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v "Our -4ini will be, the People's Eight Maintain,
Unawed by Potcer, and Unbrjbed by Gdin."
WILSON. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27. 1888.
VOL
VII.
NO. 15
CHICAGO.
SATIONAI. BEPUBLICAN CONTENTION.
to with great attention.
Gresham's nomination was seconded by
Davis, of Minnesota ; Lynch, of Mississip
pi; McCail, of Massachusets, and Rector,
of Texas. Gov. Porter then made a bow
to the audience and was riven a warm re
. Distinguished Gathering of Prom- Ception. The Gresham men in the galler
v h inflnential Politicians. I. . . . . . ,
jen - - i les cnea out ine name oi tneir iavonie
it twelve o'clock on Tuesday last Chair-1 when Gov. Porter mentioned Harrison as
-n Tones of the National Republican Ex-1 Indiana's choice to which he responded
jcutive Committee called the Convention I with emphasis that he voiced the unani
rder and named the Hon. Mr. Thurs'- I mous and earnest sentiment of the Indi-
. - . " I J 1 f .
? r of Nebraska, ot temporary cnairman. i ana aeiegauon m presenting ex-5enator
Thurston LOOK, uie wiiiui, auu aiicr i "unown iuuuc.
Aine a graceful speech,, announced that I oalllnger, of New Hampshire, also sec
rivention was reaay to enect a per- i onaea me nomination oi oenerai Harrison.
jnent organization. There were two j The first really striking scene in the Con
c-of delegates from Virginia; one .under J vention so far, was precipitated by the
Mihone and the other under Wise. A menuon ot the name of Blaine by Gallinger
ver wrande ensued, and the harshest,! at the close of his speech. The galleries
- . - . . I ... .
itles were applied with relentless hate j ana many ot the delegates sprang to their
a m . I An4 S .1
i bitterness. Alter consiaeraDie wrang-1 anu unouieo ior neany a minute.
?-rand uproar and confusion the Conven-1 Flags were waved and the demonstration
con adjourned to meet on Wednesday at finally become realty imposing. There
clock when the permanent organiza- J was no other second to Mr. Harrison's
would be affected. J nomination and the secretary proceeded
second day. - calling the roll of States, and Iowa having
II V . . t-m .
ifpr maved had been offered Governor oecn reacnea jir. wepourn, ot mat State,
TJr of Ohio, chairman of the commit- amid loud applause, ascended the platform
s. t 4.1 i t. I and placed in nomination Senator Wm. B.
2oa permanent uigauiiULiuii men eic- . -
vdun the platform, and read the unah- "". curing nepDiirn s speech every
report of the committee. He was reference to-Allispn was hailed with en
e3 an enthusiastic reception by the au- thusiasm by the friends of the Iowa states-A-and
as he stated that M. M. Estee! man and the speaker himself was compli-
i California, was selected for permanent rented with a round of applause as he
AAman of the convention. . the cheering closea nis presentation speech,
broke forth afresh.' Gov. Foster proceeded The ro11 of States was continued and
read the list of vice presidents as selec- when New York was called, the delegra-
dbv various State delegations. The re- uon irom mac atate arose ai'd led the ap-
port was adopted without dissent and the plause which greeted Hiscock as he pro
i-ointcd Gov. Foster, of Ohio, Senator ceeded to place Chuncey M. Depew ir
Falev, of Nevada, and 'Mr. George B.
sorrow, for that sweet smile oi innocence
will no more greet him, and those loving
little hands, as they were wont to do, will
make no more boquets of beautiful flowers.
Scarcely eight years of age,' her ideas of
Heaven and her Saviour were indeed
remarkable, and far in . advance of
her tender years. To those of maturer
age her conversations on these subjects
were truly beautiful, and touching. Ex
treroe modesty added to a gentle and ami
able disposition were among the many
lovely graces which adorned and beauti
fied her j'oung life. She was indeed fair
to behold, with face and form of exquisite
beauty, intellect bright as brightest star in
Angel's crown, and heart and son! sweet
and pure as perfume wafted from Elysian
Fields. While in robes of spotless white
with victor's crown, 6he walks the golden
streets and in boat of pearl sails over the
crystal river little Daisy will think of him
who loved her tenderly,, and as best he
could contributed to her earthly joy. By
the help of God in the sweet Bye and Bye
he will meet thee Daisey at the Beautiful
Gates never more to part, and with trans
porting rapture thy own little Angel hand
shall lead him through the shining conrts
up to the Heavenly Throne. JJ.
