North Carolina Newspapers

. ; - -l Zfj . : if 31.00 Per Tear INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS. Single Copies, 5 Cents. VOti XVI. NEW BERNE. CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, APRIL r. 1894 NO. 56 lK I ib P'lfe I ft sa piif mm Wil i ' - c ThoUtoor the BUnd bill has beea decided by either (be pprov " si or the reto tf the President, bat - the straggle over silver ia by no - n4B jt n end, I was stid week o- more ago that the President woold' eiga the bill if he could be essared that there woo Id by no moe silver legislation daring hi administration. We called attention at the time to the fact that there wa no one aathori sad to gire the anoranoe. If tho Presideut hud promptly approved the Blair bill the people and tbir Bipre-eotative would fcve &en content to w -m th re sale itboas father v ;iun in i , xespeet Xr stlvwr. ,.. Whetbtr the bill h W txaa.siaa- - d ojaot tb delay pi the- Presi- - dent has eaaaed Mr- Stewart to in i trcdace a bill ia the Senate for the - .free and aalitpited eoioara of sti werud it asserted with no litUe .-r show of ooafideoee, that if the - J3Ind bill ia ; vetoed the 8tews.it ' bill will pass both hoasea by Urge majority, Shool-i the Stewart 'c bill pass It will certainly be vetoed, .ad the qnestiou; naturally ' arrives -can the Bland Ml or"" the 8rewart bill be. pasaed ever t be veto of the President. .; , ' : It seems that the BUnd bill is ' much more, apt Ut paos over the - reto than the Stewart bill. Silwr ; has maey frtrads who an not ia favor ot ita free and unlimited coin. age, and the Bland bill, being the more moderate mennure woaIdcom jnaad the fall atieagh of the ail ; rer men. '" It U ob7ioos that silver is here to stay. IU staying qaality is greater thn that of any man. It dm more weignt tnan -any man. A. man of great Inflaenee may re tard the restoration of silver to its ' jropar place, . bat the , man ap3n 7 wheat silver falls will be gronad to '. powder." l. . It la rery strange that the people of the ' greatest silver . proJncing coaatry id the world submitted to the demoaitixatioa of silver. It ia stranger still that any mt a can " sappoee that he can keep the peo-;-. pie from-ha v tag silver aad( de manding for it fall an 'complete .'recognition. . : Silver is not dead. For a time it -was sleeping, or seemed to sleep; bat It is now awake ad showins - Ihe strength of a giant. JUST RECEIVED A Car Load of Weston Flour llireci -froiir the "Mills. He7 Orleans Holassss, right off j, the : farm in LoTiisiaiina, from first . hands. ;!', " . , . Also A tali stock of other O roc ries and farmers supplies, for sale cheap. Call and see me, it will - pay yon. ?i 4 (: R. JOHES. PBOFE3SIOSAL. . x , DR.' G. K BAGBY, SURGEON DENTIST. Ofio. UliiU irMi. apposite BaptiM eaank, aaaMwtf - 9EWBKBM. Iff. a OR. .J. D. CLAHK, DEHTI8T, , BSW ICBIB, R. C - Ofta oa Crmvm lrei, btven Pollock ad Bread. J H. BENTON. M.B., D.D.S. PralM Ilmitwi to M of NHro SU. OOk. nnu r mux nxrwi, aad Vaa JUIy,aoall ; P. H. PEILETIEB, A T TO BUST A. T- LA W , jliddls street,Fnt room above Farm ' - : - r's & af erehaat's Bank. Will BVMtla to tb Oaaatlaa of Uit.i . irlmt. Jom. Omm tad PamlMO. . a.CBIoaStatoaObrtatIlav Bora,aaS ; WM- CLAUSE, ' Tidi rr it r f 5 Office, 72 South. Front street op- posite Qaston Hoase. ATTOEHEY AT LAW ' ASD ' Real Estate Agent. JNW Bene, N. C. ConectIon.New y rk Bostnn auaa Canada. Timber landa f ' Farm lands, Truck lands. Town lots. - Do yoa want to bay T WHITE. WHITE. - Do 70a want to sell I 4 ' ' - SPECIAL. 1500 uerM, Traat Kod, 6 miaaftr TlmiMff sad Track laad. EDITORIAL NOTES. Fiiraiers in Maryland and ware slowly and aawillingly qaiah the idea of growing relio wheat and com in competition with the west, and half sorrowfully ad 1 it that their lands mast in time come to form a market garden for the for the great cities of the Atlantic seaboard. There is an old-fashioned notion in Delaware and upon the eastern hore that it is more re spectthle ro grow wheat in sixty acre fields than half a dozen veget ables iQ mall plots, and the min ate pe&snot farming cf Prance, Belgian and Holland has no at. iraouom for the occupants of three-haodrf ii acre forms. Sariugs Banks have been the meaosoLgiving maay families homes and theyBave" Bad frftHHI effect io edaoating the people to beootuj nore settled and thrift;, thereby establishing mv confi dence in basioess circles. Ia ;he prevailing severe finrncial depress ion itia noteworthy .that, in the por tion where savings banks are niosf fatly patroaized, those biaks have suffered bat slightly from the bar times, and few'of their patrons have been compelled to withdraw their deposits. The Baooessfol farmer Is he who provides conveniences for the care of bis property and the performing of his work; he counts time as an important Item io the yearly esca lation and care of all . hia varioa- effects as a factor in the a an oat re- tarns. When he pnU the horse in the stable there Is a place for the harness, where it will be safe from the weather or any other damage; his wagons sad tools are provided with coverings to preserve them; about bis premises will be found a little shop or room where the saws hammers, " vises, angers and Vi rions tools that are needed to mend and pat In order the different ma chines he oses. These sinu Ie ar ticles prevent days and weeks of delay, besides adding 'o the length of the time the implements will last. It pay to have convenien ces, and also to get what yoa do bay of good quality. Lord Bosebery seems to have been successful in attaining almost evwythiDg that be has ever de sired. Be bas now attained the highest position in the gift of the sovereign, as representing tbe pop ular will. He ban already won tbe bine-ribbon of the turf the Derby, aod the blue ribbon of Knight hood tbe Garter. He married tbe greatest heiress in England; he ha con ti oiled the foreign affairs of his country aod empire and he has now succeeded the greasest leader in modern English history. Lord Bosebery's policy in ajgeneral way, his principles ia broad outline, may he not inadequately portrayed by his own eloquent words at Bir mingham on Hay 26, 1892, which we quote from the