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I ECORD 1A "A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY NEWSPAPER." VOL. 1 MARION, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1895. NO. 17. Marion -R THE Marion Record Title ocly Democratic Newspaper In McDowell county, and has a Urge cir (;, i'if.n in adjoining counties. It pub : k5.;S :i he tews without fear or fvr.r, &r.d h tii c organ of do ring or . q J'-'. It is the bold champion of the peo I ::' rights, an eirnest advocate of tht !,. intern of the county of McDow . i ard the town of Marion. Its adver '! ir cr rates are reasonable, and the lub- -if.'io.i pticc ia $1.00 ptr ytvr in ad- ? -.ct. If you want the brst newspaper la tht r ,-i?r brimming full of choice reading m.ttrr f f r business mea, farmers, me 'hmici, and the home clrclaa of all i U-ca eubsrribe and pay for the li f f.'iKD. If you don't, why Just don't, inlthf: papor will be printed every Thursday evening as usual. If jou haven't enough interest in jour t ninty'g wellfare to sustain the beat ad r,.r'e o? ita diversified interests, and its r,.ct friend the newspaper you need Df-t expect a 2 column obituary notice wln jour ol i stingy bones are hid frm .the evc.3 of progress in th ground. 0 All who owe subscriptions to tnt nccoRi wiil be diopned from our Hat u:. !'" thj pay up at oore, Tjur? Rf-sp- ( tfully, Tno Marion Record, JAMKS MORRIS, Mirii :i, N. C. R. 8 McCALL. AsheviHe, N. C. MORRIS & M'OALL, Attorneys nt Lnvr. Tt H-'icc in DcDowell, Rutherford, I'd, VriMcv ftr.il Mitchell counties, nn l in the I'nitt d PtHtes' Circuit Court at A-luvillo nnd StBtrsville, and in tht J upri me ('curt of tlio St.te. Bushes pr -niptly attended t. m m II! LINE R. R Xl'AV IJNK. . . r .. . ,. f I f, I! I. !-1', w.i- l!i b i cud. N.iv'.ik. Wji bins; ii ! : i! n ir .! 1 tie I", s. As. to in .. 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I 4 20 p a 840 p . 13i) a. 12.10 p . S.4C a' 4 :4 p 10.311 a . . .. 9X0 p Ari':.Hrl-s'..jn !.v. (,:u!nLla Ar.SuvuhiiiiU ." JavUsunvill .. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. At Tampa, Fla., Thomas A. Mitchell, a pephew of Governor Mitchell, of F'orida, was shot nnd killed by Terry Hind. Cause jealousy. Deputy U. S. Marshal Samuel Smith shot Jamea Carter, a young negro, fatally, at Elkhorn, W. Va. The lat ter waH rebinting arrest. William Owen, colored, was hanged at Varner, Ark. One year ago Owen brutally murdered bin wife cm a plant ation near Noble'a Lake braining her with a hoe so that he might marry again. Pursuant to resolutions adopted by he Anti-Cotton Growing League, re cently formed at Gurdon, Ark., this year's acreage of cotton will be greatly reduced in proportion to that of pre ceding yearH. The Merchants' National liank of Rome, Ga., has closed temporarily by order cf the board of directors. It is believed that all the depositors will be paid every dollar. At Columbus, O., George Gepch wilm was hanged in the state prison, Oeechwilm, who was about thirty-two years old, killed his wife, at the home of her mother, on the night of March H, 1834 The Mobile it Birmingham Rail way, extending from Mobile to Marion Junction, Ala., was sold at public out cry and bid by T. G. Ruth, represent ing the bondholder, for $500,000. The plan of re-organization has already been effected and th; road will be re railed and otherwihe improved as soon as possible after July 1st. New Orlruns Cotton Crop Statement. The crop statement from Septem ber let to April 26th inclusive: Port receipts, 7,691, 27f bales,agaiust 5,618, 558 last year,4,714,01i)ytar beforela t, and 6,699,458 for the same time in 1892; overland to mills and Canada, 951,355, against 780,306, last year, 801,691 an.il, 173,280; iuterior stocks in excess of September 1st, 125,858, against 106,634 lust year, 156,915 nvd 234,593 for the panic time io 1892; Southern mill takings, 577,367, Hgninst 580,485 last year, 462,344 and 508, 005 for the sr.me time in 1892; crop brought in sight during 238 days to dale, 9,346,355, agfiins.t 7, 115,983 last year, 6,234,973 and 8,615,334; crop brought into eight for the week, 64,741, against 46,371 for the seven days ending April 20th, lust year, 36,289 and 52,852; crop broujut into eight for the first tweuty-six thus of April, 292,887, ainst 199,032 last year, 164,868 year before 1hsIhiu1221, 045 for the mime time in 1892, Comparisons in these reports are made up to thr? corresponding dale last year, year before lasi and 1892, and not to the close of the correspond ing wek. Comparisons by weeks would take in 239 days of the season last year, 210 yenr before last, 242 in 1892, against only 238 days this year. Orders to sMop Its J1H Matter. At Washington, Judge Thonms, ns sirdant attorney gener.nl for th l'!