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SEE OUR - . jPREJIJUM'I OFFERjJ UoIu'HC 20. At Xlie Operetta. A large assemblage of the good people of Hickory gathered in the opera house, on Friday evening, to enjoy the beautiful operetta by Franz Abt, and old and young, citi zens, and strangers, awaited with pleased anticipation the rising of the curtain. We can confidently assert that al though xpectation was raised to a coi -nh-rabie height l>y the known ability of the gifted "Prim t I »• i:i t of ti 1• evening, and tii• t j •' H n - of tt S Wi't-t - V Oieei 1 "W tilt" I. I'd. vet the reality tar exceed* i ui llL ticipa'ions, and the whole perfoiiir- ; ai ce lull of * lovely visions, and charming melodv, v«a- *> •. I.i Hick' r\ has rea-on to be proud. JI e first, act was tiie "Angel ('!. rtis," and the r e «»n a beautiful woodland scene with a , buck ground of i«• f' \" m*»;iii: o:,-. ;u ' among the trees, and soltij «..• i j» in- > a"ninst the cloud-. and mountain r ' ! peaks, arose the ranks o/ white rob d singers, higher ami higher, above, aioun 1, and evey where, in j the soft obscurity of the pale light, and 1 all and gract fid foi ins, and tinv white winged faiiies with sweet ( i>ure voices smiled the full chorus. Ti » n from among the groups ca/ne i out one fair maid, and, advancing to the front, her clear voice tuk! the story of "the beauteous maiden, with heart as pure as morning's I ras. As she concluded her song, the curtain fell amid the loud ap plause of the audience. We have not space to describe all the successive scenes of this beauti till ent rtainment, but from first to last, there was not one which was not very attractive. Ci.idereda at the mot h» r s g: tve, and the w *t vision of the '"White Bird glid-ug out from the forest, and in lovely meiodv speaking comfort to the dis tressed maiden, ami captivating the hearts of the audience. The "Wick , ed Sisters" preparing for the Kii g's Fete, which act was so takingly rcn deied by M isses Motz and Lwih, and the line trio which followed; then came the enchanting scene of Cinderella, and the "Fairie Buds in which a troop oi lovely little chil dien in white with gauzy wings j came to the aid of Cinderella, and | circling round her helped her in j her arduous task. Ihe sweet song of the "Fairy Birds" m which they | sang "Adieu, Adieu, for the daylight j has faded," was folicwed by the gradual lowering of the lights, until j the fairy-like children, and the beautiful scenery vanished softly, an 1 tla curtain fell on a picture dim j as the baseless fabric of a dieain. Thel e Wit- aso the gorgeous I.lightness of the "King's Fete" with its "dazz.irg thiong of ladies fair," its groups of pages, the en- 1 til lce of the k lg, Queen, Prince and Courtiers, and the slow and , noist ;ess evoluiions of the mazv dtii.ee, in which the handsome yourg Prince was personated In Man Battle m the most glace iul and charming manner. lht n follow td the s« lo by Cinde rella. Mrs. Sanborn, which is tne gt m ol the opeietta, and worths of a more pretentious work. In it the rich voice of our charm ing Prima Donna arose in sweet waves of sound, and easiiv tilled every corner of the auditorium, mounting and soarii g . without an effort, until every other sound was hu-hed in breathless attention. The final scene in whiclji the sixtv four performers from Claremont to gether with Miss Nellie Wttddell as "White Bird." appeared in an ex quisite tableau, closed an enter tainment of which we may be justlv proud when we consider that Hick ory furnished not only the singers, but the beautiful setting of the ope retta in the artistic and lovely scen ery which added so much to the beauty of the whole As Professor Sanborn savs, "To our friend, Mr. Grace, we owe, as usual, a thousand thanks for help which was invaluable and above price." President Hairison has just re v- d ( 0.l : tor Sal ton -tad, of Bos ',w h > e term tloes not ' xpire un 'il d «y. \\ is *ht re an} charge that t!.i- v A)ij(-c'ioi is not faithful and ef- I ficent ? None. Secretary Windom s mply intimat* >1 to Collector Salton- 1 S .11J a t t -e President wanted his office, a?id when he declined to re- ■ : 0 n no v.'us removed. Was this only "in ;!