A NOTED BAPTIST DIVINE DEAD.
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REV. THOMAS H PRITCKARD,
PASSES AWAY. "
D. D.,
the're will be sorrowf in. everv hearfc
Dr. Pritchard was not only a Trustee
of Wake Forest ' for nearly thirty CaP
years; but was a Trustee also "of the
Univeisity from which he received
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Highest of all in Leavening Power- Latest U. S. Gov't Report
The Most Noted Baptist Divine of the State
of North Carolina Passed Away in
New York Yesterday.
New York, May 23 Key. Thomas
H. Pritchard, JD. D., the noted North
Carolina Baptist divine . minister,
died here this morning at 8:30; o'clock.
He came here a few days ago for
treatment for b right's dibease. -The
remains were carried to-day to Char
lotte, N. Cr where the funeral will
take place to-morrovafteriioon.,
Dr." Pritchard leaves a wife . and
live children: Dr. V. B. Pritchard
and Mrs. Aaron Jenkins, who lives in
New York; Miss Fannie Pritchard,
wno is a, siuueiit at converse college, mington and
and Messrs Thomas and Louie mnt frnii-fni
Pritchard, who live in "Wilmington.
He was "a true great man; great in
intellect, in courage, affection and
integrity; one of our most lovable and
precious men. Great, not as a hewn
obelisk; but as an Alpine, mountain
so simple, honest, spontaneous, not
setting up to be great at all; there
for quite another purpose than being
great! Ah, yes. unsubduable granite,
piercing far 4 and wide into the
Leavens, yet in the clefts of it foun
tains green, beautiful valleys with
flowers" Thus wrote Carlyle of
Martin Luther, and there was much
in Dr. Pritchard's life that recalled
Carlyle's words when the news came
that this venerable man of God was
dead. ,
Rev. Thomas H. Pritchard, D. D.
was born in-Charlotte February, 8th,
1832. His father was Joseph Price
Pritchard, and his mother Eliza
Hunter Henderson, of the family of
the degree of D. DM wrhenhe was
thirty six years of age. He was
a strong advocate of education of all
kinds. , y -v : ' '
, In 1882, Dr.: Pritchard accepted the
pastorate of the; leading Baptist
church m Louisyilie, Ky., the seat of
R. LD. henry Found Dead on His
Farm near Durham,, Monday-Evening.
; Durham, N, O., May 26.In; the
chapter, of- accidents and o sudden
deathPr wliich an untoward :nhd re
lentless fate has seen fit with which
to afflict Durham, no one incident, in
all of , Durham's histoiy, has .occa
sioned more genuine sorrow than the
announcement, received : here last
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the General Theological hem inary of rnight, first at 7:20 o'clock; that Capt.
his church, of which he was a Trus-Bob Henry, one of the last of those
tee for twenty years. The climate ante-war gentlemen , whose 'princely
proved too severe for his family and hospitality, and. high -sense i of honor
.General Johnson 16 go to Cuba;
, B ALtimore , Mp., May 25. General
5raaiey x. jonnson wui snortiy go
to Cuba as a war correspondent for a
he soon returned to North Carolina and right, made himo popular with syndicate of papers.
to becomtv pastor of the Frst Baptist
church Wilmington, and later ac
cepted a call to Charlotte, which
pastorate he held at the time of his
.death. He jewiniisef'ulness'CasHe
grow old, and his preaching in' Wil-
Charlotte have been
He was "abundant in
labors," not only filling his own pul
pit but carrying on meetings in the
suburbs in tents, building chapels, niorning to spend the day.
and doinir more work than anv man dinner With Fage iorp,
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of his church in the State. " J
Dr. Pritchard was easily the first
man in the Baptist church in North
Carolina; the most many sided, the
broadest, the widest known; and his
the old time set vwhieh he adorned
but' never lowered had been found , ' Sustains Sugar Act.
dead on his farm , by a tenant, some Washington, D..C, May-25. The
fourilessoathwestof-Durhain-''. Supreme Court'has rendered a deci-.
. . Tho most reliable arid authentic sion sustaining, the constitutionality
news : obtainable i last ; night 'about of the. sugar "bounty: act.- The treas
Capt. Hehry'ri: sad death is given ury, must now pay: out five millions
below. -;"v - i" : .,'-.,,' , . to the domestic sugar producers
, in company witii nis son, Kobert, decision: is - bnei ana says it us: an.
he went " out to the farm yesterday equitable consideration for which
He .took I Qongress had authority to provide;
m I m 1 .... . it J 1 -
one oi nis I x nis reverses tne runngsoi tne comp-
K Strait Fusl-jn" Paper. "
Yadksboro, May 22. It r is quite -probable
that a ..straightout - fusion
PopulistNState p?per will b started
at Raleigh,-or some other pointin the '
State, at an "early fhite.. Plans, are
already on foot, so, I .learn, from' a
leading fusion Populist of this place. 1
The matter.irtbeing-agitated ' by ;G'.
