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THAT ASSIGNMENT LAW.
THE SUPREME COUKT RENDERS
A DECISION.
The Court Holds That it is Limited to
Conditional Sales and Mortgages
Attorney-General s Keply.
Tlie Supreme court Friday band
ed down its opinion in the assignment
act. The court holds that the act is
limited to conditional sales, assign
ments, mortgages in trust, made to
secure pre-existing debts and obliga
tion and that mortgages of the nature
of the one before the . court growing
out of the transaction itself and ex
ecuted, for a present consideration do
not come within the operation of the
act. The act was not intended to
embrace transactions where the debts
grow out of the transaction itself and
is for present consideration.
The Chief Justice, Justices Furches,
Clark, and Montgomery agree upon
the decision. Justice Avery flies a
dis-enting opinion, holding that uc
properly constituted case was before
the court. Justice Clark concurs with
with Justice Avery that the case was
not properly constituted
Tiiis L-on;truction of the court will
afford great relief but the law will still
work great hardship to farmers by de
priving them of the privilege of in
cluding balances from last year in
mortgages given for supplies for the
current year.
It is still hoped that the effort of
the Governor to have this spurious
law declared void will succeed,
Yesterday afternoon, Attorney
General Osborne replied to Governor
Carr's letter regarding the matter.
ATTOKNEY OESEUAL'S KEPI.Y.
After investigating he finds that no
such proceeding can be instituted as a
State against the Secretary of State
to prevent him from publishing the
bill. '"The action would have to be
brought in behalf of the State with
you as the relator of the plaintiff, and
me as counsel," he says. ''There is,
in lay opinion, nothing which requires
us to bring proceedings in any court
to nullify an act cf the Legislature,
whether legally passed or not. But I
doiind authority in our stay for pro
ceedings of another character, which
may effect the desired purpose and
afford a remedy to our people against
the infamous outrage that has perpe
trated against them" the proceeding
suggested is in the nature of a man
damus. "There is nothing to prevent
your excellency from as a citizen in
behalf of all other citizens from
bringing this action, and if you will
permit me to go beyond my duties as
your legal advisor, I take this oppor
tunity to say that you, as our most
prominent citizen, is the proper per
son to do so.''
.Baptism by Immersion.
'ommuiiicateil.
The rite of liaptism by immersion
was administered to Mr. E. E. Harris
(ueh being his faith and preference)
Tuesday of last week in the water at
iiahnsorrs farm in the presence of
many friends. The beautiful and
solemn Baptismal service of the
Episcopal church was most impassive
ly performed by the Minister Rev. J.
F. George. Sorue persons seem to
t hink this a new mode of baptism in
the Episcopal church because not
so frequently used. Such is an erron
eous impression. Although the sacra
ments were ordained by Christ him
self, still the church was thoughful in
providing ways and means to suit all
people, as is stated in rubric of iiap
tismal Service, in the Book-of-Com-mon-Prayer.
Her ministers have
authority to administer baptism, by
sprinkling, pouring, or immersion,
(either mode the candidate to receive
prefers,) just so water is used, and its
done "in the name of the Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost."
"One who Witnessed.
White Man Marries a Negro,
From the Wilson Mirror.J
Last September a white man by the
name of John W. Troctor was indisted
for living in adultery with a negro
woman. lie escaped with her to John
ston county where they lived together
until a few days ago. He was brought
up In Johnston county for the same
offence, when he made the statement
that this negro woman, an octoroon,
was his lawfully wedded wife, and
that he was married in the court
house of Wilson last September by
Justice of the Peace Mercer. After
making an investigation there was
seen some truth in his remarks, so a
new warrant was procured against
Proctor for marrying a negro woman.
Failing to give bond he was placed in
jail here Saturday evening.
Farmer's Willing to Fight.
A farmer from Surry county visted
The Sentinel office last week and
asked if the Supreme Court had ren
dered a decision on the new mortgage
law. He said that the farmers in his
section were mad enough to fight over
this work of the h usiomsts.
The Mt. Airy News says that a gen
tleman came to town the other day in
company with one of his Ilepublican
neighbors. The Republican was com
ing to town ror supplies, which he ex-1
pected to get on a mortgage. He had
not heard of the mortgage law passed
by the late brilliant Legislature, and
when told about it he remarked that
he bad said to some of his neighbors
before the election last year that we
had a good State government and had
better go slow about changing it.
Mrs. A. K. Bennett Dead.
