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VOL. IX.
XKW HKKXi:, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, .M X I ; 17, issi;.
NO. 12,
DURABILITY, NEATNESS AND COMFORT
Jl'STlA Kl IM I I 1'
Zieffler Bros. Shoos,
NO 'A Ki ) . : S ' . : . i
SpriDg&SuiiuiierTraile
WJS INVXTB YOV TO C M K AM' 1 AAM1.M: llil M.
'A k: !. A 1111.
Bay State Shoes,
Of kick"' we ntwL d7.. r.-n-i i c 1 -ti( ;! . v
.' Low Figures, EspociaLij i'ASH BLEHS.
0r tester partner l i i 'Ti' . M '. i K . s ' '
kct, foe lk parp.n.
1$UY1N(. Till-: i;i:sr stock ok
General Merchandise
jjj-4T Was kvki: k i-1 ' r k.v ann hoksk t Kissp, ,.
"tT W giro notic- of th-ir irri .-.k. ;u .i
J,. oi:ttin(.i:k wu .
nNSTON, March. 1886.
-t--M II CIllTAtl A5KQ A fl FST flN
..'ii t C - -
E YOU
to r.i v
SPRING
If MX 4o ask your porchu intil
Cuttwty Salt t Very Low Price.
Dojs Sailor Saita from $1 : t.
''I Straw Hata we eaa jarrru you it tl.- LOW l'lUCKS wo ir-
alHof thau
DrSux& r Underwear i rOMFLKTK.
Ia Ladle'a' Dreaa Goods and Shoe r a m lOMSil 1 N i
BABQAINS.
" (Gfive Us a Call, and See For Yourself.
M.
Wim WANT GOOD SHOES,
16XTY
;ZEICLER BROS.,
-llStateSPeiiiteiitlary
IU1
TO BE HAD OHLY
PATTERSON'S.
TZtfmrf p4ir warranted to vlve uttUfiirtion or monrj rrfu ihI.m!
Patterson's Shoe Store
M1V U
Sljfn BIO BOOT.
A ' ii i f.i ii f 1 1 ii i in n t "ii !
Nothing But Bargains
THE NEW STOKE
" ' j-ctbt or'Eiv 1: i n v
GEORGE ASH,
NEXT TO L. H. CI TLER'S,
THE FTFTEST CLOTHING IN THE CITY
FOR THE LEAST MONEY!
JUST liKt'KI "''1 1. - :. i-r V - - SI ' Ml:
COAT3 AND KT. : r r - .r
Also, few p .. s.-v I-, i . - i- ' Vi.
tag ellr with p-.uijt '. c i ' .
tkM l.'Moa . w -' . in . r .
Th : .J a ! e ' i:: K- : . iif.
th hit for pr -t'--. : ! e.'.. v
weif kl fur ht. I' ::n--ltur:i r- w- i- : . -
I earrj FT LL LINK t F : I r- n: !': ih;
u Iji) W x any b)': i-i
Our liic 1'iuntinz' r. i ' -
Large n.J iaill : i
WUm hi nuot of (imiii i;.i.ni- .11 1 i " r i . - i i .1 .1
Nothing but Bargains at GEORGE ASH'S
BIG PRICES WILL NOT DO
In tlieae time , when . n I h t w 1 1 : i- . . 1 1. ; 1 il : '. :
waate their money, am! th. ; ,. .w '. . t
Try dollar n1 evrrv pinnv.
Hence we throw on! amin.: t in :n.is. -. 'ins. ; - -.i'. s
theae matchteaa ooi! .n '. tn i' h 1.
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A LOT 1 t I V N ' A - : -TBANN
AM FV 1 1 ' : ' -
OUR LEADER :
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-iil'iii;r t'ir vmir consiiler.ition the
l.!. remrt uf he ;iT.iirs of
i riven i-mintv fur t lie v t-.ir enilmg
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iImvc j(t'r:ils li.ive Iteeii, lor
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1, 1 tl.-J.V5. 79
1 he exien-es Miiee S 1 ". 1 SS,",
hn' lieiiitT eovereil ly the Jriod
eiu in ,u ed in this report, Imve not
Im-vii fiiilv in.ide np, but tifon ex
.mi : n. if 1011 of the reRisterVs noorils
will ! I'minil to compare favorably
the above. I'jxm tho part of.
a lew not well informed, but doubt
le.s.s well lueauing tersons, dewirinc
at he.irt to subserve what they oon--iiler
Mie true interests of the
. 1 1 11 ; . there has lxeii aii outcry
against what they have l?en
ple.wed to term the wasteful and 1
unlawful extravagance of the eoru-mis.-ioners
in their management of
the county, but to one who will
take the trouble to impartially ex
amine the records, the lact is patent
that 111 almost every expenditure
under the control of the com mis-'
toners, the inont rigid economy
ha iM'eu exercisod. and being con-1
-. oils ot the lact that they have
honestlv endeavored to promote
a h a thev considered the 1ksI in
terests of the county, except for the
errors which they may have tuiwle,
and who. tfiey would ask, is not
liable to err! do uot feel called upon
to a(ioiiie to every man who may
dirter with them ujon economic
.ues;,i.ns.