Forum. ,v "Never was Ibe power of the British Em pire so great as it is now. It stretches 'away into space, calm with tbe sleeping strength of a sum mer sea. Bat what is the real es sence what is tbe secret of that power! It is not in fleets or in ar mies, or even in your treasurers or your population- Its essence, its in spiration, its base, :s in equal lib erty and in equal Justice." These ways of life from a busi ness standpoint are fall of changes There is no certain rule to be laid down that guarantees success, cess, though the main principles are inviolable. One, man works from morn till sight year ia and year ont and has nothing to show for bis work bat food, clothes, and shelter. Another man works per sistently and faithfully, but his course is one of continual upward progress. He is known a t a man of meant; he is placed in oharge of important enterprises; he is a man whose inflaenee is sought and bis very name inspires respect and suggests strength. Why thi is differ enoe between these two menf Why, he first pats muscle into his work and the other, educated brains. The" first may have force and ener gy of character, bat the second has the power of directing his energies into channels that give them pow er. Industry, character, persever enoe aod persistence are strong forces, bet they require governing and directing in order to make tbe best application of their power. Tbe force of the wind goes to waste unless eaptared by the windmill and put to practical use. Steady, earnest work is not to be underes timated, but It should be made to coont foY as much as possible n the results of life. This can on ly be ccooa plisbed by applying prac tical ed a cation as a directing and governing influence. Tbe best con structed ship will drift away from its courts unless it is furnished with a rudder, and the best hie will be spent in tntile efforts unless started and kept ia the right course by education. LE BRUM'S TO IITI lit TSt. Wm tn-tvl 4 rw . , to tb. F. S. DUFFY, Druggist and Sole Agent. tMrmn 1 1 1 mt LM Bmif im rr P rvquim lunr dit er f "PU hina k fetan kund). tun tin Xj. Hsj AS A PREVENTIVE itJ Ar b,HlMmttlalspit4.tasitnc ajnM a ut ihii..1 dMM ; bmt in Mm m ot I'lTTTJfTtiNamfnMbrMiLpMicauk, ALFRED HOLT COLQUITT. It is not oar purpose to record ! the pablic services of the diatin gaisbed senator from Georgia who died at the national capita! on last Monday, Maich, L'(, 1804. These belong to the atcbivn i.f imperishable hict iry, ani perpetuated ti the Uteao tion. Bif as this writer does member the periol when .Vlll n t re he did not know Alfred Oolqni't and was intima'e wiih bun in peace and war it is not inappropriate for him to open the volume of sacred mem ories and present personal reoolec tions of one of the noblest and best meo who ever trod the eart b. One of onr earliest recollec tions of him was his return from rrtrrtwtoti where he where had just graduated . He was every where regarded as a model young man, and, as the son of Senator Walter T. Colquitt, it was natural to predict for him a brilliant fa tare. Alfred Oolqaitt was educated for the bar and entered upon his pro fession at his home in Le Orange Georgia, but he soon married and removed to Sonth West Georgia and became one of the largest cot ton planters of that section. A man of pleasing manners and popular address, bearing an honored name and spotless reputation, be was elected to Ujngr388 as the spon taneous expression of pablic senti ment. Bat be did uot like congress ional life, be was domestic in his taste and at the end of the term for which be was elected he volunterily retired to bis plantation. For yetrs i he was President of the agricalta- ral Secretary of Georgia. Alfred Oolqaitt entered the mil itary service of the Confederacy at the beginning of tbe war and bore an honorable part io that ever memorable struggle, rising to the rank of Major General. After the war he was twice elected Governor of Georgia, and since bis retiremeLt from theGobernational office be has been continuously in the United States Senate. What made Alfred H. Colquitt the man he was, secured him the love and confidence of tbe people and caused him to be one of the most ( bonored of American senators? It was his splendid personality. The record of his life is absolutely per fect. There is not an i to be dot'ed, not at to be orassed not a line to be erased-True, be inherited an bonored name, but magnified that name. He was the polished cap stone hf a colnmn of Parian mar ble. There have been greater states men than Oolqaitt, more brilliant military commanders, but the ele ments of greatness so mixad in him as to give the world assurance of a man. Truth was bis gaiding Star and Honor hia constant companion. The Church was as dear to him as the State. He died as be bad lived, a patriot and a chris tian. Tbe coantry has lost maoh in the death of tbis gjeat aud good man, but to his family and his friends the loss is irreparadle. COTO,UITT8 SUCCESSOR. The question of immediate inter est at Washington, next to what will the President do with the Bland bill, is who will scceed Col quitt in the senate? The Governor of Georgia will ap point some one for tbe unexpired term, and quite a member of dis tinguished men are mentioned for the place, among these are doBig non, Turner; Crisp and Bacon. It will be remembered that for many years it waa the custom in Georgia to give one of tbe aenator sbips to the northern part of the State and the other to sooth Geor gia Senator Colquitt resided at Atlanta at tho time of his entrance upon hia senatorial career, but be lived in Sonth Georgia when elected Gov ernor, and the place made vacant by his death is usually regarded as belonging to that sec ion of the State. The men we have mentioned io connection with the successorship all reside in sonthern Qaorgia. Tbe public mind naturally Turns to Cnap or Turner as tbe proper man for tb place, but we do not expect the appointmentof either ot tbem. All men are more or less inflaenced by their personal inter- 1 es!8 The appointee will have the ad vintage of being a Senator when the contest comes before the Leg isletnre. Governor Northen will be a can didate, and it is