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AMn0rirt Boh both a-tire. of
Ert oods ST. T
Itli UUt4 that 8B-Ur
PftTver! ooml-AUoa cf T3ar. lias
sell fox (b Vlo .Presidency, ia i
mod eat way of nomiaatiox Senator
Palaer for Ove Prptldetxy.
TnxxBtsatlN a arid opeaioff
for tar aaibiUoas joasf aUtaameo
ho ealrt to belk ih taaunanj
-SiSSJ
with glor aft -
Thi reaolt of taw O&Io election
haa bes elalued, with aoaaa
jutic a a trtnnph far OVatao-
Uon. Oa the tm groqndt. th
ciecuooa io naw iote, aaa
aattaa-Io-a weranctonM
Tailff aiwrar- It 9 rProtK
lectlooa io New York. Jaaaaaoho-
flBtonra" lor
Protfctlo--
Tar-f Baforatra hare no riebt to
eopiaia.
It wlU be aaa from aa artld
froa UiftStata Cbioaiele tbatthe
peaaiona will be laewlhaa laat jaar
by raaaoa of 'aa floetaaie in the
DeseietMWereaTattbt any of
oor faithful old Cosfadsrates sieUo
receive leas, bat It is fraUfylag -to
ksow that more of them will htTf
socaethiaf. Ws troal . that. aa
time ia not diatant shea - Northi
OaroUaa will be able to make bet
tar proTialoa for those who loaght
La berdeieate.
XaiTSeaator Gormaa is a man who
deserree well of ba party U : Srarj -
where reotuiid. He U; one : S
the moat coo&iitent, coaxiftjacs,
aad troatworthj of .the Democmtlff
leaders. Ia ccttaia qnalltief tof
leadtrship he acrpaasea then, aQ,
aad It la not sarprtstajf U sf It
saoald be cteeaed worthy' of Jhs
hffhaataoaora which, the memo
eracT hare to bestow. lie has
eoasmeaded hinself te their coaft.
denes oa ssore tbsa one n em or able I
oecaaioo, ana oa no occanoa nas
ha ever betrayed that ooaodeaoe.
Psjuiaxbcco adricea state that
the Braxiliaa situation is beoomlajr
critical, asd apprehension exists sa
to the aitlasate resalt or Presi"
deat De Fonseca'e action ia dta-
aolr iof CoagTtss and ia assominx
the role of dictator, aad grave
doabta are expressed as to the sue-
of this lateat poliUcal dots.
The dispatches referred to also
state taa; io rernsnbaeo there is s
feeliag of general discontent at this
action, bat .the- people hare not
dons ao j thing farther than to ex
press their dtaapprorai oi fas
coarse folio wad. Froa thearoTpM
pf Bio Grande, howarer comas
aewa of a more alarooing character.
It is to the effect that the local
gorarameaf has refased to acoaleee
ia President tH Fonseca'saAta op
tion of the powers of a dictator and
that the pro Tin ce mentioned baa
declared its ladepeadence. There'
isarnmmor carreat that a 'fight
haa occurred between Fonseca
troops aad the rarolatlooista.
THX sltastion of aXTsirs in Ten
asee is becoming alarming.
Suspicions communication is being
held between the East Tennessee
Diners and the miners of Ken-
tacky, Alabama aad Virginia.
The hardy moaateineers who re
leased the coaTicta bare sworn
that the Governor shsH not rebuild
the stockades, and that If he sends
the convicts back to the mines
they will be botchered ia cold blood.
It baa been stated officially that
the rebellion of the miners o far as
estimated haa damaged the com
merdal standing of East Tennessee
to the amoant of millions of . dol
Lars. Two town sompaaies with
130,000,000 capital, one located at
Bristol, the other with 1100,000,000
capital aad located at Elizabeth-
town, having refased to enter the
8tate sot belag able to protect its
owa interests, eaaaot protect the
interests of capital.
Oxi of the first echoes fiosa
late elections waa the meetlag oi
the 5sw York Chamber of Com
merce shortly after the election, io
which reaoiations were adopted in
opposition to the free coinage of
silver, orgiaf , a repeal of the law
repairing the Secretary of the
Treasury to parchase four and
half million oaoces per month, re
questing the President to reooaa
mead the repeal ia his message to
Congress, sod to provide for
com mi t tee to srgslt epos Ooa grass.
This waa act a meeting of politie
laee, bat of bo tin ess men, of both
parties,-U Is . the voice of the
aattailrsrtltes encouraged by the
result of last week's election, and it
practically means,, if acted opoo,
not only the steppage ol the pur
chase Of Bflrerbatllon,1 but the end
of ailver coinage. It is more than
likely, however, that they do not
coo at oa being successful in secur
ing a repeal of the bullion pur.
chasing law, and that their real
purpose ia to bring each Inflaenee
M they cs a to bear on the next
Congress to prevent it from pass
ing a free coinage bill. It Is the
first echo we have had from the
popular verdicts on the coinage
qneetloo on the day of election.
This Is daagerona ground and they
tost move very cautiously if they
would sot run ths risk of doiag
more harm than good. Wilmiog
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EDITORIAL WTTS.