1 11 vindication of their manage
ment, the comm liisioners wish to
.-31,1 onr attention to the items,
and o'c;.iily to thos under the
head ot department of justice and
;a,l and ihentrs l'ee.s-, which make
np the aggregate of county ex
I H' 11 -.
riie poor v e have aiwavs with
vou. and unle.-vs the order of things ,
is vi-rv much changed from w hat it
is and h.L--lK'en 1:1 the days and
general mils which have preceded
on r. mi w : 11 co u tin ne to ha ve t hem
w : ' n . .11 . v e.i. even unto the end of
I.. world, and t hey w 1 II con t i n ue to
reel-.', e .i- they have heretofore re
ceived, a 'roK)rUon of the things
ol tl;;- world with which .1 kind
Krovideice has endowed and
ller.ol their more fortunate neigh-l-r.
The sums apportioned for
their support appear large, and vet
wit h the i-ommi.vsicners it is a Ue8
tiou of doubt as to whether they
have not in some instances with
hold .tstiistuiir) wheu it should have
N'eii granted, and nothing but their
regard for those who have to pay
the taxes have restrained them ill
ttr.s matter, for i' the county was
on' "I debt and its taxpavers pros
peroiis and abie to meet the draft,
tin :. i ! that ltl order to fuii alle
v I ite he uauts ot the sutlermg,
in.: 'in- . : .in for their mi pport
a. ' ' ' i -s I hall double its
i r i -1 ' . ' . ; 1 1 1 1 : i .
I . . vi'im "nil's on aeooii n ' o I
' ; 1 i ' ii -:i ' o : um.o', em brae
a j cost 'he cults, etc., and oil
UUt o : the ; ai i an d s tier I tKs lees,
.it.' i tit i r -1 y bco:id : he control ol
tii m in : - mnei s. I'lu law fixes
:: barges and competisat ion in
'iie-e matters, and except to ex
am lie the bills oi coxis and to see
tii it ': e do not exceed the legal
'..'J..', the coinm issioticrs have no
i" r ll : hose expenses are to 1h
: ' e: i; n ' i ; be ! we i pr is
':- .:. e v.i al.d lew. r cases ill
. ' - i i n.e tit :ist decrease.
. t s . , . ; , . t; - ' ; :i their
ps '..!' s. n.e i" e a n s for t he
' r ..! i .1 ;. .sii im h : ol those who
Xpellses ot
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- pop;
i. i. a , e
a ' t n . . a v n g s ,
'. 1 ili'l ie, rep
pare! !l w :t ho-,;' 1 : d s
their o race, have become a
charge and ahmfhen upon the tax
payers, and constitute a piKei.t
I act or in swelling the c.t ;n ideiit
to the in a ' nt .11 lli-lli e ol the poor to
its p res en t I a I ge pi opoi I i , .ii s. When
I he present Ixiard ot coiiiiiiiss.onci s
were tirst elected, the inmates ol
the poor house numbered no less
than sixty live: now they numls-r
twelve l'.ut while the inmates
have decreased, those w horn differ
ent parts of the county receive a
monthly allowance, have greatly
increased: and this inorea.se. as the
commissioners have reason to be
lieve, is caused ill gieat p. lit by
paupers from other count les conn ng
into this county and being h.u bored
by their friends lor the tune neces
sary to require a residence, at once
Ix'gm to apply for assistance. To
this fact ths commissioners would
particularly call tie at'entmn ol
the magistrates, Ix-hex ;t,g that they
have it in their powei by taking
prompt steps to return to their na
tive counties all persons w hom t hey
may find in their townships not
residents' thereof, and atxnit to bo
come a county charge, to avoid
much of this expense. 1 he cum
miRsioners have left no effort un
tried to cut it down, and meastir
ably have succeeded.
The commissioners would aio
call the attention of the magistrates, ,
particularly to the heavy expenses
incident to the jail and eourLs. be
lieving that they and tiny only,
have the power to reduce them, and
they therefore earnest I v recom mend
that they use every effort to dis
countenance litigation in their re
spective townships; that they use
their lHst endeavors to. settle and
dispose of in their own courts all
cases that may come before them,
and that tht'y make no commitments
and send no c;ises to the higher
tribunals except iu those cases
where kucIi action is alsolutely
necesRaiy and cannot be avoided.
As will be tKTceived. the acconnt
for the department ol justice h.is
risen in the last nfteoii months
from ?:5, 10J..V) jer annum, to f V
8l2ii..M, an increase of J, u.;.::i over
the exX3ist of l.ist year, and yet
notwithstanding an addiyonal term
of the court has In en added, many
cases are still not reached, and un
less some remedy is applied to cur
tail the litigation about trilling and
worthless matters now- crowding
our dockets to the exclusion ofciTil
causes of importance, the expenses
of our courts and jail w ill gradually
but surely become an intolerable
burthen. The jail and the courts
together, lor the year ending Aug.
11, ISM, cost as has Iwen before
stated. ifb.TsO.sj
For the I7i months ending Nov.
:to, its'.., 'r'.U'.'.vj.;
An increase ot 'f i.tl 1.11
Thejse figures, the commissioners
think, spvtik more potently than
any argument they can use. and
they feel satisfied having brought
them to your a4.tmUon, that von
will leave no eifort untried to re
duce tlieni.
ti:t H'O-s-. .
The building in whieh you are,
w.is, as you all know, begun m
January 1 ss-j; its corner stone w as
laid with imposing corenioir.es by
(irand Muster lhisbee, of the la
sonic Order of your S'a'i; Ilmi.
Thos. .1 . .larvis, the then 1 1 o v er noi
of North Carolina, delivered a prac
tical and cultivatel addiess upon
the occasion, and but for circum
stances herein after referred to. it
would long since have be, n com
pleted.
