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VOLUME 24.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1893
HUMBEB 23.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
JJnsy
About Silver; Comptroller Echels
attending to the Hanks.
Washington, June 5, 1893. Presi
dent Cleveland presided over a special
cabinet meeting today, called to con
sider means for replenishing the gold
reserve fund, which has been en
croached on to a greater extent than
ever before, in order to meet the de
mand for gold for export. No danger
is apprehended for the present, and it
was to discuss plans for the future
that the meeting was held.
It is claimed but not by Treasury
officials, that, under the act. of March
17, 1802, which lawyers say has
not been repealed, the Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to is
sue legal tender notes for the pur
chase of gold "at such rates and upon
such terms as he may deem most ad
vantageous to the public interests."
Secretary Carlisle thinks he would have
no difficulty in getting ail the gold
needed in exchange for such notes but
no final decision in the matter is likely
to be made until the gold reserve in
the Treasury shall have been reduced
to a dangerously low amount, and that
may never occur.
Having sent a trustworthy agent to
learn the sentiment of the Hawaiians,
President Cleveland now proposes t o
ascertain the sentiment of our own
people before fully .making up his
mind, by makiug public all of the re
ports made by Minister Blount. These
will be published as soon as completed,
probably in a few weeks.
The one question every where dis
cussed is that of pensions. As inight
be expected there is any quanity of
fool talk on the subject, and it is the
exception to find a republican who
will calmly discuss the matter. Gen
eral H. V. Boynton, whose radical re
publicanism is widely known, and who
earned his title by bravery on the
field of battle, handles the pension
question without gloves, and among
other striking truths says: "While,
in its essence, the pension question is
non-partisan, it is such an easy one to
conjure with against the democrats
that the moment any one of this party
undertakes to correct the abuses which
every fair man sees and admits, a gen
eral hue and cry is raised at once that
the democrats are at last wreaking
their spite and their vengeance on the
old soldiers. Np one stops to think
that a verv lanre proportion of these
old soldiers who wrent to wrar in 1861,
when the question of pensions was not
in the remotest thought of any of
them, were democrats. Even demo
crats themselves forgot to make answer
that a great company of the leading
captains of the Union hosts Grant,
Sherman, Buell, Rosecrans, Thomas,
McClellan, Logan, Franklin, Sickles,
Slocum an unending column of such
men and their followers were demo
crats'
Comptroller of currency hcKeis is
determined that no national bank di
rector shall plead ignorance of the law
i -i-a.i -ui-
as an excuse ior navinc nesriecieu uis
duty. He has had a circular pre
pared, containing the laws defining
the duties and obligations of bank
directors and the penalties prescribed
for neglect of duty. He says he wishes
to impress upon the minds of bank
directors that they are liable under
the law for the fulfillment of their
duty to stock holders and deposi
tors. According to reports received at the
Treasury the Chinese are making use
of the "underground railroad" to come
from Canada to the United States in
considerable numbers. Several er
monters have been arrested for run
ning one of these lines.
Those near to President Cleveland
and his Cabinet say that they are now
confident that Congress will repeal the
Sherman Silver law very soon after it
meets. The doubt has been as to the
Senate, but it is now claimed that it
has been removed by assurances from
Senators. '
She Smiled, Bless Her Heart!
That dear little Spanish Infanta,
with a Jewish-coin plexioned husband,
and a name as musical as a Swiss yo
del, actually smiled and smiled as she
was riding out of the depot in Wash
ington the other day, and the ladies
fluttered kerchiefs and the men tossed
up their hats. Goodbye Eulalie! lalie!!
lie!!! ,
Every idle young fellow who goes
to work does that much towards keep
ing this country rich, and making it
independent, of foreign labor.
THE BEHEING SEA COCBT.
A Fen Sketch of the Scene During a Hear
ingThe Personel of the Judge.
Baron de Courcel, the President of
the Arbitral Courts occupies the cen
tral place behind the horseshoe table,
and sits in the widest and highest of
the gilt-framed arm chairs. That
chair has a history. It was made for
the President of the Congress that met
in Parte at the end of the Crimean war.
Its back rises high above the Baron's
head, which is a compactly formed one.
He looks a quick and still a thought
ful man, and has not the blase air
which one so often sees in diplomatic
company. Counsel for the United
States sit on the left facing the horse
shoe table serving as the bench, and
counsel for England to the right. I
did not hear Sir Richard Webster, but
I like his countenance.
