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A DEMOCRATIC JOURNAL THE EOPLE AND THEIR INTEREST.
VOL. V. NO, 3,
Maxton, n. a, Tuesday, august 5, i89o.
S1.00 A YEAR
Maxton
Union.
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TOWN DIRECTORY.
IB. F, McLEAN Mayor.
II W Mr N ATT
O. II. BLOCKER,
W. S. BYRNES,
W. J. CCRRIE,
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Commis
sinners.
J
A .1 BL'rfCK, Town Marshal.
LODGES.
KNIGHTS OT HONOR, No. 1,720 meets
on second nn fourth Wednesday', at
T.oOP. V. J. B. "VYEATIIERLY, Dic
:xt P,. F. -Mr LEAN, Reporter.
'. K. C. A., meets every Sunday at 7.30
P. M. ,WM. BLACK" President.
MAXTON GUARDS, WM. BLACK.
Captain, meets firt Thursday nights of
each month at 'N P. . M.
CHOSEN FRIENDS meet on second
and fouith Monday In each month.
Argus Shaw, Chief Counselor ; S. W.
Parharn, Secretary and Treasurer.
MAXTON LODGE, KNIGHTS OF
FYTIIIYS, meets every Friday night,
except first iti earh month, ut "o'clock.
ROBESON COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY
JKev J A Smith, tJre-iJeiit ; K K - ProeO .r.
Jr., 1st '.-c Vi-vh , ), J j "nm. :;.ii '
i'.; A 1 Brown. Ser'y; Win Bl ck, Treas.
wrul Deixcittti v; Ex Com. Rev li OHi'l
1) D, I. -s TrwnseinJ, i I1 McK. c-herii, J O
r -wTi-wae, u u tilu krr ami li DC aMw, II
KXFJ t TIVE roMM ITTEF..
Ilev Joveph Kvaus, Kiv H U Hill. I 1),
Rev J s Klark, Kv ii V Meek,
licv J F Finla son, .Jo McColhu n,
.J PSmiili, I)unean McKmv, Sr.
N H Brown, Ir J L McMillan.
All) IT I NO (OMM1TTF.R.
J P Smith, I) H McNeill, J A Humphrey
Place of next iiifeting--Lumhertot, N. C.
Time ot next meeting Thursday May
th, ixsi, at 1 1 .HI o'clock a. in.
i' ii i) . ....... ' . .
Bible and 'estanient-s ran be purchased i
oi mmi. mark, UeooMtoiy, Maxton, 2i. (,
roht.
All churches and Bible Societies in the
county invited "Uisen.l delegates.
Forward ail collection to Wm Black,
Yreasurer, Maxton. N C.
CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN, REY. DR. II. G-
H'LL, Pastor. Service? each Sabbath
M 4 P. M. Sunday School at 10 A.
M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
afternoon at . o'clock .
METHODIST, REY. J. W. JONES
1'hMoi-. Services each Sunday at 11
A. M. Sun-iv School at 9 :M) A. M.
MASON 1C.
MAXTON LODGE A. F. & A. M.
meets 1st Friday night in each
month at 8 i. m.
GENERAL DIRECTORY OF
Robksox Cor.NTY.
Senator. .1. F. Payne.
Representatives, I T. M. Watson.
H D. ('. Regan.
E. F. McRae.
! W. P. Moore,
jjui v Commissioners, j B. Stancil,
! T. McBryde.
i .1. S. Oliver,
C. S. ('.. C. B. Townsend.
SherilT, H. McEachen.
Rcjr'r Deeds, J. H. Morrison.
Treasurer, W. W. McDainnid.
.1. A. McAllister
Board of Education .1. S. Black,
S .1. S. McQueen.
Supt. Pub. Intr'n, .1. A. McAlister.
Coroneut Supt. of Health. Dr. F Lis R
One of the missionariet of the China
Island Mission, a Scotch gentleman
worth $l,000,000,in living in China rery
economically, using all his fortune in
the work.
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The Drorer Journal announces tha?
