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WHAT HAPPENS "WORTH MEN
TIONING. Choice Items Taken Prom Our Ex
changes And Boiled Down For
The Herald Readers.
A negro tfas run over by a
freight train at Pittsboro last
week and instantly killed.
Capt. W. M. Parker, of Wil
mington, died of "beraorage from
the stomach at Fayetteville on the
7th inst.
About 400,000 bales of cotton
are raised in this State. Of these
the 80 cotton factories of the State
consume 78,000 bales.
Mr. Ruffln Spivy, of Cape Fear
Township, recently captured an
eagle that measured over six feet
from tip to to tip. WU. Star.
The KortJi State says that there
are eighteen Republican news
papers published in North Caro
lina now against hve two years
There will the coming year be
something like 30,000 for appor
tionment among the children of
the county for educational pur
poses. Goldsboro Argus.
The Raleigh Savings Bank has
experienced a growth and prog
ress that has far outstripped the
most sanguine expectations of
theincorporatous and stockhold
ers. At the farm of Mr. Moses
Hobbs, near Edenton, two colored
women got into a dispute on
Thanksgiving Day, which result
ed in one having her head split
with an axe.
The Supreme Court has deci
ded that an Agricultural Lien
will hold a crop against a prior
Chattel Mortgage. The opinion j
is worth the attention of those
interested in such matters.
Six car loads of fine machin
ery passed through Rocky Mount
last week for the Mann-Arring-ton
Gold Mines in .Nash county, i
It looks as if the gentlemen who
has it in charge means business.
The Raleigh Ghronivle says the j
number of Granges is increasing
in North Carolina at the rate of
two a week, and that there now
are ty more granges in the
State than there were six months
ago.
Newton Enterprise : Col. V.
H. Trott can't be beat on hogs
this year. He has two hogs,
each not over thirteen mouths
old, that will weigh not less than
450 pounds each. And still they
grow.
Progressive Farmer: North
Carolina will stand close to the
front ranks ; she is fourth in num
ber in railroad construction in
the Southern States, for the year
1887. One hundred and forty
seven miles have been built du
ring the year.
The Richmond & Danville rail
road ha3 broken ground at Char
lootte for a splendid depot buil
ding. It will be of stone and
brick, with every convenience
for the travelling public. The
iron frame shed will be 300 feet
long. Good for Charlotte !
Washington Progress: On
Wednesday last at Yeatsville, a
serious cutting and shooting af
fray took place. It seems from
the facts as best we gather them,
that there had been some hard
feelings .existing between the
participants previous to this
time, and that they were thrown
together on this occasion in some
little trial, and after the trial
was over they got into a dispute
which grew more heated, where
upon the shooting and cutting
began. It seems to have been a
general row, and during the
time Mr. Albin Satchwell was
badly, if not fatally shot, the
ball entering his breast just be
low the heart. Mr. David John
son received two cut3 on the
head and neck made by a knife,
Mr. R. D. Sasuet a heavy blow
on the head with a club, and a
Mr. Downing was badly cut.
Since writing the above Mr.
Satchwell has died from the ef
fect of his wound, and Mr. Sam
Satchwell has fled. The reason
for his flight is attributed to the
report that Johnsou was danger
ously cut and likely to die. It is
also rumored that Satchwell did
the cutting. Johnson, however,
is recovering.
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VOLUME 6.
FIGHTING A DEVIL FISH.
(San Francitco Alt a.)
Tuk's companions saw a huge,
shiny, serpent-like arm emerge
from the water and twine itself
around his middle. A great
scream broke from his lips and
died away in a sickening gurgle
as the breath was forced out of
him by the compression of the
air. Cries of horror and fright
arose from Tuk's comrades, and.
they crouched low in the boat
and watched Tuk's struggle in
the : horrible embrace. Their
cries were redoubled when, al
most in the space of another mo
ment, s ix hideous-looking arms
arose in the air ,and began to
whirl around like a. windmill on.
a breezy day. The arms or ten
acles then began to swish around
the boat as if they were feeling
for the other Chinese, who were
moaning and crying with terror.
Tuk's body was still wriggling,
and a gurgling came from his
throat.
Two of the waving arms were
wound around his limbs, binding
them with terrific power. Then
a huge, jelly-lika body rose in
the water close by a junk, and by
the light of the moon the terrifi
ed Chinese saw the huge, gaping
mouth of the monster, and the
protruding eyes shot out a green
ish gleam, A new peril was now
staring the wretched fishermen
in the face. The weight of the
monster's testacies, one of which
was clutching the gunwale last,
was careening over the boat inch
by inch. The gunwale was even
now almost on a level with the
waves, and the shivering, cower
ing Chinese would be dropped
into the mouth or into the em
brace of the tentacles.
