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weelili spit V ! INDEPENDENT IN VT.I THINGS. l r . Tox-naai $U.OO I' 01- -Vo.x-. NEW BI2RXE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, OCTOBER 20. 1887. VOL. X. NO. 29. i OETT1NCER BROS., HAVE OPENED AND DryGoods,Bopts,Slioes V4 endemror to keep onlj GOOD GOODS, and will U all times sell t REASONABLE TERMS. W offer at wholes-If, P. LotilUrd k Co ' Snuff.-, Armoar Co.'i Provision? Hll'i Sur Lje ud Poush, $Ur Bro.. Fine Shoes, TT By BlWs 6-04i i Lther Uo.'i Shoes and Boon, Tne Clebr-d Ferl Shirts. Harvey' Old Tack-to Tobacco, Hon. Tt0. M. Holt's AU-i-nce Plaids. ATd a fall line of Genera! Merehand!e at Lowest Market Prices. GEORGE ASH, ot Qu mai it his aim this season to aelect a stock of goods, which haj JSZgj? and-Quality, ad rewoasaeadfl itelf to the bttr trade. Li the higher jradei of Meni, Yth. B4J9 ai Ckildrea'i Clothing we haye a oomplet lin of neat and b iga at POEULAR PRICES! Woald apUwl lit tea ti on of fine trade to oar PBIKCI AT.'RyRT ffTTITfl, wkii i materiaJ, trimming, make and fit are equaJ thm tarwtom de work. Onx SXLSLIHED OVEBCOATS n light, medium and hayj waijthta art Bean tie, and will b told Our SATIH-LIHED CHINCHILLA OVERCOAT farm eat and will b told as a BARGAIN LEADER! In KE3TS TINE FTTRNTSHIN'GS we show a larger and handsomer, Mat than rr, eapciallj so in fine wfciU, acarlet, coUred and stripi. ! la HATS we carry the LEADIMQ STYLES , including the Ne"W Tdftr 'p gooda. ! Omr Stock of Gooda tbu. geajon i TOO LARGE TO ENUMERATE ; ALL THE ATTRACTIONS, knt would like for our friends to bear In 1 Bind that w also oaxrj a kandaome and BOOTS AND SHOES, AND DRY GOODS, aad ara prepared to offer special drives in Ladies' Corsets, TJndervests Walking Jackets. Cloaks and Shawls, and fine all woo! Blankats, Lap Roto and Horse Blankets. All oar Goodj will be sold low, therefore for good goods cheap call at XKIT TO L. H. CUTLER, MIDDLE 8TKEET, Uenn. T. M. OSES of Carteret and DAVTT CA5ADV of Onslow w.Il be pkajed to shov ttir friends through the st.k K. aa4 i J Full lines of the above Shoes for sale b H0WABD & JONES, sole agents for New Berne. SA1PAST1U1S. lMlM'.O.Orau rm 1 mtymm m0t TMMM SHAKESPEARE Cannot lave Bacon, Hitbr eanBaVOon nre 8hkepre, but THE PUBLIC may. and aj their pat- rooac provM, will urt their money by baying Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes and Notions At F. T. Pattersons Stores, Oa MIDDLE STBEET. ner Htel Albert, where LOW PRICES nd Reliable Qoodt tjf ss fsr shesd of 1I competitors as the Volunteer wm ahead of the pnpT for Cold Ware by curing a pair of Wool L-lankets, handaome Cooa fortable. Woolen Cnderwer for Men and Womm, Neat and Nobby Ties for tooac mo, fine line ot Bordered Handkerchiefs for Ldie aad OentlemeB, Ota eta Hoe of Hosiery, Co!!ay, CulTs. Shirta. Merino Underwear. Shawle, TJBOk. Valiw, Rand 8tchels. Cap. Piece tJood -in f act ererrthing in flrst-elsM goods too numerous to mention. READY-MADE CLOTHING afipaMiaUtj, for Boy 'Touch sod Mn. at price so low that would cause the Wtyf -i grow oa "Bill Sts's" bed in astonishment. jiayt arw dsngsroos, so come while you have the opportunity snd secure bargaia TVa emlf solstioo sf this pocxle msy be obtained at F. T. Patterson Store: potstiiohtiwskooliigi5ayimiirwohees ; xr. c. OFFER FOR SALE THEIR CF h i e r ! at astonishing low prices. an e legant moet complete stock of :ldi lll in i -in i i - - Aayawrmiwx 9m J A JH ..S MKANS S-4 SHOK V UM JiMM mXJkS J 8HOK. ecordinarr Tmit"t boo. i ii Hi - ri r "FT pimljtm thtom JAMES MEANS G4 SHOE fa mat m is loo u Ox JAMES MEANS S3 SHOE, k-4 lGJ to cJ fcr A h.--cr Bt4 aocf Jrcv W L-AM Ui JAMES MEANS S3 SHOE. Cmr 3 Sh cj ertfciih-xJ (! :r p. -mar.-:-: r -priAtirn :or cT.f- I -!! wcn6J:(jf i" h ai - r' :u evr 1 -.awr. ;n tl. hi-.o I' IrnJ' N v . p ' ".rn tCP ' Mi" "" ! i-K- Jsnrw Me-maa S-i shoo it r. : i 1 '? ji4 ,( .! u s -; ' w 1 . ' : :- -- frnrr ! 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Oome itepping softly from the slender moon Where Ujou dost lie apon her gentle breast. And bring a boon Of silence and solace for our ret Or lift as, lift our soul to that bright place Where she doth hide her face; Lap os in light anJ lustrous fleece and steep Our hearts in stillness: drench in drowsy dreams: Gi-e as the pleasant languor that be- IMBlt, And rock our sleep. Quell thy barbed lightning in the som bre WNt, Quiet thy thunder dogs that bay the moon : Soothe the day s fretting like a tender nurse; Breathe on our spirits till they be in tana. Were it not bert To huah ail noises in the universe. And bleaa with solemn quietude, that thus The Kill, small yoice of (tod might p- to us v STATE NEWS Roanoke Nfws : Four prisoners, all colored, "and all awaiting trial at the ensuing term of the Superior Court broke jail at Halifax on Sun daj afternoon laat, and escaped, though efforts were made to ro ! capture them. I YVilmiDgton Star-.'Grant township votd a subscription of ten thous and dollars to the Wilmington, Onslow & East Carolina Railroad, at the election heid last Tuesday. It is said that only one vote was cast ''against subscription." Durham Tobacco riant: Mr. Joho M. Green was shot in the face by a companion while out hunting birda. Mr. Green was on one side of the branch, Mr. Linthicnm on the other, a bird flew up, Mr. Lin thicum fired, not seeing Mr. Green, and emptied nearly the whole charge in his face. The wound is painful, bat not dangeroas. News and Observer : Daring