'several larire cotton mills are to be e
tablished in the State wet of the Mi
sissippi River, in order to capture so:m
of the trade which is now poesed b
the mill of the Gulf Sr.it--."
Tho Kentucky Court of Appeals, in an
opinion by, Judge Holt, has decided a
very important case against the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The action
was brought by Joseph Chapman for
damages for the telegraph company's fail
ure to deliver to him two telegranas, one
announcing the daugerous illness of his
father and the other informing him of his
father's death and when he would be
buried. They were sent from Franklin
to Bowliug Green, a distance of about
twenty mile. Chapman resided in
Bowliug Green, and learning on the
street of the death of his father called at
the telegraph office and received the two
telegrams. Chapman, in his suit claimed
he sustained a pecuniary loss, missing a
donation from hi father of a promis
sory note which he says hi father would
have given nim if he had seen him in his
last illness. :n that he was also dam
aged in hi feelings and affection by being
thereby prevented from attending upon
his father in his lat illness and frcm at
tending his funeral. The Court of Ap
peals holds substantially that, as Chap
man was the beneficiary of the telegrams,
he can maitaiu an action; that the tele
graph company is liable for damage if it
fails to use ordinary diligence in compli
ance with its contract, whether it lc to
to the feelings or tilt purse: that the m
jury to the feelings should be regarded an
m part of the actual damage, and the jury
be allowed to consider it. The judg
ment of the loer court was; therefore,
NEWS SUMMARY.
FBOM ALL OVER THE SOnTHLAITD
Adeats Oal&mitiei Pleas&nl Hewi and
Notes of Ijidntry,
NORTH 0AR0UNA.
GoTerr:or Fowle announced that h
woula have the appral carried into th
Supreme Court to tet Judge WhitakerV:
lttrision that he had- no right to bold
Xockinghain Superior Court, after haviny,
ijeen ordeied to do iso by the Governor.
Wilmington is still in a state of greats
terror at the continued perpetration o
high-handf d outrages by higkwaymen;
in the sui founding country. Near;
Wrightsville a white man, accompanied;
by a little bay, was set upon andj
clubbed nearly to death with a maul
and robbed, Is the latest outrage.
News is received of a destructive
cloudburst in Brunswick, which did
surest damage. Town Creeic rose six feet
in three Lours, and a large section 6
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country was flooded. A. D. McKeithan
trist-mill was washed entirely away, as
were al3o three large bridges on the
stream, that had stood the test of man
freshets. Ciop were also eeriously
damaged. j
l'he Woman's Christian Teniperand
Union held a sucotssful live day meeting
in A8heville. Delegates wero pr-i?eiil
irom evtry state iD tne Union. j
E. G. Edwards, (LiTiaster at Puj
gatoiy, in DujV.iti c-'TTnty1; avuo was
lew u'ays ajj aircttPdT" and cariied t
Ntw Berue, cirngedf wfel stealiipg
registered letttTr ' c0TT7fiTjgj87T ha
been bound over to cOur alipTTaililTg H
ive bond, has been sen?f0ail.
While wheat thrashing was in progresl
on a farm of JameV Hfitt, in Catawbf
(OU'.-ty, lightning 6trHPk a perimmo
tre near tne fctiay &tck and killei
Robert Deal and fleury Bolick, tw't
youn men, who were" under the tree,
and knocked down eleven other persons
who were standing near by. ,
A most destructive conflagration occut-
red at Winston, entailing a Joss of be j
tween forty and rifty thousand' dollars. ;
The splendid three story brick hard
ware establishment of S. E.'Allen aud
two adjoining business houses were
totally deitroed. The loss to Allen
was $20,000, with $11,000 insurance!