• inteist of the public s ivice I u .Mr. Sal tons? ali s place i the I'resident has appointed A, W. m 1, who is first ami always an office-holding ci i.•flict-steking poli tician. Was not "i.artv service" made the "essential and discrimina ! ting test in this as in nearly all the President's appointments ? Benjamin Harrison is the most : monumental promise-breaker and I ! pledge-tiampler whoever sat in the White House.— N. Y. World. - V iaiolitilau Abroad. I / A Lonuon cot respondent of a New York journal gives some inter esting information concerning Capt. i'l J Hale, ot Fa>uttevil!e, N. who was Consul at Manchester, ilng., duxing President Cleveland's administration, and nas since resided in Fngland. The correspondent writes : "Ma jor J'l. J. Hale, ex Consul in Man- rim ter, 11 as gone to India to repre- j sent it po w ciiul syndicate oi Nortn ,of Fugiand capitalists. The exact ( nature of tils eirand Major Hale de , ciintd to at.ile lor fear a rival COL- I cern should get wind of it and spoil ins pums U) cable. Maj%r iiaie will return to Kngiand in May. it is a I good eitai of a compliment to him as an American, and aiso lo the reccid he made as C oi.sui, that he was se- ; lee ted lor this journey when a hundred or two Knghsmen were i eager for the job. Next sumufer Mj'jor Hale will return to America ' : as the resident agent there tor tiie ' Manchester Ship Canal. Chai ; iotte Chronicle. Mr. Halt is a former citizen of I lick* ?}. — Ln. A lti>c i.aiitlslitle. VEAVELVILI.F., Cal , Feb. 14 ' News is just received of c»ne of the biggest landslide s ever known (.n i the P K'ific coast, which oceurn d lift} n r«below here a few days i ago li e li.i.d S'id into the riv er, raisii g the water to a depth of 3 I'M ft t t ai d backing up the river fourteen miles. The slidii g n.as> was about a mile long at d 4' (1 \ards wide. Mai \ 1 ui.dii gs w 11e swept awa\ . with tlt ir t nine contents. Two Cl iiam(n wtit buiittl ii the debiis ai dstvtial persons barely escaped. IStiirliiiji Aci«ittc(f. Tl e trial of the indictment against John K. Starlii g for muider. at the Superior Court of Johnston, has been oiie of the most interesting * P tried in this State for years. He was . charged with the murder of his mother-in-law. Mrs. Sene Brown, a respectable old lady of stventy three years of age. Another indict ment cLarging him with the murder of her grandson, his nephew, killed at the same time, remains upon the , docket. v i Ibichcq?, TRortb Carolina, jfebrimv> 20, ISOO. NEWS NOTES. '• J 4-1 h A Lu L r. 1L The Sultan of Zanzibar is dead. The Dae D'Orleans has been sen tenced to two years' imprisonment. The House Committe has report ed m favor of holding a World's Fair. A party of Europeans has been captured at Tonquin, China, by p; rates. Barnum, having finished h»s sea son at Paris, w ill return to Cnited States in March. The rules reported by Represen tative Coi.nor have been adopted b> a vote ot yeas, 171; nays, 14;">. The North Dakota Lottery bill, v. hi h had parsed the Senate, was defeated in the House. God and the peopie have spoken against this iniquity. Careful note was taken of \ester , Jay's Congressional reports in hope ! that they might show Senator ; »'handler on his feet condemning the last outbreak of the race war. | Did lie fail to note that a colored man was, on Saturday last, shot to ! death with seven bullets in the j-State which used to be inhabited by , Benjamin Harrison and Colonel , Tilliam W. Dudley?—[Cincinnati Enquirer. The Smithfield Herald savs the people down there have the "grip"' |on one side, ami old fashioned | mups on the other side—of the su? peusion bridge. We are informed that we pre soon ' to have a Daily Patu >t at (ireens | boro and a Daiiy Sentinel :»t Wins ' I ton. We wish you much success, j brethren Long, Ayer and Tipton.