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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1887.
T Mrs. Cleveland receives compliments
ob every hand. Her tact seems to be
as wonderful as her good sense is ad
mirable. Little more than a girl in age
when she was called to be the first lady
.f the land, from the first under very
trying eireumstauees oftentimes she
maintained ner equipoise, and won the
hearts of us all byher true womanliness.
She seems to j be an ideal American
woman, and we are inclined to think
the biest thing Orover has ever done
1 in the winning pf his wife.
Thi talk about the impeachment of
Secretary Manning for alleged viola
tions of lax is loo ridiculous to deserve
serious mention. . Who is chargeable
with the suggestion is not definitely
known, but evidently it was one that
hal fed on the insaneroot that takes the
reason prisoner. Mr. Manning's res
ignation is already in the President's
hands, and any wild talk like this can
only be an effort on the part of his
enemies to besmirch a record that has
been aa.ekeept tonally fair one..
, Mr. John W. Hinsdale, who is re-
m-mAoA mm tfia m.MAst mrnnHliioB' law
yer in the state, is oat in a manifesto
in the Raleigh New and Observer oppos
ing the establishment of a railroad
Commission for North Carolina. From
the hasty glance we have, giyen the
document, we judge it to be a very
1
position. ' Railroad commissions, how
ver, clothed with proper authority and
hedged in by proper restrictions, have
served a useful purpose in other states
and might be made of great service to
11s also. . j - '' ! ': . ':7:.--;v::.; - :
The President has signed the Inter
State Commerce Bill, and as soon as
the necessary machinery is perfected,
the law will go .into execution. The
leading newspapers of the North were
unfavorable to this particular meas
ure. They maintain that it is a piece
of hasty legislation and deals very
loosely with aj very complex subject.
Every one most have been struck with
the inability of any commission of five
men to successfully perform the work
the bill entails upon them. It is very
probable that this law will aeepmplish
little in the way of checking the evils
ht which it strikes. However, it is a
moe in the right direction, and from
the experiences and lessons tills effort
willl give us," there willJbe evolved
something more perfect and practical.
ASieTHEl IAILROJIB.
..The outlook for another and new
railroad for Shelby is now quite flatter
ing. This road, with its , branches
running up to Newberry in South Car
olina both from Columbia and Augusta,
as now projected will from Newberry
- head this way, coming by Union, and
: then either by Black's or Gaffney to
Shelby arid from this point out through
the northern portion of our county and
on to CratTberry as its objective point.
y. delegation from Gaffney .City have
Already been, in conference with our
citizens, and a number of .gentlemen
from Blacks have also been in Shelby
consulting about the'new road. Black's
and Gaff aeys will be rival and lively
competitors for. the road and the faith
. they have in the enterprise makes us
very hopeful as to Shelby's ' prospects
for getting the road.
The' fifty thousand dollars already
subscribed in Cleveland fo any road
- -which will rsa its : line , through the-l
" soi th of the eounty will be a consider
ation without doubt in the location of
his fcew dine. And it seems certain
now that, whether Blacks . or Gaffney
City secures the road that it will eomc
on to Shelby, and go out through the
V north of the county.' Should this new
road be secured, Cleveland county will
have magnificent shipping facilities
. a great railway line running through
very section of the county. Not only
this, but Shelby's future will be bright
ened in a waywwhich her citizens cdnld
not have honed for otherwiPA. Sh will
-. have immediate connection with the
' sea in two directions, and her railroad
facilities will be second ' to no town in
the state. Let this new railroad run
through par county, aud we at once
become ft railroad center, . and should
the Virginia Midland ever be extended
and should any new road be. proiected
within our reach, these will naturally
be attracted to . ns, .and attracted
too, " without a -' . subscription
oneioy 1 is, as im Nrw Era has
said before, now at the turning point
in her Jhistory. .0 Our citizens should
surely be on the alert now that a new
m -... . . ,u vicrsaw
jfiyaperiiy. Bet our
best men go to Gaffney City next Mon
day and let pg all pnt ur shoulders to
tne wheel once more, and the results
annot but be most happy. ,
JCDCKAVUE.
The readers of Tmt New Era will
not be surprised when they arc trAA
that Judge Ashe has passed from this
life Into the great beyondBat 'the
absences surprise will nqt soften the
.wow. Today all North Carolina is in
mourning, for one of her purest, truet
and best men has bidden, a, gentle and
Bsnal adieus to his earthly labors and
has gone up higher to reeeive bis just
reward. The last sad sites were per
formed at his home in Wadesboro on
last Sunday in the assembled presence
of Gore nor, state officials, and num
bers of prominent gentlemen of the
state, and Judge Ashe was laid away
to sleep the sleep of his fathere.
In Judge Ashe -the. Supreme Court
loses one of its most .mdelatigaoie
workers, the judiciary one of its ablest
and purest members, the whole statt
one of its worthiest citizens, and the
church of God a faithful and consistent
member. Throughout hi entire ca
reer, Judge Ashe wore the white flower
of a blameless life, and called to num
bers of positions of trust and honor By
his fellow citizens, he always succeeded
in filling them with great acceptability
with credit to himself, and honor to
the state. When he was called to the
position which is now vacant . by his
death, there were some who were in
clined to doubt the ; wisdom of the
choice. ' He entered upon his work with
great zeal, however,: and from the very
first was nntirinsr in his labors. His
decisions were marked by concise,
clear statements of the law and in these
he at once proved himself ..one of the
foremost lawvers-of the state. His
work as a member of our highest court
has been very gratifying to nis friends,
and a pleasant surprise, to those who
at first doubted his fitness. He de
serves to take first rank with the great
and good men who have adorned the
North Carolina beneh.