We record with regret the death of
Mrs, A. II. Bennett, which occurred
at her home in this city Friday
evening, at 7:15 o'clock. She leaves a
nusband and six children, the young
est child an infant. Her remains were
taken ;to Madison where, among
friends and relatives, they will be laid
to rest. Our heartfelt sympathies are
extended to the bereaved husband and
children.
Utah Adopts Female Suffrage.
Salt Lake, Utah," April 6. The
Constitutional convention has adopted
s a part of the new State convention
clause favoring female suffrage. . .
The Easter Bonnet.
The Easter bonnet is putting on its
finishing touches. It is needless to
say that it will be "just too sweet for
anything," except, or course, its lovely
wearer. ,
The bronze statue of an infantry
man is placed on top of the Confeder
ate monument ihaft.
SALEM'S CITY FATHERS.
Mayor Bauser's Annual Report
Monthly Session.
The Salem Commissioners met in
regular monthly session Friday
i afternoon, at 4 o'clock, Mayor Hauser
presiding. Commissioners Fries,
Fogle, Seabolt, Crist, Hampton and
Butner were present.
The Mayor reported that Dr. Hall,
colored, was willing to compromise
with the town for 800 for the injury
to his horse some time ago. The com
mittee authorized the Mayor to pay
not more than $2.5. Dr. Hall declines
to accept the town's terms.
The Commissioners passed an order
that if the bondsmen of Sam Ebert,
ex-chief-of-police, did not come for
ward and pay the $145.7tt, amount due
the town, the Board would proceed to
ruaVe collection according to law.
The matter of lowering Liberty
5treet, opposite Mr. Wash. Shore's,
was left in the hands of the. street
committee for action.
The Mavor appointed Messrs. Fries,
I Fogle and Butuer to examine the an-
I nual report or the secretary and treas
i urer ana tax-coliector.
' A petition wai presented from the
Saiem Hose Company to move their
reel nearer the center of Salem. i
JUr. t ries presented the ioilowing i
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor be re
quested to confer with the principal
of Salem Academy and the captain of
the fire company, with a view of
locating additional hydrants in the
rear of the school building, and also
the purchase and location of another
hose cart, with several hundred feet
of hose, near the Salem square.
IAYOH HAUSER'S REPORT.
Mayor Hauser submitted his annual
report to the Board, which reads as
follows:
There has been a considerable
amount of work done on the following
streets, viz: The vork begun on
Cherry street by the former Board has
been completed. The street committee
examined the bridge on Wachovia
street and, considering it unsafe,
recommended the build. ng of a rock
culvert, which was done. Wachovia,
Fairs iew, Branch and Liberty streets
have been graded and Church street
in front of the Moravian church and
Chapel was uraded and paved with
blocks, and the general street work
lias teen kept up and the streets are
in fair condition.
In this connection 1 would state
that many parties having requested
permission to pay their taxes, fines
and costs in work done on the streets,
a great deal of such work has been
done in that way.
There have been seventeen oil
lamps placed on different streets and
localities during the year and all seem
to be working in a satisfactory man
ner. The work of the sanitary depart
ment, during the year, lias been, in
part, an experiment since this, so far
as we know, is the only town in the
State in which all the expenses are
paid by the town. The daily number
of lots' cleaned averaged fifteen and
the total expense for the past fiscal
year was only fio4.r,j.
The results of this movement have
exceeded our best expectations and 1
believe the verdict of this Board and
of the people will be for a continuance
of the present system.
The report of the secretary and
treasurer will show that the interest
on the bonded debt, money borrowed
and all bills for work and current ex
penses have been paid.
I take great pleasure in stating that
the general order of the town has been
good and that the police officers have
discharged their duties faithfully.
During the year I have issued two
hundred and twenty warrants for vio
lation of tiie town ordinances.
(
Respectfully.
O. S. Hauser, Mayor.
The Board adjourned subject to the
call of the Mayor,
The commissioners will hold an
other regular meeting before the an
nual municipal election, to be held
the first Monday in May.
Wachovia Loan & Trust Company.
In noting Col. F. H. Fries' visit to
Raleigh, the News and Observer pays
the Wachovia Loan Trust Company a
handsome compliment. It says :
"Of late years men of large estate
have preferred to have Loan and Trust
Companies act as executors and guar
dians, rather than choose personal
executors and guardians. There is no
death of a corporation, and in the
North most of the large estates are
settled by Trust Companies. The
Wachoyia Loan and Trust Company
is a strong institution and is equipped
to do in North Carolina what the
Baltimore Loan and Trust Company
does in Maryland. It is managed by
men of high character and large
wealth, and will grow into one of the
greatest institutions in the South."
