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A i)MOCftATlC JOURNAL-THE. PEOPLE AND THEIR INTKRt;STS
VOL. VIII. NO. 6
MAXTOR, N. C TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, I80;i
SI.CO A VICAR.
A. NEW SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
Wm. B. Hmnblower, of New York,
Appointed to Succeed Judge
Blatchford.
Washington, D. C The President
sent to the Senate the nomination of
Wm. B. Hornblower, of New York, to
be Associate Justice of the United States
Srpreme Court, vice Blatchford, deceas
ed. ;
Jupgc Hoirib'ewer is a prominent and
widely kuowa New, York lawyer, who
has for miny jears had a very large
practice before the Supreme Court, of
whxhh'j will soon becom.3 a member.
Senator McPheroa, who well knows
him personally, says he is a man of strong
mind and ofjgieat judicial attainments,
with a natural aptitude for constitutional
eubj cts. He comes of a family of
jurists, his father having been tha chief
justfee of New Jersey whits his grand
father was a leading practitioner at the
Inrs of his day. Mr.' Horhblewer was
for a number of yea s the law partner of
ex-Governor Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, and is a relative by marriage
of the late Justice Bradley, who mar
ried a Miss Hornblower. In stature
Mr. Hornblower is small, reminding one
very much of the present Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court. He is a trustee of
the New York Life Insurance Company,
of which Wm. R. Grace is a director.
It is evident that the appointment of
Mr. Hornblower will not be received
with pleasure by all the politicians of
New York . Senator Hill this afternoon
declined to discuss the nominee, but
simply said that the Democrats of New
York would be disappointed. "The
Democrats of New York," said the Sen
ator, " referred the nomination of Judge
Rufus W. Peckham, of the present
Court of Appeals. No one will say,
however, that so far as the qua'ifications
of Mr. Ilornblower are concerned, it is
not a strong appointment. "
THE "EDICTS OF OUTLAWS.
Preventing Ginaers from Ginning
Cotton.
Memphis, Tenn. The planters and
ginners all over north Mississippi ere in
a state of terror; ;
White Caps have been crganiz d in
every county and have posted notices on
tbe gins .forbidding the owners gin iiog
until the price of cotton reaches 10 cents
per pound.
Several ginners have disr gaided the
notices and opened the gins for business
The White Capi promptly lurned them
to the ground, and warned the owners
tbat anoiher attempt to resume would
be punished by death.
This has spread cousternation among
the ginuers, whom financial failure stires
in the face on every hand if they don't
gin cotton; while on the other band the
gins will be burned if they disobey the
edict of the outliws.
It tensi i xcitement prevails in many
localiiits Governor Stone has been ap
pealed to by a number of gin owners for
piotection.
THE MURDER NEAR LANGLEY.
Two Miu Shot from Ambush Ons
Killed and the Other Severely
"Wounded.
Augusta, Ga. Further invest igtion
into the shooting of He .ry Cawley, of
Langley, N. C, Saturday nig'.t, a few
miles from the city, while on his way
hotne,pus a new light on the affair. Estes
Weathersbce, it now transpires, did not
do the shooting, as was at first stated,
but was in the buggy Wilh Cawley.
When ab ut a mile from Lingley they
were fired upon from ambush, Henry
Cawley being killed and Weathersbee
wounded in the jaw. The authorities
of that place are actively trying to locate
th? asassin, and it is thought if he is
found he will be severely dealt with.
SIX MEN KILLED.
Fatal Boiler Explosion in Jackson
County, N. C.
Asheville, N. C. The boiler of L.
J. Kel'er's saw mill on Conley'a creek,
near Whittier, exploded about 11 o'clock
and killel six men instantly. The killed
a-i : liicbard Nichols, Asheville, fore
man; Jame3 Kelley, sawyer; Ben Mc
Mahn, Gates McMahan, Henry Smith,
Jetse Gunter, farmer. The cause of the
accident isunknowo, but is supposed to
have been too high pressure of steam.
