North Carolina Newspapers

fj-s-"5-.' 'Kxyv1-' Rociringhaia Bocketr, , WrKNIGgT, Edor And Proprietor, - Office: EVXKKTT, WALL & COJTPAnVs. StJSSdtlPUCRT KATES j - One .year, v........;...v--"' 2 Six months, r.....?......... . .'J Three months,.. ..,.......v...... - fi All subscriptions accounts must be 9 aid i advance. CgT' Advertising rates farnishad on ap plication.. - . -. Published Every Thursday. ""WILL IT GO UNDER? - The Farmers' Alliance js an or ganization of recent birth in North Carolina, yel in the twelve or four teen months of its existence it has grown to a large membership thro' out the State. There are now aorae thing lover JJOO Alliances, and we presume their combined member ship will closely approximate 100,- f(rt tUnttcrVk wo KavA no statistics as viiuiipii " -"J - t - r - 5 . v i r U I to the average memoersmp m pvu I who has traveled ' extensively all i over the country, say recently that 1 the. organization would not hold to- ' jgether long; that it would inevit ably fail for the .want of wise busi ness management and compact or ganization, jj How prophetic his words we, have no means of knowing, but we trust that the Alliance will live and wax strong. If properly conducted, it is the Moses which will eventually lead the; farmers out of the bondage of debt, and will prove the most effect jve means of circumventing the op erations of Trusts, which are the great enemies' of the farmers. But for their organization and united opposition last year the nagging trust would have robbed the farmers of the country of hundreds of thou sands of dolhrs, and the fact that they partially resisted the robbery i . . . . i .demonstrates me tact mat, wun increased membership and better organization, they can successfully combat the operations of the mo nopolists and moneyed combinations. is fast rtarrowing down rto ihe local ofSes." -W4iat can bo Lhe matter with Harrison??. Ah,- yes, come to think of it, we Southern BepubHcaps were for Blaine or Sherman befere Harrison, and were too awfujly elow in veering round to fcis support, through our own and the efforts of our spokesmen, aj, Chicago. And therj, despite pur hard labors fpr the party and the slinging of cargoes oj mud in" establishing our "princi ples," we failed to control one elect oral vote from the South. She went solid for the. Democratic ticket. Come to thipk of it, at last the Pres ident is under no obligations to vye fire-tried" of the South. 'Tia true "lis pity, and pity 'tis 'tis true." THE IN POLITICS. "We have seen more colored Dem ocratic Re-prt-feenta lives in the South Carolina Legislature in a single ses sion than havte been elected by all parties in all the States of the North since the war." This from the Philadelphia Times md is the testimony of Col. McCiure. JJut in the face of such high testi mony, the Northern howlers and Southern Radical demagogues de flounce the Democratic party as the enemy and the oppressor of the ne gro, buLall inUlligent men under stand the spirit which prompts and the ends ajrrwd at by these fellows. 'It is only the ignorant negro who cannot see that the Democratic partr is and has always been his friend, South and North. The Times gays further: "The colored voters of the South once tried Republican rule in their respective States for a deGade and they want no more at it. They found theft, spoliation and starva tion the fruits of the only Repub lican reign the South has ever known, and as their corn and bacon came from the whites who own the land, they prefer corn and bacon to poli tics." . True in part. The era of Repub licanism in the South was marked by fraud, corruption, vandalism, and the same tate of affairs would fol low should they again get into pow er. It is now more than a decade ince the Republican party was de throned, but through all these years . the colored voters have been trying to resuscitate their enemy-for such the Republican party has ever beeu to them. No argument or persua sion will kep them from the polls, nor can they he induced to vote the Democratic ticket except in a few isolated cu&is. Republicanism has , been instilled into their natures and . Republicans they njll always be. Staff Correspondence. GEN. PRIOR LID NOT PESEET. Charleston, S. C, April 17th. A few weeks ago there appeared in the Abbeville Medium an editorial pur porting to beau account of the mrnner in which Gen. Roger A. Pryor "'happened to relinquish his Southern citizenship," in which the statement was unqualifiedly, made that Gen. Pryor had deserted to the Union army. In "reply to this Gen. Pryor sends a letter to the Charles ton World, in which he says? "The story is a crue and atrocious calumny. The custom ol exchang ing tobacco for Northern newspa pers was common on the outposts of the two armies. Burnside's corps having