-t-office Department issued fraud orders against the Vuldir-hers' Collet ti ;i Agen.y, which continues to use the "so-ciilled newspaper luwa" to force collections. Postmasters at .t. Paul, Pittsburg and Chicago, where the com pany has oflices, were notified to stop its mail matter. Treasury Gold Climbs up a Little. The Treasury gold reserve on Friday was incrensed by $413,841 to $91,176, 251, $05,000 of w hich came in the or dinary course of business and $384,841 from thf Relmont-Morgan syndicate. The syndicate f tills owes the govern ment over $16,000,000 on its contract but it is said to be still ahead of the trtiriBof its ajr.'.'Uii'nt L. O. BIRD Attonkt aki Counsellor at Law. Marion, - N. 0. Practices in all courts, State and Fed eral. Special attention given to Inves tigating land titles ani collecting claims. agrOffice on Main Street. JUSTICE JUSTICE, Attorneys at Law, Mrrlon, - N. O. E. J. Justice is located here. Office ia upper room of Fiemming Hotel. EL. 7. ISurgin, Dentist OlTe s his professional services to bt friei da and fn-racr pt'ron of Mrion and vicinity. All work guaranteed to be first clas. and a reionble i such woik can b; affordtd. OfSco opuosita the Fmmin II e Tonsorial, WM. SWEENEY, Practical and Scientific Barber. OTer htreetm n's drug store. Call and se Me, as I promise itisfactioc in all ia- i.r J F. MOHPHEW, Attorney ai Lnw, Practicej in the Courts of Mitchell Yntct-y. Buncml)!', Watauga, Ashe; Supreme au I Fedcr.il Cj'.'H. professional arbs. THE LATEST NEWS. GLEANINGS KROSt MA3V lOINTS. Important Happening, Both Home and Foreign, Briefly Told. Financial. Comptroller Eckels closed up the First National Bank of Willimautie, Conn. The capital of the bank is 100,000 and it haa become impaired, it is 6aid, through the carelessness or otherwise of the cashier, who recently died. - Cot ton. Estimates placed the acreage in cot ton in Texas last year at 5,000,000 with a yield of 3,000,000 bales. In response to questions recently asked its numer ous correspondents throughout the State, the Houston Post has received over two hundred replies. The cor respondents' replies from all aections of the State, in regard to the acreage in cotton, the weather conditions and the date of planting, indicate a de crease in cotton of about 17 percent., while they chow a large increase iu the land cultivated. The farmers 6cem to have been diversifying their crops to a considerable extent, plant ing much more corn and email grain than usual. Labor. At Fall River, Mass., the mills re sumed operations Monday morning un der the scale of wages in operation previous to August 20,1894. Twenty four thousand workers are benefitted. The Edwards Manufacturing Com pany of Augusta. Me., employing nearly 1,200 hands, has restored wages to the schedule in force previous to November 12, 1891, when a cut of 10 per cent, was made. According to the agreement the in crease in wages of from 5 to 10 per edit, went into effect at the United States Cotton Company's big mill at Central Falls, R. I., in all the depart ments. The mills are running at their full capacity, and 1,630 looms are now in daily operation . The advance in wages in the three cotton mill at Sun cook, N. H., went into effect and l,Gdi) employes are happy. The Naughty Still. Revenue agents located a still Fri day night near Coal City, iu St. Cl tir county, Ala., and succeeded iu not on ly destroying the still, but also arrest ing two men, whom they took to Rir mingham. Besides the still 1,000 gal lons of beer was destroyed. Legal. At Madison, Wis., the Supreme Court handed dow n a decision establish ing the validity of the law, which pro vides that life imprisonment operates as a decree of absolute divorce with out further legitl proceedings. Win. fiarrtuch wa6 sentenced to life im prisonment for murdt r, and his wife married James Duktt. Garreuch secured a new- trisl and had the judg ment of conviction st t ardde. Then he had Duket arrested for adultery. 