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( NEWS NOTES ABOUT THE CITY. What Our Reporters See and Hear Worth Giving to Our Headers News in Brief. Y. M. C. A. tonight at Central M. E. Church. 8prlng goods are pouring in and the hammer is "heard in the land." The Governor's Guard drum corps will meet at tho armory tonight for practice. Since the adjournment of the legis lature the departments at the capitol have put on a very quiet appearance. Additional telephone wires are be ing run on Fayetteville and Hargett streets. Thf cotton market is on a boom, one bale of extra good cotton yester day sold for 10c. Good middling is bringing cents. The roads have dried wonderfully in the past few days; much to the en oouragement of the farmers and busi ness men. If the weather should continue as it is, we will have a new union depot in a very short 1 ime. Work is being pushed forward at a rapid rate. Attention is directed to the adver tisement, of the "Raleigh Real Estate Agency" J. M. Broughton & Co., 303 Fayetteville street. Several de Birable dwelling houses &c, are of fered. The Governor appointed the fol lowing Notaries Public this morning: W. E Murcheson, Moore county; T. B. McCargo, Surry county; Alex. S Hyde, NewHanover county. The Raleigh Spring Bed Company are working day and night and can't begin to keep up with orders. Every factory in Raleigh seems to be doing a rushing buisness. In answer to enquiries, we state that we take it for granted the money for the direct land tax will be here in a short time. As the legislature has provided for the matter in the shape of a resolution, we think, that not much more form will be necessary. Special attention is directed to the announcement of Mr. G- N. Walters, fashionable merchant tailor. He has for inspection the handsomest line of fine woolens ever offered in Raleigh. His method of garment cutting is unsurpassed. Call and examine his stock. He can suit you in all the latest designs. Col. Turk has the grippe or tho grippe has the Colonel, it is hard to tell which. If the Colonel don't down the grippe then we will be greatly disappointed. A prominent merchant remarked this morning, if the Colonel don't break old grippe's backbone then the Colonel is not the man he has the credit of being. The suggestion made in the Visitor a few days since looking to the nomin ation of a Mayor by the people at their primaries is a popular one, and in order that the measure may be discussed and the will of the people carried out, it has been suggested that a public meeting be held to ma ture the matter, Let us hear from the pros and cons. Squire Barbee had an inter, sting case before him this morning. J. L. Jones was charged with feloniously slaying two geese, the property of a neighbor. There were nine lawyers in the case; they worked as if on a murder case. Mr. Jones was found guilty and fined $5. He appealed to the Superior Court. These same two "gooses" will cost somebody two or three hundred dollars before the case is settled. .Mayors Court. Alex. Terrell paid the Njity $7.25 this - morning for the 'privilege of slapping a woman. Large yellow bananas 25 cents per dozen, or $1 per bunch, at J. C. Bev btb, No. 7 East Hargett street. The Clectrlc Street Cars. They will ccnie, though we may have to wait a little. Would it not be a good plan for the city to shut down upon any further extension of the charter? Can not the city protect itself against this interruption of street travel? Something should be done to hurry up matters. That Court House Side Walk. Tbesi le walk in front of I he court house is iu an uutinished condition. The county of Wake should not allow it longer to remain so. The county is in a good financial condition and county pride should prompt our county commissioners to take the proper steps to put it in shape. They are a good set of officers an1 we feel sure all that is required is that their attention be called to it. Fix the side-walk gentlemen; Wake can't af ford to have her- public buildings in an unfinished condition. Personal Mention. The following gentlemen are stop ping at the Tarboro: Messrs L- Dod son, of Philadelphia; B. F. Little, L. L. Bowden, A. G. Gump, and M. C Fosnes, of Baltimore; N. E. Nial, of Richmond. Mrs. S. W. Baker and Mrs. R. C. Jones and child, of Suffolk, Va., are at the Yarboro. Mr. W. J. Word, of Moytin, S. C, is stopping at the Yarboro. Hon. Geo. M. Rose, of Fayetteville, is in the city. Mr. G. F. Uzzle, of Wilson's Mills, is in the city looking after his new buildings iu West Raleigh. Hon. Elias Carr, of Old Sparta, N. C, is at the Yarboro. Mr. R. L. Prempert is in the city looking after the merchants. Mr. Nelll Waddell, of Wilmington, is registered at the Yarboro. Miss Janie Brown is quite pick at the residence of her mother, corner of Morgan and Dawson streets. Mr. J. N. Hubbard, Janitor of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, is still rapidly improving. He will be at his post of duty in a few days. Full to Overflowing. Swindell's great emporium is full to J overflowing with pretty, bright, new spring goods, Our dress goods de partment is comp'ete, it embraces al the new novelties and latest designs in all kinds of dress goods with beautiful assortment of trimmings to match. In our shoe