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POLITICAL STBAWS.
The murVicljal;and town elections
in the Northern' States are always
considered-a' 'pretty correct test of
the trend of'Bdlitical sentiment. If
it be a correct criterion, the Repub
licans cannot feef elated over the re
sult in therecent elections in some
of the Northern and Western States.
Here are tfre figures, as given by the
New York World
Rochester elected a Democratic
Mayor for the first time in 14 years.
In 1888 the city gave Harrison a
plurality of 2,627.
1 In Newburg the Democrats made
a clean sweep. Harrison's majority
over Cleveland was 612, and for
three years the mayor has been a
Republican.
Elmira, Gov. H ill's home, elected
the.; entire , Democratic ticket by
about 800.niajori'ty.
Ulster county went Democratic.
Harrison's majority there was 338.
The Democrats carried Dutchess
county, which gave Harrison 1,016
ver Cleveland. ,
In Oneida county the Democrats
made large gains. Harrison carried
the county by 1,968 over Cleveland.
Utica, the home of the muzzled
Republican editor, now Sub-Treasurer
in New York, elected a Demo
cratic may'drby 900 plurality, al
though the city went for Harrison
in 1888. c
At Oswego, Port Jervis, Kingston,
Amsterdam, Whitehall, Hornells
ville, Buffalo, "Batavia and Dunkirk,
all carried by Harrison, the Demo
crats were victorious.
The most significant results, how
ever, are the Democratic victories in
the once Republican stronghold,
Iowa. TnVDemocrats achieved suc
cess at Burlington, Cedar Rapids,
Clinton, C res ton and Fort Dodge.
At Conesville trie Republicans elect
ed their Mayor, hut the Democrats
carried the remainder of the ticket.
Is it not a direct rebuke of the
Harrison Administration ? It shows
that the people are tired of favoritism
as practiced by Harrison, and that
tfiey do not approve of the usurpa
tion and high-handed robbery of
Reed and his associates. The masses
of the Republicans at the North are
honest and conscientious men, and
they do not propose to aid unprin
cipled leaders in dishonest and dis
honorable measures. That is the
meaning, exactly, of the Democratic
gains. ;
The able and soundly Democratic
Raleigh News & Observer has don
ned a new dress, and is as bright as
a new pip. . It is now ne of the
neatest as it is also one of the
ablest of our N. C. dailies.
The State Chronicle has been
changed into a morning daily and
is replete with telegraphic and other
news. Under the editorial charge
of Mr. Joseph us Daniels the weekly
Chronicle was one of the best in the
Stale, and we have no doubt but
theDaily Ohronicle will be one of
the leading dailies. It is bright,
atowsy, sparkling, and we wish it
much success.
The meanest man we haye yet
heard of lives in New York. He
k the proprietor of two stores, one
of which his son an only child
managed for him. The other day
the son died, leaving some $2,500 in
a bank which he directed be paid to
his wife. 'The old man stepped in
and claimed the money, charging
that hie son had stolen it from him.
Under an o44 English law a creditor
could seize?be 'corpse of debtor. Il
there haderi sluch a law in New
York we supsetbe old man would
have takeft-'iMbwatage of it.
. The Cfcwleitou News & Courier
offers a number of prizes to guessers
at the eoiton crop of 1890. The
prizes consist, in all, of 19 tons of a
certain brand of fertilizers, and the
one whose guess is recorded on or
WforcMoreh 8ist, if correct, will get 5
tons : the brie whose guess is recoicbd
on or :betrr, April 3Uth, if corre t.
will gt tna; and soon. In
the News ife jCourJer each week cou
pons are trtytfhed upon which the
guesses must be made. If any of
our readers wish to "try their luck'
thev may get a pointer by observ
ing thut the cotton crop of 188G-7
was 6,513,623 bales ; 1887-8, 7,017,
Every day or two We see that
some big English or Northern syn
dicate has purchased a large tract of
land in North Carolina, or has
bought some fine mineral or ether
property in the South at an ex
travagantly low figure. We do not
like to sea this. Of course our re
sources ought to be developed, but
we disapprove of foreigners buying
up all our best properties at a sacri
fice and then reaping a big profit.