Ed.'.Kestler, of Concord and is almost
a certainty. " The paper will advocate
fusion with the Republicans in this .
State and will fight ,.the Laucasian, -Ppgressivear
Will Ohio Be For Silver.
tenants, about 12:30 o'clock and ate troller of the treasury -vlt requires
as vhealthy as 1- usual and . about 1
oclock he startedto look over the for by the last Congress.'
farm, Telling his wagoner to meet him
at a certain tobacco barn. He did
cWt.li will WdAnlopfid hv th whftiP 1 aot arrive at the barn and afterwait; Columbus, Ohio, May; 24. In the
State. He was a Datriotand his ing two xr three hours the matter was county conventionB tp, choose -dele
voice was alwayn on the side of good reported to his son Robert, and a gates, many of. which: have now been
government. He was a friend to be " wa..""vutu xyr,-uiiut, wuiu -f"14
"liilijian.and Thv Bee.
Columbia, S. - May ,21 Irby;
the paymentof the bounty provided de.nies f hat h gave the lie to Tillman,-
esteemed; true in his friendship and
warm in his affections. -He was a
christian; true to the tenents of his
denomination, and broad enough in
his affections to embrace all who
believed in Christ and to go out' in
love toward all mankinds-Special to
the News and Observer. , '
(Wortonosen't Want the V. P. : ,
resulted in finding his body in a piece generally held their awn; and - as - the
of woods, "cold in death, about 6
o'clock. His body was foui.d by a
colored man, who was in advance of
Mr. Henry. He was cold when found
and the' fatal moment must havevoe
'Curred shortly after he left the house.
A messenger was sent to the city to
result, it is almost a foregone coucIut
sion that the Democrats of Ohio will
in their State convention declare for
free silver.
,It is reported, that. Senator Brice,
who some time i" ago , ahnbnnced his
intention bf coming into the State to
Albany, May 25. It", is, etnphatr
.which, Jujdge Iiebnaro Hendern;was caHytstated at thExeoutive Chain-'
oer iui.. morning tnat utovernor
Morton will not accept second place
on the ticket.
notify his family and relatives and to make a fight against'thefree coinage
summons Acting Coroner N, M. Jphn- ot silver, now sees . the futility v of it, ;
and will makeno opposition- to it
and- viewed
the most distinsruished member. He
was prepared for college im Mocks
ville, Davie couiity, by Rev! Baxter
Clegg, and grat uated at Wake Forest.
During his college course he was
baptized by Dr. W. T. Brooks, and
gave up his ambition to become a
lawyer, and consecrated his talents to
the gospel ministry. Among his
classmates at Wake Forest were
Chief Justice F&ireloth and Mr. J. H.
Mills. His first pastorate was at
Hertford, Perquimans county. In
1858 he studied theology with Dr.
John A. Broadus at Charlottesville,
Va., and pursued other studies in the
University of Virginia. In 1859 he
supplied the pulpit of the church at
Fredericksburg, Va., for Dr. Broadus,
and in 1860 become pastor at Balti
more, Md., where he remained until
July, 1863, when, in an attempt to
come South, he was captured on the
Potomac and imprisoned in Balti
more for five weeks, when he was sent
through the lines with, his wife and
children. During the last two years
of the war he was one of the most
Is Settle to Bolt?
Washington, May 21. There is
some suspicion here that Settle is in
the State organizing a bolt from Rus
sell. One of his- friends says that
Settle is well known as a consistent
Republican and discredits the. Ttport.
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Australians For Guilford.
Grebnsboro, May 21. Mr. fj. F
Jordan, of this city, has just succeed
ed in making a sale of 450 acres of
land north of Greensboro, about four
miles, to a colony of Australians.
The first payment was made yester
day. It is stated that the colonists
are experts in farming.
son. v-i';l'
Drv Johhsnii-wciit out
the remains and stated that his death
waVsudden-eaiised by heart disease.
He had vomited considerably around
wherehe was found dead.
.;The remains were brought to the
c.ty abouMl o1clock and -carried to
his. home on12ast Pettigrew, street.