Self-Opening Umbrella.
There has been upon the market
latfcly-a "self-closing umbrella," wh'ch '
promises to effect quite a revolution j
in this useful appliance, says the
Philadelphia Record. The umbrella j
that has so long been in use has al-
ways required tue use or two nanos to ;
open it. Henceforth the umbrella is i
to be opened with one hand only j
Press a spring close to the handle and !
the umbrella opens of itself. A spring
has been released which quickly and
firmly opens it, .and keeps iti open, at
the same time adding to its strength.
The addition i3 eminently simple and
extra cost over that of the ordinary
Umbrella is only trilling.
Delegates to District Conference.
At the Quarterly Conference for
Centenary church,- held last week,
the following delegates were elected to
the District Conference which meets
at Leaksville some time in June:
J. B. Taughn, J. F. Griffith, Z, T.
Bynum and Dr. J. G. Ector. Alter
nates T. L. Rawley, E. S. Gray, Wil
liam Mosely and Phillip Hanes.
The Centenary and West Winston
Sunday Schools will also elect dele
gates to the Sunday School Confer
ence, to be held at the same time and
place.
School book Briber!.
The new system of county adoption
of school books Is not in force until
June, 1896. But already there are
signs of what is to be. A certain
well-known publishing house is said
to have in its possession a letter
written to a county superintendent by
a rival publishing house, offering the
school officer a bribe to use his in
fluence in the adoption of certain
school books.
A NO-ARM BLOCKADER,
HOW HB W AS CAUGHT BY AN OLD
DARKEY.
District Attorney Glenn Discharged
the Negro and Said He Might
Indict the White Man.
Some things in court occasionally
take a queer turn. In the Federal
Court at (Jreensboro, last week, before
Judge Hick, an old negro man, his
head covered with the frost that never
melts, was arraigned for retailing
liquor;
The Record says that the first wit
ness called for the prosecution was
John True. He came forward, a big
fine specimen of manhood, but when
the clerk handed him the Bible to
swear him it was discovered that the
man had no arms, but he was sworn
anywhay, though he did not kiss the
book.
True took the witness chair and in
reply to questions by District At
torney Glenn said lie had purchased
liquor from the defendant, paying
him . therefor, not directly but
indirectly. 'lere the government
rested.
The old darkey had no witness, but
concluded to go on the stand on his
own behalf and it was well he did for
he saved himself by doing so,
"It was like dis," he began, "Mr.
True owns a blockade still near me
and de Joneses dey runs it fer him.
Mr. True he tell me if I help urn
around de still sometimes he gin me a
leetle liquor fer pay; so I hoped um
and uv course had a ieetle at my horn.
Mr. True he sumtimes want a drink
and he cums ober to my house and git
it, knowin' as how 1 had itdar, and dis
time what he toll yu about he did gin
me ten cents."
At this juncture the District At
tarney said while the old man was
guilty of aiding in running a blockade
still he would enter a nol pros and
the old man was discharged, for it
was plain that the negro was being
used as a catspaw. Mr. Glenn added
that he might send a bill against True,
the man with no arms.
Valuable Minerals in Surry.
A Missouri paper says: An under
current of interest is said to be mani
fested among certain expert mineral
ogists and geologists in the West, over
some samples of rock recently taken
from Surry county, N. C. One shows
a rich quality of tin ore; another has
some beautiful garnet gems embeded
in a greensh micaceous granite. It is
claimed that that county is very rich
in precious minerals; that an area of
ten acres is covered on the surface
with a solid body of black oxide of
manganese; and that there is an un
limited amount of blue specular and
magnetic iron ores, to say nothing of
fine clays; mica and asbestos are to be
found there; yet the county has never
been prospected nor worked not even
a, geological report has ever been
made.
Commuted to Life Imprisonment.
Gov. Carr last week commuted to
life imprisonment the death sentence
of BUI McDaniel, now confined in
Asheville jail. McDaniel was sen
tenced to be hanged on March 12th.
He was reprieved until April 12th.
He is a colored youth, IS years of age,
aud murdered Charley Irvin (colored)
in a trouble over a sable damsel on
the 22d of October, 1804. The pe
tition for pardon was signed by the
Judge, Solicitor, Chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
ministers of the gospel, and Mayor of
Asheville. They say he was crazed
with drink. This is his first trouble,
and plead his youth.
A Pointer for the South.
From the;Baltimore News.