The building was owned by Pfohe 3b
Stockton, and was valuerl at $10,00,
with $7.l;00 in.iiuB':e. Losses on other
buildings Vere heavy. It was the most
destructive, tire which has visited Win
ston in years.
iVo white men, named r McKoy and
Reed, engaged in a pistol fight iu Macon
countv . ill uJiich McKoy was instantly
killed. Iteed'j horse was shot from tin
der him. Mclvoy is ssid to have been
related to the notorious McKoy family,
Kentucky. i
At the convention of the North C$r
jlira Press Association at Durham a
resolution was auopttd pledging the aid
of the Association iu carrying out the
movement, which has already been in
stituted, to erect a magniflcent monC
oeut at Charlotte in honor of the signers
f the Mecklenburg UcclarRtion ot In
dependence. SOUTH CAROLINA.
Governor Richardson respited, until
August 29tb, Anderson Williams, color
ed, who was under sentence to be haDg
vd in Sumter county i on Friday. "Wil
liams "was convicted of murder. He
asked for more time, in order to prepare
petitions for commutation of sentence.
There was a large Republican meetio'g
at Gadsden Hichlnnd county, at which
speeches were mnde by Brayton, J. 31.
Freeman, T. H. Jones, of Charleston,
N. S. Shelton, T. A. Saxon and various
locsl speakers. The meeting was main
ly held in Bray ton's interest, and he
was endorsed by most of the other
speakers. Resolutions pledging sup
poit to Bra) ton as the candidate for
Congres from the ?th district were in
(reduced by John F. Lepoz, of Colum
bia, and carried by a ;age majority.
Oce-half of the b u k -ases of the State
Library have abetdy been erected, and
State Libianan Richardson is arranging
the thouaude of volumes in them. The
Li'uary is -aveiy handsome hall, and
the bookcases are in keepirg with the
expulsive tate of its arrangement.
Governoi Ri iiardson has appointed
C. D. John sn i S. .1. Mclnne assistant
suptivisrus of registration for 31arlboro,
Co-.ir.ty.
The Co'umMa pr.Mce are making
vig ro.ss search f i a gaog of burglars
who are ravaging the city. Half a
d. 7..n tur;Ui ;e have occurred there
la t week, the most important having
been sue e-sf illy perpetrated Wednes
day night, when the residence of Jacob
David, in A'Sfm'oiy street, and that of
L. T. Levin. Sr. iu : Washington street,
were eoter.-d. At Mr. David's the
biirUrs set tired tt grid bicastpin aad
3") m m net, aiui also a valuable
diamond r t g. T'r-e more burglaries
have eefi c.inm.iti'ii since, the latest
one bemi; tbe iM.e::re of C. H. Bal
dwin, Tkhete a j;oJd Uaici was stolen.
A chtit-r At- i;.ed to the Ies?ille
'ull'4i (.'o.n .riu- .Leesrille, Lexing
ton Cjunty. D D. D. Mitchell, is presi
dent The Governor has commuted the1
sentence of the following prijoners:
To im.rnunmeut to date, the sent nee
of Jake Fans . ho was convicted at
tne Ma., a. 1SU. term of Court for
Bai awelt Co.iui v ,rou;glary and larceay
-n i sentecce i uy JtiOge Wallace to m
i.oQiiieu. iu t.i Peuitatiarj for two
tnr. To imoritoument for tire yeaii.
tfii iiatinci m Mom Brown, co&Tlctia
at the February, 1887, term of Cour
for Lauranse County of arson and sen
tenced by Jude Aldich to imprison
ment in the Penitentiary for ten years.
A commiaicn has been for the orgmiza
tion of the 3laiine. WLarf and Storage
Company, of Charleston v;ith a capital
stock of $15,000. in shares of $100 each
The corporators, Cha. "F. 3IiddIeton.
Ed. C. Marshall, Jos T. Hubbard and
Herman S. Corde?, all of Charleston,
propose to cojduct a peoeral wharf,
duck and storage business.
Major E. B. Stahlman,
president of the Louisville
vill railroad, states that
third vice
and Nash
there is nc
foundation in tbe
tern and Atlantic
rumor iht the Wei
was to be double
tracked by the Louisville and Nash
ville. There ha3 ben formed at Lawrence
burg, a Davy Crockttt M'-du mental As
sociation for the purpose of erecting a
monument to the memory of the old hero
at that place, his old home On August
19 there will be a meeting of the Crockett
clan and grand birthday celebration at
Liwrenceburg. Distinguiihed men
from all over the country are expected
to be there. Crockett was elected to
the Legislature from Lawience County
in 1821. Tho citizens are preparing for
a grand rally.
