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VOLUME II NO. 21 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. LOUIS HIGH & CO., tTENClL Cl'TT K1JS- ibbeIv I OtamI oi;ki;kO AN!)- c ENliliAV K1!0 S HA I. J3r"VlMTK Fll J I'ATAl.lHa'K. llO'.t MAIN srill-KT. IMCH.MONB, jttnSl-t'iin T. C. HICKS, AY IT 1 1 1(),1V I'if-vry- WHOLESALE VA. I Ca-n' AM) i;i;iii'c J la iTk. vm main stbekt, jan31-m RICHMOND, VA. G. W. DAVIS, THE LEAD lNlJ P OF RICHMOND. 151JOA1) STREET, NEAR 0T1I. IWUr PR EMI I'M AT THE 5 V1KUINIA EXPOSITION.! Visit his pullery and yon will ho pleased, janfil-tim A. COHEN. E. HOTTU;HHlMEK A. COHEN & CO., Manufacturers and dealers in PICTURES. MOULDINGS. FICTl'L'E AND AD VERTISING FRAMES. .MIRRORS, OKInLT I OLASO I I LATEO AND SHOW CASES. 711 E. BROAD STREET. - - RICHMOND, Va. Orders by mail filled promplv and at lowest prices. jau31-:im J. H. BROWN, PROPRIETOR CAP1TOT ATARI'LT? API TO -Li ..UaRBLJL'j AND C-i HAN1TT7 AXTORKO lHAxrm ORKO Cor. MAIN and MADISON STREETS, RICHMOND, Va. M ONUM ENTAL ARCHITECT T AND BUlLDElA;. STATUARY AND RUSTIC WORK A SPECIALTY. jHeadstones and all cemetery work done at short notice and at lowest prices. Tiles, Mantles and job work promptly attended to. janSl-i'nn T. C. BAIN, Trustee, FOR 11. M. SmJIII & CO., BOX S, RICHMOND, Va., Manufacturers of Smith's Genuine Straw Cut ter, Smith's Patent Well Fixtures, Planters, Ele vators and Tobacco Shapes. Correspondence Invited. janOl-dm 4 J. W. RANDOLPH I ENGLISH, l:2 & 1301 MAIN ST., RICHMOND. Ya., PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS. STATIONERS, PRINTERS, BINDERS and BLANK BOOK M A N U FA ( TV R E RS . Having the largest assortment in the Southern States, we oiler unusual inducements to purchasers of LAW AND SCHOOL BOOKS, MEDICAL, THE OLOGY. HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, TRAV ELS. NOVELS. POKTRY SCIP.XCK. M ISCELL AN Y, CON V EDE RAT K AND RARE WORKS, Elc. Old Books and Pamphlets Bought for Cash, or taken in Exchange. jan:jl-ly ST. CLAIRE HOTEL., Corner Ninth and Grace Streets, RICHMOND, VA. The ahove Hotel fronts upon the beautiful Cap tol Park --the most elevated, central and fashiona ble portion of the city. Strictly First-class in i ALL ITS ArrOINTSSIENTS. Rates $2.00 and 2.50 per day. C. G. PET1TT, Proprietor, Late of Bollingbrook Hotel, Petersburg, Ya w. d. paxtov, Rockbridge, Co., Ya. K. t. Wilkinson, Chesterfield Co., Va, Cle rks. WITH Frank M. Baker & Co. (ESTAUISHKD 1S58.) Successors to RAMSAY, BAKER & CO., IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF a e o ii w a r e , GLASSWARE, LAMPS, Src. 323 W. Baltimore St. and 320 German St.. Baltimore, Md. I 11 I O I T I II O I T I I) I) A A Pill E 1 r I n e J CONDENSED NOTES OF THE PASSING LOCAL EVENTS OF OHE DAY. VVIiisI i Transpiring' Arountl am! About Is. lit Touii :iiiI fouut.v 'l'll MoVCUlClllS 3tlll Dtiius of Peo ple Ton Know. Elc. All our warehouses ha! f;ur breaks of tobacco on Friday. Mr. A. YV. Winston, one ol Durham county's best farmers, was on the breaks Friday. Mr. C R. Illackley, auctioneer for Davis A; Gregoiy, is agtin very sick witb the grippe. The wife of a most worthy colored man, Geo. Taylor, died with la giippe :I Wednesday. Messrs. T. W. .Jackson and T, G. Tay lor ate now quite sick at tb'.-ir residences with the grippe. The business agent of the Farmers' Alliance at Raleigh sold 140 tons of fer tilizer in one day. Mr. J. N. Lyon is just now the hap piest man in town. It's a boy, and a bouncing one at that. We are pleased to see on our streets, after several weeks of sickness, Mr. W- O. Bobbitt, of Fishing Creek. Mrs. Sue W. Edmundsou is on a visit to her sons, Messrs. John T., Ed. L. and Frank B. Edmundson, at Goldsboro. We regret to learn that Mr. John W. Hays, who is on a short visit to Washing ton City, is suffering with a serious case of la grippe. Would it not be well for our post master to have a register and stamp clerk as the business of the office is rapidly on the increase? We are pleased to note thatt.be Gran ville Institute, under the able manage ment of Miss Bettie Clarke, is in a nour ishing condition. A case for Ingalls. One of our good Democrats stepped up and secured a law yer to defend a worthy colored man who was accused of larceny at this term of the court, when his Republican friends re fused to aid the poor in his defense. The secretaries of the various sub Alliances in Granville county are requested to call and see the Secretarjr of the County Alliance as soon as practicable as he has business of importance