Heayt rains and inceaaant gales
continue in Spain, causing great
damage.
.Xns mayor oi Pittsburg, Pa., is
oharxad with forgery and em-
bexxlemeat.
Miss Ohlyxxaxv to Mr. MeKee
Will be pleased to see you at the
'Ytfhlte House.
! 'DtsTAJTC lends enchantment
to the view as Don Pedro tarns
hts'e'yes towards BraxiT,
- Hkxtt atorma bare ceased con
siderable damage in the Southern
paiii of England and Ireland. !
LXu .Qomulgee river haa been
DeeaedTfbr transportation between
fche ocean and the city of llaeor!
Mb- 0LixsTO5K has declined a
h"fljlflf rd by mem
bers of the Chamber of Deputies.
A LAJTP bants and ignites the
gae Instantly killing six men and
fatally injuring seven others at
Ksaticoke, Pa.
Tin New York Legislature is
till in doubt. The Republicans
seem to have the 8enate and the
Democrats the Douse.
OOL. Polx says the South is
against Cleveland. This is the
lama Col. Polk who said Ohio waa
gainst lleKialey and Sherman.
Thx QambetU monument at
Villa d'Avray, France, has been
Inaugurated. GambetU'a heart.
preserved, was placed at the base .
ef the statue.
TSs, recent failures in Berlin
caused a great rnn on banking
houses in that city, but all the de
mands were met promptly and the
exdteraent subsided.
Oa" Konday last a cyclone passed
over the Andemar Islands, situated
In the bay of Bengal. Seventy
seven Ifreawere lost from the East
tadisa steamer Enterprise.
Txoi"' EaJrfgh police seem to be
wide-asrake. Saturday morning
they 'csptnred three daring coan-
erfei ten, Jeese Good win, J. W.
Desern and John Allen Johnson.
Thx stock market in New York
haa reeored from its late depres
sion and, is again active. At
Chicago, the grain market is flac
taettagY prices have a downward
teJadncy.'
A STORT is going the rounds of
row in Charlotte between Rev.
Sam Jones, Forepaugh the circus
maotf asd aeveral members of the
Sress, which we regard as entirely
lensaXionil.
CAPT. Soulkt, in denial of the
rumor tost
timore had
the U. 8. steamer Bal
been blown up by the
China as, telegraphs that there are
indications or any feellDgs of
hostility agatast the Baltimore's
presence at Valparaiso.
Xhx remaxkabla success of Qov.
Boies is Iowa makes him a Presi
dential quantity of more than
ordinary consequence. Of coarse
Qrover Cleveland will be the can-1
dfdste of his party for President if
he will accept the nomination. Ho
other person will be serioasly con
sidered Holes wQl be a splendid
running mateToledo Blade.
Ox the 26th aud 27th insU the
negroes are to held a convention at
Ratelgh In behalf of education. It
is to be hoped that tbey will ao
oonptish some good by it and
avoid at least expressing a want of
grstitsde for what the whites have
dose in North Carolina for the
edacaUon ot the negroes. Rev. J .
C. Price, D. D., the Methodist ne
gro orator and teacher at Salis
bury, is at the head of the
movement.
IX an interview Mr. Mills says:
"To wis, we mast fight the enemy,
and not fight each other. If we go
to the country on the issue of Tariff
Reform- alone, wa will succeed, be
cause we are thoroughly united on
that question. If we press the
question of free coinage of silver in
my Judgment we will lose every
Eastern State and gain nothing in
the West. We will lose the Presi
dency, the Senate, free coinage,
Tariff Reform, and everything, and
get for our pains a Force bill, mili
tary usurpation of oar ballot boxes,
aad life officers guarded by sol
diers certlrytag local government
oat of the bands of the people."
Two swindlers hare been cap
tured at Raleigh. W. O. Woodlief
and Hubert Warren got hold of a
young white man named John
Moriarty, and pretending that they
were detectives, arrested him claim
ing that he had counterfeit money.
They - made btm show his money
fl.45, and then took it. Moriarty
Informed the police and the swind
lers were captured and are now in
Jail.
L5 Kansas the Alliance party
waa simply "not in it" in the recens
electlOaV The , Bookless Simpson
was,' ths only Alliance man who
succeeded in patting his county
ticket through. With the disap
pearance of .the Alliance from the
poUtieal leid the issues for 1892
become clearer and sharper. Shall
the people be, taxed to support my
nopoiles, or shall each industry
have tree-raw materials and a free
market T 'That Is the meaning of
the Alliance collapse, Philadel
phia Beosr J..
EDITORIAL NOTES.
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Got. Gamfbkix has issued bis
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
There's grit for you 1
ACCORDING to Col. Clarkson the
Republicans in New York and
Massachusetts were oat joamaled
as well as outgeneraled.
THS membership of the Fanners'
Alliance in Kansas is said to have
declined from 140,000 last year to
60,000 this year'. Politics did it.
Ah agreement has been con
eluded between the United States
and British eovernments in the
Bebring' Sea sealing fishery ques
tions.
