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VOLUME L NUMBER 48. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1893. PRICE $1.00 A YEAR. Table of Contents. Av ru Vbtim r THt Bcsimx-m v.ivt. vVtil MlltP I'Utll. i t lliv.m Baxk Witit. Vitno 0-vnr. K:iii UA.HlWT?i. - i ta J4rrr. .r.n Srt t Il Frr. v V i jifjitCwr Rxnr. a Eft Mnocsu imwrrr Sctcipi, ..rvr hriii Irrunis Cors- rT SV THE TVXIX i ITCTIo 0EroXDECT. v.r Go ILct 1ktoa. it it IIoa tu Gov. Cask. I Ht lLtTHuCAlt t THt WlLJIIlir.Tii r., y.-cxi Mn. I'fua" )ituuii Pwxirus The EUld-Hejidcx PrxsjoM. ' Mi- the Law orGajvrTATtns Pom- E to Wou. Ihuii Tax. N .rtm Cajuxa Ivtuxxtttallt. i'.m Hcidu9 at SiXTT -Three Men Paowsuv Fa. atd AmBwA AT AC-fTT HoCtX." rfcH P: A rrxaor Fa aura. The 0!tt Max m the Sctii H r Fttx Us. viguTi) Pick Farrr. t rtfc Pax: KLXJ..H t Wee. A PT rnto IT Hid Platmatc 1kal iSm. Tat ftarL Cmvsvrio. H; Death aved llu Feoi DbfLcE- The Lisrroa Dcalesa. Plit t Br the Toms or funws'. The Teache" Amuut. Vt arST Tu Mvtex Hi itiH r Xth Caiuhjxa. rTT Mift&rr Kworr. V AM EBTtEJIl.VT OOTIIFR DlVriT4:riSIIEI ITOR. It t anmmncrd that e are to hate ,.t:...4tir distinguished vijw tor during the ... ad aitl tale io Im- WmtU t4.rurvl NaIki-xI (fI no hi ay. Jtf tfUi)lcxnr. It iina pl i::ti.X f"T the 4e of b4h eountne. :,.. n- n!y cltwelj related jp-nicrapb-'.'.. Ut in hotity of interest. Be ir fvf4e will find nio.h more : m riit rtiaiDC a plain repabli- . j- ir.d nt, h lVrs to jkttake hAOL .! in the r4hi. aDti-ntatii'ms . than in the gtasur. tonfMjlery ji i rturtte hcb buthen tbt m wbilj rjtnto roteftaio rrj!ty. The I'mtcd j Tto bul the President of her abteri s skef f fcrttaasflke Uate AgeBCf. , .... ... I .. .. ArtX. . I., June ... in the .Kcory Fan.1 $. abnot fMir years ac. tmu a wdom tiare. ana naving bail tr.t reasons to withdraw it, I am r. :;nrd to peak thas: . TV; have been U-U.Dg us that it was unl anJ secure dVp wit, and. as I rVm-mher. it was drawing a rate of .itprrcrot. iaterrt. They say no re turn of check to me that the coctnba tics to the farxl have been $-13,000 ami that the lwnrs paaJ tv Eieculite Com svitre re $2,741.10. leaiing $J2.S79.0. s&-lth.u anxiwnt doe yon oo $t certifi a is $4 60. Ie ftKir cent !tage cuAAiag $4 34. When there was a law G.-td by t he Stat Legislature of North sr.-ioa caprtung iaem io reioau tnis tv. or much thereof, a might he :tl f-e. thrv cry out w4f,tn the Is and while the peapte are thus sg.tatl. they come together to solve a f r-fW-oi of profit and loss, and their so ! it w that the farmers have lost $2.7-11 1. ami will they say nothing u.xt wh cet the profit; a thing never 'trr heard of. and leer would have ha.1 it not Uvn for the enactment ( the Lrgtlatare. Combtoe must be o.ctAgt.His ami lerprtnal. Tbe man t.ut dirs t4 sre the sitnatioQ is dead peej'idxe to his own Interest. Bo-bowl Burn as they Wave their homes natiicc with all tbetr might, with hair !.mtvMl for pMt)rts. where the big i4iiho( the farmers money has thrn see them a they return with f; air of composure saying: lUlly to hoe boys, pay op your da-, put a : tt into every ball that i4ls toward !-.-i.fcrterN for this is the btggeM t!t.ng that iter rold over this dirt r.nh. They too have been over and fc-I bresUfaot. Nw where ha this money gooef a man with the braio of a branch rsbhtt can telU I have no confidence in m J. P. Pees.. A Sack Jtitew Praver. irt(p.pan win nil. The Rev. Ir. yarshairs prayer at the J-ft-rsoQ Datts eeremooirs. in Ilaleigh, poUuhr.1 io many papers io this "tat. The foldburo ,4rws. by a bluo Ir of the foremao, gives the following x. part of this prayer: ' Lord, oar Heavenly Father, tbe -:xS and mighty Holer of the universe. ho d.jh from Thy throne behokl all ! upon earth, Thoa hast been oar ff-Ji from ooe generatioa to another. lvf,re the moantaios were brought forth, r even the earth and world were made. Tha .art tsl from everlasting and The pnee of prime Irish potatoes is "-king op oo the Northern market. T!y rre qooteil yesterday at $4.10 per 'A without end. This is !mot as bailly mixed as the 41 ttumster s dewnitioo of Noah's wife, ha he coofoanded with the ark. In !.Eg he slipped a page, and read 'she three homlred cobits long, fifty CO w!,W. thirty nUu deep, and pitched "le ami oat. o(rgets the Charlotte tserrert m that of the srrmoo of the darkey who -An while Paul was preachiO d ttsVa fell oat uv de winder; and de f"ttiu dey rethered up wot twelva !A.HrtfiL, an whose wife shall she be in. I idgaett f Res. riisk Ptaak a Pweertf. .Vrw I'eek Herald, t Ie pi.verty of a good nv.oy folk io "rH, deah breddern, is nu Co more t--'f ls dan de resolt ob a nacheral re I'Jnance to hamilio a shovel or slarpin kue wash bruh, becui dey are full ob j" atakeo Idea dat Datar intendeil for someta higher dan low down labiie." HEW HANOVER BilK WRECK. Tke EtaalMf Completes III Wrk rr riflf to SeveetyFlve CriUM the Dollar U IW Ltet Euiavate lf Depositors T CwitiM ! the Wt4tWr Baak. Tbe lion. Clement Dowd. State bank S examiner, finished hi examination of ' tbe insolvrot Bank of New Hanover ! yesterday, ami will leave this morning at 9:30 o Hock fur hi home in Charlotte. His report to the State Treasurer shows tbe following condition of the suspended bank: Loans and discount. -Overdrafts, - - - - - 11,14.377.8? 7,221.53 Heal estate, including bank ing bouse, .... Bond and stuck, ... Doe from bank - - - -Cash in vault, .... 113,896,13 39,614.00 S4.70S.03 23,115.83 Total assets, - .