not probable tbat he will give the vantage ground to snch forumble rivals asCrifp aod Turner. We tbink tbat tbe appointee will ' be Bacon or duBignon, and th st , the latter has the better prospect, j Bacon b.w long been in public life, and, in any event, win oe a cn didate before tbe Legislature, while duBignon is comparatively a youn (man and would probably be satisfied with the unpxpired term. Whoever m,y be appointed by theGoverDor, we irujt, for the honor of Geoi gia aud the good ot the whole couutry. thu Henry G. Turner will be elected by the Leg- ipltture. He is a very tble man and would idoru the senatorial offica. Crisp is .qually able, bat he is now Spea ker of the House of Represent tivea, and it would be a pablic eil emity t) reuove hiai from that po sition, Bit, in this day, it iatbe unex pected that usually happens, and, while it is expected of journalists to express the: r opinions on public matters, the qjeicio as to who is to represenr Georgia in the place so will tilled hr the lamented Col quitt, rests witli tbs Governor and Legislature of that great State. ANOTHER VIEW OF IT. Here U a Man Who Thinks the Frost a Blessing to Truckers. Mr. E. C. Palmer, of tlie firm ol Palmer, Rivenburg, & Co , New York, was down in Charleston just before the present cold snap, according to his annual custom of visiting the principal points South a n.ut this time of year. Tbe News & Courier published the following summary of the obstryations he made on his trip and of the results lie thought would come from a partially destructive spell of weather "Florida, ha remarked, has an immense truck Top, and it is well advanced. Strawberries, peas, cabbages and toma toes are being sent North from Florida in great quantitit s. With the exception ot cabbages all truck brings lair prices. Cabbages are a drug on the market. There has been a very large crop, and it is being rushed on the market all at once. It is the fault ot the remarkably forward season, and if there is Dot a cool change soon the whole Southern belt from Florida to Virginia will be ship ping at once, and prices will become al most nominal. In a normal season these crops come into the market in rotation. A frost would be a blessing even if some smaller truck were killed, the dif ference that a cold snap would neces sarily make in prices would more than make up for the losses." Norfolk Truckers Feel Gloomy. Atter the first killing cold the Norfolk Virginian spoke as follows concerning the cold there; ."The Norfolk county truckers who visited the seed stores yesterday came to the city, many ot ihcm to get seed for replanting. They report that the great est loss will be to the early strawberry crop, which was fiirly well advanced. Lettuce, radish, peas, beans and cucum bers were killed and will require replant ing. InsU potatoes were cud to tne ground but will sprput again.'" On Thursday under the lead of ''More from the truckers," it made this state ment: "Mr. George Barnes, one of the largest truckers on the Branch, says that there will not be a fifth crop of berries and no peas except late ones. Potatoes are thrown back some time. Beans have been killed and cucumbers will rot in the ground. The outlook for truck this season, he thinks, is a gloomy one. This seems to be the opinion of all of them. Several from the district of Deep Creek expressed themselves in the same man ner." Changes of Lights in N. C. Waters. Among the changes about which the Superintendent of the United States Coust and Geodetic Survey gives notice to mariners are the following: North Carolina Pamlico River. Near Washington. Change in Light Characteristic. New Post Lights. The characteristic of the post lighi hown on S. part of middle ground off Mc Williams Point below Rodmans Point, Pamlico Rivr, is changed from fixed white to fixed red. A new post light, fixed white is shown near black spar bnoy. No. 9, off Rodmans Point, on the bearings: Tangent to lower point ot entrance to Runyoo Creek, N. by E. 1-2 E. SW. tangent to island abreast of Wash ington, NW. 1-4 W. A new post light is also shown near red spar buoy, No. 10, off Windmill Point, on tbe bearings: E. tangent Rodmans Po'nt, S. by E. 5-8 E. Tangent to upper point of entrance to Rodmans creek, SW. 5-8 S. This affect Charts 144-1. Says it is "Destruction W.thout Loss." The Raleigh correspondent ot the Wil mington Messenger, quotes Commissioner of Agriculture Robinson as follows, in reference to the to the effect of the freeze on truck: "The reported loss of 11,000,006 on truck, etc., while apparently a loss is really destruction without loss, as truck ers will get high prices which would not have been4the case if there had been a full crop. The North Carolina truckers were complaining that the Norfo'k truckers were up with them. There is now a prospect for those who have anything to get something for it. There will be no over production." OUB SCHOOLS. Anent the commendatory mention of Craven count) schools in yesterday's Joumsal, comment may no not be mal apropos. Conceding the proficiency ot the pul lic school teachers, which ia something to be proud of, the boast that the schools run a frni of over three months savors of the irouical. While no d nct mention is made ot the New Berne Acfi'lemy it is fair to suppose it was includedin liie reference toschoi.U ofCrai:' county, as the teachers there are perhaps as goo I as the balance. It is to this latter special attention should be called, tor without detriment to the teacher" there, who are hs good as could be expected for the salaries paid, this school is not of that high standard it should be. If New Berne ia not to lose the proud edusational prestige obtained wbeu iustlv named the Athena of North Caro- i lina,"there must be a greater concentra tion of home support, aLd the curricu I lum raised to a higher grade and higher priced instructions. 