Fear at last seemed to nerve
one of the Chinese with a des-
perate courage. He crawled
over to where a large hatchet
was lying, and seizing it made
his way to the gunwale. Then,
standing up and dodging a blow
from one of tho whirling -arms,
he brought the sharp edge of the
hatchet heavily dowu upon the
clutching testa.cle. One stroke,
then. a rapid becond. The arm
was severed, and, at the same
time, wind struck the boat's sail
and drove her a good distance
away from the fish ere it could
get another grip. The three men
were safe. With streaming eyes
they saw the yet struggling form
of Tuk dragged beneath the wa
ters. Fearing another attack of
the monters the frightened fish
ermen got out their long oars
and rowed the junk as rapidly as
possible from the place.
The New .Pos tmaster General.
(X. Y. Star.)
Don M. Dickinson, nominated
for appointment as Postmaster
General, has rendered remark
able services to the Democratic
party of his State, and has been
a sagacious and far-sighted advi
ser of the federal administra
tion. .Devoted to the pursuits of
his profession and of acknowl
edged eminence at the North
western Bar, he has hitherto re
fused all candidaces or appoint
ments to public office. The de
cadence of Republican power
over Michigan since Mr. Dickin
son's activity has been a control
ling force in the councils of the
Democracy there is conclusive
evidence of his commanding in
fluence at home, while his pres
ent nomination shows the esti
matian in which the President
holds his personal sagacity and
devotion in the broader sphere
of national affairs. In recent
presidential campaigns his coun
sel has been frequently sought
at national Democratic headquar
ters, and always followed with
advantage to the party. A man
of much enterprise and resource,
he is free from erraticism, and
has consistently held aud exem
plified those liberal views
through . which the Democracy
has obtained federal executive
power. That Mr. Dickinson will
make a successful administrator
of postal affairs is doubted by
none.
Tirgian Financed.
(Norfolk ririinih,)
We have faith that compara
tively few people within the Dem
ocratic organization will cause
for quarrel with Gov. Lee because
of his expressed opinions regard
ing the debt settlement. It is
not probable that any consider-
f
able dissent will be created in
any party as to increaseing the
effectiveness as well as the num
ber of the public schools. It
would be to impeach both their
humanity and Christianity to
suggest that there will be any
disposition among legislators to
neglect eleemosouary institu
tions, whatever their cost. It is
true that the expenses of the
State Government round into the
annual sum of $1,914,181,30, ex
clusive of interest, which, with
interest (142,270.07) on State
bonds held by institutions of
learning, would swell the total to
$2,056,407.37. To meet these ex
penditures, the estimated annual
receipts from all sources, based
upon the assessment of taxes for
1886, will be $2,521,875.84. This
indicates that there will be no
necessity for an increase of taxa
tion, and if the Legislature wisely
arranges for a settlement with
the holders of Virgiaia obliga
tions "to pay," the people of the
State will have little cause to
complain of the financial outlook.
Clayton Iots.
The weather is lovely.
The Methodist Sunday school
here is to have a Christmas party.
Hinton & Barbour have failed in
business and made an assignment.
Some of the darkies here got
rather lively late last Saturday
afternoon and gave our police
man a bit of exercise.
Prof. Exam Beckwith has been
given a professorship at Wake
Forest College and will leave for
that place soon. But the Uto
pian Institute will continue un
der the management of Mr. R.
Hunter. We hate very much to
part with Mr. Beckwith. Messrs.
A certain young lady says she
wants our"country dude" to make
naste ana get married, ior, says
she, "every time I send for Mr.
a s gins to come to my
house, they have company and
can't come, and he's
there every
time."
G.
Penny Items.
Cherry tree gam disolved
makes a better musilage than you
can buy.
Christmas will soon be here.
The little children are delighted
at the thought of "Santa Claus"
visiting them.
Mr. Johnnie Sturdivant, the
young man wno created, sucn a
great excitement the past winter
sorry to say, is again troubled as
before.
it is witn narrow souied peo
ple as with narrow necked bot
tles, the less they have in them
the more noise they make in
pouring it out.
Miss Alma Penny took charge
of the public school at Penny's
Academy on- Monday morning
last. We earnestly hope she will
give satisfaction.
The larger portion of the peo
ple in this community are look
ing forward to a grand sermon
at Mt. Herman Church on the
25th inst., to be delivered by Rev.
Johnnie Jones. Text, "The Birth
of Christ." Chad.
Probably True.
The following conversation,
heard by a reporter on the street
is suggestive :
"Are you still tugging away at
those gloyes of .yours?'.'