to communicate. Call at the Alliance Plug Factory. Postmaster Sikes has removed into his new quarters, and everything is nice and conveniently arranged. The people of Oxford f re to be congratulated upon having one of the cleverest postmasters, as well as one of the neatest postolTices in the State. We invite the attention of our numer ous readers to the various new advertise ments in our paper, and state that they will find no better houses to trade with if they should need any tiling in their line. Remember them when you get ready to buy goods. Dr. J. F. Miller, who ranks as one of the leading physicians of the State, and the excellent Superindent of 1he East earn North Carolina Insane Asylum, was in attendance upon the Superior Court last Friday as a witness in the Pritehmi murder case. Our peonle have suffered some in convenience on account of the removal of the postofhee, but we hope everything will be in running order in a few days. The re-arrangement of boxes, etc., neces sarily requires a little time to get every thing in good shape. A tobacco warehouse company has been organized in Wilson, with $5,000 capital. E. M. Pace, of Rocky Mount, is to be the manager, and the warehouse is to be completed in time to sell a part of the next crop. Capt. Calvin Barnes, who is well known on our market, is vice-president of the company. The store and residence of Mr. A. II. Temple, near Raleigh, was burned on the 31st. The fire originated in the kitchen. Mrs. Temple narrowly escaped with her life, as she did not awake until some of the timbers commenced to fall in. Loss $4,500; insurance $3,000. Mr.. Temple was away from home on business. AV. J. Badgett, one of the best and most prosperous farmers of our county, killed six eighteen-months-old pigs a few days ago that averaged 210 each. We say hurrah for friend Badgett, as this gives him enough meat to last him all the year and obviates the necessity of his having his smoke-house in Cincinnati for 1800. We wish every farmer in the county was in the same fix. OXFORD, N. ., TUESDAY Mr. W. T. Adams, President of the County Alliance, was in town yesterday. MV C. M. Busbee, of Raleigh, paid a visit to Mr. J. A. Taylor during Ihe past week. The horse of Dr. AV. O. Baskervill, ran away on Main street Friday and broke the buggy in several places. A Mr. Dunn, of Wake Forest, had the misfortune to lose his pocket book Friday night containing $100. It was stolen from hi j p.. Miss Carrie Guylos, the excellent music teacher at the Granville Institute, who lias been quite sick for several days with the grippe, we are glad to learn, is greatly improved. Mr. John W. Hays left Friday for Washington, D. C, to see Mrs. Hays who has been quite sick for some days. As soon as she is able to travel Mr. Hays will return with her to Oxford. D J. E. Wyche left Monday morn ing for Baltimore to take a post graduate course at the Baltimore Dental College. The doctor intends to keep up with all the improvements made in his profession. Messrs. D. M. Roberts and J. L. Saun ders on Friday last found a stolen whisky still in the keeping of Bingham Hobgood in Person county. lie was arrested and brought to Oxford and tried before W. F. Rogers, Esq., who b ;und him over to the Superior Court. The gentleman who rendered Oxford such brave service during the big fiie, by saving the Court House from destruction, will be in Oxford in a few days. Mr. II. Pannell is from Petersburg, Ya., and visits our town in the interest cf his busi ness, and we hope our people will bestow upon him a liberal patronage. We had he pleasure of a call Friday from Col. W. F. Beasley. We are very serrjr to learn that the Col. has resigned as one of the Executive Committee of the Soldiers Home, as we considered him almost the backbone of the committee, and w; s one of the main instruments in raising funds for the c tablishment of his grand institution in the State. We understand that sn old soldier applied to the Board of County Commis sioners at their meetig in January, who after stating he was indigent requested that he be allowed 4o go f'e Poor House which wrs g.pnted. In this connection we beg to ask what has b 'ome of the Confederate A ssociation that it should r low such a fate to befall a comiMie? A large number of our fobr.cco men were summoned before the g.and jury during the past week. We suppose the j'y were Lying to find out something about the trust. It would be a blessing to the farmers n well fs the dealers of this srztion if this giant monopoly