Hardly bad the breath cone out ol
imperial 3Ir. Pukwick, Chas. Retd'.
great stallion, a few days since, neai
Gallatin, before Reed was apprised of
that fact by wire in New York. Reed,
like a true sportsman and breeder that
he is, purchased two, among the many
celebrities of tbe turf, in a few hour
after learning ot his mis-fortune iq Ten
nessee, viz. : French Park for $10,000
and Exile for $15,000. Both of thei-e
hones have been shipped to Gallatin
where they will be placed at the htad
of the harem at Fair View.
The Tennessee Press Association me'
at Hotel Fairmont, Bristol. Mr. G. C
3IaUhews of the Memphis Ajtpeal wa
unanimously elected president; W. C
Tatum, of the Obion Democrat, first
vice president; Andrew Grigsby, of tin
Nashville Herald, second vice president
Andrew Grigsby, of tbe Nashville Herald
second vice-president: T. H. Scruggs,
of the Sweet Water Xeics, third vice
president: Judge Pitkin C. Wright, of
Memphis, secretary, and R. G. Miller
of the Nashville Banner, treasurer. The
editors visited Big Stone Gap on the les?
day of the meeting as the guests of the
citizens of Bristol.
GEORGIA
Brunswick had a big parade on tht
.occasion of the opening of its new brew
ery.-
The reunion of the Forty third Geor
gia Volunteers at Buford has been post
poned from the 22d of July toThuradav
the 14th df August, 1890.
Savannah offers the Florida alliance
men a $6,000 warehouse in that city for
the shipment of the Florida Alliance
produce.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina
tions of J. T. Broughlon for postmaslei
at 3fadison, and Susie T. Gatchell foi
postmistress of Washington, Ga.
The meetingfof the state agricultural so
ciety atLaGrange, on August 13fh, prom
ises to be of unusual interest to tht
members of that organization. Many im
portant matters are to be considered,
among them tbe election of a successor
to 31 r. Robert A. Nisbet, the retiring
secretary.
Lee,s$)biDsoD, living at Su wan ee1 came
near Dng burned afrve. When he
awoke fafte night his house was falling
in and he only escaped in his night
clothes, losing everything he possessed,
and no insurance. He was alone in hi.
house, an d does not know how the firt
originates, unless it was from a defect
ive flue in the Chimney.
Ordinary 31cCall has ordered an elee
tion to be held in Wilcox couniy on An
gust 27tb, on the question of rtuovin;.
the courAouse to fiochelle.
The Macon and Atlantic railroad com
pany has contracted with the Macon ano
Savannah Construction company to com
plete its road in eight months, the dig
tance being 165 miles between Macon
and Savannah.
W.J. Bullard's boarding house, a three
story brick dwelling, 203 Congress street
Savannah, was blown up Thursday morn
iag. Three persons were killed and six
injured. Two of them will probably
die. There were thirteen people in tht
house. The ere plosion bbaftered th
waTls, which collapsed in an instant and
fell inja mass of ruins . The killed are Mrs .
W.J.Bullard,Locklyand Gus Robie. Tt t
wonnded are John Roberts, right anklt
fractured and ctnomsion of the btair
from the shock; L. J. Tate,, contusion ol
the face and. chest; Meldon Haywocd.
colored, shoulder dislocated and bruised
Edward A. Rims, slightly bruised ; Mrs,
Edwards Everett, slightly brtrsd; Smi
King, colored, badly injured about the
bod v
VlxtOUIA,
.Thomas Wjlon, convicted of nvude
in Henry county, washnrged at Ma. tins
villa Thursday.
;W. M. Poindexter, a Washington ar
chitect has been selected by th- Danvilh
Board of Public School Trustees to furn
ish the working plans for the new $20,
000 school building to be commenced at
once.
