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RALEIGH, X. C, FRIDAY, JULY ID. 18.15.
STATE NEWS.
ITEMS OP ALL KINDS FROM
ALL PARTS.
TLe North Carolina Happeniuga
ItrieHy Collated.
Charlotte in baring a uuu.W of
burglars and attempted burlari.
Rev. Dr. Peyton lloge of Wilmit.g
to hat declined a call to Dallas,'
Texas.
Mrs. Lewis Rightsell of Avden, N.
0., dropped dead yesterday. Her
husband it the priucipal of tha
Christian (Disciples) college at Ayden.
Tha fifteenth annual meeting of
tha state horticaltaral society and a
general oonvention of hortieulturalists
and florists will be held at Greensboro
August 31.
W. W. Long, late of Hughes, O.,
was arrested yesterday at Skylaud,
near Asheville, on the charge of biga
my. Long has a wife in Ohio and
married the second time at Sky
land. Ue gave 3 000 bund for ap
pearance. Aa eioellent photograph of Ander
son Brown, who will be hang at Sal
isbury next Thursday, was taken
yesterday. The artist wanted a pie
tare of Whit Ferrand but the officers
did not care to ran any risk by re
moving him from his cell.
A snake tale coin en from the Brnshy
mountains in Wilkes. A Urge rattle
snake was discovered, aud In its
mouth was a big old roonter. The
snake had swallowed the rooster as
far as the spurs. When discovered
both were dead.
China Grove was a scene of a sad
suicide yesterday evening. Mr. M.
P. Cline escaped from justice in
Rowan county a year ago and since
that time had been living in South
Carolina. Becoming tired of the life
Of ajfqgitlve he told his family he
had deoided to return and give him
self up to the authorties. Yesterday
morning he arrived in ChinaGrove with
his family. In thejafternoon he bade
them goolbye, saying he was going
to Salisbury, and immediately stepped
into another room and shot himself
through the heart. Ue was at one
time a prosperous merchant at China
Grove, the Concord Sun Hays.
Summer complaint and bowel trou
bles quiokly relieved by Hicks' As
trincrent Blackberry Cordial, 25- i
bottle. Only at Hioks & Rogers' drop
tore. . -. . .
A nioe line of gent's four-in-hand
ties at Woollcott s.
Duck and linen suits made to order
and they fit too, at Woolloott's.
THEY DIDNOT MEET.
The Nine Additional Members
. of the Penlentlary Board.
Mr. Bryan of Chatham, ei-mninber
of the Arrington committee, and also
would-be member of the board of di
lators of tb penitentiary, was here
yesterday. He wa asked why
hi came. He replied: "Well,
you know the legislative appointed
directors of the penitentiary, when
they adjourned did so to meet here to
day. After the decision of the su
preme court in the other casei I do
ot think we have any ehance of get
ting office. We think, of course, that
the decision knocked ua out. I don't
think we will attempt to do anything
more. I am principally here on pri
vate business."
The only thing Mr. Bryan got
here was a watermelon. This he took
hom.
A Very Remarkable Case.
Living en a plantation of Col, O.H.
Dockery, in Richmond county, Is a ne
gro girl, nine years old, For about
a week she had been coruplaing of
pains in one of her ears. Little at
tention was paid to it by her parents
until the child came to her mother
holding a common house fly in her
hand and told ber that it had flown
from ber ear. Upon looking into the
(eft ear her mother was horrified to
find the cavity in a perfect work,
and swarming with flies. A doctor
was sent for, and for three days they
have been taking flies out of the ear,
and up to a few hours ogo the num
ber bad reached 160. Some came out
alive, others dead old ones and
young ones but all fully developad
house flies. For a day the child has
been having spasms, and her suffer
ings seem to be intense.
You Can't Down a Working
Man.
Strike while the iron is hot, but
never go on a strike.