1 Fires. Fire broke out iu the wholesale hat and fur establishment of Lampher, Finch & Skinner, at St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday. Loss. 110.00.). The in surance is placed at SI (50, 000. The entire central business section of Duquesne, on the Monongalula river, twelve miles from Pittsburg, Pa., war, destroyed by fire. The loss is about 8100,000. Twenty buildings were destroyed. Mortuary. Ex-Senator James F. Wilson died at his home at Fairrield, Iowa, froiu paralysis of the brain. Legislative. The Tennessee House of Represen tatives concurred iu the Senate resolu tion declaring for the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 aud instructing the Teuuessee delegation in Congress to support such legislation. The vote stood 17 to 38. The Missouri Legislature convened in extra session at noon Tuesday. Gov ernor Stone's message was very lengthy and asked for the passage of laws in favor of pure elections and for the re lief of railway employes. The Gov ernor also made a severe attack on the lobby. Assemblyman O'Grsdy's New York city poliee re-organization bill, which is the same as Senator Lexow's, has passed the State Assembly by a vote of ayes 86, noes 22. The bill as passed does not contain any provision allow ing appeals nor any prov5on that a a policeman shall nut be tried on charges more than once. Assembly man Lawson's New York city police magistrates' bill passed the Senate by a vote of 20 aves to 12 uavs. Crime. Robert King, while on a draEken spree, kicked his dead daughter's cof lin parti v over in New York Monday, the body fulling partly out. J. R. Holland, the defau ting cssh ier of the Merchants and Farmers' Na tional bank of Charlotte, N. C, has disappeared. Warrarts hive len is sued for hi errett. $1, '-') reward Las oeen orTVrcd by the bank for bis ap prehension. Holland if caught will tried for forgery as well as for euibrz zl truest. The counsel for Dnrnt. t-Laig.d with murdt ring two young woni a in a church in San Francisco, C'al.. ili at temi t to fix the crime of tht nnir-u-r upon Rev. Dr. Gibson, the jvtrtor of the church, claiming to Lae sulLouiit evidence to do so. The farm lands of this country are estimated to be worth 13,279,252,649. Nathan Pelharu, who was to b hanged last Friday at Stlma, Ala., for the murder of three negroes through his lawyer; t. V. Molette, and a petU tion to the governor signed by the entire bar of that city, has had his death sentence commuted to life im prisonment by Governor Oatea. Miscellaneous. The number of ballots taken in the Delaware Legislature for Senator baa run up to 121, but there is yet no elec tion. The American sailors are still in jail in Santiago, Cub:?, w ithout trial. There ia no evidence against them. There are no indications of their release. The American rcsidcLts declare it an outrage aud savthe request of the gov ernment w ould be granted if a worship were there. Foreign. The Paris omnibus strike has been settled. The company will re-instate all the strikers A violent earthquake, accompanied with thunder, shook Laibsch, Austria, Tuesday afternoon. Eight or tea buildings collapsed and the few fami lies who had returned to their homes fled back to the fields. In the London House of commons Mr. W. T. Russell's I ill providing for the perpetuation of tht existing tem porary regulation cL-sing thi drinking saloons in Ireland on Sunday passed its second reading by a vote of 168 to 69. UTILIZE OCR OWN RESOURCES. Sensible Advice of a Practical South ern 3111! Man. In a communication to the Chatta nooga Tradesman Mr. W. A. Courte ney, of Newry, Oconee County, S. C, says : Our "Southland" is certainly highly favored with marvellous natural ad vantages, and it is not extravagant to say far in advance of other portions of the Union. Up to a very recent date its life and work have been mostly ag ricultural, achieving the very highest results in its splendid crops of sea is land and upland cotton, indigo, rice, tobacco and grains. In the colonial period Carolina indigo and rice com manded European markets with pre ference at higher prices than the pro ducts of other nations. In 1860 sea island cottons were sohl by the plant ers' marks, so well known in foreign markets as not to require sampling. The people who achieved these not ed agricultural triumphs are on the soil yet, and within