disappeared from our front, it was important to ascertain whith er it had gone,-and to get the in for mation I undertook to procure ths Northern papers in the usual way. I was invited by a signal from a Federal soldier to an exchange of papers, and suspecting no bad faith I advanced to meet him. When I met the soldier he seized my right arm, and my pistol being buttoned under my overcoat 1 was incapable of resistance against the powerful man who gripped me with one hand, while he held a pistol in the other. Escape was simply impos sible. I am not ashamed to confess that my capture, wrung from mo tears of unutterable anguish. The circumstances of the capture were well understood at t.ie time and were published in the newspa pers. I was carried a prisoner to Fort Lafayette, detained there a prisoner in close confinement and finally paroled for exchange. I im mediately returned to Virginia, but an interruption in the exchange of prisoners prevented my entering acnin into active service. With the officers of the Confederate Army, from Lee down, I maintained after the close of the war relations of un broken confidence and regard." The above is taken from the New York World ofhe 18th inst. Hav ing referred to jGen. Pryor 8 alleged desertion from IheConfederate army and given cur recollection of the cir cumstance as talked about among the soldiers at the time it was said to have occurred, it is due to the Geoefal that he be heard in full ex planation oi the matter. We accept his statement as true and give place cheerfully to its publication in our columns. Gathered in the Tar-Heel SJatg. . -Two pegroes were arrested ; in Charlotte last Saturday rooming loaded with stolen booty TheyJhati alot of underclothes, apd ft Back containing 17 chickens. Charlotte fs annoyed by a set of thieves who.vply their nefarious vo cation, almost nightly. When the daily?jaj)ers arrive frprp that city we scanltheir pages to see what new devilish atrocity they have commit ted. ' Reidsville, N. C, was visited by the fire 4end Saturday 20th inst. The fire originated in a colored res taurant. Red d's Warehouse, Dag gett's Uotel," arid nine store rooms were consumed.; The loss is esti mated at $25,000. Insurance $17,000. Near Rocky Mount last Friday night, Frank Barnes went to the residence of J. D. Armstrong and called him out, saying'You mpst die, sir," and drawing a revolver commenced firing at him. The first shot did not take effect. He stepped off about 5 feet and fired again, this time striking Armstrong in one arm breaking it. He then ran and has not been heard from since. .1 : E.f J.; Irving, superintendent of Cuilefe's factory and also of Jhe Vic tor Cotton: Mills, has accepted Uhe position of Boss Carder in a: cotton factory fp ..Shanghai ; China: He will leave here about the middle of next! weekapd, m the course ofa week after, Ife will sail for. China. Charlotte Chronicle..--- M DO NOT SUFFER ANY LONGER. Knowing that a cough can be checked in a fiy, and the first stages of consumption broken in a week, we hereby guarantee Dr. Acker's En glish! Remedy for Consumption, and will refund ihe money to all who buy, take it as per directions, and do nut find our statement correct. Forsale bv Dr. W.M. Fowlkes& Co, For lame back, side or chest, use Shilohs Porous Plaster. Price 25 cents. Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It cures Consumption. Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need for Constipation, Loss of Ap petite, Dizziness, and all symptoms of Dyspepsia. Price 10 and 75 cents per bottle. Croup, Whooping Cough and Bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. . For sale by Dr. W. M. Fowlkes & Company. Th.9 Cattle Show. The Wake County Cattle Club yesterday evening decided to have the wsttle show Ibis year, and select ed May 15th as the date. Arrange- ments will probably be made to erect suitable buildings and have the show at Athletic Park. The managers have already tendered the park the club. Thrt show will be made in every way a more complete success than last year's. President Stronach is already receiving many letters of inquiry from all parts of the State. News and Observer. The Importance (A purifying the fclood can not be overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this season nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood, and we ask you to try Hood's Do f 1 1 1 1 a r SarsaPariUa. It strengthens rcCUIictr and builds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones the digestion, while it eradicates disease. The peculiar combination, proportion, and preparation of the vegetable remedies used give to Hood's Sarsaparilla pecul- "T Ifeplf iar curative powers. No y I ISC i I other medicinehxs such a record of wonderful cures. If you hvre made up your mtodto buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be Inducedfo take any other instead. It is a Peculiar Medicine, and is worthy your confidence. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar THE OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE. Jifty-Thousand People Awaiting the Time to Move. A negro in Tennessee. was handed but his neck was not broken. The Nashville American says he was brought to life by the jolting wagon. The negroes in charge fled when they heard the noise inside the cof fin. The American says: "The incredible report was made and some braver person advanced to the spot, and on o-pening the cof fin found a ghastly apparition half turned. It is supposed that the body was then placed in the hands of a physician, who charged it with electricity, thus effecting a complete reaction and restoring the negro to perfect activity. The matter has been kept secret, so far as possible, for fear he would be brought a second time into the custody of the law." Valuable Property for Sale. Watson ElMer TKie Great ii. C. Dry Mi tee! Is Now Ready with Their " fltfii?n ii i?Y!iiniTiftT . OF Spring Importations and Purchases, Silks, Dress Goods, Laces, White Goods, Embroideries, Wash Fabrics, Carpets, Curtains, Shoes, e., fyc. Excelled by but few houses in the larger cities, and none in the South; bought for the cash from Importers, Manufacturers, and Selling Agents first hands in every instance. Guaranteed to be correct as to style, quality and price. -NEW YORK Opening of Spring Goods. -All the latest shades and styles in Spring Millinery and Dress Goods. We are offering one of the largest stocks of Millinery and Dfesa Goods ever shown in this section, ftnd prwes quoted are much lower than you can find elsewhere. Our line of Hats, Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons and Millinery Trimmings is compltta and prices are below wholesale. We have some jobs that will stun you. Come and see for yourself. DRESS GOODS. Henriettas, Mohairs, Plaid and Striped Nainsooks, Chambrays, single ond double width WolSteds and Challies, White Goods, -Lawns, Ginghams, (we are offering these at 8 and 10 cents), and many others too numerous to mention. Trimmings to match all our goods ; on these we defy competition. Wliy should the people of North Carolina send money North for Dry, Goods when they have such a house in their own State? No good reason exists. COMPLETE MAIL ORDER DE partment, with aii the machinery for tilling orders by coru-resit men. N. B. On a!: orvlers amounting to $5.00 or more we will ilelivpr goods by mail, or to the nearest Expn.ts office, free of charge. . W H L E S Tucker L Co., Raleigh, X. C. o tj A full line of Notions at Racket prices. Beautiful line of Hamburgs from 3 cents up. Pins and Needles 1 cent a paper. All we ask is for you to give us a call and see for yourself. Thanking you for p&t favor3 we solicit a continuance of'the same. IvIRS, SUE P, SA1TDF0RD & CO. ROCKINGHAM' INTO. Xm Is replete with everything in the line of Ladies' Dress Goods, such as Satines, Lawns Piques, Nainsooks, Muslins, Summer Worsteds of all kinds and lower than the low est. The biggest line of Notions ever exhibited 'in Rockingham. Clothing in the latest styles and at the lowest prices ever, offered. Hats till you can't rest. Shoes in abundance. Saddlery, Hardware, Crockery. :c., cheapest ever shown. . They ate surely as cheap, if .not cheaper, than any goods on the market, and quality guaranteed. I return thanks to my friends for past patronage and hope for a continuance of the same under tliTs motto; I like opposition ; I defy competition ! And under r.o e'.i:dit-ion4 Will I bii'l f-.-yin mv .position As the "Bom Dry Goods Stoie." 12. 0. Watson. THE LHU' H A L? INTEREST is the store building will be sold cheap. Also J. S. Watson's residence in Rocking ham, and 1 lot at Robeidel. A bargain can be had m this property bv apnlving at once to A. M. McAuLAY. ACSCET STO E. A TRUE TONIC. THE OFFIC&SIJESIft'S QUY. S0LIL0- Ilerc I am still, waiting, .waiting, while the grist in the mill is nearly run out; no reward yet, and barely hope of rewiiftl left. I am actually getting destitute as nrell as desperate, ipd needy, down-right s,eedy, I may fray, I btin to think. J am from the wrg action of this American IJ.nion anyway, for the Soijth, ae represented by Republicans, is 'cvidtyJtfing'. snubbed, and that li'artj. lh3 Gmisylates one, two, . threw, and into the dozens, and all , one-to the other fellows, not pne of whm is cheekier or h"un- gmr Ibzu wc are, Our own chace Chicago, April 22. The scramble for land in Oklahoma begins at noon to-day, says the daily News. This morning, according to the latest dis patches, fully 50,000 people are waiting on the border of that small patch of ground. Fast horses, rail road trains,.8tages