Yon will find it much more pleasant
to go with the R. R. Relief excursion
to Littleton, Saturday, July 30
Go aud take a day off, it will cost
yon only $1.00, and when you return,
if you want a safe, reliable investment
call on C. C. McDonald, of the Ral
eigh branch of the Southern, and take
some stock with him.
Savr Somethiso i Don't spend all
of your hard earnings. Do you know
that if you will save 10 cents a day,
aud put it in the Raleigh branch of
the Southern, that at maturity (esti
mated 7 years) you will have $500,00,
and will only have paid out $254.00,
a net profit to you of $248 00
:
A complete line of ladies' under
wear at a very low price at Woolf-oott's.
Gents' gauze shirts, good ones for
95 cents each.
Woollcott & Son.
mm OM .iiiE
THE
: . BARGAIHS INHUMERABLE.
Crops abundant and Harvesters display fine judgment reaping
the benefits of OUR INVENTORY CLEARANCK SALES
DRESS GOODS,:
DRESS GOODS,:
AC i . in a w .
EXECUTIVE NEWS
A REQUISITION MADE FOR A
CHEROKEE CRIMINAL.
Ad Euriu'xt Appeal for Monument
at Chitkaniauga.
Got. Carr makss requisition on tb
governor of Georgia for R. E Sharp,
who is wanted in Cherokee rounty for
outraging Abble Holland. He is un
der arrest in Townes county, Qa., for
a misdemeanor. Sheriff Davidson (if
Cherokee has gone after Sharp.
T. B. Parker is appointed a director
of the eastern insane asylum at Golds
boro vice H. L. Grant. The latter
sent in his resignation as a director
because he was awarded Ihe contract
to build an addition to the asylum
and to continue tube a director would
violate section 1011 of the code.
An earnest appeal is made for
funds with which to place stone mon
uments on the battlefield of Chioka
mauga. Col. Cilley and Maj. Hall,
the officers who located the positions
of North Carolina's troops there, put
up wooden monuments at their own
expense. They report that North
Carolina troops went further than any
others, and today, in reply to an in
quiry made by governor Carr, call on
the people of the stale to contribute,
so the stones can be put up before the
battle ground is dedicated next September.
THE WEATHER.
Conditions and Forecast.
For North Carolina: Fair.
Local foreeast for Raleigh and vi
cinity: Fair. continued warm;
probably folU wed by thunderstorm
Saturday evening.
Loeal data for 24 hours ending 8
a. m: Maximum temperature, 07,
minimum temperature, 74, rainfall 0.
The highest pressure is found over
the Atlantic states, the lowest over
the lake region and Kansas and
Texas Good rains occurred at sev
eral places in the west, but little is
reported east of .he Mississippi. The
weather is generally clear east of the
Mississippi this morning. Tempera
ture continues very high over the
southern states, but it :s considerably
ower on the north Atlantic coast.
The conditions are favorable for fair
weather until Saturday afternoon when
thunderstorm may occur.
CLEAN. BRIGHT, FRESH
STAPLE. MOURNING AND NOVELTY DRESS GOODS
All Wool, Wool filled and silk mixed in the smooth, fancy and rough weaves,
at prioes positively less than elsewhere in the oity. Investiga
tion has already proved this. Comparison always does it. BEFORE you
bnv SEE for yourself. Not much money in it for us it is rue, but
there is aome satisfaction in leading the town with the lowest prices ever
named for like quality of goods.
WASH GOODS, WASH GOODS,
Tli a mil rdernns nrices we D'ace on all kinds of light summer weight materi-
.1. fnr Dress, such aH Printed LawnH, Dimities, Organdies, Ducks Piques,
Dotted an 1 Figured Swiss, India Liuons, Check Muslins and all kinds of
white: goi.lN is done to CLOSE THEM out, at the same time they furnisn a Roy
al Treit to itio "Stay -at-ttoines.
Knit- IMnrwsar for Summer.
