THE MORGANTON STAR.
T. G. Cobb, Editor and Prop'r.
B. A. Cobb, Business Manager.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1887.
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THE GENERAL. ASSEMBLY.
HOUSE.
Monday, January 24.
INTKODUCTION OP BILLS.
Mr. Hayes, bill to amend chapter
175, section 24, laws 1885, regula
ting fees of registers of deeds.
Mr. Newson, bill to amend chap
tor 214. laws 1885, giving a pension
to widows of Confederate soldiers
who died fr jni disease.
Mr. Mills (bp request), bill to pre
vent. rnlvcramous marriages.
S. B. 78, H. B. 268, to prohibit
fast driving or riding over the iron
bridge across South Fork river in
Lincoln county, passed its second
and third readings.
R. B. 86. H. B. 303, to amend
Chapter 148, laws 1885, for the bet
at driii n in? of Lower creek in
"Rnrkfi and Caldwell counties, pass
ed its second and third readings.
SENATE.
Tuesday, January 25.
Bills and resolutions were intro
duced and disposed of as follows :
Mr. Broadhurst, to empower the
countv board of education to pun
ish contempts committed in their
presence. Education.
Mr. Pnrcell, to prevent the spread
of hos cholera.
Mr. Griffiu, to prevent preference
of creditors in assignments. J udi
ciarv.
A bill on its second reading to
amend section 3734, of the Code, to
raise the salaries of superior court
judges and to prevent them, and
the supreme court judges from ac
cepting free passes. Amendment
offered bv the committee, that a
sum of 8500 be allowed each supe-
rior court judge, payable quarterly, 1
fV-n f t.a-1 i n rr PYnAtiRP.s. Thft hill I
was tabled.
HOUSE. I
INTIIODUCTION of BILLS. i
Mr. Daughton, bill for the relief!
Of widows of Confederate soldiers I
who died from sickness m tnejty, was burned with its contents on
war. I Friday morning (the 14th inst.) at 3
Mr. Overman, to provide rules
ana regulations ior contestea cas-t
es.
f A. 1. A- a. hA-iv tMAin I
jur. worsen., w yiuuuo uiuic
F i ,J 7i . ..,-
air. . ries, tu IT.;
uou oi iuayun uuu Vucx ui
SLv nnft.
order, Pinnix's bill to repeal the
present county government law.
It provides for the election of five
county commissioners in each conn-1
ty ; also, magistrates ana an county
- ... -m m I
school officers, by the people.
Pntchard offered a substitute
lortue Din almost menucai wuu u,
m . ... i " "l a? 1 lit. li.
Bave tuai n proviues lor tue i
election oi turee commissioners in-1
stead of five. There was a hot de-1
bate on the bill. I
Pinnix, Pntchard and Turner, all
Republicans, made an attack upon
the present county government
aVJL onri nrMaA t hW
i.-.-tii; t r.!..
- f
i T'""r'r'""7"rii
an Independent, who contended
that the present law was not only
best for the people, but was in ac
cordance with the ideas of those
wise men who founded the govern-
iugu i uiio wiaio auu nuupuim -
..4- .f Ofn r,l mrnrUs. mT.T.MiA
ed over a century age for such an
election of magistrates by the Leg -
islature.
The last speech of the day was
made by Wells, Republican, of
Buncombe, who said tnat the pres -
cut law was odious, harsh and un -
just in hiscounty.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Charlotte Chronicle : From pres -
r
cnt indications, it looks like war is
a foregone conclusion in Europe,
Thero is fight in Bisinarch. His
utterances before the Reichstag
have caused serious alarm in the
political and financial circles of the
Old World, and his sharp words
in reference to France are accept-
ed in some quarters as virtually a
mm . . - A,
declaration of war against the an-
cient enemy of Germany. A crisis
is rapidly approaching. An arm -
ed camp is in every county of Eu -
rope,audthe army list are being
rapidly filled : to such an extent
there will not be men enough left to
till the soil.
We are told that France is col
lecting on the frontier more troops
than can be sheltered in fortresses
and garrisons, and Ere&ch officials
are active in buying lumber for the
purpose of building barracks.