$1,603,416.08 UiBlUTixs: Due other bank, - - -Doe depositors - - - -Doe oo cashier's check, S7S.4S6.S9 671.533.06 6.794.91 75,000.00 78.603.94 391.50 15.87 Rediscounts, lax stock, I'ndirtdcd profit. -Dividends unpaid -Cah over, ... Total Uabtlities. - State Treasurer Tate, his duties lnukhi after $1,603,416.08 having fulfilled tbe public in. teret in eonnectioo with the insolveot bank will also leave the city this morning. This Ul leave Junius Davis, Esq., the receiver in charp? and be will proceed at once to prote claims and will take step at once to collect the assets for the benefit of the creditors. As soon as enough is collected to pay a dividend, it will be paid out to holders of proven clainis. That may not be a very long time o3 or it may be a guM while. The deiutorsand all other creditors to whom tbe bauk is indebted in any way will stand on equal footing to set tling up the auairs of tbe bank. It hiu:d be understood that tbe a-wts of the bank are good, bad and indiffer ent, so, therefore the divilend which the tk-iitors and other creditors are to re- we d'rfHis ur-m how much of the as- rf tan ' cotL-cteil by the receiver. Uur rt inNrinaton from a trustworthy ource i tltat the upiitirs and credi tors wi! receive from fifty to seventy- I fie renu ou the dollar for their deposit and tluoM. This estimate u iMMed on the figures rt jrted to the State Treas urer as abrne. and is uoe of our esti mate or predu-tiou. but the calculation of one in authority to speak. Of course, the outcome depend on bow much of the assets tbe receiver will j be able to scrape together. Sme of tbe assets due the tnk are worthless jer, but just bo many dollars can't be col let trd it wonld be impossible Just now to say. The bank examiner and State Treas urer will pi to Wadesboro to examine the state of affairs in tbe branch bank there in a few davs. It is understood that the branch bank t solvent ana in a I mont excellent roudititn, but whether ! iu good assets will be combined ith 1 those of the parent back, and lUtK K Wl I 1 . Mil.. w u.u . ine urpnstiors ana creiitors u nave to , Heritors and rredi- tors of the Wilmington bank will be a qoe:io! for the law to determine. If the asset and liabilities of the two banks are to be considered io common, it will adJ to tb chance of tbe depivutors and creditors of tbe main bank, but contra riwise it will lessen tbe chances for the Wdnhoro derntors ad creditors. Wilmington jltxtengrr 23. .It is learnt! that the condition of tbe bank at Wl,rhnr was fouud to be most excellent, its assets bring largely in eicess of its liabilitk-s. But a ques tion has artsen as to the status of tbe branvh bank whether its asset are part of the assets ot the parent bank. Hun. K. T. Bennett, who has been X M..ntt .K.t hi. tn in. n ioce of the Wadesboro rnnc.K rfniJ to turn over the bank to Mr. Davis, the receiver of the New llan oer bank appoint"! by Judge Conner, and will contrst in the courts the right of the lattrr to take charge of the branch bank at Wadesboro. rrwsa Mart I a Cwaatf . Xprrutl Vor. to ortM VtnUimlam. Hamilton, N. C. June 24. 9X N4 withstanding the very heavy rains and the failure of Gov. Jan is to deliver the address the exerrUe at the cloning of Prof. Dockett sihoi4 here was a nt enjoyable occasion. A large crowd attended and tbe exercise were all that could be desired, reflecting credit on both teacher ami pupil. Miss Mary. Salisbury received the medal for tbe best reoitation. and Miss Helen Morton a watch for the highest average oo examinations. It is a matter of great regret to the Cxple of this entire section that Prof, ucket will not remain with them next year. He is a most able and enterpns iog educator and has endeared himself by his able ami consviefltioo work as a teacher and his bearing a a gentleman to the people of this part of tbe Sute. He ha bveo elected Supintendent of UobevKi Institute. Lnmberton, N. C. and will go there in September. About two j cars ago, a gentleman, Mr: Mrlke, died and left $15,000 to establish a school io Lnmberton. The citizens of the town and county raised $3,000 more and have erected a very handsome brick buildin? for tbe school, CoL Tom, who commanded the 2tb N. C Ig ment daring the war will be one of tbe assistant teachers. There will be six teachers, including the art teacher. Tbe rain have been very heavy in Martin county, and the crop have b-eo senooslr iniured oo lurbt land. Julian Pussi. a white fanner near here ha shipped IK barrels of potatoes off two acre of ground. He spent $75 for fer tilizers and potatoes in planting, so be expect to realize a handsome profit There is not much cot too plaited this year, and the people have a large quan tity of bogs, with a good corn crop and no cholera among the bogs, bog and hominy will be plentiful In Martin next winter. Thousands of German carp hare died in the Roanoke lately. A Gentleman who operates a mill oo tbe river said he thought five thousand carp floated down in ooe day. No ooe knows the cause of their dying. Tbe United State Fish Commissiooers has been notified, but be says be cant explain the matter, bat an investigation will be made, Said af Ike Beat Newspaper ia the State. Ckariotu Ooserrer, tstA. "Mr. B IL nardy.bosineas manager of tbe Norm Camhjma, that able paper published by "Jo." Daniel, the Obser ver a good friend, was in the citr yester day and was welcomed in the Observer office, not only for himself, bat a eorn tcg from the CamoutnAii. FROM WASHINGTON. TUB SOCK LESS POST Ji AST E R AT DALLAS. A DesBcras With Xre Ueai u4 Less Peel Oegal t fee Apoiate4 Fiaaw rial Paales Sssactalay Mare A Wat th Places Seeare4 r Gleaa Jia EllasXaJ. Rahbias Taiaks a 94r SOOJab Bsaeath his Dlalty...Ssie Sssall OOlees Still CsslaC t Narta Caratlalaa-Arrlvals aal DeparU ares. Editorial Cnrrcrpondeac. Coaxxk 13th aad K Sts., N. W., Washingtox. D. C, Jane 28, 93. ( "If you owed me a panic and would give me the present condition of affairs, I would give you a receipt in fulL, was the answer a distinguished Senator made to a colleague in answer to the question, ''What do yon think of the present finan cial flurry f That is about the size of it. We are passing through a panic which is bringing rain to alt interests that are not based upon tbe strongest possible finan cial rock. I almost tremble to take np morning paper for fear I will read of the failure of solid and substantial men