placed on the plain which extends to the raili road and iu full view of Fleetwood, Gen'l. Stuart's headquarters. The 10th Virginia was next to us and at foot of the hills, the 9th and 13th Virginia were next to the enemy. About 3 or 3 o'clock the shouts on the left told us that a brisk en gagement was proceeding. Shortly afterwards Col. Williams came at full speed towards the regiment, passing the 10th Virginia! I sup pose he gave the command as they immediately formed by squadron and started at a gallop. As soon as be was near enough to the 2d, he gave command, "Form column by squadron,'', and placing second sqadronin front, gave the command "Gallop ; march." As we rose the hill we paw tbe enemy driving the 0th and 13th V rginia in consider able confusion hi-fore them, in our direction. The 10th Virginia, when it reached a position that it could tire on the enemy without firing into the 9th and 13th, halted and opened fire. Col. Williams gave the command to 2d North Caroltna, "Right oblique," and as soon as we had cleared the 10th Virginia, turniug in his saddle shouted: "For ward ; draw sabre; charge.'7 The regiment raised the yell as it weut by our stationary and retiring com. panions aud the scene was imme diately changed. The Federals were the fleers aDd the Confederates the pursuers. The 2d North Car olina drove the enemy about half a mile back opon their reserves of cavalry and infantry, who were pos ted ou a hill, while our advance had reached au angle where two stone walls came together on an opposite hill, about two hundred yards distant. This, with a volley from the reserve, checked the ad vance. The leading four were Col. Williams, Sergeant Jordan, Com pany C ; private Asbell, Company K, and the writer. Asbell was felled from his horse with a wound through the head, almost immediately. Col. Williams gathered his horse to leap the wall, shouting: "Second North Carolina, follow me." The writer called to him : "Colonel, we had better get a line, they are too strong to take this way." He replied, "That will be best ; where is tbe flag " and as we turned, it was not fifty yards to onr rear. He rode to meet it ; halted it and was shouting to tbe men to fall iu, when he was shot through tbe bead, and died immediately, his body being carried from tbe field by his adjutant, John C. Pegram. Abont this time the enemy enfi laded us with a piece of artillery, placed half a mile or more to our right, towards the river, and down the gorge, at whose bead we had formed. This caused the regiment to give back a hundred yards or fo, keeping its formation. The Feder als charged uh, we fired into them, and they retired and made no fur ther demonstration. In the charge, we relieved a great many of our dismounted men, who had fallen in to the hands of the enemy, and also a gun of the horse artillery, which went rapidly to the rear, as we re lieved it of its danger of capture. Any information Gen. Pieasanton got of Gen. Lee's movements, must have been given him by Gen. Gregg, for Buford never pierced W. H. F. Lee's line without being immediatei ly repulsed, and the brunt of this work, both on foot and inouuto 1, was done by the 2d North Carolina, and so acknowledged at the time. Lieat. Tat urn, Company F, (Greens boro, N. C.) who had a disagrees ment with Lieut. Col. W. H. Payne, 4th Virginia Cavalry, who was temporarily in command of the reg iment a short time before, and had been placed under arrest, went into the charge without arras or spurs, and most gallantly led his men. Col. Williams had been manied but two weeks before to Miss Jens nie, daughter of Capt. Pegram of the Confederate Navy, and had re turned to camp on Saturday. He was beloved by his men ; as brave and true a man as was in that &rs my, yet with a gentle, affectionate disposition, almost equal to a worn an's. Indulgent to his men in camp almost to a fault, yet, when duty called and occasion required, he proved himself a leader worthy of their admiration. I have, Mr. Edi tor, given this account of the bat tle of tbe 9th of June, 1863, that Col. Williams and his regiment might receive some of the credit to which they are entitled. Capt. Strange, Company D, Fay etteville, N. C, who was in com mand after Col. Williams' death, I know prepared a report of the part taken by the regiment and submit ted it to the officers before forward ing it to headquarters. The official records of the Rebellion have now passed that period, and the 2d North Carolina are hardly menT tioued. Gen. Stuart says iu his report of Col. Williams, "He was brave a3 he was efficient." The reports for tbe 2d North Carolina Cavalry are nearly all wanting, aud a loss of only five is reported, when the loss in my own command was three times that. The brigade ord nance officer, Capt. B. B. Turner (Rebellion Records, Vol. 17, part II, page 720) says