Ohio claims about 1,100 square
miles of Indiana territory, and In
diana to get even, claims a big
hank ol J llHnois, "which 'lacratles
Chicago and the World's Fair.
Or the average yield of cotton
in eleven States, reported by the
Department of Agriculture, North
Carolina stands fourth with an
average of 178 pounds per acre.
OifB of the funny things of the
dav is the New York Tribune re.
Joicing over Republican gains in
the Pennsylvania Legislature when
there was no election for members
of the Legislature.
THB Grand jury of the Federal
court in session at San Antonio,
Texas, has indicted the officials of
the Louisiana Lottery oompany for
sending their advertisements
through the mails.
A New York chemist has dis
covered that there are l,0i5
different and distinct nuisances on
the water shed irom which Gotham
draws her supply of drinking water.
No wonder the average New York
man don't like water.
Ths revola'ion in Brazil is as
suming proportions; the provinces
of Para and Rio Grande do Sal
have declared their independence,
and the province of Bahia will soon
follow; President Fooaeoa is moving
to pat down these revolts.
Sxnatos Gobxim will not be a
candidate for the Presidential
nomination next year. He is young
and can well afford to wait. It is
no small compliment- to Mr. Cleve
land that Senator Gorman grace
folly yields to his Bnperior claims.
The News and Observer, alwayB
reliable and noted for its sterling
Democracy, is showing nnnsual
enterprise. Its issue of the 11th
inst., is largely devoted to the Fifth
Maryland Regiment and ia beauti
fully embelished with pictorial
representations of Baltimore.
The fellow who wrote a letter to
Governor Gordon in the name oi
Mies Winnie Davis asking the loan ,
of 91,000 was as much fool as
knave. If he trad had three grains
of brain he would have known that
Gen. Jno. B. Gordon knew Miss
Winnie Davis too well to be im
posed on in any such way. The
daughter of the South is not that
sort of girl.
A MmiTBAPOLis exchange bases
an editorial paragraph upon a die-
patch announcing the burning of a
"gin" house at Opltka, Ala., and
draws a prohibition moral from it.
The views of the same authority
upon the project to cross fine wool
merino ewes with hydraulic rams
ould be read with great interest
throughout the wool raising dis
tricts. Chicago Mail.
05E good result of the elections
is to make free coinage of silver an
issue to be avoided hereafter, at
least in States east or the Missis
sippi river. Using the war similes
common to politics, Tuesday's
actions were in the nature of skir
mishes preceding the battle of
1S92, and the results of those
skirmishes are to make the tariff
the leading issue with both parties.
Phil. Ledger.
The laboring people of Massa
chusetts are surpassed in intelli
gence by the laboring element of
no State in the Union. They are
thinking people, and have studied
the tariff question in an intelligent
manner, and the result is defeat of
the Republican party in that State.
New York markets: Money easy
at 4(n,G per cent; closing offered at
4 per cent.; cotton dull; middling
uplands 8J cents; middling Orleans
8 1L-16 cents; Sauthern flour quiet;
wheat lower and moderately active
for export and milling; No. 2 red
11.05$ in store and at elevator; corn
nnsettled and moderately active at
7880 cents afloat; rosin steady
and quiet; strained, common to
good 1.32J1.40; spirits turpen
tine quiet and steadier at 36(a,36
cents.
Goveknob Boies, of Iowa, was
once a lawyer in New York. When
Grover Cleveland waa nomianted
by the Democrats for Attorney
General the Republicans nominated
Boies against him- Finding Boies
did'nt draw enough water they
took him down and finally put up
Cleveland's own law partner who
defeated Cleveland a few hundred
votes. This was the only chance
they bad of beating the old man.
Cleveland and Boies may be on the
same ticket in 1892, and if Murphy
ana uroer, oi new xotk, are
agreeable, may be President and
Vio President of the United
States on the 4th of March, 1893.
Norfolk Landmark.
THE PARAM0UXT ISSUE.
The Journal has all along con
tended that the tariff is the lead
ing issue befote the people.
In sa great a population, differ
ent in character, occupations,
conditions, business methods and
habits of thought there cannot be
nomogenity oi political opinions,
but looking at the entire Union as
one people it must be conceded
tnat tbe tanii is tne paramount
issue of the day, and will continue
to be so until the land is redeemed
from its oppressions. When a
man's house is on fire he thiuks of
nothing else until his property is
safe from the devourering element.
If it waa questionable before, the
late elections settled the question
of paramount issues. .
Trrere Is a time and place for all
things.
Silver advocates should possess
their souls in patience. There is no
danger that silver will be despised
and rejected of men. It will al
ways be money, and it makes
music in very honest man's pocket,
but it is exceedingly unwise to
stake tbe fortunes of a great party,
and the consequent good of the
country, on me question wnetner a
ailver dollar shall contain one or
two grains, more or less, of "the
precious metal.". Iu our judge
ment, the condition of the coantry,
no less than the position oi parties,
requires that the silver question be
eliminated from the approaching
Presidential campaign.
lnere are many reasons why it
should be. It is not a political
question. Silver is completely
under tbe control of the commercial
world. It is a matter of oompara
tive insignificance what estimate
the United States places on silver,
unless England and continental
Europe coincides in that opinion.