whose enterprise has embarrassed them. The failure of the Bank of New Hanover, at Wilmington, which ha stood solid and safe through all the past financial storms, brings ruin to many homes and will be felt in the business of hundreds of men in the Cape Fear section. The failures of banks have been confined to no section but have occurred simultaneously in Cal ifornia. North Carolina and Minnesota. In fact there have been fewer failure in the South than in other sections. There are many reasons for this, but tbe prin cipal one is that we have felt tbe stress of bard time for two or three years and more, and oar business men and bankers have kept near the shore. We have been conservative and our people have been forced to close economy. It has come upon us by degrees and we have thus lieen able to reef our sails and weather tbe storm. In other sections it has come like a clap of thunder from a clear sky and has wrought sudden disaster. But no one can tell how sooa any old and stable institution will be forced to the wall, unless there is a change- for the bet tcr. This panic brines up tbe questions "What has caused it?" and "what wil bring relief! Those are easy qustions to ask and difficult ones to answer. There is no doubt that tbe Sherman act. requiring the purchase of silver, has had much to do with it, and that tbe first step in the way of relief must be the re peal of that law. It repeal would restore confidence, and a return of confidence is the next thing to better laws. Indeed confidence is essential to good times, and, in the business world, must preeeed suc cess. But the repeal of tbe Sherman silver act will not, of itself, bring good times, for the simple reason that it is not alone responsible for tbe present finan cial depression. There must come with it laws that will secure a better distribu tion of money. Taxation must be ad justed upon a more tquitable basis, and the wraith of tbe country made to share the burdens of government. Taxation must be reduced greatly and removed al most altogether from the necessaries of life, ami the large incomes be put upon the tax lust. Then, in the place of the Sherman silver law, we need two meas ures of financial relief: 1. The repeal of the ten per cent, tax on tbe circulation of State banks, so that State, county and municipal bonds may be used as a basis of circulation; and 2. Tbe free coinage of silver upon tbe terms prescribed in tbe Chicago platform. It is impossible to discard tbe use of silver as currency. Three times in tbe history of the coo u try baa tbe ratio between gold and silver been changed. There is no saving power in the ratio. A fair ratio ought to be established and the mints opened alike to both the precious metal. This, with State banks of issue would afford ample currency to do the business of the coun try on a cah basis. With taxation re duced and readjusted, we could then look forward to an era of fair distribu tion of money, and of qual opportunity for all classes and portions of our com moo country. For years I have been accused of being a pessimist because 1 have been in sym pathy with tbe "calamity bowlers' for better laws. It ha been the unjust and exactiug legislation of tbe past thirty years that has produced "calamity howl ers. The only way to stop them is to repeal the bad laws and enact good ones. Wise men cannot expect this to be done in a month or a year. It will take years to remedy tbe evils which thirty years of bad legislation ha put upon us. Maj. M. W. Bobbins, of Statesville, was tendered the position of Consul to Dundee. He .did not think it commen surate with his desert and bis position, and so wrote a letter declining to accept. Tbe pay is $4,000 a year certain, with a probability of $4,500. All North Caro linian regretted that he was not tender ed a place of more dignity and better pay, but this was the best position that could be secured. Barring the salary, which b not large for consalar service, it is a most desirable place. There is no country, more interesting than Scotland, and no place where a gentleman can lire so wall oo so little money. - Tbe po sition at Dundee ha many charm for a student of history, and if the salary had been larger it would bare suited a man of Maj. Bobbin taste and education. In deed I hoped be would take it, even though it was not equal to his deserts. But most of hi friends adrtsed him against accepting it, and he felt that it was not In keeping with his position. And be was the sole judge. All his that he is to stay in Miss Sadie Graham, daughter of Capt. Jas. A. Graham, who is a special pension examiner, woo high honors at ber school here last week. Mr. Hugh Harris, member of the Leg islature from Mecklenburg, and his sis ter, Mis Mattie, were here this week on their way to Mundy's Point, Va., to at tend the marriage of their brother, Mr. Bobt. A. Harris, of West Point, Va., to Miss Susie Courtney. Tbe groom is a prosperous railroad man at West Point Incidentally Mr. .Harris was using hi influence to secure the appointment of Mr. W. M. Little to a position in the consular service. . ' ' Prof. E. A. Alderman, who Vas a mem ber of the Board of visitors at "Tet Point this year, tells me that No?tu Carolina' ! l"d all the other State so vuca that Sen ator Cullum said it was very monotonous to see one State get all tbe honors. ' Mr. George Howell, of Goldsboro, easily led the class, as has been printed, but for some unaccountable reason the United Press sent it oat throughout the entire country that a young Mr. Kuntz, of Pennsy'vania, led the class. This report has been corrected in only a few, com paratively, of the papers that published the incorrect report. MtJ" Howell was 30 units or 300 -tenths ahead of his closest competitor. Young Mr. Johnson, of Asheville, was fourth in the class, and had tho honor of belonging to the com pany that won the prize as the beet drill ed company. This company