Tb.5 barn and contents of w heat, hs
and farm imjUeraenta beJorginjr to John
W. Rice, cAdier of the iti,nndoh Val
lej National Bank at Wincheer were
burned. Loss $3,000. The origin if !
a i . : : I
uppuBcu iu ic luieuuaaxj.
At Alexandria Judge Norton granted
prayer of the saloon-keepers who had
ihiir licenses suspended for amonth ior
selling on Sunday, bj revoking hi ci
der, each saloon kt apex taking an UQB'
CUBd Csft RC$ t$ Cfl4 1 Jiii, j
ALLIANCE ADDRESS.
PRESIDENT BTAOKHOUcE ORATES-
Rapid Growth of the Order in Eonth Oar-olina-The
Organization Hen-Partisan
hat not Bos-Political Tht
Fanners Intend to Elect the
Hext President of the
United States.
GREEwrLLE, S. C, Special. At the
annual meeting of the State Alliance,
all the officers were p eent. Col.
L. L. Polk made a short address. A
legislative committee, composed of one
from each district, was appoint. It
was determined to appoint a committee
to examine all the presa reports from the
Alliance. Dr. J. Wm. Stokes as elect
ed president for the ensuing term . The
olJber old officers were re elt-cted and
Dra. S. A. Jarnigan and J. Wm. St"ke,
avid Hons. W. J. Talbert hnd A. C.
Laiimer were re elected to the National
Alliance, and Spartanburg was seleceJ
as the pkace of the next meeting.
One ol the most important actions
taken by the Alliance was tbe
ajoptrbtment of a special committee o
rfrc tc investigate and report upon a
ptontor a mutual Are and life insurance
cgiVrn to be operated by tbe Allianc
fQrrffcelf exc'usively. The Alliances in
tbjp T?rrthwest are operating concerns of
tb$9ksri. W. O. Hinson was eated as
detoTte from Charleston'.
le following is President Stack
hoofiP.'s annual address:
Brethren of ths State Alliance: K
turning oer to you the high trust which
I bp re endeavvjrftd to execute for yo.'
dlirkig tlie two years since your organ
zation, I congratulate you on th
gcojvth of the Order within the State,
ant CTi tbe good your organization has
already accarAplished, add on the or en
proarjext fDrfdttire acomplishmt nt.
TDe report of yotir State orgn;z ti.u
shojys tu&t the organization ha bet
pteJOtad in eyery county in the State
Your secretary reports that we mow hav
1,052 8lrrAiliazies in the Stttew im in -CEeaseof2$S
since your last meeting,
arjfjl an increase of 17.300 members dur
icrg the year now closing.
BENEFITS OF THE ORDER.
The improved busines method in
troduced by the Order have laved hun
deeds of thousands of dollars fb the fa m
ere of the State, but important an is tM
mosey saving tS) the farmers of tbe skate,
the gain in Information inri mfcnho-
is valtly more important. TheAUi11"
h&$ not only danonstrated the irract c .
booefits of unity, but that it has frtimu
latedaudhas given direction to imb
vjdual efforts is the testimony of obs r
vers both 3n and Out of the Order.
Tie termers of the State are m r
cheeTul and hopeful than they ha
forittl&ny years, and it will not be d
dfiodtty those who have observed ai d
studied tkjs farmers' condition lhat it 1
mairfly .one to the beneric nt fcacl i y
and operations of your noble organiz i
tion.
GUIDED BY NOBLE PURPOSES.
In looking to and arranging for futme
operations we must be gu'd;d by th
same declaration of noble purposes that
has enabled us to start so well. Ih y
are founded on truth and equity . L
us study then and be guided by them
The safety and success of our orgtniz i
tion is dependent on our fidelity an i
devotion to these noble purposes.
ECONOMICAL FDUCATIOS.