could be thwarted in their desig i of swindling our people out of their hp-d e'nings. Chamber of Commerce. This body met at the Opera House Friday night last and in the absence of the President, Capt. John A. Williams was asked to preside over the delibera tions of the Chamber. In taking the chair he made some very encouraging remarks, as to the possibility of being able to secure the Baptist Col lege. Col. AY. F. Beasley was in attendance upon the meeting, and naturally made some very practical remarks upon the everlasting benefit Oxford would derive from securing the location of the Baptist College in Oxford. He closed by sub scribing a liberal amount to help out in the c;reat work. The delegates appointed to visit Ral eigh and present Oxford's claims before the locating committee were Capt. A II. A. Williams, A. AY. Graham and R. W. Winston Esq. This is an excellent com mittee and the interest of Oxford and her people could not have been put in better or safer hands. On motion Capt. John A. Williams was elected permanent chairman of the Cham ber of Commerce. Dr. Dixon was expected to deliver an address upon the establishment of the College in Oxford, but on account of sick ness was unable to be present. A Murderer Escapes. Lige Moore, who was sentenced to be hanged at Greensboro on the 7th, made his escape from jail Friday evening, by pry ing his cell door open with a bar of iron AVhen the Jailer came to water the pris oners up stairs Lige stepped out of his cell and opened the outside door taking as he passed out two pistols lying on a table in the passage. He fastened the Jailer in and made his escape. He was not discovered until he was about to enter the woods on the edge of Greemsboro. MORNING, FEBRUARY Superior Court. The Pritcihara murder ca e was taken up in the Superior Court on Thursday and after examing over 180 special venire the jury was finally obtained and is as follows : L. C. Daniel, R. V. Wade, AVr. II. Hester, B. F. Frazier, J B. Elliott, J. D. Barnett, Aresley Fuller, D. B.John son, James Jones and Seth Royster. The two last are negroes. The attorneys for Pritchard are Messrs. J. T. Strayhorn, of Roxboro, N. Y. Gulley, of Franklinton, and our prominent young attorney Mr. A. A. Hicks. Solicitor Strayhorn going it alone on the prosecution. The taking of evidence in the case of Jordan Pritchard, for murder began on Saturday morning, and the case was given to the jury after a long argument by Messrs. Person and Strayhorn for the State and J.T, Strayhorn and N. Y. Gully for the defence, and after an elaborate charge given hy Judge Arm field the case was given to the jury which returned a verdict of guilty after being out an hour. This has been a costty case to the county. When Jordan Pritchard was on the wit ness stand testifying in his own behalf and when Solicitor Strayhorn was cross examining he said : "Jordan, how did you escape from the Insane Asylum V" asked the soliicitor. "Somebody turned me out, sah." "Come now ; didn't you saw a hole through the floor of you room and get out in that way ?" "Boss, ken I ax you a question right dar ?" "Yes, what is it ?" "Spose you was locked up in a room nothin' in the world in it but you, and no tools, how could you get a saw to saw a hole in the floor ?" State vs. Greenway, not guilty. State vs. Abram B. Lines, col. ; insane and ordered to the Asylum at Goldsboro. State vs. Lonnie Garner, col. ; not guilty of burglary as charged in bill of indict ment, but is guilty of larcenj', and sent to penitentiary for 5 years. State vs. Jack Blacknall, assault with deadly weapon; verdict of unsound mind and a lunatic and ordered to be confined in the Asylum at Raleigh. Royce ami Iausiiig'. The second performance of this splen did company took place on the 18th. To say that it is undoubtedly one of the most pleasant, most chaste, and most amusing performances ever in Jefferson, would be doing justice to the play. Ray L. Rojce is simply great, and in his role he has no superior. Unas, iiorwitz, tne insn ser vant and imitator, although young, is a splendidjactor, and sustained his character in grand style. The last, but not least, to be noticed is the two young ladies, Misses Lizzie Royce and Nellie Harris. Both are adapt musicians, and very attractive in appearance. Their innocent looks and pleasing ways completely captivated the audience. This company is one that is certainly composed of ladies and gentle men, and two much cannot be said in praise of their acting and general de- meanor. Mr. itoyce, on