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HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1895.
NUMBER 49
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SHOOTINQ AFFRAY.
- p. Steelman Shot by Sam R. Newland,
Fr.m the Effects of Which He Die.
L&,t Wednesday saorning about 11
oc!o. k. while Mr. W. F, Steeluian was
lt w -rk in his harness and shoe shop,
f0T,u.r Kast Main and Mulberry streets,
jlr. ;tiii R. Newland cauie in, and the
flr-t words he said was: "Steelman. I
b.ri you saM thaa. there were five
oien i" "town that you wanted to kill
:ij that I was one of them, and if you
faii it. I Hm Koin to kiI1 you," and
be pulled out his pistol and shot at
him, the ball missing hiui. Steeluian
toKl him he had said no such thing,
tud asked Newland not to shoot him.
wlanl shot him again, the ball
ftfikinjr him on the right side, just
above t lie niiple. There was only
oue witness to the shooting, and that
was James Powell, colored, who was
at work in the shop with Steelman,
and hi"- version of the affair is asabore
Sfated.
After the shooting persons rushed
into tliH ".-hop to see what the trouble
was ;ui1 found Steeluian sitting in a
?h.-iir. and saying that Newland had
Vaot liiiu and that he was going to die.
jie i taken to his room over Dr.
Ktiit's drug store, where his wound
wan dressed and where he was cared
lor.
When Newland shot him the last
time he walked out of the shop and
li ft, and, up to this time, has not been
captured.
ShtrilT Boyd was not in town at the
time of of the shooting, but was sent
for. He returned in the evening and
in company with H. L. Houck and
James Triplett, went in pursuit of
him. hut returned at night, learning
nothing as to his whereabouts.
- The cause that led up to the shoot
ing is iot known, but it is supposed
that it is the result of an old feud, as
some time ago probably a year or
more Steeluian and Newland had
some words, but Steeluian said they
made friends, Another theory is that
some- one who did not like Steeluian
told Newland that Steelman had made
threat:-- against him, and that this warn
the eaue of the trouble. At any rate,
whatever the cause, it is a sad affair
and one that is greatly deplored by
our people. Newland was drinking
when the shooting occurred and it is
thought had he not been under the
inlluencej)f whiskey there would have
been no trouble between them, r s he
is peaceable when not drinking.
'Steelman lingered along with his
wound until Friday morning at six
o clock, v lien he died. His sufferings
were intense before his death. He was
buried Friday evening at 4 o'clock in
the cemetery.
Upon post mortem examination Dr.
Kent found that the ball struck three
quarters of an inch below and half an
inch to the right of right nipple, rang
ing downward and backward, pene
trating the sixth rib; passed through
the lower part of the pleural cavity;
passed through the diaphraghm;
passed through the right lobe of the
liver, making a wound 4 inches long
and one inch deep. The ball then
Mruck the posterior wall of the ab
dominal cavity and fell loose in the
cavity, where it was found. The ball
was 3 calibre, and carried with it a
ivitch of the vest and shirt into the
substance of the liver, where it was
found.
it is indeed a sad affair ana mucn
sympathy is expressed for Newland's
family, who are among the best peo
ple to be found anywhere.
The sympathy of our people goes
out to the daughter of Steelman, Mrs.
Connor Triplett. in her trouble. Le
koir Topic.
When a person begins to grow thin
there is something wrong. The waste
greater than the supply and it is on
ly a question of time when the end
must come.
In nine cases out of ten .the trouble
with the digestive organs. If you
tan restore them to a healthy condi
tion you will stop the waste, put on
fcew iiesh aud cause them to feel better
hi every way. The food they eat will
W digested and appropriated, to the
needs of the svstem, and a normal ap-
i'uie win appear.
Ktr jjigesiive vtna
me Muiuaeu iu a uwimj
tiou in a vast majority of cases. Get
ad learn about this new and valuable
remedv.
ABOUT FINANCES.
