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5. - v , . ami r 5- in is ri iKirf Irl fft l5 iga m m iU u ; & yi?,1Mufl i i bu INDEPENDENT IN VT.T THINGS. Toruis B.OO Per fenri VOL. X. NEW BERNE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, OCTOBER NO. 28. HETTINGER BROS., HAVE OPENED AND Br-Goofl!,B CSLiOTH We endeiyor to keep only GOOD GOODS, nd trill t all times soli at REASONABLE TERMS. We offer at wholesil?, P. LorUlaxd A Co s Snuff.-. Armour A Co.'s Provision., 'llalr Star Lje and Potah. ZTglr Bros. Fine Shoes, Tit Bay Stt Sio and Leather (Jo.'a bhoes iq J Boot, Th Celebrated Pearl Shirt, Harrey'i Old Taokahoe Toticco, Uob. Tho. M. Holt's Alamance PlaiJ.x, Ard a fall lice of General Merchandise at Lowest, Market Trices. 6tE0EGE ASH, o t Han Blade it Lis aim tli's season to u4 reeoomendj itself to the better trade. Ia the higher grades of Mods, Yovita. HJ aad Children's Clothing we hive a complete line of neat and "Bobh j imigut at POPULAR PRICES! ' Womld dnw the special attention of fine trade to our PBINCE ALBITRT SUITS, which in material, trimmings, make and fit are equal Ia )ia mitmtvm mftilil vnrV . . . .... ,. , , --Oar SIK-LTJTED 0VEBC0AT3 in light, medium a,d heavy ixhU ar BmUs mad will be sold at aetonishtng low prices. OTXr.SATIK-LINED CHINCHILLA OVERCOAT is &n elegant gvrmeat aad vill b told a a BARCAIl in mars fine fitknishinqs we hoi Iia tiaa rrt peillj so in fine 1 lut, tearleV eolowd pJ striped. In. HATS "J LEADING STYLES, mcludicg the New - Fedora good. Qbt Stock of Qoed thieaJon U TOO LARGE TO ENUMERATE A"LI TH.K ATTKALrriONS, bat would like for our friends to bear in mind tkat w also carry a handsome and BOOTS AND SHOES, AND DRY GOODS, aad ar prpard to offer special drives in Ladies' Corsets, TJndervests, "Walking Jackets, Cloaks and Shawls,, and fine all wool Blankets, Lap Robes and Horse Blankets. ' AH ou Goods will bo soli low, therefore for good goods cheap cal. at XFXT TO L. II. CCTLEK, MIUDLH STHIiET. lloaars. D. il. ' J03IES of Carteret and David Cas adv of Onslow vUl bo pleased to show their friends through the stxk. C'T '. s&4 Full lines of the above Shoes for sale by HOWARD & JONES, sole agents for New Berne, 7ii Ji-zv: izal Pmm&t0 rJuJ AMrmMa taHbm tall nwrng" I , ii.im rn inftj tianmOarmia 1 -Van. mumHUUt MMHM wu rU Xi woald b to SM Npoton croomn? the Alps, with ninety thousand British Mtman, in an open boat. BUT it is a greater sight to see the crowd going to the Store of .F. T. PATTERSON, The Middle Street Merchant, WnO 1IAS A Oentlemens Furnishing Goods rvwialatlnr ef LIKEN aad SEERSUCKER LIGHT WEIGHT SUITS at HALF TOTf-V- Kkirta. Collar. Cnffj. Underwear for Sammer use at your own fizures. 'r tad VALISES, jat tho thing for hot weather traTel, at way down v maat make room for Fall mer Cltood only, so I kit my customers tbe benefit of discount. Do no Mkaa toenonrU 00 r ttock, bat come right along with tha crowd and nU your aeUctlon- . v, , , rry thing a yoaDtrmaa wanU to rcplaniah hia wardrobe. Nock Waar, neat and Krliah, knock th figure right off tho thermometer. Straw BaU below aero Carpets. Homepun- She, they jat walk away tha price we offer ti.CTT aad all other goods at LOW ICI - I i 1 , xoj7dwetn 9 OFFER FOR SALE THEIR oots,Shoes, TC3r, cfcC, OX h i e r ! select a stock of good, which has Quality, LEADER I a Urger and handsomer moet complete stock of c-cldi 9 C JJIF.H WMNJ m SllOE or es JA1 1 Mat.4X!t M Ml OK, rvlltit0 7TxirBnl l"Dnrr. 'f uvae uuu our tarn? tftar plttOKT OB 'JAMES MEANS S4 SHOE W2X aot vr to Ico; as 'Jxs J A IVIES MEAS S3 SHOE JV" w J . tr i- f.r rr ' "-, -' " ' " - " I al --t-'.i !- rr. J t ' r a r - -ce :--. ' t - J i ks w iivn.: f: :u -- ' - (abi-.V tl r r .i - - "' r pt-- r t c dt:ra.'-",'i:-' it:- : as r - ;rr-r tf : -rf '. - ul.- . " or- k ' ' t Jir.if 'I 1- " rjrf" -r-L - r- .-- ' r ' . 7 - ) ! t - - r- r . : -. M'T f: - ? ' ii r if " T " v - H rr. :J r-j " r- " y r . . . . -r t -a 'l 'J - ." fmc't th l"n t--i s James Meams Jo, A Lincoln St.. Beets.-. MOMftMlKial all Quefc r n xir muni taphmmi talr rio mom. Tnkm a StiU &KMKPT Uu nx5 el BXO I'nwiiit,. 4mm set 1 vmrnmcm ia any war Fo5ij mm VMdjeal vriacluCm. Bv dirvd iMtfmcioa to mmt o f d imm k mpmciAa mil fell TMIhMl dja. niutanl mt I lamgl ito oar. tpmO gmtotawiilt aaahaaa) TKATEOrr. -Ooa -torik. 3. JCat. 15. Tirte, !! HARRIS REMEDY CO., Un Cntwrr km H.TWuBcrc ST. Louis, ira. Trtal of our Appltano. Ak for Term I FINE LINE OF Stoclc, nence -will not carry Sum BILL STOOD OX MOWS GRASS THE NEW BY HAL BERTH. The bull tood on the new mown gr?.s, Whence all but he bad slid: Odb man alone bad tried to pass. But that was all be did. Yes, beautiful and calm he stood. As born to rule the plot: A creature of reflective mooJ Show mo the bull that's not. The man 6tood at the meadow kcU1'- And watched the big bull clu w. Pausing awhile to calculate His chance of getting through- " Hi! keeper, hi'" at last he cried, "Conduct your bull from hence. " But nothing save the wind teplied. That whistled through the fence. The moments sped, be would not go Without his