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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Friday Morning; Nov. 12, 1886.
Arrival and Departure flf Trains' at
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a. ni. Leaves or Richmond at 4 25 b. m.
' iiM .k Charlotte tram fbclnuonf'at
I HUD.m. Leave for Atlanta at 1 00 p. ni
.o nh.rintte from Atlanta at 6 25
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i CHARLOTTE. COLUMBIA ft AUGUSTA
rrtvea from Columbia at 15 p.m. t
Uirea for Columbia t 1 00 p. m.
.. A., T.i 0. Division.
rivea from StaterriU. at 11 40 a.' m.
. . r tor Btitville at 50 P- s : ,
CAROLIKA CKNTBAi..
Lve for w; -ington at 5 p
lor Liut
Inbnrgat7 10 a.m.
on Mondayn. ,".VertneJy
aod raaaya.
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ltTuriaUtSV.-. tmeB-.r..ThuT..
j daya and Satrrdaja. '
, Shdby Disititm oj Carolina Central
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rrivea from Sbelbv at 6 0 p. ni
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V ill practice in tb State and Fecd r.ur
Offioe 1 n 3 Law Bniiaingr
HUGH W HARRIS
ATTOBSEY-AT-LAW,
Charlotte,
N. C.
Witt praciioe 1b State, and Federal Courts.
3. Office,' lira iWor West of Conrt Houae.
J. R. R ATTEREE,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
.. . asd! dealer rx ;
Frafts, YspUSlss ail PfGuacs
Consi'mraeuU Bolicited. Quick salea an
rroaiptreturus, charlotenC
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I'Bactcal tailor.
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citv C-AllandBee.
. ' H. C. MESSING,
Corner Trade and Trvon Sts.
TEE
BELMONT HOTEL
la bow open to the pnblia.
Elctric Call Bills, Gis & Water,
' and all .'
Modern Hotel Conveniences.
FIRST -CLASS ALL RESPECTS.
Bate - -t 2.50 Per Day.
- . E. W. OVEEBAUGH.
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FANCY
GROCERIES.
SUPPLIES
,ockor all indsof t'anaed Goods, Coic
' Hanw sad JirpaVa-t Strip.
A Vm OF FAKCY CAXDIES.
The best liwndJ of I'obwca and Cig rs.d
win ca
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Jiespectfully.
J. G. FRF.EI AM.
' Tryon Sti eot
CAPE COD CRANBERRIES,
NEW BUCKWHEAT FLOUR,
AND MAPLE SYRUP,
EDAM and CREAM CHEESE,
.NEW CITRON, AND RMSINS..
' A goo& ftsflortmeut cf HeATjr, and Fascy
Groceries always on hand.
FrsbKnaRted Coffees every week Kio,
Lagnyra, Moch nd Java groand to order,
mad emj deairad mixtnre put op. '
. Ewpecifnlly. ,
: . XH.'SIIIS,
S. CAROLINA FARMERS,
THEIR BOrS KG XVEKTIOJf
: i COLUMBIA.
The Plalforn of the Farmer Conven
tion and It Demands Revolutions by
ti. Earnest Tiller or the Sell.
The convention held in Columbia
Wednesday by the leading farmers
of $outh Carolina was pronounced a
grand success. Speech making was
profuse, and intense interest was
manifested J
the committee on . resolutions
made the following report :
After due consideration of the va
rious resolutions referred to us, and
taking into consideration the power
invested in us to make independent
recommendations of our own voli
tion, we submit the following, plat
form as embodying the substance of
such resolutions as .were acted upon
favorably by the committee, a ud as
indicating the reforms and measures
which we deem of great importance
to our interests as farmers and citi
zens: , i
We, the farmers of South Caroli
na, in convention, assembled, atte,r
mature deliberation, and after all the
light and expei ience gained since our
last convention f rom, the fullest dis
cussion among ourselves as to, the
general objects to be attained, here- j
by express our continued and unsha
ken confidence m our farmers associ
ation as now organized to accom
plish great good for, the State, if
roperiy conducteu ano: Kept witnin
egitimate bounds, and we hereby
reiterate our determination that
there shall be henceforth in South
Carolina an organization for the pro
tection and advancement oi our
aS" f
ricultural interests.