) But it was as a man that Judge Ashe
was most to be admired. Few. men
united so many graces of character as
he. A quiet, unassuming, christian
gentleman, he moved through -the
World with bo flourish of trumpets, do
ing acts of kindness and cheering the
hearts of all with whom he came in
contact. The simplicity of his life and
tastes .were note worthy. The quiet
example of such , a man counts more
than words or deeds. Truly the state
has cause to mourn. -. X
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WVK :05iSEKTATIVE FABXEU.
Two conventions held in Raleigh last
month voiced the views of the fatmers
Of North Carolina respecting matters
Of peculiar interest to all t-ngaged in
agricultural or kindred pursuits. Each
convention appointed a committee to
formulate its opinions. ; The two comr
niittees met and drew up .an official
statement, which was duly attested,
and presented to the General Assembly.
The chief and most interesting feature
of this memorial is the decided stand
taken in favoi of an agricultural and
mechanical college. This convention
of farmers declared "that the time has
arrived when the interests of the far
mers and other industrial classes de
mand the establishment of a separate
agricultural and mechanical college.'
Nearly all its other recommendations
respecting the changes desired in the
make np of the department of the ag
riculture are natural conclusions from
the original premises. I Ruf while the
farmers desire greatly ! that this pro
gressive step be ; taken, they are not
willing that the first stride should over
step the conservative mark. It must
not hurt the university. It must not
injure the industrial school that is to
be established at Raleigh .7" No these
representative farmers, blending con
servatism with ideas, say in substance
to the general assembly: "The time
has come for you to liy a foundation
for'this very desirable school. -.Here is
fund that belongs to it that the State
University has been enjoying several
yeaii. Turn it back to the channel
congress intended it for, but tax ns and
Our fellow citizens to sustain the Uni
versity." They say also to the people
of Raleigh : "You people have doue
nobly,- we accept all your work as a
part of the general plan and concur
heartily in the arrangements thus far
made; We are willing td have all thesa
interests united and put in charge of
the department of agriculture." Such
Is the! meaning of the declarations of
these two conventions. It proves that
this class of citizens more than nine
ty per cent, of our entire population
are not the slow-going stupid me n cer
tan novelists and playwrights have
pictured them. No farmers in this or
in any country have as a' class shown
hemselves more . enlightened than
those who met iu the two conventions
We congratulate those of our readers
who are occupied with agriculture up
on the outconre of their two conven
tions. We believe their wishes will be
respected and that the general assem
bly will study.to meet their wishes and
enaet laws satisfaotory to. the great
majority of our tax payers and farmars
'' ; . rKOM THE CAPITAL.
$V taw Makers mi doing.
. (From our Staff Correspondent J)
Rausigh, Feb. 5 The interest" of
the week has been centered in the dis-
eussions of the railroad commission
Dill ana i-ountv eovernment. Th
former was ot vastly greater iinpor
tanee than the latter, because this
never had any chance of passing the
Senate, even if it be not killed in the
House, wmcn is probably the fate
that awaits it. Neither fiffht ia vet
finished and it is, impossible ' to sav
just wnat will be the result in - cither
case, so far as - the House of Repre
sentativesis concerned. - r .
j.ue rauroaa commission bill has
been intoduced by Mr.Ewart, ofHen
derson, and had received a favorable
report from the committee 6n corpor-
-A.. m -m, m
auons, oi wmcii Mrr Kwart is. chair
man. It is modeled after the Gwr.
gia law and is very stringent in its
saqinrements. These commissioners
are with the concurrence of the Sen
ate to be appointed by the Governor
for a term of four years at a salarv o
tfCAA . .
pr annum ana the secretary of
the commission js to be paid $1200.
Since it8fhtroduction Mr. Ewart has
himself amended the bill so as to re
quire tne eost of the
commission tn bo
defrayed by assessments upon the
various fcailroada in the state, If this
bill should pass in its present form
the commission will have the right 4 to
establish the rates of freight over jail
the roads of the state. It is probable
that this feature will be amended so as
to permit an immediate ' appeal from
the decisions 'of the commission to the
Supreme court. Amendments to it
have already been accepted providing
that only two members of the com
mission should belong to the same
political party prohibiting any member
of the commission from "interfering
in any wy with the politics of any
political j party," .j and making the
findings of the commission only prima
facie, instead of sufficient, evidence in
suits at law. -
The bill came up on, Tuesday when
Mr. Pritchard offered an amendment
providing for the election, ot the com
mission by; the people. Mr.' E wart
supported the bill ,nd opposed . the
amendment very ' vigorously. He
claimed that such & measure of pro
tection was needed and demauded by
the people and that it would work no
injustice to the railroads. In Georgia
where a similar law already, existed,
more railroads had been built since its
enactment than, ever before and more
miles of railroad had been built in Geor
gia in 1880 than in any other southern
state. Mjf. Laazar said thai he recog
nized as fully as any man the value of
railroads in the work of naturial de
velopment ? but the time had tome
when the people needed a greater
measure of protection than the present
laws accotded. It was now in the
power of railroads to crush anytown
they cbosel The Inter-State Commerce
bill recently passed by congress would
tegulate transportation among the
state.' North Caroliua needed a law
to regulate1 the railroad business with
in her borders, gave numerous in
stances of (unjust discrimination upon
the part of railroads and declared that
the bill was being opposed by the most
powerful 'and respectable lobby he had
ever known in Nortb Carolina.