was drilled by Geo. Mclver, of North Carolina. Prof. Alderman was greatly pleased, o course, to hear the praise given our State. There has been much pleasant com went about the charge made here against the postmaster at Dallas. Those who make the charge say that the postmaster "has no regard for his personal appear ance, which, itself, makes it disgusting to the ladies who are compelled to call for their own mails. He wears neither coat, vest, socks, nor shoes at this sea son of the year. Commenting on this case the New York Sun-t 'This postmaster seems to carry Re publican simplicity to excess. The ab sence of coat and waistcoat mar, perhaps, be pardoned in the fury of the summer beat, although tbe postmaster might show bis respect for the ladies by doning his coat when they do him the honor to call. Nothing is said about collar or cra vat, but it seems probable that a non-c Gal lant or independant spirit which chafes at a coat and waiscoat would not hamper tho neck witn stare neu conventionalities. Still, the mere presence of a string around it might show a symbolic deference to the decencies of dress, and wonld so to the resentment of the Dallas ladies. It's not the collar that makes the man, it's the cravat. Not to mention minor celeb rities like Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, and Governor Briggs, of Massachusetts, old fashioned statesmen, content with the severe dignitv of a stock, Bismarck is often seen without a collar, nor does he seem carelessly or imperfectly dressed. One can imagine that he would be mar tial and impressive even with his coat and waistcoat off, but without the cravat he might look unfinished. "Waiving the qnestion of the cravat and the collar, the crucial and unnardon able error of the Dallas official is his neg lect to put on shoes or socks, n e say or, not 'and, because tbe presence of either would be felt to be a concession to the graces. If be should choose between h.-s and socks, his voice might be for the latter, which would make him noise less in his movement. We fail to see, however, why a postmasters feet should be on exhibition in his office. If this man sits with his feet conspicuously placed, thrust upon tbe public attention, he deserve rebuke and removal. The confusion of pedal with postal facilities should not be tolerated. There can be no objection to a psstmaster's possessing a proper amount of leet, bat nothing can release biin from the application of the legal maxim: "So use-your own property as not to injure tnat or otners. Any court of equity would hold that he is bound to protect the public from an un due prominence of his feet, in or out of socks, stockings, boots shoes or brogans. Is there no counter in the Dallas postoffice, no screen or partition to divide the post master from his constituents f Is there no floor for him to repose his bypercata- lectic feet upon r 11 is appearance with out coat and waistcoat may be forgiven, but tbe protrusion of feet cannot be for given. If he were not a rude and oafish customer he would buy and use for an official robe the long duster which gen tlemen from, the rural regions always af fect when they honor their urban friends with a visit. A duster will cover a mul titude of sins, and if one is bought which is a sufficient number of size too large, even tbe largest collection of feet might be veiled thereby. Or the postmaster might wrap a blazer about him. Blazers are comparatively rare in Gaston county. and if the Dallas eccentric had one tbe ladies might gibe him, but in its phan tasmagoria of rainbows they would soon forget his feet. ' "It illustrates tbe difference of social ideals that the Dallas postmaster is dis praised for an idiosyncrasy the mere un deserved reputation of which made Mr. Jerry Simpson a statesman, a member of Congress and a sort of handy cyclopaedia of economics. Tbe absence of sock though Jerry is said to wear silk one on grand occasions is regarded as a merit and a glory in a public man in Kansas, whereas in North Carolina it is regarded as a sufficient reason for de priving a man of hi job. "It is proper to say that a rural post office is the club bouse of the vicinage, a common meeting place and-gossip ground, the clearing-house of local report and rumor. ery frequently it is a store. You buy your mackerel and molasses from necessity; you inquire for your letters from habit. It is perfectly common in a village postoffice for people to ask for their mail every work day, who never get a letter in their lives, and never ex pect to get one. The daily questioning is thought to give durnity to tbe qustion er, and the postmaster lend himself wil- mgly to tbe polite fiction. If you get no letters of your own, your interest in those or your friend is only increased. I wonder who Amandy Tnpp got a let ter from!' and 'Now yon can't make me believe that 'Lias Wigfall get all them letters from hi wife. She warnt never friends are glad North Carolina. no hand for letter wntin V The post master's par is small, but to a contem plative mind the sense of knowledge ac cruing from reading all the postal cards that come to town may be valued above rubies. At any rate, the Tillage post office is a reading room, a club, and as persons with the aboriginal tendencies of tbe postmaster of Dallas would not be admitted to a club, so he is clearly unfit to be postmaster. A Democrat with more bead and less leet should be se lected. Mr. Frank Powell, editor of the Tar boro Suuthemor, has been appointed Special Agent of tbe General Land office. at a salary of $1,200 and expenses. He wiU enter on duty July 1st. Mr. Glenn's salary as District Attorney will not exceed $6,000 a year. This is the best office in the State. - Mr. Geo. Newell, of Henderson, has been appointed to a position as assistant photographer in tbe Treasury Depart ment at a salary of $1,400. He enters upon his duties July 1st. He obtained his position