"Yes, dear,"
"You know it disgusts me to
see you . walking through the
streets making your toilet."
"Does it, dear?"
"Why, do you know that I
would jus t.as soon see you pull
ing on your stockings in the
street as your gloves."
"Most men would," was all she
said, and he had nothing else to
say.
The Convict's Nemesis.
(From the New York World.)
I read a poem written by a con
vict serving a sentence of twen
ty years. His father had left
him $1Q0,000 and by profligacy
he had run through it in
a year,
One stanza struck me :
The pd, old story, fharlie,
Of pleasures that end in tears ;
The fro ih that toams an hour.
The dregs that are tnstsd for years.
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CAROLINA, CAROLINA, HEAVEN'S BLESSINGS ATTEND HER.
SMITHFIELD, N. C, DECEMBER
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL GOSSIP.
NATIONAL TOPICS REPORTED
WEEKLY.
Our Correspondent writes About
The City Who Are There And
What They Are Doir g. .
To-day the Fif tioth Congress
meets. At its close tne great
body of the National Legislature
will have existed one hundred
T . 1 J
years, in many respects tne new
convocation will differ from any
Congress that has assembled since
the beginning of the Great War
especially in the number of new
members. Of the three hundred
and twenty-five who sat in the
Forty-ninth Congress one hun
dred and thirty were retired.
The session opens with but one
important- question demanding
the attention of Congress : The
reduction of the revenues of the
Government. To the settlement
of this-problem all otner ques
tions must be subordinated, and
yet there is much important leg
islation that may well be under
taken. The approach of another
Presidential contest promises to
make party lines somewhat more
prominent than they were in the
last Congress. But it must be ad
miUed that even on the question
of revenue redaction neither par
ty in the lower branch is a unit,
and whatever settlement may be
reached is not likely to count for
much as a party victory.
A change has come over Wash
ington in the past week. Day
and night many people are upon
the street, and j among tnem a
large number of strangers. In
the evening the hotel lobbies are
crowded. Every day the Sena
tors and Representatives and
their attaches followers and
protecres and hangers on have
been arriving in great numbers,
until now the city is full almost
to its winter measure. The lob
bies at Willard's, the Riggs, the
Arlington, the Ebbitt, the Nat
ional, and the Metropolitan are
packed with Congressmen and
people who want something of
Congress. The new members,
who are credited with less expe
rience, are attended by a larger
number of people who want a bet
place than the oW members,
whose experience has made them
sadder and wiser. Still there are
few who have not some proteges
m cnarge, wnemer iney use it
m t i
1 A1 11 1 1 A.
or not. j ne piace-nuniers are
devoting themselves to the mem
bers, and the latter are shifting
about to find other shoulders on
which to rest them.
There are lots of small places
under the officers of the House
pages, messengers, doorkeepers,
folders and cierKs under various
titles, and there are the clerks to
the committees, who are practi
cally private secretaries to the
chairmen. But all told there are
not half enough places io go
around, and many of these are
filled by men and boys whose
members are still in Congress and
must be considered. All the ein-
ploves of the House whose mem-:
bers have been kept at home
will have to go, probably, unless
they have managed to transfer
their claim to some other more
fortunate Representative. And
those employes dependent upon
the influence of members who
have happened to get on the
wrong side of n-ny contest will
have to go. The new place-hunters
are on hand in numbers, and
some of them must be provided
for.
The fashionable pleasure of
life in the Capital City are.con-
stantly increasing, and now a
new attraction is to be" offered in
the institution of the "Washing
ton Riding Academy." The list
of subscribers includes the names
of prominent ofiicals and many
of the leaders of society in our
midst, the President and . mem
bers of the Cabinet being among
them. This fact insures its sue-
cess. Jr miaoeipnia, .tsaininore,
New York Chicago, and all the
large cities of the country liave
for years supported and enjoyed
academies of this kind. But
none of them will excel this new
departure in Washington. All the
arrangements have been made
on the', most extensive and ele
gant scale. The opening of ' the
academy will probably be about
the 15th instant, and the New
York Riding Club will.bs pres-
I erit to take part in the pleasant
affair. It will doubtless be one
17, 1887.
of the most agreeable social
events of the season.
During the laat summer a lady
might have been seen almost
any fine morning in the business
sections of Washington on a shop- j
ping expedition. Attached to a j
batigle on her wrist by a long
slender silver chain was a dimin
utive turtle, which, if it had no
other accomplishment, was an
expert in the matter of climbing,
for its favorite resting place seem
ed to be on her shoulder. When
the owner of this strange pet
alighted from the carriage to
chat with a friend before enter
ing one of the stores, the turtle
was carefully placed upon the
pavement, where it crawled about
at the end of the silver chain,
greatly to the delight of the
small boys of .the neighborhood.