To I lev-. 1, l"-i.iUi-ii :;..-'eji:7
I -luw tuaU-ral t.hl '. Ii.7e
Making iu re-sl ccmii. ;.; i ".7 ef,
From Dee. 1. lss.'i. to Mart-h '..'
sC, the dte of the lat pay-
nie-nt therMmn, ttie expeii.j.
turr hf been -.I'." '.'1
Mnkm -, total . o-I 1 - .1 lie 17'' "7
I Ii this sun: are included a! ! mmi
ev s bo i I u ed ,ai, d wh.eh t i te c ll n t y
now owes oil i. vmr o : i s con
st I lie! loii .
1' h err i s c ; 1 1 ! t e a : i . i u: o i ; : , ; ,, ma
t el u a 1 on hand, w i i ;, h . .1 si .hi , a i, i :
the building ;il ii ' w ei 1 to i i m on i n
its present condition, would very
considerably ledu.e : I , e . i : " , '
ill es.
I I Is est 1 111 at ed that , ' .. ;", lc.jis.tr
aUnit tl.o'KI to couiplet' it. which,
could t he count v .-m maud tne money-
, OUgll t to 1h done be I ore tile I .1 1 11
s.tsoii .mil the winter liei .es set
:n.
At v on r last meet . :i e it: .1 u : . e
I vs.",, vaui levied a t.l. vvhicii .11 ti.e
opinion of t he commissioners, would
have been ample in its preseir ad
vanced stage, to have tiiiished i ' tti
the same hatlclsome style, tn which
i: has thus tar !n-eit c , :, : in ' i d.
but at t hi- last I. ill tenii .. s-;
peror court certain pai ties g.., et :i
ed. ii.' doubt, b unselfish and pa
triotic mot . v es . .ii !x . . i : i . 1 prompted
evidently, by a c lest re to s,-e .:: t t.e
preserv.U ion ot the c on' ; ' u ' : rn i!
eipi.ltioll. the Ilia 'estv ot the '. , w
sustained, obtained from hts 1 b",,u
.Itidge l'hib'ps. an in iit:i ttot: res
training the Ccbivttoli ot all t ,es
m excess of satd oijn.it in::, which
no' only cut c t; ' he t ax b u : ! c un
pie' toll c if ', h e c i ' 1 1 rt lion se , . : t , 1 1 lot
keeping t : : repa : t h e b : dge .: '
county, but I c 1 tti c c 1 tax : . :
general county purposes i. . . . ::'
on 'i.iiii itii'i.t ho; i'v :
I I uc: ng the i c v i : ; u e :::.!. : ' ;
. . l ai.o.t r
1 ': la. ' . .' s op, :.'.,:. . - .. . : ,
ii ..id : he :. v i t.i. s oi ,. . ,
: i, a ' w -. ' :. th. e . , c : : .en . : in-
s. i :,!!;.! ..!..! , tew .1- ham : e-
.i;g : t.e sc.lrto'.dlllg. etc.. .Uo..toi ' . .'
i our h oiise. the rrasu s
hi' e' v etu ; ' v
..::d .icf.i.'il ,
: y . '-it be .
a x . t . i ' i . Is
tn- :i . e i .
: her I...:., I a c.ett
. oi ,.::a
a
. I : u . w i
e . I - , ;
ci.ii iuiid, and thereby enable the
coiuuiissioiiers tc) very nearly lin e'
: he general expenses.
This source id" revenue, however,
together with all others in excess
ot th-- const, tu"l ion, il equation h.iv
: ng . i en cut oil by the injunction,
the county is today without a dol
lar that ;t can appropriate for any
purpose, except the school, etc.
iiii-u; loin cl.aloiie. And yet some of
the bridges, notably, the Unces
creek bridge, w hich is much used,
ar, out of repair and m a danger
ous condition; and the county,
while in no wise responsible for the
existing state of things and utterly
povieilessto remedy the evil is lia
ble to be sued at any moment for
no small amount, by some person,
or his representative, who m cross
ing these bridges may suffer acci dent
to limb or loss of 'life.
Men cannot 1h forced to furnish
supplies, or to build bridges with
out pay: neither can they be made
to t.ike the depreciated scrip of
either individual or corporation.
. xcept et such discount as they see
lit to demand; hence the county's
scrip, the only medium under the
control of the commissioners, upon
which to base a contract, having
since the injunction was obtained,
depreciated from par to 7."i (ind 7(1
cent in the dollar, the commission
ers have delayed making many
mm h needed repairs, hoping that
t he bridges would last nntil after
the meeting of t ho legislature,
when by an enactment legalizing a
tax sutlicient to meet the necessary
expenses of the county they trusted
with the ability to pay cash upon
completion, to be able to rebuild
I Inces creek bridge, and to repair
the others at a cost of nearly fifty1
per cent less than they can have it
done tor you with nothing with
wliK li to pay tho bill but depreci
ated, and for the timo being, noil re
deemable county vouchers.
The Unces creek bridge, howev- ;
er, is reporteil in such bad and'
dangerous condition that they will j
be compelled at this or their next
meeting to make a contract lor re
building it with some one who will
be willing to take county vonchers '
in payment, and so long as there is !
noiundin the treasury for their
redemption, you may rest assured i
that tho discount demanded will 1
not be materially less than it is
at present.
The county is indebted to Mr.
Sierling(of this city by note, bear
ing s per cejit interest in the sum of
five thousand dollars, which money
was used in the construction of the
conrt house, and is included in the,
cost thereof as given above. It is'
also indebted to the trustees of the
New- Berne Academy by note, bear
ing 7A per cent interest in the sum
of four thousand dollars, being the
purchase money for the corner lot
adjoining the county's property
u-von which the court house is
erected. These notes are past due
and the parties wish their money,
but the county having no power to
levy a tax in excess ot the equation
its revenues are not sufficient to
pay them off.