All kiu.'H. ,i a iir and sixes lor geutiemen, ladies and enudren, Negligee
Shirts. Ties, Scarfs etc., at PRICES CUT to make quick work.
LADIES, MEN'S AND CHILDREN'S OXFORD TIES,
At prices the lowest aver named for suob qualities. They must be sold
p - is. a. suebwood & co.
"Imported direct from the East." De
eeribes our stock to a "1."
WE OFFER THIS WEEK
the beginning of the tea season one
ponnd oi ' aoioest
BLEND
PORE
TE4
and 8 lbs Granulated Sugar for 60c.
jiasia. BALL.
A SUGGESTION
That the Streets Around the
Market bw Cleaned at Nlght.
lt is the custom here to t lean the
Htreets Dorth and south of the mar
ket lite alu.-day afl-iu.ou. Teams
stand on those nireets notil 10 o l.ck.
The reHult is that !-'t.Llav morning
those streets are lilthy and appear as
if they ha 1 nut nut been NW-pt. The
proper tiling to d'i is to clean the
rtreetH after the teams have left, and
to make them leave at 10 o'clock.
Then everything will be clean and ti
dy on Sunday. This is particularly
called to the sttntion of the uffiials.
THE STATE PRESS.
The Annual Meeting of the As
sociation at G-eensboro.
The annual election of officers re
sulted as follows: President, C. L.
Stevens, Southport Leader; vice presi
dents, W, F. Marshall, Gastonia
Gazette, W. W. M.Diariuid. Lura
berton Robesonian, W. K. Jacobson,
Washington Progress; secretary,
John B. Sherrell, Concord Tiuies; or
ator W. F. Dowd, Charlotte News;
poet, H'al.W. Ayer, Caucasian; his
torian, Jas. D. Kernadle, Alamance
Gleaner; delegates to national edito
rial association, Joseph P. Caldwell,
W. C. Erwin, John P. Carr, J. W.
Bailey; alternates, VV. V. McDiarmid,
Josephns Daniels, J. A. Robinson. D.
J. Whichard.
Yesterday the convention went on a
special train to Guilford battle ground.
At banquet last evening editor E. J.
Hale of the Fayetteville Observer was
to act master, r
Those who replied to toasts were,
John Gray Bynum, Hal. W. Ayer,
Charles H. Ireland, Joseph us Daniels,
Chas. D.MoIyer, James E. Boyd, J no.
L. Kingi'W. F. Marshall, H. A Lon
don and R M. Douglas.
The editors are to be the guests of
the Atlantic hotel at Morehead City,
Saturday and Sunday, They left for
Morehead this morning.
The City Cotton Market
The local receipts here since Sep
tember 1 are 36,510 bales against St,
331 to this date last aeaso.n. Tbi
week's receipts are 69 against 438 du.
ring IV corresponding week last year
The stock on the platform is 80. Ship
ments 30 for the week. Middling cot-
tyn is quoted at 7 1-8.
Woollcott has a few things that
will interest you if you call at their
Btore. Dress goods of all . descrip
tioua.
V.'".
KEM. NAM'S.
The local tb-indemorm this after
noon v;, rather a Kurpriite.
Kev V. G. Ck-wenls aya the crops
in waiu-ru Wake re uuly about half
au avt ruge.
Editor Dowd of that sprightly pa
pr the Ihtrlulte News win here this
afternoon.
Mr. Walter Woollcott and fauily
returned from Copal Grove yesteruay
fternoon.
Mrs. F. M. Simmons and daughter
are tahiug their sumuiei va.t.liou at
Chapel Hill which is quite a summer
resort
The university hummer normal
school thrives. The whole number
reistered is 137, while the law school
has 32.
About 35 ot the membeis of tha
state press assouiatiou passed here
this afternoon on the way to More
head City. They were dustv and
mighty dry, but happy.
Near Haw Riter the east bound train
today killed a white man about twen-ty-three
years of age. He was drunk
nd was lying on the track and was
horribly mangled.