1 Surely with its income from private bequest, anel proper home patronage. I such a school should be had here as j t would obviata tile necessity of sending i 'either boys or girls out ot the town tor: education that would fit them for any 1 ! of the ordinary vocations f f life. I Wnen tis is done, the sehool will have enough support to be self sustain ing. Children now found scattered at half a dozen private schools will all go there. I Citizen. I j CULLED ITEMS OF NEWS. ! The naval cadets defeat Yale by a score ol 4 to 8. Rothschild requires of his cook :i differ ent kind of soup every day in the yer. The total war strength of Europe is over 10,000,000 men. A decree of foreclosure of the Geogia Pacific Railroail has been obtained. American pumps are known in China and Japau as well as in all parts of Eu rope. J. S. T. Stranahan tf Brooklyn, the only living American who has a public monument of himself, drives out every pleasant afternoon to Prospect park anel takes a look at his statue. Some Congressmen after a carefnl sur vey of their prostiate fences may con clude that 'twill be cheaper to get out than try to repair them. In North Carolina e have 33,280,000 acres of laud about 12,000,000 ot which is in cultivation. Of this num1er 1,600, - 000 is in cotton. Whether a man gets or fails to get an office ia often an important factor in de termining his opinion of the party in power. The rumor that Mr. Cleveland could not walk on account of an attack of gout was refuted by his giving a public recep tion Wednesday afternoon. He limped slightly. The development in the Breckenridge Pollard case are on the line of what kind of a woman Miss Pollard was before the Colonel ever met her. The details are too filthy for publication. A ringing, stinging, howling norther jumped upon northern Texas at noon on ' the 28th, and the thermometer fell 30 de grees in 15 minutes. Collector Simmons has reports of large seizures of unstamped whiskey at Fay etteville and KinBton. Governor Carr says the temperature in March, 1885, was even lower than it was this week. It was on March 18, 1885, 18 degrees at his home in Edgecoaue, and six inches of snow was on the ground. The new freight rate asked by the A. & N. C. Railroad of tbe State Commis mission has been arranged, The com mission dismisses a complaint made by citizem of Aurora against the Norfolk & Southern Railroad, for alleged freight discrimination. A new counterfeit $10 note has turned up. It is on the Notional Bank of Ver gennes, Vt. Editors of our exchanges should go carefully over their $10, notes to ascertain how many counterfeits they have. Judga Willford, of Henrico county, Va., aethers to the decision against allow? ing Belva Lockwood to practise in his court. She will apply to tha Supreme court. It all depends upon how you are con stituted whether tbe cold Easer wenther was regarded as a specie 1 lavar to those who bad not supplied themselves with spnnz clothes, or an inaicaiion tnai Providence frowned on the march of Coxey's army. There is danger that Madeline Pollard will feel called upon $500 a week is the extent ot the cill to oate to tune a whack at elevating the stage. The mana ger who could induce Breckinridge to du a love scene with her could get rich. The State department has had the or iginal draft of the Declaration of Inde pendence, which has heretofore been on public exhibition, put away in a tin tube. It is said that this step has been taken because the ink on the precious manu script is fading. The residence of John Wilts, McEen? dree, W. Va., was burned Wednesday nuht and his eight children and Miss Millie Henrick a servant, burned to death. Two ot the children were twins, six weeks old. Mrs. Wilts made an effort to save them but she had to leave them to perish with the others. The fire occurred at 6 o'clock and the roof was falling in when discovered. Soltfmn funeral services over the remains of the late Senator Colquitt were neld in the Senate Cham. ber at 9 o'clock on the 27tn intt. Tne funeral party then took its departure for Macon and the Senate adjourned until tbe next day. Nathaniel S. Berry, of Bristol , N. H., is tne oldest living ei-uovernor in tut United States. lie was born Septeinler 1 17Qfi onH nitAr hnlrlincr apvpral minor orfeces was elected Governor in 1881, being re-elected to succeed himself. Rev. C. A. Jenkins, ol Goldsboro, com menced on last night a series of meetings at the Fayetteville Street Baptist church, Kaleizh. 1 he News Observer unrouicie says that at the conclusion of his admira ble remarks more than twenty-nve asued an interest in the prayers of the congre gation. Senator Stewart has introduced a bill for the full and unlimited coinage of silver. He would not let it go to the Committee on Finance but had it laid on the table, to be called up for discussion. The impression gains ground that such a bill can be passed through both Houses of Congress if the President vetoes the Bland bill. Here is 1 little romance from the press dispatches. A poor young man rescued a girl from the suxl at Atlantic City last summer. She was in her bathing suit and for the life ot him he could not tell whether she was an heiress or a factory girl. She was pretty, however and the gallant young man clung to her and saved her lite, she turned out to Dean neiress. They were married in Brooklyn a day or two ago. The Washington Times, of March 21st, has this to say regarding J. S. Carr: "Prominent among progressive and public spirited North Carolinians is Col Julian S. Carr, who was seen by the Times at tlie Arlington last night. At 40 he is two or three times a millionaire, is president of the great Durham Tobacco company, president of the North Carolina State Agricultural society, president of the Young Men's Democratic club, and uses bis bisr income uoeraiiy in Dunciinar churches and endowing colleges In the deal looking to the retirement of Senator Ransom, Col. Carr is a prominent Sena torial probability. He is rich, handsome. distinguished looking, easy mannered, and one of the most successful business men in the South.' It is reported that under the leader ship ol Ellen G. White, known as tne '.Mother of A'lventism," the followers of that peculiar brnnh of religious faith at Battle Creek. Mich , were lately selling or giving away all their property, and preparing for their ascent to Heaven believing that the end of tbe world is near at hand. At a rwcent meeting farms, personal property, iewels, eto., worth $25,000, were donated to raise a