after standing a non-com petitive examination in photography. Mr. Bobt. B. Glenn, the new U. S District Attorney, was here a few days this week and saw the Attorney -General He endorsed Mr. D. A. Covington, of Monroe, for Assistant District Attorney Mr. Covington was originally a candidate for the attorneyship, but Senator Vance induced him not to press his claims, and endorsed him for the position of assis tant. It pays $3,000 a year and does not require very much time or work. There were half a dozen or more of the more prominent young men in the State who hoped to secure this prize. Mr. Coving ton is confessedly one of tbe ablest law yers of his section. Mr. Glenn, natural ly is very much gratified at the happy termination of tbe long contest, and his gratification is increased because the ap pointment has been so well received al over North Carolina." Mr. G. B. Patterson of Maxton, has been here to try and secure the appoint ment of a lady as postmaster at Maxton. Mr. W. W. Scott, editor of the Lenoir Topic, has entered upon his duties as Chief of the Judiciary Division of the First Auditor's office. He had to stand a rigid examination before appointment and passed splendidly, getting 95 out of a possible 100. Representatives Bunn, Branch, Alex ander and Woodard came this week. Messrs. Bunn, Branch and Woodard have returned. Mr. Henderson went home last week. Alexander and Williams are still here. Capt. T. R. Robertson, the new post master at Charlotte, spent a day or two here and had an interview with the Postmaster-General. He came to ask that an Inspector be sent down to turn the post office over to him. - Some of Maj. Bobbins' friends feel that he made a mistake in not accepting the consulship to Dundee, and say that in These times a salary of $4,000 or $4,500 is not picked np every day. But this was a matter for Maj. Bobbins to decide for himself. His letter of declination was dignified, courteous, and happily expressed, but it read between the lines: "You have offered me a place too small to comport with my dignity, and I will not compromise my position by accepting a position unworthy of me and of my ser vices to the party. m Mr. Walter Bonitz, son of the lamented Julius A. Bonitz, has been given a place in the Internal Revenue Department at a salary of $35 a month. He will read law at night. ' . . . Mr. Kope Elias will have no easy task to fill the offices at his disposal. His patronage is about as follows: The clerks in the office, with their sal aries, are: inree ai 91,600, i,ow ana $1,400 respectively; three at $1,200 each; four at $1,000 each, and one at $900. The field offices to be bestowed are: One deputy at $900, expenses $720; two at $1,000 each, expenses $720; one at $1,000, expense $550; three at $1,000 each, ex pense $600; four at $900 each, expenses $600; two at $900 each, expenses $600; two at $900 each, expenses $500; one clerk at Winston, $1,100; two at Ashe ville, $1,000 and $900 respectively. There are about 400 storekeepers and gaugers under the collector, at $2 a day and ex penses;' forty gaugers during the brandy season; four general storekeepers, and three surveyors of brandy distilleries. The storekepeers and gaugers make their bond to the government and are remov ed upon the recommendation of tbe col- ector. Tbe field deputies give bonds to the collector and their term of office ex pires with that of the collector. Among the North Carolina visitors this week were: Dr. McAdam, of Charlotte; G. 8. Bradshaw, of Asbeboro; J. a Bux ton, of Winston; L, W. Springs, of Win ston, who wants to be Assistant Superin tendent of the Railway Mail Service; Geo. 8. Cole, of Jonesboro; Jesse A. Jones, of Raleigh. J. D. Tarweatlaa Exhaastew Cottoa the Oal i Maaey Crop. Lumberton Robcsonia. But whatever the disparity may be, North Carolina must continue to raise cotton, now that the turpentine is ex hausted, as it is the only "money crop that we have. As a distinctively money crop, we may be able to raise cotton to some advantage, Dat -utile corn, oacon and other farm supplies. There is, how ever, but little corn and bacon shipped to this country, and tbe amount is grad ually becoming less every year. ON A SUMMER JAIXT ThrMgk a Pertioa of Earners) Carolina aad the Tracking Regioa. Staf Correpodenet. ; Balejuh, N. C, June 26, 1893. The writer recently had occasion to visit the Eastern part of North Carolina and ride over some of the finest farm and trucking land in its borders. New bern was visited. It is easily the centre and metropolis of all this section of the State. Thus situated it is as much an all-the-year-round business town as there is in the State. It is backed by a fine farming district from which to draw its trade. For instance, about September, the cotton trade begins and of this staple tnere t a very large quantity bought and shipped from Newbern during the sea son. From the first of October until the latter part of April Newberns oyster business is a big thing and puts thousands of dollars into the pockets of the people in the counties bordering'on the rivers and sounds. And as for fish, it is a reg ular business throughout the whole year. All kinds of fish that inhabit the sounds and rivers of Eastern Carolina are daily shipped from Newbern, the Variety vary ing according to tbe season.' The lumber business is also a big in dustry tne year round, id ere are sonic 15 to 16 saw tnills in and around the city and great quantities of lumber, principally pine, are shipped both by water and by rau. 1 The trucking business for years has been going on in this section to a very large ex tent, and one who has never seen the truck farms around Newbern can not be gin to conceive, what the business is un til he sees it for himself. In any direc tion from the ?ity you can side ail day through farm after farm and see in cul tivation every kind of veeatable that can be shipped or canned. And right here