A congress of nations ia the place
to settle the monetary value of sil
ver. Neither of the great parties is
agreed upon the question, and
any party that makes silver its
paramount issue must split, for it
cannot be made amenable to party
discipline.
The Washington Post sayt: In
view, then, of the results of the
recent elections it would seem a
suicidal policy for the Democracy
to force the free silver issue into
the next campaign. Its entire
elimination would rid both parties
of some embarrassmhnt, and leave
them free to contest the real issues
upon whibh they are oposed and
for the discussion of which they
are thoroughly prepared. Even so
ardent a free silver organ as the
St. Louis Republic says: "If the
revival of the sectional issue would
be a crime, for the forcing of tbe
silver issue would be measurelessly
folly."
Experience ia a wise teacher.
Every school boy has declaimed
Patrick Henry's great speech in
which he says, "I have no lamp by
which my feet are; guided but the
lamp of experience." No maa in
tending to make a race will put
weights on tbe feet of his horse.
But, it may be asked "are you
not in favor of the free and unlimi
ted coinage of silver!" We an
swer yes. We like silver, and so
we do plumb pudoing, but we are
Dot going to put it in our platform.
We have a better place for it. Tbe
tariff is tbe leading, living, burning
issue. Its iron heel is upon the
neck of every man. There is not a
toiler in office, work shop, counting
room, field or forest that does not
feel its blighting curse: there La not
a bread winner, Irom tne lriso
ditcher to. the lordly proprietor,
whose arm it does not paralyze. It
is a Juggernaut Car that drives
axle deep iu the blood of its victims.
On the tariff issue tbe Demo
cracy won in 18iHJ, and again in
1891, and, with judicious manage
ment and wise leadership, it will
win again in 1892.
N ATION AL CONVENTIONS.
The time ia not distant when
preparations must be made for the
assembling of the National Con
ventions to nominate candidates
for President and Vice President
of the United States.
Several cities are making bids
for these conventions.
San Francisco, Cal., makes the
most liberal bid that was ever
made in this country for a similar
honor. The citizens as an earnest
of their good faith in the matter
express a readiness to foot tbe en
tire bill, including transportation
across the continent, hotel charges,
and all other expenses, estimated
in tbe aererreeate at not less than
$100,000. This proposition is
made to the Executive Committee
of both parties. San Francisco
wants both conventions.
It has become usual for national
conventions to assemble in the
West. In recent years they have
been held in Cincinnati, St. Louis
and Chicago. While we are not
very particular about it, we would
like to have the Democratic Con
vention held in New York or Bos-
ion. One is the home of Cleve
land and the other of Bussell. We
count very largely on New York
and New England in the next
national campaign.
HE DEFIED THE SHERIFF.
The Ashevillj Mountain Home
Journal reports that a most dis
graceful and il.iring ooenrence took
place at Burnsville, Yancey county,
last week, and says the facts are
these: One of tbe best citizens of
that county, Solomon Carter, had
died very suddenly, and was being
bnried. Garret D. liav. another
leading citizen of the same town,
had not lived on good terms with
Mr. Carter during tbe lattei'd life
time, but as death had removed
one of the two, M-. Ray thought he
would aid in j . ing the last
tribute of respect u his departed
neighbor and attend tbe banal.
This so enraged the son of Mr. Hay
that he shot at his father several
times, whereupon Judire Bynum
ordered the arrest of .voting Itiy.
He defied the the sheriff, but walk
ed into the court house and with
hjs donblebarrelled gun drove tho
judge from the bench, cleared out
the assembly and deliberately walk
off. Can all this possibly be trne
in law abiding North Carolina.
State Chronicle.
lueauove is au extreme case.
It is probable that the like of it
never happened before and will not
again. It adds startling evidence
to the painful truth that crime Is
rampamt even in the good S'.ate of
North Carolina.
It is usual to account for tbe pre
valence of crime- by saying, 'The
courts do not do their duty.'' This
may be true. "The laws delay,"
has long been a charge against the
present system to juris;
prudence, snd the more
serious allegation, that the
bench has lost its dignity and Jus
tice its throne, is not without
warrant in scenes sometimes wit
nessed in the court boasts of the
land.
But, in this case, the court has
had no opportunity. The law was
paralyzed, and, if it be admitted
that the rnffian was emboldened by
whaibe knew of the action of
courts in other cases, wg muit go
further to Ond how came he to be
possessed of tbe devil and utterly-
abandoned.
It may be said that "original
sin" ia the root of all transgression,
and this being inherent in tho ma.n,
crime was the natural result.
In the olden time there was a
process by wnicu "original sin"
was held in check by the judicious
use of birch and hickory. But, it
has fallen into disuse, and the
wise admonition. "Spare the rod
and spoil the child," has been para
phrased into "spoil the rod and
spare the child."
