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VOL. XI.
NEW BKKXE, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, APRIL 2C, 18.
NO. 4.
It "7S7"iU
TO GOTO KIHSTOII
OBTTINGER BROS.
C aJ will m J 01 Good &. lit a thj ca-. : : .mi-';.-. :; : o-- ia the
Slate Oar new up, : -:'
Beady Made Clothing. Dress Goods. Notions,
Piece Goods, White Goods,
Ai ar bow la, nd dtarUjed for ilc.
Wj laj kep rn aaai a full i-ne of
Heavy Groceries,
m'ttnli fcr ir'i MeU, I.j tad Pouh, I.oniltr i' Sdu-T, ( 'ottet
Ovtaa.Nartk CroIia Pljd. Ia ftct ctrry !tru?r Stock ,f ti-od tiitn
saj Wo taia f W. A W. Titi'.roi1.
fT pay aa for all oir pareh, con.iuenlJT lwJ procure :Le lowest
fri, toJ iraaaer lh Vent St of the discount to oar patrons.
datM KloaWSf tad we will that you jt hioqy bj
ETTSWCER BROS.,
SIGN OF TEL CELEBRATED PEARL SHIRT.
LOOK! LOOK!
EVERYWHERE !
.Examine Carefully.
Tlien Compare our Prices and an Average
Saving of 25 Per Cent is Certain !
Xj M Uauiait' SPBINO OUTFIT. x S 1 it t h :r
ad raatia to eall ad cxajoift y eaomKiaj rtock c(
do thing', Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
TlWrsIvS AND 'ALISE9,
Gents1 and Ladies' Furnishing Goods,
Aal k totTlaJ tkat I cma aell joa Goods ehtpr thta any other
koa io the city.
I ca mU ja Mn' good Blue Flinnl bait lor f i ?.". A svod Ctaai
&U tot -L.tb. A nu'l good Woolen Sa. ' only Jci I can
fw yi nit tor 13. 00. A Voy'i ?ood ait from . 50 to t".0O.
Cka4i iwita, from 4 to 12 year, from to 1.;0.
Uaa'a good SaM, 11.00; L-li' cice batten Sh. Mujos nice
Uo aa4 Ja Skoe. 73.
X'tom SaPadra. 10c pr pur; Nok wear :'r m l1' -. to .'.": I'nder Shirt
20 lAdi ne Slipf era 'rota 4r. to TSo. Lioon Ilamikorehiefr, 5.
Fit kaadrd doa Iltta. Meos, Ivi and C hi!Jr-n' Wo I Straw.
SoA r Stiff. 5 U p- Mem tad Ladies Jli rr. 5 -.-ntj up
Otkr Good too aaBcrQJ to mention. ' i v u a
Mf to k tra. Xo A fall lio of Jerej. tn all wo
AT COST. Harta detrmifl'l to
T3tadr Cnrtnti. Ladiea' Underwear, Hambir; Kdins, (tloves,
Ifisawa IIom. lltadkertaief, and wlrite Un tod Pi an i a
t NoitOOA. taia tck is boaad to bo sold at New Tork ( ost.
XtS. A. THOMAS, Soloamaa. Oppowit Baptist Caurcb. New litTne N. C.
Gome
So f.lemorial Services
-. AHD BE 8TJBE YOU
Buy Your Clothing
" FEOM
HOWARD & JONES,
Tl OOJy ftlcloaiT CVsthiBjf and Gent' Famishing Store in tho City.
. W will tell th balance of oar Winter Stock cl !oth:iu' at I'os:.
2f"W Sytig Stock of Clothing now arriving.
iS BUck aaf Brown Cnta way aud Sack Ork-i.-re S.i; ' it r'. worth
$lSal$2a
30 SaiU of MkMlwx Bla Flannel at ftn, tr i rr,m.' r.oj i.fV.
VolATw lone bargains llt in Winter l uderw.ir. An all wool
aatsikaUU ScarUt Sblrt at 1.00, coat in New York J . 1 hey r.nnot
b beasbCfor lewd than $1.50 next Tall. Drawers to m.itoh.
T5-wWU Shirta, anlaaodried. At all sies 1 I to 1
Lis eo Collar and Sapnder at reduced pnco. tlinloid Coll.irs
u4 CnCa, all aixa. Fnll stock of II. Hew, Hand ken-h '.ef. e:r. New
lot&f 25u &er aod Tie. NEWSPRINT. ST( K T hats. oft
aaJ ttlfr.
A(eU for Jas. Meaua 13 00 and f i i".1 Sh.vs.
ToDiaaod and Pearl Shirts.
A atock of Danaa A Son Shoe to arrive (Vh iect.
Traaka, YULiea and Bhawl Straps. ,
Omt new line of Matt in jrs will in abort ' N ; r . ::. - i:: .1 nov
Uiea. tr BE SURE AND S E K 1 S.
HOWARD & JONES, Next Door t3 NV.io Bauk.
mar4 dwtf
-n''
a'
Er-: r - JAMES MEANS cl Co.
Full line of the above Shoes for sale by
Howard & Jones, Sole Agents for New Berne.
OLDEST AND LARGEST
Walter D. Rfloses &Co.
OI if AIM STREET. RICHMOND. VA
L-l iBi-y?
I ".fP
Corrvsrpoavl aoticIlsKi. Cavalry
' AI Ur. St. r. BUalj VVock
Pay
TO DO YOUR TRADING.
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1 Jery for 4.V.
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Ladies and
larjre stock
n. i i i j 1 ie t v tit r--1 .-t
,-faouaat umt4 Mif u;; p at UsJ OB t
JAMES MEANS
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MUSIC HOUSE IX VA.