At the approach of the winter
the turtle has been abandoned
for the superior charms of a love
ly skye dog.
Lenox.
A Democratic Co tigress.
It was a - democratic congress
that passed the Inter-State Com
merce Law.
It was a democratic congress
that enacted a law prohibiting
the alien labor.
It was a democratic congress
that enacted a law to pension
the veterans of the Mexican war.
It was a democratic congress
that enacted a law permitting
the incorporation of trades un
ion.; It was a democratic congress
that enacted a law providing for
the redemption of the trade dol
lar.
It was a democratic
congress
that enacted a law providing for
the protection of American fish
eries. It was a deinocraitc congress
that anacted a law preventing
the employment of convict labor
by federal officers.
It was a democratic congress
that forever settled the elector
al count business by giving to
each state power to say for whom
its vote should be cast.
It was a democratic congress
that established a tribunal for
trying suits against the govern
ment, instead of crowding them
into the hands of lobyists
it was a democratic congress
that repealed the tenure of office
act enacted by a republican con
gress tor partian purposes in vi
olation of the constitution
It was a democratic congress
that restored to the public do
main 50,000,000 acres of land
granted railroad corporations by
the republican party and unearn
ed.
it was a democratic congress
that passed a resolution to in
vestigate the Pacific railroad,
which has already compelled the
road to arrange for the payment
of both principal and interest on
its government bonds.
Mot a Superfluous Word.
(Hudson Register.)
Like all President Cleveland's
state papers, this message is of
characteristic brevity and clear
ness. There is not a superfluous
word in the whold document. It
will be more universally read
than any message to Congress
emanating from the Chief Mag
istrate, and it will prove very
interesting and instructive read
ing for all. It is largely devoted
to the tariff and revenue questions
accumulating surplus in the
Treasury ; and these are really the
absorbing topics of the day.
Virginia Opinion.
(Portsmouth Record.)
The message of the President
is bold and fearless; and he
makes suggestions evidently car
ing but little whether they lose
him the nomination next year
or not. Such a man should be
appreciated and - the people
should manifest that apprecia
tion by making him his own
successor as he doubtless will be.
The youn architect of life
should remember that he con
structs upon .the foundation" of
his hopes, and When he lays the
corner-stone of ambition let him
not forget that it must hold the
whole structure, and also that he
will never build higher than his
aim.
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NUMBER 27.
POLITICAL POINTS.
' A Supreme Court t: at recogni
zes the existence of State rierht
-- - -s . CJ
cannot escape . Republican con
demnation. : i f ' - - ... .i
Democratic work is what the
country lias a right to expect at
the hands of a Democratic House
of Representatives. Ex.1.-
Senator Palmar told the Repub -
licans of Michigan, when they
assembled at Detroit last week.
that he thought the time had
come for them to support prohi-
tion. .' '. ."
In the municipal election in
New Haven, Conn., on the 6th
inst., the Democratic candidates
on the city and town tickets were
elected.
Goldsboro Argus : The fight
for the nomination of Governor
goes bravely on. Clark, Stedr
man, Holt, Gilmore, Alexander
and others are in the field.
It is rumored that a movement
behind and between the lines of
the Republican party in the State
is progressing to run Judge Set
tle for Governor next year.
William Morton, of Louisville,
Ky., bet his house and lot. that a
Republican mayor would be
elected. He lost. After transfer-
ing his property he cut his
throat.
Senator Vance, Senator Gor
man, or Maryland, upv. mil ot
New York, and other prominent
gentleman will be dined by the
Harlem (N. Y.) Democratic club,
on the 29th inst.
The certain way to reduce
Democratic majorities is for a
Democratic House of Represen
tatives to neglect to reduce Un
necessary and unjust taxation.
Washington Post, Dem.
The Republican National Com
mittee held a meeting in . Wash
ington recently, and selected
Chicago as the place, and June
19th as the date, of the Republi
can National Convention.
High-stilted Protectionists are
becoming convinced that it is an
iniquitous thing for the Govern
ment to derive a revenue from
whiskey when such moral com
modities as blankets will bear
taxation. Washington Post,
Dem.
The whiskey tax is just about
sufficient to pay the soldier's pen
sions, It is, at present, as cheap
ly collected as are the customs
taxes. It all goes straight into
the public treasury, and a very
large amount of it is derived from
tipplers. Phil. Record, Dem.