The President's ns2e- Reform the Entire
Currency.
The President backs p his recom
mendations for the most searching re
forms in our finances, with a proposed
remedy; it is this: Exchange the
greenbacks and treasury notes for
long-term United States bonds bear
ing a low rate of interest; the Secre
tary of the Treasury should also have
authority to dispose of the bonds
abroad for gold to complete the re
demption and cancellation of the
notes, the history of recent bend is
sues reviewed and their enervating ef
fect on the nation's treasury pointed
out; nine-tenths of the outstanding
notes have been paid and yet they are
all still owed; the really appalling sit
uation of the finances clearly pre
sented; let national banks issue notes
equal to the par value of the bonds
they deposit; state banks favored; on
ly the briefest reference to the tariff;
the government occupies high ground
in its demand upon England regard
ing Venezuela, the Monroe Doctrine
contended for; hands off for Spain and
Caba; the Turkish question; exhaus
tive review of our foreign relations.
The President nominated Rufus W.
Peckhaui, of New York, bro her of his
former rejected nominee, for associate
justice.
Here Is Hew The Divisien Stands.
A special from Washington to Mon
days Knoxviile Tribune has the fol
lowing: An illustration of the division which
exists among members ot Congress
and even among the representatives
from Tennessee upon the money ques
tion can easily be surmised from a con
versation which took place between
Representatives Richardson and
Washington on Fifteenth street, the
other day. Representative McCreary
of Kentucky, was walking past the
Riggs house when he met his Demo
cratic -colleagues, Richardson ..and
Washington, of Tennessee.
"And here's McCreary, exclaimed
Richardson, greeting the governor,
"How did you let Kentucky get away
from you?"
'Kentucky slipped this time," was
the reply. "But 1 don't think you
uad better trouble about Kentucky.
It looks to me as if the vote in Teu
nesse was mighty close. You have a
sound money and a silver fight down
your way, too."
"Oh, yes," replied Washington,
but the sound money men are in a
large majority."
"You don't mean that," spoke up
Richardson at once, drawing himself
to his full height, "you know the sil
ver men outnumber the autis two to
one.
A moment later the two Tennessee
gentlemen were in a heated argument,
each claiming the largest number of
Democrats in the State as followers of
his financial views. Gov. McCreary
watched the progress of the discussion
with a smiling countenance.
"If you fellows don't get to gether
pretty soon," he remarked as he
moved up the street, "neither one of
vou will be in the next Congress."
! Hut Richardson and Washington
i were still talking when McCreary dis
appeared in the distance.
Maxwell SItnn Burned Out D. B. Gaither
Dead, Ajce 83.
Ed. Prkss asd Carolinian:
Nkwton, N. C, Dec. 3, 1893. Max
well Sigmou, Cline's township, lost his
dwelling house by fire on Sunday
ni-bt Dec 1st, lost nearly everything
he had. No insurance.
Our Treasurer Rabb has made N.
W. Propes payment on his loss. Our
association is booming now.
D. B. Gaither, Esq., ex-register of
deeds, an aged and respected citizen
of our town one of the first settlers
here died on Dec. 2nd, aged about S3.
- Yours truly,
M. O. Shkrrill.
When most needed it is not unusual
for tour family physician to be away
from home. Such was the experience
Ol Air. j. x -...w. -
i in.i Ta. Rtnnpr wlipn his
tauuu, iu". -
1 . . 1 .-ci v-5ru of iiTf was tnreat-
ened with a severe attack of croup.
He says: "My wife insisted that I go
for the doctor, but as our family phy
sician was out of town I purchased a
bottle of Chamberlain Cough Reme
dy which relieved her immediately.
I will not be without it in the future. "
25 and 50 cent bottles ior sjue Dy v. ai.
iioyster, jjruggisu
AN ANNUAL SPECTACLE.
Reprsatatlv Mann Will Surreoder His
Seat.