The first declaration of purpose !
our Order shows that it looked to tt"
education of the 'agricultural clai. '
that they might be prepare ! t gr pp'
with organized and enthroned munop v
I respectfully recommend a careful
study of this entire first de dara iou and
purpose to the broiheih od in Scu'h
Carolina. The education of the "gn
cultural cbss" is the most Import n
work of the Alliance, not only in South
Carolina but in every State of this -eat
nation. I recommend that you. consider
carefully the best methods for the a -complishraent
of this great educttlooil
work.
MONOPOLY.
Entrenched monopoly, with it in
flutnce and power, must be met and
defeated. This is a task worthy of th
upremest efforts of the toiling mawe
of the people of tne United States From
it there is no escape if we would p-r
petuatc free institutions and enlightr.l
Christian government. The toiling
masses cf the people of this great nt on
are girding tnemselves for the accom
plishment of thnt Usk. The agricultural
States r.f this Union are niiitiuf for the
accomplishment of this grand tafek. lhr
great Northwest and the Cotton StaUi
will at nd together in tfie coming battle
witn tbe poers of roonoply. The as
saults of tbe first skirmish will be re
corded in the elections remits of tbe
natioaal election o! l&SK). But tie
u) uter monopoly is too firmly establish
d to be defeaXed in a skirmish. It
wilt require the great battle of 1892 to
decide whether the people or whrther
mono poly, shall rile this great nation.
POLITICAL DAXfiKR.
The cnarge of our opponents that we
hare abandoned agriculture and rone
into politics is sufficiently answered by
the statistical fact of fbe increased area
and superior condition of tbe growing
crops. Whence this fear of the (snwi
la political But we mail ever ,rimm'
bee that our politics are to be ictl)
con-paxtisao." A&y de partus fro a.
this rule will b?, to the extent oi the
departure, fatal to tbe s' treses of she
tfercf mjfiU Tt AHitsci h to
tsnse a political party, nor does it lcol
to the destruction of either of the great
political parties, but it is a "strictly
aon-partisan" organization for the de'
fence and protection of tbe agricultural
classes against legalued spoliation, and
will wait for no change of Administra
tion to nreseot its densands. The na
tional demands formulated by the Su
pre me Council at St. Loais have oeen
considered and passed upon by the Sub
and County Alliances, i recommend
that these Ueuianis. with the action
taken thereon by Uib and County Al
liances. be referred to a special commit
tee on legislative demands and t&ct al!
the matters in reference to legislation.
State cr National, he referred to this
committee. Tbe great consolidation
effected av St- Louis since your iast
msjetmg an(! the unprecedented crowth
of the National Farmers Alliance and Iu
dustrial Union inspires the hope that tne
demands of tbe grand organization will
at no very distant date receive respect
ful consideration by the Congress of the
United States.
THE AGRICULTURAL AKD
COLLEOS.
MECHANICA1
I congratulate tbe farming and indus
trial classes of the State on the fact that
since your last meetiag the State has
made provision for the establishment ot
an agricultural and mechanical college
at Fort Hill, and that the work of con
struction is now progressing. The report
of your executive committee shows good
and safe financial management. They
have enabled your State organizer. State
lecturer and State president to mtet, to
the extent of their ability to do so. all de
mauds made for their services. 1 recom
mend that the committers continue the
same equitable and wise arrangement in
deference to the work of the State lec
turer, and that he be required to give his
whole time to the work; under their di
rection should it be demanded, ajad I
uggest further, now that the work of
organization is so nearly 'completed, that
the committee impose tne work of State
organization on the State lecturer.
CONSTITUTION.
The State secretary, who has made
your State constitution a special study,
has by request prepared for submission
to your body a new or revised constitu
tion, with the purpose to make it more
systematic in arrangement, less doubtful
f interpretation and and easier of refer
nre. I recommend tnat you take such
i- tion as will best secure a careful con
sideration of this new or revised consti
tution. THE ALLIANCE EXCHANGE.
The plan adopted at your last meeting
for the establishment of an "Alliance
Exchange" has been carried into active
nnd successful operation. This report
submitted to this body as information
will sufficiently explain its operations.