The mill is completely wrecked and a not
piece of the boiler is left on the founda
ticn.
A Town of 20,000 People Built in a
Day.
Guthrie. O. T. Perry, in the Chero
kee Strip, now contains 21,000 persons.
All the land adjoining the town site has
been staked off into lots and the Chero
kee al otments at Whaiton, a half mile
away, have beea put, on the market plat
ted for town sites. Lots are felling in
Perry for $250 and $300 each, and
dozens of buildings are going up There
are tbree daily and rive weekly news
papers in the toin and more are coming.
To Succeed Bishop Capers.
Columbia- Trinity Episcopal church,
this city, has called Rev. VY. E. Evans,
f Aunnfon, Ala., to be rector, to fill the
Vacancy cf Rev. KiUs i ' sper, elected
bishop.
NORTH CAROLINA AT
CHICAGO.
REPOliT OF THE EXECUTIVE COM'
MITTEE
Of the Board of the World's Fair Man
agers for North Carolina I'pon the I3x
hlblt of this State at the World's Colum
bian Exposition.
By resolution and instruction of the
executive committee of .the board of
World's Fair managers, the following
members visited Chicago for the pur
pose of examining the North Carolina
exhibit;,: Dr. W. It Capehart, Avoca,
Bertie county; J. B Coffield, Everett,
Martin county; J. F. Payne, Alma,
Robeson county, and II. E. Fries,
Salem, Forsyth county. Col W. F.
Grten, of Frankltnton, Franklin coun
ty, and Mr. W. E. Stevens, Clinton,
Sampson county, were detained on ac-.
count of sicknes3 in - their - respective
families.
The committee arrived in the city oa
Saturday evening, July 8th, and on
Monday, 10th inst., proceeded to the
fair grounds for the purpose of exam
ining the various exhibits which were
formally tendered by Mr. P. M. Wil
son, executive conituissioner, and Mr.
T. K. Bruner, commissioner of ex
hibits. Tbe committee constantly
bore in mind the fact that North Caro
lina had a very small appropriation
with which to exhibit the resources of
our .State. All details of the finances
and various accounts representing the
amounts used in making the exhibits
have been examined to date and found
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North Carolina Exhibit,
correct, and will ue hereto attached as
a part of ihis report when tbe exhibits
are returned to North Carolina.
We now more fully than ever real
ize the wisdom of the decision made by
the gentlemen in charge of tbe North
Carolina exhibit relative to the Stats
building. Our committee appreciates
the immense work done by the follow
ing North Carolina ladies in their ef
forts to erect for the State a separate
building, namely: Mrs. S. S. Cotton,
of Falkland, Pitt county; Mis. Chas.
Price, of Salisbury, Rowan county,
and Mr. George W. Kidder, of Wil
mington, New Hanover county; but
we think the money which the board
would have spent toward a building
has been more judieiuujly expended
in the various exhibits as we find them.
We have examined the space allotted
to North Carolina for the State build
ing, and find adjoining that locality a
number of very handsome and expen
sive State buildings, as follows: Naw
York, cost $77,000; Pennsylvania,
cost $117,000; West Virginia, cost
$20,000; Montana, cost $16,000. We
have personally inspected a great cum
ber of these State buildings, and find
that they are principally places where
the citizens of the various States con
gregate to meet their friends and make
the&selves comfortable during their
visit to the fair The gentlemen in
charge have made ample provision for
North Carolina Exhib
the comfort of such North Carolinians
as may attend the fair. While the
ether States and nations have not com
pleted their exhibits, we find the
State's exhibits complete and located
in the following buildings: Agricul
ture, Forestry, Fisheries, Mines and
Mining, and Horticulture.