The hiPpRt temperature yesterday
at the weather station was 00 7-10.
Today it was just the same. This
beats the summer's record save du
ring the notableheated term of la'e
May and early June.
State geologist Holmes says that
this week the experts will complete
their examination of and reports on
the great water-power of the "Nar
rows" of the Yadkin .
A prominent republican of this city
says that quite a uuoiber of populis's
aud reput'licans have the "guberoa:
torai fever" in bad form. He declin
ed to meution the names of auy ot the
sufferers.
Dr. McNeill of Connecticut, who ban
fine farm and vineyard at Pine
Bluff, was here today to see the au-
thoritias iu regard to corporation tax
es. While here he visited the jail, in
which there are now only sevnn pris
oners.
Though the owners of the Caia!-
eigh mills were deeply interested iu
the drainage matter which was re
cently decided her, they teok no part
n the prosecution and contributed no
funds. For this thoy were scored by
counsel.
Grand master Sovereign of the
Knights of Labor has ittsied a mani
festo to his organization and to the
Farmers' Alliance, people's party,
reform clubs and kindred societies,
reciting what , he declares are . the
wrongs of the masses and calling tor
a general boycott on, national "bank
notes in all daaliugs between indi
viduals; the boycott to go into ene t
September 1.
THIS IS A NEW SHOW.
A KnUroad Will Let Two Eii'sines
Come ia Collision at Full
Speeed. ;
DOT AND DASH .
PICKED UP IN RALEIGH
AND VICINITY.
The llapufiiiuj; of a Day Tcld iu
Little Space.
Rev, Bennett Bmedes is at Salt Lake
City.
There are uow 20 electric lights in
the pavilion at Broockside park.
The Swift foot baseball team of this
city beat the Brooklyn team yesterday
5 to 0
Dughi today filled a large order for
ice cream, &c. for persons at Chapel
Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Carr, of Wash
ingtvo, D. C, are visiting governor
Carr.
Coshocton, July 18 A novel exhi
bition will be given on the Cleveland
Southern railroad on Saturday. A
great amp!- ithaat" is. being erected
and two forty-ton engines are to be
allowed to come in collision head on
at full speed before thousands of
spectators. The eiigiues have been
christened "Protection" and "Free
Trade." They will be magnificently
deoorated, and it will be placed one
mile apart at starting They will
meet in an inclosure without a u torn a
maths gates, after having been started
bv two engineers. The engines are
i bow being exhibited along the line.
NO REASON
wby nor ca t-t
life a
7 I
TIIEUMOMKTI
that I not aceur.it.
The only reeron !
that a etutk i.l
has never beeu Leit !.. ' -i ..
We hav booght po ti ,-';-cl. .
uurat e ones aud set! Kl aouju,.b
prtcee.
The band of the Second regiment,
at Charlotte, has been mustered out of
servii-e.
C. B. Aycock, Eiq and A. Leaxar
were among the callers at the execu
tive office today.
Mr. Williamson Hurst, Sr., one of
Wilmington's oldest residents, is dead,
aged 63. He was a native of Raleigh.
The concert at Brookside park this
evening promises to be the best yet
given by the Capital City concert
band.
Mr. Colquitt, who was for quite a
while in the revenue service at Greens
boro, but who is now stationed at
Washington. D. C, was here today.
The mission circle of the King's
Daughters will serve refreshments at
Brookside park this evening for the
becefil of the mission rooms.
The convicts of the penitentiary to
the number of about 120 a,-e now
making brick. Thus far they have
made over 3,000,000
A number of colonists from Ohio
have just settled in Columbus county,
under the auspices of Gen. C. H.
Howard editor of the Farm, Field and
Fireside.
President Harper and supsrinten
dent Nichols of the Chester and Lenoir
railway today asked the railway com
missioners to reduce the rate of as
sessment.