me stage, is very pleasant, and we hope that he will visit our city again next season. Texas Iron Neics. Obi I nary. In Granville county, at the home of Mrs. Bettie F. Satterwhite, December 16, 1889, Mrs. Elizabeth C. AVilkersou widow of John AVilkerson, deceased. Sister AVil kerson was a widow twice, .having lost her first husband, Shepherd Smith, many yeers ago. Thus, at the age of 83 she died at the old family homestead and was buried at the place where she was born. She was a woman of fine sense, great in dustry and lovely character. Her last illness, which was long and painful, was borne with great christian fortitude and cheerfulness. By a pious walk and godly character she won for herself the highest womanly distinction on earth, a "Mother in Israel." She leaves behind an only son and two widowed daughters. AVhen living "she did what she could," and now being dead she speaks by a sweet and worthy life to many admiring and loving hearts. m. Death of Rev. I-. F. Humphreys. We are called upon to announce the death of Rev. L. F. Humphreys, which occurred on Thursday morning last. He had been sick for a long time with con sumption and his death was hourly ex pected by his friends. He was an excellent man, and ranked among the best Baptist ministers of the county. He was a mem ber of the Masonic fraternity and belong ed to the lodge at Berea. He was buried in Oxford Friday with the honors of that fraternity. Rev. J. S. Hardaway and Dr. R. H. Marsh conducted the funeral services. 4, 1880. ABOUT THE GOLDEN LEAF. THE DOINGS OF OUR WAREHOUSE MEN, DEALERS AND SELLERS. I'erwosaal PararapliN Concern in;; Iriccs -I.ars'c Shipments from Vir ginia aitI South Carolina and Ka! ers rortla Carolina. A. S. Carrington so'd one load for 30, 37, 48 and 2.1 at the Centre. Pi. C. Smith sold a load for 19J, 25, 31, 30 and. 42 at the Banner Friday. Frank Chavis was at the Banner Fri day and got 20, 24, 30, 33,39 and 45. W II. Adcock sold a load at the Alli ance for 20, 23i, 37 25, 44, 50 and 50. M. M. Jackson sold a load Friday with the Alliance for 24, 8fi, 27f and 00. Young Moore sold a load with Bul lock fc Mitchell for 25, 25, 35, 40. 50 and 05. Thomas Parham so'd .i load at the Old Granville Friday for 2,43 and 24. II. Hester was at the Old Granville Friday and received 20, 27, 23, 30 and 20. S. A. Smith was at the Banner a few days ago and received 21 , 29,30, 43 and 50. Frank AArest sold one load at the Old Granville Friday for 20, 25, 36J, 28 and 20. W. II. Parrott sold with Meadows & Wilkinson Friday for 21, ?74, 32, 25 and, 17 ;"... G. AY. Stem sold a load Friday with Clement & Hobgood for 24, 35J 22 and 30. AY. D. Thomasson sold with Davis & Gregory Friday and received 45f, 32 and 23. J. J. Lawson was at Meadows & AVil kinson's Friday and received 15, 25, 40, 35 and 20. Zach Daniel sold at the Alliance for 24, 29), 35 and 50. His check amounted to $310.82. F. M. Timberlake sold with Meadows & Wilkinson Friday 2C4, 28, 35J, 21, 34 and 25. S. II. Moss sold one load at the Cen tre some days ago and received 00, 35, 25M and 13. T. W. Hunt was at the New Johnson with a load Friday which sold for 32, 3Si, 23 and 29. J. AV . Noel sold one load with Mead ows & Wilkinson for 45, 30, 2GJ, 31, 28, 24 and 31. J. L. Gentry, of Person, sold one load at the Centre warehouse a few days ago for 27J, 41, 50, 20 and 10. OXFORI TOBACCO MARKET. Corrected semi-weekly by W. A. Bobbitt. Oxford, N. C, Feb. 3, 1890. SMOKERS. Common $ 3 50 7.00 Medium 7.0010.00 Good 100012.00 Fine 12.00(15.00 CUTTERS. Common 12.00 17. 00 Medium Good Fine Fancy FIIXKRS. Cotrmon .: Medium 17.00ri20 00 20 00C23.00 23 0027.00 27.0032.50 3. 00( 5.00 5.00 8.00 Good 8 0012.00 Fine 12 0015.00 WRAPPERS. Common 18.0025.00 Medium 25.0035.00 Good 350050.00 Fin(1 50.0000 00 Fancy"'.!.".". 00.0075.00 ORDER CF SALES FOR FEBRUARY. a o 13 a c c Si - a O a P2 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. to.. 10.. 11.. 12.. 13.. 14.. 15.. tic. 17.. 18.. 19., 20.. 21.. 22.. t23.. 24.. 25.. 2G.. 27.. 23.. 