of captured arms that "Reports are all iu, except 2d North Carolina, which is ou picket; uone ot the other regiments capt ured any." Consequently whatever prisoners, whether wounded or not, that fell into the hands ot W. H. F. Lee's Brigade must have come to the 2d North Caroliua and been its work. Major H. B. McCIellan has pub lished a book entitled "The Cam paign of Stuart's Cavalry." Iu thit he is very unfair to the 2d North Carolina at Brandy Station. H- dismisses it with a statement that Col Williams requested permission to go into the charge went in on the light of the 9th, was shot through the head and inatautly killed. In making up his narrative, hejsaj's he got Col. Meale, of the 9th Virginia, to give him an account of ! the fi?ht, who informs him when he i re-formed his regiment, ami iode forward to leconnoiter, to his sur prise he, found the enemy moving back to the river. Not one word about the 2d North Carolina, or how he got an opportunity to re-form his regiment. Major McCIellan does not seem to have considered it necessary to consult any member of the 2d Sorth Caroliua as to the action. I have met Mr. Bigg-, now a resident of Charlotte, N. C, who who was Stuart's "bugler," twice during the pat-t twelve mouths: He was with Major McCIellan v-t head quarters on Fleetwood Hill, and they witnessed the charge I have mentioned, lie mentioned it tome the first time we met, and sajs it was talked about frequently at headquarters. If the neglect of Major McCIellan to do justice to the 2d North Caro. Una was not intentional, it certainly is inexcusable, for he saw the charge, and by request of Gen. Roberts, or other members of the regiment, could have gotten an account if he desired it. I would be glad if Gen. Roberts, Capt. Andrews, or some other member of tho regimeut, would give an account of the action of the dismounted men- Also if Jndge F.nre, Capt. Reese, or some other member who participated iu the Hanover (Penn.) right on Jnne 30th, would give an account of it. The OrhVial Records almost ignore us. The writer was in charge of the "impressing squad" that day, and was not at Uanover. Gen. Stuart statKs:Chamblisf.' leading regiment charged into the town, driving Farnnworth and Kilpatrick before them." McCIellan says the 2d North Carolina did this. The 2d was not the leading regiment when I passed out through the bii- gade that morning, now did it gi to be, aud why was there no suppoit from the brigade I do not desirn to stir up any bad feelings, but the brave men who gave their lives on this occasion deserve that their comrades see they get the honor to which they are entitled. I hare notes of the campaign from Brandy Station to Gettysburg, except natN over, and if I find leisure will give you an article on it during the sum mer. On the i h of June W. IT. F. Lee's Brigade received no assistance, als though Robertson's cavalry ami a portion of Iverson's (U. D. Johns stou's) infantry brigade afterwards came upon the field ; they fired no gun, and saw no enemy. After sunset we rode to a clover field near by, dismounted, and held our horses "to graze" until halt-paRt nine o'clock when we marched to Fox's Spring, and as the hud rose next morning the writer dismounted, haviug planed pickets on the river. The regiment thought this very un just, as it had borne the burden of the fight during the day, but Col. Chamblis-, of the 13th Virginia Cav-. airy was in command of the brigade, and continued tbroush the cam paign, and I do not suppose there is a member of the 2d North Caro lina Cavalry that has a single pleasant recollection of his treat ment of it during his command. He was promoted to Brigadier, and fell at the heed of his Brigade in 18H4 His bravery was never questioned, and was displayed on many occa sions. Ir, is to be regretted he did not add to this, impartiality of treatment to the regiments under his commaud in the Gettysburg campaign. Au the regiment formed "platoons" on reaching the Beverly Ford road, on the morning of the 9th, my negro tervanr, Edmund formed the officer ' servants and colored cooks in line immediately iu the rear of the regiment, and flourishing an old subre over his head, took command of them. As we galloped down the road ha was touting to them : "I want no run ning. Lsvery man must do his duty, and stand up to the rack," Whun the shell cut off the tree, a we cama in view of the enemy, he and his sable warriors disappeared in every directiod, except the front, and we did not see thea for three days. W. A. Graham. Horn With Teeth. Recently Mrs. Carl Kimble, of No. 41 Kindle avenue gave brith to twins; The doctors who were in at. tendance at the birth of the babes noticed that they were exceptionally large and well developed. Greatly to their surprise upon examining one of the twins it was discovered that it possessed two large lower front teeth, which ate at least au eighth of au inch iu length and perfectly formed. The teeth aie of a pearly whiteness and look as natural as those of a child six or eight years old. This is a rare oc currence, and a himilar one has never been recorded before. There have been caups where there wum one tooth when a single child whs born but never before when there were twius Cincinnati Enquirer. HAPPY ilOOSIEH.S. "Wra. Timnim, Po?trnastr of Idaville, Ind., writes: "Electric Bitters has d..ne more for me than all other medicines cora hined, for that bad feeling arisinnr from Kidney and Liver trouble." J.