the last twelve months, thirty-three j cotton factories were established in the South, twelve of them in North Carolina. The average divi dend on investment for all the mills has been about 20 per cent, and yet there are good business men in Raleigh who seem to tbink that a ootton factorj wxinld not pay here at least thev don't build one. Isn't busi- : it fanny! Think about it, ness men. Greene County Enterprise: Some , of the farmers in the neighborhood I of Hall Road Church met last week and organized a "Farmer's Club." This is a move in the right direc tion, for it is only through organ ized efforts that any class or body of men c-an attain success, and it seems to us that if there is any 0f people that ought to be or ganized it is the farming class the back bone and the sinew of the land- Greenville Reflector: A destruc tive Are occurred upon the planta tion of Col. Harry Skinner, upon rhich Mr. A. J. Moore lives, one I aTternoon last week. The stables and barn were burned, destroying the carU, wagons and farm imple- I ments of the plantation, besides ! ten tons of hay, a quantity of corn and fodder and several head of : team. The fire is supposed to have originated from combustion cansed i by the curing hay. Loss about 2,000 with no insurance. ! Smitbfield Herald : Andrew Gild- 1 1 1 c T : 1 j resL, cuwreu, ui aicuuiuiiu uuuuij. ! thia State, was arrested here Tnes-: day night charged with stealing: ten dollars in greenbacks from another , colored nan named D. W. bachey, : who livea at Dndley, Wayne county, The accused wa tried Wednesday morning by W. B. Sarles, J. P., who after hearing the evidence, in default of bail committed him to I jail. He was searched by the jailor ! and the ten dollar bill found on , his person, after which he confessed i to have taken the money. Up to I that time he protested his inno cence. Vilson Advance : The barn of I Mr. W. U. Pope, who lives be I tween Dann and Godwin's, was ' destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning about light. No clue as to the origin of the fire. For tunately Mr. Pope had not gathered ! his corn, the loss therefore is very j light, outside oi the building, which was not very costly. 'o iii- 1 suranee. A little ten year old son of Mr. James Spencer, near j Dunn, was bitten by a moccasin last week on his foot. Shortly afterwards a live chicken was cut open and applied to the foot that was bitten, and five little snakes were thereby drawn from the wound inflicted by the snake. Mr. A. J. Turlington, ot Averasboro, has the little snakes. Goldsboro Argus ; The notorious "moonshiner'' Mai lioberson, who has d'-ULed th9 officers of the law and eluded irrestfor lo these many years, has at length been captured by Mr. II. P. Dortch and is now in jail in this city awaiting a hearing before U. S. Commissioner Cog dell. Two more ''moonshiners" were yanked in by Deputy Collec tor II. r. Dortch in the swamps of Lenoir county Monday night to gether, with a large still and fix tures. The names of the captured two are Ergbert and Harvey Wal ler, brothers. They gave bond in Kinston for their appearance at next term of the I". S. District Court. Yesterday a negro named Dock Whitley was sent to jail for committing au outrage upon Emma Hamilton, a little eight year ( old colored girl. The outrage oc curred in the Patetown section of this county, and has greatly , aroused the indignation of the peo ple of that section. The case will be tried next week in the Superior i Court. "How high is the thermometer!' asked a business man who stopped in front of Hudnnta drug store the other morning. ''Jes' as high as 'twas vest'd'v," replied a newslov, as he meandered toward thecoruer; "they haint changed the nail she, hangs on since she was first pat np. MIS AlUIOTTTiJ THE RESCUE. Ht-r Plucky Koply to a Pulpit Attack Upon Actors and Actresses. Nashvili.k. Oct. n. The city is very deeply excited over a sciisa tioual scene at the McKendree Methodist Church this morning. Rev. V. R. Candler, the pastor preached a sermon on t heatre going and used some very strong denun ciator language in relation to the atres atnl theatre goers. He spoke of actors and actresses in the most uncomplimentary manner. When he concluded by saying the stage could only be reformed by burning down all the theatres, Emma Ab-; , bott, who was in the audience, rose ! j trembling with emotion and very 1 pale. 1 She announced her name and then said that she had been on the . stage since she was eight years old and had always tried conscieutioas .' ly and to the best of her ability to do her duty before God at all times, ami that she would defy any one in the whole world to say one word against her fair name. She said she would speak ot such noble wo men as Jenny Liiid, Albani, Mod jeska and countless other light- of the stage who had led exemplary I ves; wlin Ii.nl devoted themselves t ) doing good deeds, and who were noble wives and mothers. The minister had an objection to prayers being Ming in the operas, but when she knelt down to sing the prayer in "Mignou" and the 'Eohemian Girl" those words came right from her heart. In all the opera? given last w eek there was no impure or improper allusion, and , because one occasionally finds vice , in the pulpit or upon the stage there is no reason for such whole sale denunciation, which, in her j opinion, was entirely ifalse and un- : called for. Before the deafening ! applause that followed Miss Ab ' bott's remarks had