Ps continued success is directly depend
ent on tbe patronage of the Alliance
brotherhood of the State. When th
business world comes to understand thai
it has come to stay, that the Alliance
people of the State will support it to the
extent of their ibility, it will surely
prove a grand succets and benefit to the
vlliance membership oeyond their most
-anguine expectations when you organ
ized. THE COTTON PLANT.
Your State organ is worthy of and creased,
-hould receive the support of the broth-1 William E. Johnston, E. M. Andrew,
erhood throughout the State. It should , M p Pegram Jr anj nths retb
make its weekly visits to every Alliance jnrorporator1, c,f the CtWiaotte Investment
tu tne mate.
The fact most of the Stati
ed to the demands of the
pre- s is oppose
Al lance maKes it imperany. iuui.
. i t : . . . .1 il..t
people should read our State and nation-
K. kt-.: i
ii oriran. iuc auuui w.uuumiu,
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.i i. u.4.- .v
vnur nauona. yrgau, i, ,u,u,t w, .
c ommendable fairness and great .billt,
the evii and .laDgrrs of monopoly.
rf.muitrnd that the Brotherhood ol
-o ith Carolina give it liberal patronage.
SALARIES.
I respectfully suggest the propriety
and justice of increasing the salanet
if your president ana secretary,
as the salaries, as now fixtd
hy your constitution, are not fail
oompnation for the lervices rendered
by those officers I trust you will re
main in session long enough to give care
ful consideration to all matters of inter
est to the Order in this State.
IN CONCLUSION
I want to toy that the effort to serve you
has been to m a labor of love. I have
brought to the . discharge of the dutiei
imposed my best efforts for tbe vjell
being of the Order. I have been con
scious of mv inability to measure up t
the respoaibility imposed upon me. 1
invoke your icdulgence to tbe deficien
cies and errors in my official edmlniitra
lion. I. want fo record my great and
rull appreciation of the prompt and
generous aid given me in their acvera
-le part men ts to those who have been as-x-iated
with me in the- discharge of zn
ffirial duties, asd I congratulate tbe
br jtherbood in the State on the wis
dom of their selection.
E. T. Btackhousi. I
rirutallty of a German OHeei.
A bruUl German sublieutenant stood
nword in hand over a private soldier and
compelled him to kep his hand in boil
ing water over a fire, under the pretense
that it was the doctor's order to remove
:i contusion. The hand was ruined and
the man crippled for life. He has been
invalided, and given a pension of $2.25
n month. Tne inhuman officer was snt
to prison for :" month. Chicago
Ti r4
Antwerp u on the decline. Hamburg
and KotUfdam are drawing off iu COO
serct lower port cUrgtt,
FOLIHOaL SQUIB3.
The Democratic Coogresiional Con
ventioa for the Third North Carolina
district met at Cimton, Wednesday, and
nominated Hon. B. F. tJiady ou the
178th ballot defeating Hon. C. W. Jlf
Clammy, the pi-tnt incumbent.
In the Second Koith Carolina DistnC
Judicial Convention at Weldon, Wed
neidsy, H. R. Bryan, of Crsveu, .was
nominated for Juuge on the fifty-sixth
ballot, receiviog 105 and a fraction. 103
being necessary foi a choice.
The Prohibitionists of Wisconsin have
nominated a lull state ticket headed by
Hr. Thomas Alexander, of Eu Clair,
for Governor.
The Souih Carolina Straightout Demo
cratic central committee met at Colum
bia Wednesday night and continued in
session until mfdnight. There weir
present John D. Kennedy, chaitman, and
Messrs, Johnson, Fiwler, Woodward,
Davie, McCraiy and Jones.
The nomination of Hon, John S.
Henderson as his own successor as Con
gressman from this district is now an
assured fact, and he will go into thr
convention with more than twice the
number of votes controlled by Idi.
Leazer Salisbury Herald. . j
Col. J. C. Coit. of Chesterfield, is said
to be the l4le8t candidate for Governor
of the Palmetto State. i
Congressman Bunn has been renom
inated in the Fourth N. C. District and
an Alliance platform addopted. I
The result of the Democratic Conven
tion at Nashville was a triumph for tbe
Farmers' Alliance. Mr. Buchnsn, the
nominee of the convention, is s Ruther
ford County farmer, member of the Al
liance and reveived the support of that
organization in his candidacy for the
nomination. If the majority rule had
obtained in the Tennessee Convention!