It is estimated that the South spends
annually the sum of $100,000,000 for
products, horses and mules, which
could be raised with greater profit in
that section than elsewhere. The bulk
of the vast sum goes to the West to
day for grain and meats. Before the
war the South raised its own corn and
provisions, and au agitation has been
started to return to that custom. If
less cotton was produced and more
acreage was devoted to other crops,
the finances of Southern farmers
would be in better shape at the end of
a season.
Left Her Child in the Court House.
During the session of Davie's county
commissioners last week, a colored
woman went before the Board with a
baby claiming she was not able to sup
port it and asked that they make an
allowance for its support. This they
refused to do, whereupon the inhuman
mother placed the child in the door
and departed. The child is now in
.charge of some of the colored people
in Mocksville and if the mother does
not return for it, which is not very
likely, the child will have to be sent
to the county home, says the Davie
Times.
Death of Mrs. J. F. McCaiston.
It gives us pain to announce the
death of the good wife of Rev. Jno. F.
MeCuiston, which occurred ?t 0:45
o'clock p. in., April 4th at her
home in Salem, after a protracted ill
ness. She was 30 years of age and
leaves two children, the youngest be
ing six months old. The funeral
tookfplace from the Moravian Hom
Church on the afternoon of the 6, at 2
o'clock. The (h i ply bereaved husband
and other relatives have our heartfelt
sympathy.
Approaching Marriage.
Invitations have been issued an
nouncing a marriage to take place in
Winston, at 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, 1 17th, the contracting
parties being Miss Julia Cuthbert, of
this city, and Mr. Leon C. Richard
son, of Durham. The ceremony will
be performed by the pastor, at the
First Baptist church. Immediately
after the marriage they will go to
Durham, where Mr. Richardson holds
a position of engineer with tne bea
board Air Line. -
' Eggs by the Million Dozen.
An exchange mentions the recep
tion in New York in two days of forty
thousand crates of eggs, each crate
containing from 30 to 40 dozen eggs.
Calculating on the basis of the small
est crates this will give 1,200,000 dozen
eggs.
Japanese Liyer Pellets are the best
family medicine for liver complaint
and. constipation. 50 pills in rial
26ct, DrVOThompson,drujrpst,.
BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD.
Business Will Steadily Improve, is the
Verdict of Representaiivo Men.
Baltimore, Md., April 3 The
Manufacturers' Record is in receipt
of and will publish in this week's num
ber letters from representative busi
ness men in all parts of the country
on the prospects for general business
improvement. Among the number
quoted are C P. Huntington, John II.
Inman and Abram S. Hewitt, of New
York; M. E. Ingalls, of Cincinnati;
Hon. Edward Atkinson, of Boston,
and Thomas Bootlt, of St. Louis. The
majority of the views, while of a con
servative tone, are to the effect that
the business from this time on will
gradually but steadily improve. The
iron and steel manufacturers and
merchants report a decided increase
in the demand for their products;
traffic has increased on all railroad
lines, and the bankers state that in
vestors are showing more confidence
in different sections, especially In the
South. Thomas Booth, president of
the Merchants' Exchange, of St,
Louis, which represents the business
sentiment of the Mississippi Valley,
states "the improvement which start
ed the first month of the year lias be
come emphasized."
President Iugalls, of the Chesapeake
& Oiiio Railroad, believes that "in
land commerce will improve from
now on.
CENTRAL ITALY SHAKEN.
People Killed by Earthquakes Tak
ing the Of aa from the Ruins.
Rome, April -3. Tuscany has been
shaken by earthquakes several times
this week. At Tredizio a dozen
houses collapsed. Seven dead bodies
have been removed from the ruins,
and eight persons are missing. At
Montepulciano, in central Italy, roofs
were shaken down and three buildings
were wrecked. Two persons were
killed and ten or twelve were injured.
The earthquakes have been accom
panied by heavy raius.The Government
has sent a geologist to visit the
places where the shocks were most
violent.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION.
To Be Held in Canada July 111 1,1200
Delegates Going From the U. S.
Toronto, Canada, April . The
Orangemen's lodges are preparing for
a remarkable demonstration on July
12th. Twenty thousand delegates arc
coming from' the United States, four
thousand from Massachusetts alone
The army will parade in Montreal,
Toronto, Quecbec and St. John. The
object is to impress public opinion to
give Ottawa government compensa
tion lor the los amnnc Knvir Catho
lics by a refusual to restore Catholic
schools in Manitoba.
Climbed a Tree and Saved the Church.
From the Durham Sun.