Prance, we are told, expended dur
ing tho last sixteen years $2,800,
000SQOO on her military establish-
meat alone; and when the naval I
budgets are added an aggregate is
nhtainpd which adequately explains i
the increase of the national indebt-
edness to nearly 5,000,000,000.
Germany, dunng tne same penou,
has expended ?i,oio,uw,wu "l" of
its arniv. in addition to lavish out-1
ua (huij, .u .
lay on its fleet.
Whether France will declare war
against Germany, or a German
army will once more take up the
march to Paris, or whether Russia j
and England will marshal their for
ces along the Afghan boundary, is
yet sealed up in the Book of Fate.
But there seems to be no doubt,
and reckoning within the range of
human probabilities there is no
doubt, that before the new year is
very much older there will be war
in Europe.
A Washington correspondent
of the Goldsboro Messenger, writing
under date of Jan . 16, says : "The
iSorth Carolina delegation, except
Senator Eansom, called upon the
President late Friday afternoon,
Their purpose was to present to
him the request of a large number
of citizens that certain officials of
the Internal Eevenue service in
North Carolina should not be re
tained. They protest against the
present management as entailing,
if possible, greater hardship,
amounting to persecution, than
under the former Bepublican re
gime, and bringing discredit and
injury to the
Democratic party.
Senator Vance acted as the spokes
man, and presented the memorials
in behalf of the people. His re
marks were well-timed and in his
handsomest manner. The Presi
dent, replying, said that the mat
ter should have his most careful
consideration. Whatever wrongs
had been or were being brought
upon the people of North Carolina
through any agency oi the United
States should be remedied, bo far
fln his nnwftr A-rtAnrlArT 11
STATE NEWS,
Hickorv fraj We retrret to
learn that the drug store of Dr. A. P. I
Keever, at Keeversville, in this coua
o'clock. Loss 81,700. Insurance
$i,iou. ine nre onginatea irom a
nue.
Marion .Z&ifeiprfM.- Measles pre
vails in and around town. Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Neal of our town cele
braUd twenty.fourth annivcr8ary
of their married life on last Thursd-
They had quite a number of their
friends and relatives to dine wi'ii
them on the occasion.
There was a disastrous fire at
m 1 1 1 1 it 1 mw I
ueiasviue last ounaay morning, l bf 1
Piedmont hotel, Star warehouse and I
eigut stores were destroyed. Entire
It 1 . fiAn rv X Sin. -m I
ross aoout 5ow,uou. insurance
ow. iuo ure originated in a oar-
room ana is saia to nave oeen tne
work of an incendiary.
m. e -KtmM t? m . o nr
"V l,!: Al"
j ,
u. M flfu. -m. .n i
ed by fire, together with all its con-
lenus, involving a lots upoa juorril
tentfl. invnlvinor a Iota nrvnn Mnrn
Brother, of $10,000, upon which
there is only a small amount of iu-
surance. lms anair was tne work of
burglars.
F. J. Robins, a former citizen oi
Ct.o.;ilA ...V U 13 .
iuwiwuw, nuwuaa uavu a rcoiuclll
I of Buncombe county for a short time,
1 committed suicide at Asheville the
1 19th inst by cultme his threat from
ear to ear with a razor. He leaves a
j wife and a large familv of children.
1 Ho was an invalid and mental deDres
1 sion inspired the deed.
. iamavn -f. OJt. ....
111V ATllU iu V11C n c XL if
and Observer, from Ahpcillo ga
.ThOM i ,v ot ' lr:Zi. '
1 der and lightning last nitiht, follow -
I 9 . . v.v ii
m . -
by a cold wave about 9 o'clock
"e ereeuio iigat was suddenly ex.
the dynamo. The whole telephone
system was prostrated by the dis
charge." Shelby Aurora : Mr. C. C. Erwin,
whose press and outfit were con sum
ed b' nre last V6ar at Forest City,
f err,d ln affct'on8 to the
Lmcohi Press, which will be under
lhe control of Messr Tinton A E
win. The Massachusetts and
1 Southern Construction Company hav-
1 lDS finished their contract with Cleve-
auu ,,iUU a"lv
the remainder of our bonds, accord
ing to the contract which called for
delivery of bonds npon completion of
worK in uieveiano.