There is in the South enough of
brain, brawn and capital to develop
all our resources, but it will take
longer to do it, but thai is of no con
sequence so long as the wealth is
kept at home. At the rate foreign
ers are gobbling up our forests,
mines, fec, it will riot be many
years before the choice properties
of the South will be in the hands of
other people than our own. Our
people are too eager tejump at a
little Northern or British gold, and
it will not be long before they will
regret that they have allowed their
inheritance to pass from them. Bet
ter go a little slower and reap greater
rewards.
Political Points.
Harrison in ene year has ruined
his own political prospects by inca
pacity and gross unfaithfulness : in
another he will ruin the prospects
of his party as well. N. Y. World,
Dem.
They are rapidly undoing the
work of the people who elected the
ousted Representatives. But Ne
mesis is eating four square meals a
day, and collecting thundering big
clubs to be used in breaking Repub
lican heads next fall. Arkansas Ga
zette, Dem.
Boss Quay is now in Florida, and
there is reason to believe that he
will consult with Judge Sway ne,Mar
shai Mizell, and some of the other
boys, and endeavor to keep Bill
Chandler and other Republican
Senators well supplied with South
ern outrage material. New Orleans
States, Dem.
The Republican party, under the
leadership of Boss Quay and Depu
ty Boss Reed, is carrying out its pro
gramme to the letter.- Democratic
Congressmen are being unseated
without the pretense of a hearing,
and the House will soon be strongly
enough Republican to carry out the
scheme of the Republican leaders.
It is a desperate game, but it is be
ing played by desperate men, and
will be played out. Kansas City
Times, Dem.
Frightful Accident on the Lake Shore
Railroad.
Buffalo, March 6. Train 12 on
the Lake Shore from the West, due
here at 9:10 this evening, and run
ning very fast to make up for lost
time, broke in two near Hamburg
at about 8:50 p. m. The front part
of the train, consisting of engine,
tender, smoker and two day coaches,
was quickly brought to a standstill.
The rear half, composed of five
heavy Pullmans, came on down the
grade and crashed into the second
day coach.
The Pullman, being the heavier,
lifted the day coach into the air,
and they now lie one on top of the
other, both having telescoped the
day coach. Both the day coaches
and the pullman were full of pass
engers, and the number of killed
and injured is probably very large.
Ten are reported killed outright.
Senators from Montana.
Washington, March 8. The Sen
ate Committee on Privileges and
Elections has decided to favor the
seating of the Republican contest
ants from Montana, Messrs. Powers
and Saunders. The Democratic
members of the committee will sub
mit a rainoritv statement in favor of
the Democratic contestants, Messrs.
McGinnis and Clark. The vote was
taken on strict party lines.
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Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) It is certainly
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PIMPLltS AND BLOTCHES.
iiavins? lor tne past lour or nve vears
been troubled with pimples and blotches on
my face and body, and finding ho relief in
any of the chemically prepared soaps and
medicineS prescribed for me by physicians,
I concluded to try your S. S. S. remedy,
and have found great relief in the same,
four bottlo3 clearing ray skin entirely.
cheerfully recommend your medicine to all
who are in the position that 1 have been in.
You can use this letter and my name as a
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SWIFT SPECIFIC Ca.Atlanta, Ga
It does look as if this Republican Con
gress is determined to clean out the treas
ury. We hope that cool counsel will
prevail, it all tne appropriations are
voted that are asked tor, the revenue laws
will remain unchanged, and the Republi
can party will get a solid black eye at the
polls next fall. We do hope the great
extravagance which is mapped out will
fisdan early grave. Greensboro North
State, Rep. .
Platinum Discovered in Moore.
J. M. Kelly, of Jonesb or o town
ship, brought some metal to the of
fice this week, that has every ear
"MpfeHyr ro&nlifa; ts metal is
found in a vein of blue quartjz pyfs
feet in diameter on Mr. Kelly'sYarm
and he says therein an abundance
of it. Platinum is darker than sil
ver, is the heaviest of all metals and
resists the action of all acids. Mr.
Kelly applied nitric acid to particles
of metal and no reaction took place.
He has sent some of the quartz
bearing this metal to State Chemist
Battle. Sanford Express.
A Strike of Factory Hands.