let me say that this is undoubted one of the best points m the State, both by rea son or facilities tor transportation and tbe abundance and cheapness of material, at which to engage in the canning busi ness on a large scale. Trucking like all other industries is sometimes profitable, while at other times large sums are lost. It depends of course upon tbe season and prices, whether there is a gain or loss. I understand that this season has been upon the whole more satisfactory than last, and that more st uff bv a great amount, been shipped than during last season. The Atlantic and North Carolina railroad has been running a special truck train, and in talk ing with some of the truckers I learn that promptness, and accomodation on the part of the management of the road in doing ,all they could to get the truck iu to market quickly has been much appre ciated by the truckers and commission merchants. This however is what one would natu rally expect as long as the road is under the business-like management of Presi dent, W. S. Chadwick. This road, under his management, has improved greatly in every respect and North Carolina and the management are to be congratulated upon it. The knitting mill which has recently been started At Newbern merely as an experiment has proved such a success that the gentlemen interested are talking of enlarging its capacity. The barrel factories just now are find ing all they can do supplying barrels, for shipping truck. I Editors llarper and llancock or the Journal, ever watchful of the interest of this live and growing city,! are keepiug the outside world posted and doing all in their power to advance its growth and prosperity. They are both good fellows of talent and energy and I hope they are getting the patronage they so well de serve. I had a chat with Mr. Chas. Beizen- stein, the clever Secretary of the fair, and while the fair was a decided success last February he is determined to make the next fair even eclipse the last one. Though it is some months off yet, I predict that with fair prospects the next fish, game, oyster and mechanical fair which will be held here during next February will be the best ever yet held. I had a delightful ride Tuesdav even ing with Mr. Humphry popularly known as " Big Ike." We went from Newbern over to Trenton, Jones county, a dis tance of 20 miles. For about five miles of the way we drove through the most magnificient truck farms "Big Ike" as usual had an eye to business and scatter ed his circulars. He 1s a clever, energetic fellow, and well deserves the succes that he is reaping from his hard work as a merchant. Arriving at Trenton we were, after a refreshing nights sleep and a good break fast at the Hotel Drogden, in good time to enjoy the closing exercises of Prof. W. H. Rhodes' schooL There was a large crowd present and the songs and recita tions as rendered by the young ladies and gentlemen were highly enjoyed by all present. The school is known as Trenton High School, and tbe building is a large commodious two story structure admirably suited for school purposes. Hon. F, M. Simmons, of Newbern. Ue- ivered the address. He spoke for about one hour. It was a splendid speech on education as applied to questions of the day. It was filled with good 'advice for both parents and pupils, tvery one pre sent enjoyed it. After the speaking the rowd was invited to a nice tree basket dinner prepared by the ladies. This re past which was well served was thorough- v enjoyed and all that could be desired. Though, this is a little unusual at a school closing I enjoyed it : much better than so much speaking and music. Trenton is the county seat of Jones and is situated on the Trent River, it is eight miles from Cove, a station on the A. & N.C. R. R.,20 miles from Newbern by dirt road and about 35 miles by water. A steamboat from Newbern makes two trips week. Trenton is one of the oldest towns in Eastern Carolina, : The popula tion is about 500, there are about 10 busi ness houses, three churches, and a num ber of saw and grist mills. The citizens of Trenton are clever aad hospitable and easy to get acquainted with, and it was with regret that I told them good-bye. I hope some time in future to have the pleasure of again visiting them when I shall probably have more to say about the town and county. : U. r. H. "Stack a If ail ia His Foot. Greenville, N. C, June -24. About ten days ago Mr. Robert Greene, Sr., of this town, stuck a nail in his foot. The wound, while painful, did not cause him very much ; inconvenience, and he thought it was healing nicely. When he arose Monday morning of this week he went to yawn and was surprised to find tbe muscles of his jaws so contrac ted that he could scarcely move them. These symptoms grew worse, and on Tuesday he was confined to hi room with a severe case 01 lockjaw. . He sui fered intinsely for three days and died Thursday night ; His remains were in terred yesterday evening. 1 A More Favorable Croa Report. The reports of correspondents of the Weekly, Weather Crop Bulletin, issued by the North Carolina State Weather Ser vice, for the week ending Monday, June 26th. 1893, show that generally favorable weather conditions prevailed during the week. The rain-fall was below the av erage in the eastern part of tho State, thus allowing the crops to recover some what from the effects of heavy rains dur ing the preceding week. The southern part of the Central and Western Dis tricts are still suffering from the heavy nuns reported last week. But reports from the central and northern portions are to the effect that the weather was very favorable, except that rain is need ed in some localities in Stokes county. The temperature was about normal and there was, average amount of sunshine. Harvesting wheat U over in the Cen tral District, but is still in progress in tne west, cutting oat will soon begin. Oats generally not very good in central