Better stop your cough while yen
can. Bye and bye nothing will do
it. It is worth heeding, that Parker
Tonic is the best thing known for
coughs, colds, torpid liver, kidueys
ana weak lungs, lou risk your life
in waiting. Take it while there i9
yet time.
j74t.
A MODERN" CAIN'S MARK.
The stranffe Realization ol a
0
Murderer's Dream.
wew d oooiier j
J?;
hafl . t emerged fcora the obscurity
the mountains west ot nere. A I
man, thirty-five yww of age, six feet 1
t j :.uT. - 1- I
four in height and without a single
hair on his body-such is Terry
Shelton. a native of Cherokee county,
Ten years ago he had a heavy beard
ana long DiacK nair oi wnion nc was i
11 1111 !
especially proud.
In the autumn
1877 he was tried for murder
Murphy, the eounty seat of Cheto
kee. From Col. A. T. Davidson, ih
Nestor of the bar of western North
Carolina, and one of the most promi-
nent members of his profession, are
cleaned some of the faots in this un
fortunate man's sad storv. Col. Da
vidson was of the counsel for Shelton,
who was charged with the murder of
hia brother.
The prisoner, one morning before
the trial came on, sent for his conn
sel and told them of a remarkable
dream he had just had the night be
fore, lie said his dead brother hud
appcared to him and lold him lhatbe
wouia be acquitted, but that shortly
afterwards he would lose his hair
and beard as a mark set upon him
for his crime.
Suggestions to the prisoner -were
made in regard to being as quiet and
free from excitement as possible, and
forgeltiug the vision the attorneys re
turned to court-room.
When a day or two since Col. Da
vidson saw the unfortunate mn
without a hair upon his person he
saw a terrible realization of that
dream in the jail ten years ago.
Soon after Shelton's trial and acquit-
I . i i . i- i ; j : . J
". ucgau uiujpiuguuw ..u
his hair and beard were all gone.
His skin is soft and smooth as an in
fant's. His general health seems ex
cellent and he shows no indisposition
to show himself and pose as the mod
ern Cain. He is of the firm belief
that it is a punishment sent on him
for the slaying of his brother.
IiOgan's and Blair's Widotra.
Scotland Neck Democrat.
Senator Logan dead body vras
hardly out of sight before the Fed
eral Legislature had given his
widow a pension of 2000 per year
during her life. And at once Sen
ator Vest put a bill through the
Senate to give Mr. Blair's widow a
pension of 2000.
Why give these men's widows
pensions! What have they done
more than other citizens, that their
-i-r 11 A TC1 Alt Atl
sion rolls over and above other
citizens' widows t When will this
damnable curse end! There are
today three hundred thousand
worthy widows in this country
more needy and dependent than
the widow of either Logan or
Blair. Why not pension all wid
ows 7 Mrs. Logan to-day is the ob
solute owner of more than forty
thousand dollars, and does not
need the pent ion granted, in the
MT O 7
trne sence of the word need. The
creation of a civil pension roll is a
verv danMrona movfl. Wo reirrpt
I
to see it. but we are powerless to
nrevent h The Tlftmocrata ar as
bad as the Republicans. As soon
as a big man dies, there is a race
between Democrats and Republi-
cans to see who can first get the
widow on the pension rolls. Well
the rich must be kept rich and the 1
poor must bo kept poor, and we
know of no better way to do it,
than to tax the poor for the benefit I
of the rich. If Grover Cleveland
had any manhood in him, we would
. .r. , ,
reached him. TfthftviravA a nfinsinn
Ki II I H till II1K 1 1 1 1 1 S Uinn Hi ini'T
I . J 1 .1
I m ttlQ WKlOWS OI tWO DOOr hard
1 working farmers, he would swath
I them ouicker than thought.
You are right, brother.
A Gift for All. .
In ordtr to give aU a chance t tst it, and
thus be convinced of It wonderful curaura
powers, Dr. Linj'a New Discovery for consump
tion, c jught and colds, will be. for a 11 salted
time, given away. This offer Is not only liberal.
but snows unbounded laith in the merits of this
great remedy. AU who suffer from coughs.