The commissioners recommend
therefore, as the interest is accumu
lating and compounding, that ap
plication be made to the next Gen
eral Assembly tor the passvtge of an
act enabling them to lay a sjvecial
tax lor this purpose, also for meet
ing the deficit that has and will
under the present costly court sys
tem, occur in its general expenses,
so long as the present equation is
preserved.
They also recommend that iu the
above application be in
cluded power to levy
a tax sutlicient to finish the
court house. In its piescnt iu-,
complete state it is liable to great
damage, and the commissioners
icel assured that the taxpayers are
not in aeeotd with a policy that
tends to the destruction of their
piop, : ty .
' "1 V I DKIi I .
1 ne deb; oi t he county, which, as
ymi know, wheu funded on the J'Jth
o! September l-o'.i, amounted to
s 1 !7i.:"h; has been reduced to
- 1 1 1 , Tu-'i no. l'hcro is m the sink
ing iuiid today y I, 1 1 'J.til w hich will
be invested iii bonds as soon as
!iegoti.it;;u now pending can be
consummated. Tins sum when in-
otcd will make the reduction of
t he pi im ip.il amount to -f . 5 7 ,'. IS. 5.!'. !.
having bonds ill outstanding and
to be provided for to the amount of
' 7 1 7 ' 1
ltulllc.K.s.
I t,.' bridges ol the county, with
the i M'eptmu ot that across Uncos'
i te, k are in pretty fair condition.
-. u c your meet i ng in June. 1 SM.
'he lu.d.'e across Trent river at
I l. t ::...:. t htm been completed and
' v , -; v i espect . except the
d. t : a i very superior structure.
Ihii' .s thought to be too heavy
at:d has been ,i source of consider
able annoyance and expense. New
:rot and a new tract have been
!! chased i.r it at a cost ot over
sjoo on. and additional wheels are
t.ow b. ;ug made ready lor it, which
it: ' he opinion of ( 'apt. Thomas
li 'A.itd. who has recently over
hauled it. will suflicieli t ly divide its
we gh' to do away m the future
w t ii much oi t he trouble that has
ti.e 1'iescii' nine attended its
opi i a' ton .
1 tie biidge at anecboro acioss
w.i' cleek has been rebuilt at a
.est ol -1 .oil", and was. alter m
spei ttoti by i apt. .! unes Howard.
1 1 i ' t p ; o 1 1 . The bridge it sell w its.
..i d ':h is. regarded as a good
t work. flic draw, however.
. c ; , : short use turned mi', tn be a
t i. .ure and ot no value, and had t
'." icbtiht at a tost ot sever, il hun-
ii do, lais. v. portion of the lion
'.irU ,ii Iii . Used on the Hew l lcr-
bi.dgo was used m its con
s ' : ;;, t ti : I . tn.it supplied by the coil-
: actor being too light, and other-
a -e ili'li , ; IV e.
1 ne draw ol t he llhs budge
.e toss w ,:; cieek. although 1 1 a ct i ;
. . : e : 'U . it . . s t re i pieii t ly on t of order.
I ' s a i pies; loll , however, w bet her
': e trouble does not arise as much
I I 1 -1 1 1 the management l the
k i : is irciii an v delect . n i '
g- i : '. ' '. .! . r e s c 1 1 1 : ' is ; u w oi k
i : ' a- .a i bridges, w ditii- il
ls o- gl ea 1 1 ! or less e t e 1 1 1 alt
tiSt. !),. Ill'l'i lei ! . 1IO s,-I 1, els colli
lib's ! i , . i u a c 1 1 .
I vet', ci (.Oioii v colls stent with
t heir safety, both ;:i their constiuc
tlOtl ilia! Iep.iils, h is b, , t exercised
by tiit- com m i ss jone; -. bu ' 1 y
reason of the.; t; utn In-; t lay cons; i
tlltea V ei sei ioiis, though nec es
s.iry item of ex peiise.
I 1 1' i:i:s" '.. t ! -.
Tho uecnu n : s o t the t I1M ee ami
commissioner oi t he sin king fund
and ol the treasiiiei have been reg
ularly examined ami found correct,
and they have made t heir settle
ments with the coun ty .
The accounts d tlie shei.tl have
also been examined and bis settle
ments correctly made.
i A I 1 ' u.
It having been decided m eases
recently adjudicated by the
Supreme court that the levy of 1 J
cents on the -.loo. no valuation,
made by the State for school pur
poses, must in no instance cause
the total general tax to exceed the
equation of on ' cents on the "-inn
valuation, the taxes lor theptis
ent year will be as follows:
-T VTK TA X!'-
Fur K"'" '1 pur..sc
Schools
Tola I
For gen '1 pu rp, sc
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The commissioners lecommelid
that the taxes under schedules K.
and C be as follows:
Uev. Act Sic. 11. mi travelling theat
rical companies each exhibition. f."i nO:
Sec. 12, each concert and musical enter
tainment for profit. ish.ilO. Sec. lil. each
lecture for reward, unleps rel iious or
charitable, 00: Sec. 1 I. museum, wax
works, or curiosities-, each exhibition.
83.00; Sec. circus or menagerie, each
day or part of day. s;0 0o; each side
Rhow. each day or part of day. s "i.00; 1
See. 10, all companies or person what
ever giving entertainments to the public
for reward, each exhibition s'." 0"t Sec.