The Methodist church in Rolesvilie
had a narrow escape from -destruction
by fire, one day recently. A few
shingles were discovered to be ablaze
on the roof. There was no ladder con
venient, so Mr. Latney-Rogers, who
was near by, climbed a tree, crawled
out on a limb projected over the
church and jumped down on the roof
a distance of ten feet. A boy climbed
the tree and handed water down to
Mr. Rogers by the bucket with a rope
attached. Mr. Rogers was not in
jured ip his leap and the church was
in this way saved from destruction.
Wants to be Buried Alive.
Prof. Goshaun, the "thought read
er,'' who was here a few weeks ago, is
the man who proposed during the
Chicago Exposition, to throw himself
into a passive state and allow himself
to be buried for three weeks, at the
end of which time he proposed to re
sume the normal state of being, and
arise from the grave. The authorities
would not allow him to make the test
then, but it is learned he proposes to
do so yet some time in the future.
His Coat and Money Burned.
The Topic says that a Mr. Jones, of
Watauira, came to Lenoir last week to
get some goods for a Mr. Moretz. He
spent the night there and slept in his
wagon. He had $115, with which to
pay the freight on the goods, in his
overcoat pocket and in the same pock
et he had a box of matches. During
the night the matches ignited and the
coat caught fire. Jones threw it outof
the wagon but forgot about the money
until the coat had burned.
A Brother Shoots a Brother.
A correspondent of the Statesville
Landmark says that two little sons of
Mr. James Perry, of Farmington,
Davie county, aged about 8 and 12,
were out hunting the ether day when
the younger boy's gun was discharged
and the whole load of shot took effect
in the older one's head, causing almost
instant death. During the excite
ment the younger boy received a stroke
of paralysis, but is improving a little.
Mrs. Perry is quite low from the
shock.
Concert at Kernersviile.
The good people of our neighboring
town of Kernersviile are looking
anxiously forward to the concert to be
given Tuesday night April 16th, for the
benefit of their orchestra, an institu
tion in which they feel much pride.
Local talent will be assisted by Prof.
Brockman, of Greensboro, and Miss
Lineback, of Salem. The occasion
should attract a full house.
The Sun siys that a Durham farm
er, and a thrifty one, has a poor
opinion of sending sweet potatoes to
Pennsylvania for sale. He bad some
experience. Some time ago he made
a consignment to a dealer in that
State of fifty bushels. One day last
week he received a notice from the
dealer drawing on him for 17 cents to
make out the balance on the freight.
Blockaders Forfeit Their Bonds.
7rom tits Greensboro Kecord.
From the number of proclamations
made for defendants, witnesses, etc.,
in the Federal Court it is evident that
a good many men prefer to forfeit
their bond rather than face the music.
The docket containing only cases
wherein bail, was given was called
over yesterday afternoon but not half
of these people summoned answered.
Lexington' Gold Mine. .
- Dan Stoup, of Springdale, N. C;
Henry Shear, of Oil City, Pa., and F.
H. Seyhold, of Kensington, Pa., will
develop a gold mine forty-four miles
from LtxiogtOD.
WAS A DOUBLE SUICIDE.
MAN AND WOMAN FOUND DEAD
IN BED IN A HOTEL.
A Pap-r Label d "SrychninM Found
on the Floor A Big Demonstra
tion to be Held in Canada.
Kalamazoo, Mich., April G. A
double suicide was discovered last
night at the hotel in Galcsburg, this
county.
A man and woman, between twenty
and twenty-flve years of ae, arrived
there yesterday morning. The man
registered as Frank Robin, South
Haven, Mich. They were assigned
the same room, although the woman's
name was not on the register. The
man gave orders not to be called.
When the door was forced open last
night the couple were found in bed
dead.
A paper labeled "Strychnine" lay on
the floor. Both held handkerchiefs in
their hands as though they had been
chloroformed. On one of the man's
cuffs was the name Rudge Whitney.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
A State Convention Called to Consider
the Currency Question.
Springfield, 111., April 5. The
Democratic State Central Committee
of Illinois at a speceial meeting issued
a call foratate convention to meet
at Springfield June 4 next to consider
the currency question, which it is pro
posed to make the issue for the next
campaign.
The call declares the currency ques
tion the leading issue and asks that
precinct, township and county meet
ings be called to select delegates.
Chairman Hinrichsen said that he is
in possession of information from
evefy'county tn the State outside of
Cook which convinces him that 90 per
cent, of the Democracy favors the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
at the ratio to lfi to 1, without wait
ing for the action of any foreign gov
ernment. The chairman expects that
the resolution adopted by county con
ventions will be in line with this feel
ing. Says Harrison Will Take It.