ceaed, Mr. Can-: dler said : I will not undertake to reply to, the lailv, as she is a lady, for such 1 ,V ,,l,n.r! the theatre than to the house of I God." A World reporter called on Miss Abbott alter her return to her hotel and found her at dinner with her uuoi'auw, luivu&u 1 1, in order to catch the afternoon train to Chattanooga. She was evident ly mnch wrought up, and was suf fering from a feeling of injustice. "God knows," she said, "I have humbly tried to do my duty. My j father and my mother know if I 1 have been a true, womanly daughter to them, and I defy any one to say they ever heard aught against Em ma Abbott. I have had a hard week's work here, and after two fatiguing performances yesterday. I got up earlier than usual today to be able to attend divine worship. Iain a member of church and al ways attend, it possible, 1 went humbly for com fort aud to ask God's help to carry me through another week safely. I love congregational 1 singing and I love church music. I joined in all the hymns and en Joyed them. I took my seat near i the door, as I always do. I went 1 to that church entirely accident- ftlly. "In his sermon at first the min ister gave utterance to anecdotes and illustrations that I thought irrelevant in the pulpit. Then he began to sneak of theatres and theatrical people, nud made a wholesale denunciation of every one of them. I could hardly contain myself. lie did not make an exception, and how could I keep silent! Emma Abbott prizes her name as a woman as much as she does her reputation as an artist."' Her. .Mr. Landler declined to be interviewed, bnt said if he had gotten up in a theatre and attempted to express his views a policeman would have put him out The incident caused the greatest ; excitement. When the incident! Decame generally Known a large . i i . . . i. i. , i i numuer oi au.wuu u. u uuuwn, .uiss Aouott soeiany canen upon her and expressed their commenda tion of her spirited but ladylike de fense of herself and her profession. Miss Abbott's company left for Chattanooga this afternoon. Formnlas for Wheat Comiot. From a report of Dr. II. 1!. Bat tle, in the last issue of the Bulletin, we clip the following formulas of composts for wheat ; 3. For a compost, mix in Livers, dissolving the sulphate of ammonia and muriate of potash in water, and sprinkling it over each layer: Acid phosphate, - - -"l,(M0 lbs. Sulphate ot ammonia, - loo Muriate of potash - - 100 Stable manure - - S00 I'.ooo lbs. half of the I'se one fourth or one above on one acre. Where cotton seed or tobacco stems (ground) or dust are to be had, they may take the place of a part, or the whole, of trie stable manure. Then wet enough to thoroughly kill the seed. This only takes more time ; 4. The following is recommended : Acid phosphate - - G00 lbs. Muriate of potash - - - 100 " Sulphate of ammonia - - 100 " Drv muck, or other rich earth COO " 2,000 lbs. For wheat and rye or oats, it may bo harrowed in with the grain at the rate of .Sou or i"U lbs. to the acre. 5. L'sing cotton seed meal : Acid phosphate - - f.oo lbs. Cotton seeil meal - - - - Too Stable manure - - - - tlou Muriate of pota.-h - - loo 2.000 lbs. It is a hard matter to advise as to the proper quantity of each com post to be used to the acre. The farmer knows his own capabilities and resources and should therefore be his own judge: he best knows how much money he can afford to spend in manures for application to the soil. The formulas given are all in the right proportion, and the general rule will hold for each, as indeed, in all fertilization of land in this way : The larger the quantity of com- posts applied to the acre, t he greater tcill be the crop yield THE CROPS. Statistical Report of the Department of Agriculture. Washington, Oct. 40. The Statistical Report of the Depart ment of Agriculture makes an in crease of only one half of one per cent, in the condition of corn. The past month has been very generally favorable, but the status of the large part of ihe crop was fixed at the date of the previous report. General average of condition is 72. S instead of 72.3. The average ot -the seven surplus States is 64.9 instead of (J! 2 in September. This is a lower condition than has ever , . , .., been reported, except in 1881, when the average was nearly seven points lower, and the average yield IS. 9 bushels. The indication is now for a yield ot a small fraction over twenty bushels per acre. The I exact area, exclusive of that cat for j fodder as not worth harvesting, is not yet determined. The slight uncertainty regarding it may cause a variation in the final record of one or two per cent, from 1,50U,00U, 000 bush Is. The test of threshing has not materially enlarged the average rate of wlieat yield, which appears to be above 11 S buhels, or lour tenths of a bushel less than last year. The acreage, which is large in Dakota, will make partial com pensation, and bring the product nearly or quite to 450,000.000 bashels. The rate of yield in New York is K. 7 bushels : Pennsylvania 10.5, Ohio 12.4, Michigan 1,5.3. Indiana 15 5, Illinois 15.2, Wiscon sin 10.3, Minnesota 9.5, Iowa 10, Missouri 17, Kansas 9.(5, Nebraska 10.7, Dakota 10.5. California 13.8. The jieldof oats is slightly be- low an average of about 25 bushels per acre. The product is fully ' 600,000,000 bushels. In the nrin-; cipal States of the Central Valley j region the State averages a range : from 25 to 30 bnshels. ! Thp barlflv vield i noarlv 0 nfr ine oane. yieia 13 nearij u per cent, less than the medium yield, or aooac onsneis per acre. rew 1 20.3, Michigan 19.5, Wiscon- j - , t) - ' ; . ' T I CaiiPnrn a Qfl ' i I La'lrornla fy Z- . I I Ihe yield of rye is 115 bushels ! l per acre and the product about ! 