iniufiueiiM-e oi tuwpursc, auuiusecl ln tue payment ot premiums
as embodying the present views of ; The displays made are fully as credi
tbe farmers of the State, we respect- j table to negroes as are those at th
fully urge upon our General Asnem- j whi.e lairs to the whites. That ver
bly the necessity and advisability ofpiainiy represents the improvement
the following measures: the colored people have made. As
1. TbeestaUihment of a real ag- this fair w:us firBt one ever lield bv
ricultural college, separate and din- coiured poeple, lgining, as tated.
tinct from the bouth Carolina .Col- iinisr9. it lusalwiivs attracted more
lege, and modelled after those of Mis-;
sissippi and Michigan. We believe
that the necessary' funds to build and 1
equip this institution can be secured !
by loppmg off needless expenditures, j
HUU aUOilllUil Uf WUIIUUUIIU1 U
less offices, without increased taxa-j
tion. V e further recommend, as a
means ta assist in building the insti
tution, that the different counties of
the State be em lowered to bid for it
by offering bonds or land. '"
2. That an experimental station
should be established at or in connec
tion with said Agricultural and Me
chanical College, the same to be un
der the charge of its faculty, nnd
that we memorialize Congress to pass
the bill introduced by Mr. Hatch.and
now pending, which appropriates
15,000 annually to each State for the
purpose, and that we ask our Sena
tors and Congressmen to use all le
gitimate means to secure its passage.
That in order that our agricul
tural administration may ledevoreed
as far as possible from politics and
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politicians, an?t ice men uest quali
fied to perform these impoi tant
duties be selected by those most com
petent to judge, in order that we
may secure a board ot agriculture at
once, efficient, zealous and represen
tative, who know our needs and will
try to supply them, we urge that
instead of being chosen by the Legis
lature! hey be elected by this f armers
Association.. ji The board of agricul
ture should consist of ten members,
five elected annually. They should
have the power to elect their own
secretary, whose duties would cor
respond with those of the present
commissioner, then: duties would
be the same as the law imposes on
our present hoard, except as to the
collection of the phosphate royalty,
wmcn snouia oe given to tne uomp-1
troller General. In addition they
should have control of the agricul
tural college; and experimental sta
tion, and should by means of farmers
institutions build up and keep alive
coming agricultural associations.
4. That the system ot inspection ot
fertilizers is now defective, and no
edequate punishment for frauds pro
vided. We therefore urge such ad
ditional legislation as will secure the
needed protection without imposing
unnecessary restraint upon the man
ufacture and sale of fertilizers. Cot
ton seed meal, whether sold as a fer
tilizer or as feed for stock, should be
inspected and its adulteration puri
fied.
5. We urge the Legislature not to
squander the State's property by
allowing the wholesale exportation of
phosphates at merely nominal prices,
and that with a view of lessening the
burdens of taxation, they take into
consideration the advisability of in
creasing the phosphate royalty.
.6. We recommend the passage of
such legislation as will protect the
farmers of the State against imposi
tion and fraud in the weighing of
cotton. :'"' 1
7. We respectfully urge 6uch legis-.
lation as wm protect us -against
forest nres,! negligently started.
8. The equalization ot taxes "de
mands earnest consideration at the
hands of the Legislature, and we
urtre such action as can best secure it
9. We urge such alterations of the
fee bill as will guard the estates of
dead persons against abuses and
provide protection ior widows and
orphans. r
. 10. In order to secure the needed
reforms in our county governments
and to reduce the burden ot taxation.
as well as to secure such changes in
the judicial system as may be needed,
we earnestly request our legislators
to consider the advisability of calling
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a constitutional convention, unless.
in their judgment, the necessarry
changes may be better obtained by
amendment.
The platform was then read by
sections ag.d was adopted. ,
Arrangements have been made" to
have a committee of three members
of the executive committee to reside
in Columbia during the session of
the Legislature to introduce the plat
form to the General Assembly and to
urge the passage of the measures
therein recommended.