1 ec"011 of Throat, chest, or Lungs, are speciaf-
I It rpniiftatftd tf rail at Tnll'a Tnicr trr antt rt
cmn- roBsnmnnon. innmn. Rmnch i nr an
a inai coiuo r rco, Lrg iKJtuet i.
triixtk, r mjih ffcr timtm
lSrmlUa pcaUr to
tuelr hi, aBia try
BRQM5
THQ
BE5TTDHIC
Thia medlclna MtnUnc Iron wHi jm wgnubto
ionics, and iiTlabl for Pi mm peculiar tm
Waiuen, and all who lalaedratarr lira. It Km
flche and PvrtOes ba Uld,. !Stlanaltc
U Appetite, Strentb UmHimIm aa4
Ii does aot lUckeu tin teeth, canaa beadacb.
pradaea constipation oil other iron wttdiouut dm.
Vmi uu ronpwuni, ana rmJcw Um
ZJR. El-xaxzth Bzat. 71 Tinrn At.. If flwatt
k. Wia., my. ondar dato of Deo. S3h. 16&4:
X bav aaad Bown'a Iron Bittara, and It baabaaa
laora than a doctor to ma, bariiiK cored ma of tit
waakna3s ladiea hava in Ufa. A km cured taa of Lit
ct CoBT.pUint. aod now car ompiazioa ia claor ao4
ood. Uaa alao baoa H"r..j,i to my oltiidraa.n
Bias. Louisa C. Euagdou. Eut Loekport, N.T
aya: . I ha,v anffarad sntold miaair from FaouU
(Jurapiainta. aad ooaia obtaia talief truax nothioM
seapt Brow&'a Iron BiUara.
Oannina baa abora Tfada Mark aad craaaod rad Uae
on wrapper. Take no wtker. Madcoolibr
aT59 frSl
r l
MM II H
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
m i pyw3 Itscausp. and & new ana uc
itfUilatfu cessIuCUREatyour own home.
by one wno was aeai vwemy-eijus yrara.
Treated bv most of the noted specialist
without benefit, cured himself In three months,
and ttlnco then hundreds ol other. Fuil partic
ulars sent on application. T. s. rao. :
No. 41 West tlst St.. Nw York City.
Please Don't Forsret It
That Dr. h. James cannabis indtca is prepaid
in Calcutta. India, from the purest and beet a-
ts?&.
asthma, nasal catarrh and nirtocs dsbiutt.
hour8 per
chad dock, s. cu.. nropnetora. nacc ow run.
V"LV1. " - o. TV. II
UNRIVALED ORGANS
CYn ihRKlHT PAYMENT a-ratta. from 83.83
jTuU
per month op. 100 stylo, $ttl to f?oa. SeadforC-
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Constructed on the new method of trlngtag, oa
similar terms. Send for descriptlTe Catalogue.
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P0RgypffiFER
Winter Kxposure Causes Coushs,
Colds, nenrtsy. Rhcumatlsftn. Pneumonia. Neu
ralgia. Sciatica. Lumbago. Backache and othrr
ailments, tor which Benson's C'apclne Plaster
are admitted to be the bst remedy known.
They relieve and euro In a lew hours when no
other appUcatlon Is ot tha least benefit. Endors
ed by 5.000 Physicians and Druggists. Beware
ot Imitations under Rlmllar mjundlnjj name,
such as capsicum." "Oupslcln" or canlclne."
Ask for Benson's and take no others. Kxamlne
carefully when you buy. All dnurgrlsts.
SEABUUY& JOHNSON. Proprttors. New York.
ISAAC T. AVERY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MORGANTON N. C.
(O file in Got, Caldwell's eld UwofTico.)
Practices In the SUte and Federal courts.
Sveeial attention eircn and promptreturni
maae v in Busines inirusiea to fii care
NOTICE.
llf E will sell, on Saturday, the 12th
H of February, 1887, at 12 o'clock,
at tho old Ml Pleasant campground.
to the highest bidder lor cash, the
arbor and fixtures and the preachers'
teat of said.rnnipground. '
S. U. KEKLEY,
W. W.KINCAID,
D. H. PEELER,
Jan. 21, 1887. Committee.