one decade have demonstrated their ability in other fields of action. In the new condi tions now unfolding they are being heard from very effectively. Coal and iron in exhaustless supply now occupy a constantly widening market at prices that surprise the clos est economy. Its unrivallod and bounteous water powers keep in mo tion hundredsof thousands of spindles, which multiply yearly in a healthy growth; large towns have grown up with well-to-do, industrious popula tions, living in a much improved con dition of life, where once all was soli tude. If wise counsels prevail, if prudence controls the coming action of the South, there is a promising and prosperous futuro for "Dixie-laud" in the wide fields of textile industries of many kinds. Here is a mild and genial cli mate, limitless and economic water power, cheap fuel, n large and desira ble population, "nitive to the soil," unemployed, waiting to be called from an idle to a busy money-making life. It is surprising how quickly they learn to spin and weave, what steady wage earners they come to be; so far as availability goes none are in advance of them; such are the natural advantages enjoyed by the South, and there is plenty of room for those with means from afar off to come in and share these unequalled privileges. But let us not all sit down nnd wait for others to do our work, with such greit natural ad vantages neglected: we have the cubic inches of brains, snfrieicnt capital, the ability to accomplish great results our selves, if we bravely enter this new and inviting field of industrial achieve ment. Let each community nsk itelf how much of this coming work it can do, then organize and speed to the work. But within recent months there has come in view a strange and phenome nal condition. Seme Southland peo ple parcntlv regard all the unfolded advantages of the South in the light of a new physical discovery, which they don't seem to knw what to do with. The exnbeiance of their joy at finding themselves in the very midst of very good things takes the direction of de siring to give away their great inheri tance to people aa far away as can be found, actnaMy inviting distant people to come and disinherit thein, to enter u and gather future liberal harvests of good thi DPS. . Why not icsteid stop all thi" waste ful gush, shouting out in loud acclaim: Come and take for nothing all our good things ! Why not trust to a lit tle home-grown self reliant, hold fat to our local advantages, draw upon our own )riiatif'U for the industrial work, build up for onrselves xi'laes and towns which will extend the com forts of ao improved condition of life to those near us ? Esther this, even at ales rapid speed, than give away our heritage. The South prf sT.ts aa open field for great achieveuu-Lt.--. Lt all ntite ia effortsto a creitt. result. 311s Pollard Will Sail. Madt line Pollard, who tecovered ?15,0;0 damages ia hrr fcuit egaint Col. lirt-ckf-nridge, but who has not been aid to collect the Amount, sailed on the Charapr'gue f-s th companion of charitibU wo-nan h w i'l rruk' 1 .'our years' trip ! :i I tit- vorl.l. HOLLAND IS JAILED. A VOLUNTARY SURRENDER. Holland Asked to Be Taken to Jail He Preferred Prison to Lonely Wanderings In Foreign Lands. While the family of Mr. W. E. Shaw, Charlotte, N. C, were at supper Sun day evening about eight o'clock, a mes senger arrived to e Mr. Shaw. He was told that Mr. Holland wanted to see him. He hurried to the place where the ex-cashier was in hiding, and saw him. "I sent for you," said the ex-c.-hier, "because I wanted to give myself up." Mr. Shaw asked if he had fully made up his mind to do 60. "Yes," said he, "I have thought tke matter over for these five days, and have made up my mind to surrender. I would rather serve my time, five or ten years in the jemtentiary, than to b hounded down by justice through mauy years sepa rated from my family, and not be able to hear from them or to write to them In the penitentiary lean, at least, write to and hear from my family, and it would be a relief to me to know that I, at least, would not be hounded down. from place to place, as I would be if I fied from justice." Mr. Shaw knows Mr. Holland well, the two being brothers-in-law, and knows one of his strongest characteris tics to be, decision. If he once makes up his mind to a certain course, tooth ing in the