Chicago, April i. General J. S.
Jackson, who is in Chicago, stated
positively today that ex-President
Harrison is a candidate for the presi
dency. "General Harrison," he said,
"is not an active candidate, perhaps,
but he certainly is a receptive candi
date. Indeed, lie is, I think, one of
the most prominent, if not the most
prominent, presidential candidate
now beiure tne public. As to who
vv ill be the party's choice in 1890 I am,
of course, unable to say, but it is very
certain that General Harrison will ac
cept the nomination if it is tendered
to him."
Mary Ell-n Kntireljr Ignored.
T fee a. Km , April 4 In the re
organization of the State Hoard of
Charities today Mrs Lease was entire
ly ignored by the majority of the
members present. Senator notehold
er being under investigation and
under suspension, left the Republi
cans in the majority and the man
whom Mrs. Lease claims was wrong
fully trying to get her seat on the
board was made the permanent secre
tary, thereby throwing her out.
Lexington's Orchehtra.
The Dispatch says that some of
Lexington"s young and older people
are gettiug up a first-class orchestra.
Mrs. W. 3. liege, Miss Gertrude
Ilatuner and Messrs. ILL. Greeman,
L. F. Hanes, Will Hamner and others
perhaps, will compose it. Some of the
instruments have already arrived, aud
the orchestra is now practicing.
Woman .Suffrage iu I'tab.
Salt Lake, Utah, April The
woman suffrage clause in the proposed
State Constitution of Utah was passed
today by an overwhelming vote. It
now goes to a third reading, but Is not
likely to be changed. An amendment
favoring the submission of the clause
t o the vote of the people was defeated,
70 to 30.
A Death in Stokes.
Near Mizpah, Stokes county, on the
20th of March, Mrs. Turner, wife of
Mr. George Turner, departed this life.
She was a member of the Baptist
church and highly esteemed in the
community in which she resided. She
was about 6.j years o!d and leaves u
husband and seven children.
Laying Black Eggs.
Capt. J. V. Wallace, of Moreheacl
City, has a duck that is laying black
eggs. She laid fifteen aud is laying
yet. The egg bears the appearance
of having been dyed. Some suggest
that the duck has gone into mourn
ing on account of the Fred Douglass
legislature.
Collections in the Fourth District.
The revenue collections in the
Fourth district during March were as
follows: On lists $1,743, whiskey
814,880, cigars and cigarettes $15,15:!,
snuS $420, tobacco $57,727, special
taxes $2l; total $ao,lS9.
Amount of Money in Circulation.
The circulation of all kinds of mon
ey in the United States increased
during March $9,649,867, making the
total circulation aggregate $1 584,184,
424 or $22.79 per capita for 69,503,000
population.
Governor Carr Sustained.
The commissioners of Buncombe
county sustained Governor Carr in
the latter's appointment of George
W. Young as Criminal Court Clerk,
and Mr. Young has been sworn in.
To See How He Stood.
From the Atlanta Constitution
"Do you tke any stock in Easter?"
asked the stranger, as he seated him
snlf t have a long talk with the
merchant.
"No," answered the merchant,
'but I usually take stock after
Easter, so as to see what my condi
tion will be after stttlinerup millinery
bills." .
Johnson's Magnetic Oil cures
cramps and colie and internal neu
ralgia and headache and backache
instantly. 25 and 50 cents.
Dr VQ Thompson, Druggist,
SETTLE AND PKITCHARD.
The Former is More Popular Than the
Latter Ever Will Be
Washington Cor. Richmond Dispatch.
When it comes to rank Republican
ism and a choice of candidates it is
whispered around .that Congressman
Tom Settle, State Chairman Holton, i
Mott, and others will have something
to say. The two first namad are said
to lean strongly toward the Reed
boom, and it is known that they have
no use for the McKinley boom. Settle
is recognized here as" the natural
young national leader o' the North
Carolina Republicans He is better
known than any of t lie ot hers, and is
far more popular with outride people
in his party than Pritchard is now or
ever will be. That is a simple
fact that cannot be denied. Settle
has already served one term in the
House, and is now elected for an
other. Then, there is ex-Congressman
Ewart. He has strength that is not t o
be sneezed at, and it is hardly probable
that ho. will throw his influence for
McKinley.
The friends cf the Ohio Governor
are so enthusiastic just now that they
claim he will get the greater pro
portion of the delegates from the
South, including Virginia and North
Carolina.