IT, gift enterprises. i'Vili: Sec. Is.
billiard tables. ?m.0O; Sec. V.', bowling
alleys, tables or stand or uarne with or'
without name. each, .fa 00; Sec. '-0.
hotels, boarding houses, and restau
rants, i of 1 per centum of cross re
ceipts: Sec. 21, public- ferries, bridges
and toll gates, s-VOO and 1 -10 of 1 per
cent gross receipts'. Sec. -Jit. persons
keeping horses and mules for hire, each
per year. S'JOO. buying and selling
horses and mules as a business. .").00:
Sec. 23, itinerant dentists, opiticians.
portrait or daguerrean artists. SI."). Out
See. 24. commission merchants. 1 per
cent of commissions: Sec. Ja. liquor
dealers. 1-10 of 1 percent on ,.ales: Sec.
2G, pedlars, each. siO.oi.i. Sec. 2'J. every
company of (lypsies exhibiting, sad, On.
Sec. 30. every itinerant dealer in light- .
ning rods. SbfOu-. Sec. " 1. every itiner
ant dealer m stoves. s10 m; Sec. :7"i.
auctioneers, t of 1 per cent of hiIps: See.
46, seals of notaries public and scrolls,
each, 2a cents.
Income 1 per cent.
s. iiKprla .
Marriage license. -70 cents.
NFWS 15 Y MAIL.
A V EUPI' T 1' 'K VIKS. ,; via il LI'
Cl.EVKI.AM'. June s Tle S'J", 000
damage suit of eccentric Thankful Tan
ner against Mrs. ( iartield attracted large
crowds in court today. Mrs. (iarlield.
who shuns publicity, was not present.
The jury w ere out but a few moments,
when thoy returned and rendered a
verdict for Mrs. ( '..irliehl . greatly 1" the
anger of Mrs. Tanner. Sh." was able t"
return on foot to her piai nt house, which
is adorned vv iih broken dishes, and is a
veritable curiosity shop. The woman
was slightly injured by Mrs. ( ;arlield 's
carriage a few days ago. and the acci
dent resulted in this suit.
Tin: Mri on hi l it sn..
WashinoTON. June . Actings ere
tary Kairchild tchiv instructed the ( '..1
lector of ( 'nstoms at Chicago to remit
the forfeiture of tlic Canadian steamer
Nipigon. held at that p rt ! t alb'ged
infraction of custom laws.
OI'I'OSKI' T'' NKWsl'AI'Klis. . U.M:- ANT"
l.i'.c ' 'K
P.iIiTiaM'. Me.. Juno V - - At a nea-t-ir.gofthe
clergymen of this c ity held
yesterday it was voted to request the
city council to close all news stands,
cigar stands ar.d grocery stores on Sun
days. For grocery stores may be read
saloons. It is I eli, vol that the city
council will de-one to l ike any action
in the matter.
A r.iMii'il
Y v - : n . -
ti X' .;.-
11 spend l
Pratt, one of t h pr em ine r t gentlemen
of Alabanci. is bein m en i i. .n. -d as the
p. issib le successi ir of l 'redcnck H. XV'm
ston. Mini-ter to IVrsia. Cub I'rattwas
for years a resident in Pins, having
been e. bleated ; r.-. an 1 h e spent scv -eral
years in travt llmg abroad. 11-' is
a polished l rem h scholar, and has been
conspicuous in numerous enterprists at
tho South, having represented his State
at the World's l .i.r. as well as tilling
other public tru-ts. He will be indorsed
by many of the S.-uth's represent item
outside of the A lab una deleat i. n
. Uni i la I'- iTai 1 .
W vsll IN' .T. . . June s.-'Tlu- M critic
Hospital Huremi has received informa
tion from Venice, under dale of Jim-. 0.
t,, tne . tfect that daring the I ,-: f. ur
tcrli la vs tlicl e h i- 1 .., i: , , ,, -y ;,v. I -,ig
of A e;)s, s an I b atl.s fr..iii . i,-l-cr;i.
'I ii-' inaximn"! nunil.. r . I as.-s
being i'. '. . wu h -' deal li-. 'l'lie..,ne bu
reau has also received i n I oi urn on I r . i:n
Florence. Italy, da'od .lian- ;. tii it '-'
deaths h.iv e occurr- -! li.ei . fi u, h :
ra. and m a ' a r. j t. .
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Webster, the gill
n. v . if 1 i -P .n 1-1
House l'ark mi .1
w ltl be- delivered I
of 1 i.irtmouth t ' 1 leg.'. 'I'...-!" w ;il be
present all the military ":" th- "'t'' ain
rej resent.u i ves f r mi all i 1 i r I m. ' i ; 1
alumni a-sociati.-n- m ti"' c. ai u; rv
Arnong the speaker- w ill be Wi.ii'im M
Kvart-. 1 n 1 '; : ':.: :; i !,' -n '. Win
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He predicts that P.- '. mm- r : i pu-li"-
bv . n i ' i : i, lie ; '-- ,-' 1
this I .;: v id it... .'. I'l'P ' .tc '
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pear. i-.:;r. w I.: . . I r: ' cm'
will marrv Court ' ' c ! a c :
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V Olio -
on I he eve of
I d i Van ci i.te n i plates mov ing
A I'luunc i-
.f i 'orea on tli
P. H Win
suit, - M i n ist.-i
p i e villi i ng in the Island
' let coast of China,
.a . of Illinois. I'n ited
b. Persia, has resigned.
Mr
dadst. .tie has resnived to appeal
to tne country on the Home Rule issue.
Companies to insure agiunst wind
storms and cyclones in the West arc be
ing organized.
t Sw ansea. Yv'.des. cm the Oth inst..