AGRICULTURE
The ppace allotted in the agricultu
ral exhibit is situated on the main
aisle, lake front The size of the space
allotted is 1.C00 square feet, surround
ed by a handsome copper railing. Our
nearest neighbors arc New York, West
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Virginia, and France. We find the
agricultural products of our State ar
tistically arranged, representing the
various crops as they are found from
the seaboard to the mountains. They
comprise staple agricultural products,
as cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, peanut
wheat, oats, peas, beans, etc. The
grains are ranged and exhibited under
glass, carefully labeled, representing
the grower, condition of climate and
soil, yield per acre, value of product,
etc. We have also ia this exhibits
quantity of fine tobacco, representing
such as is grown in the golden belt
of N rth Carolina. The cotton seems
to attract a great deal of attention
the canned fruits aie well arranged
Carefully preserved in glass jars; the
various grains and grasses are artisti
cally shown, as will be seen by refer
ence to the cut hereto attached. We
were particulary struck with the -evident
care arid thought displayed in
making the best possible effect with
the means in hand. While New York
has a most extensive exhibit, it is con
fined largely to one or two agricultur
al products in which they exceed us
d number as to the specimens, but do
DOt exceed us as to variety or quality.
After a careful examination of many
other exhibits in the agricultural build
ing we were greatly impressed with tbe
wisdom of the management in bring
ing out to tbe fullest extent the va-
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riety and value of our agricultural
products. 'We find tbo exhibition in
tbe direct charge of Mr. J. A Gill.
. We also find a rreaf many of the
V Sit
Agricultural Building,
articles represented in the agricultural
exhibit have been collected and care
fully arranged by Dr. H. B. Battle.
In addition to the various agricultural
products referred to which have been
collected by him, be makes also an at
tractive exhibit of fertilizers and the
different soils found in our State. In
addition to the articles mentioned, are
two stands of photographs carefully
prepared and labeled under the direc
tion of Professor Holmes, represent
ing some of the farms o our success
ful farmers and many other views,
giving a clear idea of the beautiful
and attractive scenery of the State.
FORESTRY.'
Tbe display in the forestry exhibit
is situated on main aisle, lake front,
occupying the form'of an "L," about
1,800 square feet. We find it under
the direct charge of Mr. Frank Green.
The space is surrounded by a yellow
pine railing and handsomely finished
neweil posts donated by Fogle Bros.,
of Salem. In this exhibit we are par
ticularly struck with the practical
illustrations represented in the various
cases, eight in number. We find in
each case cross sections .of trees, with
enlarged photographs (about '2x3 feet)
representing the trees themselves, and
a view of the forest from which they
were taken, . including all varieties
from the seacoast. to the mountains,
it, Forestry BuildiDgt
130 specimens. A great deal of very
valuable information can be obtained
from each specimen, inasmuch as there
are attached to each the following
facts: Botanical and common name of
tree, its height and dimensions, locali
ty, watershed altitude, soil, frequency,
uses, character of forest, neighboring
trees, and a'map showing the parts of
the State where varieties are found in
greatest abundance. The New York
exhibit, which is near, is an extremely
interesting one. and the specimens from
a scientific point of view, are no doubt
valuable; but our own exhibit, in
dealing commercially with the forest
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growth of North Carolina, has made
such an exhibition cf our timber lands
that any one going through the forest
ry building eahnot but be deeply im
pressed with the untold timber wealth
remaining in cur State. We nod in
addition to the various samples indi
cated a. large hu.xsber of beautifully
fiuUhed specimens of various wdods
loaned by the Richmond & Danville
R. R. Co. from western North Carolina;
and while the California exhibit has a
numbtr of similar specimens, our own,
we believe, surpass them, becaus
North Carolina Exhibit. Fisheries Building,
they apparently represent more near- thur, Buncombe county; Wharton J.
ly the "existing conditions as are found Green, Fayetteville, N. C; C. W.
from a commercial standpoint. A ta- Garrett & Co. , Medoc, Halifax coun
ble containing over 500 varieties of ty, N. C, Garrett & Co., Weldon, N.
medicinal herbs and plants was se-, C, George Schellman, Raleigh, N.
cured through the kindness of Messrs. ' C; G. W. Lawrence, Fayetteville, N.