Mr, Buchanan would have been on easy
winner at the outset, practicilly over
riding the opposition, and even under
the two-thirds regulation his following
was so much greiter than that of any
other candidate that his nomination w
inevitable. But there wss no fight ma 1
against Mr. Buchanan account of LiT.
convictions. He was in fact les an
tagonized than any candidate in i).e
field, except Taylor. The fight w
chiefly between Patterson sud Baxier.
and each of these candidate made it a
point not to offend Buehnnm hopitig
to secure his influence thould he Inn
of the nomination
The Qrieeu Oity Pushing Ahead.
Charlotte N. C, parties have com
pleted tne purchase of 22 acres of land
adfeoect to that city: alo the property
ofthe Charlotte Street Railway, and In
corposated the Charlotte Consolidated
Construction Co., with E. I). LMta, a
leading merchant of Charlotte, as picti
dent. It is intended to build a suburban
town; the land is to be ftrld oil in lot", n
boolevard 100 feet in width contructtd,
streets not aarsower than GO feet opened
and graded. The street railway will he
changed to the electric system and ex
tended through the property to a patk.
It is expected that a large number of
cottages will be built, and the erection
of a Targe winter resort hotel is a possi
bility. Thecapita.1 stock of the company
is $100,000, which will probably be in
1 & iproyement Co . just organized. The
( capitai 6tock 18 aoo.OOO.
Hi f. r r.P.n5t(. rn v
' 1C " . Ci , , , . li . fit TV.
McGregor, of Monontahela Litf, I
i
ifrrrf i h r v lai i 1 1 r i i 1 1 1 i ubki - i wjc luaniii
secretary.
. Mooresville. and w(U !e
J" rect mrUc work, in Char
. VUP . ; V
Iotte, as stated.
The Richmond S: Danville railroad
company have completed a second cot
ton compress, the new one being for the
use of outakfc parties.
Candy's Jn$ redienln.
Tlie ordinary New York candy facfOTT
will employ about 100 to 150 hands,
vho are largely adult and' make very
good wage. In the ftummer fifty barrels
of suar jK-r day will be made up into
hw.-ets. anl in rt few month more, when
preparing for the holiday trade, and
when the mh i .-t its hihet, 200 bar
rel daily will not be ronsidereil a very
hijdi ftgtire Tle.re;it bulk of the sugar
u-d fx rsndv making i of n special
gr.jdr of granuiateifl retired eecially for
th- purje. A little corn yrup or glu
i fmploTffl iu the manufacture of
.-irH- kind cf candy, but outside of that
t!ie flavor., nuU or eei, gums, choco
latr. etc. , are th- only material found
ritc-ry.
Strirrh is a prominent aid in manufac
turing weet. and the ordinary factory,
will w'-l :iUut H,0'0 jounds of it for
daily ue. Thi mar -m strange to
cand t-alerii, but it i easily explained.
Iu the factory everything is laid out io
?r h. Tin- rnouUli fur gum drop, jelly
bean and all su h article are all made
in lar;h, and thf-vr mould are among
toe most tfutizl needs of the candy
uaker. St )VrX Xettt.
Glr4le4 the Earth In Six Ytaj.
While George FraacU Train holds the
championship belt for quick traveling,
the Ju'uilc Sirtcrs of FUk UnivenUy,
Nhvil!e. hare the melal for slow time,
'iliey Ui ve r.vnpletc l their tour around
t ;e worid, which legn April 3, 1SS4,
-r;t- i they wai.el from New Yorx foi
." :v. land, "and biro finAlly dubaudcd.
)..nn; ther lon t mr they sang through
KnzUnd, Irtbad, Scotland and Wales,
Autraba. New Zealand, Ceylon, India,
Chisa vtd Jpin,
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