Wasiiixotox, Dec 1. Representa
tive Lawrence" McGan, of Chicago,
who held a seat iu fifty-second and
fifty-third Congresses and was chair
man of the coin tuitte on labor in the
last Congress, will furnish -to the
Houce the usual spectacle of a member
making a voluntary relinquishment of
the seat to which he holds the certifi
cate. As eoon as he is able to secure
recognition from the speaker, Mr. Mc
Gann will make a statement to the
House to the effect that he thinks
that his Republican epponent, Mr.
Hugh R. Belknap, is entitled to the
seat and that he (McGann) waives all
claims theieto. This step will make
it possible for the committee on elec
tions, as soon as it is organized, to re
port in faver of seating Mr. Belknap
and will relieve that gentleman of the
necessity of making a contest before
the committee.
Mr. Belknap, who will succeed Mr.
McGann, is the son of Hon. W. W.
Belknap, who was secretary of war
under President Grant.
Methodist Conference Appointments.
The Methodist Conference was in
session at Reidsville last week and
from the reports it was a notable
gathering of the good , men of God.
The Conference adjourned to meet in
Statesville next year. The following
are the names of those ministers of the
rx" 1 " "t't'v ... .
district : .
Presiding Elder J. C. Rowe.
Statesville Station D. Atkins and
Jas. Wilson, supernumerary.
Statesville, West End R. G. Bar
rett.
Statesville Circuit A. E. Wiley and
L. H. Triplett.
Mooresville Station J. A. Bowles.
McKendre Station tt. G. Tuttle
Troutman Circuit T. L. Triplett.
Mt. Zion Station J. &. Nelson.
Rock Springs Circuit J. T. Stover.
Catawba Circuit J. F. England.
Newton Circuit M. H. Hoyle.
Hickory Station F. L. Townsend.
Connelly Springs Circuit P. L. Ter-
rilland R. S. Abernethy.
Lenoir Station T. A. Boon.
Lenoir Circuit L. M. B rower.
Caldwell Circuit Albert Sherrill.
Alexander Circuit C. C. Brothers.
M ORG ANTON DISRRICT.
R. M. Hoyle, Presiding Elder.
Morganton Station W. A. Leith.
Morgan ton Circuit W. V. Honey-
cutt. i
Table Rock Circuit A. G. Gantt.
Marion Station L. J. Rogers.
Old Fort Circuit J. D. Carpenter.
McDowell Circuit J. D. Gibson.
Rutherfordton Circuit G. W. Ivey.
Broad River Circuit J. B. Carpen
ter. Green River Circuit E. Meyers.
Burnsville Circuit M. P. Perry.
Bakersville Circuit E. J. Poe.
Elk Park Circuit W. Y. Scales.
Estatoe Circuit L. L. Smith.
North Cove M. L. Kaylor.
Silver Creek E. M. Crowder.
We are glad of Mr. Townseuds re
turn! He can finish his church.
WHAT LS THIS 1 SEE?
fly Pen Is Bad, Jly Eyes Are Dim.
Here is a clipping from the Char
lotte Observer of the 1st, as "Special
Correspondence:
Ralkioh, Nov. 30. The strained
relations are relaxed, Governor Carr
and I having amicable adjusted our
differences. He has revoked his pur
pose to resign in conequence of the
mistake made in not appointing me to
Atlauta, and now proffers me a pos
tiou as first keeper of the executive
mustache at $3.U00 a year, with a fur
ther allowance for needful hair oint
ments. Chambers Smith umpired the
adjustment, and attempted to slip a
1G to 1 ratio plank into the terms of
reconciliation. When the terms were
signed. Governor Carr wept freely,
and I, in reply, did some very actire
weeping myself. Then the Governor
lovingly expanded his chest and I as
fondly laid my bead on his breast.
While I quietly and happily rested
beneath the universal mustache he
sighed: At last my administration is
safe." (Signed,) Sous U. Morris.