Wallace B-q's. Statesville, and a col- ( C. It is not of sufficient size to keep
lective exhibit of the uses of pine oil, a man in charge of this exhibit, but it
as made by the - Spiritine Chemical is carefully looked after from day to
Company, Wilmington. In this con- 1 day.
nection thef management was very mine! and mining.
ably aided by the following gentle- j
i v J ij:i-f u,u - The exhibit m mines and mining 13
men: Mr.Uifford Finchot, JJutmore, , ,. . , . ..
kt n a t t a a r Ti of the following size and location:
N. C, and Mr. W. A. Ashe, of Ral- 0. . , , f . t . e . .
character that it will, for years to , m.,m?5. b?ll.d,g', ' t0 Vn
. . ma, Virginia and isew xorK. xms
come, represent m our state museum, .8
& most useful commercial exhibit of
forest growth. We belive that our
State will receive the prize for the ex
bitbit in the forestry division.
We cannot leave the forestry build
ing without reference to the display
which was made by Mr. Vanderbilt of
his fDrestry estate at Biltmore. We
find in this exhibPmaps representing
his entire property; numerous photo
graphs representing the forest as he
finds it, and many other illustrations
indicating the future usefulness and
value of his estate. This exhibit ia
itself far surpasses many others, and
should interest lumbermen from the
north and northwest in our forests,
riSII AND FISIIEItlES.
This exhibit is in charge of Mr. H
H. Brimley, an accomplished natural
ist. The spaca of 1 bOU fquare leei
North Carolina Exhibit,
floor space is located on main aisle,
entrance to tbe colnnade leading to the
United States' Government aquarium,
adjoining exhibits of Minnesota,
Rhode Island. Washington, Holland
and Japan. The space is surrounded
by brass anchors connected by plush
ropep, while overhead and on the ta
bles arc arranged numerous nets and
fishing traps, procured through the
kindness of Dr.-Capehart. " , '
We find in this exhibit a large num
ber of beautifully mounted specimens
of fish and aquatic birds, rrincipally
such as are of a commercial value ar
ranged in eight glass cases, carefully
labeled. We find also various inter
esting implements used on our coast in
connection with tbe fish and oyster in
dustries, and numerous photographs
representing the various fisheries; in
addition to the above a great dealof
valuable information as to the value
of the fishing industries in Eastern
North Carolina. A very striking feat
ure of this exhibit is the hut used
by the fishermen on the coast. Neat
this hut are palmetto trees, and at
their base hanging moss and numerous
oyster, clam, aud other shells. An
other nt.trnnti TP. fatnr? thp diamond
back terrapin, representing the fact
that thev can be successfully and
profitably grown on our eastern coast.
SP1 thf.r Pshn.its Qr rriM. more
elaborately and expensively arranged,
as Nerway, Canada, and Japan.and in ,
some of them we were greatly im-
pressed with the number of canued !
goods, a feature which was omitted in
mir own bpeausfl of tK inal.ilitv of
the management to secure the exhibit
from the manufacturers of canned
goods in our State. We hop yet to
see the deficiency remedied.
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Our conclusion is, we surpass all
State exhibits, and among all the ex
hibits in the building we surpass all
in variety and arraugeinent of our dis
play, except, possibly, Japan, Cana
da and Norway.
Horticulture.
! The smallest of all exhibits ia found
in the horticultural b".il ding, and cou-
sists cf a case of native wines, thirty
varieties, procured by the manage-
ment from the following parties: J.
K. Iloyt, Eugandinc Vineyard, Lu-
uuiCwU u u ii u u; u ireb uu uictiu a a v vi
space is surrounaca by
onade, with the name of North Caro
lina in black, representing iron";
white, representing silver; gilt, repre
senting gold; yellow, representing
copper. We find it in charge of Mr.