fund tor the 'spread of the eospel. The precise day for the "ascent" has n ot yet been determined upon. Governor Northen has appointed Speaker Charles F. Crisp to succeed the late Senator Alfred H. Colquitt. Not a word has passed between Uov. Northen and Speaker Crisp and tbe latter's name had not even been presented formally to the Governor. The speaker telegraphed back to the Governor, acknowledging the mark of his esteem and confidence but added that his obligation to the Dem ocrats of the House were such that he could uot without consulting tbem de j termine what he ought to do in the pre BLAXD KILL VETOED. I he rresideut in a Long Messege Gives the Reasons for His Action. Mr. Cleveland has vetoed the Bland Seigniorage bill and returns it to the House of Representatives with a message of great length, 2,500 words, giving his reasons for the veto. He believes the effect of the bill would be to do away with the good results brought about by the Sherman Repeal bill. Tbe following is taken from the text of the President's message vetoeing the: Seigniorage bill. To the Houteqf Representative: I return, without my approval. House bill No. 4956, entitled: '-An Act Direct ing the Coinage of the Silver Bullion Held in the Treasury and for Other Pur poses. NOT WISE OR OPPORTUNE I v alrnnir dfeir tn avniii l!a,Krfnairnnf J O v .u.u vt JUKI l. ... .. ? . .. , , . with thos in both branches of Congress U 1 .1 I - II lit , nuu ut&YG Buppui ic j euib uiii, wouiti lead j me to approve it if I could believe that i the public good would not thereby be endangered, and that such action on my part would be a proper discharge of official duty. Inasmuch, howwever, as I am unable to satisfy myself that the pro posed legislation is either wise or oppor tune, my conception of the obligation and responsibilities attached to the great office I hold, forbids the indulgence of my personal desire, and inexorably con fines ma to that course which is dictated by my reason and judgment, and pointed out by a sincere purpose to protect and promote the general interests of our pe pie. RECOVERING FROM THE PANIC. The financial disturbance which swept over the country during tho last year was unparallelled in its severity and disas trous consequences. There seemed to be almost an entire displacement of faith in Our financial ability and a loss of confi dence in our fiscal policy. Among those who attempted to assign causes for our distress it was very generally conceded that the operation of a provision of law then in force which required the Govern ment to purchase monthly a large amount ef silver bullion and issue United States notes in payment therefor, was either en tirely, or to a large extent, responsible fcr our condition. This led to the repeal, on November 1, 1893, of this statutory provision. We had, however, fallen so low in the depths of depression, and timidity and apprehension bad so completely gained control in financial circles, that our rapid reoupt ration could not be reasonably ex pected. Our recovery has, nevertheless, steadily progressed, and though less than five months have elapsed since the repeal of tbe mischievous silver purchase re quiiement, a wholesome improvement is unmistakably apparent. Confidence in "Ur absolute solvency is to such an extent reinstated and faith in our disposition to adhere to sound financial methods is so tar restored, as to produce the most en couraging results both at home anel ( abroad. The wheels of domestic indus try have been slowly set in motion and the tide of foreign investment has again started to our direction Our recovery being so well under way, nothing should be done to check our convalescence; nor should we forget that a relapse at this time would almost surely reduce us to a lower stage of financial distress than that from which we are just emerging. THE BILL A RETROGRESSION. I believe that if the bill under consid eration should become a law it woulel be regarded as a retrogression from the finan cial intentions indicated by our recent repeal of the provision forcing silver bullion purchases; that it woulel weaken if it did not destroy, returning faith aad confidence in our sound financial ten dencies, and that, as a consequence, our progress to renewed business health would be unfortunately checked and a return to our recent distressing plight seriously threatened. IIS MBAXIKO AMBIGUOUS. The entire bill is moat unfortunately constructed. Nearly every sentence pre sents uncertainty and invites controversy as to its meaning and intent. ' The first section is especially faulty in this respect, and it is extremely doubtful whether its language will permit the con summation of its supposeel purposes. I am led to believe that tbe promoters of the bill intended in this section to pro vide for the coinage of the bullion con stituting the gain or seigniorage, as it is called, into standard silver dollars and yet there is postively nothing in this sec tion to prevent its coinage into any des cription of silver coins now authorized under any existing law. I suppose this section was also intended in case the needs of the treasury called for money faster than the seigniorage bullion could actually We colded, to permit the issue of silver certificates in advance of such coin age; but its language would seem to per mit the issuance of such certificates to double the amount of seigniorage as stated, one half of which would not rep resent an ounce of silver in the Treasury. The debate upon this section in the Congress developed an earnest and pos tive difference of opinion as to its object and meaning. In any event, I am clear that the present perplexities and embar rassments ol the Secretary of the Treas ury ought not to be augmented by de volving upon him the execution of a law so uncertain and confused. I am not willing, however, to rest my objection to this section solely on these grounds. In my judgement sound finan ce does not commend a further infusion of silver into our currency at this time, accompanied by further adequate pro vision for the maintenance in our treas ury of a safe gold reserve. .Doubts also arise as to the meaning and construction of the second section