keeper's word. Tbat keeper drink had gone to stow. And neither saw nor heard. The man grew mad. "I will not wait. I cannot stay . " he cried. So with a bound he leaped the gate And reached the other side. Than came a shock, a crunching sound, The man ! oh ! where was he'.J Ask of the garments strewed around , And bring his pants to me. Oh. coat and vest and that one juir Of pacts had curt ere d hurt: Rut the bltiekept tiling lhv. r r there Was that nnii'H undershirt l-'air Notts. Mr. Geo. V. Hlacknall. dr., who has been in the western part of the State m the interest of the State Fair, has just returued, and reports that the one cent a mile rate is very popular there and will cause more pople to a'.tend the Fair from that portion of the State than ever be fore. It does begin to look as though everybody was coming. Secretary Nichols continues to receive letters from native non residents in which appreciation lor tne enorts to secure a general re union of them is expressed. Mr. Kansom Gulley, who went from Johnston county to Arkansas years ago, and who is now a prominent lawyer of that State, expresses his wish to come with others. They say they "love the grand -Old unu oimc .tun an- 1'uma in uci history." editorial lunch. The secretary yesterday received a letter from Mr. Henry Archbell, a prominent baker of this city, in which he writes: "loa propose giving an editorial bnch at the coming State Fair. Call uu me, n a ou. uiease, lor w uai vou need i'n tL0 waV of bread, crackers or cake I think it the duty of every ow to ienj a helping hand to our State Fair.'" Mr. Archbell is one ot the men who believe in an occasional giving out of things and not in an eternal antl monotonous cather in for one's Be They are the men who make a success of public institutions and , .u ueueut otuers aa wen as tuena selves. The well known firm of Thurber, Whyland & Co. are always liberal contributors to North Carolina State enterprises. These gentle- men have sent a case of their best canned goods for the editorial lunch. A barrel of the finest Lvnnhaven i k r i'k t - E. Barnes of Norfolk, through whom Kaleigh has long been supplied with the choicest bivalves. Nor haa Durham been behind hand. J. S. Carr, Ilsq.,will furnish the weed that can "soothe the restless spirit and banish the cares of day.-' The Bay View Brewery of Balti more contribute through Mr. A. W. Fraps of this city a keg of their best beer. Mr. Fraps has been selling this beer for years, having found it to suit his customers best. Messrs. Gabfelder ct Tachan of Louisville, Ky.. send a case of their finest old rye whiskey. Thanks to everybody. News and Observer. Stonewall Items. Dry weather has come at last. It" you doubt it come and see. Miller & Ilooker of 15aj boro, are having a new boilor put up and their mill thoroughly repaired aud will be ready for service in a few days. J. 15. I'erebee is the personifica tion of a happy mortal. He has a nice little Rirl about the size of a small baby at his home. It is a new arrival. J. T. Lineolu ha returned from atrip "orth with a full supply of the overjoyful. All who call on b 1 111 will le promptly supplied. He occupies the Scott Gibbs' stand. N. B. C'aroou, while assisting Langston to arrest a negro Benj. Villiams, at the Messrs. Kugler's mill at Smith creek on last Satur day, had a pistol ball shot in the calf of his leg. The judicious handling of the pistol by officer Langsto n was the cause. Tot much damage done, oaly painful. The schooner Mattie Liles, Jno. L. Sawyer master, lelt hriday with j eighty thousand feet of lumber, .Shipped by A. U. W UltCOmb tO , Lukens & Co , rhiladelphia. The schooner F. S. Hall, master, is at A. H. F. Howland WhiLcomb's lumber wharf loidini for rhe kamfl lumoer wnart loaeiing tor tne same , ' 1 uviinn uu last Wednesdav Mrs. Dr. On ... . , , Abbott of andemere, had qu:te a narrow escape from being seriously hurt as she aud the doctor were i',imincr fntrnrHa homo from thpir farm. The doctor got out of the bnggy to open a gate and not tar behind them was a two mnla wagon partly loaded with lumber following Mrs. A. drove ; la a short distance, the wagon driver eot down to shut the eate, the mules commenced running, ran afoul of the buggy, upset it and making a pretty fair wreck, throwing Mrs. A. out and she holding her horse was dragged a considerable distance, she hold- ing the reins until the doctor nouoweu to ner to let go, wnen sne did and the frightened males ran tne wagon over her, the mules passing one on each side and the wheels likewise, and out all the chances she came oat O K, not half, as Dad hart as the doctor who was witnessing it all and not able to render her any assistance. THE KAHMS AM) FAKHERS. Short Talks With the Me:-. Who Guide the Plow. PRKTARATIONS T i WAKI) i K 1" THE Evil. KI'Fi: TS (r WINTER RAINS. Of the annual rainfall the larger portion comes down in winter and earlv sprint. More of the water also, at these seasons, t he ear! h and crr, t . sprin ;.-. !.. V.Y: '.vt'.tl!: tor i:is:.i;i'"!'