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NEWS NOTES ABOUT THE CITY.
What Our Reporters See aud
Hear Worth Giving to Our
Readers News iu Brief.
Cotton ia only bringing 9 cents.
The Register of Deeds issued two
marriage licenses this morning.
The Fife meetings are daily grow
ing in interest.
Tonight the minstrel boys will be
Yith ub. Give them a crowded house.
Jndge Thompson has appointed S
0. Harvey guardian of the heirs of
John B. Harvey.
Vegetation is progressing rapidly
under the gentle influence of this
spring weather.
'Bible readiog will be held by
Evangelist Fife at Metropolitan Hall
tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock.
Bad Dunston (colored) paid into
the city treasury $12.25 this morning
for whipping a woman, and disorderly
conduct generally.
VThe remains of little Edward BryaD,
-he five year old child of Mr. M. S.
Sadler were sent to Rocky Mount this
( morning for interment.
The Clerks sent to WasbingtonCity,
to copy the slubs of the receipts for
direct land tax have gone to work in
earnest. It is thought that the tbk
(. Vill be completed in about six wetks
Messrs. .Whiting Bros., aummnce
that they cannot be be a;, in prices on
boys clothing. Our people generally
know this to be so, but if there are
4any who doubt it, let them call at
their establishment and be convinced.
A handsome portrait of Henry
Lawson Wyatt is on exhibition in the
window of Fred A. Watson's art store.
Mr. Wyatt is claimed to have been
the first nifu killed while in line of
tybattle in ihe Confederate service.
V'The tlortriiit will be placed in the
State Library.
Regular meeting of Seaton Gales
Tdcre No. 64 tomorrow night at 8
o'clock sharp. The conferring of the
2nd degree and other matters of great
importance will be transacted. Every
a Tin idate exuected to be on hand
prompt at that time the pretence of
i avatv member inaispensauie. mi
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Odd Fellows fraternally welcome.
filf you want a nice dress shirt, save
I jmoney and buy at Woollcott & feons.
l They have a first class unlaundried
I shirt at 60 cents, reinforced and linen
f bosom. At 60 cents they have a very
I fine pleated linen bosom reinforced
L shirt. Laundred shirts at 50, 60 and
r'j5 cents. These shirts are all great
f bargains and are the best values ever
shown in ims cuy.
Drink boda at Bobbitt's
' Mr. J. H. Bobbitt is having the
large window near his soda fountain
altered to that soda can be dispensed
to the thirsty on the pavement. Mr.
Bobbitt has one of the finest foun
tains in the State. New and attrac
tive fans are to be put up, and when
complete he will certainly need his
open window to attend to hiscu6toin
rn Ha received the first limes of
the season today.
Drink Soda at Bobbitt's.
A very large stone roller has been
procured and will be used in packing
the red clay on Hilleboro road. All
f ferwell, as far as it goes, but all the
pafcking possible will have but little
effect on red clay soil, unleBS there L e
a coatJntr of cravel. However, we
BUppose that -will come in due time
for the eltctrio street railway exten
sion to the lair grounds.
Drink Soda at Bobbin's.
An adjourned meeting of the Board
of Aldermen will be held Friday
night. Mr. George, of Baltimore, a
large stockholder in the ftaleigh
Street Railway Company, is expected
to meet the Board. Matters relative
to the street railway will be settled
Lookout for work to begin shortly in
fhiiBhiusr up the system. We will take
a ride on the electric cars to the
park this summer; see if we don't
Another lot fine apples at Barbee &
Pope's.
.Drink Soda at Bobbitt's.
ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN.:
How the Xews was Itcccivt-cl in
ltalelgh, aud Some of the
Incident Relating
Thereto.