and all sorts of private vehicles will bear them into the coveted territory at the earliest possible momept. Ten thousand or more will get possession of all tlre.desirablc land and then they, apparently, will have to hold it agairjst five times as many disappointed men. Every body is armed. No government ex ists.. There is reason to fear, there fore, that much' bloodshed will re sult Irono the general turmoil. Many of th aoeif who cross the the border of Okloma to-day will be residents to-night ot large towns which have po existence thi3 morn ing. Towns and farming lands will lumish a large part of the people with local habitations. The rest will go to their old homes or wili help to locate graveyards in the new coun try, or will become squatters in the Indian Territory,,or settlers in Teas or Arkansas. The scenes in Oklahoma to-day are without parallel. The sudden turning of an uninhabited country into a country teeming with people, is a unique incident in th.ecountry's history. When you don't feel well and hardly know whataik you, give. B. B. B. (Botan ic Blood Balm) a trial. It is a finef tonic. T. O Callahan, Charlotte, N. C, writes: "B. B. B. is a tine tonic, and has done me great good. Jj. W. lbompson, Damascus, ua., writes: "I believe B. B. B. is the best blood puri fier made. It has greatly improved my general health." . An old gentleman writes: li. B. B. gives me new life and new strength. If there is anything that will make an old m.an voung, it is B. B. B." r. A. Shepherd, Norfolk, Va., August 10th, 1888, writes: "I depend on B. B. B. for the preservation of ray health. I have had it in ray family now nearly two years, and in. all that time have not had to" have a doctor." Thos. Paulk, Alapaha, Ga., writes : "I suffered terribly from dyspepsia. The use of B. B. B. has made me teel like a new man. I would not take a thousand dol lars for the good it has done me." W. M. Cheshire, Atlanta, Ga.f writes : "1 had a long spell of typhoid fever, which at last seemed to settle in my right leg which swelled up enormously. An ulcer also appeared which discharged a cup full of matter a day. I then gave B. B. B- a trial and it cured me." DR. W. L. STEELE, Operative and Mechanical Dentist, Pon'-t Ctet Caught This spring with yojur blood full of im purities, j'Gur digestion impaired, your appetite poor, kidneys and liver torpid, and whole system liaMeJ to he prostrated by disease but get yourself into good -condition, . and ready for the changing and warmer weather, by taking Hood's Sarsapa rill.i; Xt stands unequalled for pu rifying the blood, giving an appe tite, and for a general spring medi cine? - Suspribe for The Rocket, ROCKINGHAM, jY. C. QPFER HIS SERVICES to the cih . Zens of Richmond, Anson, Montgom ery, Stanly and Robeson counties, N. C., and Marlboro county, S. C. He- is well supplied with all tb latest improved in struments and does nothing but good, hon est work. In. the future lii3 pricos are : ror upper , or lower set ot taefci, $7.00; partial set from $4.50 to $6.00; porcelain crown, $4.50 or two. for $7.50 ; gold fillings from $1.00 to $1.50; contour work, $J. 50 to $4.50: cold, and platinum fillincs. 50 cent to $1:00. " iotf. If there was no such tiling a? credit in merehsuidie there would not be so much difference in prices. It is by reasoivof credit that tire ex tremes of high .and low prices are found in merchandise. The man who sells on time must sell hiszh so as to cover the losses sustained from those who never pay. He must even make the man who pays cash pay bio profits for the reason that he must rely for success on tho.- who pay. The greater the extent of credit the higher the prices for the risk is pro tionately increased. Take the rik all away Irosn merchandise, reduce it all to dollars and prices go away-down. Now the extreme of panics, ofl failures and of compulsion to real ize spot cash at any cost is all brought about by reason of credit So that the system of credit brings to the masses all the evils of hih priced merchandise, making them pay double often what they ought And while it brings defeat to hundreds and 'thousands of mer chants it brings victory to him alone who is on the alert gathering up from these slaughter pens of rredit. Nw this is just the field we are occupying, we sire gathering from the disasters of credit for SPOT CASH. To enable us to handl these values cut in the middle with Dollars we must sell them as we buv them CHEAP FOR CASH. On small profit and stop. We master our business and make our money when we buv, then we can a no-ni to price our goods in plain figures, cut them away down and make our values make our bus iness. This is why our great house J is packed with buyers,, why we able to keep 4Q hands busy through the summer, Wiiy. 4?rple come to. us from every quarter. We make the victories of our little army of buyers joint with our trade until it is pro verbial. "Here to-day gone to morrow" cominsr, going, jill moving on with hustling busy business life". Nothing like selling goods cheap to move a business. If we could not induce buyer with our values, we had better rWe our house. The law of tnasterv-in merchandise is Verily tlio law of the i .... i i i- . i i weM, vaiues mr iuo ua.