. .it (!':. i win'i-i- ; 1 1 ; 1 1 1 ::i -limine: the colder mont hs t liei e ativelv little evanoi at ion 0:1 ks into through l :-i:i:)Ks. r seen iu . During compar er water from the surface in summer there is a great deal. Hence, in winter, whatever material rainwater can dissolve in the'soil. is liable to be carried otV by the water in its down ward course into springs and be lost to the soil. In summer, on tho contrary, evaporation tends to bring the water from below to the surface ind when the water evap orates it leaves bc!it:d, at or near t ho surlace. whatever materials it mav haw dissolved. The danger of 1, ci plant fo.'d by leaching is very ::ni 'h greater, therefore, in d w;n : eat iy spring. Can it be p 1 niea.snie. al (htb'rent : . d m Knirhmd. Ii.ni thnrccag! m ; ; rlited in mi :n no Vi'-. in gi ( :i seViT. i'o'jnrr atn !a:.d has 1 dr. lined it ing li'c:n th in t his w here the ilv under- s. the - has ;d:-. :1 f: water I'sc.ip b 'i n c.U elul d to see w ii.lt .on the soil. tile ly c.nglit and an it was carry ing i Of course t ho a re;irest tits a'l tlrt fell on the land i r from t be i i;!i w tter less that l.-a; us h:c!i wl evaporated into tho a;i. The principal substance found in the drain w ater is some compound of nitrogen nitrates), that most cost- !y of A ,:irinnal bod There is however, a marked difference in the quantity passing off from a field upon which a crop is growing and one which is bare, or covered only with dead vegetation. Land covered with dead weeds or grass, or dead cot ton stalks or corn stalks, is just as naoie to lose its nitrogen ttirongli leaching as one wnich is perfectly bare. What is the obvi- ous inference antl lesson to be drawn! Alwavs keep a growing crop on pXnd and especially so through the winter and spr ing." Now under our svstem of farming f. .nr.0., : . -,..,,. .,,. ... . ' mir ,,, ' eep our lanus prettv covered with growing crops through the summer, when there is little danger of leaching, and leaves them perfectly bare in winter, when the danger is great. This is a very serious defect in our system of farming and should be corrected. It can be done by sowing largely of fall grains wheat, oats, rye, and barlv mav contribute to this . , desirable end. live especially is well fatted for this work. It is so hardy; will grow on poor as well as rich soil ; will furnish early green leed in the sp:ing. and may bo turned tinder, with great benefit to the laud, in time to start a summer crop ou the same land. As opportunity offers, therefore, sow corn and cotton fields In rye, up to the nrst 01 iecemoer; out the earlier the better, that the plants may get strong ami send out abundant roots to gather up and hold the soluble portions of the soil that are liable to be leached out. Vou may not be able to get seed enough to sow ail your land, put what you can and see to it that you raise enough seed to sow all your land net year. A farmer should always raise an abundance of pea and rye seed. If he does not he is very apt to neglect seed ing down his lauds, when his better judgment tells him I . , - ought to do so. When winter grasses and clover c.tnjbe fji-0'.vn siicces.rully they do the work under discussion better than any other crops. They stand at the head of these anti -leaching, soil preserving crops. Bat as they will prow only on rich, camior be so generally utilized as rve. The latter will grow anv- where in t! any kind cf lanta (.'nn.-l e co :t on soil. W itutun. -tales. W. .1. ato in A Dire Prop Sunday la--t was mense relief lo many lay el nu ll peo- 1 oret pie t I' the c summer, a y. Dining the past olored man named IleuderMHi Crawson. has l en 1 1 d . prophesying that on October the sun would refuse to use. dark- ness would cover the earth and the ' blackness would attract thousands of wild locusts which would sting to death all those out of the ark." He said that God had told him to preach the.-e things. A great many colored people devoutly be- lieved him, and a tremendous re- vival was started, during which many "got into the ark." Some were almost wild with excitement and tremblingly awaited the time for rlawn on Snndav ninrn i n . and Mt happv as thev saw the glorious sun appCar with more than its ordi- n,,rr 1)ricr),rrip.s it appears that alter the time for the calamity had passed. some of T , 2 , r i f T 1 3 thought they had been hauled 111 rn,i tipw mowfi prsoi i1 " 'K 1 Qy unfair means and started out to hunt up Crawson aud ask him for an explanation. They did not rel- -11- 1 i t ti ish having lived several months 111 mortal dread without any cause, Crawson learned that they were looking for him and also had an intimation that if he was lound, : that there was no ark immediately ' near that w ould save him from some excruciating stings not the stings of locusts, however. This was rather dark-looking for him. i and he at once left the city prob- ' ably to stay. It is something ed' a pity that be was not called te a severe account, though the colored people should not allow themselves to be con- cerned over such things as his ( propuec.es. evis aim oj.