Piano and Organs on tu monthly
p4a at factory pncw. 1 ld IcstrumcnU
Ukso in fichici'. bought, rented and
r9-ftd
! iiMk rmiEF.T nuir.
l-jTi-lon Hockaor ai I kinds. Fulal !'.
oaat to Twbm and Mrtaoota. tLalo(i
BtlUs tr. AHKrUKol of tlcili mdi on
HWtllnn I f 4 1 1 tw . t . . t V. ,
iBu-aoat. rw iiikuy ad nnDj
QrcmaM of itudanl niln. from r t.i t'SM
Aala Pobaoo f-Tofaalociaj hllror K 1 1
f lo I oa, A srrsj o n. inj Try'.hlDC lQ lt
Masmi Lao.
ma it ad fr on application at the office of
i, eoraar Bro4 aad Middla Sts .,
. 5EW BEB2TE. H. C.
THK CONDITION OF NORTH CARO
LINA FARMERS COMPARED WITH
THAT Or' THE FARMERS OF
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN
STATES.
The Charlotte Chronicle in ;i re
tviit issue points out t!;e tin.ir.eial
tmlit;on of f.irmers m the NNe.it
ern and Northwestern States and
concludes that the financial wtitas
' ofNortli Carolina is far above the
average in comparison with her
lister States of the I'nion. The
i hronicle 'ies the figure from a
nnmU-r of States but fails to give
the amount ot farm mortgages in
North Carolina with which it in
stitutes t he comparison . NN'hile we
agTee with our contemporary in
the belief that oar farmer are m
m good condition, if not bvtter,
than mot of the States, vet we
cannot tell with anv degree of
accuracy bother such is the case
unless we had some means of get
ting at the figures. But let us do
a httle guess work. There are
ninety six counties in North Caro
lina. NVe suppose the average of
firm mortgage in each county will
not exceed :?X).0OO : this will make
a total indebtedness of 200,000.
If we put the average at 300,000,
it will make a total of f2S,sO0,000.
Kat to make a fair comparison with
the States given by the Chronicle
it would be necessary, not only to
know the actual ainouctof farm
mortgages in North Carolina, but
the value of the farms mortgaged
in each of the States compared.
A m.iu owning a two hundred dol
lar farm with a two hundred dollar
mortgage on it is in worse con
dition than one with a thousand
dollar farm and a three hundred
dollar mortgage on it.
NVe give the Chronicle's article
on the subject as it may tn' some
comfort to North Carolinians to
know that their condition is not so
inach worse than the rest of man
kiud :
That is a fearful report which we
find in the April number of the
Hand McNally Bankers' Magazine
concerning the extent of land
mortgage-s in the Northwest and
NYeat. Millions, even billions, of
dollars are 8evured to a greater or
le8 extent by land mortgages in
State of whose wealth and growth
we hare been led to suppose were
free from every such inenbus.
Since our attention ha been ar
retted by the indebtedness o( other
State, and especially of the West
ern and North we tern States, we
have been more aod more annoyed
at each succeeding revelation. Our
condition in North Carolina ia bad
enough. We owe too mnch monev.
There are more mortgages than
onr people ought to have made,
l'.ut the financial status of North
Carolina, we have no hesitation in
saying, is far fibove the average in
comparison with her sister States
of the Union. Yea. e believe,
that very few States can boast of
a population in a more healthy
financial condition.
Look at the record of farm mort
gages in sorae of the Western
States. The mortgages on fannn
in Kansas amount to L'.l. ..(MM),(HM) :
in Iowa. o76.(MX),K)0 : in Wisoon
sin to g.i57,0OO,0xi : In Michigan
to a..OO,0OO.0OO ; in Indiana to
ftvo, 000,000 ; in Ohio to 1.1-7. -000,000.
This indebtedness is simlv pro
digiOQtf. If the burdens which op
press us are correctly ascribed to
oar indebtedness, as small, a.s it is,
how great mast be the suffering of
these Western States which we
have been accustomed to regard as
rich and productive, and yet are
now carrying such a weight of in
debtedness. tn Ol''Pr Keeord.
Mf. .1. 1).' NVh.Uon gives the
Chicago dourual these meuioramla:
ISO ), dry summer; following win
ter very cold; ice 24 inches.
1S.V4, very hot summer; winter
coldest ever known.
1S.V), average summer, w inter in
tensely cold.
IS.,6, average summer:
verv cold.
ISot), dry summer: winter intense
ly cold.
I860, average suu nier; mild tall;
winter cold; six weeks' sleighing to
March 1.
ISol, hot summer: winter cold:
sleighing f.om December 1 ." to April
1.
Is;.;, mild and dry summer; w
ter cold; thermometer : be
i n
w
r.oro, and cold to Febuary 1-e
1S66, hot and dry summer: very
cold Tanaary and Febuary.
1-.67, dry summer and mild fall:
winter set in Iecetnler 16. and cold
till March 1.
ls6-, summer hot: severe winter
from November 'JO to danuarv
lso'j. summer
from December
very dry; winter
1, steady aud
co..t.
171, very dry fall: winter set in
December S, cUl to spring.
1 s. 7 1, dry and mild tall and pleas
atr; winter set in November 20,
and cold to April L'O.
'. sTo. summer hot and dr;w;uter
very cold, ice 2.S mches.
1 NSJ, dry summer; severe winter.
December 20 extreme cold, and ."
below zero in Texas.
1 81. average summer, winter very
cold, November 20, ice ten inches,
anil snow from Maine to Virginia.
Lv2, dry summer; wiuter cold'
December S, 18 below, severe wiu
ter. 1S.S3, dry and hot summer;
evert winter, Fubuary 1, 14' le
low.
1S81, aTerage summer; ookl w in
ter, I eoembr 1 7, 2 below; January
lii or . ooo ll
ID, 25 to 30 belo'
1S85, average snnimer; severe
winter, December ludow.
18,8', dry snmmer; cold winter,
December, ice 10 inches, danuarv
20 below!
1S87, dry summer; winter cold
j from December 20, ice 23 inches
'and colder weather predicted.
in v v io Nti; i i u kimi.
It :- a in at
ei o d ail ol
to the 'Uerv
ot
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that I
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Is tli
o "he
1 1 1 - w e r
series
: in l ted
of arti
cies : n or
space ti
subject i
le only
Welch
1. co::-
S'lge-'
eess.ll 1 1 V
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can
the
the
writer i l n t e :i '
eonclud : v,
ser:e-. : :
up the g:- r !
in a me.wire ' ':
some of our i:i
may be remedy
1 heory and 'a
t he average re o
, l .