Mine. Adeiina Patti was married to
signor Niciilma.
The President and his bride have re
turned to Washington . their honeymoon
having lasted only six days.
Richard M. Hoe. of Hoe printing press
fame, died in Florence. Italy, on the
-th inst. His home was in New York.
Charles Dickens, son of the ceDbrated
novelist, is following in the footsteps of
his father as a reader, but not as a
w riter.
The H a,..' Pule bill in the P.ritish
Parliament has been beaten by a ma jor
i.y of h'h there being .311 for and 341
against.
A Louisiana poultry-raiser says that
more money can be made by selling
eggs at fix e cents per dozen than raising
cotton at ten cents a pound.
In Herlin. Germany, masons are on a
strike for 12 cents an hour, while in
some of our leading cities they are on
mfHfike for y-!!.f0 and S4.0O a day.
Af posse of revenue officers made a
raid in Cumberland county. Tenn..cap
turmg three large illicit distilleries in
fultiHast and a crowd of moonshiners.
Thii suit of Flison vs. Woodhouse. at
London. Eng., for infringements upon
some of the patents of our great elec
trician, has been decided in favor of
Edison.
Some of the railways in the foreign
countries hare reduced the fares as
much as sixty-five per cent, to all dog
bitten persons who go to consult Pas
teur at Paris.
At a recent meeting of the Society of
Engineers in London, the practicability
of constructing torpedo boats to attain
the marvelous speed of fifty .niles an
hour was discussed.
Tho Louisville. Ky.. exposition will
open again this fall, the fourth year of
its organization. It has been a success
all the while and added much to the
progress of that beautiful city.
The general tie-up of the street car
lines in New- York. Iirooklyn ant Jersey
Citv last Saturday was of short duration.
They all resumed work the next day as
suddenly as they had stopped.
At Brooke Hill. Henrill county, Va..
steps are being taken to raise funds for
the erection of a monument to rnaik the
place where General J. E. B. Stuart, the
noted Confederate cavalryman, fell
during the war.
Orangemen have again been rioting
in Belfast. Among a large number of
houses that were plundered were some
whiskey stores from which they were
made beastly drunk. The police had to
deal severely with them.
The line of the Atlantic steamers from
Liverpool is fairly dotted with towering
icebergs. The steamship Caspian just
arrived at New ork report having
passed over one hundred of these moun
tainous lloating bergs.
Xew- i irleans. seeing that Memphis is
to have a bridge across the Mississippi,
wants one too. Owing to the great
depth of water and strong current there
it will be a great undertaking to bridge
this mighty river at New Orleans,
though it really does seem that modern
engineers are not to be battled.
1 r. Valentine Mott. who has recently
returned from Paris, where he spent
several weeks with Pasteur, studying
his theory of inoculation for hydropho
bic, asks f,.r modest contributions to
establish an institution for the purpose
in this country. He thinks that about
s'. "eii w ill b- tutiicient to start with.
An eminent S 'Uth Ameri can physi
cian, vvh" has made a special study of
inoculation for yellow fever, in a letter
to the president of the Louisiana State
board of hf alth, says: " Out of 7.000 in
oculations that 1 have performed I have
lost only eight cases, notwithstanding
the intensity of the epidemic this year,
and that iu the same district there have
occurred over Li.oOO deaths from this
dreaded disease among those not in
oculated. "
A conspiracy of huge dimensions has
been unearthed at Last St. Louis. A
gang of roughs have been plotting to
burglarize and ransack the leading
business houses and residences of
wealth on the first favorable opportu
nity. It w a-i alleged that the policemen
of the city had a guilty- knowledge of
the conspiracy, whereupon a special
session of the city council wa called by
the mayor, resulting in the discharging
of the eniire force save the chief.
Kbiody Kiotiug in lclfut.
IfKLl-'Asr, Ireland. June pi. The peo
ple here have been wrought to a state of
excitorueut by their riotous demonstra
liuiis uf Orangemen during the past two
dav-s All work is stopped, the stores
are closed and many residences are
closely barricaded. Mobs are in every
-ireel, prepared lor other deeds of vio
lence. Tiie Orangemen are greatly in
ceiised at the Constabulary for tiring
upon them and threaten to attack their
barracks, i letachmcnts of soidiers and
police idem Dublin and other cities are
being forwarded to Lelfast to assist tho
authorities in keeping order. At mid
night a mob of l irangemcu raided u
public house kept by (I'Hara. and after
sacking il set it uu lire. The police
. harg-.-d the i inters a d".:-ju tunes with
bavoiat.s but each time were forced
had; bv volleys of -tones.
Tli" p .lice w .-re finally forced to
take refuge m tue barracks.
wher Uiey lired fupon the niub Irnai
the sec lid .tory wunlov-. The mob.
r .v. v.-r. held their ground twenty
u.tir.Kes longer, adnough tin- tiring of
ll.- I'-.iii'e CVUO heavy .ii; i i,i. c'ti'rtl.l.
s r, s i I re : i r - v , r e u u. i ana u
:- hlmw;. po-.tm lv tin; six mui and
; a vv . n,. n w . re killed A gi - at m my
m m. i : ; er-- ns w. ri carried av .iy by
fr "U I- and v. h- tic : iheir in mri- s .ire
t .: d - it - known i' veniv of the
r. -t i - ':.! ,v-. ..!c-I .i.'iiii.i- me
An .: ::: m- 1 1 . : : : : i, ir . .v huge imiii
: . r : 1 'r.ii.g' nmn r,. - : "k part in tin
n ' wop arrested l. ''day Tin muue-t
- er tiiu bodies '. Pi1-' : i-d vv n! be
: .ne 1 ti.i- ait. riiooii.