department you can find almost an endless variety of men, women and children's shoes any style or quality that your fancy may require, which we guarantee will suit you in quality and price. We have the largest stock of ready made clothing for men, youths and boys that it has ever been our pleasure to exhibit. If you want a real nobby spring suit of clothes, any style, and at less money than you ever bought it at before go to Swindell's Great Bargain Store, which is now packed from floor to ceiling with new spring goods, and each article is a real bar gain. Special Drives Are the order of the day, and we can now announce one of utmost im portance to the public generally. Think of it: nice ladies1 shoes of first class make only $2; unlaundrid shirts 50 and 75 cents; laundried $1. These are first class bargains. Spring goods arriving in endless variety of all sbade8and latest styles, the ladies should make a rush for them, as no such tempting offers have been made in Raleigh for a long time. Separk has determined not to be outdone in the bargain line, as will readily be shown by a visit to his establishment. This is no idle boast; it is right down solid fact. For variety and style, Se park is unsurpassed. , . W. G. Separk, 12 East Martin St. Mar 16 lw OLD TILIES IN RALEIGH. lie ollections of a Venerable Citizen About "Ye Olden Days." There is something like a stagna tion in local news today, and the re porter was rather pushed up for mat ters of interest. He bethought him self of his time honored friend, Mr. W. C. Upchnrch, and pushed his way to the premises so long occupied by him as a store ou East Hargett Street. He was sitting in his back room over a cosy fire, and luckily at leisure. In responsa to a question abouf the pro gress of the times, Mr. Upchurch said he had often been impressed with the i old adage that there was "nothing new under the sun." "Folks may thiuk," said he, "that water works, for instance, are a new thing for Ral eigh, but I remember well the old sys tem we had in 1839. The water was brought from Rocky branch, near the old Rex Hospital. It was conveyed to the city through large sized logs bored out, and for five or six years operated very well. Then the rot took place and the system went down. "Today," continued Mr. Upchurch, is St. Patricks day; well, that re minds me. On St. Patrick's day, in 1841, there was the heaviest snow I ever saw in naieign. u was inree feet deep all over the town, and it was almost impossible to wade through it. It was strange too, be cause the winter had been rather mild. I was married in the December previous, and the weather was per fectly spring like. "Talking about hotels," said our venerable frlendV'I well doubt if time has improved us much in the culis nary line, although in point of archi tecture we have made much head way. Old man Galon had the chief place of resort, bat then there was a hotel on Morgan street, on the site of the brick stables which had a fine run of custom. It was a great favorite with the members of the General As sembly of that day, it being conduct ed on a cheap but substantial line. For some reason it was dubbed the "Buttermilk Tavern." This may have been intended as a slur, but it does not alter the fact that there were few if any of the places in the 'olden time' where man and beast could be better accommodated. "Yes," said he, "I remember well the Convention of 1835, called to change the Constitution cf North Carolina. The body met in the old Presbyterian church now standing. tell you there were giants there. No such men now. A great question loomed up. It was relative to the re lief of the Catholics, who, previous to that time, had been prescribed by the Constitution. Kenneth Rayner made a great speech in favor of liberal views, and stood by the Catholics. It is said, (but I don't know) that Mr. Rayner gained the hand of his wife, Miss Polk, by his masterly argument on that occasion. "The biggest time 1 ever saw in Raleigh was Henry Clay's visit in 1840. It looked like the whole of North Carolina was here. He spoke from the capitol portico, and I never saw such enthusiasm, with the xcep tion of one time when Sherman's army came in. I do not remember seeing snch a crowd in Raleigh And then, too, when the Raleigh and Gas ton Railroad was finished there was a big time and a grand dinner. "In 1835 Capt. Cobb was Mayor, or 'Intendant,' as he was called in those days. He was a glorious fellow in his way. He carried on a large car riage factory neaf where the Edenton Street Methodist church now stands Just at this time some of our friend's customers called, and we were ob lisred to forego a further interview He promised, however, to tell us much more about omen times in uaieign. Pianos tuned and repaired ;leave or dew with W. S. Uale. No. 12 East Hargett street. A Wedding Supper Spoiled. i.TTAWA, Ont., March 16. Fred W. Hall, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Miss Katie Warren, of this city, were mar ried here Friday night They had become acquainted while the young lady was visiting her brother in Cleveland. After the ceiemony the bride and groom and invited guests sat down to a weddiqg supper in the house of the bride's father. The mer riment had reached its full sway when a friend of the young lady