COI.OBKD PEOPLE'S
The Snceea or the Colored Industrial j
Assoclat-sua Exhibition at Haleia;.. i
Rileijib. Cur. Richmond Dispatch
One of the most pleasant events to
the colored man or woman which the
entire; year affords is the annual
State Fairof the North Carolina, In
dustrial Association, which is now in
progress. When Governor Jarvis
opened the first fair in 1878 he urged
the colored people never to let the
fairs cease to be annual expositions
of their race's improvement, industri
ally and socially. So not a fair has
been missed : and, j though interest
rather lagged one or two years, yet
it was chiefly due toj incompetent of
fleers. The president now is John S.
Leary, of Fayetteville, a man held in
high respect "by his race as well as by
thewhite people, aijid the secretary
is George T. Wassom, also an excel
lent officer. Of course, the fair is not
on a scale comparable with that of
the white people, yet it is well worth
seeing, and is liberally patronized by
white people. There are some 550
entries, these being mainly field
croijs, poultry, cattle, and household
and fancy articles. There is always
more or less show of pictures by col
ored artists, and the bulk ; of this
work is creditabse. i In poultry '"no
fair can beat it," as the phrase is. for
j the negro is ly instinct a poultry
fancier. The fairs are held at what
was during the j war Pettigrew's
Hospital, and biter Camp Russell, oc
cupied by the United States troops
from ISoS to 1877. In 1877 the
United States gave back the proper
ty to the State, to which of right it
belonged, and which had made for
mal claim of it. The State has year
after year let the colored people use
the grounds for the fair, and it be
sides gives them annually $500 to be
...ttentio than others.- It hajinlwajfr !
received official attention, and sine,
1ST9 lhe Governors (Ji.rvis and i
Scaleslhave sdwavs owned it. and!
lhe Cotumissioner of Agriculture hat.
louowea tnem in a speecn. im
white people feel a kindly interest in
the fair, and ithasalwas had their
hearty aid and encouragement.
Nearly all the w ell-known n gro ora
tors have spoken at these fairs, Fred.
Douglass beinz so overcome here I
some years ago at what he saw. and
what tie heard Governor Jarvis say
in his address to the ngroes, that ht
actualiy refused to make a political
speech at ni-ht in the city, and mere
1 spoke a few words of friendly
comment on the things h had seen.
It was a very practical illustration of
the falsity of liadical statement and
beliefs aoout the South.
The I'nttarlaa Conference.
Desmoixes, Iowa, Nov. 11. The
Unitarian conference opened its usu
al meeting here yesterday with an
attendance of the principal preachers
of the denomination in the State.
The morning's meeting was informal.
Last evening Miss Ida O. Hulton was
ordained pastor of Unity church,
the Rev. Jenkin L. Jones, of Chica
go, preaching the sermon of ordina
tion. The Rev. Mary A. Sofford ex
tended the right! hand of fellowship.
The Rev. Oscar Chute delivered the
charge to the people, and the Rev. S.
S. Huntingdon preached to the minis-,
ters. Miss Hulton is the first woman
ever ordained in this city.
Rutherford Ticket.
The ticket elected for Rutheford
county is as follows: For Sheriff, J
B Ulanton, majority b ; Jiegister ol
Deeds, L P Erwin. - majority 53;
Clerk of Court, J WtLogan, majority
426 ; Treasurer, J H Bradley, majori
ty 27: Surveyor, C W Watkm, ma
jority S ; Coroner, Frank Moore, ma
jority 36; House Representatives, G
U Stewart, majority 7 ; benate, r n
Twittv, majority 17 ; (J B Eaves got
enougn majority in Polk to beat
T witty 6 votes in the district.)
A Railroad Matter.
WrLMiNGTOifi Ohio, Nov.
11
In
the matter of the resale of the
Cin-
cinnati & Eastern . Railroad, Judge
Doan decided this -morning that the
road should be resold, unless all
back payments were made by Nov
18. The amount tor which the road
must se'l is 770,000. a cash deposit
to be made of $150,000, and the sale
o take place sixty days from Nov.
18th.
Ciaa Fitters Strike.
New York, Nov. 11. At thei regu
lar meeting of : the gas fitters union
last night, It was resolved to struce
in-, every snop wnere non-union
olumbers were employed. The sum
of $$500 was received by the gas fit
ters to help them through the fight
from the plumbers.
Postmaster Appointed.