'A 1 1 e I i 1 1 V
f.n:!:
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gl Itices
:r' as a
hat the
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I a con-
li.it he
' mtend-
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a : ; i
lit
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Tel
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over editorial or o
rule in such a casual w ay
writer' ideas are very rare
stood, and it noticed at a',
struction is pl.u-ed upon
says lar di lie rent lrom
1 ,
ed to be produced by him. It is
not iu a pharaa:cai spirit this
article is written, bur wit h t he ho:e
that it may find a s nipathim
people, and be rova cd in the spirit
in which it i meant. The woi
cannot atVord to w ,i:r. at. 1 cavil
over small matters when tl.eie is a
glaring evil staring it ::i the lace
which is gradually sapping its very
life blood. I; inii.v grapple with the
vampire,
Of It. sO '
ist.
Yloleli
remedies
troubles
1 1 0 1 1 h e
rarelv a
nid cheke ; 1
ver v
hie out
: r t x
i it
:n iv Ii t- I i;
i-oIm r. : . lent
Tl.r i : ';. e i: : : some
a e r.j.lt', .ill-! a HI pU t ;l-
1 ones iu . ess.irv is
:ss lid,- delay. For
then of Cs- aMis h in g a
vlneri to build an argn
I admit the following
. to u : Xh.it the
o; on: tiouble is ex
t hat as t he restil t of ex
here is lack ot moral
) assts the tendency
the seo'l.'Iiee of this
, i .
the pill post
basis upon
ment we w i
projiosi: ion
prime cms.
travaganee
travagance
character :
thereto, as
lacking is the natural result of a
lack of confidence among the peo
ple, which o:,e individual should
hae in another. .;;ol to carry the
reasoning still farther to a con
clusion ;u far- we 1. ;v.- the result a
stagnation in out business inter-
ests, wh
i controls to almost an
Unlimited eX'i t;t
tions.
Extravagance
NN'ebster is waste
is i m possi ble1 lor
which he does no:
octal
rela
ice irdmg to Mr.
, and of course it
one to waste that
possess, and on
the other hand it is probable that it
one commits waste at all it would
naturally be waste of that which
one lias the most of and values
less.
( ur extravagance is very plainly
a waste id" time. Tune is life. File
is either progress or retro gression.
To nourish is to progress, to retro
grade is the inevitable resuit
if
wc cease to progress. The writer
does not state thaf we are retro
grading but we occupy that mill
die ground, a progression that is so
sdow that it is 1. ci'v discernible.
anj fjr fr
om wh it could be called
a flourish l n g co
il i ; ion .
NN by is it
that we have so mi
h time to
waste! Some people argue
that
the deposition to waste time ordie
decidedly lay to use plain lan
guage, is the re siil- of climate.
Admitting climate h is a great deal
todo ith the matter, theie is one
very munJi more important factor,
and that is the d;spos;;:on to live
at one's neighbors do who can buy
us a di cen timospver. NY by do we
not examine into our own troubles
snd try to solve the problem for
ourselves T I: is not because men
have not the capacit tor unravel
1 1
ing this seem ing
cause t hey do no
any facts that sh
selves in their t;
each can tell tin
do so, i : i s a! 1 i
my s; err. but be
w ish to find out
o.v t hem to t he ni
ce light. NYhen
ot her you should
g'a ' . bu ' w hen it
comes to the
that makes a
ence. Theie
strike at t h'.s
point
most
is 1c
I she llld do so
deeded dillcr
' on.- wav to
e
:'. t h it has fastened
r community, and
man looking into
li'.s i .'A n rtoudiict .
itself upon i
that is by e.i
his own lite
Individual etlort
t hat would tear
That :s the lever
ins incubus up by
the roots, and a continuance of it
would obliterate all traces of its
ever having be-on with us. Let
every man live within his means,
economize his time as well as his
other resources instead of using
what spare time he might have in
looking after his neighbor's ail'airs
he might improve his mind by look
winter ing ov er the encyclopedia Hrittau
lca or some other useful and reliable
literary work. To push business is
one thing and to a'.Io.v it to push one
is another. A man cannot expect
any thing to come to him nowaday s
except want, and ti; .' w.'.i surely
come if he waste's his time. You can
not expect success without eiVorr,
and it takes a good deal of efl'ort to
buy a very sm all pi in : : ty ot s leeess.
litter: wed applied brings about
more success than ell'oi ; not applied
properly, and education in the Use
of effort is as necessary as any
other kind of education. I: a man
has b 1 n wasting a'.l of the vears
that ho shctild have been devoting
to learning haw to apply effort so
that it might produce success, how
can such a man hope lor as much
return from his inexperienced an
plication as his neighbor who has
been devoting all of his Lie to this
particular hue ot education.
Although we have wasted a great
dal of tin.o, that s'unuM no: dis
courage us entii e,y.
halt, and take a tiesii
n.euce from this tune
everv hour count b
iiiply e.ni a
.id." Com
i, an si make
r something,
hers and the
Let
ic
grandia'
fathers remember the laot that it is
the sons and the daughters who ai e
to hold the nation up. and that
education in habits ot eceuioniy is
that wiia h is ; he one thing need
ful. Strike at the root ot the evil,
auel all of i's effects will soon dis
appear. If we devote ourselves to
the improvement of our own natures
we will surely feel differently to
wards our neighbor, as you educate
man in the proper direction you
ennoble him and as he is ennobled
lie is above everything of a dis
honest nature, remove the cause of
the lack of confidence. Confidence
is at once restored ; restore man's
confidence in nis fellow man and
every business enterprise of a
legitimate character is possible.
Injtead of a desire to hoard and
contract for fear of being robbed,
the disposition would he to spread
out, and and assist and give em
ploy merit to these who are in need
and we would flourish. lint it
ir.mr always be if is nntil each man
in. ikes an efl'ort to improve him
self. Io not wait for your neigh
bor but make u; our mind to im-
prov o I'K.TI.F. i).