Y The houir of adjournment having
come,; the (. debate as closed until
Wednesday when Williamsouajuegro,
denied that any' lobby had beenat
work and made a speech against" the"
bill that provoked considerable amuse
ment. He was answered by Holloway,
the colored representative from New
Hanover. Mr. Overman inade a very
aUe speech- for the bill, answering the
objections that it was unconstitutional
Dr. York, Mr Sutton and Mr. Fries
spoke agaiust the bill. They held that
no demand; nor necessity existed in
North Carolina for such legislation and
that its enactment wonld stop the work
of railroad building in the state." Rail
roads, like ordinary business, should be
left to be governed by the laws of
competition and . capital invested, in
them should be asuntramnieled as that
in other enterprises. In North Caroli
na there were peculiar reasons against
such legislation Several companies
had charters which would exempt them
from its operation. This would render
the bill unconstitutional. Mr. Ewart
and Dr. Worth closed the debate for
the bill when Mr. Fries made a motion
io lay it on the table. To the surprise
of friends and foes, alike, the motion
was defeated by a vote 01 a ay eg, 40
noes. -.-.!'
During Wednesday night ; the oppo
nents of the bill - put iu some heavy
work and when the House met both
sides were confident. Col. . Holt, who
had been sick the day before, stated
that he would vote for the bill, if in
accordance with some ideas which he
outlined, but could not vote for the
final passage of the bill as it was. He
would, however, vote for the bill on it3
second reading. . Several other gentle
men desired to speak and offer amend
ments, but Mr. Ewart had moved the
previous question and refused to yield
This produced considerable dissatisfac
tion and some wrangling, which Mr.
Overman allayed by stating that upon
tne tmra reading tne noose could go
into committee of the whole and con
sider any amendments. The vote when
nrsr announced was 00 ayes to (u
noes. i5ut, soon afterwards it was dis
covered that the vote had really . been
56 to .56. The speaker, althoncrh ha
had a ready voted upon the call of the
roll, decided thatkas there was a tie, he
could vote again, voted aye, and de
clared, that the bill had passed its sec
ond reading.: An appeal was taken
from the decision of the chair but he
was sustained and the third reading of
the bill was made the special order for
Wednesday. 1 -;
Immediately afterwards the bill to
tepeal the present system of county
government came up. It had alreadv
been fully discussed and Mr. Overman
moved to lay the bill upon the table
and called for the ayes and noes. The
voting was watched with intense inter
est and when the result was announced
00 toixt, there was : great anxiety to
ktow how the speaker would vote. He
voted aye and from the Democratic side
there went np cheers that shook the
chamber.
: On Thursday afternoon, if thre was
a disgusted crowd in North " Carolina,
it consisted of the Republicans in
ttaleigb. 1 Three-fourths of them had
voted againsf the railroad commission
and the county government bill was
their pet measure. : They -had elected
Webster speaker over the Democratic
nominee and he, alone, had beaten
thejn upon both measures, in one case
probably goifig beyond his constitu
tional prerogative ' by voting twice
Their curses were both loud and deeD
and they failed to smile at the twit tings
01 ineir Liemocratic brethren. -'
. . A. F.
Waafclaa-teB letter..
from our Regulat Correspondent.
WAsnjKGTOir, D. C, Feb. 4, 1887.
Will the President sign or veto the Inter
State Commerce b4Jt and who will suc
ceed Secretary Manning? are two Ques
tions that are causing, much Speculation
just now. ; lt having been pretty defihinl
ivi; cmujH4ir, wianninsr will son yi
resign the portfolio of the Treasury politi-
cat gossipy nave fixed the date of his re
tirement and elevated hsilf a dozen ...man
to his place in the Cabinet. v r ; f '
Among these is the wealthy Pennsyl
vania Congressman Mi William Scott,
who has frequently been : raentioued bet
fore as the next ecretarytif the Treasury
But Mr. Scott Is reported a saying that
he will quit public life a3 soon as his term
in'Cohgress expires, He says hf is .tired
of public life, and that he loses fr.OOQ per
day by being in Congress. , J
, fcenator McPherson, of New Jersey, has
also been spoken of as a successor of Mr:
Manning, since: tie U In sympaihy with
the President's ideas. n questioiis: of n
narice and'the latest theory ;of Ministet
Pendleton's return to America isj that he
has been called home to take a Cabinet
position. Bnt'the President has a very
high opinion of the abilities of Assistant
Secretary Fairchild,; who conducted "the
affairs of the department dMring the long
illness of lr. Manning, and oi whose
shoulders has fallen much important busi
ness. In die opinion of njost politicians
-he is more likely to be appointed jtlian ?ny
other who has been mentioned, j ' "
The probaMe fate of the Inter-State
Commerce bill is equally proxjtive of
gossip and speculation, and the presence
hero of a number of prominent) railroad
men just at the time when the bill ' is in
suspensvj has been much common frid upon.