Washington, Nov. 11. The follow
mg named iourtn-ciass postmasters
wcn simons? others, annointed to-;
.1 1 A 1
day: Virginia W F Welch, Welch-!
burgh ; in ortn uaroana n, ai Ingram,
Dudo; P B "Cross, Gatesville; Mis
sissippi M L' Harris Norwood, at
Moltou vandemere.
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Will be Continued.
Vicksbcrq. i Nov. 11. Gen. Chal
mere, Republican, states that he will
contest the seat ot Judge is. Morgan
Democrat,' from the second Congres
sional distnet, and he advises Judge
Sewerall Republican, to contest GenJ
Catching's seat.
;
Advaaee la Bell Telephone stock.
Boston. Mass.; Nov. 11. The de
cision iu the American Bell Telephone
case by , the United States Court
to day caused the stock of that com-
pany w aayanog rrom jw. w zio. ,.
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Advies tbo BwUrariaa) Prlaeo.
Copenhagen. Nov. 11. All tba
Danish papers advise Prince Walde-
mar to decline the Bulgarian throne.
BARBOIRIN WASHINGTON
THE KKt lPIEST OF A
GR1SDBE
t'EFTIOS.
Loud Call for the Man Who f Broke the
Back of Billy Mahoue" Speeeho
Beiore the Aw-nibl-. i
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Washlngton, D. C, Novi
11. The
Hon. J. SJBarbouT. of irginia, who
Arrived here to night at eight o'clock,
was the recipient of a great ovation.
ge was mt at the depot by the Vir
nia Denwcratic Association; mar;
nailed byMr. Wallace and nnmoer
g over sou men, tne line ot marcn
as taken-up, and with its dimin
ished guests, ta& way was litfup
py Ronton candles and (blue u5d
ren lights. The procc&sion k
ceeded to ( the Metropolitan Ilqtd,
Where a crowd of several ! thousaatT
waited them. From the hotel wia
dows flags flofited in profusion. Ma",
Jl. L.' BeWoe, the President of the
Virginia . Democratic Association,
called the a-sembly to Order in a
few brief Kmarks and after aspeeth
by Mr. Gibson, i of Wes Virginia,
the guest of the evening was mtfoj
ducedand;received with tremenddos
itpplause. This applause was height
ened by a man in the audience giviiig
ihreerheers "lor the man of bone
Kvho broke the back of Billy Mahone."
Mr. Barbour, 'as he 6tood facing the
expectant crowd, lofjkwl much bet
terthan when he left this country.
His face Showed a healthy color, his
jeye a brightness to which both were
strangers! w ben he last was seen nere.
He gani by expressing his surprise
aX the large atteutiance. and said if
ne had Known tnai sucn a aemon
stration jawaited him, he should
have hastened to his home in 1 his
own Quiet way and to his own people.-
He could "not, however, fail to ap
preciate this compliment, and he said
he had not worasat nis commanu ad
equate toithe exercis of the occasion.
When he arrived at New York he
said he, pf course, asked how fared
the Democratic party in the late
election, j He was surprised at the
result, bat he -knew that the men
who carried the rlacs in 1884 had not
mtt with i.-iiifh! encniiracement
late-
ly. But the Democratic party, with
its prinfples and tradition, should
live, whether
the niucwump of ' , to
day aided it or not. irginia, he
said, was present at the birth oi the
Democratic party and furnished, its
head in the person of Thus. Jefferson.
We sat i by the cradle, but we don't
mean to follow the hearse to the
iTave. No: The Democratic party
will survive. When the Democratic
(Kirty, fifiid he, .elect men to office
the should consider themselves the
agents of the-1 people and not their
masters.; " Referring to the future, he
said, the Democratic party in Vir
ginia will be . found equal ! to
the occasion. Mr. Barbour.! was
frequently enternipted .by 'applause
and at the conclusion of his address
was -warmly gi-eeted by the hosts
Present. I Ife' was followed by the
Ion. Js. Goode, of Virginia, who
made one of his old time enthusiastic
speeches!. He said that not until the
Cks Otto leave their base and .the
aes river flows lip hill, will it he
State of Virginia ever send Mahone
again to the Senate of j the United
States. ' He was raptuously applud
d throughout.! " Mr. H. W. Garnett
and Miesmore,' both of this city,
made sbprt addresses, j ;
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Tb AmoricamTarf Casfrew. ii
CiNCiixAH, Nov. ll.-tThe Arteri
can Turf Congress continues its ses
sion at the Gibsoniouse to-day irhe
time was taken up in revisinjg the
American Racing Rules from No. 62
to 106. -jRule 8 on "selling faftes"
was stricken out except the las; two
section Slight changes were jnade
in the rates governing distances yand
dead heads. ; Two important proposi
tions that met with favor ;w;ere: ;
First, ttf havea regular corps of jpaid
judges on the circuit, apd the second j
to select a Board of Appeals, which !