Sir Charles Russell strikes me as an
able speaker and excellent in form. A
lady at the press table said she had
heard him at the "Vic" Theatre orating
to electors, pleading before a jury, and
in the House of Commons, and that
his manner differed a good deal accord
ing to the place in which he was. She
spoke of this as showing tact. He was
strong but conciliatory , in addressing
the arbitral tribunal. Judge Harlan's
would be a fine head, for a painting.
Grieger Gram, the representative of
Norway, sits beyond the American
Judge, and is on the face of him un-
sophistocated. His countenance ex
presses simple' character and sweetness.
He does not know any French, ajid I
thought he was at sea -when lawyers1
English was being spoken by the hour.
Now and again he looked to me to be
writing private letters, as also indeed
did the Italian arbitrator.
The attention of the American ar
bitrators was unflagging. To the left
of the chair and next to it sits Lord
Hannen. He is in all respects fine
looking, and has easy, genial
manners. Gleams of humor often
shoot from his eyes. He must
have learned a deal of life in
one phase of his judicial career. Sen
ator Morgan is the last arbitral judge
on the left side of the horseshoe table.
He is a silvery-haired and hale old gen
tleman, tough as hickory, a close lis
tener, and "fit" in all respects to repre
sent thd United States on this great
occasion. His remarks are pointed
and pungent. Judge Harlan some
times betrays weariness at the hair
splitting of counsel Senator Morgan
never. Count Yisconti-Venosta comes
after Lord Hannen, and is an Italian
patrician of wide experience of life and
of international politics. Victor Em
manuel, who was no mean judgo of
character and talents, took him into
his confidence after he lost Cavour, re
lying on his advice, almost entire
ly in questions relating to foreign policy-
Changed His Mind.
A man named McConaughy, residing
in the mountains of Huntingdon coun
ty deliberately murdered his wife's
mother and five or six sisters and broth
ers. He was convicted on circumstan
tial evidence and sentenced to death.
He solemnly declared his innocence
just before' the noose was placed about
his i neck, and was swung off. The
rope broke and he fell to the ground
without dislocating his neck, and when
revived and about to be covered with
the death-cap again, he begged permis
sion to speak. The request was granted,
and he then gave a frank confession of
hit guilt '
Why They Were There.
"I am here, gentlemen," explained
the pickpocket to his fellow-prisoners,
"as the result of a moment of abstrac
tion."
"And I " said the incendiary, "be
cause? of an unfortunate habit of mak
ing light of things."
"And I" chimed in the forger, "on
flwnunt ofa simple uesire to maKe a
" M. ;
name for myself."
"And I" added the burglar, "through
nothing but taking an advantage of an
onening.M But here the warden separ
ated them. Ex.
New Literary Ujlit.
"Here's Jones writing for the maga
ziues. I never thought lie Had any
literary talent." . '
"He hasn't: but you must recollect
that he jumped off a church steeple,
lynched six niggers and out-drank a
Congressman." Atlanta Constitu
tion.
GENERAL NEWS.
England sees business in our unfa
vorable crop reports, and bids higher
prices for cotton. .
The Louisville and Nashville rail
road has bought the Newport News
and Mississippi railroad.
The car shops of the Northern Pa
cific railroad at Brainerd, Minn., were
burned June 1. Loss $25,000.
Potter's Bank, an old and reputable
concern, closed at Paulding, Ohio,
June 2. It had been oxen since 1874.
The North Carolina Land and Im
provement Company of Rocky Mount,
N. C, has begun business. Capital
$10,000.
The Attornev-Genera! of the United
States says our government lias a right
to issue more bonds, without further
legislation."
No. 999, the famous swift locomo
tive of the New York Central, has four
driving wheels 7 feet 2 inches high, and
is of 1300 horse power.
The Norfolk and Western railroad
has been put in the hands of a receiv
er, by Judge Jackson, at Charleston,
holding the United States Court.
South Carolina has purchased 1050
barrels rye and 400 of corn whiskey
and six car loads of beer, costing $132,-
000, to go into the State rum selling
business.
Since January 1, 20 National banks,
with capital of $6,150,000, have failed,
as compared with 7 banks, with capi
tal ot $525,000 during the same period
last year.
The Committee on Finance of Italy's
House of Deputies report against any
Bank of issue dealing in land and any
deputy1 holding any post of any char
acter in or about such Banks.
The Massachusetts lower House,
June 1st, passed a bill punishing dis
crimination bv barbers on account of
race and color. We suppose a white
man can now get his hair cut just the
same as a darkey.