The President has until Saturday to dis
pose of the measure. ;: Ttie .p:n ds.ys with
in which be can legally a--tHn h will ex--
pire Satnrday evening. lie has eparaifiied
the Congressional debates biitlie;bill and
' has 'given the subject thorough ioBider-
ation. Even if he vetoes it the- friends"' of
the measure claim thai there will be no
trouble in passing it over the vetp, as the
vote on the bill showed . that mre than
two-thirds of -each houae was . n favor"
of it.. . ' ' -f
Among swne interesting adverts re
ports from the House Coiii:i)iitcv n Pen
sions, is one upon , the bill granting .
pension to Mrs. Lottan'- It , s;iys,j should
Cong-ess pas the bill and bv luturc
legislation 'maintain that fairnc-w and
consistency which should charactim :ze all
legislation,' the widows ff 269 tn;i.1f- gen
erals and rear adniirnls would ba (irivca ji
pension of $?,r)00 a year .each. It jwen I on
to say that it was well known that hun
dreds of poor widows f brave jsoldier
were denied n a month because of
their inability to connect the death of
their husbands with their imlitary,.servic;,
while in the case of '.en. Loan itj was not
claimed that his death was, attributed t
his service in the war, it was welj know n-
that Mrs.TjQaa was jiow,; tlirough tha
generosity of friends and str.ingr,in po.-
sesoii of an antp'ietata, and wjhila th
committee expressed the. highestl regard
for both Jier and Gen. Log;utvhey )eliv
ed that the passage of thh and ali fmiilar
bills would be in the; d'rection of buill-
ing np m this country an arttcrcy con-1-
trary to the very f,nr.cit!ils of an eqnal
government for all. . . ! ' .
The report closed with the statement
that the committee, believed that the prop-
oposition to pension MPs. Logairt origi-
nated in an emotion arising from the sud
den and unexpected death of her hus
band, and was not the deliberatjei judg
ment of the people. Next Wednsday ha
been set apart, in the Senate as mamorial
day for Cetu Logan, and ; among' those
who will speak in eulogy of him are Sen
ators Edmunds, Evarts, Allison, Mander
son, Plumb, Spooner.Frye, Hawley, Cul
lom.SUnforJ, Morgan, Cockrell, Hamp
ton, Ramsome and Blackburn. ;
Senator Farwell, the successor of Geu.
Logan, says he does not intend to be an
obstructionist. Ilecasthis first vote in the
Senate in favor of woman sufferage, and
he also voted to confirm the colored law
yer from Albany as Recorder of! Deeds.
He says the President is reapinsible to
the country for his acts, and so he means
to let him have his Own' way and even
help him 1o have his own wy. He
added something about the Senate deg.nr
eratipgiinto a mere wasp's nest, bent on
worrying and nagging the "President jnt
because it has a chance.
IXTlll: .KIGIIRKI1HM).
(From the Lincoln Prest.) j
John Reinhardt, colored,, suddenly
became insane the other day aid wan
dered away from home and has not yet
been heard from. i V ! '! "
We are informed that Messrs Smith,
Kelly & Co., of Denver, this . pountv,
have made an assignment to lit, 3. D.
Mundy, The assets and liabilities are
about equal. - A mong the preferred
ereditors are Springs & Burwell,' of
(Jharlotte.
On Wednesday night of last week
after the entite edition of The Press had
been printed. the postofBce' at this
place was Entered by ft party of house
breakers, but as Miss Hoke, the post
mistress', with a woman's cunning, had
concealed the money and registry
packages nothing of any consequence
was stolen. Entrance was made by
prying open the door. ; The thieves
were evidently inexperienced,! as no
burglars1 tools hadTbeen used, "but
from all appearances the door and
drawers had been opened by force.
(From the McDowell Bugle Yf 1
We appear in seven column form this
week which will be our Tcgularsize in
the future. !
The Coterie is the name of a new musi
cal aud literary society that was onran
ized at the residence of Mrs-Griifingou
last liiursday evening. I
A difficulty occurred near Dysarts-
vme this week, which resulted1 in the
death of Calvin Blyjeolored, iat the
ouvo w. xuiu xvuux, a, wnite man.
The Tacts as we learn them aro ns fol
lows T Bly was drawing a bucket of
water at the bouse of Mr. . Wood fin
McCurry's, when Young came up and
struct lily on the head with a I -pistol
ine negro ran, but was pursued Jby
Toung.vho being nnde the influence
of liquor, shot his victim downl The
murder still at large. --
' f (From the Rutherford Banner.).
ttev. M. k Rostie, of Concord.
preached in the Baptist church here
on last Friday and Monday uights.
At the depot a neat and comfortable
building is bqing erected for the ac
commodation of the railroad men who
will have to he over here, J "
xtey. 1. . .insticei and , wife, who
have been visiting in Polkfor some
time are afbome again.! While away
Mrs. Justice was taken sick and was
confined taber room several weeks.