On the night of the Uth of April,
18G5, President Lincoln was assassi
nated by J. Wilkes Booth iu Ford's
Theatre, Washington City. From
the "Surrender of Raleigh" we ex
tract the following:
To our people the first rumor of the
assassination of President Lincoln,on
the night of Friday, April Uth, 1865,
was a tremendous shock. The news
first reached Raleigh in a most exag
gerated lorm, on the evening of the
15th, and rapidly spread among the
soldiers of the army as well as the
citizens of the town. As it went from
mouth to mouth, the dimensions of
the affair hugely increased, and the
perpetrators cf the deed were declar
ed to be prominent officers of the Con
federate government acting directly
under instructions from President
Davis and his Cabinet. Of course
there were not wanting those who
sought by the most absurd recitals to
add fuel to the flames of excitement
iu the hope of inciting the mob ele
meet of the Federal army to wreak
vengeance upon the inhabitants of
ihe citj , and thereby afford an ex
cuse for plunder,rpine and, perhaps,
murder. In the meantime a few of
the citizens had called upon General
Bhernian to obtain an authentic state
ment cf the affair, but failed to get
an interview, owing to the fact, as
was afterwards ascertained, that he
engaged in a correspon
dence with General Johnston, who.
on ti e previous day, (April 14th),had
sent a communication, under flag of
truce, asking a suspension of hostili
ties with a view of negotiating terms
of turrender. It is not positively
known that General Sherman was at
that time in possession of any infor
id at ion other than that obtained
from the rumors mentioned. If he
was, and did not make known
the true statement of the affair, it
would look like exhibiting an utter
indifference on his part to the fate
which threatened the city.
Night fell upon our people in a
state oi the wildest excitement and
alarm. All kinds of rumors were
afloat as to the intention of tha army.
Crowds of soldiers were standing at
the corners of the different streets,
loud in their expressions of indigna
tion and open in their declarations to
have vengeance for what they term
ed the "rebel murder." It was a fear
ful time. Many of the citizens peti
tioned for extra guards. Some of
them had their petitions granted;
others were refused. Hundreds of
people sat up during the entire night,
expecting mob violence. Husbands,
fathers and brothers shuddered
at the bare idea of what might be
in store for their loved ones, while
mothers, with the most painful anx
iety, clung to their offspring.
About nine o'clock the cry of "fire"
was heard on the streets. This cre
ated additional terror. Many be
lieved the work of destruction had
commenced in earnest and that we
were to be offered up in atonement
for the murdered President. The
heavens in the southeastern part of
the city were lit up with a solid sheet
ol flame. Yells of the most frantic
kind filled the night air. The writer
summoued up courage to repair to
the scene. He was agreeably disap
pointed. The building on fire turn
ed out to be the dilapidated old wood
house used at that, time by our
fellow citizens, P. H. Thiein and A.
W. Fraps, as a saddle tree manufac
tory. How it caught was not known
but, the fact that some of the Feder
al soldiers worked hard to subdue
the flames, seemed to quiet the anx
iety of the citizens who were present
and many returned to their homes in
a calmer mood.
The remaining portion of the night
passed off in a comparatively quiet
manner. The next day a full account
of the assassination was received. As
the reader is doubtless aware there
was nothing in the- transaction which,
in the most remote degree, compro
mised any prominent individual con
nected with the Confederate govern
ment. A public meeting was held in
the court house, in Raleigh, at which
resolutions strongly condemnatory of
the act were passed. A large con
course of citizens were present, and
all seemed to feel it incumbent upon
our people to clear their skirts of an i
act so repugnant to the feelings of i
every Southern man and woman. ,
The writer will state, not iroin nis
own knowledge, but upon contempo
raneous authority, that, but for the
prompt action of Major General Lo
gan, a mob would have sacked the
city on the night above alluded to.
It is said that he had arrived in the
city during the day from Morrisville
and was, in the early part of the
right, at the house of a well known
citizen when he was called out by a
private soldier who told him that a
part of his command, encamped near
the Insane Asylum, were on their
way to the city for the purpose of
burning it. He immediately mount
ed his horse and met them at the
bridge over Rocky Branch, where,
with mingled threats and entreaties,
he dissuaded them from their vile
purpose.
Died.
In Washington, N. C, Tuesday
evening, April 13, at 7:30 o'clock, aged
20 years and 10 months, Mary A.