I Capt. Henry was 72 years of i age
and leaves a wife, three sons Robert,
W. P. and GCE. Henry two datigh
ters,: Mrs. Baker, a widow lady, and
Miss Henry; an unmarried daughter,
and hosts of friends, throughout this
section of the State. " V
, Howard's Impeachment Biil.
,. Washington, May23.r,The follow
ing is the bill of,impeai-hment of
President Cleveland proposed in the
House to-day by Representative
Howard, Populist, of Alabama, which
the House almost unanimously ; re;
fused to consider;
though they were both bitter in'their
attacks. ;. Tillman ,; said r of -'"Irby'k
taunt -that . he desired vthe presi-. ;
dency:,-.. ' . - n ' ; 7 - J ' -'
" Whatever else maybe said of ine, -no
one has ever accused me of tieing : v
a fool; therefore when? theyaccuse
me of having a presidential bee in mv -
bonnet they simply magnify the pur-
puaes auu nopes oi:my neart. I bave
"""c "Ajr paiv iu Bievaie anu u Derate y:
the people of South Carolina and niys ;
ambition is to do in the national , field .
in those other " down-trodden States, '
y-umu Mac uub Xitjrtf. XI ' X SllOUia
receive tne presidential nomination,
x bjuuuiu receive n witu tne same mis- 4
givings wujcu many oi.vou nearrt ma
expxesa.wij.en nominated Here in 1890,'
beausev I would realize' thev greatness ;
of' the task I would have before me''
Big Fire at Danviile.
DanyiLleVa., May 25, The grea't 1
Main-street store of J. ' GoldsmitlL & "
Co;, was totally destroyed by )'fire on -y
esterday.; Valuable property on
I do "impeach 'Grover Clevelarid, each side of the burned, buildings was
And No Senator Yet.
President of the United - States, ' of
high crimes and misdemeanors on the
following grourids: - .
1. That he. has sold or directed the
sale of bonds, without authority of
law.' ' , '-.
2. That he sold,3 or aided in the sale
Baton Rouge. La.; Mav 26. The of bonds, at less than their market
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vote for United States Senator f to-1 value.
University of Virginia.
Charlottesville, Va., May 25
The contract for the erection of five
new buildirigs at the University of
Virginia to take place of the ones
eloquent of the divines who conduct- destroyed by the recent fire, was let
day:1: v Blanchard, 45; 1 Denegre, 60;
Price, 13; Blackman, 3; McEnery, 9;
Pharr, 3. Necessary to a choice, 67.
- Olney Only Made Enquirer.
Madrid, May 24. Prime Minister
Canovas del Castillo has announced
that the United States government
has' not formally protested against
the decree of General Weyles, fofbid-
3: That: he directed , the misappro
priation of the proceeds of said ? bond
sales.
only saved through the almost super-
n uman efforts of ( the Fire Depart "
ment. ' The building occupied by 3 '-
Goldsmith & Co.; and owned K by the ;
Langfield estate, is damaged probably
to the extent of $10,000rpsurahce in v
Danville, $17,0p0.. The loss of Gold-:
smith & Co.: on stock is iii'the neigh-
borhood of $30,000; -their insurance,
in agencies in. the city, is $16,500. ! ,
.' The Merchants Bank was damaged
to the extent of $1,000,' which is amply ;
4. That he directed the! Secretary covered by insurance.:
of the Treasury to disregard the law
Which make United States notes and
treasury notes redeemable in coin.
5. That he was ignored and refused
to enforce the "anti-trust" law.-
6. That he has sent United States
ing the export of tobacco from Cuba, troops into the state of Illinois .with-
Eustler Bros . . photoerrabhers. snf .
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fered to the extent of $1,200 by water;
insurance, $1,500. .S ; -:
Blair & BbatwrightV stationersi
were injured bv 'smoke and watftr: .
They place their damage at $400, with
abundant insurance. The building
ed the great revival' in the army of to Chas. H. Langley & Co., of Rich- but has enquired as to Spam's inten- out authority of law and in violation occupied by this firm and owned., by. ?
. g - m,nA uc,nviA :an i;4-iA . ioo UfnUo raovriincy ovi cf in onnt.rflfttB .1 st ivn riroi ft-ifirin" " . " ' ' 1 '.. ' I fi. R. Waddill was considerablv dam-' :
Northern Virginia. He was sub-pas
tor in Raleigh until June, 1865 when
he became pastor at Petersburg, Va.,
remaining there two years and a half
when he was called to the pastorate
of trie First Baptist church in Raleigh
where he remained until September,
1879, a period of thirteen years. Un
der his ministry the membership in
creased from 240 to 515. 'h yl
After resieniner his , pastorate : at
mond. whose bid is a little less than
three hundred 'thousand 1 dollars;
Work will begin at once.