world can change him. Mr. Shar, remembering this characteristic, knew it was useless to dissuade him, and, in fact, did not try. "Well, what do you want to do?" he asked Mr. ITolland. "I want yon to go with me to Col. Maxwell's (U. S. commissioner) to give myself up The two started for Col Maxwell's. On the way they talked of the possibility of some one seeing them together, and attempting to arrest Mr. Holland, in order to claim the SI .000 reward. They decided to obviate this by go ing immediately to Dr. McAden's and surrendering to him, and get him to accompany them to 'Squire Maxwell's, so any one seeing them would at least not be able to arrest Holland in order to get the reward, an officer of the bank being already with him. IN-4AIL. It was about 9:30 when the three men arrived at the jail. Sheriff Smith was at home. He opened the door and asked the three men in the parlor 'Squire Maxwell told the Sheriff that Mr. Holland wanted to give himself up, as he preferred prison to the life of a fugitive from justice. The sheriff thought he had done the wise thing. He then went out to arrange a place for Mr. Holland to sleep. He did not put him in a cell, as he felt that it was unnecessary, but arranged a bed in what is known as the corridor, a larger room than a cell. 'Squire Muxwell and Mr. Shaw gave tlu ex-cnshier their hands in farewell, and left him with Sheriff Smith a prisoner iu Mecklen burg jail. Holland did not leave Charlotte, but was concealed at, the house of some friend. He got the papers and read every account of his defalcation and flight. He said last right that he had not been out of town, but just left home to rest nd get his mind com posed. Besides the burden of the wrong he had committed, the grief of his family had v.tli nigh crazed him, and he felt that he must get away and be quiet and compose himself. His first question last nijjht when he again saw Mr. Shaw is: "What dot my family think?" When Holland surrendered to 'Squire Maxwell Sunday oight, he. asked the 'squire if he did uot think it was the best thing he could do. "Yes." said the 'squire, "1 do." Holland said: "I never had any intention of leaving Charlotte; I wanted quiet ami rest, therefore left home, but I meant from the first to stay and face it out." Monday afternoon nt 3 o'clock, Mr. Holland had a preliminary trial before United States Commissioner D. G. Maxwell. He waived examination, ami failing to give bond, was commit ted to jail to nwtut ttial at the Jnoe tenu of Federal Court Weekly Receipts of C otton. The following are tho total net re ceipts of cotton at ail poits since Sep tember 1, 191: Galveston, 1,632,929; New Orleans, 2,487,312; Mobile, 245,010; Savannah, 912.9x2; Charleston, 421.882; Wil- miugton, 233,901; Norfolk, 451,268; Baltimore, 111,516; New York, 10, 945; Boston, 295,232; New Port News, 32,934; Philadelphia. 9G.352; West Point, 21,29; Brunswick, 100,025; Yelasco, 592; Port Royal, 149,065. Total 7,636,285. First .Mill to Cei..? South. Anco'iiit'eiceLt of the plans for the earlv erab!Lmtnt of a 1U,'0 spin dle cctton mil! w made at Atlanta. The mill will U located on th Cht- tahoothie River, six miles from Atlan ta, bv the W hittit-r Cotton Mill Com I any, of Lowell, Mas. , arited by local capitalist. Work will be legun on Mav 15. Killed In Bed By Ilia Crazy Wife. At Savannah, Ga., Milton J. Schei grrt, foreman ? the evening Eulletin, taks shot through the heart and in tUntlv ki!'rd bv his wife. He was ssleen at tb tirte. Mr. Schaeigfctt it. mid to Le ic-jii and i D-'W under arrest Schweiifrrt u fruin Lancaster, Pa. A gigantio and singuJarly perfect black pearl ia to be exhibited in Lon don. It waa discovered inTasmaoiaani is three-quarters of an inch long. $75,000 FIRE IN CIIARLOTTB. The Sander & Blackwood Warehouse and Sis Store Destroyed. April, 1895,1s destined to be a mem orable month for Charlotte, N. C. The most distressing bank defalca tion that haa ever been known in Charlotte, occurred in the early part of the week, and Thursday afternoon the largest fire that haa been chronicled since the big cotton platform fire of 1875. The immense cotton warehouse on North College street known aa the Sanders k Blackwood warehouse, erected at a cost of $26,000, lies a mass of ruins, together with the rear portion of the Holton building on Trade street, running back to the cotton