A MIXTURE.
nomination.
from New
in
as ne ciosea every man
.r i . .
Sloan, of New York, a committee to escort "um 1 orK rose Q gave three
Estee to the platform from his seat in the cneers tor he avnte son, and the cheers
California delegation. When Mr. Estee fre re-echoed back from the galleres
appeared and was introduced by the chair interest.
the Convention applauded with enthusi When demonstration finally came
cx to an ena, the unio delegate gave way to
When quiet had been" 'restored, Mr. Es- Pennsylvania, and Adjutant Gen. Hastings
tee said: "Gentlemen of the. Con vention, I
tiaak you in the name of the States and
Territories of the Pacific coatt, as well
from my own heart for the distin
gihed honor that vou have seen fit to
ranfer upon me. I appreciate to the ful
Ifct extent the grave responsibilities de
was presented to the convention to present
the name of Senator John Sherman. He
was given a rousing welcome as he pro
ceeded to put Ohio's favorite innomina
tion.
THIRD DAY.
The convention met and after some pre-
on me, and; it being a Republican liminary business the first ballot was taken,
Convention I shall ask in all things, its and resulted as follows:
Tolvincr
C2riiable judgement and its candid and
Ernest support.
"Gentleman of the convention: Folio w
g so illustrous a gentleman as vour tem
porary chairman,-I shall not attempt to de
sin you by any lengthened speech.
I only want to say to you that we live so
krfrom the centre of the Republic over
the Pacinc "Shore, that J cannot even
who your nominee is going to be.
lighter.) Of course, you all know. I
kT krther to you gentleman, that I am
able to say exactly what your platform
1 Be, but people of the country have
oedits sentiments and the rattle of the
ish i-ae was nearj oniy Uv0 weeks
"P-rom Oregon. God willing, next No
aber you will hear from Cleveland's
V?ornattox ail over this great Republ
Fplaused. Friends and gentleman
to:
1C.
Of
"'entior., aeain thanking von for
4.;jh honor you have conferred upon
se-and impressing you with- the belief,
all mv and soul that our duiies
2:6 of the gravest and most sol umn char-
5u.and truslinS om the depth of my
- tnat every act may. be done to pro-
'e tne est interest of our common
" - ,and advance the great Republi-
partJ" 1 will now call for the next or-
business. Applause.
THIRD DAY.
, . convention was called to order
Im&n stated that the next order of
itfeSSwas a call of the States, for the
First ballot Alger 84, Allison 72, Har
rison 79, Hawley 13, Ingajls 2S, Pheips 25,
Rusk 25, Sherman 229, Blaine 33, Lincoln
3, McKinley 2.
Second ballot Alger 116, Depew 99,
Gresham 106, Phelps iS, Shermroi 247
Lincoln 2, Allison, 75, Harrison 91, In
galls 16, Rusk 20, Blaine 35, McKinley 3.
Third ballot Alger 122, Depew 90,
Harrison 74, Phelps 5, Lincoln 2, Sherman
244, Miller 2, Allison SS, Gresham 123,
Ruck 16, Blaine 35, McKinley Si.
FORTH DAY.
The convention met on Monday nnd
held three ballots.
Alger 137, Allison 73, Gresham 91, Har
rison 231, Sherman 244, Foraker 1, Blaine
40, Fred Grant 1, McKinley 12.
Alger, i2o;.Biaine, 15; Gresham, 91:
Lincoln, 2; Sherman, 237; Hammond, 1;
Allison, 76; Foraker, 1; Harrison, 2S7:
McKinley, 16.