There is nothing that can eradi
cate sin, and its manifold develop.
ments, but the grace of God, but
parental authority may go along
ways towards the restraint of evil
and the development of good,
There is a sad want of Domestic
Discipline in this our day, and the
result i3 seen in all manner of
wickednesss, misdemeanors and
crimes. We have no patienca witn
Home Despotism. A tyranical
husband or father is the mo?t dee
picable of men, but parental tyr-
any is very tar removed irom tne
discipline that gives to every mem
ber of the family his or her proper
position and stimulates virtues that
develop the manliness of a man
and the womanliness of a woman.
Religion, trne and vital religion,
is the great remedial agency, but
in a world like this, where the
human is constantly warring with
the divine, law must assert its
majesty, whether it be the law cf
the State or the law of the family.
A KEPLY.
Our correspondent New Bern,
assails our position on Paramount
issues, the Tariff and silver.
In reply we have only to 6ay that
we do not profess to be wise above
our fellows, but, having consi ered
the points raised by New Bern, we
cannot change our opinions or
modify the terms in which they
are expressed, The tariff is the
paramount issue.
The Tarboro Southerner, always
sound to the core, closes a well
considered amcle on the samo sub
ject with these words:
"The Democrats wiil therefore
invite defeat if they go to the conn
try on free coinage, bat they need
not be placed in tbe position that
they were in Ohio. They too mast
demand honest money. In this
they need not be monometalists
like the Shermanites. All they
have to do is to demand that 100
cents worth of silver shall be put in
a silver dollar aud the republicans
will take the defense.
"The silver coinage law is theirs,
not oars, and is indefensible. Let
the Democracy declare for an
honest dollar whether it be silver
or gold and the country will be
with it. The republicans will stand
before the people as the champions
of the dishonest silver dollars,
forcers on the people of 80 cents
lor 100.
"The silver speculators and mine
owners will see the hand writing
on the wall and will cease embloy
ing demagogues to cry for more
money and to delude the people.
"With the Democracy on an
honest platform the people will be
invincible and the tariff problem
can be solved."
Should the proposed national
guard encampment at the world's
fair take place it might administer
a mild surprise to foreigners to see
a nation supposed to have no army
worth mentioning mobilize 100,000
1 well drilled and equipped troops
without any special trouble.
PUBLIC ROADS.
The Sonth is Awakening to Better
Highways They Must be Improved.
Tnis subject his no djubt grown
monotonous to maDy of the Jocbnal
readers, but we cant help it. To us it is
too important a question not to keep
nammenng upon especially at a time
when it i3 bainc eo widely aaitated.
tforth Carolina muet have better
reads; Virginia is maKing demands in
that direction, Alabama is thoroughly
aroused with the idea, and in fact the
entire South is eeting the Rreat need of
improved thoroughfares.
The Qoldd'ooro Arua has aluo been
pounding a way. TO e copy one article:
The improvement of our couutrv
roads the adoption of u better eytstem
ot working them, one more fruitful of
results in giving ua better roads has
been a topio upon which the Argus has
had much to eay from time to tina-3 as
the years have rolled back from irs
shoulders ana marked advancing
circulation. And yet it has accom
plished very Utile, if anything; at all. Jin
securing better country roads for the
convenience of our country friends and
the incalculable advantage cf OoIJe
boro. But the Argus io not one to faint and
fall by the way or give up ever the
fight for progress and the right; there
fore we still urge and hope for better
country roads a better eyetem of
securing and maintaining them, lhan
we now have.
We sea from the Richmond Times
that Major Myers has ju t read before
tbe Tuckahoe Club of that city, an
essay on tbe subject of country roadp,
which that paper suggest ought to be
printed in leaflet form and scattered
throughout the State, besides beine
reproduced in all newspapers desiring
to promote the general interests of the
Commonwealth, and adds truly, that
roads are typioal of the civilizttion and
progress of a people. 1 ha roads built
by tbe Romans are today recegnizsd to
their energy and wiadotn.
The Times eounds the key note of jus
tlce, too, when it eays that the labor
contribution plan, that of requiring
every male of proper age to work so
many days each year on the public
roada, is a palpable iD just C9, and as
such has never been enforced, except
in such a slip shod way as to bring law
into contempt. Why should a laborer
be required to work three or more days
in the year asd thus have such a large
proportion of his income his labor
appropriated to roads over wbish he
never drives hoof at his cwnV
Communicated,
Editor Journal: Pleaso allow me
to make a few remarks in regard to
your Editorial of the 12th, issue, bead
ed, the Paramount Issue. You say tbe
Journal has all Dion? contended that
the tariff is the leading issue before the
people. While there ia always room
for tariff reform as our country devsl
ops at the same time the Democratic
prees and tbe party especially cf the
South must confine itseif if it wishes to
unite the people upon the particular
points or articles to be reformed. It
will not do to attack the whole imports
when we imported from Oct. 15th, 1890
to June 30. 1S91 cn!y 9 month
$295,963,665, worth cf merchandise free
of duty.