I hi: PL1M.IC SCHOOLS.
N.
mi a i ; i
N i 1 1' Sfllool. 1-INAN' I-:.-
1 Si 'TTIIEKN STATKS, KIV.
llsiiinatmg the increase of pnpu
tat ion to be in the same proportion
as the increase ot children accord-
nig to school census, l present the
following statistics for January 1st,
Hsf,:
Maryland, population, 1 ,0uJ, 7! s,
total expenditures for echoois,
s.;-j,;5s.;, expenditures per capita on
total population 1.81. total assessed
value of proper :v, 4(9,ot)l.J'.)
Ncrtb Carolina, population, l.-
o..'ltl. total expenditures for
I schools, b71.l lb. expenditures per
capita ou total population, .41, to
tal assessed value of propertv -02.-
:2S22.
South ( 'arolina. pojuilatlon 1 OSo,.
TS'j, total t'xpenditures for schools,
-l'.", ;(.;. expenditures per capita
on total population .;9, total as
sessed value of property Id0,(.l7o,3b."i.
Tennesse, po)ulation, l,72d.'d'dt!,
total expenditures for schools,
017. L'23, expenditure per capita on
total population, .61, total assessed
value of property 2''01Sld,lSF
Virginia, population, 1,660, 7 So,
total expenditures for schools, 1,
l...l.li)d, expenditures per capita on
total population, .87, total assessed
value of property, .'11.7d.",70 7.
Georgia, population, 1.6H4.S09,
total expenditures for schools, 711.
'.''.10. expenditures per capita on
total population, . i2. total assessed
v alue of property, .'?20,4S'J,."Oj.
Alabama, population, 1,467,3S4,
total expenditures for schools,
r741 ,1214, expenditures per capita
on total population, .50, total as
sessed value of property. 107.1:21.-
.y.u.
M lssissippi. population, 1.12.17.
total expenditures for schools,
10,776, expenditures per capita
ou total population, .OS, total as
sessed value of property. 1 10.0C0.
000. Arkansas, population, !..io,0oS,
total expenditures for schools,
?S00 s;i. expenditures per capita
on total population, .bl2, total as-
sesscd value of property, l!26.Sl20,-
''' 1.
N est Virginia, population, 6'.'',-
726. total expenditures lor
schools. l,o....s,4; per capita
on total population, ?1.,"0, total as
sessed value of property, l.V,t,."14,
Texas, population, 2, 027, 80o, total
expenditures for schools, 2,166,6d.':!,
expenditures per capita on total
population. 11.07, total assessed
value of property.
Florida, population, ."138,406, total
expenditures for schools, -rdS.!, 800,
expenditures per capita ou total
population, SI. 11. total assessed
value ot property, 76.61 1 ,400.
Missouri, population, 2,133.717,
total expenditures for schools, -Si,-
''O .Mi i n- ti n n i 1 d 1 1 n j i n t-. i f .1 j r
,.o. ie-m.ili.ir, ,.ci u.F. ,l e..
total population. Sl.is, total as
sessed value ol property. 723, 1 76.
12.7.1. These are all Southern States.
Kentucky is left on. lor want of
satisfactory statistics at command.
Of these States North Carolina
expends less money for schools
per capita on her whole population
than any other except South Caro
lina and Georgia, and only about
one half as much as Virginia or
Arkansas.
The column of "expenditures per
capita of total population" affords
a very fair comparative view of
what we are doing in public school
matters, and in the comparison we
are put in no favorable light.
NN' hen we consider carefully the
column of "Total assessed value of
property." and calculate the rate of
taxation necessary to raise t lie
total amounts expended in the
different States we finel our rate
would be less than that of anv of
the
States named except South
Carolina and Georgia.
If all the expenditures were rais
ed from tax on property the rate
would be 30 cents on 100 in Mary
land: 33 cents in North Carolina; 28
cents in South Carolina; 46 cents
in Tennessee; 43 cents in Virginia;
21 cents in Georgia: 4 1 cents in
Alabama: 60 cents in Mississippi: 66
cents in Arkansas; 6o cents in NN'est
Virginia: It cents in Floriela, and
and .7.1 cents in Missouri.
It it be said that some of these
States have permanent State funds
the interest of which goes to the
support of the schools, it will be
found ujon examination that this
is really a very small item compara
tively, and that ANNUAL TAXATION
in all these States, as well as in all
t he Northern States is mainly relied
upon to support the schools.
1 have not selected a year that
would make the worst showing for
our State. Looking back for about
four years 1 find that much the
same proportions exist ami that the
year I have selected shows us in as
favorable a light as any other.
According to the assessed valu
ation of our property we are far
from doing as much for public edu-
cation asmost oi our sister ooiuuern
States. This is apparent not only
from the proportionally smaller
amount of money expended, but by
the short annual school terms, Vir
ginia having 118 days, Alabama 8'J
days. Mississippi 78 (lays, Ten
nessee so days, Arkansas 102 days,
while we have only 60 days.
Those figures seem to show not
only that we are far behind but
also that we are able to do better.
The total expenditure in the
States above named was 1 7,833,
183. In all the States of the Fnion
the expenditure was ?111,304,027.
S. M. FlNGEE,
Supt. Public Instruction.
A jjeutleman calling on his but
Cher to order something for dinner,
was askeel if he would like to have'
a saddle of mutton. "Wbv," said
bo "wonbl it net lm better fn hnvo
' . . ...
a bridle? as I should then certainly
stand a better chance of getting i
' bit in my month.
li;,- I'." n 'ii vl Knpli-h dan
k (T , i s i i . i 1 .
The thirty-:'..';!. .innu:il :n- of tin.
State Modieal Society will be held in
F.iyet;t-vi!l. ,,n Tueday. M iy s.
Mr. A. S. A'k-.I. founder and proprie
tor of tin- I.bimr'! Sun. dird Thurs
diy mort.ini.' i.-i ' " -' : . ar of his ago.