1 ...ir i the ri.Cn r- wi.. w , re tin l-
, t 1 , t : p- d I a 1 1 : v.m p ho s 1' lots
..- i : :-i. ! r'i; th rs art dying,
i'i.e i ua'pgenc u are making large i. nr
ham- i t (Tins. aii.i r. a-- .ai.m: t',.r.
Ha V w . : . lull I , . . L ' ' . i U thl p' 1. . t
1 : "mi' g :m :,. c x.i.s- A: : u, mT-
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Mr I'ov dcrlv's Opinions. .
MiA.v'T"". June s. Ceneral Master j
Workmi.n Powderly is at his home here.
He said today that he had a fine time in 1
Cleveland, and that he was well satis-!
lied w -i tli the result of the special rtieet- '
ing of the General Assembly. In an
swer to a question as to whether he had j
been annihilated by the radical element
in the Convention he replied:
"Considering the fact that the conven- :
tion granted everything I asked except
one, it is amusing to hear that I was an
nihilated. "
'What did the convention refuse to
yon?"
It absolutely refused to accept my
resignation an General Master Work
man. I left the chair and told the dele
gates they would have to accept it, but
they positively refused. That doesn't
look as if I was annihilated, does it?
'"The plans which I foreshadowed in
advance of the convention were carried
out. Hereafter no local assembly of the
order can inaugurate a strike until the
members have firRt voted on the ques
tion by secret ballot. Each man must
record his verdict. Then the executive
board of the district is called in, and
the members of that body will endeavor
to effect a settlement by arbitration, so
that ths strike will not be undertaken
except a a last resort. Not only this,
but every week during the continuance
of a strike the men will vote secretly as
to w hether they will continue or not.
The feeling of the order is strongly
against strikes. If strikes extend be
yond the district, they will become a
matter for the general executive board
to act upon. Such a strike as that on
the Gould Southwestern system would
not be possible now unless the general
executive board ordered it."
"Is it true that the general executive
board was enlarged by the addition of
men who were not in harmony with
your views?"1
''No such thing was done. We did
not, in fact, enlarge the executive
board. We merely appointed, at my
request, six men as the agents of that
board, and to act under its orders when
ever required. They have no executive
power, and simply carry out our in
structions." "Were you authorized to recall the
commissions of the organizers?"
"At my request the commissions of
organizers were cancelled, and I am
authorized to appoint new organizers
right along. Hereafter no man who is
addicted to "drink will be appointed an
organizer."
"A great deal has been said about the
Home Club. What is the character of
that club?"
"The Home Club in the order is a
body of men who get together to estab
lish a home for aged members of the
organization. The man who was most
radical in the club was overthrown last
summer. How serious the alleged op
position was to me was shown by the
fact that I was unanimously elected at
Hamilton last October. Not a voice was
raised against me. There is absolutely
no opposition to me in that club at
present. Most of those wild rumors
were set afloat by reporters who were
indignant because I did not spend valu
able time giving them news. "
"Are vou a candidate for Congress.-"
"No. sir. "' I
'"Wouldn't you run if you were to re
ceive a nomination?"
" I am not a candidate in any sense of
the word. I am not looking for that
nomination, or a no.nination for any
other office. My duties as General
Master Workman will take all my time
and attention. " I
Congressional Work.
Junk 8. House. Judge Kelly, of
Pena., occupied the session today in a j
Tigorous reply to the speech made by
Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, Friday, at-
tacking the memory of Edward M. (
Stanton, whom he referred to as the
"arch conspirator. " He moved to ex- i
pungeGen. Wheeler's speech from the
Record.
Sknate Mr. Daw es offered a resolu
tion calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to the legal
authority, opinions and decisions upon ;
which was baaed the action of the
Treasury in postponing the collection of
the tax on whisky bonded for export j
and afterwards returned to this country 1
in 1SS5 and 18SG. and other information I
in regard to the whisky affected by '
such Treasury action. Agreed to. j
The bill for the relief of naval cadets, i
dropped from the rolls by the operation i
of the naval appropriation bill of 1882,
was then discussed for some time, i
slightly amended, .and finally laid upon .
the table.
The Senate then proceeded with the ;
bills on tho calendar. !
Tho following measure was passed:
A bill providing for a commission of
three persons to be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to investigate the
truth of the alleged discoveries of the
specific cause of yellow fever. The
commission is directed to go to Mexico, 1
and, if necessary, to Cuba, Central
America and Brazil, for purposes of the j
investigation. The commissioners are i
to bo medial men, one or more of them ;
to be an officer or officers of the govern- ,
ment. and specially versed in biological
research, particularly in the microscopic
investigation of the germs of contagious i
diseases.
Chicago Anarchists iu Custody.
Cuicwo, June 8. John A. Henry, the
notorious crank socialist, anarchist, etc.
is locked up at the Chicago avenue sta
tion. Yesterday afternoon he boarded
an incoming train at the northwestern
station, and picking up a cap and punch
which the conductor had just laid aside,
he donned the cap, and, punch in hand,
called out, "This way for Elgin, Lock
port and Freeport. "' Some of the offi
cials wanted him to tell what he meant
b such conduct. He shouted in reply:
"It's none of your business. I am a
r-ocialist and anarchist. I haye as much
rifjlit to this cap and punch as any one
else. I am a communist and own my
sh ire of the world, and have a right to
it. Vou can't arrest me." He was
promptly arrested. He was very noisy
when he reached the station, and kept
it up throughout last right. At times
he -ea rned to be a raving maniac. There
is im doul't about his being weak min i
1. The bravado of the anarchists gen-
rally ha- been broken by the indict
ment and impending conviction ol their
ic j u is tor niurd.T conspiracy and riot.