-tnei. Citizen , to rheumatic friend) How is it that the gentleman to whom you were just telling what a sufferer voa are from rheumatism ; didn't suggest ; Rheumatic Man I doctor.'7 at sure cure? -"Because he is a oxiUb I iU W o Goldsboro Argus: A speci il corresjondent ol the Argus writing from Morehead Citv ravs that e-30 porpoises were caught there last week, to sav nothing of 10,000 blue fish. The average value of the porpoise &kin is From other sources we learn that t!i" c:tch of ii -li is immense, the beach being piled tip with them, while the packers and scrap factories are busy all t lie time. Elizabeth City Caroh:.-' .. A correspondent wants to know now he can remedy in a flue horse some serious, vicious faults. If they do not grow out of a naturally vicious disposition, care, kindness and practical wisdom in the training and use of the horse will soon overcome hem. It will, however, be very diffieult to oveicome any faults whici he has learned by awkward handling or bad treat ment. "An old dog cannot learn new tricks," nor easily- be broken of vicious ones. Wilmington llvicw : Opt. ', I). Myers, deputy collector of i n ternal revenue of this district, upon information received, made a search through portions of Tender county yesterday and found in iblly Shelter Hay. near the head of Long Pond, a complete outfit for dis tilling w hisker, as a reward lor his labor. It is one ot the stills used by i'.one Taylor and Wiley Stokes. both of whom are now in jail here awaiting trial at the November term of the V. S. District Court. h npon the charge of illicit distilling, Ashboro Courier : The recom mendation that Judge Clark made in regard to working the county prisoners ou the public roads in this county was not decided last Monday. The county commis sioners appointed some one to go to Charlotte and consult the au thorities cf that place in regard to the matter. If the Mecklenburg plan meets the approbation of our commissioners they will adopt it at their next meeting. Lexington has a canning establishment that is said to be a paving institution. It will put up about twenty thou- sand cans of tomatoes this season and this is its first year. Ashevilie Citizen : All arrange ments for the most interesting in cident in tho recent history of this section are now being perfected, and the President of the United States will be received at Ashe vilie by the people of Western North Carolina with the honors due to his high office and his dis tinguished character. This is the point at which he must be met and seen : for in the limited time em braced in his hurried tour, to see us and be seen, it was necessary he should select the most central and convenient point. We of Ashe vilie feel honored; but the honor and the privilege are not to us alone. It is shared by all of this section, and by part of Tennessee and South Carolina- Judtre Merrimon and Disagrrrein J uror?. North Carolina has tunate in her judiciary. been for- Only in a few instances have her rights been violated by corrupt men, and those instances were during the years that immediately followed the war, when affairs were in an unsettled condition. Then, sometimes they would forget their high responsi bility. Things are better now. Since the days of Gaston and Badger, we have nothad a purer judiciary. All of them are not strong, but all are just. Some of them have net been surpassed. Of the Judges of the Superior Court, Judge Walter Clark has, in many respects, placed himself at the head. He has rendered most el licient service to his State bv his jusi ueeisions, anu uie lmrepuucv with which he has brought to justice some who hitherto have laughed defiance at the law. has greatly endeared him to all ZS'orth r ,,i;ni.,,,n tt-1, .1.., .i r v iiiuiiiiiaua v uu uac l ei d uuii ei the commonwealth at heart. But the object of this article is not to speak particularly of the excellence of our judiciary, nor of Judge Clark. We merely wish to call the attention of the people to an act of kinduess done them by Judge J. II. Merrimon. also an able Judge. All honor to him. We are pleased to witness his fidelity to his high position ttnd to the people who placed him there. At the Superior Court last week, a man was indicted for selling whis- key to minors. The evidence against him was unbroken, and came from three -quarters. Judge Merrimon instructed the jury that the evidence from either qaarter was sufficient to convict. The jury retired, and eleven of them decided to acquit, evidence or no evidence 1 Was there ever such impudence 1 such unbridled audacity ! such dis rpcrarrl nt' anil nrdnr' lint Judge Merrimon was equal to the emergencv. Forthwith he dis- mis,l Hi'nsfl Plevpn nrdtchwl mn with the instruction to the Sheriff of the county to enter their names aa mpn nicnn-i mpn npnepmrrn rn 1 ' ' 1 serve as jurors. This may, at first, seem a little thing to soine psople. If so, all the worse for then. Just this sort of 1 , , r thing has been winked at too often, with a semblance of justice and a Uriah Heep sort of humanity. The Piipde pvp that discovered