warehouse, and two new stores on North College stiectowsed byCapt. Harrison Watta. By 5 o'clock the whole of the im mense warehouse wss in flames. The sight waa grand yet terrifying A sliyht bree7e was blowing, and sparks aud flakes of burning cotton were car ried over the houses on the opposite block. The roof of Ritch's stable was dis covered to be on fire, as were several roofs of houses in Buzzard's Roost. With this increase of danger, increased the excitement. Bucket brigades were formed and the roofs were manned and the water passed up. As the flames rolled higher and high er from the burning warehouse, it waa seen that the whole block of houses, an unbroken line of brick, on College street, was in great danger. The occupants of the various stores ou College, believed nothing but that the whole block would be swept away, and a rush wss made by each to get his goods out The streets were strewn with furniture, groceries, beds, Wd clothing, trunks, beef and everything, else portable. The scene was a wild one. t r DIAGRAM OF THE FIRE, SnOWINO THE BCRNED IlISTRirr. It seemed as the fire progressed that it would not stop short of the corner. The stores on the College street block were occupied as follows: Southern Newspaper Union, occupying corner of College and Fifth; W. F. Slrange, tin ware; Charlotte Broom Factory; John Sloan, grocery; Tcssier Bros., mechanics; Lnbinsky k Rsmsey, fur niture, and next two store rooms of Capt. Watts, unoccupied. The fire stopped about the furniture store. The Southern Newspaper Union kept its presses running and men at work up to the time when the fire waa in only a few doors from it. "That's enterprise," said some one. "You can't down the press, yon know." The general opinion seemed to be that the fire could have been prevent ed had thewster supply been sufficient The pressure was not strong enough. Superintendent Hutchiaon, of the water works, was seen aftes the fire. He said that one of the three boilera was being cleaned, making them short, when the fire began, one liler. It took about 30 minutes to fire it up. The pressure, he said, was 80 pounds, but at one time went down to 40. He, as well aa the company, was worried that the boiler was not in working or der. The fire of Thursday afternoon clearly demonstrates that two boilera are not sufficient, and as the third on is likely to have to be cleaned again, and possibly again on the very day when needed, as Thursday, it seems that the company should purchase an extra one. The shortage in water cost the city thousands of dollars. The loss is estimated to be about $75,000. Insurance $19,600. A colored boy nsmed Ben Wright was badly cut by falling glass. His face and "arms were fearfully torn. Eight Bandits to be Shot. A special from the City of Mexico says that the Supreme Court of the State of Oaiaca haa afJlrmed the sen tence of death passed by the District Court against eight prisoners held for the murder of Count Manzano, a wealthy Italian nobleman, killed at his hacienda near the City of Mexico by robbera over a year ago. Three others acensed of complicity in the assassination have been released from custody. The caae will now go to the 1st division of the Court for final re vision, after which the prisoners will be legally shot if nothing new is dis covered in the testimony. Work of Profeatlonals. The directors of the First National bank of Plainfili. N. J.. have just made public a theft of $22,765 from the vault Monday. The cashier miss ed the money when he went to close the bank for the day. It waa in two packages. One contained $20,000 in new bills, and the other $2,765 in mu tilated bill. It ia believed that the robbery wss the work of professional thieve, as during the afternoon a stranger came in and engaged one of tellera in conversation, leaving with out having transacted any busineaa. rV ill 3 111!