T. K. Bruner, who deserves special
mention for his labors in behalf of
this exhibit as also do Prof. Holmes,
and II. B. C.Nitze'.The effect.as is seen
by reference to th8 cut, is extremely
pleasing, and the variety of minerals
displayed is more numerous than
those found in any other State. It con
sists of about fifteen hundred speci
mens of ores, minerals and gems, the
arrangement showing the geological
and geographical distribution. Gf tu
Material throughout the State. Be
ginning with gold ores, the free mil
ling ores, then the various sulphureti
and .other refractory ores followed.
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Hall of Mines and Mining.
merging into silver, copper, lead anu
zinc. Then the iron ores were treated
in the same way, leading to economic
minerals, such as mica, corundum,
garnet, kaolin, etc.
The gems comprise smoky and cit
riae topaz and other quartz gems,
rarely tinted garnets, oligoclase, am
ethyst, the hiddenite, and a number
of corundum gems, such as ruby, sap
phire, oriental cmcra'ds, topaz, etc.;
fifty specimens of granite, marble, and
sandstone, suitable for building and
ornamental purposes; also a large
number of photographs 15 by 21
inches, prepared by Prof. Holmes.
Near our own exhibit is that of Penn
sylvania, a very expensive and hand
some exhibit confined almost exclu
sively to coal and the various products
of the coal mines.
We feel indebted to the following
parties for their kindness in lending
us a portion of their individual exhib
its: W. S. Primrose, collection, Ral
eigh; Dr. II. F. Luca3, collection,
Cullasagee,; Pror. J. A. D. Stephen
son, collection, Statesville; A. M.
Field, collection, Asheville; Coi. H.
C. Deming, McDowelll county 'collec
finn Harrisbursr. Pa. Mrs. W. J.
Coite. hiddenire ring, Statesville; T.
K. Bruner, collection. Raleigh: Prof,
J.A.Holmes; Garrett Rav, Burns-
ville: H. B C. Naze Chapel Hill:
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Dr C B. Smith, Franklin; 11. Earner
and the faculy of Davidson College.
usv.ng roans au tAaimuanuu .
buildings and grounds we are confi-
aent. ot iub wa m
Mr. Bruner, who have direct charge
wise in selecting the locations in the
various buildings, and we feel partic
ularly indebted to Col. A. B. An-
t rfB""--i v r "
drews, national commissioner for
North Carolina, for his valuable aid
and influence in securing spaces for
North Carolina. The locations are in
each instance prominent, and consid
ering the amount of money available,
we are surprised to find the exhibits
so artistically arranged The gentle
men in charge of the exhibits arc at
tentive to visitors and aro apparently
conscientious in the discharge of their
duties. So far as we have been able to
judge, all purchases have been made
at thj lowest possible figures. We are
impressed with the extreme neatness
and care of each exhbit and the nu
merous facts relative to North Caroli
na which are bountifully put upon
cards and distributed through the va
rious cases.
To a very remarkable degree our
exhibits illustrate the fact that out
management has had in mind all
tbo while the practical results tliat
would accrue to North Carolina.
While the eaaes are haudsomc, they
are not more so than they should be
in order to demand the attention they
deserve alongside of neighboring ex
hibits They aro so constructed that
they will be removed from Chicago
and placed permanently in our mu
seum at Raleigh, and we believe from
that point, alone tbey will be worth
more to North Carolina in yeors to
come than the entire amount expend
ed in tbe exhibit made in Chicago at
this time.