We-are "pleased to note her recovery.
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? : (From the Qaston Currents .
The Knights of Labor inj Gaston
county seem to be ' growing rapidly.
They are 'no w engagaed in bujlding a
large two-story building at HoUy
the lower floor to be used as a school
room Or store and the upper floor as a
hall in. which to hold their meetings.
Our Rttie daughter Connie Tipton;
who was so badly injured by a?; falling
building pn the 15th of January, is stilh
a great sufferer. "We can harftly: say
that stieh-is improved any forrhe.pns!(
few days. - " I
1T::.HFtoi the Gantonta OazettV ? v
K'We metMr?ohn.Wihipa:
ton's member in tho legislaturtwuid on
inquiry as to how matters were in Ral
eigh, ho replunl : "neap of pretty wo
men in Raleigh-." f ' -f f
f (From the. Xtarotinton Star ) .
The petition from Iturkfr and Mitch
ell counties relating to, chasing- and
killing deer wasl introduced iq the
legislature Tuesday.;, j:',;, -7 :..
- Mr. A. M. Wrvn. of KidUbiiry. has
organized a dancing.-school .u 'Mor
gan t ion, which, we learn is , toleral)ly
well patronized. ft ; -
- Mr Wra. E. Walton : propojsefj to
make a complete iuHpoBnrke:cmmtj-.
giving in it a!I neeessarj -information
pertanioing lo its, varied rS'jurces,
pMvidel enough of the ifizeniy will
agroo to take maps to justify lnu to do
the work. ' .." . ' g - .
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. (From the Oaffiuty (Jlty JJ'ilktW. .
. A d'Jog-iti-n of our fjiizen visited
Shelby, Feb. 3n in .the merest .of
railro i'l: and wa's v vy much Hicoiir
aged by their veepptum aud th interf st
its 'U'tztK take in the cuterpm.
Thu w-iolo oivtJ conneetfd with thfc
BiUUiin ofik is dvn . iek, .which in
capacitates them-from r!n!cri. any
assistance this week. - Tim business
tnan.-vjre. and jsaiKtaat an- tnh tioifin:
cd to th-ir Iel- with sierc lases f
meast Id, consequently th D Jiiitin has
tn Ik issul thw Wet by outside" par
tfen.', -." : - : ' - .' "
' '' .', : V t-: "
- Our people aro getting somewKat ex-i-itd
alKiut th pi-ojeeted railn;id from
Augusta by' WHy of Ne'rry a:d tjnioii
to the Air Li .'' .The bnUdinl of this
trojtdisof ciisideralle interest ifo the
peoplo of Gaffney and rlso along the
HmKjhrtmgb th. e-ion it may! run.
We hope to see our business mtfu put
tinir up the "shekles"1 for th& 'kiti-r-
prise. It is never too late to do goml.
A delecafion from Gaff uey's coinsistiiig
of A. N. Wood, W. F. McArtlnriJ. L'.
Jefferies, J.'C. Carroll and J.- JY4 Sar-
ratt went down to Union Monday to
attend a meetini there and wolk in
the interet of tilth town. Mr. Moses
Simon and Mr. Thomas were also pre
sent. -, ' '
TIIO.1l AM S IBCKL
I
Out
r Xnrtt raroiliia'ii Uiiwl!
Tru Mi aMft anaxi
IIou. Thomas' Siwnuel Ashe, Ass
ciate Jnstice of the Supreme Court of
North Carolina, died at his ho rue i in
Wadesboro yesterday ,
morning
at
11 :45 o'clock, after a few wees'jsick j
ness, at the ripe old age of 74 years
and 8 months. , i
In the death of Judge Ashei North'
Carolina, loses one of. her truest; and
purest sons, and his death will be re
garded as a common loss by the peo
ple ' thronghont I the entire: - state.
Judge Ashe eame from s noble fajnily,
whose name has been preseived to
history by inscribing it on one of the
counties of this state 1 and . 'on two
flourishing towns, Ashevile ! and
Ashboro. . J : ,1
Jadge Ashe was born in June, 1812,
at Hawfields, then- Orange ieonnty,
now Alamance county. He received
his education from William. Bingham,
the elder, and at the University of the
state, where he graduated with high,
honors, in 1832, in the same class with
Thos. L. Clingman, Jas. C. .Dobbin,
John H- Haughton, Cad walladpr Jones
and others. He read law with Jndse
Buf&n,- with whom, he was always
special favorite. . Jadge Ashe selected
Wadesboro as his home, and in 1842
he was elected a member of .the House
of Commons, and a .member ? ot the
Senate in 1854. He was solicitor from
1848 to 1852 in his ' indicial district.
In 1861 he was elected as a delegate to
the state ' convention whick however,
was never held as the people s of the
state voted it down.' - He served one
term in the Confederate Congress, and
ras. afterwards elected ' to the 'Con
federate Senate, but before- the tima
for taking his seat came the surrender
at Appomattox-.Jn 18C8 he was nom
inated as the standard beat e of the
Democratic party and ran as 'a candi
date for Governor "aerainst -fWi -' W.