the fraud 111 the case above alludeel to, has done us a great service, and is peculiarly fitted to be part of that branch of the government that in- terprets law and administers jus- tice. Biblical Kecorder. What He Saiu. "Children, how many of your parents say grace?" asked a Sunday-school teacher. "Please, mum, what's thtni!' asked an overgrown girl iu a hist year's hat. ''Whv, Maggie," exclaimed the teacher," -is it pos- sihlP vmi don't know wh it irriwi si Die vou don t know wnat grace is.' Doesn t your father say something before vou begin to eat!'' "Oh!M responded the girl, with a glow of intelligence, '"Yes, mum, pa does: lift alvrnvj navi- 'Don't mat nitri ne always says. .uon make pigs Ot yoarselves: that's all the butter tliam io t r, flii l. Alien V i uei e to in i ue iiv uoe, ibe incr'olsef T. r T ccfcral -I: i 0 a;Kr 15 111 scf l"1'-,n Captain Samud Mi r. Je A died Faradngf n. Do yeaio. Senuier (.1.,. in the r - f iu Mar; : : :: ' . Jhu Mir,i:-.-r. Carvin . ru D. :Uol: Monday wit!, r. irj jric.-. The rp o: ; .1 s telegraph piopt-re Union was av'aia i cusi :u in Wull s: Th- mills of th Mill ('. rn::.ny tit gethcr with i-.li; a buht h of wh-it day. Lo.s -rO (- la Chicapo M j Dei O. rn les 'JO.u-JO A tj :ite BricL ro.. j ihro.ii on Uu. ly ki' them , Wi; v,.,.; p--: y. U.V.vi; the i il" u .iv fr 1 . Mow ; fa:; ;au.n. t: ' ': Ti. w.. . at T Jn-t i c- e s-C.' ; f -. , i le-en . en .. v.-ho ; e . 'V o ing --c-d eulo jan.---:. The -le -iii gove ; Park C'iic-nin: Yani minister tfciiary to the Unite. 1 States also appointed arnbsssador? t sent the government at D jii.'.o Berlin and .S:. Piterrburg. On the M.ne 11 dlr.w:. a: Mi: ra , Monday, en,;'. . 4i wi repre Paris ing a s'.eep pr,;de '.. r.a -a o. c .-. r5 when ilea traiu rat eoli id in;; w it h a d rc Thirty-tix cars were In December. ISiC on to a i : i of ia ,!:: c r:., ii :. 11 enry IveLe.rer in hi i grocery It ii said a was found murdered store in Cincinnati. djujvite. cf rs-emper. livicy in Dayton, ter from her bro- O., has received a ther John c-afo-.-hn : that he: his f.e her. Tin Di!!c;-vd.. an i tn freisl-. c .-bided ;.t Iiilis-.i Conewag.--. Pa . Mer.day. A cars were bdlv wrecked, an murdered ale. nt number i enrimt Krutz, of II. was buried under hia engine and killed. Tiie wreck took fire and was partia'ly consume-j. At Houston, Texas. Situraay P. F. Keagan. a deputy t-h.enil. s-bu and killed John Mihcner, of the firm of M. Millenger & Bro., one of the leading business concerns of Houston. The shooting resulted from a quarrel e ver a Crecery bill amounting to 10.-10 Tho United States marshal soli leO, 000 acres of land located in the counties of Sharkey, Isaopiora and Washington. Mississippi, Llonday. to satisfy a julg- o ment of near'.y "30 000 in favor of Wm. H. Thompson, trustee of the estate of Honry Barlow, of New n ork, against tho Sslma, Marion and Memphis Piil- road. It was bid in by the trustee for the nominal prici of -Sid. 000. STho National Farmers' Alliance or gan its seventh annual convention a; Minneapolis, Minn., Tuesday, with fifty delegates present from Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska. V.'isconsin, Minnesota and Dakota. There are 000.000 members cf the Alliance. A quarrel arose over the admission of the Minnesota delegation, in the course of which Gen. T. L7. Bar rett and C. L. Smith made formal charges again in the conven each other, and a split ion was narrow avert- ed. Mr. Bar! aw and Miss Julia Walker, a r.spectabio young couple, wno were to hav hppn marripi in a few davs. whih walking in the City Park at Dallas Tesas, about midnight Sunday n were confronted bv two negroes. tht. who and roes robbed Mr. Barlow cf hi wtch and chain. One ci then stood over Mr. Pa cocked revolver while the: Miss Walker a short dita outratred her. The nea 5 m f til! rlOT ah. aey 11c; wi dragged tee away and roes will b.' lynched if caught. At the meeting of the N-itiosal Bil liard Association in New York Monday arrangements were announced for a big billiard tournament between Sexton, Slosson. Dily, Carter and Shaefer. The match is to be played in two series, the first iu New York, in November, and the second in Chicago, in Decenrber. The game will be cushion caroms, on 5 by 10 tables. The entrance fee is 62:0. with Si, 000 added for each series by the Brunswick Balke Company. The games will ne for 400 points, and the winner will receive forty per cent, of the lumped purses, entrance fees and gate money, the second thirty per third twenty per cent, anl four per cent. cent. 1 ten A Stiii'tling Prediction, hundred years ago in Two (. hina there was just such a craze about natu- "" ! Tr . . .. , ei. ana vigor as ti.e oeieeuais were uipauie of. but owing to a gas explosion that killed several millions of people, and tore up and destroyed a large district of country, h avmg a large inland sea KUU II Ull lilt' III ti L'.i as u.tat: a w vhuu. 1 tho noring 0f any more gas wells was then and there prohibited ly law. it seems, according to Chinese history. that many large and heavy pressure gas wells were s'.ruck, and in some districts wells were eunk quite near lo each other. G.'