. Harrison 544, Sherman 1 iS. Alger 100,
Gresham 50, Blaine 5, McKenley, 4.
Levi P. Morton of New York, was nom
inated for Vice President.
EDITORIAL ETCHINGS EUPnOXI
OUSLY ELUCIDATED.
Numerous Newsy Notes and Many
Merry Morsels Paragraphically
Packed and Pithily Pointed.
IN MEMORIAM.
A Beautiful Flower Transplanted
from Earth to Heaven.
0r t!iA T-.,, .: r r
tor lhe Presidencv j
)r the Prpc.TPnrv A I ilwmn
were called without response.
"ne California delegation, whose po-
as well knoAvn, asked the conven
er Pass California on the roll-call for
,ent. Warner, of Connecticut.
Conr
lrnn! A. mm m
hoh iCV-ULUt was caiiea, presentea
8epjjgliurtber remarks, the name of Jo
led,, ftawley. When Illinois was cal-
' IT!
1 1
1 n-i-.
. " Ui expectancy broke out which
fcd $t0 a sout of greeting, when Leon
pre.611 stePped upon the platform to
o name of Walter Q. Gresham.
u:." spoke
'"HO
with great deliberation
At ten minutes' past three, p. m., Satur
day, June 23rd, surrounded by her loved
ones, the spirit of little Daisey, youngest
daughter of Dr. D. G. "TV. and E. A. Ward,
released from its frail, earthly tenement,
winged its flight to realms of light and life
eternal, and is now sweetly resting, free
from pain and sorrow, on the bosom of
Him who said "Suffer the children to come
unto me and forbid them not, for such is
the kingdom of Heaven."
This dear, precious child was the light,
and joy, the hope and consolation of that
home now shrouded in darkness. To the
writer of these lines, who would offer a
feeble tribute to her sacred memory, and
would lay upon the little mound that
marks her last resting place, a chaplet wo
ven from affection's brightest flowers, she
On the road to recovery overtaking
the thief who borrowed your watch.
General Boulanger's wife and daugh
ter are believers in woman suffrage.
If a oung man feels that his life is a
blank, he should try to fill it out and. have
it sworn to.
It is but reasonable to suppose that the
machinery in a paper mill is run by a stat
ionary engine. - r - " HrT
Curiously enough, after the perchaser
had paid for his gun, he said he would like
to have it charged.
Queen Elizabeth, of Roumania, was
educted by Mile. Lavatey, the neice of the
eelebrated physiognomist.
President Diaz, of Mexico, is worth
about one million dollars, and he lives in
modest, unassuming style.
"Nothing is ever really lost," says
Walt Whitman. But what becomes of
night's sleep which is lost? n -
Rosa Bonheur, the Famous French
artist, goes about on sketching tours clad
in trousers and a cutaway coat.
General Wade Hampton says he ex
pected to be killed in every fight he went
into, and he was in 134 of thm.
UI will and devise," says the million
aire and when he is dead and his heirs de
vise ways to circumvent his will.
The two sides of a knife handle are
like two belles gallanted by one beau be
cause they have a blade betwecd them.
George W. Westinghouse, who lias
mads a fortune out of the air brake, is to
huild a $1,000,000 house at Lenox, Mass.
A Sam is always a him, bat a hymn is
I is not always a Psalm. This ought to help
while away the Te Deum of a Sunday af
ternoon. !
The remains of an aboriginal giant
have been unearthed near Newark, N. J.
He was about eight feet tall and had a s;ar
on the back of his head.
At Tilton, Ills., there was a man who
lived out doors under an umbrella all last
winter, even when the thermometer
touched 22 degs. below.
The Empress of Japan is rapidly be
coming proficient on the piano. She takes
lessons and practices several hours a day,
both her teachers being Germans.
No fewer than eight Kg transatlantic
steamers, with 2000 European tourists,
sailed past Sandy Hook on Saturday and
turned their prows towards the rising sun.