2-1,000,000 bushels. sin IX. Minnnanra 1 'I nwa 1 i i There has been a droD in the con-1 i . m , , . , a;: r i,u- r on ! uuiuu ui uutbtTucat 11 u in oi? iu ! nearly The condition of potatoes has de clined from 67.3 to 61.5, partly from the appearance of rot in the Atlantic States. The condition of cotton has far underlined. The effect of the drought in reducing vitality and arresting growth is more apparent than on the 1st of September. The general average has been reduced from 81'. S to 70.5. It is still several points higher than in 1883 arid 1SS-1, and ten points higher thaa in 1881. The average of the condition by States is as follows : North Caro lina 7S, South Carolina 79, Georgia 77, Florida 79, Alabama 76, Mis sissippi 77, Louisiana 78. Texas 75, Arkansas 75, Tennessee 7-4. The condition of tobacco averages 75.5, against 70.8. The figures for the States producing shipping and cutting leaf are Maryland 92, Vir ginia 90. North Carolina 91, Ken tucky 62, Ohio 56, Indiana 45, Illinois 58, Missouri 50. Tennes see 57. Special Conrse at the University. Chapel Hixl. C, Oct. 4, 1887. The University is desirous of helping the teachers of the State, and to this end will offer a special teacher course of three months, provided at least fifteen teachers will agree to attend. As lar as the course applies to the common ( school Studies, it is designed to be , a review of them. A special , ahrido-pd rinrsc will hfl e-iven in 1 any tne following branches if j ,- f Ur. fit.Q nf thnaA 1 tin thg conrse. Tf fQ DOO .J laro.n iihr,v nf It is seen that large election is obtainable. 1. Constitution of X. Constitution of X. C.-Prcsi dent Battle. 2. Elementary course in Mental and Moral Science with special ref erence to teaching. Dr. Mangum. Elementary Algebra and Geom etry. Professors Graves and Love. 4. Short course in Latin. Prof. Winston. 5. Teacher's Course in Chemistry Prot Venable. G. Geol. and Phvs Geography ! of X. C Prof. Holmes. 7. Elements of Natural Philoso phy. Prof. Gore. 8. Law of Domestic delations. Dr. Manning. 0. English Language and Litera ture. Dr. Hume. 10. Mental Culture, School Econ omy and Methods of Teaching. Prof. Henry. 11. Short Course on French and German. Prof. Foy. 12. Science of Form aud Elemen tary Course in Mineralogy. Dr. W. B. Phillips. 13- Short Course in Greek. Prof. Alexander. 14. Elementary Entomology and General Zoology. Prof. Atkinson. Tuition is free. A fee of five dol lars will be charged for room rent, servant hire, etc. The liichmond & Danville railroad will give re duced rates and it is expected that the other roads of the State will do the same. If the session is held it will begin either November 15th, 1S87 or February 14th, 1SSS. ; Teachers wishing to avail them selves of this offer will please noti fy either of the undersigned and state which of the dates mentioned is preferred. Act at" once. There is no time for delay. Further announcements will be made as soon as replies to this cir cular will justify. Address Kemp P. Battle, Presi dent, or Prof. Nelson B. Henry. Chapel Hill, N. C. Fish has often been recommended as a food for brain workers because it contained so large a proportion of phosphorus; but an Enlish analyst named Atwater finds that the per centage of phosphorus in fish is no greater than it is in ordinary butcher's meat. There is no doubt, however, that fish possesses certain advantages in the diet of persons engaged in sedentary pursuits, on account of its Bupenor disgestibu ty- Appalling Ditor on a Ilailmad in the W'ost. K0UT-. I.Nij.. Oct. 11. The worst hor rors of the railroad disaster a: Chars worth were duplicated hero today. A dozen blood-etainea, smoke-begrimed injured victims of ruilroai carelessness or blundering were brought into the lit tle station-house of the village early this morning, and this afternoon charred corpses, victims of the same blundering or carelessness, were laid upon the sta tion platform, while three mile3 west, down the track of the Chicio and At lantic Railway near a lonely eld water tank, piles f 'lebris mark the FDOt wnere a con is seldom equaled for terrible results. 1. ! occurred. Accord in tc th best estimate obtamabls-for ??It An J?",,fi"ea Posetble-f ally thirty human lives had been sacrificed outright, and half that number of per- song had suffered injuries more or less i 8erious- -to-a east-bound express that j 'oh vulgasu 1 obi, inut wun a great load j of passengers had, without a moment's warning, during a temporary wait, been I run into from behind by a loaded fast I freight, pluneine madly forward in the ! dark in hurrying dressed meat to the markets of the seaboard. Some part of the machinery of the passeDger engine bad been thrown out of order during the run from Chicago. A trilling stop at the water tank would make it all right, it was thought, acd the sto was accordingly made. Suddenly out of the darkness behind cam;- the flish of a headlight, the ruh and rattle of many wheels, and then a mighty crash. The masbive frame work c f the .