of the bill. Whstever else may be said of the un certainties of expreLsion in this bill, they certainly ought not to be found in legis lation affecting subjects so important anel far reaching as our finances aud currency RESERVES THE PARITY POL1CT. I regard this section ot the bill as em- ; bodying a plan by which tne Government ; will be obliged to pay out its scanty store of gold for no other purpose thau to force ; an unnatural addiiion of the silver mou- i ey into the hands of our peeiple. This is j an exact reversal of tne policy which i safe finance die-tates if we are to preserve ; the parity between gob I ami silver and maintain sensible bimetallism. ' WII.I. DEPLETE THE OOLD RESERVE. When it is proposed to inflate our sdv. r currency it is tune tor strcnthi.iy our gold reserve instead of depleting it I cannot conceive of a longer step toward silver monomeutallisiii than we take when we Spend our gold to buy silver ceitili cates for circulation, and especially in view oi the practical difficulties sur reiunding the replenishment ot our gold CURRESCY IX CONFUSED CONDITION. This leads me to earnestly present the desirability of granting' to the Seere tary of the Treasury a better power than now exists to issue bonds to protect our gold reserve, when for and reyson it should be neccesary. Our currency is in such a eonl'u cd enndiriiui and our finan cial affairs are ant to as-uinc at anv time so critical a ition t hat it seems to me such a course is .li, t ted by otdinary I nrtidence. It . . ... ! l am not in -mih ti t lie argunie nts in I ;on seinnierage I believe it with advantage I favor ot coiniii the I'll I now in the tiva-ury, at ' could lie done at', lv am if the Secretary of the Treasury had thp power to issue bonds at a low rate of in terest under authority, in substitution of that now existing and better suited to the protection of tin- trea-urv. A UETTKIl WAY WANTED, a wav will present itself I I in the near future for monev affairs the adjustment of our n such a comprehensive am (conservative manner as will accord to silver, its proper place in our currency: but in the meantime I am extremely soli citous that whatever action we take on this subject may be such as to prevent loss ana discourage. nent of our people at home, and the elestnici ion ot confidence in our financial management abroad. I (Signed ) Groveb Cleveland. ' t- Executive Mansion I ! " March 29, 1894 APRIL WEATHER. The CLiief of the Weather Bureau di rects the publication of the following elata, compiled from the record of obser vations for the month of April, taken at the station for a periotl of twenty-three years. Mean or normal temperature, Gl ele grces; the warmest April wa3 that of 1893, with an average of 6b elegrees; the cold est April was that of 1881, with an average of 58 degrees; the hignest tem perature dti.ing any April was 90 de grees, on the 26th, 1880 the lowest tem perature during any April was 28 de grees, on the 19th, 1875; averageiate on which last ''killing" frost occuneil (in Spring.) March 30th. Average precipitation for the month, 2.90 inches; average number of elays with .01 of an inch or more, 9; the great est monthly precipitation as Q. Ql inches, in 1877; the least monthly precipitation was 0.97 inches in 1872; the greatest amouut of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutive hours fas 2 64 inches, on April 13th, 1877. No snowfall in April. Average number of clear days, 12; average number ot partly cloudy days, 11; average uumber of cloudy days, 7; The prevailing winds have been from the Southwest; the highest velocity ol the wind elnring any April was 40 miles, on the 13th, 1877. Craven County Schools. The public schools of this county are closing an unsually, brilliant and success ful term, which will average over three months in duratiou. The superintendant has raiseel the stand ard of scholorship from y iar to year and the colleges and high schools have fur nished much excellent material for teach ers and the county now possesses .he finest role of teachers it ever had some of the most accomplished women of tbe State are engaged in this work in Craven couuty, aod in uany instances the rural districts have contributed some of the most useful members of this body. The Christian Advocate. The Christian Aelvecate came last night from its new home in boro, bright crisp, improveel in a to us pear- ance anei lull of promise. The Advocate was establisheei in 1855, and ever since our recollection it has been a credit both to the denomination it represents and to the State, a paper worthy of being in every family and now that the Methodist papers of the Stste have been consolidated with this one there is good grounds for believing that it will be better than ever before. Rev. D. Atkins, D. D. of the Western N. C. Conference and Rv. W. L. Grig som ,of the North arolina Conference are the editors The paper is published by a joint stock company, of which Rev. F. L. Keid was recently elected President; one of the editors, Mr. Gris3om, who is spoken of as a fine business man, is Secretary and Treasurer. Among those taking stock we notice the name of our towns man, Mr. L. H. Cut ler. The desire is to distribute the stock as largely as possible among the ministers and clergy meu of both cenferences. T. M. C. A. State Convention at Wil mington. The programme of the Eighteenth An nual Convention of the Young Men's Christian Association, of North Carolina, as previously announced will be held in Wilmington April 5th to 8th (Thursday to Sunday inclusive. The W. N. & N. Railroad gives re duced rates on the occasion and the Board of Directors of the New Berne local association at th n- list annual meeting, empowered t li Presid.