— High Point Enterprise. Senator Ingalia' weakness is said j to be fo: - bright, flaming neckties, I with which his wardsobe is so boun tifuliy supplied that he seems to j have a new one every day. This combined with his flaming speech , makes him quite a picturesque tig lire when he pel forms on thetioor of the Senate. — [\\ limington Star. Wnnamaker appoint* d a negro to the postal service »n North Carolina, and before he got his commission he ! had broken into the penitentiary. He appointed an old fellow named Moot man, the sole white Radical at Newberry, S. C. His appointment' was continued last Thursday and now he is in jaii for killing a man ! about a business matter. It i shocking to know that the whole white Republican party in Newberry is in jan V\ omit gton Messenger. Ver> Significant. Whtn Pre.-idcnt Cleveland was i». eon.n and of the good "Shipot State' you heaul cotl ing of l ace distur bance aid race conflicts and the "race problem." Sigi itiicant. very! Wnmington Messenger. j J. i». I)a\Mu lie Handed. RAI.EIOH, N. (. . 15. —John P. Da vis. a white mani who was conwcted yesterday at Pitt-boro of the mur der, Jast Novt mbt r. cf-T. hn A. Hor ton, his en.plover anil room mate, was today sentenced to be hanged on Friday. March 28, at Pittsboro. . A Decendaut of Henry Clay. A Louisville paper sa\s an eight year Kentucky boy was scraping a fiddle whtn asked what he was playing' He answered, 4 T m play in' classic music" To the further question, "What sort of music is classic music?" he replied, "That - i svhitt ain t got any tune to it. ' A l-'alal Hlt>u In tlie Neck. Sr. Louis, Mo., Feb 14. —A spec i-tl from Dtllrts. Texas, to the Post- Dispatch, says Jake Kilrain and hi» spurring troupe exhibit-e|l at the \ ( )pera House last night. It was announced to be only a sparring :»ud wrestling match After some* uneventful sparring by others, Tom James, of Dallas, encountered Bon zia. the combination champion light weight, for s2.">, comlitioned that James should stay four rounds. Bonzia ha 1 it his own wav from the first. In the fourth round, Bonzia struck James iu the neck, knocking him limp on tne stage. James w\.s u able to arise, lie was I sponged and restoratives applied, and the show continued, no one sup posing that he was hurt seriously. When the enteitainment had about concluded, Muldoon an nounced that James was uncon scious, and called for a physician. As soon as the serious condition of James became know n, officers began a search for Bonzia, but he had | fled. At 12.30 this morning, James died, and the entire combination, except Bonz ; a, was put under arrest on a charge of murder. Kilrain 1 was so overcome that he wept like a child. A few hours later Bonzia re turned and surrendered to the of ficers. It is generally supposed | that James' neck was broken, but 1 one doctor gives as his opiuion that James died from paralysis of the heart. I I Postal Telejfrapli. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. —Post mas- ' ter General Wanamaker appeared; before the House Committee on : Post office and Post lioads to-day, and read an elaborate statement in ' favor of a system of postal tele-I graphs. Mr. W anamaker submitted to tin Committee a draft of a bill provid- ing for the establishment of postal telegraph offices at every free delive- i ry ollice in the country. Under the biil it is provided that the telegraph ' tolls in any one State shall not ex ceed ten cents for messages of twen r.\ words or less, counting address anil signature, nor ov»r 2o cents for any distance nndei 150 miles, nor ovei 50 tti.ts for any greater dis tance; the latt-s nnd rules to b» piesv/ribtd by the Postmaster Gen eral. Atlanta's Xliinquet. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 13 —TLe first ; annual banquet of the Atlanta Cham ber of Commerce was held this even .ng at the Kimball House, about 40d guests being present. President J C. ()glesb\. of the Atlanta ( hambei of ( ommtrce, welcomed the visitors iti behaif of that body, and Ciov. Gordon, in the first regular speetrh if tb^• evening, welcomed them on beLad the State. Mayor Glenn •hen spoke f..r the city. Responses to toasts followed from Gov. Camp bell, of Ohio: Hon. Chas. Sniith. of New Yoik: Patrick Calhoun, of At .auta; Congressman Wilson, Hon. W 11. I'i. sell, and Jonathan Lane. Croxsaud W liite i I.ast C liance FhilH. As wiii be seen by the proceed ing- of the Supreme Court the mo tioii arrest of judgement which was ! made by Mr. Henry on Saturday ' was denied and the certificate of opinion and judgmert was ordered to be certitied down to the Wake Superior Court according to law. , The defendants will theiefoie have to serve out their sentences of sever. l and live} ears respectively as soon, i as the formal process of the la A- can i be earned into execution. jyour^ fvi a \ •. • c.•«- I , ' \ \% f ; ' ~ t ».*ta hx( !r»* » :h the-*" 4 I l»t«* iifT.-r \«>ur ' Siberian Horrors. PARIS, F eb. 11. A cipher letter just received hy the Kussiait refu gees here, dated Deo. 'J'*, gives the details of an awful tragedy in the political prison *t K»ra. Eastern Si beria • Mn e. Nadyda Sihida, of uob'e birth, and a teacher in the hi-h school at Moscow, was found la-t Tear with revohitionarv pamphlets in her possession and sentenced to perinl servitude. On her arrival at Kara ti. ; - } !. >ome refined woman s.«>n • t;>• • 1 trie attention of the Director o f t! > prison, who took nn early opportu nity to insult her. me Si! resent# I j) • ~f ti.e 1 >ll vet or, who in revenue had . her stripped and fl d m !he presence of all the men in the prison. Such an outlay h; I • i :1 perpetrated on a woman of rank since the days of the Kmpre-s -tt i erine, and the unfortunate lady was ho apprehensive of further shame and torture, that sh-.» com j mitted suicide on the same day, by poisoning herself. Not only this, but several of the other women, political prisoners, ! fearful of receiving similar treat jimnt, on hearing of the terrible event followed Mine. Sihida's exam ; P le - A few miles from the woman s political prison at Kara is that oc cupied by male political convicts, who, on hearing of the tragedies, n ■ revolted en masse. Troops were called out and a\»ful scenes followed, shooting flo""in£r o* no Ai o and torturing going on by whole ' sale. The Russian authorities have naf ; urally been careful to suppress the I t'Trible details which are now given j to the public for the tirst time. 'l'lie Htsl Solicitor In 1 lie Slate. I tic? ( harlotte Chronicle, in a 1 general canvass of candidates for ' Congress in that district, says: "Mr. i Osborne, however, it is understood, 1 will not allow the us« of his name, j as he will be a candidate for re-elec tion as solicitor of this district. Known already as the very ablest solicitor in the State, this circuit will only be too glad to learn that Mr. Osborne has consented to serve another term. Mr. Osborne is truly the best So , licitoi in lite St ite ami so long as he does Lis duty as in the past we cannot see the propriety of a c L an tie. O An l.itl!«-l Tower in lee. Sr. l , L' r EKsiiUß«i, Feb. 14—An Eiflei ice tower has been completed here. It is one hundred and fifty feet in height, ami is composed of 10,000 'bloc s of ice. On the fir-t platform is a grand restaurant, and amt st brilliant ef 'ect l- produced b\ lighting the en tire -tincture with electricity. in iSaii C ompany. (iov, H ill s isolation a- a I)emocratic (fovein r opposing the most Demo critic of reforms grows moro extreme. His loneliness must bedis- and it is not relieved by the fact that it forces u*>on him the unwelcome society of the arch ene mv of everything Democratic and of good report. — N. V. Wond. Deinocratie and 1 .coiiomleal. TLe peanut, shelled, has been in troduced at dinner parties instead of roasted almond.-,, i his is right. There is a democracy, so to speak, 1 about the peanut that mukes it specially adaptable to such purposes under a republican form of govern ment. Long may it wave.—[GolJa • boro Argu-j. "M umber 7.
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