portion, but reported excellent by some western correspondents. Tobacco is do ing fairly well. Corn throughout tho State, except where damaged by recent heavy rains, is very good. Corn is be ing "laid-by in some localities. Pea- uuts in the east, good. Cotton appar ently lagging behind everything else, but reports generally little more encouraging mis week, ine iruit crop m central portion of the State seems to be large. especially peacne. As compared with reports of this date last year, cotton seems to be backward; corn, average, or possibly better; tobac co, little backward; fruit, considerably aoove average. In the Eastern District the rain-fall was below the average this week, and this allowed the crops to recover some what from the excessive rain-fall of the preceding week. The weather couditions have been favorable throughout the week. -One or two cool days, but there was about average amount of warmth and sunshine. Crons generally clear of grass, though the heavy rains of the ptv ceding week threw work behind a little, uorn is being laid by iu some communi ties; the outlook for corn is good. Cot ton hardly up to average condition at this season. Oats rather poor. Pea nuts doing fairly well. Tobacco, about average condition. vv heat harvestmg is about over in the Central District. Oats will soon be readv to cut. The southern portion of this district is still suffering from the exces sive rains of the preceding week; crops were right bauly damaged. But tbe rest of the district has been highlv favored during the week. Showers and warm days have caused crops to grow rapidly, and nearly all are reported in gotxl cou dition. Cotton seems to be the poorest crop; in some places it is considerably below average. 1 he fruit crop is large. Corn excellent. Tobacco generally good. The rain-fall has been excessive in the southern part of the Western District, while some correspondents in the north ern part report ram much needed. A majority of correspondents, however, re port favorable weather. The wheat and oat crops are good. Corn promises well. Tobacco fairly good. . A Wife Jtfarderer Commits Suicide. Tbe Newbern Journal recently re ported a supicious death at Goose Creek Island in Pomlico county. George Green a white farmer of the neighborhood, quarrelled with his wife Sunday, and, it is said, threatened to kill her. That night she died, though she had not been sick before. Strangely enough her husband refused to let the neighbors have anything to do with the corpse, or even view the face of the deceased. He attended to the shrouding himself and loooked after the burial. These proceedings coming to the cars of the coroner seemed so queer that an inquest was decided upon, and Thursday the body was dug up for tho purpose. When the coroners jury disinterred the remains, it was found that there were bruises on her throat, facej hands,,, and back part of her head. , The blow o tbe head appeared to have been made with some flat implement, possibly a bed stead slat. Dr. Redding after examination said that death came from this blow and strangulation, after the blow had been given. Mrs. Green had been choked to death. The verdict of the jury was that she had been murdered. As all the circumstances pointed to Mr. Green as the murderer a start was made to arrest him, but on reaching his home it was found that he had commit ted suicide by shooting himself with a shot gun which was probably" the best way this bad affair could have ended. Green is said to have been a man ad dicted to fits of passion and that there was very little reason in him when he was in one of them. Mrs. Green's maiden name was Miss Mary Banks.- She was the daughter of the late Alfred Banks of the same countv. Immigrant Pouring Into This Coaatry bjr the Thousand. The volume of immigration at this time is of gigantic proportions On account of the restrictions upon itjthat existed in the early months of the vtar, the number of steerage passengers who arrived at our ports in January and February, was smaller than that in the corresponding period of any other year for nearly half a century,' or only about 20,000. As soon as those restrictions were removed, the multitude 0 newcomers increased rapidly and greatly. There were twice as many of them in March as there had been in the previous two months, while in April and May, as we learn from tbe official returns, there were, in round numbers, 150,000 of them, or even more than there had been in those months of other years, in which immigration was heavy enough. If as many immigrant come here in this month of June as have come here in each of the past two months, the count for the half year will be very near to 300,000. For the whole of last year the number of immigrants entered here was but 374,741, while this year, if our doors be kept open all through it, we may -look for between 500,000 and 600,000. We have had more immigrants from Italy this year, thus far, than from any other country. - The Italians have consti tuted about one-fifth of the immigration as registered at Ellis Island. After the Italians in number come the Germans, the Irish, the Scandinavians, and tbe He brews, the last named being chiefly na tives of Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe. We may estimate the number of Jewish i immigrant since January at about 20,000, or about half the number of the Italians, tbe two races constituing a very large proportion of the whole body of alien immigration to this port in 1893. Advertise in tbe Nobth Caboujtuji, increase your business, and be happy. AN lTERESTI4(' COR RES POX. DEMCE. Mr. Georre le Forest C'raat Tklaks Yaaac Lar wks Doesat Driak Caa Gel a Stairs Easier tkaa a Maa who Does Driak. Not so very long ago, according to a story that reaches ui by way of San Fran cisco, the Bradley-Martins, now the proud parenta-in law of a real British earl, were patronising Paria. While there, and while still