' n. houlang- ' as wti elected to
the French C'uam r of I iputies. and
much po'.iti -a I sir.iii.-anee is attached
thereto
The (Jener.il Ar-emi !y uf the- State cf
v0iU l.a
electricity for
p--ed a bill ? u Lrtituting
hautln ae Cui ilal pun-
ihhment.
Kmperor Frederick'-" condition id
again giving mu -h n-ern. the phy.-i-cians
ditfer as to l h o cau-c uf th
troubles, but a more lutp.-ful fei-lio
prevaiU.
, Berlin teleratiis are mm -;-w hat Con-
traJictory as to the ccudilion of tb
Kmpercr. but the belief is gaining
grouDd tint a fatal end np will ensue
within a week .
The D em."crut3 of Fouibiana have
electel their State ticket by Co. 000.
The Young Men's Democratic ticket in
New O. leans is elected by m:jj irities
ranging from C 000 to 9 000.
Abbeville is u ; roressive city. NVe
learn from the News and Observer that
she is to have s
a g-neral system of
street railways. The cost is estimated
at 30.000.
. stock company of hom?
capitalists wail buili the proposed sys
tem. The French Chamber of Deputies re
convened Thursday, and much excite
ment attended the proceedings. Gen
Boulanger. on h ia arrival at the Parlia
ment buildings, was observed by an
immense crowd, and an undeniable
ovation ;n acordp-l t n him on his
way to the Chamber.
The di.-euision of the tariff bill began
in the House cf Representatives at i
Washington last Tuesday. The galler
ies were tilled with visitors to hear the
opening speeches. About seventy mem- '
btrs will participate in the debate
during the week. NYe see cur Con
gressman Simmons is on the list. j
The athletic games of Davis School,
La Grange, began yesterday and will
continue today. Mr. Blount, of the
NYilson Mirror, is the orator of the occa
sion ti. 1 will deliver the medals to the
succe -ful contestants. These annual
games are a feature of the Davis School,
and are always very interesting and
complimentary to the boys whs parti-i-
pate in them.
Colonel w z jj?jtner Secretary of
or,f (. :
bia of heart disease on Sunday morn
ing, lie had been in perfect health,
and was preparing to attend church j
when he complained of feeling badly '.
and sat on a sofa. The next moment '
he fell to the 11 jor deal. Colonel Leit
ner was 59 years old, and was elected
Secretary of State two year ago.
The young men of Wilmington have
organized a boat club. They tronose
to enjoy the healthful sport of sculling
and r0wing during the summer months.
There is probably no finer sheet of
wattr for row ing or saline in the
ruite( Stattv than the Nen.e aud Xrent
rivers at New Berne,
have a boat club.
NYe ought to
r voting men
could lead the State in that line of
amusement if they would set their heads
that way.
The bill for the admission of the State
of South Dakota was further debated in
the Sjnate Thursday, about a dtzen
Senators participating. Mr. Butler, of
South Caiolina, made the principal
speech of the day, in which he de'clared
that, in his judgment, the movement
was a political trick of the Republicans
to get supremacy in the Senate. The
bill was finally passed, yeas 2o, nays 23
a strictly party vote. The House wa
principally occupied in the consideration
of the Indian .Appropriation bill, but a
vote on its final passage went over until
todav.
The follow ing. taken from the New
York World of Tuesday, illustrates the
danger incurred by children in playing
with toy balloons: NYhile Emma Fox,
aged six years, of Philadelphia, was
running wath mouthpiece of a toy bal
loon in her mouth she fell and partially
swallowed the balloou. She rolled
around on sidewalk in great pain and
was finally carried into a house, where
she slowly suffocated. Had any one in
the crowd that gathered pulled the
balloon out of her throat she would not
have died. A part of it stuck out of
her mouth as she slowly strangled to
death.
A. Chicago corre-pe.nd e nt of the New
Yr ck Herald says there is a good deal
of feeling against the proposed removal
of I.i b by prison to Chicago. He say.;
'"If It is intended to bring up personal
reminiscences of the war, it will fail in
its purpose, as few. if any. soldiers w est
of Indiana were confined there. The
Western ex soldiers will care nothing
for it. and it is argued that if i: is in
tended for a display of the bloody shirt,
it would be more practical to move it to
Philadelphia. New York or Boston, as
93 per cent of the Liuby prisoners be
long in the E ist. The building in itself
would be a public eyesore and nuisance.
According to the sentiments expressed
by people here, the be-t use
it is to let it stay where it is
se to make of
The NYilmington Star of NYednesday
savs: Rev. Mr. Pearson c3iue on the
steamer Louise yesterday from Orton.
where he has spent the time very pleas
antly since the conclusion of his labors
at the Tabernacle in this city. NVe
learn that he was delighted with his
trip and caught "lots of fish." He will
remain here until tomorrow morning
when he will leave for Asheville. N. C.
A special dispatch to the Star from
Shelby. N. C. says that the store and
stock of goods of S. G. Brice. at NVaco.
eight miles from Shelby, were de
stroyed by fire Monday night. The
railroad depot and other buildings were
saved with difficulty. Mr. Price's
books and papers were also destroyed:
his loss on stock is about 000, and on
building ?SC0. The insurance amounts
to $5, GOO. The fire is supposed to have
been caused bv the explosion of an oil
i
'
IT'ULL line of job stock at this office
. and printed on reasonable terms, tf.
J.iht; i 1 : i i i i
DEATH OFR0SC0E ( ONKl.lM;.
Ex Senator Conkling died in New
York y, ;i, r'.av at 1. o'clock p. m.
I; ( nnl.-'in : wa; b--rn in Albany.