-kener was transformed into a huge catapult. Pushed mercilessly forward by the freight, it crushed into the cars for ward, smashing their comparatively light timbers and making the work of destruction complete. Tne wreck quick ly took lire, and the sight of the shriek ing victims and dancing llarues wes one never to te forgotten. TIIK ENGINEER S ACCOUNT. Thid morning, surrounded by an eager group of questioners at the hotel in Kouts. Uie engineer of the passenger tiain told the followingstorv of the ter- rible disaster: "We passed No. 43 at tsoone Grove on time and started to ward Kouts. No. 49 pulled out of the station in le6S than two minutes behind us, when they should have waited much longer. When we were well away from the town we could see her light but a little way behind. We were not run- s 3 UCUU3t -ue engine was ; .on one Bjdewe had broken an eccen. :tric strap and were running but one pair ot wneeis. having been forced to disconnect the other pair of wheels, whirh tt-er mnnino- c.f nr, vcio iuuuhj iuodc. m uouisc the socident held our sDeed down a lit- tie, but we had no idea that the engi- neer of No. 49 would have any difficulty in keeping off from our heels. The last time I looked behind there was ample lPm oetween us. e stoppsa at tne r(vini between tia Boone Urove water-tank, and were ! there almost a minute before they struck us. j THE STOVfi GETS IN' ITS WOHK. j Joe McCool. a bartender, of Boston, : who wag injured in the disaster, gave the fo! lo wins account of the accident; ""I w;;s in the passenger coach which 1 was next to tha last car in the train. Just before midnight I went into the smoker, which was just ahead of our j car, and chatted for an hour, and came back to the coach with a young man i who sat down near me. That is the last I've seen or expect to see of the poor i fellow. Just as I had stretched myself ! out to go to sleep, and almost before I closed my eyes, there was an awful I crash, which, God help me. I never want to hear again. I could feel my ' self thrown violently toward the top of the car, and then I became insensible. On the way up I real iz?d that all was confusion in the car: that canes, valises, rods of iron and lamps were in the air about me. I must have regained my i consciousness iu a very short time, for j when I awoke all was darkness in the j car. and horrible shi ieks and piercing j wails of agony almost deafening to my ears. In the end of the car furtherest from me the stove was overturned and j the tlames were just starting with great j rapidity. There was some sort of a new gas lamp in the car, with reservoirs : reaching from one to the other. The flames leaped up the sides, and in less time than I can tell it, the gas was burning the whole length of the coach over heads. I was wedged in between two seats where I couldn't move a limb of my body, and there watched the fire slowly creep upon me. It was a ter rible sight. In the end of the coach near the fire I could see a lady caught crept glowjr acrosa the car; Bhe was goon enveloped in flames, and there, in agony, she burned before my eyes. Just across my seat I noticed soon be- fore thejaccident a father, his wife and daughter, I eaw them, also, crushed together and burned. Just aa the flames were blazing a foot or two away from me a man pulled me into the aisle, and said, 'Come to the window. ' He must have mistaken me for some one else, for the moment he had looked closely at my face he dropped me. and hurried through the window with an exclamation of eviient disappointment. I then piinfully crawl? 1 after him in safetv. " The C. F. Y. V. Koav.i. It is always a pleasure to u? to rc-fer to the progress of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad. The great en- terDrise is strictlv North Carolinian. having been projected by North Caro- linians for the benefit of North Caro lina, and has been managed by North Carolinians with signal euccess from i the very beginning. Yesterday trains on tho road ran to Pilot Mountain station, making the total length of the line now in operation 220 , miles. So we are informed by our val i ued friend John M. Rose, Esq., who has i been connected with the road from the beginning and to whose business capa , city and high character is due no little i of the success tho lins has attained ! With President Gray and the othsr offi cers of the company he is heartily to be congratulated on the rapid and substan tial construction of the road and the popularity it has gained. Freights over the line are far beyond expectation, and the general business of the road is in creasing daily. As an example of this we understand that 40,000 bales of cot ton will be hanled this season into Fay etteville from the Bennettsville, S. C, section, an increase of 10,000 bales over last year's business in this quarter alone. We rejoice in so fine a showing and rejoice still more in the fact that the C. F. & Y, V., traversing the State as it does, almost from the northwestern most point to tha most southeasterly, is Btrictly a North Carolina road . managed successfully by North Carolinians. News and Observer, The Onlow Railroad. The board of commissioners for this county met in adjourned session yester day to consider the request of the Wil mington, Onslow & East Carolina Rail road Company for the release to the company of the old plank road extend ing from Seventeenth street to tne Pen der county line. A committee from the board of directors of the railroad com pany was present. The matter was dis cussed for some time and finally on mo tion of commissioner B. G. Worth, for the consideration of the proposed re lease of the road was deferred until the company shall hive definitely de termined upon the line of the railroad. At the meeting held in Grant town ship. Feader county, last Saturday, res -lutioce were adopted endorsing a sub scription of S 10,1 00 by the township, to aid in the extension of the road. The question of "subscription" will be sub mitted to the voters of the township at an election to be held today. L'p to 12 o'clock on Saturday there nad been 2:9 votes registered, out of a voting strength of 365 Wil. Star. An The PrcMclcut at st. Paid. St. Paul. Minn, t ct. ' The s; , s train containm,; the President. 