H olden, ne made a gallant Ifight in
tne tace olthe f act thai he was Head
ing a forlorn hope, and his campaign
was brilliant, but unsuccessful.;. He
was elected to Congress in ' 1872; an l
atterrour years7 service he retired to
private life and was succeeded in ' Con
gress by Hon! Waltef L'. Steele. I
In X878 Judge Ashe was nominated
by the Democratic state . convention,
on first ballot, as one of the Assocuit.
Justices of the'Supreame Court and be
was elected by an overwhelming ma
jority ; and in 1838 he waV reelected to
the same position. By hunr? thor er
mine was worn with, houor -and he
sustained it as became n statesman
and a patriot. - "A good man ?has. de
parted from among us" - Pure and iu
corruptible, Judge Ashe has gone o
the grave, and while his death wiR . b
sincerely mounjed: tbTongheat the
state, his ineraory, will, ever be icher
usnu Kun .iuviB respect a.iliUjit
LaToluiiaBs.. , . ;. fi 5.
Judge Ashe wr.s married to ivdsuigli.
ter of the lato Ueorge .Bargwuiub'aiMl
leaves a large imd interesting f imily
He was a meanbrot - tbernAeopal
cnurch. n v - r
RAILROAD DIRECTORY.
THE PIEDMOHT AIR LINE ROUTE.
Richmcind and Danville System.
coNESsi:p"scKHrri.E, is kffkct hay 3.
1
Express
No. 51,
Daily.
6 00 p m
7 57 p m
v8 20p m
-Mail -No.
53,
Daily.
'8 40 a )n
1 10 37 a m
6- 11 00 a m
Vil 31 a m
Lv
An
.Atlanta?
Gainesville
Lnlu J s
ItabunGhn.Tu
it. 9 Q8 p m
Toccoa I
i?enecfi t
Greenville ..
9 46 p m
1O 54 p m
12 24 p m
1 1 3 1 a m
- 2 warn
2 49 a 111
332am
40 a m
A 48 a m
v 7 35 a m
12 03 a m"
i3 57 p m
2 30 p m
3 43 p m
' 4 49 p m
5 00 p m
5 41 p m
' 6 2$ p m
8 01 pm
935pm
'"I
Sj)artanburg
Black .
Grover
Gastonia '
Charlottd
:
"'Raleigh,
QoldsboC.
I35pm
4 4O p m -
"IDanvijlei
Richmond
"Lynchburg
Charlottesville.
; Washington -":Baltinfore
' -"t
Philadelphia
iflNewVork
. 9 42 a m . 11 26 p m
337pm v700am
12 45 p m . 2 10 am
3I pm , 425am
" 8 SO p m f 845am
li 25 p m r 10 o3 a m
3 00 a m' 12 T5 p m
6 20 am- f20nm
' - S S '' Express -, Mail'
i-;r-.-i Na50v . Na52,
'': :'i--.f :'i;V -'Daily. DaihV
T.i New jfomii la oO ji'gt ' 4 30 p in
" ! Philadelphia -1 f 30 a m " 0 p m
" t Baltinilore - i a 40 a m 9 4 p m
" I Washington ' if 14am - 11 00 p m
iCharhktesrillft 40 p rrf 3 00am
" j Iyrichburg i - - 6 14 p m . 5 i4 a m
u Daiivitle;. ' 9 24'p m 8 04 a m
" Richnlond 3 24 p m ; 2 cO a m
Joldsborti
, Raleigh I ;
11 49 a m
S00 p m
! Greensboro. ii 21 p m 9 49 a ra
" tSalisbury - ' 1 A. 140 am 1 1 2-? a m
-" i Charlotte ij; . 25O a m 100pm
" Gastoeiaj 3 38am 1 42 pm
" Grover j f 4 2I a m 2 07 p-m
filack6'r : -4 34 a m 2 30 p m
' " i Spartanhursr : ' 48 a in 3 34 p in
" Greenville , 7'01 am 449pm
"I Seneca 1 ; , - . 3 4 a m 6 12 p m
u ;Toa T 9 51 a ni ' 7 o9 p m
KabnnGkp Jct..l? 31 a m 7 4jpm
"i fulfil : t il 04a.m 8264m
' Caitii&ville n -1 a ni 8 49 p m
" ; Atlanta ; j 30 a m .0 40 p ra
j rtLtpIKG-GAR SERVICE.
j t I " ' -"-'":.
On t rains' 5 and 5I Pullman Buffett be-
j tweefi New York and Atlanta.
Qnj trains 52and 53 Pullman Buffet Sleep
t L er brtween 7a3lviiigon and New Or-
i leans:; JAVaphiiigton and Augusta.
' -) Pnllina Sleejer between Greenslio-
ro aHd Richmond.
Through 'tickets on sale at principal sta
tions to al points. For rates and inform
ation, apply jto anv ageiit of the company.
Or . , I :
KB.Tll5tVS; aW.OHEARS,
Gen'l 'janpsrer, As3't Gen. Phss. Asrt.,
I j I Richmond. Va. "
WESTERS t. C RAILROAD COKPUTfJ
I " GUSEHAI. 1'ASSF.SGER OKTICK,"
j K;iJinrjRT.N.C., June lo; 1S85,
0 A kli,AFTER Sunday, June 14th
1885 the following double daily pas
senger schedule will be operated by thi9
company;: j, ...