N. N'.. M.-to'to-r ::Vh l-'.vJ. and was tli'-rc-f-re
in I.:; 5'j;h v-ar. H; father. Alfred
i "on !; 1 1 n
S. v, r.:.
ed by V
Ju'bo- ,
a It 'presentative in the
jnrcs;. in; i was appoirit-
;t J-jhn j air., v A. lams,
I "nite I States for the
ict of New- "ork in b-.'j.
to Mexico by President
a;'.!-, t.
i n
North
anil I
Fillm
Ri
I'M 1 lis;
f : r. i s t e r
re in ;s ,j.
oe received a co. union echool and
academic education, and studied law
under his father for three years. In
lie entered the law- office of Spencer
and K'-rnan in Ctica, the laiter gentle
man was afterward? hi.' colleague in the
I. S. Senate. In 1H9. several months
before he attained hi? maj rity. be was our public roads.
appointed by Hamilton Fish attorney To enlarge the jurisdiction of ma-
for On. ida county, and on the day he 'Urates in minor causes, and to curtail
, , , the enormous expense now attending
was twenty-ec- w admitted i;t iKat ion.
t0 the bar. at which he r. To make our homestead law a blea
had alreadv acquired considerable ' sing anil not a curse to the poor people
reputation Iu the ten vears following
, , . . .
ueueee.oe i i.ire managing qualities
and was reeoj-mz jd as a
der in local
politics. The brilliant
success he
achieved
t the bar. ranking among tho
best lawyers as an advocate. lid to his
public preferment before he was thirty
years old. In ls.js: i10 was elected
Mayor of L';ica and in November of the
same year he was elected a Representa-
tive in the Thirty-sixth Congress and
took his stat at tho beginning of the
session of 1-59, lie was again elected
to the Thirty-seventh Congress and was
a candidate for re-election in but
was defeated by Ji is old law partner.
Fran -is Kernan. and in 1S64 he in turn
beat Kernan tnJ n -turned his seat in
the Thirty-ninth Congress, where he
served on the cvramitti.-e t. NY-iy- and
Means and Reco: struction. 1 ! . v. -.- a
warm supporter of the war measure- . f
President Lincoln and was am ng the
first to make a most vigorous a.-sault on
McClellan'r conduct of the Peninsula
campaign. His fame as an orator and
party manager had preceded him to the
Capitol and here he not on'y sustained
him3elf.but increased his reputation as a
debater and political leader. In 106
he was elected to the Fortieth Congress
but before the session began be was
elected to the Senate of the Cmted
States, and entered that body on the 4th
of March, lv37: was re-elected, his sec
ond term beginning March 4;h, lsTO:
was again elected, his third term be
ginning .u.acii -fa;. 1T,'J. lte was a
warm supporter of President Grant's
admioistratka. and i: is said that the
central p-. 'icy of that administration
toward the Soutn was largely directed
by him, and he advocated the same with
all Ids powers of eloquence and in
l'uence. e ven unto the inception and
passage of the notorious civil rights
bill. He took a prominent part in draw-
ing and advocating the passage of the
Electoral Commission bill to decide the
election of IS70, and the fairness with
which he was manifestly disposed to
treat the subject caused his Republican
friends, so it has been charged, to mis
trust him and he was not put on the
Commission.
President (iartield having nominate-d
to the Senate while in special session in
NY. IT. Robertson as collector fcr
the port of New York, Mr. Conkling
opposed the con lirmation. feeling that
the President had treated him dis
courteously in not consulting him about
the appointment for his own State. So
great was the rupture between the two
Mr. Conkling and his ., league. Mr.
Piatt, both reigned their scats, and
went before the Legislature which was
then in ses-ion for vinlication and
after a long fight between the 'dlalf
Breeds'' an! the 'Stalwarts" as they
were then called, they failed of re
election. Sine-3 then Mr. Conkling has
taken r.o active part, in polil ical cam
paigns. ne speech from him in New
York in for the Republican ticket
would doubtless hav,? carried that State
for Blaine.
Roscoe Conkling vca considered
among the foremost etate-smeu of the
country. He held to the advanced Re
publican ideas of centralization and a
strong government. In 1 ST6 he received
93 votes in the Cincinnati Convention
for the nomination for President. In
lssO he attended the Chicago Conven
tion in the interest of Grant for a third
term. He see ms to have been taught in
the Hamilton echool cf politics and
could not realize tho sovereignty of a
State. He married the si.-ter of Hon.
Horatio Seymour, one of the purest and
best Democrats of the country, and his
brother Frederick A. Conkling. who
survives him. is a prominent Democrat.
His exposure during the terriblebliz
z.ird which began in New York on
Monday. March 12th. precipitated the
disease which crushed the life from a
manly form, and a robust. vigorou-
constitution, lie is said to have been a
fine specimen of manhood with go A
pro.-pects cf living to a riaeoid ajje. hut
he is cut down just as iie passes the
meridian of lifs and a nstion loses one
of its ablest, purest p. diticiins of the
centralization school .
lion. ('. ('. Clark lor .nyt rui r.
El-ITolt J' .'I' UN if.: That the Demo
crats want Hon. T. J. J irvis for Gover
nor is, undoubtedly, tcue: They do not
believe he would be ruled by rings and,
are willing to trust him. Still we base
a mac, in our midst, whose nomination
would create more enthusiasm in this
section, one. in whose sincerity and
honesty oi purpose we have the utmost
confidence, whosd affections are with us
whose interest, are identified w ith ours,
whose ability i- unquestioned, and
would be ued to pu-h forward any
enterprise t-ndiug to restore our former
condition of prosperity and htppine'S.
We refer to Hon. C. ('. Clark of Craven
who wiith the Hon. John A. Gilmer of
(iuilford. Lieutenant Governor, wml.1
make as strong a ticket as the State can
boast, relieve the fears of the Democrats
in this section and commend itoo'.f to
the whole people: for these gentleman
are. hot It. men of ability, purity and
patriotism and would fill the positions
with credit to themselves and honor to
the State. E.vsrKK.v Dk.m .ok at.
Divide Ihe Cake Uetween Them.
The Thomasville Gazette relates a very
remarkable instance. It says: Absolom
tiossett, colored, while plowing for Mr.
Leach, a few days ago, was stricken
with eleath from which he died quite
suddenly. News and Observer.
This reminds us of the verdict of a
certain coronej's jury, which was about
as follows-: Yv'e find that the d
se 1
came to his death bv falling from a
bridge a distance of 000 feet into the
watpr in which he was drowned, and
that he finally washed ashore and sub-
' sequently froza
Daily.
to death. NVinston
Soiiie Ni eded J,eiri I at i on.