A Drunken Man" Killed by an Engine.
Durham, May 23. Wright Medlin,
a white man, while under influence
of whiskey, was struck by an extra
eiifirine on the J)urham & : Northern
Railroad in East Durham . about 11
o'clock to-night, and. was horribly
t ions 4 regarding existing contracts.
These contracts, the , prime minister
adds, will be respected. 1
The Danger Line at St. Louis. ..
St. .Louis, Mo.,' May 22. The
Mississippi rivter is now within three
feet of the danger line in front of this
City. nis morning'xne gauge - regies
tered 27 feeta rise , of nearly " two
fp.et, during the past 24 hours. It is
considerably dam-
Raleigh, Dr. Pritchard became Presi- mangled. His head and chest
dent of Wake Forest -College, and
breathed into it a breath of new lifei
He took the field, going into ' every
section making popular and enthusi
astic speeches that Quickened, the
educational zeal of the people of the
whole State, awakening the dormant
and putting an educational zeal into
his denomination that increased the
students of Wake Forest from 117 to
181, and laying the foundations fori
the growth and enlargement ; or that i
institution. Its pr6merity was ai
ways dear to his heart, and he never
were
fnnnd 100 vards from where he was
struck. No one but himself was to
blame. : H - , v
Base Ball.
- The following is ihe correct stand
ing of the clubs of J?the; national
league up to this morning: s " . ;
x7. That he has corrupted politics aged by the flames. at 'the rear end
through the interference . of Federal and by Water in the interior. . It was
nfflppbnlders. 1 v " fully insured. :
8. That, he has used the appointing The building occupied by the B. L. ;
power to influence legislation detrim Belt Furniture. Company was ; dam-
thA' nponlfl: aged, though not seriouslv. The loss T
therefore, be it, - - romeueii furniture uompany can
Resolved, by the House of , Reprc ot be. correctly estimated, owing ,to.
They carried insurance for. $9,500. ,
. Mrs 8 P, Giles, ; dressmaker, who v
RPntfltives that the, committee on
judiciary be appointed to acertaih
expected that the danger line will be whether these charges are vtrue and
reached by tomorrow night , and n BOr to report, to "the House such lived over J. Goldsmrtn & U.7s store,
.:!...TC'j'mna will --.otilf fn, rirTia-r I -u-, t.n1v.Vnani- i rvf Viowioo llnst. ftvervthinb. and p.arriid nrt inanr-'
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serious damage will result to property
along the levee, v Already property
owners and store keepers are moving
their goods to upper floors.
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failed to be present with his cheering Philadelphia.;
word and helnf nl smile on commence- w asuiugiyu
ment occasions. When the -Trustees
and friends of the college ; meet .this
week: his chair will be vacant and
Clubs. v ;
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Cleveland . .
Boston. . -v. .
Pittsburg ,
Baltimore'i
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53,000 Gift to the University.
Chanel Hill; N:- C.,-May .26.-Mrs.
Frederick Baker, of .New York , has
given the University three thousand
dollars to equip Commons Hall at the
action by impeachment or :
as shall be proper in : the premises.
And said committee shall , have
authority to send forepersons -v and
papers. - i - ' ; . . .
nowaru iia-u axdcju
ance, Dr. R. j W. ; Robinson, , in .the
same Dunaing carried, fuu insurance,
which will not cover his loss on books
and office furniture- Mr " Richard
to address the
Abuse as the- clerk; finished; reading building on the npperstory, 1 lost; all
the document, but Dingley, of JVlaine hia furniture, clotbing, etc., and a
leader of the majority took., him; off fine watch. He carried $300 insurance, :
tbe floor by raising the question of which he estimates is $400 less than
University and provideboard at cost consideration. The Speaker prompt- the value of the property destroyed.
for students- The all will be opened My put tne question anu uiiiy .y ..iaiuckuciv.,
B.nthPr with n'Mnmmlatioiu three scattering. "ayes" were, heard, had; stage property, and, costumes
Howard apparently . not vuiixig- xur bwiwiu iuo iaciuuauiD , jluu uuuu
his own proposition, i The result . did ing, suffered to the' amount of $75 J"
rot seem ; - to surprise Howard who Mr. Julian Meade's law library, in the
took his seat . with a; smile on his
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for 200; and the charge will be per
month, which is hoped to be reduced
to S6 after a while. There will bej .20
student waiters, who will get board
for their service. V" . " "
bank, building, was damaged ;to the
extent of about $100. "."T
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