TOBACCO GROWERS' EXCHANGE.
The Auction Sale Plan Meeting With
Great Success.
Hartford, Conn., April 4. Presi
dent Fuller, of the is'ew England To
bacco Growers' Exchange, said today
that the auction sale plan is meeting
with great success. Sales will be held
in Boston on April 10, in Phildelphia
on April J2, and' in New York on
April 18. At the last sale, in New
York, the poor '93 crop brought a
case and it was impossible to stil in
Connecticut.
At -the Boston sale light good wiii
be sent, darker go-. ds will he ser.t tc
Philadelphia: and to Zsew York,
fillers, binders and top leaves will be
sent.
NEWS NOTES.
A prominent citizen of Caspor,
Wyo., shot a man for sitting in his
wife's lap.
At Newnausville, Fla.. a negro was
lynched for killing a merchant of that
town.
A lady in Los Angeles sues a preach
er for slander uttered in a prayer in
church.
The coke companies who have raised
wages will advance rents of their
tenement houses.
The Georgia Southern & Florida
railroad has been sold to the bond
holders for is3,00o,ow0.
Severe earthquake shocks have tH'eu
felt in central Italy. Several houses
were wrecked and people killed and
wounded.
On June 3d. Jefferson Davis' birth
day, contributions will bo raised all
jver the Soii'h for a monumci.t to the
ex PreMdt-nt.
The a-Mi.ant. ca-hior of the North
western National li uik, of Chi ao,
has been arresied, chaig'-i with being
short $50,000 in his accounts.
By a clever rus. robbers g'it ininre
moiis of the k-;ys of t he SpringMVld,
Ills., postmaster :ui(l whiie he was at
luncheon entered his office and robbed
the vault.
Dr. George W. Carter, a Methodist
preacher ol Portsmouth, Va.. aged 76
years, aud Miss Virginia Stutham,
aged 21, of Lynchburg, went to Wash
ington aud got married.
Thomas Duuian iio Co., loanuf ictcir
ers of woolens, etc., of I'hiiadelijliia,
make an advance of 15 per cent, in
wages; other mills in the same line
are expected to make similar ad
vances. The Washington Post has a column
editorial, advocating the selection of
a Southern man for the Presidency;
the editorial is endorsed by Senators
Morgan, of Alabama, and Hill, of
New York.
The Cost of the Latit Legislature.
Chatham Record.
The cost and actual expenses of
the late "reform" Legi.nlature hive
been much greater than any of it
Democratic predecessors. This is no
idle osstrtiou nor "'Democratic mm
paipjn lie," but ia the simple truth
which can be eusily proved.
In 187G the Democrats amended
the constitution so as to limit the
pay of the Legislat ure to four dollars
a day, for each member, for a period
not exceeding; sixty davn, and ninco
that amendment whs adopted not a
single, solitary Legislature has cost
as much as our lato Douglas Lfis
lature. In order to prove this state
ment we have examined the official
reports of our State auditors from
which we iind that the cost und ex
penses of each of our Democratic
Legislatures for the years named
below, are as follows:
Lejrislature of 1879, $."3.rG8.10
" " 1881, 5i,2.8.2(5
" ' 1883, 57.478 3S
" " 1885, 58,28(J 71
" " 1887, 60,409 84
" " 1889, 58,951.28
" 1891, oa.oi.oi
" 1893, 65,976.18
So it appears from th above
fljrures which cannot bo disputed,
that the average cost of every Demo
Tatic Legislature for nearly twenty
years was $59,758 55, and the cost
of the lato "reform" Legislature was
$72,604.66. Yet according to tho
official figures of the Statu Auditor
our "reform" Legislature cost exact
ly $12,846.11 more tbantho average
cost oi our much abused Democratic
Legislature!
Now what have our tax pavers
whether they be Populists or Demo
crats, got to say about such a "re
form as this?
Not Just W hat (She Meant.
From the Detroit Free Press.
A couple of neighboring women on
Cherry street qu arreljed recently and
abused each other over the fence. At
last one of thewompn retorted hotly:
"You must think I'm a fool!"
"I think you're next door to one,"
came the incautious reply.
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but great in their effects; no griping
50 doses 25 cents.
Dr V O Thompson, Druggist.
i ,ipif
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WILDE-MARQUIS CASE.
The Jury Found a Plea ofJustiiicatiou
Foreign Newn.
Loxdon, April 5. The jury in the
Oscar Wilde case found a plea of jus
tification, which was submitted by
the Marquis of Qucensbcrry and
proved. The Marquis was discharged
from custody.