Firmers may eUct farmer (iovernorn,
m iy make fine crops, may organize,
may p :itir.n. may bold meeting and
pa hili ' oun'iin ; resolutions, may
spend time and money in fri-curing party
ascendancy, may live hard and work
hard and ivmi. . hut until they
shall;:" io ur hallsof legislation.
State ai.d N itioo .!. arel n"'urc nit anil
equitable I iw- thit will -r t. et an d
foster their iuteret-ts. tliey will continue
to travel a hard r..ad.
In our j a dement th ore are mi ipies
tions that should have trie attTti n of
our people farmers, bu-mesx mi n and
tax-payers.
1 . A law for Treating a K ulroad Com
mission for the regulation of tirilfs and
freights on our railroads
2. A better and more eip.i'tabb' hvs
tem for working our public roads.
'!. A law to prohibit the pjiving away
of our convict labor to private parties or
LO rnmnratinnn jind i-.irU that Ulmr nn
j o give mem a nomemeaa
...... . . L. . iu . rxy, v lunicau ui kjliv uirir
ly jn nanie. Xo
make it a blessed realitv
instead of a shadeuv and a farce.
To prohibit anv legislator, iud u- ial
,r olner P"011" officer, or editor, from
.v. i m iuj; litre- jit-ec-s. m irtioimon.
7. To foster and encourage diversified
industry among our people. Hut how
are the industrial and business classes
to obtain legislation favorable to their
interestf? By going to the primary
meetings of the political parties and se
lect delegates to the county and State
' conventions who are identified with
tnem m interest and will see to it that
no man is nominated for the legislature
who will not stand squarely and firmly
in advocacy of such measures. a are
favorable t thvm. Progn sivc
Farm. r.
Oxford s liig Dai.
i i 1 lo. N . I '. . April Is - -Tin I.- w . -i e
10 Ol n.i people at Oxford today to wot
not-s the celebrnt ion in bote r f the
mpletiou of the Oxford .V ( "lark.- ill
V. i i'. road.
Lst r.iht Gov. S'lhvs and stall,
Treasiirt r B.i i n . Au d 1 tor Robe'Tts. and
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Finger, arrived lo re. At U o'clock this
morning a larg.- party of business im n
of Richmond. Ya . arrived in a special
train.
The exercises of the day began this
afternoon. There was a p trade com
posed of the Richmond band, a bat
talion composed of companies from
NYarremon. Rib-igh ami Oxford, the
cadets of the Horner? school and a
detachment of the Richmond How
itzers, which escorted the distinguish
ed guests. The second part of
the procf ssion was composed of trades
unions, and was admirable. The entire
procession was a mile in length, and it
n.asseri thriiutrh th" nrinc.inaf st.reetfl on
its way to the grounds of the Orphan
Asylum, where Governor Scalea re-
ceived it.
The speeches began at 2 o'clock and
were heard by 5.000 people. After the
address of welcome by Major N. A. ;
Gregory, R NV. Winston introduced
Hon. Daniel G. Fowle. orator of the
day. Other speeches were made by A. j
II. A.. Williams, Gen. Peyton II. NVise, j
of Virginia; J. S. Amis, Jno. S. Cun-1
ningham, Maj. McPhail, and ex-Con-
ereesman W. II. Kitchen. The celebra
tion is by far the grandest ever known
in this section, and fully 10,000 persons
were fed by the people of Oxford.
I-ire at Wadesboro. .
The NYadesboro Messenger of yester
day says: About half-past 4 o'clock this ,
morning the Grand Central Hotel, I). ;
L. Parker, proprietor, waa discovered
to be burning, the fire having originated
iu the pantry on second floor.
The entire building was cont-umed.
including hotel. Williams & Parker's
ball, and the stores on tho firnt lloor
The building was owned by Williams
Parker, and com originally S -1 000. and
was insured by W. A. Rise, agent, for
So. 000: 4,000" in the Springfield N:
Marine Insurance Co. and Sl.ooOin the
Home Insurance Co. of New York. The
furniture, owned ty I). L Parker, was
valued at SC. 000. on which there was
an insurance for SaOO. Besides. Mr.
Parker lost a piano worth S-100, and in
sured for SJOO. The corner store was
occupied by Mr. dames Iutlb as a sal
oon. He had fio insurance. His loss is
estimated at S00. Dry it (to. lose about
si 0 and Henry Davis about SL'oO.
The flames also reached th wooden
building lately occupied as the pott
office, and owned by R L. Brumer
It was fully insured in the Springfield
Fire an-1 Marine Insurance Company
The frame building, owned by T. S
Ciowson. in winch was the groct ry
store of d. A. Atkinson, was crushe.t
by the falling walls of the hall, and the
stable and fencing luck of the lot was
burned. The barber shop .-. aed bv
A.-G. Burner, and occupi Iy Ralph
Allen, was torn down.
.ludire Oilincr.
The press of North Carolina seems to
have narrowee the gu bcrnatorial.cand l-
dacy of the Democratic party to rowle
and Stedtnan. both good men for the
place, but the supposed withdrawal of ; sty bsh Ch.- i .t
Jarvis and Clark, may develop a Gil- , Seersucl,. r -. K
mer. w ho, if he wants it, is the most and el.g.i.: I
formidable Richmond yet iu the field,
one of the most loved and lovunia char
acters in the State, and but for his local
ity, would bo universally acceptable
and be nominated with a w hoop. Judge
Gilmer is the only public man that we
have known w-ell personally, that does
not possess the aggressive elements of a
pirty leader and yet is a great leader
of the people. He isgentleasa woman,
chiv a I rous as Bayard . refined and court
ly as I.'iuis XIN'.. the soul of courtesy,
the mirror of honor, and a Carolinian,
warp and filling. His voice and style
would be worth a thousand men in any
canvass. We heard Tom Skinner say
that it was hard to get two men to go
to a State Convention, ordinarily, from
his county, but that a dozn men would
go if wanted for John Gilmer before
the Convention. If Gilmer wa-j i.n
A'.beniari man. we would club any
man that o posed his nomination for
G ivei nor. Eli.ibetii City E-onomist.