?IAIN LINE WEST.
-4-
Train No 1.
Ar. I Lv
TrainNog.
y. Stations.
: Ai- '-.-' - f
f- 4 i.
At.' f Lv.
V.j Springi P M
3- 45
4- 15
4-34
506
5.47
5.55
6.18
17-33
!7-55
8.22
9.17
9.46
IO.I2
1 0.39
Banards.j
Marshall,;
4.15
4.33
5-ot
Alexander's,
Ashevillei
5-37
5.55
A M
JSpar. Junfct."
I0.37
I0.37
ll.o
11.1
11.52
12.13
127
1.43.
2.11
3-0o
3-26
4.22
Coopers, J
6.18
JIX2
ir.l5
is m MoOnt.
6.Xl
RoiiidKnobl47.H
Old Fort, 4 7.52
11.57
12.13
1245
1.42
Mafton,- j I 3.22
Morganton, v 9.iy
icard, r i l 95
Hickory,! S mil
Ne?ton. I f I0.38
f?ttesville, j il3
2.I0I
J3-35
3-5i6
4.2I
60
li.l4
12A'A M
PM.
Meal Station. Daily.-
WEST v K UK PHY DIVISIQW KAST.
TrainN07.
Train N0 8.
Stations;.
Art
I
Lv.
-Ar. J Lt.
Af
9.n
Sl fWif Achfvilln
3.5or m.
.2.43; 3.i2
glHominy;
10.00frurnpikc
io.o5
10.32
t i 09.1
Am
2.50
2.2S
1.58
.1.36
1S.18
tl.40
118
IO.57 :
9:20
lQ.37fPigeon Mver,
-'1-581
12.51!
12.16
1L43!
ltoOvde.
li.io 11.4.VVaynesville,
tlBls'll'malsflm,'
- t r:
ia.40, 12:44Halt,
l.lo . I.20I Syl va,
11.07
lo.56
1.301 J.32Webster Stat.1
AM
fWTM iCharlestdD,
3.10
f n - 4 -! pieal taUon. Dally.
Train UT o. k connects at Warm Soring
with E.ZD.. V. & G. R. li. for all ooints iu
the West iandTNorth west
Train No. $ connects at Salisbnrv with
RJ.& D. train No. So for ail ooints Li the
South and SdUthwest a . ,- ;
Train No. lo connects at Salisbury with
R! & D. train! No. 52 for all points North.
ruuman Draw tccr-Kcom leeninir Cars
between fGoldsboro and Asheville, and
talisburr and Ashevlle. . on trains
No. lands, j
Elegant Pullman Parlor Cars between
Salisbury and Asheville, on . trains No.
ana iu.i ... ' .
' f ! W. A. TUKK,A.n6. P, A. '
y, E McBke. Superintendant-; i
Raleigu and Gaston Railroad Company.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE. , . .
- J
t t . - September 7. 15534.
l lUim G 01NQ. NOB TH.
5.
No. I. ;." No. 3
Leave Raleigh
9.4 A. M. - 70 P. M.
f. WakeS C i u0e3
f , Franklinton 11:03 , 14
1" Kittreil 11:26 -
' Henderson n 11-49 "
- Warren ton la:39 P. m
, u .Littleton .;,ldS;."
Arrive Weldon a;15 ; "
9:19 "
0:50 1
10:29 u
11:41 "
127 A. M.
- 2:05
TRAINS GOING SOUW.
No. a.1
Na4.
A. U
27 u
8:43 - M
4:58 -
5:30 ,
.6:09 . ". i
6:51 u
"8:05 u
Leave Weldbn 8:051-
M.
Warrenton ; , 4 '
Henderson 42, 1
Kittrell ' 5:46
It ,i ; Franklinton 6K
44 -Wake - .66 '
Arrive Raleieh' 7:25 '
-iDaily except Sundaya -a . - r,
!No. i and No. 3 connect at Weldon with
Seaboard &: Roanoke and Petersburg &
weldon Kaiiroacs tor an ooints iNorui.
f ? t No. 2 tnd No. 4 connectat Raleigh with
Kaleigh Augusta -Air-June Kauroad lor
Fayetteville,! Wilmington, Charlotte, and
all points Sotith..
T '.PTSlf f3r wltlmnt plmnffa on TWina
No. 3 and 4, between Kalejgh and Forts
mouth, ' 1 WILLIAM SMITH.
fnol-tfi
"Superintendent,
-4-:
Gran'sDrug! Ernporium;
;AfulMiriqf
f A first-class Drug
rugs. Medi
tore, ana- most
complete stock in
Piedmont. North
cines. ' Paints.
Oils', Dj estutfs,-
toilet Articles.
Carolina. . -
, , Call o
U-ly .
or address J. G. GRANT,- ,
: : JIarion,,,N C ";
Mooresbqra Boarding House
Pr. "W W.. OILBSBT, Proprietor,
fI OD fare, and low rates.- First-class
VA "accommodation for travelers or leg
ttni boarders.
V 46-tt
b-i't
THIS SfACE !