Apart from the various exhibit?
made by the State and ajove referred
to, the committee was deeply inter
ested in the colonial exhibit from the
thirteen original States, found in the
rotunda of the government building
This was the direct results of the la
bor of Mrs. Kidder, of W'ilmington,
the lady manager for North Carolina,
and chairman of the National Colonial
Committee, and among various exhib
its here we found none more attract
ive and interesting than our own
State, collected by Mrs. Kidder, with
the aseisiafice 61 Mrs. Cotten. We
:had.the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Cot
'ten, who, with Mrs. Price, is in at
tendance upon the board of lady man
agers now in session. Mrs. Cotten
will be custodian of the colonial ex
hibits for all the States after August
6th, and Mrs. Pi ice is arranging a
most creditable room illustrating the
home products of women. Mrs. Cot
ten deserves great praise for her ener
getic work in behalf of the memory of
Virginia Dare.
At the request of this committee
Mr. Wilson, as executive commission
er, who is in charge of the finances,
will prepare and add to this report a
copy of the various monthly reports
which he has made from time to time
concerning the progress of the work
in connection with the exhibits; he
will also prepare and attach, as a part
of this report, a carefully itemized
statement of various expenditures.
Mr. Bruner, the commissioner of
exhibits, will prepare and add to this
leport excerpts from the reports made
by him to tbe World's Executive
Committee of the Board of Agricul
ture, together with an itemized state
ment of the expenditures made under
the direction of that committee.
A very erroneous opinion has beea
created in our State relative to the
expense incident to the fair. The 50
cents admission to tbe grounds gives
free admission to all buildings, ex
cept such as are places of amusements
It it our belief that much good will
result to North Carolina from the fact
that she was the first of the South
ern States to decide upon the exhibit
here, and certainly of all the South
ern States, and in quality and variety
of things exhibited is second to none.
We believe, furthermore, that the
examination of this exhibit when it ia
transferred to our State Museum at
Raleigh will awaken a State pride not
heretofore existing in North Carolina,
and that the younger people of our
State will be more deeply impressed
than heretofore with its wonderful
and various resources.
II. E. Friks, Chairman pro tem
J. F. Payne,
J. B. COFIELD,
W. R.Capehabt,
Committee.
Chicago, July 17. 1893.
NO NEGRO UPRISING.
luiet Keetored in Jefferon Parish
La., and No More Lynching: Re
potted.
New Orleans, La -Although the whites
are still under arms in Jefferson parish
and are patrolling the levees and the
public roads, the excitement there over
the triple lynching has greatly quieted.
Last night and all this morning it was
at a fever heat. When the rumors of a
negro uprising came the white farmers
on Metarie Ridge began to flee U New
Orleans.
The negroes on the plantations on the
river were panic stricken because of tbe
lynceing and whipping, aud were fleck
ing into town by the hundreds. Now
that the story of a negro uprising has
been shown to be false the whites are
over the scare, but the negroes are still
frightened.
Rosellen Julien, the murderer of J udge
Estopina!, is still at liberty in the swamp,
several negtoe) were arrested at various
places but all proved innocent of
my knowledge of the murderer.
A CONGESTION OF MONEY.
The New York Banks Have Horo
Than They Enow What to Do
With.
New York. The national banks cf
this city are receiving so mudi money nt
present from country hanks that they aie
in a qtmrtdary as to its disposition. It
was only a few weeks ago that ctsh if ft 1 1
kinds was at a premium; H'w the c h" is
rx.iotlv the reverse, One risult of this
condition is the movement of soir.o of
! th? national banks to retire the extra
! r irriilul !m 1 1 t 4!r iln.ir (Ink cifiiti
liivuiauvu i.iv f ivuiv iui iii in nu in
gency. The Fourth Nationnl I.tnk of
(his tity has withdrawn $.100,000 of
government boml deposited to Ferine
circulation, surrendering the equivalent
in its own notes. Several other hanks
contemplate the same action. iSo much
gold coin has come into active ( iriul i
tion since the money stringency set in
that a greater part of tho daily settle
incuts of clearing house, balances me in
gold. This necessitates the carrying
around from one bank to another of be
tween two ftnd three millions in gold
daily. The trouble and expense s wel!
as the risk of los9 by this method lias
brought up the old question of one of the
banks acting ns a storage vault for all
this gold and the settlements made, in
t;oId certificates issued by the dealing
house. This plan lias been adopted be
fore and it is probable it v. ill be again.