The greatest pressure ought be
brought to bear on the railways to in
duce them to make the one cent a
a mile rate to the state fair. Business
menonghtto participate in this move
inent.
The North Carolina Farmer made
its appearance today. It is in 16
page form. Wade T. Hampton is ed
itor and Wiley A. Jones associate ed
itor. The James H. Ennisa publish
ing company issues the paper.
Mr. McGinnie, of Pennsylvania
a fine tuba player, now of Roanoke,
Va.,Mr. K M Sheetx, only euphonium,
solo player in this state, and Mr. .
L, Remsburg of Fayetteville, one of
the finest 'solo clarinet players in the
south, will play with the Capital City
concert band at Brookside park this
evening. -
A general order (rxia military head
quarters states, that supplies to troops
will be fcaued every six months; in
july and January. The ealisted man
in the state gurd are to be provided
with two pairs of trousers, for un
dress and; dress. Supplies for six
months are at all times to be kept in
the arsenal.
Curbing and posts to be put up
around the confederate monument
have arrived, and will be in place in
about two weeks. Iron ehaios will be
stretched from post to post. It is pro
posed to hav n electric light placed
on the w,eat front of the eapitol so its
light will powerfully illuminate the
monument. The fir it electric lights
at the eapitol were on top of the build
ing. '. : '
At Charlotte yesterday the people
turned out in great numbers to see a
game of baseball between two colored
teams, for $100. The teams were the
Charlotte "(jaickateps" and the
Greensboro "Blue Shirts." The first
named which gave the challenge, won,
0. to 8. The Charlotte Observer de
votes two columns to description of
the game. Another game was played
this afternoon by the same teams.
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BRIGGS &
RALEIGH,
N. C.
SONS
TUCK
ROOM-MAKING
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JPKUIAL
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Shown on Special Tables
DRESS GOODS.
Printed Silk Stripe Ohailies ,
UGH CLASS NOVELTY COTTONS,
-SWIVKL
-SWIVEL
.SILKS.
WHITE DOTTED SWISS Ml'SLl.Nt
MEN'S
MEN'S
MEN'S NECK
TIES,
DUAWI.KS,
DRAWERS,
0
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HOSE,
W.H. & R.S.TUCKER & CO
Sheriffs who umke luquiry aa r.
whether the non ratilieaiiou c;t
the revenue act is to ini.i!oe wiili
olUclion of tales are uAO. to goaiicad
just as if ttere were no ureguUiuy.
Mr. L. R. Wyatt coutitucs in op
erate his steam laundry, a :i",ieari
by advertisement He alne b.-is at
number of sewing lnuft. for ttaie.
Wauled.
A good man with
references, for a bar ti
;o John U. Smith, No.
Place, Raleigh, N. t.
Lo-t
d habits aud
oder.' Aipiy :
Jl Ex ha ;.!, (
: juilSlv
On the street r or
station a pocket-b ok.
be rewarded by leaving
Simpson's drug store;
M tr,m:fii'
eimicr will
at lii bert
julli) it.
Snuff.
Go to W. B. . MAN' i r Sn;i!l jut
barrel or small. Raili nd Mi-, wee: ,
or strong, Egerton strm.-j . CaiMiu1,
strong, sweet and sail, (-.au aud A
strong. Hero, strotg Durham sweeV
and strong,, Lorilliinli, h.m.
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If the weather is too b
for you to come d ' i
call over to telephone
tofore and order iknjili
in the way of new novels; '
latest style statiouei v, .'.
we will send what you i i
receiving new goods i
every day, and vill.c,;
you visit our 'store at. :
at home. J'irf)
North Cak -i i ... j 1
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Boys bring your et--' '..;
ager of the Reliel ,
sion have engaged tiie
have brand nw dine:
Time, July 30th, lh5r
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For Rent.
One large Office v-l' 'k room on
Fayetteville, second J 'or trom Davi
street, adjoining A!r. M. A. R.'do't
grocery store. Apply to A. W.
or ia store.
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