Petersburg, Va., March 10. A
law recently passed by the legisla
.ture prohibits the employment of
women and children under 14 years
of age in factories for more than 10
hoars a'day. To-day in the Batter
sea and Ettrick cotton factories the
managers announced a reduction of
ten per cent in wages as a result of
the reduction of labor hours, and in
consequence the operatives, about
500 in number, went out on a strike.
All of which goes to prove that
it is best to let capital and labor ad
just themselves. When the law in
terposes both are demoralized, to the
detriment of each. Ed.
Business Failure.
Last Tuesday evening ahout 6
o'clock a great part of the business
element of the city and the public
generally were astounded at the an
nouncement that the dry goods
house of Messrs. Norris & Carter had
made an assignment.
Assignment papers were filed last
night in the office of the Register of
Deeds of Wake county. The assign
ment was forced by the failure of
the debtors of the firm to make pay
ments. The assets are estimated
at $35,000, (commercial value) aud
the liabilities at $25,000. The deed
of assignment provides for the pay
ment of all necessary expenses of
taking care of and selling the stock
of goods, and for the payment of all
amounts due the employees of the
firm, aggregating about $550, and
to Pace & Holding $100 for profes
sional services. Raleigh Chronicle.
When a man is ill he should send for a
doctor at once; but when be has a cough
or a sore throat he needs only Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup. 25 cents
Think twice before you swallow once
in medicine. But remember that Laxa
doris pre-eminentjkjthe hver-rsgulator
of the daw Price zoccnts.
They Protest no Longer.
The Agricultural Department yesterday
received a formal appbcation from the
Allison & Addison Fertilizer Company of
Richmond, Va., for license to sell "Acid
Phosphate Dissolved South Carolina Bone.'
This was one of the companies which for
merly applied for license under protest
and to which license was refused. The
fertilizer which was seized last week at
Monroe was the property of this company.
In their application yesterday they asked
to have their goods released. License was
granted them, and Commissioner Robinson
wrote stating that the goods would be re
leased upon the payment by the company
of the cost, amounting to about $25.
News and Observer.
Neuralgic pain is usually of an intense
ly snarp, cutting or burning character.
To effect a speedy and permanent cure
rub thoroughly with Salvation Oil, the
greatest pain-cure on earth. 25 cents.
Mr. Thurston, President of the
Republican League, said in his
speech at Nashville, Tuesday, that
if the Republican party dominated
in the South it would give a great
impetus to her industries. About the
only industry it would give an im
petus to would be the steal industry.
which would bound to the front
with giant strides and overshadow
all the others. We are not Thurston
much down here for that sortot im
petus. Wilmington Star.
A Lady's Perfect Companion.
Our new book by Dr. John ,H. Dye,
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Address Feank Thomas fc Co., Pablish-
ers, Baltimore, Md.
Fbanklin, Pa., March 8. J. P.Mitch
ell, aged 45, a nitro glycerine handler, was
blown to pieces' this morning1 at an Oil wel
one mile from Franklin. He had hauled
glycerine out to the weH and was prepar
ing to put in a torpedo when in some on
known manner it exploded. The boiler
house was wreeked. A few pieces of the
bones of the legs were found more than
one hundred yards away. He leaves
wife and two children
THIS
Uftn Wilt:
To Buy Your Goods
From th6 House that
Underbuys and Un-
Ci Y: J' f (
We handle besides
h 1 ! t turn A i
our
regular goods,
! M.i . : -
many lines bought by
our New York agent
at a heavy discount
from forced sales and
bankrupt sales.
We know we can save you from
25 to 50 per cent on most goods. In
order to convince .yourselves get our
prices betore yeu buy.
We wrU quote you some astounding
figures. We boy and sell strictly for
Dollars are the end of all financial tran
sactions. Why not make $ $ $ $$ the be
ginning? To buy on credit ..nd agree to
pay $2.00 in the fall for what one origin
DOLLAR
will buy to-day in tha
NEW
YORK
RACKET
takes just double from the hard earnings
of your summer's work takes two days'
work instead of one.
THE NEW YORK RACKET IS
FREE FROM ALL TAINT
OF CREDIT!
No losses for you to pay vour part
of. Therefore our profit is small,
our prices low, and you pay us only
lor what you
CARRY HOME.