beckoned to the groom to come to the door of the room. Ball immediately grew white and replied nervously, "Is it me you want ?" Hall went out and was then charged with having a wife and family in England. After some hesitation Hall admit ted that he had been married, but claimed ttat he had been divorced from his wife. The matter becoming known the greatest excitement pre vailed, and in the midst of it, after the newly made bride had given back the wedding ring, Hall disappeared and has not since been seen. It is supposed that ho left for Cleveland on the midnight train and the friends of the young lady art now condemn ing themselves that they made no at tempt to stop his flight. Steps will at once be taken to have the marriasre annulled. A correspondent in the Richmond Dispatch in speaking of John Jasper the negro preacher of that city,whose absurd deliverances, hae been at tracting and amusing the thought ess and irreverent tor several years says : It is a curious fact what ideas peo ple of intelligence and some members of the church have of the sacredness of God's house and the Sabbath day. They would be horrified to be invited to a place of amusement on the Sab bath day. But they do more than this without any compunctions of conscience. They visit in crowds God's house on the Sabbath day purely for amusement. WORSE STILL. They make a buffoon of a man in the sacred desk. It is true he makes a buffoon of himself, but they en courage and applaud him, and are guilty as abettors. I have been living in Richmond many years, but would no more think of going to hear the sermon of John Jasper on the "Sun Do Move" on the Sabbath day than I would of going to a chicken fight. Indeed I think the latter a less offence, as in the former I should feel like I was insulting God to His face. I am no enemy to John Jasper, of course, but I confess I feel indignant at this insult offered to God and to His house. W. H. & It. S. Tucker dc Co. Ladies' Shirts and Coats. The new styles in ladies' linen shirts. The novelty is solid black, though we show them in plain white, white grounds with small dots or figures, puff bosoms, &c. Pretty to use with these are the light colors in the new spring coats. The coats this season are brought out in various shades of tans, greys and small checks. W. H. & R. 8. Tucker & Co. A few nights ago, near Cisco, Tex., a Mexican cut off the tongue of an other greaser and then went to a camp of Americans and said that had killed . a Mexican and now wanted to kill a white man. He was promptly shot and killed. None of the memters of that camp cared to go aroundor the balance of his days minus his talking aparatus. The leading manufacturers of wool en hats In the United States have combined together to control the production of head covering. Could it be called a hat band? North Carolina sides 11 cents and shoulders 12 cents per pound at J. G. Bevers.' SPECIAL NOTICES. Fresh lot of bananas and oranges just received at C. O. Ball St Co's, 11 East Hargett St. It Organs cleaned and repaired; char ges moderate, by W. 8. Uzzle, No. 12 Eiat Hargett street Piano. A fine rosewood Piano for sale at low figures. Apply at this office. Mar 7 lw CABBAfi E PLANTS and GRAPE VINES For sale. Apply to March 14 lmpd, GEORGE SHELLEM, Shoes for tue Millions. A progressive a successful retailer is one who believes in carrying in stock such lines of footwear as give satisfaction ani comfort, and secure continued patronage. We handle the lines used by the best retailers in this country, and it is a rare excep tion when we fail to please. Compare ours with those bought elsewhere; put them side by side and judge for yourselr. We do not fear the results. We sell Hathaway's Hanan's, Keith's and Dorsch's fine footwear for gentle men. We sell Miles,' Wright and Peters,' Smith's, Faunce & Spinney's, Allen &Marvinis,Blauchard's, Hough & Ford's and others for ladles, misses, children and infants clean, fresh new goods direct from the factories of every style and quality. Norris' Dai Goods Stork. Hardware, &c. Matchless The neatest, best Air Rifle made. A magazine Rifle holding 65 6hot. HUNTING COATS, LEGGINS, CARTRIDGE RAGS, CLUR LOADED SHELLS, WADS AND CUTTERS, GUN IMPLEMENTS. WOOD POWDER, RLACK POWDER, SOOT. Best goods, lowest prices. Square aeaung. THOMAS H. BRIGGS ft SONS, RALEIGH, N 0. Dry Goods, Notions, &c. jf. H. S R S. Tucker 4 Co. DRESS GOODS OF- EVERY :-: DESCRIPTION 1 It has been a source of great satisfaction to us to feel that our efforts in providing choice less Goods so early this season has Deen so penerally appreciated, and constitutes the greatest evidence of the faith which our cus tomers place in our selections. There has never been a season when such a variety of textures could be seen, and no matter whether you are inclined to a rough or a smooth surface, you can find upon our co. ntersthe greatest profusion of either. Now for your EASTER DRESS. We are sure that among such an assort-' ' ment ot 11 LADIES' CLOTHS, CAMEL'S HAIK, SCOTCH MIXTURES. ENGLISH HOMESPUNS, HENRIETTAS, TWEEDS, SERGES, &c, &c, ' that you will experience no difficulty iii choosing either on account of kind or price W. H. & R. S. Tucker & Co, 123 and 125 Fayetteville St, V- L am mm
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