-Ln Leslie, farmer and stockman, ot Fame plae, siys: "Find Electric titters to be the he.-t Kid ney and Liver medicine, mad? me fel like a new man." J W Gardner, hardware merchant, same towD, says : Electric Bit ters is jut the thing tor a man who a all run down and don't care whether he lives or dies ; he found new ttrenrth, nod ap petite and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Only 50 cents a bottle, at Dr. J M La wing's Drug Store. The Alliance In Politics. From the momeut Alliances were formed the Journal has been their steadfast friend. Agricultnre is at the foundation of business success, and whatever advance agricultural interests make is a blessing to the country.' Tbe idea that has been advanced, if indeed it has been, that farmers ! KbouM Uke nol,a,t iQ locals abusrd. This being a government of the people, by and for the people, it cannot meet the purpose of its creation unless all classes of citi zens unito aud have part in iu &di ministration. In the pst history of this coue try farmers have been ( onservative. Whenever ambitious leaders have attempted to subvert the order of society aud turn government from its legitimate object, the farmers havo stood by the old landmarks and demanded obedience to the Constitution and laws. It cannot be denied that agricuN (mal interest are depressed, and that the farmers is compelled to hear wrongs too grievous to be borne. It was legitimate aud pro per for the fanners to orgauize for self defence and conceit of action, and no man can be so blind as not to see beni fir-en t results attesting tho wisdom of their cause. WhJe reform is always beneficial revolu tion is always dangerous. Is it true that Alliances aie be coming revolutionary i We do not know; We have never pass d iuto their lodges and know nothiug of the secret workings of their order, but we do know that whatever interferes with the personal liberty of the citizen in this country is rev olutionary. It has been reported that "woid has been sent Horn the 'He.d Cen tre' of the older, commanding tbe members of the Alliance to vote for certain men." We cannot belivi that this is tiue. We do uot believe that -lf-!espeeting citizens v ut submit to .uch dictation. No earth ly portentate has gone eo far in the exeicise of aibitrary power; no people have no stooped to kiss the. rod of the oppiessor. We repear, we do uot believe that the Alliance has become eo a'bi trary and despotic. It smacks 'oo much of the olden times when coe man ould say to another, ,takc off uur co.it, rdi." No white man in this conuti y ever submitted to such 1 1 eat ment. That some Alliance men have gone to ex i. mes is acknowledged. The demote ition of Wade Hamp ton aud Z ! Vance for not support ing a meaM.rt which they brlieved to be uuco:ituiional, is regarded by conservative 9 a danger signal, but the great mass ot farmers aud Alliance men mu.-t not be judged by the action of loaders who are under the influence of an ambition as vaulting as that which first raised war in heaven. The North Carolinian who cannot trust Zeb Vance proclaims himself the dis ciple of a philosophy inimical to free institutions and at war with national harmony, material pro gress and personal liberty. We hold that men wh would i ike down such champioi.s of tie people as Vanco and Hampton are not proper representatives cf tbe patriotic farmers of the couutrv. They aro the oracles of fale god, and sooner or later, they will bear the withering scorn of the houtst men the3' are attempting to mis lead. Ne icier n Journal. Silvi. The Silver Bill passed both branches of Congre-s, has been signed by the President aud is now a iaw. The Secretary ot tbe Trea nrv is author ized to purchase 4,500, 000 ounces of silver monthly and to have it coined into dollars, issuing certificates for the same. The cer t'ficates will be a legal tender for all debts except special contracts to the contrary. With more money in circulation ic may be expected that times will become better. It should, however, be kept in mind that the money is not intended for free distribution and consequently will not be divided among the peo ple except for a consideration. J Concord Times.

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