.s was lighted us soon as struck, as is done in this country. Ic is stated that one well, with its unusual pressure, by induction or back draught, pulled down into the earth the burning gas of a smaller well, resulting in a dreadful explosion of a iarge district, destroying the inhabitants thereof. Lake Poo Chang n .-is on this district. The same catastrophe is imminent in this country unless the Lives restrict further developments in boring so many wells. Should a similar explosion oe- cur there will ba such an upheaval as wi!1 dwarf the most terrible earth- quakes ever know 11 . Tne country along t'he belt from Xoledo rhroUgh Ohio. iQaiaua and Kentucky will be ripped Ud from the depth of l. C00 to 1.500 feet, and Mopped c er like a pancake, leav ine a cba?m through which the waters ' ot Lake Erio will come howlinj? down. , fillinK the Qhio and Mississippi valleys j nnd blottine them out forever. Fire- T T u man's Herald. The rre I, i.i:.:. C had an auspici; tion given of the We-t b and. indeed. . v i ... i c. t: !.)3 beir.iji.'ii: y.turday by .iQK of u : ;uthusiaj:ic , tiio i eeep tiii pecrde .st :i -1 .M ia which tud thou- Grent cr-jivJs awaited the tra lie traveled at every Etati' ii sands welcomed him on St. Louia at mi.ir.igiit. i hour of 4 Wftu fvii ( h"l '. t i !"f'l' r; u : r nt ia a imouJ , cectL live i gi'ea; ate f-:ep ru::,; gnt a to pay I r.nd Ins cd a -. v.- c , i-ica de'i.L.' a i. their rtsi:;-ct-i to l-Vt-i:d v-i r-!: miif-i Clev,i pan y, be tt sl . n. f;nd il v.-,ij t mcmU in face, choeiiully Cleveland, that 51 o niot attractive of :::o j-u tho I. event o; :. z c-: : j or tie eonjcratai: good tatite carried ot. tea u;n tae -. with which they l their proAi'cio; home of Hkj 1 apoli3 had a la- Fpecil and she wot a p:.t cove ri ll on. ? buiM i hands: a I a: very ir.H arrthcus tor M StRt ' hv ei and ti pactfl in?:, i! :;ray ?x-5S-. r Ci si ; l- - ,1 land i osten: sweet! ita ns. clare: 1 ibed as Tn-lh: th it ery heart." 'fee PrtsMeM'. was eurrouredeei and fcil-iv.-Hendricks Club i:i unifor.-ti, ' procc-3ion v.-cro Senator?, fx member? cf Congrec-5. State ; Saprert'? Court and a lsre ? military eon-imr.r.ds and K c r el by e: i i.: S;r.:tt lirer-, : i ir.s Pythias. Over 25.000 perron-- w the State House to receive the guest. After a brief a.ldreGS cf v, i from Governor Gray and an appr reply, including a fee-ling r of ::!: the dead Vice-President, tho pre tial party proceeded to tha Gov-, mansion, where thc-y ntet a Iirgo ber of representative men ata 1 ci The after OO s was ; of :!.. 'j eat in a c:.a .ri 1 "at" ex-let tr.c residence I u n c he on McDon:-d 1 eiiildr n's no doubt i noisy." ' Cleveland Union, of a wice-gl , .- li .- -i hearty : n i t) i'eru: r r and by a v, email s : testimonial in ; ss turned down Indianapolis was on a plate, concluded, like euthu- the stay a At lane i r iaute tlaere was c siastio r.-eeption given to tne par by pome so eo0 persona. l he Presiaent found occasion, in his rpeee'n in reply to the addrotis of welcome, to mention, amid great applause, "tho Tail Syca more of the Wabash" ns a worthy product of a great State. Tho reception at St. Louis at midnight was brilliant, though informal. Yesterday the Presi dent drove through rrKtgnitlcentl y deco rated 6trett3 to the fair grounds, and afterward met a large number of people at the Merchants' Exchange. St. Louis is on its mettle to prove that it is glad to see the commander-in-chief of the qrm n ,1 noni' r.f t V, a )-nil-ol pi'-tfic: and now that Gsa, Tttlo h3; j, h day she will proceed to do it Sun. ' The Kentucky Thai th-' IV. Eieetioii a r .iier-O!! lata; Fi evali. The e'eetiou in Kentucky Democracy ol the bou If ever a question had 1 ,1 r et:; fair irh the lat. ii, a p-.f v Mr. V Kentucky ""idea tion. The Cour wide circulation, son, whose abilit had in r-Jour:: rh-e ?r cf titer- 1. fatiiere- Carlisle. I-Ir. Peek. Joe Lie and I si popv burn, V.'. C. P. BreckeurUf: Thompson, and one of the m men in tne btate. (.-encral Lucs:i. the candidate, rdl turned ia and the people gave them barbecues in ail pans of the Stale, aud yet the Republicans with an obscure man came with! a a few thousand voles of carrying the State. About 10.000 was Governor Knott's majority. It is claimed that the gain in Goventv-odd count if s h:.-.rd from is votes to th admitted to be ve p.lanation is the V. organized and the ry iar er.ublic r--r--w . ami 1'- e ns were v. ats ft ; : - i L'niled St -.1 CO votes To say the ay the'D.n home. The answer c:-:p-h Let every Democrat ii: the ask w hat caused a 1jC3 of tho county in Kentucky, is no cause for it or to s crats staved at homo is childish.. If the South means anything it taesns progress: it means diversified industries, and it means at rdl hazards a.ud at any cost to have a better system of public schools. The issue made i:p in 1 he South, between the Kentucky idea an I tha national democracy .f art :eijt;- ted revenue tarilT is one of life and death t.: the democracy. We do n. t p.cpo.e to be clfensive, but we propose t j tell the plain truth. Tho men in ier.nossee who believe in the Watteia-on-Kentuet v idea are the drones in progress. If there is one cf them that is turnir.g hie hand ever in the way of building u; new muustries. we cannot pa linger on him. If there is r. sii:gl wide-awake, progressive man. ci: Tennessee or Alabama, cngag t our e live, her in ; -.1 ia making wealth by d South's resoare:.