Franck, wife of W. A. Franck. Mrs.
Franck was the daughter of our
townsman N. A. Spence, Esq. The
remains will arrive in this city to
morrow, from whence they will be
taken to the family burial ground 6
miles south of Raleigh. The deceased
leaves 3 brothers and 2 sisters, besides
relatives and numerous .friends t i
grieve over the unexpected death of
their beloved Bister and friend.
Drink Soda at Bobbitt's.
Death of Julius A. Gray, Esq.
It is with the deepest regret that
we announce the death of this well
known citizen jof Greensboro, which
took place in that city' yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock from pneu
monia. In the death of Mr. Gray, the State
of North Carolina, no less than the
community in which he lived, has
sustained a great loss. He was in
deed a most useful man both in the
business and private walks of life. At
the time of his decease, he was presi
dent of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Railroad, which he had held
for years and for which he had
labored with so much zeal. Mr. Gray
was at the time of his decease in the
58th year of his age.
Personal mention.
Mr. D. S. Waitt was on the street
yesterday.
The inimitable Senator Williams,
of Pitt, is in the city.
We are pleased to see our youug
friend Branch Merrimon, of Greens
boro, in the city.
Hon. T. W. Mason, of Northamp
ton, is registered at the Yarboro.
Mr. Thomas Broughton who has
been boarding at Mr. W.N. Snelling's
and going to school at Morson and
Denson's academy is critically ill at
his father's, Mr. J. T. Broughton near
Garner.
At the Yarboro Messrs. J. B. Cru
dup and wife, Miss Fannie Cosby and
R. McNeill, wife and child, Kittrell,
J. D. Rothchild, Baltimore, G. F.
Ernstein, Philadelphia, W. C. Mann,
Baltimore, M. S. Smith, New York,
E. H. Quinn, Newark, N. J., D W.
Seaman, Philadelphia, W. S. Nash,
Dayton, Ohio, J. C. Turner, Colum
bus, Ga., M. Meyer and F. Read, New
York.
.Big lot N.
hams and E,
C. hams, sugar cured
C. shoulders at D. T.
Johnsos'8.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Twenty Hunches 1
Bananas 75c to $1 per bunch at D
Johnson's.
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Have your lace curtain done up at
the Oak City Steam Laundry in first
class style. L. R- Wyatt's special
horse and cow food going like hot
cakes. A trial will convince you that
it is the best on the market. mh!9 tf
Cabbage and transplanted Tomato
plants for sale. A. B. Forrkst. i
ltn. 517 Polk St.
Dress Goods for Sale.
rrfiSR n-nods for hbIa i in : wiiUf
mean- 0ur dres8 eoodd arp for ,
, and must be sold, and we know that
low prices will sell them. If you are
to buy dress goods this spring you
can well afford to see Swindell's stock
first. We do not expect to make any
money on dress goods this spring, be
cause we are to move in our new
store on Fayetteville street as soon
as the building is completed through
the block so as to give us an entrance
on Salisbury street and on Fayette
ville Btreet. Then another reason:
We found dress goods in the hands of
people who were anxious to part with
them for spot cash, and wo bought
too many and we have recognized
this fact early in the season, and we
have instructed every salesman in the
store to sell nice dress good3 with but
little regard for the cost of same.
Millinery goods have never been so
popular at Swindell's. We are sell
ing ladies their hats this spring who
were never in our store before, and
all who have seen the work of our
milliner are loud in praising the style
she puts on a hat.
A gentleman who wants a nice and
fashionable suit of tailor made cloth
ing cannot afford to buy same before
he has seen Swindell's clothing
6tock. , Yoara.trfiily, .
D. T. SwiXDKLJi
Spring is Here,
and W. G. Separk is fully abieast of
the times. He has in his establish
ment the finest selection of spring
goods ever brought to this city. The
best of it is, he is S 3lling goods at such
prices as are bound to attract
the attention of the public. Just
think of it. Ladies' nice shoes of first
class make, only; $2.00 unlaundried
shirts at 50 and 75 cents, and laun
dried shirts at $1.00. All other goods
at corresponding low prices aDd of as
good quality as can be f' In the
State. Let our people call at Se-
park's and judge for themselves. Re
member tne place.