So as to give our immense trade
quicker and more thorough alien
Hon, we have now in full operation
SPOTT'S RAPID TRANSIT CASH
RAILROAD.
See how rapid the cars run as if
feeling conscious of having given
FULL YALUE,
good measure, shaken down, and
running over for their cash freight ?
We offer sweeping
reductions in winter
dress sroods for the
next two weeks in or
der to make room for
the heavy spring stock
our buyer will go north
to purchase in a few
s
Some
eiy
or, in
at 4
I 7; i
fr
cents, and up:
r.s.
Nice line of fine Dress Goo Is
worth 50 and 7o cents per yard,
offer at 33 and 48. less than original
wholesale cost.
SHOES! SHOES!
SZ. 's.vtuftyn nn)iii to Hfin
Big stock of Shoes of all kinds.
Ladies' Shoes, coarse and fine, from
68 cents up. Nice line Gent's hand
sewed Shoes, latest styles, to arrive
in a few days at the
NEW YORK
RACKET,
Having qualified before the Probate
I Court of Richmond county as admiaistra-
tor oi cne esrate on nomas 3. minney,
deceasedr I hereby notify all persons hav
ing clainls against the estate of said de
cedent, to present them to me, on or be
fore the 1st day of Jlarch, 191, for pay
ment or this notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted to
said decedent wdl make immediate pay
ment to me. This 4th February, 1889.
A. O. tertA W, Administrator. , ,
-orTncWsJ: Hdntley', feceased.,
NORTH CAROLINA, V Superior Court.
Richmond CouUty; Feb. Term, 1890.
Caroline McLauchlin,
vs. Ml.
A
Anderson McLauchlin,
This it a cil action for a divorce. The
defendant, Anderson McLauchlin, is here
by notified to appear at the next term of
the Superior Court of Richmond county,
to be held at the court house in Rocking
ham,, in said county1, On the ISth Monday
after the first Monday in March, 1890, and
denser or answer to the complaint which
wll be deposited in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court within the first three
days of said term, or the relief asked for
will be granted.
This, Feb. 15th, 1890.
Z.'F. LONG,
Clerk Superior Court Richmond county.
F
It is one of the Solid Facts of the
times that nowhere in Richmond or anv
adjoining county can you buy better goods
for the money rnan at
Pace's top Cash Store,
hamlet, jv. a
it is a settled determination with him
tuat while he continues in business no
man shall undersell him, quality, quantity
and price all considered. In fact, he ex
pects to do just as he has done in the past,
Pace Along a Little Ahead
of any one else on low prices. And whv
111 . . . 1 A
snouia ne not ' wnn a stock ot well se
lected goods worth $8,000 to $10,000, pav
ing cash for nearly everything he buys,
with fifteen years practical experience in
tne business, studying tne market, when
and where to buy and all the details of his
business with as much energy as anv law
yer pr physician does his prutession.-sell-ing
almost exclusively for cash or barter,
he sees no reason why he cannot meet any
competition and then go them one better.
His prices are as low as can be afforded on
all goods, but he would call your special
attention to his GEORGIA JEANS (the
best goods for working people on the mar
ket) and his Fall stock of shoes. He did
notuv these goods at New York auction.
neither were they smuggled from China,
but he bought his Jeans direct from the
mills in Georgia in a 50-piece lot. They
give their lowest discount to the wholesale
trade on a 50-piece lot, also a cash dis
count of 4 per cent., of which he availed
himself, and you can buy them of him as
low as anywhere in N. C.
His Fall stock of Shoes were bought di
rect from the factories in Lyon and Brock
ton, Mass.,-for spot cash In fact, seven
hundred dollars worth were made on order
especially for me and among them you will
nnd some ot the bet bargains m shoes you
have ever seen. He makes a specialty of
Flour, Meal, Meat, Sugar, Coffee and all
Heavy Groceries, and guarantees them as
low as they can be delivered here from any
point. If you want rotten spool thread,
pot-metal pins and second-hand clothing,
go somewhere else ; but if you want 100
cent's worth for every dollar you spend, go
to Hamlet and call for
PACE'S CHEAP CASH STORE.
Nov. 1st, 1889.