If the tariff ia- generally reformed
then somo of these imports must be
taxed to lower tbe duty on others as
a scare crow. I think the subject of tbe
tariff is about played out especially as
long as the government has to raise
8500,000,000 as tai6s per annum ta de
fray its expenses, xou say silver
advocates should possess their souls in
patience but the beet of patience will
give out at times. You say it is not a
political question silver i completely
under the control of the commercial
world. This it should be but unfortu
nately is now under the control of the
empires of England and Germany with
tho aesietacce and aid of tbe Govern
ment of the United Slates which
becomes an accessary with those Em
pires ia defrauding the Silver Stand
ard Countries and tho labor of this
country.
You say neither c f the great parties is
agreed upon the question I beg lsave to
differ with you. Senator Sheman in hu
speech atPaulding, Ohio said in regard
to silver and the proper currencies.
This policy ii the work and platform of
the Republican party and upon it we
stand or fall. What can tbere be more
uplicit and too in the presunca of
Gov. Campbell. In regard to tbe viewe
of the Washington Post those views are
a great deal more Republican than
Democratic.
What the labor of this country de
mands is to make silver buliion par
with gold ; either gold must come down
or silver go up and this tau-st bs done
by the people of this country.
Those Empires alluded to would not
bo wise in assisting this country to
raise the price of silver bullion while
c-.e low price is 6uch a great benefit to
their people.
Has the Editor forgotten that cotton
went up 1 cent per pound last August a
year ago when silver bullion went up to
SI 20 per oz. It is so with other prod
ucts and if tbe recent resolutions of the
Chamber of Commerce of New York
ate carried out then the Silver bullion
will go down to 50ots., per oz., and the
production of Silver will be stopped
whioh I hold as one of the first and most
necessary products of this country not
alone beoause it produces 870,000,000
per anum but these S70,000,0C0 are a
means which enter largely ta tho aid of
other productions of our country.
Rsmember we export bullion not coin
and because we depreciate ic other
countries refuse it. It is tbe most
important question for the people of the
country to decide.
New Bern
Gold Mining.
The Southern Bell Gold Mine located
in South Rowan, is now being worked
again. Dr. A. P. Lighthill and Mr. W.
F. Aldridge, two expert miners, have
bought the property and will sink
several deep shafts. They have been
here over two weeks .examining and
working up the mine, and have secured
other property adjoining it. Thursday
twelve bands were put to work and
others will be in a short time. Dr
Lightbiil says they expect to work the
mine for all it is worth, and he thinks
the deposits are rit:h. They will put up
machinery acd leave nothing undone to
develop the mine.
One of the richest gold finds ic the
State was made about two weeks ago,
near Newton, Catawba county. Wo are
informed that ono of the properties, on
which the finds were made cjntaica
two or more quartz veins extraordinar
ily rich ia gold, samples of the oree
showing a gold value of from two to
thirty dollars, and panninifa of the ore
from a few grains to five dollara to the
pan.
An adjoining ptop2rty contaios a
lage soft elate vein which mills from
twenty to fifty dollars per ton. These
mines will be a biz thing for Catawba
and we hope may add greatly to tbe
wealth of the country. Salisbury
Herald.
HOW TRY THIS.
It will cost you nothing and will surely
do jou good, ir you nave a Cough , Cold,
or any troume witn inroat, (Jnest or
Lungs. Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, coughs and Golds is euaran
teed to give relief or money will bo paid
back. Sufferers from La Grippe found
it just tne tiling and under its use had
speedy and perfect recovery. Try a sample
bottle at our expense and learn for your
self just how good a thing it is. Trial
bottles free at F. S. Daffy's Drug Store,
Large size 50c. and $1.C0.
A HUNTER'S IDEAL.
I Eastern
North Carolina as a Game !
Country.
Both followere of Nirnrod ond ihe
disciples of Izik Wnlton will find
plenty of eport all over North Carolina,
but when it comes to the lintet s, ort in
the world Eastern North Carolina bears
off the pilm. Ojr fill and wintr
hnntiog is near perfection In th first
place, our weather during those reasons
is nearly perfect. This of course is of
the utmost importance to those who
tint ire to leave the frosts and snows of
the North, with its accompaniment of
lowering skies and icy wind behind
them, and are in search of a country
where tbey can revel in balmy lun
ehino, and whose soft winds bear upon
i hem tbe breath of eternal spring.
The climate of EaBtro Carolina com
pares with that of Southern France.
There are comparatively few cold and
wet dayp, the winter weather for the
most part being bright and crisp. Ic is
olaimed that lhre are several points
along our boast where frost haa never
been known. On the main land on our
coast and the islands adjacent, tbe
climate is nearly perfection on account
of the proximity of the Gulf Stream,
which tempers tbe cold winds coming
from the North.
The lovers cf the rod and pun can
find no more delightful spot, neither
can they flod one, where they will meet
with greater success. They wiil rind
the waters teeming with game flih, and
on the main Isnd and island plenty of
game. It seem incredible, hut it i
nevertheless true, that within less than
a days journey from New York, and n
few hours from Washington, bear, deer,
wild turkeys, wild cattle, wild hogs,
etc., are to be found in great abun
dance, while during tbe fall and winter
months th lakea, rivers and sounds
swarm with all binds or water fowl.