--, who t Kentucky idea, we do m Believing, as th-r-v ail that the Watterson idea 13 cieat to the South, they are not going to ening it on the country. Sir :hd in fat- CU-.Viiind isja wonderfully popular man. b South can't be carried even for I the Kentucky idea. The people South are mostly Democrats, will net cut their own thr time has come when the ,S speak. Nashville Amen. an . A ih a. ' a: v. Ma'."ic- Sim-'.. :: a a: ' place. w:tt L.ti:t U :.i :::: a seventeen years a..-, a .' :.' she '.-.-..s e.r.t t an i:v : '. a . deaf and dumb wh re h in read -and wi a faith in t prayed dav uiijiht be re w ii i i e- T.iaht : 1 fr-. ment and th.-.t her t !trs mig::t i to e!ie music rf human van e ; On Friday the channels i-l' were opened aud the letter.-, .; fell from the captive tonga -. a fact that M..c:- Sim.; v. - ; nnwe-r to sneak ard i r i v i mi- ia her life, ar.-l :'- -1 ha is but the i ! :'-::-. : ai: tO her O'V- ! ::i 1 ire ..t:l " I:.-'- V-h--. '.a, -:-. Thei e aie t vv a it rheumaliniii : t ae i. v. hi' -a : are swollen iiud re : v iae :- the otiitr ti .i pamtui. in e: itht-r f. r: may be relied cn to ( 1: kills paia. ti."i cents. Popular discrimination in favc.-r , Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has given ic larzer sale than siiy other reme-.lv cf i ver oi a ts ' l . T -: ctr n. clas3. Price 25 centa. :.NITY. Berne 'as Ex- : How id the Ac-- v"hnt " A. ft N. C. H ; Have Suck iV. m North Catclim. 1 -..-ueof the Daily Progress I ;1 in this city on the 1st i - 1 -"- we find the tax a '.ST P 1 deny but for twenty that time, - : v. i 1 ;epina; during .a l" her population, ehe ai-nto tfiat eoi,f-t i tu ted ness. liver ir.c- the ii of the Wilmington and ihroaii, until very recently. n 1 i lias l..,-i si wtiutiti si way. Tins b-e.-ij- !':r.a!!y becatno co alirni- f. ' ' yc:i;s ago. a i;sw noble . ::-ey yt,uiv; rntn,v,e believe, o.ed the first meaturts towards; a a: eliu-n of that great v, i k , tlo- ; :: i North Railroad, which ! J.: ! e julin tie t a r-tand aFting tiitat marble i indoniitabh.' v. ill of termini d to rt-eeue I : ate v- iiieh f eeuied the roa'.ot of ;.!! I ninanieiue :: . 1 :. t ; !.. it'.iK-ii e ; en I intrifjuiiu' rn-. ore a -ii i.al p: i.tnaans. raaf ect i ai-.. (;rumlii.-;."a i.i logic:-, until f.i:e- :r- r(p. the la. I rait : decI.iM-d bcrto f-hut t that ieeve rl-.ealilies. three liun edin't WW:; - :- f n ; ae t. bv ' i -' - 1 over e x :.e : .an. ; c-.i Mi; v.ih the l-: -p.it ir.tero'' I the -' t ! ti . the p!ea.-:ng o.,'-. rngcr to rs busin."3s rel.a- lera! Irre-ej r-t ar, n iiy l ae , 1 i mity, an amtities of pred ; eei ved over our last few months. t: ; e n Ih. i eights that have been ii point to the interior, iniy no v.- in our favor, ' will only avail them- i i cc : l ; ; . -, r. ' ,- 1 antagts that surround i not fr distant when wharves will evince a It .. :ree: : el degree of pro.-perity never dreamed of ' by the most sanguine or visionary. rite paF.t, with all its sins of omission ; ar. d conimit-Eion, is gone from you for ever the loi.g years of slothful indiler- j once through which 3-ou have slumbered on. r.ot v, iiling to be arouse 1 from the j tr.ar.ee which v.-a a consuming the vital j energies r f your being. -can never bo: recalled: but t: e future tho glorious ! future, with ali its privileges and ad- , vamag a i-before you. and you may,! e ti:e app.i.t : .'ve'op a mr prerperitv t!:tt ti.-s i. a ' h ;- aon of tne proper means ! hanieal and commercial I : will be felt throughout ! t 1 bread th of tho State. V,'o are :;. ar,: ,- to t'r.e ir.eshaustihlo pro- I ductiana of the Wt et than any of her j neighbor?, end wo know that our; Western friends are meet charitably dis- J posed towards us, till energy, liberal- I ity and promptness are only necessary,! oa the part of our business men, to se- , cure for our community a largo portion j of the trad of the up country." j Sach were New Berne's hopes and prospecs thirty yearj ago. That her people had a right to be hopeful and ex-! poet great thirgs from her railroad no; one can deny : but before the establish- ' rr.cL.t of a l"ne ei steamers to form the j proper connection with tho road had been coiis-ummatcd, the war camo on and closed tho ports of the South, and during the four years which followed, New Berne and the A. & N. C. K. had ! ;ir ro of the misfortunes of the Eat it v, as after the war that e failed to seiao the onportun rike lor the building up of tho v.