A resolution passed the Vir-
. -m-w M -W- J 1 .
ginia House oi itepresenuuives
last week, in favor of the repeal
of the internal revenue taxes,
was adopted by a vote of 90 to 1.
This vote may be taken as reflec
ting the almost unanimous wish
ot te peonie oi Virginia in uns
vital matter. -
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A correspondent of the JVews-
Observer urges the nomination of
Spier Whitaker, Esq., of Raleigh,
as a member of the Supreme
Court bench in 1888. He says
"he is in every way qualified for
the position. He is young, is of
fine legal ability, and has been
eminentlv successful at the bar
as a practioner.
A joint caucus of the Demo
cratic members of the two Houses
of the General Assembly, last
night, nominated Hon. John S.
Barbour for United States Sena
tor, by a unanimous vote. That
was as it should be. The honor
was fairly won and worthily be
stowed. Any other outcome of
the recent brilliant Democratic
victory in this State would not
have reflected the wishes of the
Virginia Democracy. They owed
Mr. Barbour for his valuable ser
vices in several campaingns, and
for rescuing the State from the
clutches of Mahone, which they
could not pay in any better or
more appropriate way than by
conferring. upon him the distin
guished honor of United States
Senator. But that was not all.
They recognize in him those qual
ities which go to make up the
able leader, the Arise counsellor,
aud the useful legislator, and
they wanted his services for Vir
ginia in the Senate of the Uni
ted States. In honoring Mr. Bar
bour the Virginia Democracy
honor themselves and honor Vir
ginia. Whig.
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BRIEFLY.
Newsy Items Which Are Gleaned
Prom Various Sources And Pre-
pared For Our Readers. r
Speaker Carlisle , is busily en-
gaged in the formation of the 1
House committees. -
Rome, Ga., has been designed :
a tree mail delivery city after tho
first of January next.
Herr Most was denied a new
trial, and seniented to one year's
imprisonment without fine.
President Carnot, of France,
has summoned M. Goblet, who :
has agreed to form a new minis'-
try.
General Edward McCrady, in-
stead of challenging a man who
slandered him, brought a suit fori
damages in $10,000.
A special gran1 jury is to in
vestigate the election tally sheet
sheet for forgeries committed in:
Clumbus, Ohio, 1885.
The city of Montgomery, Ala.,
was visited by a $250,000 fire
last week. The property destroy
ed was partially insued.
A coal famine is threatened in
Minnesota. Many of the small
towns have not not more than a
week's supply on hand.
Secretary Fairchild's Treasury
report ably second the position
taken by the President on the
surplus revenue question.
The Secretary of the Interior
asks Congress for an appropria
tion of $77,495 to complete the
publication of the census reports
of 1880.
The Moscow Gazitte says the
future policy of France will de
cide whether Germany will be
compelled to watch one or both
of her frontiers.
The massing of troops by Rus
sia on tne I'oiisii irontier is ex
cited comment in Austria, but it
is not regarded as portending any
immediate danger.
The suit of Mary C. Jones to
eject ex -Congressman Morgan
Jones from the property :of her
deceased uncle, John Jones, de
veloped some very humous testi
mony.
The Austrain government is
closely watching the movements
of the Russian forces in Potland.
Should they be much augmented
it will likely be regarded as a
causus belli.
The total number of new banks
formed during the last year is
225 ; the total number closed
during the year in 33, of which
25 went into voluntary liquida
tion, and 8 failed.
The rebellious Knights of La
bor in Chicago have been suspen
ded by Mr. Powderly ; they em
brace two assemblies, the mem
bership of which is made up of
the most radical laborites.
Gov. Lee thinks the recent de
cision of the United States Su
preme Court practically settles
the Viginia debt, for the credi
tors must now accept what the
State has the ability to pay.
President f the Senate In
galls was born in Middleton,
Mass., December 29.. 1833. He
graduated from Williams College
when only 18, leaving a good re
cord, Loth as a painstaking stu
dent and as a ready debater. .
Edward Harrington, M. P.,
has been convicted in an Irish
Court lat week for publishing
reports of meetings of supressed
branches of the National League,
and sentenced to one month's
imprisonment without hard la
bor. The Treasury of the United
States contains $282,000,000 in
gold ; there is deposited in the
Bank of France $237,000,000 ; the
National Bank of Germany holds
ftifw nnn noo while the bank of
England, with its $100,000,000, is
the least of this great quartet of
gold depositories.
The Virginia Legislature con
vened last week, and a message
from Gov. Lee was read in both
houses ; refering to the recent
Supreme Court decision, he says
he thinks the bondholders will
be willing to accept such offer as
the State can make for a settle
ment of what she considered her
just debt.