Sivan, geese, brant, wild ducks of all
kinds, and in fact all kinds of water
f owl to be found in this country. The
woods are full of small game, squirril,
partridge, snipe, quail, opossum rac
coon, and many other kinds, plentilul
enough to delight the heart of tbe
hunter.
Then as to fishing, whether in the
ocean or the land locked waters near
the coast, the fisherman haa but. to drop
his line to pull oat a plentiful supply of
tbe gamest kind of fijh, such as blue
fish, mackeral, bass, ' trout, ohub,
pike. etc.
To give an idea of tbe variety of the
sport we give tbe result of a huntine
and fishing trip made by a party of
gentlemen to the country near tbe
Albemarle sound. They brought home
the skins of three wild oats, two otters,
the antlers of three large stags, and a
wagon load of fish and tartlet. They
also, killed a large number of minks,
equirrils, raccoons and opossums, be
sides a large amount of small game.
Deer, bear and wild turkeys are very
plentiful, and along our eastern
streams, an occasional shot may be bad
at an alligator, asd if a fisherman gets
tired of the famous sport .of iolapd
fishing, he can take a sail out upon the
broad Atlsntio, fitted oat with the
proper tackle, and after catching a
shark or two be will have all the ex
citement and exercise he will need for
some time.
We will say to those who desire an
Infinite variety of tport in a delighful
climate, come to North Carolina.
Argonaut.
We will add to the above that if any
one wants ocular demonstration that
the above is a plain statement of facto
and wants it without going to the na
tive haunts ot the game be can satisfy
himself on that line by attending the
Fifth Annual Exhibition of the East
Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and In
dustrial Association which begins the
23d of next Februarv. Every animal,
bird and fish above enumerated will
there be found and dozens of other
species to which allusion is not made at
all in the article. It will be a Fair
worth going hundreds of miles to pee,
and what is more people will come from
hundreds cf miles to see it. It will be
an opportunity of gi in ing information
about the resources of our State that
should be embraced as far as pcsoiUe
by everybody.
How Is It?
Bncou is worth ten cents per pouDil
and cotton eight oente how is that?
Our progressive (?) farmers are raniDg
cotton to buy their bacon and tbtir
corn, too. Guess tbey are going; to
profit by (he lesson they have lernd
this year. They are faet Cadin cut
that all cotton and no meat is a costly
thing. Wonder how ic would be to
diverbify a little. Plant one third whet,
with now and then a few scattering
acres in oats and grass. Cotton would
then be worth an eighth of a dollar a
pound and bacon cot one-half of it.
What a lovely picture would ensue.
The South would soon birrk in tbe sun
shine of her own financial eplendcr.
Southern Live Stock Journal.
If every southern newspaper would
keep the subject of diversifying the
crops, continuously before the farmers
the suggestion may be generally
adopted. A good example aoooru
pliBbes much in this direction, and the
progressive farmer could do much by
practical demonstration. The great
trouble with too many is that they have
not tbe "courage of their oonvictions,"
aad while believing in the dootrine fail
to practice it to any great extent.
New South.
BCCKLED'S ARNICA SALVE
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all skin Eruptions, and posi
tivelv cares Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale in Newbern by t. 8. Duffy,
wholesale and retail druggist.
An Old Lady.
A gentleman from Kenanaville who
waa in the city yesterday informed us
that on October 25ih., Mrs. Rebecca
Brown, relict of the late John Brown
celebrated her 103d birthday at her
home in Duplin county, in the presence
of her grand, great grand, and great-
great-grand ohildren Qoldsboro Head
light.
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WASHINGTON, L, C
C ffick or York Ehtrpbis,
YORKVILLB. 3. O.. Ant: 14. 'PI
Atlantic Klbctbopoisb Uenurmeo:
Fojtheaasi five years my wlf- baa been a
sufferer from dlapensla to completel y alu
the disease mace a wroo oi ner former an
that llf was almost despaired of. He
nervous system was almost entirely ue
stroyed and the slightest uolse would
throw her Into s nervous spasm, which
would last lor hours. Mddlc.l skill railed to
brine anv relief.
Throusb. the reoommendatlon ct an eml
nent dtvlne we were loduoid to try the
Kleotropolse. After a persistent use of trie
Instrument, the effect hsa been wonderful
Her nervous system has been restored to Its
almost normal condition: her dlnest'on l
wonderfully lm pro Tod; she Is rapidly eat n
log In flesh; and, upon the whole, Is making
a rapid recovery, wnioh speaks volumes ro
the wonderfald curative powers of the
K eotropolbe, as her atase was considered
hopeleis. Hfnyare leptioal on the sub
ject, let them try tbe Flectropolse, and I n
wonderful powers wl.l quickly dlfpel sll
doubt.
Yours truly. W. M. moP9T.
For information
Address as abovk, or
Kin St. CHARLESTON, 8. C-
W. M. WATSON. Agent.
Few Berne, N. O.