NOTICE.
ORDERED by the Board of Com
missioners that publication be made
in The Morgaktox star for thirty
days that a petition has been present
ed to the Board of Commissioners tor
the removal of the voting place in
Lower Creek township to the home
of Janios Murphy Kincaid, which
petition will be heard and acted
upon tho 1st Monday in February,
1887.
J, L, J, ESTES, Clerk Bd, ConiY.
ISTOTTOE.
llf E are buying persimon and dog
11 wotid lotrs from five inches in di
ameter upwards at the following1
rates delivered at our factory at the
IL U. station fformerlv Messrs. Briu
. x
tain & Cos mill) Persimon, ?2.50
per cord; Dogwood, $2.50 per cord.
selected timber running from eight
inches (8M) and upward $3.00 per
cord, IN CASH.
For further intor-
rnation apply at Messrs. Brittain &
Co.'s store, Morganton, Dec 189G.
Moroantom Wood Workiso Co.
NOTICE.
HAVING qualified as administrator
de bonis uon of John A. Dickson
. m m ;. l..a ,,: i.
I "vivu, .iw... uwtw.rj m
all persons holdine claims against
I Bilu toiaiW W Illt'SCUb U VUC HQ'
! 1 A .1 . - . I
I dersigned on or before tho 14th day
of January, 1888, cr this notice will
bo plead in bar of their recovery ;
and all persons indebted to said
estate are hereby notified to come
forward and settle at once and save
ost. JOS. BRITTAIN, AuWr
de bonis non of
John A. Dickson.
This 14, day of January, 1887
NOTICE.
n Y virtue of an order of the Supe-
V errrl0f, , rt 01 , r , Wn V
J. Hallyburton adm r of W. b. Sud-
derth, deceased, against D. M. Sud
derth and otherf, heirs at law, I will,
on Monday, the 7th day of February,
1887, offer at public sale at the Court
House, in Morganton, the interest of
W. S. Suddertb, deceased, in tie
following tract of land, aud town
lots, namely : .
An undevided interest in the tract
commonly known as the J. R. Sud
dertb, or Murphy, place, lying on
John's river, containing acres
more or less, snbjcct to the dower of
D. M. Suddertb, widow, which has
been assigned to her. . .. .
An undevided ne-fjurth interest
in two valuable town lota lying on
Green street, below the Tate lots,
containing four acres, more or - leas,
Terms : Twenty per cent cash in
hand, the balance on &'x months on
bond and security, and title resumed
till purchase money is paid.
R. J. HALLYBURTON, Adm'r.
By S. C. W. TATE, Atfr.
Dec 28, 18 6. MorgaLton, N. C.
j74f.
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CONTRACTOR,
BUILDER
AND
MANUFACTURER OP
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P
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WEATIIERBOARDIXG,
In short I am prepared to furnish
anything required to build a house in
fiist-clas order at short notice. I
keep constantly in stock dressed and
matched flooring and ceiling for ny
customers in large or small quantities.
bhops second block from
Court
House, at forks of Lenoir
steets.
and Icard
Qive me a trial order.
Respectfully,
R. G. ROSS,
Morgan ton. N. C.
P. B. BREWTON & CO.
DEALERS HI
Furniture of All Kinds,
Keep constantly on hand Bureaux,
liouges, licdsteaus, tJnairs, mil
suits, Toilet Cases, Brack
cts, hand Oil Paint
ings, in guilt
frames, po r f o r a t o d
Chair Scats for repairing
chain, good stylo Bed Springs,
Baby Cribs, Extension .and Com
mon Tablos.
A full assortment of
COFFINS
kept (except metalic) and.they will
be rurnisueu on 12 to 15 hours no
ticc.
Wo will do repairing on forni-
tnro at short notice and at rcaaona
ble rates.
When in need of any article in
line, don't fail to givo us a calL
our
Very respctfully,
p. b. brewton & co.
MORG ANTON, N. C.