Louisiana Flections.
Nhw Oklea.ns. April 18. As reported
last night. Nicholis and the rest of the
Democratic StEte ticket were elected by
from 20 000 to .,0.000 majority. The
count in the city is progressing slowly.
Enough is known, however, to sho-v
almost bjyond doubt thai the yeiung
men's Democratic ticket has been gene
rally pucce-sf u I . The president of the
vonng men's Democratic association
iiibbshesan nppeal to the people of the
city, requesting the merchants to send
lhir clerks at once to 1 eadquarters of
the i ssociation to assist securing a fair
count. The appeal sasl "The ring is
broken, boss ism is at an end. We have
i-ol led vole s and a g id maj. r 1 1 V is ou rs.
They are now trvmg to wear us o .t by
delaj ing the count " M an y regard Jh is
appeal as en evidence of weakness,
while others consider it a timely pie
cautionary measure.
lealli of Ir. Airnew.
Nk.w York, April IS Dr. Cornelius
R Agnevv died at 2:15 this afternoon.
I(e was one of the consulting physicians
in Mr. Conkling's case w hen the trouble
in his ear developed. He died from
peritonitis, for which no cause has been
assigned. He was an aiuinent specialisl
in diseases of the eye and ear.
DIRECT importation of
Brandy anil Holland Gin-
French
-arrived
oi uon.l ana outies paia at custom
louse in New Berne, guaranteeing gen
line goods for sale.
Jas Redmond.
( I. FAR TMK HAY."
. Mil. I. A ( Hi iSSl.AKD.
The cry le . in hushed reposp,
Tilt wintiy night wind fi eshly bio W.
As if to i.i-li tlo- cradied bout
; In Mi 111 be I s sweet oblivion I os .
1 But hark' a sound and ..' a sight
That w akes the toe. n in dead of night
A shriek and a i; I ,i re.
A cry of d esj . o r
At the 1 1 amen in 1 h o in-.
For the one w. a . 1 i - 1 1 1 e' '
Tin- peop e nob nt.
And. w lib Imrrv and shout.
Press, on to the lull
Ah it blight ens I he night.
And spreads like a ban tier unfurled up
on high.
A nign and a tiimi :i g a mis', t he d ark sky I
Hut hark to the . latter, music mora
s w eet.
'f the rolling w heels and the homes feell
" On t of the way ou t of the way 1 1
They ( ..me to sav e now (dear the
way '
A sea of faces upward turned.
One fear by every hea 1 1 i n d u red ;
By ruddy light is clearly read
In every brow the an x ions d read ,
A mother "mid the bright light stands,
Her necktie clasped by Oabv hxndH,
And through the roar and Iok-h,
Not quite thry nii-u
I ler piteous f reli7 led crv.
But mou nt im' qu ..- k o'i high
A her o springs.
1 1 is hi Im a -l a
' if ro ... th ...
A hil . f o
'Mid the ;.,
For a moment
I h. ii dimly Hiicn
, lb.. a-bt.
.- . ! - t, .oke bet wpenl
to!. I . but three
1 1. 1 is a hero's crown!
As it glean . n
The curling w a e 1 1 i , -
T'p the ladder i
come liovii.
And the sh i 1. 1 n g b 1
Yet heeds no; h" w I
He only hi is i hem
s' people say,
dear the way'"
Absolutely Pure.
This powrtr nfVfr vnr.e A marvel wt
parity, strensi h , and wli.il' inmOMi, at
eoonomlcftl than the ordinary kinds, and on
ot bo aold In com pet It ion with th mnltltarta
of tow test, hrrt weight, alum or pboaphat
powders. Hold only In ram. ItoTAL BAKIXt
PowDiEOo..llWll-it.. Y. noTlS-lTdw
For sale in Newbern by Alex. Miller.
GEORGE ASH,
Clothier,
Would respectfully inform tho publio
that he has now theAgerxy of the cel
ebrated Battles' $2.50 Calfskin
and has e xi hi.- i ve c
these Shoes Wu I
nirijl of the sale of
i n and the en joln-
ing cnu nt i.-h
Thet-e Sh... s ).., ,- i . , n f
nu iti In r . f . r. ;. 1 ha
versa I sot t I .i c: . a 1 i w 1
i hern for a
i c- iven uni
. uued them
t Shoe in tb
ag ree ing too 1 1
world for i lei,
I civs w 1 1 ' i i- i 1
!l he fol-
lowing gu:i r a u : .( .
Ever v pio r i . w .o i ... o . s hould atiT
of them in ai. way. iiiun reasonable
time, give out 1 v. 01 upon return of
damaged pur ywf a new pair in e X -cdiange.
We have ju t rM . a a lull line of
the Be Shoes i ii i on g i . s . I.i.u and Hut
ton, and w ill keep a full elo. k of them
constantly on hanO.
Our fine French i' f-kiii Nhnefl in
Congress and I tain, at .r0 are mill tba
great favorite w i i 1 1 lies.- who desire a
fine easy wearing
quality.
We hae
line ot
- b
.( g,
d wearing
beautiful
in .1 a
srri : a w i i ats
HANDSOME SUMMER CLOTHNIS
bracin;; aii
liindrt of Corkscrew,
i 1 hi and dark shade,
I. lie I lajmels, Alpacjaa.
n d Pongee. Mohair
e 1. ! alian Coat and
I sold .at rook bottom
French SeiS
Yests. w ii i c h
prices
D . i
t (ol.
Nothing Bu Batgains
GEORGE ASH 3,
Mi. bile -!.. Ml
D io M .! m
f riends tliat be i : . -them
be; .-r than '
KV We .lie I,! . ,
SlHl-n I-l.-.o i I ' .
the larg. si and io . t
its kind in t'.. w i I :
Satisfaction ; n.it..!. I
carried ! r I pi
! II. Cutler's.
e. ! 1 ni form hia
p i n . .I to euit"
ot 0 r The Old
- I i abl islnnent,
1 1 d.lf concern of
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