There is a "United Labor" ticket in
the field, though we dont believe the fact
is generally known. Robert H. Cowdry,
was precious beyond the power of lan-
ut any attempt at artificial orato- , euage to express. He loved her with ten-
id whij6 0Uld heard a11 over the hall I derest affection, and now that she is sleep
V.. "e did not often
m the Convention, he was listened Unrn nnri lacerated, and filled ivith d,pcf
On the 17th of July there is to be held
in San Fi ancisco a great convention of
teachers. . It is expected that 10,000 will
be present How many will North Caroli
na send? '
Kansas has a genuine philanthropist.
Stephen Richardson, of Harvey county,
has planted three miles of peach trees on
the public high ways for the benefit of the
travelers.
The medical treatment of Don Pddro,
the 6ick Brazilian Emperor, is peculiar.
The patient is fed on black coffee and giv
en occasional small doses of strichnine as a
nerve tonic
Look out for the seventeen year lo
custs. Phey are reported as the mischief
in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota,
Indibna, Sec. They appeared in 1854 and
again in 1S71.
It is understood that President Cleve
land and his wife will take an Ohio trip
the first week in September. They are to
start the ball rolling at the Ohio Centen
nial Exposition.
Ladv Buchan, whose death at Lon
don, England, is recorded at the age of 91
years, was one of the last surviving per
sons who had a distinct recollection of Na
poleon the Great. i
A Indiana woman recently fell heir to
$300,000. Soon afterwards she gave the
entire amount to a man to marry her. He
was an editoi. Brethren, we come high,
but they must have us.
Marshall Feld, the Chicago dry goods
merchant, has a fortune of $30,000,000.
He is the most successful dealer in dry
goods in this country since the days of A.
T. Stewart, of New York.
Ireland has nearly or quite 2,000,000
less of inhabitants than it had decades ago.
This has been caused by the Victorian pol
icy of coercion and injustice. Last year
SOjOOo of its inhabitants pulled up and
sought other lands.
Prince William, who by the death of
his father yesterday, becomes Emperor of
Germany, is 27 years of age, is married
and has three children. He is said to be
veiy popular with the masses. They rath
er fear that, as he has never been through
any wars, he will not be as careful to guard
them as those who have preceeded him on
the throne.
Frank James, the ex-bandit, last week
attended a meeting of the Supreme Lodge
of the Knights of Pythias, in Cincinnati, to
which he was a delegate from Texas.
When Neal Dow and Gov. St. John start
a bar room in partnership, and Bob Inger
soil organizes a weekly prayer meeting,
people need not be surprised. This is an
age of surprises.
- The foundation of the Congressional
Library building, now being erected at
Washington, D. C, will be required to
stand a pressure of two and one-half tons
per squars foot. It was deemed of the ut
most importance to test every foot o
ground supporting ' the foundation walls,
For this purpose a traveling testing ma
chine was constructed.
f The game in England now in Tory
circles is to boycot Mr. Gladstone socially
Ladies will not inc ite him any longer to
dinner. The foes of Ireland hate him for
the enemies he has made. The attempt to
injure or wound the grand old man by
such littleness will prove a'jortive. There
was a certain English King who seated
himself by the ocean i-ide to keep back the
tide, but on it swept disregardful of royalty
The Gladstone tidal wave is advancing and
it is likely to sweep away Toryism.
The New York Herald has this com
ment upon the action of the Democratic
National Convention: Cleveland and
Thurman have been nominated. It is an
ideal ticket. The Democrats are happy,
and justly so. Indiana will soon recover
from her Gray, and the blazing bandana,
like another star spankled banner will
wave proudly over the land of the free
and the home of the brave. It is as good a
platform as was ever adopted by a conven
tion clear, straightforward and without a
quibble.
The red bandannas are made for the
most pait in Scotland and England. There
is high tax upon them and they cost twice
j as mush in the United States at they do in
J Canada. They are made in Rhode Island
we see it mentioned that the
An Hoar Pleasantly Spent ITlth Onr
Delightful Exchange.
STATE NEWS.
ROM THE DEEP BLUE SEA TO THE
GRAND OLD nOUXTAIXSL
Statesville will have r wheat fair in Au
gust.