2tir.-. Cleveland, the Postmaster-General at,d his wife, and other members of tl.e party, reached St. Paul at 0 CO this eve ning, having left Madison. Wis., at 'J o clock this morning. The people along the line and at the smaiier ttatiocs were much less demonstrative than those of the regions pasicd through ear lier in the trip. At LaCrosse. where the train tarried twenty minutes, though there were ten thousand neonle twice as many more lining the streets of the town, and though their enthusiasm was ui me uvenesr, Kina, tnere was ot the liveliest neither crowding nor haste. At Portage, New Lisbon, Sparta aad Lake City, where five minute stop were made, handshaking took place of the now familiar character, yet with a difference. The look of excitement, almost as intense as that of men in bat tle, was missing. The people jostled and crowded, but they laughed as they did so. The interview was, with them not bo evidently one of business a- ot 1 pleasure. Isot a tenth of the numheis had a chance to shake the ' gathered ; hand of the President, but their cheers as the train pulled away were none the less hearty. Just north of Wincn.M a throne of workmen were gathered, r.nd one on horseback rode up to th'; riv.v moving train to present to Mrs. deve land, with their compliment, a har-l-some bouquet. lie reached i: t u; i;;..l thought it safe in her hand, but un luckily ii vvls not anil fell to the ytv. rid , Tne mounted man was embarrassed f.r a moment, but an athletic fellow from among the workmen leaped a ditch, picked up the tiowers. none the worse for their fall, and amidst the wildest hurrahs of the companions, delivered them. lie will remember the laOv's smile as long as he lives. The party was met at the dep m in this city by the reception committee and a great crowd of people. As Mrs. Cleve land walked down the piatform three little girls. Miss Esther Kelly, Mis Maguire and Miss Barclay, stepped for ward and presented her . with three lovely bouquets of pink roses. Great throngs filled the streets through which the procession passed. At the Hotel Ryan the President and his partv were introduced to Mayor Smith, who de livered a brief spetch of welcome. The President responded in appro priated terms, and after referring tu'the rapid growth of St. Paul, concluded r.- follows: '"My visit to you being a soci.il one, and trusting that we have a sort of friendly feeling for each other. I want to suggesst to you a reason why I am particularly and personally interested in St. Paul and its people. Some years ago a young girl dwelt among you and went to school. She has grown up to be a woman, and is now my wife. If any one thinks a president ought not to mention things of this sort in public I hope he or she does not lire in St. Paul, for I don't want to shock anybody whed I thank the good people of this city be cause they neither married nor spoiled my wife, laughter and applause.; and when I tell them that they are related to that in my life better than all earthly honors and distinctions. Hereafter you may be sure that her pleasant recollec tion of school days will be reinforced by the no less pleasant memory of cur present visit, and thus our j resent interest in S:. Paul and its kind c:t;."ii be increased and perpetuated. " Oy-ter Fair and Kailroa!-. Silver Dale, Onflow Co.. ' 'j:. y. Editor Journal I see from the Journal that you are anxious in rela tion to an oyster fair, an-! I thick it but fair toward you that I show you onie of the inside feeling of the matter from my standpoint, which of cours? you lire not expected to see. In the first stages cf oy.-ter culture it is right and economy to first gather up the wild product as long as it can be reached. This is actually no cultivation at all. It is aa good and no better than has been practised for a number of years. As yet we haye lar-e increase in quantity but not in quality. This comparatively wild stock will compare badly with the well-bred, con sequently much expected and nothing realized that can be shown at a fair. This is not all. I have been dividing , oyeter lands into farms everyday since the coming in of the law, with in creased demand beyond the ability to fill, and there is no desire in this section just now to advertise for occupants : from afar off. Then again in the Pamlico, Lieutenant , ; Winslow is ready to Bhow parties every '; advantage scientific and otherwise where all the circumstances can be i weighed on the spot. Of course it would not be interesting to take the wild stock of the Pamlico and show them at New , Berne or elsewhere. I think that the same circumstances ' which influence us in New river have their effect to some extent in other oys ter localities. We would help you very po-nly r.ii.l at great disadvantage lhi v it.'.- r wi:h a fair. I am delighted at the ii.tri.