I) Y virtue of an order of the Superi
1) or Court in thn case of Jos. 3 lull
and others, vs. Thos. Duckworth and
wife, I will sell at public auction, at '
the Court House door in the town of
Morganton, on Monday, tho 7th dsy
of February. 1887, the following
described tract of land, to-wit: Lys
i . . .
ng in uurKe county,
D8 Ck J0101
fifnd ff
ing in nance county on me waters oi
ming A. B. Ilaw-
eranted to Ptter
Mull by the State of N. C, on the
5th Oct. 135Sj containing 95 acre,
M m m
as oyreterence to grant will more
folly appear.
oaia iana ro-soia oy reason oi a
ten per cent. bid. for partition. Bid
ding to commence at $12lll,Moul
ton William s bid.
Terms, one-third cash, balanee
ho .l i i i :
ulvilkUliUUIC RUU HIilllUICU icvutrii ? ... -
I ty required, title retained till tmrL;5 ...
I I
I CuaSO money 18 paitl.
1 - 1 H mr k'lr v ' . "
Jan. 7, 18vH7. Au
FOR S-AXJU.
I valuable farm of 400 vrr Ttnatf
A in the county of Burke upon thol. JV)r,n irnttering "4
wtrm nf SiK-Pr l!rV ft
of Morcanton and 3 miles from Glen
Alpine Station, on the W. N. CL IL R.
baid farm is known as the Jno.
Mo-
Elrath place, is well watered, and
wheat, and tobacco. There is a fine
frest of Pn npa suiuble
r, .r,lnlo r 1,.tt,k,
Also 100 acres upland, finely tim
bered, adjoining said 400 acre.
For terms apply to
MRS. ANNA URBAN. Agent, "
or C. F. McKESSON, Att'y.
Nov. 12.1886. oro.
B
Y virtu e ol a deed of trait to me ex
ecuted by D. M and W. 8 Sud
dertb and registered in the Register's
omce of Burke county, in book J,
pages 254, and 256, 1 will, on
M
onday, the 7th day of February.
1887, offer at public sale at the Court
House in Morganton, a tract of vaU
uable land lying in Rurke county, on
the North side of the Catawba river,
near the Rocky Ford bridgr, adjoin
I ing the Suddertb. Unas, containing
zuu acres, more or less, oi wnicn a
) at
part is in cultivation, and produces
well, lermacasii.
S C. W.TATE, Trustee of
JOHN MARTIN, Awinee.
Jan. 1, 1337. tf7t
GOATS'
SEE
:-cord SPOOL C0TT01T.
TOU CAN BUT IT OF
LI. DAVIS &BRQ,,
MORCAXTOIf, X. C
We have an assortment of fT-.
Upol Cotton and can fnrnish rar.
I chants at the regular wholesale price.
I We hare it loose or in cabinets, all
colors and numbers, in any quantity
for convenience to merchants hrr
and a saving of freight.
JOHN TULL,
Graduate n
(Over nineteen years experience.)
A full line of
FRESH DRUGS
a&d
PURE CHEMICALS
always on hand.
compounded at all hours davorcirU
vj Atcguicrea xvruggui.
Toilet Articles Olid Sdp
TAKE HOTSGE.
CxOxO :-: K
.STOVES
ECoating Stoves
in I - . .
oi ui Tfrr ortt vaneir. ids sini
irrOTM Silt
I , 7 .
I ' " - w v . w - -
V TINWARE
always on hand.
I kttp the Ilausehold 5wing II-
I ckiaa, Bucktye Force Pnmn.
:i
Ikinds o renairiDsr doDO in ray boa.
1 ! w kP o btnJ ful1 ll8t of
EiTi 1X3 rin 11X31
BaeonLard, Syrup, CcnVe, Sopr.
Canned Goods, Cbnfectioaa, vbicb I
will sell cheap for cash or good coaa
try produce.
'Doa t fail to girt me a tail.
Very rapctfallyv
A. P. CHANDLER-
BE WE ARE
With a new stock of
General Merchandise,
Consisting of
Dry Goods, Shoes, leather,
' COFFEE, SUGAR, RICE,
TOBACCO,
With a General Arsortmeot of
Confectionaries,
Which Iv will sell a cheap u t
cheapest. Call on roe at the bnc
building formerly occupiel by tv
Bcchtler. Respectfully
W. W. WALL.