4 3 2 1 G 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 G 5 4 o o 2 1 0 5 4 o 2 1 G 5 4 o o 2 1 6 5 4 3 o 2 1 G 5 4 o o 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 Q 4 o o o 1 0 5 4 . a o 1 0 ) 4 3 2 1 0 5 4 o O 2 1 0 2 1 0 5 4 3 o 1 0 5 4 3 2 1 G 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 O 1 0 2 1 6 2 1 G 5 4 O J 2 1 G 2 1 6 5 4 2 1 6 5 GFor other local news see 4th page. $1.50 PER ANNUM. STATE XEWS. Recent Occurrences as Reported in ur niaie 1'apers. A murder has just taken place in Ons low, simular to that of Gill near Frank lington. A man by the name of AYinsberry, started on a visit to the house of a lady acquaintance. He was standing on the threshold, just ready to enter the house when some one fired at him from a short distance and put seventeen buckshot into his body. AVinsberry fell dead. It seems a syndicate is working to buy the gold mine in Union county at from $30,- 000 to 40,000. Now that Cora Morris, of Reidsville, has been acquitted, her family will contest the will. Mr. L. L. Polk, president of the National Farmers' Alliance, is very ill at Washington. Another big find in iron ore is reported on the south side of the Dan river, near Piedmont Springs. This is on the same lead that extends so far along the north side of the river. Major Finger, State superintendent of public instruction, has rec ivrd an invitation to speak on the colored question at the Lake Mohawk Conference, New York, next June. Mr. W. N. Cecil, who lives near Captain Harris', in Davidson county, has not worn but one pair of shoes in five years and has not worn a coat in twenty-three years. More than fifty tobacco farmers from other counties have moved into Franklin for the purpose of raising tobacco. On last Monday revenue officers seized the distillery and eighteen barrels of corn whisky belonging to Mr. II. F. Forbis, of Crowder's Creek. Six barrels of the whisky were not tax paid, and the other twelve were. There were about 800 tral- Ions of the whisky in all. A destruc tive fire occurred at Goldsboro yesterday which swept away six business houses. Loss is estimated at $3,000. Arrange ments are being made to begin work at an early date on the Onslow and East Carolina Railroad.: Lige Moore, who is under sentence at Greensboro to be hang ed February 7th, it is said, spends most of his time praying and shouting. He says he is prepared to die and longs for the 7th of next month to come. Particulars have been received of the death of Mor rison Avery, son of Justice Avery, of the Supreme Bench of this State, which occurred at AVashington last week. Avery was taking a preparation of whisky and quinine as medicine, and also had a bottle of carbolic acid in his room. Two com panions playfully stole the whisky from his room, not dreaming of how fatally the joke would end. Next morning Avery got up and drank some of the carbolic acid, thinking it was his medicine. He lived only a few minutes. The young men who removed the whisky re said to be almost crazy with grief. News is received here of the sad death by burning of a little girl named Eury aged about ten years, at Granite, Saturday afternoon. Her father, T. C. Eury, a railroad man, whose wife died lately, was at work and left his small children in charge of this little girl. Her clothing took fire from the stove, and she became frightened and ran. She was caught, but her clothes were all ablaze and she was burned all over. She lived for two hours and died in awful agony. George Millsap, while working at the saw mill of Mr. AY. G. Gaither, near Liberty church, Alexander county, was thrown by the slipping of a plank which he was handling on the feed wheel, that runs the carriage. His right leg was caught in the cogs and was drawn into the knee and stripped of its flesh. The whole calf of the leg was torn off, the muscles were torn to pieces and the bone laid bare. The leg was amputated but Millsap only lived a few hours. Active steps are being taken toward the building of the Greensboro and Norfolk Railroad. Several counties along the line will short ly vote on the question of a subscription to the new road. It will connect with the Atlantic and Danville ana will make the distance from Greensboro to .Nonfoif by rail only two hundred miles. Charles Nelson, a colored man, living in Guilford county, has discovered a rich vein of gold ore running through his land. In one sh?ft he found the vein to be six feet wide. Yesterday evening, John Saunders while changing the belt from one pulley to another at the saw-mill about two miles north of Greensboro, was caught by the belt in such a way that it broke his neck. Saunders was about fifty years of age. A few nights ago a gang of fifteen masked men went to the house of Wm. Holland, in Beaufort coun ty and took him to a tree and put a rope around his neck, intending to lynch him. His mother and sister intepfered and were badly hurt. He has issued warrants for several of the parties whom he recognized.
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