-r.r. of tiio State. Richmond ;,; irawn from North Carolina Jnie-ntr jad w hieh was com ,ai i ret n'-boro to Danville e war. that shrewd men with rpU'--ii: 'ike Col. Puford. saw hi::g in this tratllc for Rich si they resolved to keep it. AeOilt t 1 inio the managers of North iircads for want of busi- Ca na a r: ijt an: piaye v. ho "-! th foresight adopted a policy 1 :-c! -1 li into the h nds of those C.:y':. hv th lite' f tre try aci 1 (o cut Now nt Morehead . A ctiee in point will euf luetrata thie. Whiie the .iaa road was still controlled ', gentlemen from along its evLitd Greensboro, eo we aie Lome on . North, and wcra to struck ,'. hohesale prices here that on -.eu the-- purchased eevoral i hero. Bat when they j ... t::eir goods they were made . .1 rates, which were much ..a through, rates, to Golds hs.n local from GoIJboro to the Leliaation. In ether words. ...;.-rs vi the railroad said, you Ley ... cods lit New Lerne: if we will ij.lio our freight :- hi ;h that you can't compete :e v. ii . get them over tho : 1 and Danville line. Well. ; wai agreed that North Caro- , e.tld not manage their rail- ! .he North Carolina road, iun ugh thj centre of tha State, i lo the liteh.mond and Dan- i read Co. . and tho country hh-'. '-lo w a -; v i r t u a l!y bottled i eietnaiu bottled up f orever V ee make another held elTort lo :e that system of State rail . iiieh made New Berne sol hirly year ; ago. This is the J .ala tit,- v.' i : 1 3 C: . SO ' thr; ease que eidi Ai w. A ( no w , il. ij idiiiur people should con .nnection with the C. F. & and after the lease of thei :!u It. & D. expires, bring it ; t.-.e fy.-tifj, an i then we will ; -re than hall tiie ( ounlies of1 ..--.liti.-i err.p'j ic a t!: ir prod ucts ; ; ei' ' :h ;r- i i f-aport :t ri.tivin, tlielr eu;j,lies in h- oa. a geol one: is oi:e that i, hi.,' ti:" endorsement of a: i v. I i i -. - his State, and ;vi. Ks-vt-a. M..r head etity, a- a .-l ' 1 h : -' ro t-hmild move ib i-oiii-r Kills liiinsc if. a. Oct. a. A thrilling e 'oicte.i in tho Circuit his lr-orning. Sam Branch, :i. v.-:io on trial for larceny, 1:, ,1 ino.i ilia court room he i tiCiabie and turn deadly t i ar ver.iiet '.' ' akeii ! ' a . ' , y ef giand larceny." l.ira.-nan. "What is the 'Five years in the peni .e ih'e words were ut 1' ' f-ir-.-;iihu Branch ex-.-" kia.-ws I am innocent," a large knifo from his t-;r cha cd. --Ch anel pui.ing pocket tnru-t blood epurted into his throat. The over tne lury box ana judge's desk, and ia thirty minutes. negro was dead WtfPi absolutely Pure. 'J'blB jwvrdcr r.cTer varice. A marvel of purity, Btrrriit 1. , fiini wholeenmonesa. Mor. scooomlrBl tlmMi-'-. Tell nary kinds, and osd aca bo ho11 In o;r; .anion with the maltltod ef lo-v tcol. fcnt-rtwe'ijht.alnm or phoflpbJkt poft-ders. e,0!.! e.t, 1 ..-1 :i on na. ItOTAL UAKTWm .ncwpKHio.. V...:!-B'...K. V. DOTlS-lTdW I'or r-,de in !Te .. i eMi by Alex. Miller. MOST IHilLLIANT, PURE &-PERFE0T LENSES IXxi tho World. 'l l;cj' ii'csiH 1 , msiRrcr.t nuC. rolorlera M llttiit itsi'lf. iiuri inr k)U ut'Hs fir ondnmnce to the eve, raiiin-l ixci-llpil, rnnlMt)g tb wer-r lo n-ml i.-t . vilhov.! fatlgne. In fM(-t. 1 Jic-3' :il o I'KIiKBtlT S!i;;ir I'itl.t ltKNKRS, TeHlir.onlalB frt ni tho Ieiullua phj-Klclana In the 1 rilU-il States, (lovtrnoiB, Heaators. Lesl8latira, stockmen, men o' note Ixi all pro. fession.s, find In dllleretii brandies of trade, hanlteiK, mefha n les, etc., cau be given Tho -have hn l tin tr Kir!it Improved by their use. Ad!, K.YKS FITTED AND 'M1K Kir UL'ARANTEEDBT F. S. DUFFY, Druggist, n:ai(i KKW ISKIINU. N. C. Iy ALEX7 JUSTICE, DEALER IN Fine Flour of all Grade's, Selected Tca.3, Pure Coffees and Gpicct:, Butter and Cheese, from the Jjest dowries. The I.arnst and Hett Helected Stock ( ANMiD Flit ITS AKD VF.OETABL ever before brought to .New Berne. Also, a full vaiiely of oilier goodg, neua; In a KimUdniM SLor - Goods delivered a nnj- j-r.rt of the free of clinrge. T1JRM8 CASH, Middle h'-t.., nxt to If umplirey V; Howiirtl, cv Hern", K. C. m a r'e" d w t f FOE BARGAINS IN CALL AT THE lhv Berne Furniture Store WEST SIDE MIDDLE STREET,! Wb re it can 1 :cd in groat variety. stock will beordered abova cost. of public patronage .'. M. HINES, Manager. i urniture ilea at a small per ee A liberal 1 ha eolioit'-d. mar ; 1 ,! . J0IES, Whe t: il Dealer in lb: st v; nnnncnicc i JilUUblllLU 'handise TII2S Etc. n , C . ( : on and Consignment., l Gre other Produce solicited. lroni)t Attention Guavnnteed. W. Lr. South Front and Middle 8t Sash, Doors tuxl Blinds, Paints, Oils :iix! (..lass. Cimo, Cement nd Plaster, AND All (Jradrs of COOKING ANU HEATING STOVES, AT BOTTOM PRICES! L. IL CUTLER, 26 & 28 Middle Street, NKVV It S3 UN K. N. O. Use Ho&sse's Chill Syrup Willis, Edwards & Co. have reopened tho New Berne Machine Works, and h ive added Tools to tbeir works lo do all kiuds of Machine and Boiler Work at .-hr t notice. They have also added it foundry to their works, aud are prepared to do the beet of Brass and Iron Canting, House Plumbing a specialty. If you want good work five us a call. All work guaranteed and done at prices to fruit the lime.'. iyll wly J, A. i.KI KN. NS MANLY Green, Foy & Co., BANKERS and Commission Merchants1 South Fbont Street, 4eJwly NEW BEENE, N. O. i