- I&l$llr I , WITHIN OUR STATE. NEWS FROM MANY COUNTIES. Took Nothing Hut Cash. The amount of money which waa stolen from the Farmer bauk at Rox boro waa $2,804. Nothing but ca.h waa taken, notes and checks not btiu.j moleated. The only suspected per.'ou is an unknown traveling jeweler, who waa seen last Saturday, but who cannot be found. Graveyard Insurance. Gross swindles in the way of grave yard insurance have been unearthed at the town of Beaufort Two farmers and a medical examiner are involved. In same cases per sou a almost at tho point of death were insured, and in one case this wss done after the insur ed positively refused to be a party b to the fraud. The conspirators flVnd the widow 12,000 to participate in tho suits against the companies. Iu sumo cases the insurance was oltaiued by means of impersonations, sound meri representing themselves aa the assured, when really the latter were nearly dead. Fourteen of these frauds have been discovered. The 3Iayor-Slayer Out on Bail. Mayor Oentry, of Walnut Cove, charged with the murder of Loui Poiudexter, colored, has been allow ( to give boud. The grand jury is ex pected to act on the case at thi term but the trial will hardly come up be fore the fall term. The prevailing sentiment at the mayor's home is de cidedly in his favor. Mr. Gentry is no less than CO years of age and the citizena claim that he had no idea of even injuring the negro. Frightens the llorsen. About one mile northeast of Monroo is a pine tree by the road where negro was lynched teu yesrs ago, and reliable men say that auy horse in variably becomes frightened arid triea to dodge out of the road when passing there after night A paity passing there Friday night and the night be fore says his horse was baddy fright ened both times and that nothing could be seen. The Only Obstacle Removed. The re-organization committee of the Cape Fear k Yadkin Valley Rail road, W. P. Blackford, chairman, m t at Baltimore and a settlement m reached with representatives of tho North State Improvement Company who were present. This removes tho ouly obstacle to the re organization of the road and the committee hopes to secure a decree of foreclosure in Juue- Roxboro's Bank Scandal. A special irom Roiboro to the Char lotto Observer, 6ays that on Mondsy morning a t.eek it was sscertr.rifel that the Farmers' Batik there had beea robbed of $2,801. On Thursday fol lowing Mr. M. H. Palmer, bank exam iner, arrived there to cxam.re the bank's condition. He discovered a shortage aad the bocks out of balance. Soon after the discovery ttecaa'jisr of the lank. Mr. T. Jones, aonccdersl himself to the sheriff, acknowledging that he had loaned raouey vr.thcct ths authority of the directors, and that thne waa a shortsgb iu Lis aceennta. He is now ir. jtil -ones dtties any participation iv or kcowlrdge of th roib?Ty Ila tdmit $2,300 sbottago and Ls made a deed r.f treat wearing thet anooit. The door of tbe bank hove lecu closed and .he State Tress utet not5 fled. It :s tot htcwu what the leaUiicrtsc i. but coy thick tho depositors aie in anX dacger, though tiie stockholders wi'd lese heat'ly. The first strawberries were offered on the Wilmington market Thursday at 35 cents per quart. The first State convention of the Christian Endeavor Societies opened at Winston on Friday. The Monroe Cotton Mills ban hsd bad luck again and had to stop on ac count of the breskiog of some of tho machinery. The Monroe Enquirer l-arns that some fine nuggets of gol 1 have been found recently on the CuthWtaou plsce, in esst Monroe township. The ladies in esch of the ninety-six counties in tbeHtste were requested t select sn aitsnt msrehal for the coo federate monument unveiling at Raleigh on May 20th. Contracts have been let for materials for building two large cotton mills at Concord. It is said one will have 30, 000 spindles. J. M. and W. R. O Jell will build both mills. Both United States snd North Caro lina geological surveyors are making a specisl survey of water powers at th nsrrows of the Yadkin river and will make a special report thereon. The residence of a family by tho name of Kinley, in th Western pari of Forsyth county, waa destroyed by fire a few night ago. The family had. a narrow encspe with their live. The new saw mills of the Milla Man ufacturing Company at Raleigh have begun work. This company cow Las a large plant operating with the same batUry of boilera, a wagon factory and a iouricg mill. Electrified Paper. T. L. Stevens, North Hoos.ck, N. T., states that fa the paper tallls ia that plv they are sometimes troubled with static electricity. In same cases sparks six to elht iache ia length are produced a the paper leaves tho calendar. A steam damper ia awd to prevent this, or a copper wire, well grounded, is maJe to rest on tho web aa it passea from tha calenders to tha real. Scientific American.