-ut, Dr. J. D. Clark, to joint delegates Iro n this association. To -, .v'.io can attend ' are requested to let him know, the num ber is uot limited the association can send as many as will go. Mr. W. J. Ramsey of Trinity college, who was leader of the singing in the Fife meetings at New Berne will have charge of the singing at the Association meetings. All the day sessions and Mic Thursday aad Sa. unlay night sassi-m will ba held in the Association Imil lin; Grace M. E. Church aad the first Presbyterian and first Baptist church will be used at times. other A conipiene 5 l VI in I instructive pre gruinine na ''ce i Amo.lg tho?e parts in i he c n v, Cln ietz'.HT-', p i-t Asheville; Rev. Chapel Hill; ILm W. G. Burkh"a I. arranged. wlio take priniin ntio:i arc: R-v. II. F. o Centra! M. E Church i'hos. flu ne, D. D. , R. B Glenn, Winsto i Wuitevillc; Rev. Eg 'ei'nsboro; Rev. J. W. 1c ill ll. Lee, Greens'mro; ii P. Anderson, Secre t m ry lner national Committee; F. S. IJrockniHn. i oiieije secy intr-nationa committee; fc van .relist W. Y. i ile. Char- lotte, and V . H. Giles ami J. Win. Lee, Gr. rn?boro. I ,10 a ovi n un 's will give some idea of ibe Ii !) v.-. Meter ol the work that : in i v be expected irom the convention. E 1. li department 01 t tie Association w ork the iveniar, the junior, the College, ! railroad and oilier special branches will receive elue attention, and the work be tliscussee' in all its divisions. The meetings are of a character to prove beneficial to all who attend. THE GREAT FREEZE. It Wag Widespread and Very Disas trous Fruit Killed, Field Crops Greatly Damaged. We glean from exchanges news as to the results ot the late Ireeze over the State and other Darts of the conntrv. j The Raleigh News-Observcr-C lironiclc says the killing freeze left fruit blos.sms, vegetables, etc., cold and lifeless. It is ;ieoauie mat, neany an tue truit was killed and eaily Jvegetationn shared the same fate. Commissioner Robinson had at his office specimens of nparh. nir unrl quince blossoms and all were dead. The peaches would break to pieces when touched so thoroughly had the cold affl cted them but as the vineyards were only partially budding out the grape crop is not destroyed. There are left enough dormant buds to give a full half crop, which ought to be worth something in view of the fact that there will be a scarcity of other fruit tbe coming buuj mer, especially if the better quality of grapes are raised. Blackberries are not killed. The Raleigh correspondent ot the Char lotte Observer quotes the Commissioner f Agriculture in saying that he believes the damage is greater than was at first anticipated by the most fearful. He goes on to say: "Everything green was full of sap, having been "rushed" by the hot house weather from March 1st to 22nd. Early wheat is in places knee high, oats in joint and clover a foot high. The latter is already black. The fruit so tar as he has examined it he finds all killed. The snap has slain the gardens. He declares lie never saw such a warm spell unless followed by a snap- In 1871 there was a killing frost April 26th, which killed corn down to the ground." The same correspondent says: "Farmers who came in today .declared that grain is greatly damaged and that fruit is slaughtered. The worst news from the truck growers and berry grow ers is looked for. Their loss must be im mense Even in some hot houses here the cold damaged plants. The weather all day was cold and ice did not melt in the shade. Tbis of course increases the damage. "The cold wave has carried destruction with it. It touched with its blighting influence all tbe United States save the suit coast of Texas and the lower half of Florida. At Wilmington thiaj morning's temperature was 28; at Hatteras it was 30 anet this the signal oflicer says is very low." Wherever heard from in the State the reports are similar to those given. Bor gaw would have begun shipping straw berries iu about a week but they are all destroyed) the aams is said of the Samp son huckleberry crop. Reports from Florida state that the orange crop is badly damaged and straw berries killed. Telegrams to the Macon Telegraph, dated March 26th, from the fruit sections of Midelle aud Southern Georgia, ahanr that the fruit crop, peaches, plums and pears, early vegetables and watermelons have been ertirely destroyed by heavy frost. This means a loss of millions of dollars to that section of jthe country. Charleston's loss by the cold was heavy. A white frost completed the work of the freeze. Potatoes, of which there was a large crop, suffered the most. The TJ N. C. Boys. ' The Uuiversity Glee Clnb gave a delightful performance at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday. There were sixteen well trained voices pretty evenly Iralanced, and their enlivening snugs met with a hearty cheer lrm the audience. Mr. McKenzie was especially fine ia his humorous solos and he was repeatedly encored. The greater number of the pieces ren dered were noticeable for the distinct enunciation and evenness of time. The young sen were very clever in their "call backs," and they may be as sured of having given an enjoyable even ing. Hill -Howell. Mr. Chas. S. Hill and Miss Lizzie How ell were married at 8:80 o'clock Wed. at the residence of Mr. W. P. Marshall, brothor-in-law of the bride, Rev. Rufus Ford officiating. The bridal couple entered to the strains of Mendelsohn's wedding march perform ed by Mr. J. Willie Stalling, and every thing passed off beautifully. Refresh ments were served after tbe ceremony. A large number of friends were present on tbe interesting occasion and presents were numerous and pretty. The Journal extends ita best wishes to the happy pair. House Burned. A rlnrelliag house on the farm 01 Mr. W. M. Gilbert, of Adams creek, was burned Sunday night. The place was exx'upieel by a colored tennant. named Joe Mundy. It is supposed to have C '111 from the stove pipe. No one was iu the house at the time, tbe occupants having gone to church. Consequently nothing was saved. We are informed the house was worth three or four hun drcu dollars and Mundy says his loss was about 125 in furniture and f 14 in cash. Sheriff bane, the Orator. The ladies of the Confederate Memorial Association have invited Sheriff W. B. Lane to make tbe address on Memorial Da', May 10th, and tie has accepted. Mr. Lane can speak of the trying times and uJiionu deeds of the war from per soual experience. Be haviner cone thi ough the war as Captain of a company - ...w .ot a., v, uajnii j . Send Your Name Every Time You Write. In spite of the standing notice at the head of our editorial column tbat no writer may