THE WORLD'S BEST
KM Bolton $2.50 Shea
Has no eqnal for Style, Fit arjj Wear. PosltlTelj
the best sboe In America tor tue money. Do not tx
oeeeivod. See suunp on bottom of each shoe. TskJ
DO other. Every pair warranted. ' Stylish sad
eai to m.ay fc& mboa to ttut ruarttaC ForaaieW
J. M, PEEPLES & CO., Chicago.
Sold in Rockingham only br
m a DOCKER Y.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
County of Richmond.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Elias & Cohen, Plaintiffs,
AOAINST
L. C. Robinson,' Defendant.
'' This is a motion by tfte plain tiffs for
leave to issue execution on a judgment Re
covered bv them agahist-the defendant on
the 14th day of January, 1880,.bofpre H,
O: Walt, a Justice of the Peace for said
coanty(Iand duly docketed in the Superior
Court for county, for $79.50 and interests
and costs.
The defendant is teqdired to appear at
the office , of the Clei-k of the Superior
Court of Richmond county on the 12th day
of March 1890 and' show-cause why
execution should not be issued in said
judgment. 1 his January 2oth,, 1890.
J , k P. LONG,
Clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond
County.
Burwell, Walker & Guthrie, Attorneys
for Plaintiffs. '
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MY FRIENDS
Will please, remember that owing to the fire and to extreme illness in
my family I have beert delayed in getting my Fall and Winter Goods
But I HAVE THEM NOW, and my wife's health is so improved that I
can now wait upon you personally. Come to see me.
Btetck is repb)&-with everything in the line of Ladies' Dress Goods, Notions
Clothifig, Shoes, "Hats Woolen Underwear, and everything, 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 are surely ai 'cheap, if not cheaper," than any goods on the market, and quality
guaranteed. n J
1 return thanks to my friends for cast natronace and bono fnr n mrtinnoro. .f
same under this motto :
Bring Me YqMr Cotton,
I will soli you what jou want as cheap as anybody can do il,
And
SWEEPING
Closing out Sele
AND CLOAKS AT COST
for the next forty days, to make room for
Also great reduction in Ribbons, Fancy
Feathers, Birds and Notions, &c. Call early
and get your bargains.
Miss TLm. -El. ElakLey,
OUR STOCK OF
EW FALL AND
WINTER GOOD
IS NOW COMPLETE IN
N
Dress Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats,
And everything else needed by the people of this cfnnnunity, all ef
w hich w ill be aohi as low as ny on else will sell them.
W. T. COVINGTON & CO.
piuos. eiictss, mm
Sewing Machines, N-edl-s,
Rt-pairs. The "Davis" Has No Equal:
0 . W. WRtBV-VT
JAS. A. JOHNSTON.
JOHNSTON
Steam Granite and Marble V orks,
All orders for work will receive prompt attention. -223
and 237 West Trade Street,
CHARLOTTE, 2S& C.
E. M. Andrews,
FurniHtre. DON'T
20 different new and artistie patterns in j.lushe, Wilton Rujrjr and Silk
Tspistries bought at very low prices. I am offering some SPECIAL
BARGAINS in Parlor Suits now, and if you want one don't
wait as they will never go lower.
I give a few prices to show that I MEAN WHAT I SAT- I never say
I thing unless I mean it. .-. - . .
Walnut Frame Hair Cloth Suits...... $29 00
Red Wool Plush Suits, ... 35 qo
" " Silk Plush Suits, 45 00
Antique Oak Silk Plush Suits,.. 50 00
Overtaft Silk Plush Suits, g5 00
OyertuftSilk Tapestry Suits........................................ , 96 00
I have some very handsome suits at $100, $125 and $150.
I would be
with any Bb
I would be glad to mail you photos of
Jorthern House. "
EL. W. ?HDRES,
PIANO, ORGAN AND FURNITURE DEALER.
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WMEJV YOU WANT
any of the abeve named goods b sure to
get my prices before buying.
I can save you money and sell you bet
ter goods for the price paid than you can "
get anywhere else.
, Rockingham.
T. L. ELLIOTT.
& ELLIOTT,
Charlotte,
N. C
any of my suits and let you enmnar. nri
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