Ill narim agamr-i Henry is disorderly
'. iimna although tin nepiest a - to In.
s. witty w i ti now prob-il'ly be made.
W illiam ledger, who teslitied to the
I'l'oi'i !'. lings ot the anarchist meet dig
w here the plan to blow up the police at
tho llavmarki t street i . n was funned
b. n
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Kiiisto!i College Commencement.
AHSTi: V -r bK. LEWIS" ANNUAL EKPOHT.
The report gives some statistic of
Kmston College for the year 1885-'86.
No. pupils eurolled 167, males 68.
fetnaleR OIL Besides ordinary English
branches, there were claasea in Latin,
French, German, English. Literature,
Geometry, Trigonometry f'aDd Book
keeping. Fourteen counties .and . th.
States cf Virginia, Florida and Texas
w ere represented in the school.
DISTINCTIONS or SCHOLARSHIP DURIKO
THE SCHOLASTIC YE IS.
Misses Lillian Foecue, Ida Hargett,
Mamie Hancock, Delia Hicks. Nannie
Isler, Fannie Kilpatrick. Nannie Lof tin,
Kmnia Parrott. Dora McDnieh tenia 1
Spain and Laura Warters, and Messrs.
Lawrence Ballard, F.d. C. Barrett, Jap.
II. Pridgen, John Toll and Wm. Oy
Wooten. fi -
Distinctions for Spring Term: Misses
Viola Dees, Lizzie Hodges and Annie
Taylor, and Messre. M. F. Bcton,.Wi T,
Daly, Josie Dixon, Thos. M. Leary, E.
A. Simkins, F. R. Tingle and Robert F.
Vanse. i , ,a i ,,. .
Punctuality : Misses Phoebe Onrtis,
Kmma Parrott and Lena Spain hive
never been tardy or absent during the
entire scholastic year. ,f . ,
PREMIUMS.
The Principal's gold medal, offered
for greatest improvement in his classes
during the year, wag yren-by Miss
Emma Parrott, of Lenoir county, JProf.
T. R. Rouse's gold medal, offered ; for
same, was won by Robert Whitehutst,"
of Carteret. Mrs. R. II . Lewis', ;gokl r
medal, offered for same, was won byK
Miss Annie Henderson, of LenbirCo.'
Prof. Geo.. D. Meares' gold medal, ;
offered for greatest improvement in
music for the year, was tron'by MTsS '
Lola Griffin, of Kinston. .s .. ..4,.'
Resolved, Thrt, at our annual roeetng.
we desire to give expression to our un
abated confidence in the ability anda-
pability of Dr. R. H. Lewis to carry. on
this Institution; and to express our grati
fication at his and his assistant's sdooess'
during the past session, in , the, great,
work of educating the young "people of
our land committed to their chag
pledging Dr. Lewis? ourco-operation .
and patronage in the future.
E. F. Cox, President:
V. E. WEYriER.Secretary. ., v.i? ;,
Kinston. June 3d, 188C.
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Shot Dead. " i
Chaulottk, N. C, June 9. W. E. .
Cuthbertson, a grocer of this city, was
this afternoon shot through the heart
and instantly killed by his son-in-law,
Cyrus Long, a young dry goods clerk.
Two years ago Long married Cuthbert,
son's daughter: but the match was so'
bitterly opposed by the giro's ifather ,
that the couule ran away and .were mat'
ried. Since Then Cuthbertson had made
repeated threats to kill Long. Long';"
baby was sick last week and Cuthbert
son's wife went to see it. When she
returned Cuthbertson gave her brutal;
beating and would probably have
killed her but for the interference of
neighbors. This week Cuthbertson
made threats to kill Long and sent him .
word that he intended to shoot him on
siht. This afterno&n, as Long ' was" '
standing at a tailor's store on .Trade .
street, Cuthbertson approached when
Long drew his pistol and ehothittt'dead.'
SUMMER COMFORTS '
AT '" ' ' ' ' 1 "
L. H. CUTLER'S.
Refrigerators,
Water Coolers,
Blatchley's Ice Cream
Freezers,
Wire Dish Covers, . ..
Fly Fans & Bath Tubs. '
26i MIDDLE STREET,.
NEW ItKItNE. N. C , '
GEORGE ALLEN & CO.
OFFER A FULL LINK, OP,
General Hardware,
Mechanics' Tools, Builder's
Hardware,
Lime, Cement, Plaster, Hair,
Brick, Ealsomine, Paint,
White Lead, Oil, Varnish,
Glass, Putty,
Plows, Cultivators,
Cox Cotton Planters. &c, &c
At Very Low Prices.
OUK STORE IS FILLED WITH
Choice Groceries,
Canned Goods,
'"rovisions,
Boots and Shoes,
Dry Goods,
Hats and Caps '
Crockery, Etc,
il. !., u i: a-. .", I ;. Miiriu lhat is fcojit In n
(-'ii'st ( ', "as Vni it-n sicic,, nil ,tf which we art
..ileruii: A-s l.cw as T11K iAUVKsr al
w I,,,,, si.i,- or K- i:il,
- i
alal K.
;i:nl be convinced.
ROBERTS & BRO.,
s- ', . .Viae Jirrne. A. C
ACID PHOSPHATE,
Whann's Ammoniated
Super-Phosphate,
Lister Dissolved
Phosphate,
Bone
Navassa Guano
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