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Both the method and remilU wnen
OjVrnp of Figs is taken; it in pleasant
nd refreshing to the taste, and aotj
gently yet promptly on thoJCidneys,
Lriver and Bowcln, cleans the eys
tern effectually, dispels colds, heod:
aches and fevers and crtrrs habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs ia the
only remedy of its kind ever pro- '
duced, pleasing to the tasto end ao-fJ
ceptable to the stomach, prontyt Ifi '
its action and trulv benn
eflects, prepared only from the mont
healthy and agrceablo substances, jfjr
many excellent qualities commend it'
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known. ,
Syrup of Firs is for sale in COo
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable dmggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it prpmptly for nny ono who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
tufastitute. -
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Young Kentucky and
-Vest Virginia , ,
HorsesfMes
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with Two Car loads of Young,
KENTUCKY and WJEST VA.
HORSES AND MULES
From 3 to 7 Years Old;
EXTRA FINE DRIVERS,
Draft and Saddle Horses,
Which Will Bo Sold Cheap.
Also Nice Variety of
Carriages, Buggies, Carts.
Harness, Whips,
Lap-Robes, Dusters etc., etc
OUR MOTTO IS
Quick Sales Small Prcfils...
Uau and seo us belore you
buy; it will be to your udvantago
to do so.
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aala art vate praottoe wlih exH.aiil f omtkst
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ado ta a speolal cure for Ute disrane camoq,
Taasa Bpeoines cure without drutKlni!. r"r
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All of the above medlcinei are tot
tale at the druK "tores of F. B. Duffy
UdE. Berry, Middle ntreet, New
ferne. N. C.
IS
The East Carolina I'liiiroad
A FAILUIiio. I
They are Moving Too Slow to hver
Lteach ISewbcrn.
Can tho People of Ta? O.d Vny cf Elms
' Wait on thrin Anv J'-.it t
Would If. not te Usl i. l-- o;ir flUy
thousand doll.irs in b-vuK ai d v lvi- H to live
manufaclurluK Iih1u(m. a wiio w iu ruovt
tbelr plants io xwttm :m.-I n.p.or ou
nan area or more itrtct-M i .1, uhjij t in
thousand dol lars c:i t n.:ufilrlra of
some kind would be a const 1 mtl induce
ment for them to iimi' : t w.orn. v o
bave water transponnU on nu .1 to nny In
tbe country, our Ka-lroad -ji 1 m ki loners
give ps s low rates cf lrtik.Lt uk any. W
have the laboring i.ikh, 1- v.i;i and
black, here; what far nn i w e h t o u siart
the ball in thin dircrti .n ?
Would it not be we 1 1 for t hi Tit y nut horltl a
to look Into t lie matte 1 m . f k him -thing
can't be done ? 1 ' t he K 1 1 m 'm 1 . J tie tmlit
aud they Intend to net our 1 ::.!, t them
give us some assuru 1 n h- iu i 11 1 1 wl.l bo
completed. Tlific f 'ii.iin l irs;dtirah
doubt aa to Uly; Ike cvei v m tm Ma 1 nlve
county anv morn if he v. a -1 . . kc on t e K.
O. R. K. There 1b no do., in i 1 ni rv wlwfu is
on the Rrat'iHt bo mi t!i; i- ; ir xlh tenets.
Real esiatrt has a'lvnn .! tr -in two To l)vn
bund red per f n t ,'ii . 1 . 1 li -iiim In
the city. J" r rt 1 1 1 1 b 1 1 v -no . . 1 tuit r town
for wan tnf liuu r. in s j ! -irci', worn ti
aud children. 'I hi 11 v . v r i n d ih)K I'ttle
pitiful Burn o fn,ui 1 ; i i'io.j l-ous
stop the prog rohN f to 1 e u 1 1 f u 1 11 rlty bb
out i ? W hy m i ).!: 1, i ' : . - :. i t once nnd
vote W) thou-"nd iii"t 1 :ird tr' i-e k lauiitilm -turii:g
i ndut 1 1 b ti k ' , ; 1. 1 . J und 1 m
ploy some good iten t. .1 W. W titer. t
travel the man u ihrt u 1 ; r;'- 1 ; ; 1 f on; coun
try and phow t Imiii t n n i m . ! .v t h onr city
has over a ny ot ln-t 1 w n 1 . 1 , ron nti y
Our Hoard of Tinde. t. mm and
all other oian.zHl 10 k 1 . d ine'tUny
and aflVlHed cvfry plan : m. c 1 nn ht' i.lid ml
have fall tnl, No w ut i h t 1 iu 1 .1 ii'Itr t ha
people and lpt It l e th'r. uiMt'c di-rms rt
and voted upon land I U is ot 1 an !cd ih i
Big I ke. wh- Imuno in 1 ri v -i oj-V 11 1 nl 4 ,
50 and U7).yO. ou tin-dol la: , 1 i 1 h mnlrw
t-xpetifco o: tho c!(rthii :iic f.;.M'.on 1.
U'iw we linvt'f'it Ni w ; , 1 u to ui. W 111
we contiuue to l o in . - '
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Wholesale Dealer In
Groceries, Provisions
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