Peace Insiitute turned out seventeen
graduates this year.
The capacity of the Charlotte cotton
seed oil mills is to be double. ' ... '
The State Board of Pharmacy will meet
at Goldsboro on August the 6th.
Capt'Exum Lewis, of Weldon, a bro-
her oi Gen. W. G. Lewis, Is dead.
Raleigh has a rew park named Brooks-
ville, and it is said to be a thing of beauty.
Thirty-two graduates was turned- oat
rom Greensboro Female "college last
week.
At Durham last week four negros were
convicted - of- rape and sentenced to be .
hanged.
Over SoOjOOO young shad have recently .
been placed in the Cape Fear river at Fay
etteville.
A baby born in Charlotte last week re
ceived the name of Rose Cleveland Thur
man Fowle Holt Democrat. Her father is :
a Democrat from 'way back.
Bishop Lyman sailed from Europe yes
ereay. He will attend the Lambeth con
ference in London in July and afterward
will make his regular visition to the Euro
pean mision of the Episcopal church, of
which he has charge.
In the death of Mr. James Dickson Mc
Lean at Laurinburg that town lost a most
valuable, excellent citizen and the State a
loyal, true son. He was, we suppose,
about fifty years of age and a leading mer-
chant as well as a man of quiet benevo
lence.
A bill has passed the Senate providing :
for an increase of the malitia appropriation
from $400,000 to $900,000. If it gets
through the House, North Carolina will be
in luck, and will have something over $15,-
000 yearly, available in advance for quar
termaster's stores. . :
It is with deep regret that we chronicle
the death of Col. Wm. Hoocks at his resi
dence near Fremont last week. The death
was sudden but no man who knew him
well can doubt that he was ready. Col.
Hooks was a-out 77 years of age and for
forty years has been the leading man of
his section.
The Wadesboro silk mill is an accom
plished fact. On Monday last the first
finished silk ever made in the South was
shipped by Mr. George Singleton. This is '
another industry added to the already
large list in our State and shows conclu
sively that North Carolina is capable of fil
ling up the list of mau factories.
The C. F. & Y. V. Railway, reaching
from Mount Airy, Surry coanty, to Ben
nettsville, S. C, a distance of 225 miles, is
already a big thi.ig. I low: much more,
when in addition to its branches to Mill
boro on the south and Madison on the
north it finds its tide-water outlet at Wil
mington. It will then cover about 325
miles with its cross ties and rails. big
thing.
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee held a meeting in Raleigh last week.
Most of the candidates for the State offices
were present and a plan of campaign was
mapped out It was decided to begin the
canvass regularly August ist. In July
there will be a series of ratification meet
ings on an extensive scale, to follow one
another in succes-ion.
Millie Christiana, the two headed night
ingale is spending the summer at her resi
dence in Welche6 Creek township, six
miles from Whiteville. Millie is one of
the most wonderful "freaks of Nature"
on record. She has two well developed
heads, four arms, one bedy, and four legs.
She has travelled in almost every civilized
country in the world; is abo-it' thirty-five
years old, well educated, ar.d speaks flu
ently several different languages.
of Illinois, and W. H. Wakefield, of Kan
sas, are the candidates for President and S j n(j
v u,c x iiuCiiu f . Ciyde print workg have received orers for
The population of Pans is now 2,344,- i 2,000,000, and 300 extra har.ds are at work-
450. The population for the department 1 Thus early does the very name of Thur
of the Seine is 2,961,089 an increase of j man help the industries. But the . time
600,000 in ten years. In Napoleon's time ', will come when the bandanna of tax reduc
the population w as but 631,585, or less j tion will cut down the prices half way and
many American cities. then the people will rejoice.
u I see a star, Eve's fimt bom, in whos
tMin" rrmtc t Aomrt twiHcrHt that hrincn
eth pain. For aches of head, neuralgia,
cut, aud bruise, try Salvation Oil these
will vou lose. . -
"How can Mrs. Smith wear such hand
velvet coat?" "My dear child, don't you
know her husband saves docters bills by
using Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for chil-
i a i