- . -u. . - ' j
Belongs to the Enterprising Firm
B
OSTIO &
who are
To write an Advertisement no w
Look out Next Week.
Headquarters
. FOR'
MACHINERY
. And Safes.
Wp. in Ktnrrb atirt ran furnish at
short notice machinery of every descrip-
Kncines an l Boiler?,
Cotton Gins,
Saw Mills,
- Flour Mills,
tlubber Belting,
Leather Belting,
Cotton Presses;
l rn Mills, -
Planinz Machine?.
Circular Saws,
Shafting,'
Pulleys,
Iron Pipe,
and Machinery Fittings,
: and all kinds of ?
Wood Working Machinery. -
I'Ve are agents for Marvin's Cele
brated Fire - and -Burglar ' Proof Sates.
General agents for
LIDDELL'S "BOSS" COTTON PRESS,
Variable v feed saw mill,
If you wish to purchase
JiTst-Class Machinery
AND
SAVE MONET
- do not fail to give ns a call.
br em & Mcdowell,
" - CHARLOTTE, N. C."
- - - ' '. 41-3m.
For Sale.
MR. W. M. BOMAR offers for sale
four vacant - lots formerly part of the
Love estate v two being situated - on
Washington street in front of the'resi-
dence of ' Mr. A. C Miller and two on
LaFayette street - in tho rear of " the
above : also a comfortable house and
lot on Dekalb street near the Presby
terian church. For particulars, apply
to - Jos. T. BosTrc,
34-3m - - Shelby, N. C.
GRANT'S .. .
Feed and Livery Stables, Marion, N. C
T EST horses and vehicles always on
XJ hand to accommodate the public.
Men on business or pleasure-seekers will
find it to their advantage to patronize me.
carctui an vers, trices moderate. ,
' J. G. GRANT, Proprietor,
i-ir - '
NOTICE! ;
f R. E, H. WRIGHT will hereafter be
iJJL' aa&ociated with our firm, which will
1m tlMVn ma TtslHi n ortrkn T7nhi4a Ar ff
New stock and material will be secured
ano it is Tur purpose greatly to extend
UUI UUB!1CBH. . i.' ' I- .
"v - -' -J,P. Bajsington,
89. C.P.Roberts. :
.5 TOOT
1VAG0N SCALES,
bdbtmn, BMrics Mnm
Tinlu4Bnla,.
; JOHJ' and
tostta pr ilftilir tm M
' 1 11
1
"v v....- :
t:
OF
MARTra,
too busy
JULIUS A. WRAYl
" ' - ' i
Livery, Feed -and 4Sale Stable?,
SHELBY, ai j
I HAVE recently purchased new bug
gies and harness and will giveyou-:i
team that ..cannot be beaten anywhere-
Be sure you call to see me beware ginj;
elsewhere. 11-tf.
Chester and Lenoir S. G. Railroad.1
; 4 - ' ; ; :
ON AND AFTER THE 24th OF SEP
TEMBER, the following Schedule
will be runt - -...- I
GOING SOUTH.
Leave Newton, 6K)0 U. m.
44 Lincolnton. . 7:1. ! "
.Dallas,, 8:10 " J
u
u
tastonia, - 8:45
Clover, q:85
Arrive at Chester, laKX) m t
' 1
GOING NORTH.
' Leave Chester,
3aT0 p. -m.
Y or mile,
Clover, .
Gastonia,
" Dallas,
- 44 ? Lincobaton.
4t5
5:26
K 6:25
80
- I'M '
Arrive at Newton,
,-t V. JAME3 MASON, j
t . Superintendent ;
no -tf
Erencli's Hotel
' ' ' ! i
- ICItV HALL SQUARE. NEW VORK.
-" .- ' M
Opposite City Hall and ihe Postofficei
THIS HOTEL is one of the nmst corir
iilpff in ita AnnAinfmanfo iind fnrhi-.
ture of any ho&se in New York Cit'v.
: . ,t .. ..... j . i .,
?r .EUROPEAN PLAN, j
7 ' ; i j - " ' , ? i ?
Itooms oaly One Dollar per dav. Half
minute's walk from Brooklyn Bridge and
Elevated Railroad. All lines of cars pass
the door. Most - convenient Hotel i
New York - Sir Merchants to kop it.
Dining Rooms, Cafes and Lunch C-ounter
replete with all the luxuries at moderate
prices.. . . 33-I y.;
LIYERY, FEED AUD SALE STABLES.
Bert HOUSES and VEHICLES oin haijd."
... . .... -i .... ..; j
' . v:. .- ( ' ' ' :- . 1 i
A IX kind of CoNVfiYAKCKs ialviij,s
XjL ready to convey persons to nay jo iit
and attentive drjvera, and all at utoj'-r.ttc
priees. .-,.-!'. r, :-....
AUROWOOD & GUTHRIK.
'. : : ..-4 -" . Proprietor-.
150m- . Rutherfordton, N C
Forest City , Hotel,
forest City, ncv'
I. K. BIGGERSTAFF, Pkopbietor-
HOUSE-anil furniture new,. Every
ibing jir ir-i class style. Kaec 1)
9 & ftUlH Phl1alelpli1
Newspaper Ativer
N. M.AYKM AVON, oar aUKHtiaid .
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