The verdict received loud applause
from the court, which the Judge did
not check.
A warrant for the arrest of Wilde
will probably be promptly applied for.
Copies of all the witnesses' statements,
in shorthand notes of the trial, has
been furnished the public prosecutor.
The British foreign office here has
received advices regarding the alleged
iiriog upon the British steamship
'T.thrlrori,'' olt Car;e Mays), in Cuba,
ry the &paiijj gunboat.
ill t!:(J
itse of tne- Counters c"
F.'i
coll against her husband for si restora
tion of her conjugal rights, the counsvl
or the Loutitcss this morning
withdrew the charges made on the
grounds of physical cruelty. The
case is proceeding with this feature
eliminated.
Sui print's in Heaven.
From t!ie New York HernM.
But many that are firt shall be
last; aud the last shall be first.
Matthew, xix., $0.
We shall undoubtedly experience a
great many surprises when we get to
heaveu, some of them pleasant and
others paiufol. Our pn sent notions
of the .uture are aw contused as a
landscape seen through a glun
badly Iodised. The imxgitt.it ou is
apt to run riot with regard to ir,
while the reason falls into a uozj.
fhe heaven depicted by the popular
theology is a place very umiesiruMo
to go to, beau-e dt-atli. we are tottl,
will make kU'-'i chii tiges III U - h.i t. w
ihiil! io-ie all nl our p 'iveti il (-eii
i.irtli'H. Kiel perh.-ijiH our pTnnii ii
ly iif ll
Immortality is a uier li.u.-e ol
.-.peech, signify iug iioi Long, tinle we
are absolutely nd completely oor-
Ivt-H when we get to heaven. I tm
ciwiiigM of environment canned bv
(it-uth in ay be some whutbuddeu, ju-t
HS a t'haiige from the temperate zone
to the tropica would he; but sn the
man who taki h the train io li: ten
iterate zone w the s irne ntno moi)
ens lilifil particulars Wh'-I! Il- t ':.!!. n
CW-M ii:atnn uiiil c t-s n i ls oi
ll'merx iiisteu'i oi Ci nlt oi t-tn-w, m
b.'d tht trend: the i-irai.j oi
t-reruity is the mila t-oal that em
barked from t lie tl.oi -es nl time, nu
nothing hiis hupp: hti eicc-J-t tf.a
loss of a- ust-lei-ij bo-ly. His charac
ter has iu no whit. btni. f;i:.'-rJ, aud
never can be othrrw !-"" than by tli.i
processes of self-examination and
education to which lie willingly sub
mits himself.
v'e shall certainly, however, lirid
many aisappomtruents ana many
surprises there, for the timple reasou
that the Lord does tliingsin His own
wav rather than iu our way. Some
of the acquaintance whom we have
regarded with lmiiilereuee or disiJuin
may occupy a higher position than
we have thought probable, and per
haps a higher position thau we our
selves. On the other baud, some of
those upon whose supposed virtues
we have looked with a kind of covet
ousness may he relegated to the
lower spheres of celestial blips.
Heaven is not peculiar l reason
of w ings and hurps, but by reason of
character. It it is safe to use our
common sense on this sutj -ct we
may predict, that our destiny will
depend not on what we hav;, but on
what we are; not ou the amount ot
work we have done for the Lord, but
on the motive with which we did ii;
not on our scholarship or culture or
refinement, but ou the way in which
we have made use of our talents. II,
therefore, we are able to do a. great
deal, but actually do very little, we
have no right to claim an fqual
reward with him who is able to do
only a little, yet houestly does all Lu
can.
We shall be greatly surprised,
tht-refore, at some of the Lcrd's
decisions, both with regard to other
people and also to ourselves.
If we hare large power we mut
have a large life; otherwise we merit
less than he who has email powers,
but who has dote whut ho coui.i
with thern.
It is a great comfort to kno that
if there are to be surprises in heaven
they will all be on the -ide of exact
justice, and that if ws deserve a high
pla lie will as.-uredly give it to a.
Jack's Name.
Harpers' Young People.
" What are you going to call your
new orother, Jack f
"Oh, I don't know Jack, I gaess."
"But that's your name."
"That doesn't make any difference.
It was papa's name before 1 had it.
Pa and ma have a way of making us
boys use np their old things."
Constipatiou and sick-headache
positively cured by Japanese Liver
Pellets; 50 pills 25 cnts.
Dr V O Ibompeoii, Druggist.
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