Judge Julius J. Dubose- has been
convicted, on impeachment, by the
Tennessee Senate, on one charsre of
disregarding a writ of habeas corpus,
and one of corrupt practices, lie is
m -e--w
removed from the bench.
The Florida Legislature has unani
mously asked for the impeachment of
United States District Judge' Charles
Swayne, for corruption, and instruct
ed their Senators and Representatives
to bring: the matter before Congress.
They say that Secretary Gresharn
will take Justice Field's place in the
Supreme Court when he retires, and
that Phelps will be again in the State
Department. The only trouble is that
Justice Fields denies the rumor of his
intended retirement.
A general shut down of all the
plate glass factories in the country
will take place soon. Thousands
hands will be thrown out of employ
ment. They , say the reason is the
shut down will enhance the price of
the product, of which rather too much
is on hand.
. A populist in Kansas proposes to do
away with money, by establishin
stores where any one having a com
inoditv can barter it for any other
commodity. When the store closes
out, bye and bye, he has not arranged
for the final disposition of the unsala
ble old plunder on hand.
During the furious rain storm of
June 1, a bad washout occurred three
miles south of Ridgeway, S. C, on the
Richmond & Danville railroad where
in "Jack" Germany, engineer, ran his
mixed .train' before he could stop it
He and his fireman, T. D. Henry, were
was
oldest and most iopular engineer on
the line, and a man of good estate.
Gforge W. Vacderbilt, youngest son
of Wm. II. said to be worth $15,000,
000, is to wed Miss Mint urn, of an old
Manhattan family in New York, with
in two months. The groom is of a
literary turn, and has one of the finest
private libraries in the country. The
bride is tall and handsome, of brilliant
complexion and posed as Columbia
m the lateiaoieaux-vn ants at aiaoison
. i i mm jl 1 a
Square Garden.
"No rogue e'er felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law.n
A New Society.
The natives of the Old North State
now resident in this city have formed
themselves into an organization to be
known as "The North Carolina Society
of Atlanta.? Though only two days
old, the new society was creditably
represented in the Davis funeral pro-
cession, Monday, thereby making what J
is so essential to success a good begin- I
ning.
In taking this step the North Caro
linians are to be commended. Many
of Atlanta's foremost men are proud
to lay claim to the title of "Tar Heel,"
and in the busy ranks of her busy
workers there are scores of sons of the
honored old State who daily? do her
honor. The North Carolinians are a
credit not only to , the State of their
nativity but tothe city of their adop
tion. The new society will be a notable
addition to the list of State organiza
tions in Atlanta, which, it is safe to
say, will continue to lengthen. We
now have a Virginia society, a South j
Carolina society, and a North Carolina J
society, Why not a Tennessee society z
There are hundreds of Tennesseeans
in Atlanta, and many of them in the
highest walks of life, too, They could
easily form a strong organization.
The sons of North Carolina have
much cause for pride in their native
Diaie, wuicu was lue ursi to
declaration of independence, and in
banding together to perpetuate thai
commendable pride, they are only the
more loyal to their new-found Georgia
home. Atlanta journal.
Value of Newspapers.
. We commend the following from the
pen of Governor Francis, of Missouri,
to those who do not realize the value
of their local papers to their city and
section:
"Each year the local paper gives
from $100 to $10,000 in free lines to the
community in which it is located. No
other agency can or will do this. The
editor, in proportion to his means, does
more for his country than any other ten
men. He ought to be supported, not
because you like him and his writing,
but all should support a local paper be
cause it is the best investment a corn-
munity can make. It may. not be bril
liantly edited or crowded with thought,
but financially it is more benefit to the
people than the teacher or preacher.
Understand me, I do not say morally
or intellectually, but financially; and
yet on the right side. Today the edi
tors of the home papers do the most
for the least money of any men on
earth."
From Scrtbncr's for Jane.
TOMORROW !
BY W. G. VAN TASSEL SDTPHEN.
Where the seameets with the river
She stands and looks out afar:
In her eyes a light that ever
Changeth as doth a star,
On her lips the sudden shiver
Of waves on a hidden bar.
We rise for information, not as to
what. "Tomorrow" is for, that is to
give us time to pronounce the author's
whole name; but what does the poem
mean? A copy of Dugger's works,
complete, with portrait, will be for
warded, e o. d., to any person answer
ing this conundrum within the leafy
month of June.