-t u take in the oyster industry an 1 rej ice at the many ways you come at car peo ple to constrain them to build tha rail road; hope you will continu-L- your a::v- ity un'il all is accomplished. Yours verv trulv. J. A. Matt -. ks A BO IT A. A; N. C. K. FXTLNSION. meeting of lenoir county citiz.ns at the court house Tuesday nwut. Pursuant to previous notice a meeting of the citizens of Lenoir county was held in the court house on Tuesday evening, October 11th. 1;?7. Mayor A. T. Hill was called to the chair and H. 1". Cox was requested to record the pro ceedings. The object of the meeting was ex plained to be for the purpose of acting in concert with the citizens of Carteret. Craven and Wayne counties in nn trTort to extend the A. & N. C. Railroad. The chairman, on motion, appointed a committee of five, consisting of L. Harvey, J. W. Grainger, G. E. Milier, Dr. H. Tull and E. F. Cox to prepare resolutions. The said committee re ported as follows: Whereas, We have recently heard that there is a possible chance of ex tending the A. & N. C. Railroad and thereby secure the connection with the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Road . and Whereas, This movement, if con summated, would build up and develop our seaport and result in great benefit to this entire section, therefore be it Resolved, That we cordially endorse this enterprise and assure His Excel lency, the Governor, that anv aid whirh he may be able to ren appreciated by the :er win o;. citiz :' ;i.-hlv ' this county. The chairman was rtaaerted t . a number of citiz ?ns aa a Mann visit the Governor and ure v.r the great importance of this rawi to our people. The failjwine; men were si'ectel to C"t:.'.vv; committee: J. V.". Gr.v.u;.- r. Cox. N. J. R juse. J. C Wo.a-.-n. r! J. M. Had ley, C.S. Wo-Uvn. p. ' Georee Rountree. J. F. Wo., f Harvey. W. B. Moye. W. C. Field On motion the meeting ad purr. A. T. II ii.u. Chr E. F. C' Sec "v. Kanst ..a Fia. I'. Preserve our 3iyis. It is simply wonderfu 1. the re; lit l . on Hawkes' Spectacles and Evo-eh-.- a. ? have attained throughout the bailed States; thev are known from the Atlan tic to the Pacili::. and their reputation i- built upon real merit. Te-limouia'.s from the most eminent men f the country are given, who have had th.ir sight improved by thsir u-"e. All eyes fitted and the fit iruaranteed at the drug store cf F. S. DulTy, New Berne. sep 5 lm CITY AND VICINITY. Iroad Ex-.-;-!i&ioii The tlass Me;t. sn.7 01 Tu-tsfny Nigh. A 1-iiV-' r.iimbi r of citizens of Craven ty ..--Mibh-d at the c.airt house, on lav r.icht to discuss the proposition CO.; Tu to extend the A. ft: N. C. R. to some point on the C. V. & Y. V. K. The meeting war called to order by S. V,". 1,-ithani. E.-q . w ho moved that ' Mr. Geo. Allen be called to the chair. The motion was unanimously adopted. H Nunn w as elected secretary The chairman stated the object of the meeting. Mr. J. J. W'oltenden stated that the matter was one of great importance to New Berne and this section; that he saw present merchants, lawyers, doc tors and many of other trades and pro- i feesions from whom we could have a full expression of opinion. There was "uc present who had long favored the ! ficl.,.;r;e of connecting the A. & N. C. R. j with C.: ('. F. & Y. V., lion. C. C. : CI uk. -itul he would like to heir from I i.'.Ti riii tae ,ub ject "dr. Clark was h ; a sp u liy c dit-d .-eh of s ;rai ti;.-' i,-,, pie for, and length. coming a t i- a.-u!'. ;.!, matters efTect r materi i'. interest ; he urged the t: of harm' ny an 1 c otu-ert of ,s without these their rlTirts. as, i-t. wuuhl plana? fruitless. The a til-.' a.necti he C. I" n of the A. iV N. 0. R. with Y. Y. -whs i.n old ccheme of . I he read ,i letter written by f ' e tl." fart of the directors of e.' N. ('. R. four years ago to i -r Jar-. :-i in which a plan for ir-. ( quipping and extension it j.-.-i out. He was glad that ; part plan then submitted by him had rat in Operation, but the i-xten- the A Gi-.ver i .' i ; I r i was m of the i-Cel! 1 ein 3d f! -t h. en made and he behuved the ia a-"ii it had not been was because on the part of the people of this com munity of a lack of harmony and united a--tivn. He suggested some difficulties in the way of x ten-ion that he thought could only be overcome by legislation; if nothing else was in the way it would be necessary to have a stock vote; if the Governor could be induced to favor ' it. it might be done. He thought we 1 should be cautious in approaching the Governor on tho subject and present it ', in a light that would secure his ap- proval. Maj. John Hughes was next called i for. He gave a history of his connection I with tho sale of the road from Smith- fic-ld to Goldsboro. and how ho urged up, a the Governor the importance of, saving it to the A. & N. C. R He was 1 heartily ia favor of this extension. He ! tin. ught the State ought to get r'.d of its ' interest in the A. it N. C. and that it rniht will give it far tho (nsummation of tin-- lichen: e . II. R. llryau. E-.i. n-mundw j . ret pun ilea to ea 1 1 -. A n propoee tu ruahe a ppeech, 'as ia favor of whatever redound.-. : b(-i.c fU of this old town and of vctkn.. lie gave strong ieasoi .his ti tension should be made and j ta-. this . said that the C. I-', thought he regarded a connect! n with -& Y V as our or Iy hope. He the scheme could he accom plished by united action. Hon. F. M. Simmon3 was ntxt called for. iij te.