undecided as to whether they would buy an English or a French family, they found themselves in the same hotel with Mr. Grant Mr. George de Forest Grant, of Unitel States who it apcars, was occupying a room which they wanted to add to their suite. Taking it for granted that any American of ordinary intelligence must have heard of the Brail ley-Martins, and assuming that any one who had heard of them would hasten to do them reverence, Mrs. . Bradley-Martin surprised Mr. George de Forest Grant one fine morning with tho following note: "Mrs. Bradley-Martin presents her compliment to George de Forest Grant, and begs to know whether he would sur render his first-floor apartments for the use of her niece." George de Forest received this august mandate very early, after a particularly hard night with the boys. He was sleepy, he had that tired feeling, he took gloomy views of life, and he re garded Mrs. Bradley-Martin with cal lous indifference. . So he replied in this irreverent way: "George de Forest Grant presents his compliments to Mrs. Bradley-Martin, and desire to know whether nor niece drinks." Indignant at this ribald fling, but still instinct with majesty. Mrs. Bradley-Mar tin answered: ' 1 "Mrs. Bradley-Martin is much sur prised at the extraordinary question put to her by George do Forest Grant, but begs to assure him most emphati cally that ber niece does not drink." Upon which Mr. George de Forest Grant closed the incident, as we say in diplomatic circles, with these flipant but explicit words: , 'George de Forest Grant Very much regrets that he cannot give up his first floor 'a'tarttnents to Mrs. Bradley-Martin's niece, for he is convinced that as that young lady dot not drink it is very much easier for her to gel up stairs than it is for Mr. Grant." It is not of record that Mr. George do Forest Grant was invited to witness the grafting of the Bradley-Martin bud in the Craven stock. There is a deep gen eral impression that the acquaintance perished of neglect. George now sits up alone with his dark brown taste, and Mrs. Bradley-Martin, when she hankers for a particular apartment, deals di rectly with the urbane and accommodat ing clerks. ; Not a Good Place for Doctors. Montifotiwry Advertiser. "They toll me that even-thing is poor out there in Alabamy poor lands, jioor stock, poor folks and poor ways," the Texas liar opened up after putting a new half sole on his wad of tobacco, lean in' back till be set down on his shoulders and hangin' his feet over three or four empty seats in front of us. "How in the the thunderations do you fellers manage to dodge the poorhouse and the grave yard at the same time!" "Well, sir," says I, arter siziir my man up a best I could, "you are about half right, and about half wrong. We dont have no graveyards in Alabama they have gone clean and clear out of fashion. The land is iiowerful ttoor in spots too poor to sprout cow peas or grow bull net tles, but if crops are extra short and times oncommon hard we can chaw rosum and eat fried light-wood knots and drink branch-water and keep out of the poor house. And we have got a monstrous healthy country over there. People used to die in that country sometimes, but they don't do so now. They just live on . and on and on 1111 tncy turn to some thing good to eat or dry up and blow away, now and tnen ana here ana mere you will run across a man who put too much salt in his dirt when he was a boy and has turned into what they call a pet rified rock. But they don't get sick and ay down and die like they used to. and whensoever a fellow citizen gits old and wrinkled and broke down and tired out and weary with life and takes up a fool notion to commit suicide, all he has got to do is to pack up and move his wash In' out of Alabama. Generally stieakin', in three days after he crosses the State line and strikes a country where they sell cof fins and build graveyards he will keel over and go dead. We may I iior folks and have poor ways, stranger, but you can bet your chin whiskers that we have got a monstrus healthy country where I come from." Naval Iloaora to Goveraor Carr. Atlantic Hotel, Mobeucad Citt, N. , June 24. Captain Congdon, com manding tbe United States revenue cut ter Colfax, which guards the coast from Charleston to Hatteras, arrived here yes terday evening and anchored In the sound. learning that uovernor carr and many other prominent people were stopping at the Atlantic, the command- ant came to tbe hotel this morning and asked tbe governor to take an excursion on the cutter to Cape Lookout this eve ning, and extending courtesy to 100 ex cursionists. Just before ' p. m. Cap tain Congdon sent bis gig to the hotel pier, where the Governor and his imme diate friends started for the steamer, followed by the other excuntionlsts in newly painted sail-boats. - ' Reaching the vessel, the artillery paid tribute with guns, and at 2:47 tbe cut ter steamed through the channel to the ocean beyond at a good leed. Beside Governor Carr, ex-Governor Jarvis, Chief-Justice Shenpard, numbers of noted college presidents and professors, lawyers of national reputation, and others helping to make up a most notable crowd, went on the excursion. The Earth sake la the WllaWattea Sect lea. WamlnaUm SUir. In Wilmington many persons were so much alarmed at tbe trembling of their dwelling that tbey passed the remainder of tbe night out of doors. The shock was felt at ftuthport and in tbe country around Wilmington. "At Magnolia, in Duplin county," Mr. II. E. Newbury write the filar, "some time after 11 o'clock (20th Inst) myself and family felt quite a heavy earthquake shock. The bouse moved the ceiling cracked, tables and other things could be seen to move, and we felt our bodies swaying right and left. Those having a room np stairs could bear the rumbling before tbe shock." I 1 M .
The North Carolinian (Raleigh, N.C.)
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