Divinely Tall, Dlrinely Fair.
The Koiaan matron Cornelia was
tall and commanding.
Helen, according to reports, was a
Large woman, of great beauty.
Zenouia, the wire oi Udenatus, was
tall and extremely handsome.
Dante's Beatrice was nobly planned
and of commanding presence.
Diana de Poitiers, the beauty of
Francis I.'s time, was remarkably
tall.
Mme. Roland describes Marie An-
I toinette as "large and superbly mod-
Strozzi. who was a beautiful woman
on a "large and magnificent fcale."
Louisville Times.
Texas claims a sheep whose features
very nearly resemble those of a human
being. Lenoir Topic
That's nothing. North Carolina
claims human beings whose actions
very nearly resemble those of a sheep.
Italian laborers sent from this conn-
I -
try to their homes over thirty million
I dollars in gold, last year, and there are
lazy Americans loafing about who
ht - earnetl kept Jt all at
home.
STATE NEWS.
There is not a barroom in this State
west of Asheville.
Four Waldenses
got lost in New
their companions
York but got to
JuneS.
There is a town ordinace forbidding
geese to run at large within the town of
Boone.
Gov. Carr and staff
were much
pleased with the attention paid them
in Richmond.
The Express cars on the R.& D. are
piled high with crates of peaches from
Charleston to New York.
A family in Charlotte were poisoned?.
by eating badly canned fish. They re
covered after being very sick.
Work has begun on the new Episco
pal church in Morganton. It is pro
posed to have it one of the most beau
tiful edifices in the State.
The Charlotte . Savings Bank has-
organized, with Sam. Wittkowsky as
president, ana ArcniDaia israay as.
cashier.
All the shares have been.
taken.
An unknown negro woman was found
dead near the track of the II. & D
rai mail nPAr Na hshnrv Slav :"l. It, iu
thought she had been riding on the.
steps and fallen off.
Capt. Clarke proposes to run a daily-
stage from Rutherfordton to Ashe-
ville, 40 miles, through Hickory Nut;
Gap. At least ,five miles of the rood
is through scenery unsurpassed in the?
world. , ;
Mrs. Kate Crawford, wife of DanC
G. Crawford of McConnellsville S. C,,
and daughter of Rev. R. Z. Johnston,
of Lincolnton N. C, was killed by
lightning .at her home on, the night
of June 1st.
The old Monitor Nantucket is now
being put in good v condition and will
be sent to Wilmington N. C. for the
use of the Naval Reserve, and will be
handed over to the State authorities.
She was in the civil war, and under
fire at Charleston.
James Ray of Lovelace Township
tried to hang himself with a grape
vine weeK oerore last, out was cut
down in time to rescue him from the
Coroner. The Wilkesboro Chronicle
. -a -m
says he had been drunK and in some
kind of a difficulty the night before.
X. C. Baildlng Stenes.
The correspondent of the New York
Commercial Bulletin thus writes, of
the North Carolina exhibit of building
stones at Chicago:
"This exhibition will have the effect
of bringing many new building stone s;
into notice. A most attractive display
of building stones and stones suitable
for ornamentation is made by North
Carolina. It is not much to say that
it far passes in variety that of any
State or foreign country. , Many of
the stones are marvels of beauty, and
the evidence of their durability is fur
nished by their composition. Several
of them are unlike anything that is
now used in the construction of build
ings. The deposits of them are said to
be large and in localities that are on
navigable streams or the lines of rail
ways. That the attention of architects
and Northern capitalists has never
been called to them before seems some--what
strange.-
Qaeen Tie's Iat Appearance.
The Queen did .not look queenly
enough to satisfy common critics, who, ,
having been accustomed by the illus
trated papers and the coinage at the
mint to the idea of a tall, majestic
woman, were keenly chagrined to find
that the actual Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland,eta, Empress of India,etc,f
was a very small, wrinkled old lady,
with no physical marks of distinction
whatsoever, and during the greater
part of the route huddled up ina eor-
I ner of the big carriage in a curious and
decidedly undignified manner. New
York Sun.
To Care FeUoa ak.
Put a small handful of dried, chip
ped beef in a half tea-cup full of new
milk 'simmer a few minutes bv a slow
fire. Then rub the parts affected with
it, a time or two, and yoaH be aston
ished at its effects. It Trill cure it, and
will not be long about it. In advance
yon are welcome. Louisburg Times.
The Pope is said to possess a pearl
worth one hundred thousand dollars.