Try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for your
asthma. It gives immediate reiiei.
Ood S)win fr Hickery Llbrray.
A few new books have just been re
ceived at the Librar3 and a list of
them may prove of vtJue to those in
terested. Owing to a lack of funds, it is not
possible at present to have a priutni
catalogue, and it is the purpose of
these lists, to keep residents posted
through the medium of our local pa
pers, the editors of which, very kindly
invite us to do. If the Subscribers to
the Library will ive these lists from
time to time, they will find it a great
convenience when they are unable to
go to the Library, aud are obliged to
send. This list may seem small, but
it represents some excelleut reading:
Bound St. Nicholas, May-November
1895; The Raiders, 3. Crockett; The
Red Cockade, S. Weyman; Minister of
France. S. Weyman; The Copierhead;
Veiled Doctor, Winnie Davis;Barabbas,
M. Corelli; The Bonnie Briar Bush,
Ian McLaren. Mr. Stanlew Weyman
is the author ot several interesting
books, and any readers who know
them will scarcely need to be told that
new books from his eu will provide
some good reading, so that it is quite
likely his latest works will have a
run among our appreciative readers.
Miss Winnie Davis makes her debut
as a novelist in ho romantic tale of
"The Veiled Doctor". It has its qual
ity of wierdness, humor, badness ami
morality, and is prajsed by the leading
Journals aud Reviews of the day.
"The Critic", one of the most conser
vative of theui, say; "What strikes
us, especially iu this "Firstling," is
the suretv of stroke, the firmness of
purpose, manifest on every page; from
the opening paragraph, the author
has known what she wanted to tell,
and how she wanted to tell it.
Possibly all ot the readers of the
town papers, do not know thai the
"Hickory Library," ha been the re
cipient of a very haudsome copy of
Mr. Weston's well known book, "The
Histories Doubts of the Execution of
Marshall Ney." The courtesy of the
wrirer, in donating this valuable, work
puts within the reach of many of us, an
opportunity to read it, which we oth
erwise would not be able to do. It is
to be hoped that members of the Li
brary, Officers and Librarians will take
pleasure iu showiagthe book to visi
tors, and evidence an appreciation of
so generous a gift.
"HARPER,"
Tres For The Wldense-s.
Valdksk, N. C, Dec. 2d, 1895.
Col. M. E. Thornton, Hickory, N. C.
Dear Sir: A lady connected with
your paper, whom 1 met two weeks
ago at the Hickory depot, and whose
name l ain very sorry not to remem
ber, told me that several kind citizens
of Hickory would be glad to donate
some young trees for distribution
among the Waldensean Colonists.
May I ask you to be kind enough to
state and announce in your paper of
this week that I expect to drive down
to Hickory on Tuesday the 10th inst.,
and will receive with thanks any
young tree or plant that our good
friends may remit for free distribution
among my people. I would ask the
aind donors to leave any donation in
front of the Prks.s astd Carolinian
office
Thanking you for your kindness, I
remain, dear sir.
Yours Very Truly,
Bartii Soulier.
It will be very gratifying to the
good people of Hickory and to thoe
of other places if they donate to good
people in a strange land who are strug
gling to gain a foot hold in this part
of the new world. It occurs to us that
those in other places who will give
them trees can collect them together
and ship them direct to Rev. Barth
Soulier, at Valdese, N.C.
A Prominent Minister.
Rev. T. IL Kendall, pastor Grace M.
E. Church, Atlantia, Ga., says: "I take
pleasure in testifying to the great vir
tue of King's Royal Germetuer in re
lei ving night sweats resulting from the
debilitating influence of malaria. In
a severe ordeal through which my
fauiilv pased from this oppressive af
fliction, I found Germetuer to be an
immediate specific Have also found
.it a speedy tonic to the digestion, and
a most grateful and refreshing reiuedy
in the heated reason when suffering
from relaxation and general debility."