-pondt. d with a vigorous aud forcible- speech. He pointed out ways to overcome some of the difficulties sug- ! gested by Mr. Clark. He thought it absolutely necessary to take Immediate steps to it-cure this extension; it would not do to wai; until the General Assem bly met, which would be fifteen months ' hence; wo must have the co operation of the Governor and this meeting ought to proceed at once to secure that if poe- ' 6ible. Mr. T. A. Green responded to calls for a speech. He was heartily in favor of making an effort to secure this exten sion; he wanted something more than j talk : ho was for action ; he Baid it not for the purpose of boasting, but would stato that he had always paid his taxes and had paid for what property he owned iu the city of New Berne, and if a eub:-:rir tion of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars on the part of New IV-rno v. -u!d secure a road through i 'r, -'. t,- ; Wilmington and a connec tion with the c. F. ec Y. V.. he was ready to vote for i;. II a was in favor of a .-tia-'Df; delegation being appointed to c- t.fr v. ;.h th.e Governor in regard to an . star .-i..n of the A. o: N. C. R. Mr. Clark moved that a committee be appointed, vf which the chairman of this mo. tin ; shall be chairman, such as in the j-j.J.mcnt of the chair will meet the requirements of the occasion to con fer with the Governor. Mr. J. J. Wolfenden made the point that a c.-.-irnitli-n had been appointed by a former meeting held at the Cotton Exchange rooms, and this meeting was for tne purpose of endorsing the action of the former. The chair aiuiounc-.d the committee appointed by authority of the former meeting an 1 stated that he had written the Governor to name a day he would receive them; he had also been in cor respondence with the Piesidentof the C. F. &: Y. V. R. Mr. T. A. Green moved that the ac tion of the former meeting be endorsed. The motion w-as seconded by Major John Hughes and unanim ju sly adopted. A motion w-as adopted authorizing the chair to add to the committee al- 1 ready appointed . (.). II. Guion, Esq., moved that the names of Major John Hughes, Hon. C. C. Clark and H. R. Bryan be added to the list. Adopted. The names of D. Stims m. Clement "lanly. M llahn and William Clove were ahaj added to the list. ( n m tion the meeting ad j mrned . lOil 1 I'lirdia- e. il ma: tile N . le ret niticent and imposing pre p w Arlington H.ael in tins afore o ivct d by Dr. lito. I. ; -it-terday purchased from . Will Hunter, of the papul ir tii- firm uf Hunter A: Street, .. prietori of tie- "Hotel Greg t!:i; ; rai.-, o'ti ai the entire ;ity id ti.e ci.y p.tsses int the ii" ma n a . ( nient . but as yit i hie t a say what lino of policy ;r.-unl in th-is regard. The V. 1 1 tCto.a i-s still opeu to pub- l- oil manageuu lit. G d Is- l iii' en a SleaiiiMii p. S -. -ANN all. (ia. Oct. 1:3. At or.e o'rivi' !; this morning lire broke out in the carga of the British steamship Hugh E.-cl-n. loading for Liverpool. The ytss. 1 lias four thousand bales of cotton on board. The lire was extinguished this morning. Seventeen hundred bales ot cotton were badly damaged by smoke aud water. IS ('ROYAL. MtWIlJ 3 Absolutely Pure- ThlB pcrwdeT never varies. A mar-el of 1 purity , strength, and wholesomenee. Mor economical than the ordinary kinds, and Ms not be .old In oomretlUi,n with the mnltltoda of low test, uriort weight, alum or phosphate wder. Hold only In cam. ItoTALlUm Poi owdeh Co.. 1 :8 Wall-ei.. N. V novlft-lrdw For Bale in Newborn by Alex. Miller. a-. 1 1 l. I'a'ii t, Oi i- nid , i'liislrr. D All ; nr. AT i ::li . of A N I A ! I m; .1 ;'i.s. BOTTOM PRICES! L. II. ( i TLER, 26 & 28 Middle Street, xs-:w tiiaKNi:. c. ALEX. JUSTICE, DEALER IN Fine Flour of all Grades, Selected Teas, Pure Coffee and Spices, Butter and Cheese, from the best dairies. The Largest and Hest Selected Stock CANNED Fill ITS AND VKGKTABL. ever before tironnht to New Hemp. Also, a fall varleiy of other Kootlp. uiuai . kept In a KlrBt-C!ns.s store. Goods delfVero l n: nnv pun of the free laire. 'i l-.;t.M;s i H. MiddW' St , nost f Humphrey A: S!ov;t-!. w Icr?ie, N, C Sale S Livery Stables. 'I ill-. i- :l,. MS UK A A- .1 . 1 1 A li N AN 1) M . 1 I I I . A OOM 1'ANV lias t.een dlg qnlv'e.l liv Mi death of A. Iliihn, M. liBlin will cen ! i i;up the hiiHliiess of HALK, l- i'il m;k AND 1,1 V KKY of HOKHKH. M ! 1. 1-,-, etc.. at the Mreet. where Ire han , O' e taiRlnt ss In the old BIP n-1 out M a'd been ongaize.-l In t li to. city sine i m;;. , a , : I - ; old friends and easoee. ik Will have on I en -, 1 la LOT OF HO!tM-: ninl A Iso. a Fl N K I.'T HARKKSS. SA'l'l-f.V TI-N - I I to meet h la - ' eU a FIKK l.. s. (.(.I KS and A NTKKU. M. HAHN & CO. nutf. 1 d h r.'.n Wanted Immediiafely ! 5,000 to 10,000 ACRES LAND, Well timbered portation . i ill Fine, near trans- oyda REAL ESTATE AGENT. Newborn. N. ( '. K. R, JONES, Wholes'ih Keti.il Dealer tn CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES G c ii era 1 M e rob an d i s e , I5AC.;iNG M i i r,s i:te. Consignments ,.f Grain. (.' i on and Other Produce Holiei;ed. Prompt Attention Uu;ir. nteed. N WT. Cor. South. Front and MiddleSt NEW li 1 . UN E, N. RED USHT S Near Market Dock, Middle St-, NEW BERNE, N. C, IS Wlltlll-: Vi if CAN ALWAYS FIND PURE LIQUORS Of every variety, in large or email quantities. Als ' tho FINEST GRADES of rrt mkCQO A17D CIGARS. a il u ill be nold FOE CASH! o!!N D T ' I -; : d.-c?.' i-A- W 1 1 1 rM AN, Froprietor. Use Houses GhiSI Syrup SI M SONS A MA5LT Green, Foy & Co., BANKERS and Commission Merchants1 South Fhont Street, iedwlv NEW BERNE, N. C. t .... el ;4 y . 1 1-