-i money, therefore to sell our goods we must make it pay buyers to come to us, we realize the lorceof this thorough ly and never mark an article 8 cents, if we can take 7 cents. Goods cheao enough to sell themselves, and asve apply the law to our business of the very ikibi we can give, there is no question of COMPETITION about it. Tlionsands of things are rolling in and going out all the time, and all are cordially invited to send for samples or see otir tremendous stock, gather up what suits and what will pay, you to buy. Respectfully, W. J. & E. M. DAVIS & CO. Charlotte, N. C. , I have on hand a largo and complete as sortment of good., oetir-i-t;1;, among a great many othr-r .things rn tedious to mention, ot Dry Uou-s. au-us and dovs 'lothing, Boots, h'-v-s Hats, (-aps, Crock ery, Hardware, IVwiU-e, Tinware,. Guns, Pistols, Iron!;, ul:es. i oltce, bugar, hhot, Powder, Flour, .Mit. Mid, Lard, Molass es, Salt, Fish, (Vr:i. O.its, Nut?, Candies, Apples, I).iti.', Pi-iir.e?', Lur.ned Goods, ore, all of which I will Sell as Low as Any- (jof. And I'll do more, inrevrrv dollar vou pend in cash with im l.wi!! ticket which will eutit Double-Barrelled Breech Loa d in g Sh of Gu a , OK AX Elegant Musical Clock, as vou preter, ootii wiin.,1 will i wl- riVELY. be givei; awny to mv customers ers on the STOCK lve vou a vou to a e'mnc at Eilliner Farecjf Goods and Motions That has ever been shown in the city, consisting of ladies, misses and children's Hats and Bonnets, trimmed and unt rimmed. Lace, Milan, Tus an and all the fancy Biaids, in the latest New York styles jusl flora the metropolis. Also a nice line of Hats for small boys. Infants lace Caps from 20 cents up. Large black and white Straw Hats for 25 cents. Feathers and flowers in all the newest styles. The cheapest line of Ribbons vou ever saw from 2 cents a yard up to the finest errades. Gloves. Corset? toilars, cults, I'arasols, iu tilings, Laces, Veiling, Windsor lies, Jewe other articles too numerous to mention. Call earlv and be convinced. Country orders carefully and promptly tilled. Thanking the public for past patronage, I solicit a continuance of same. relry, and many THE LEADING MILLINER, 2 doors east of H. C. Dockery's. wuo noki t!ie two lucuv inu:i 24th dav of December rwxt. A little ainiisetiKT.t will bo good for your health. Try your lack. Vo'u will get your money's worth n: whatever you buy and may get (li4 gu:i or clock to boot. J. V. COLE. CALL OjY W. I. EVERETT FOR CLOTHING, HATS, Ladies', Men's and Children's of the best make; Hose, Half-hose, Ball Thread and Spool Cotton, Plaids, Sheet- nig, riece Lroods, Bleached Domestics, la- ble Linen SCHOOL BOOKS AND STATIONERY. Rubber Belting 6, S and 10 inches Gum Packing. Crackers, best Cream ' Cheeee, Canned Goods, Flour, Meal, Lard, Meat, Molasses; in fact, a full line of Groceries. Also Wagon Harness, Saddles. Collars. Hardware, Crockery, Wood and Willow- ware, Glassware, Candies, &c. figg3" All goods offered will be as repre sented. seDt20tf The Prettiest Girl in Town WEARS A JERSEY BOUGHT of W. T. COWEEriGTOEl & CO., WHO HAVE IN STOCK A beautiful line of Jerseys, Wraps, Gloves, prints, dress goods, Trimmings, Neckwear, Hosiery, And everything ele weeded by the people of this couim unity, all of which vrill be sold as low. as Jny one else will sell them. W. T. COVINGTON & CO. it- I am still in business But too busy Selling Goods and BUYING COTTON to write advertisements. Come to see me and save monev. H. C. DOCKER Y. E. S. LKDBBTTEE, JE. H. S LEEBETTER LiiDBETTER BROTHERS Have in store a COMPLETE STOCK OF OF ALL KINDS, AND Farm Supplies, to which they invite the attention of the public. Meat, Meal, Flour, Corn, (j c ' RECEIVED IN CAR-LOAD LOTS We propose to sell as cheap as any in the market. Giye us a call. LED BETTER BRQ8. 'Advertise in The Rocket, WAGON AND BUGGY FACTORY. D. L. SAYLOR, ladeshoro, CJ. C, MANUFACTURER ANDDEALAR IX Wagons and Buggies. Every Job Warranted. HorsefvtinBing and RBp airing TJnnB at ShorfNaticB. I will sell you ONE-HORSE WAGONS from $35 to$40. TWO-HORSE AV AGONS as low as any. one in this market. I MEAN WH AT I SAY I AM ALSO SELLING THE ' CelebraW Colombus Ruggy, also the Single Center Spring Buggy, both stand Unex celled m quality, and at the bottom scale in price. See me before you make a Pur chase. J. pc work js Bold under a Full Guarantee. BLANKS AT THIS OFFICE,