New package, large bottle, lf5 doe,
f 1. For tale by O. M. Roy?ter.
Messrs. J. G. Hall, P. C. Hall and
J. E. Haithcock went to Newton Tots
day on badness.
CBL5P 15 KOHLNATEO.
The Ex-$pkr Will Lend The Dcrats In
the House.
Washington, Nov. 30. Sixty-two
of the 104 members of the Democratic
minority of the House met in caucus
this afternoon to form the Democratic
House organization and re-nominated
their oillcers in the last Congress.
Mr. Culberson, of Texas, who has
held his teat since the 44th Congress
was elected chairman of the Democrat
ic caucus for the Fifty-fourth Con
gress to succeed Mr. Hohuan, of In
diana. Messrs. Robertson, of Louis
ana and Rusk, of Maryland, were
elected caucus secretaries.
Ex-Speaker Crisp was named for a
th'rd term by Mr Richardson, of Ten
nessee and the nomination was carried
unanimously with considerable en
thusiasm. The other officer of the Fif ;y-third
Congress were selected as the Demo- ,
cratic slate without opposition. Selec
tion of the three or four minor offices,
whom the minority is jermitted to
name was ostpoued.
In nominating Mr. Crisp. Mr. Rich
ardson touched upon the future policy
of the party. He raid that he had
been selected to formally name one
who had already been nanied in the
hearts of all. He spoke of the election
of 31 r. Crisp to the speakership of the
Fifty second Congress by the 240 Dem
ocrats after a sharp and brilliant con
test: of Ids election the second time by
the 215;Democrats of the 53rd Congress
and said they had met the third time
to honor him.
"A small band of struggling patriots
with full knowledge that our declara
tion will be potent. Why," he con
tinued, "this is not the occasion or the
place to inquire. I believe it is not be
cause any great number of those who
have heretofore followed the Demo
cratic standard have deserted their
flag. Our party has heretofore huried
in forgotten graves every political or-
... u i ... a. i .
aiiiLiuu mm evurcouienuea against
it and we have an abiding faith that
it will do the same with its present
great rival. To do so all strife should
cease in our own family and we should
choose as leaders in all the States and
districts such fearless and patriotic
Democrats as the gentleman we are
about to name. We should inscribe on
our banners the policy and principles
for the great and triumphant Democ
racy, lay aside all new fangled doo-
innes anu coniiuuo me oattie rora re
duction of taxation on the eople, give
them cheaier clothing and supplies,
make broader and better markets for
the products of our own farms and
manufacturers, to reduce the public
expenses, for greater simplicity in our
national affairs, for home rule and
local self government, for an ample
circulating medium, for our own trade
and commerce, for sound money, the
gold and silver coinage of the consti
tution, and then the Democracy will
be again triumphant and the country
wil be redeemed and regenerated."
Mr. Crisp responded briefly, express
ing his thanks.
The best of feeling prevailed and
there was no tendency to bring the
financial question forward, although
the gold and free silver leaders were
both present.
5ad Datb of Mr. Charles C. Lall.
To the Editor of The Herald.
I take pleasure in
bbeying the re-
quest of a young man
who died at my
He died with
In any doctor.
house on Nov. 20th.
fever. I did not call
He said he was prepared to die. He
said he left a father and mother iu
North Carolina. He had about $25
on him. He seemed to be quite a
young man and said his name was C.
C. Laii, of Burk3 Co., N. C. I believe
he told me his postofSce wm Glen
Alpine. Pleae publish this for the
sake of his people.
Yours truly,
Rkv. Jno. Smith.
Oak Ridge, La.,
The above letter was duly received
by The Herald in the course of the
mail. If it states the troth, it is in
deed a very Kid truth. Charley Lail
left here a few weeks since, apparent
ly in Terfect health. If he has been
thus suddenly cut off it will be a se
vere blow to his young wife and his
father and mother. Ed. Herald. The
foregoing is from the Morganton
Herald of last week.