expec; to get communication published who fails to furnish us his real name, we ofteu receive such, tome of wuicu, out tor tue omission ot the name, might appear in print. We desire the names not necessarily ,or pnDHcation but as a guirrantee of 'good faith and that we may communi- cate wilh the author further it wo do- a:r j,. When vou send anything to a newspaper office send your name with it. The last anonymous communication that has come to us is one from Onslow county, signed Democrat. "The Old Court House." More remains of the old ante-bellotn Courthouse foundation, corner of Broad and Middle streets, were dug out yester- v. day by those engaged in constructing the water works. The house stood exactly ; in t!:c centre of the two streets, and was '"" "e, enough to amit of a drive way 1 on all sides. It seems that not nr.any . people used their time in attending court in those days. - The old court house was burned ia January 1881, when tbe rumblings of : ' the approaching war were filling tbe air. . Portions of the walls were allowed to stand until New Berne was threatened with invasion and then they were taken ' down and used to load ships which were sunk a short distance below New Berne ' v to form a portion of the blockade. " Terribly Burned. Mies Dessie Land of Arapahoe, Pamlico , V I-; county, accidentally caught on Are Toesi day the 27th inst and received injuries iv 6db whlrfj at, loot aecuunariir it ur-ronvo; " " she could not survive. She Is spoken of,). as a bright, industrious and lovable girl -- . ' Her father, Mr. F. A. Land, is a broth r"- er of Policeman J. K. Land of New irl, " Berne, and he and his son Arthur learn- - : ing of the fearful accident, left Friday to be with the family in their trouble. . " . . " e-- Charles Crabtree, of Durham, Dlap pearing. ; A Durham man, Charles E. Crabtree, disappeared on Tuesday .he 20th inst and -has not since been heard from. He la J -supposed to have wandered away in a fit . '. of mental arberation and fears are enter . ' tain eel tbat he has come to an untimely death. ..!',' He is a married man with an interest-" '. ing family, lived happily at home and there is no known reason for his disap- ' pearance. iv., He was book-keeper in tho factory t)f Edward Parish. ' NEWS IN BRIEF. There is considerable cotton on tbe ' yard yet, and it continues to arrive In,;, small quantities every few days. ; , The cold snap played serious pranks ' ' with the truckers but helped the fish and .1 oyster hucksters. , A new post-office has been established 7, nearErnul's. The name is Askin. MTsa Laura J. Askins Is in charge of It. ' . -": .. - The Free Pi ess says the Government -derricks are at work palling up logs from the river between Ki niton and New -Berne. , " Kiu st ou is agitating building water V" works, and an electric light plant, Tbe . ownership of both by the cityis being advocated. There was au exhibition oi the aurora ' boreal's in the northern heavens - last night about 8 o'clock. Ic did not iast long, but was quite distinct while it did last . :. , i There were eighteen lawyers at Trent - on court almost more la wye's than there - -were other people, was the remark of one . who was there. There were tea from 1 New Berne, five from Lenoir connty, two . from Onslow and one from Wayne. . , ; . .. Tbe News-Observer-Cbronicle gives tbe following snappy item: "One ot our gardeners informs us that that cold snsp Tuesday morning took snap judgment on his snaps and left them with rery little snap in them. n ' Tbe truck commission men from tbe " north, of whom there were soma dozen in town, are all going home to stay till the peas bloom again, and the parting between them and the Hotel men is sad indeed. Tne Third Partyites held their town- " ship meetings last Saturday. The cox- respondent of the Wilmington Messenger . says it was the same old set, except tbat Harry Skinner was in Washington City. Delegates to the county meeting tbe com- ing Saturday were appointed, among them were two negroes. Messrs Hackbnrn & Willttt took warning from the Wsatber Bureau tele gram which predicted the frost, end covered 80 acres of their potatoes which were up, by throwing dirt on tbem with . a turn plow, thus saving tbem. A large propotion of their crop, escaped by not- having come up. - There bas been so much building done ' in New Berne the past season that the demand l'or brick has exceeded tbe sup ; ' ply. The yards will soon have a new , supply on the market, however. The . outlook for the coming season, a the - brick business, we are toldJsjfitf : good. KinBton Presbyterians have a good lot paid for and about $400 subscribed to wards the erection of a church building. -The membership being small, only nine- teen, difficulty is experienced ia going ahead, bnt being desirous ef building at once they have made an appeal through . the North Carolina Presbyterian to the stronger churches for aid, that they may accomplish their desires. We hope they , will succeed. ? ; Capt. David Mason from Smith's creek . informs us that ice was found at bis home Oriental, Monday night a half inch thick. He left for the city the next morning too early to see what the effect on the truck -was, but it can be imagined from the above statement combined, with the fact '' , that tbe peas there Were so far advanced . that they were expected to be picked ; , next week. Mr. A. Gatlup of J-mes county bas an order tor 60 000 cypress shingles for 7' Groton, Connecticut. The purcha-teiv;' Mr. E. A. Card, also bought a car load ' ' ot lumber for immediate shipment, and gave orders lor a cargo to go by vesseL On his return he expects to make invest ments in real estate in tins section. He says the Northern elemand for North Carolina lumber is on the increase. . ' The Monroe Euquirer gives the follow ing item: "The sctioois of the State are ' much inlereste'd in a recent decision of magistrates of Guilford county. They held that the students of Guilford College are liable to road work during their col legiate term. The students claim, that' for the same reason that they are not "' allowed to vote they should be compell- ' ed to work tbe road. The matter will be tested in a higher court,"