It is expected that the matter will be set
tled in a day or two.
The Sea Islands.
Charleston, 8. C The JVWcs 7il
Courier prints the following: The in
vestigation of tbe islands between Port
Itoyal and Charleston, which was made
by Governor Tillman and Miss C'Ura
Barton and her assistants of the Kcd
Cross Associations ori Sunday, showed,
as was cpecled, that the conditions are
not so bad elsewhere on the islands
around Beaufort. They are bad enough,
however. Wad mala w appears t' have,
fared uuusua'ly well, yet not more than
a third of its cotton and corn crops will
be harvested, and much of that wilt bo
of bid quality ; and whilo there is but
little suffering now on the island "there
will be need for help, aud a good de.d of
it, within the next two months, when
the present food supply i3 exhausted."
Ou Kdisto islaud the crop usually ruus
from 2, .100 to I, 000 bags of cotton.
There will this year only 210 to 100 bag.
The situation on little EJisto is seriou-.
The island was submerged, twenty lives
were lost, "everything in. tho shape of
vegetation "was killed," and there is
great destitution thero. Hundreds of
the negroes are already suffering for the
lack of medicine aud medical attention,
and the number will increase every day
until relief comes from some quarter.
Tobacco Culture in Alabama.
Commissioner of Agriculture Iltttor
D. Lace, and his assistant, Mai. Ihomas
J. Keyes, were recently in Florence, AI.i.,
on route to Lawrence county on a lectur
ing lour. They lectured i the farmers
of Lauderda'e county at Rogeisvihj and
Lexington. Their audi'.-nccs we;e 'a?ge
and enthusiastic. They were accompa
ried by Profs. B -cdir. ant and Stead man,
of fhe A. and M. College, Aubucu. They
are lecturing on "Tobacco Culture-' and
"Insect Pests aDd Plant Diseae-:." Prof.
Bondurant was enthusiastic over the soil
of LauJcidale, which he claims is espec
ially adapted for the cdtivatiou cf to
bacco. Heferred to Find Facts.
Charleston, 8. C.--In the Federal
Court Judge Siinonton tiled a decree in
the suit biought by the Richmond &
Danville Railroad to abrogate the re
duced rates on liquors ordered by the
dispensary. Without fiua'.ly disposing
of the matter, Judge Simouton appointed
II. W. fihind special muster to take the
matter as to whether the change com
plained of by the railroad is just aud reas
onable, that is to say if it is a just and
reasonable reward to the petitioner for
the service tendeied, and the rate pio
posed by the company affects the income
of the petitione;-, if so in what way and
to what ex'ent.
PITHY NEWS ITEMS.
A colored child died in Newbeni, N.
C, last Fiiday uiglit ho-u d'-inking ccn
centiated lye.
The Southern Synod of the Moravian
Church has been called to meet i'i Salem,
N. C , oa November 15tb.
The property valuation iu N -.w Hu
over county, N. O , including thi city
of Wilmington, h fS.5'00,000, ' -
(. him i e h:iU i of S icra m-ii'--, Ct1,
hanged Prc-idenl ClevtUud tn eiliy las;'
Satuidav.
Thirty Years in the Penitentiary.
Wilmington, N. C Charics tSaxton,
who murdered Sue C Ktper about a mon'h
ago,-pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree in the Criminal Court and
was seuteiiced lo thirty years tn the pe i
tteutiary. Both parties ate negroe?.
Permitted to Resume,
Washinuton, I). C The Firs- Na
i ion il Bdink of Winston, N. C, whi h
suspended July 5th, has been permitted
to resume businees.