W. G. Skpark's
12, E. Martiu St.
Apr. 13 tf.
Gentlemen. Don't forget that you
can buy of us all the leading shapes
of E and W collars, that you can get
Virgoe, Middleton & Co., English
made collars 3 for 50c. ana tnere are
no better wearing collars manufac
tured than these. Remember that
our stock of dress shirts is all that
it should be, and that our shirts for
full dress, are in greater variety than
ever before, and we have got some of
the nobbiest styles that you hav
laid your eyes on. Now if yon haven't
bought a new hat this spring come
and get a Dunlap, youc-ui't get Dun
laps hats anywhere else in Raleigh,
except of us, and none of the hat
manufacturers beat Dunlap in either
styles or quality.
W. A. & R. S. Tucker & Co.
Norris' Dry Goods Store.
A WORD ABOUT SHOES.
The moderate prices for such excel
lent qualities which we have uniform
ly placed on every pair of our shoes
generates an enthusiasm among bar
gain hunters whichhas greatly in
creased our trade. It is the popular
place now for good honest, service
able shoes in all styles of last, of any
cut, for all ages, of either sex. The
new prices and new styles make
Norris' shoe department a general re
sort for footwear. A customer once
obtained is always held because they
get the truth about every pair of
shoes they buy and a guarantee of
satisfaction.
Norms' Dry Goods Store.
Drink Soda at Bobbitt's.
Hardware, .Sc.
SOLID STEEL!!
Nickel Hated, will not rust.
Keen Cutters,
Best make,
Scissors and Stars.
Sec (hat (he stump,
JEl. S. T.
is on them.
SOLD ONLY BY
US.
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Sent by Mail or Express.
reOMAS H. BRIGGS SONS,
RALEIGH, N O.
Millinery,
WU1S8J91.
Ml'ORTED AND DOMESTIC TRIMMED
J hits and Bonnets. The greatest variety
of fancv straw braids m the desirable shades
of grey, tan, bluek, A-c- for Ladies, Misses
md wee little ones.
all ihe mi sudb
In chiffon and other primming materials;
(lowers in profusion, so very natural vou
wonder nature does not also yield its per
fume.
Infants' tine crepe de chene and muslin caps
and shirred hats.
HAIR GOODS,
Bushings, a beautifnlline of nil kinds of
Ties. All the new hair ornaments, bracelets,
jewelry, At., ifce.
Stamped linens, embroidery materials,
wools and zephyrs. Prices reasonable and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Miss M AGO IE REESE,
M) Favettevillc St.
April 8 tf. 'Raleigh, N. C.
Dry Goods, Notions, &c.
W. H. ft R S. Tucker ft Co.
THIS AVEEK
SIBNNHS.
This is one department of ours that is as well
nigh as perfect as can be made. The
Spring StocK is now eoniplete.and wecon
(idently assert, that never in the history
of our business has there beena season
when we were so well equipped to suppl y
the wants
i of EVERY ONE.
GFHTS FINE SHOES.
In Gents Fine Shoes, we handle the goods of
three well known manufacturers: JAMES
A. BANISTER, Z1EQLER BROS, and THE
KUUKLA.NU (JO B.
Ladies Fine Shoes.
In Ladies wo'k, we represent the factories of
Messrs Laird, Schober & Mitchell
Zeiglku Bros., and the American
Shoe Co.
CBILDRENS' SHOES.
The buying of Oliildrens' Shoea.in many
families is quite aD item, and while we do
not claim to sell Childrens' Shoes that will
never wear out, we do claim to sell as good
shoes for children as your money will buy
any where, and we sell them as low as any
house can, that sells reliable goods.
To those who find it dilfieult to be fitted, wo
particularly urge them to come and see what
we have.
Remember that we carry in stock, B. C. D.
and E. widths.
W. H. & R. S. Tucker &Co.
1 23 and 125 Fayetteville S
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rail