shall decide. All disputes onhe t&ck
and in races among the latest nAted
arrivals are Judge George G. fer
kins, J JC. Bepton, F. P. Helht and
Col. L. R. Tarleton, of Frankfort
C : i o. 1 .V-, ft
Gladstone on Lord Salisbury's Ajpiteeb,
LondBn, Nov. 11. Mr. Gladstone
in a letter written after pering
Lord Salisbury '8 speech at the! Lord
Mayors' banquet says : "It seeftia to
me we have arrived at the testing sit
uation for all who really desire ljberal
union, we have no right to dettiand
that when the governments plan$ are
produced they shall pursue an alter
ed course upon them. But we . have
:iin.idv. tolerated aax delay im the
nrruhu-f ion of these plans. The. be-
eining of new delays in February will
virtually oe maenmte. 1 1 auiuuaoie
kn understand how any body pro
moting or inviting such delay can be
said to desii e reunion of the patty. "
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Tbe Baltimore and Ohio Express o.
New! York,! Nov. nj The; Balti-
timore'and Ohio Express Conipnny,
after great trouble, has succeeded in
perfecting arrangements ior a
through, line ifroni this city to New
Orleans. 'rie company will begin on
December 1 1 running on their nnew
line. A- war of r?tes between the
Adams, the Southern .and the iBal ti
mbre and Ohio Express Companies is
oredicted as the outcome of th Open
ing of the new line.
!
Con teased the Crime.
ChaYtanooga, Tenn!, Nov 11.
Charles Patton and Wul iionan.
the two men who were suspeCbsd of
having murdered a young jrpman
near Dalton, Ga., last Tuesday (; made
a full confession of the horribherime
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Aa American Womat Faatlaa; In Paris.
Pa Wis Nov. 11. A voune Atoeri-
can woman, who at present conceals
her identity, has begun an attempt w
fast fpr thirty days in this cftjr. A
committte of medical men are.watch
ing .the progress of tho fast. 1 ;
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Exeenttaai Pestpanad - . i-
Nkw York, Nov. 11. An orcler of
nni hn hen issued stavmir the
execution pf Paniel Drisobfl,? who
was sentenced tp he hanged (v. net
Friday week for the murder cf Beezy
Garrity. . - i
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Ail Qolet la CbJeaco.
Chicago. Nov. 11. At the Stock
I Yards this morning every thing was
as quiet and secure as any portion of
the city of Chicago. Men were as
free m going to and from their w rk
and about the yards as if at- their
homes. . There was the utmost securi
ty and quiet everywhere. Four hun
dred men hired in New York by Mr.
Noble, agent for Armour & Co., ar
rived in Chicago this morning, and
were at once put to Work at the stock
yards. A large crowd of strikers
witnessed the unloading f the tnen
at the depot, but there was no at
tempt at interference. The presence
of the military companies, under a
strong escort of which, the new -comers
were marched to the packing
houses, doubtless had a healthy re
straining influence. The strikers,
though sullen and determined, appear
much more reconciled to the situa-'
tion. To-day a large number of men
are asking' for 'employment, and the
forces at work are being strengthened
every hour. There were 2500 men at
work at Armour's and 1500 to 1800 at
Swift's. ; This morning ' Morris had
600 men, but there was not mu-ih do
ing at the other houses. N
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Tho Ylrffiala Bratod Yetrtorday.
Richmond. Va.. Nov. 11. The
Syn d met this morning at the regu
lar hour. :b o clocK. I he question
which first came up for discussion
was home mission, a great many
ideas were put forth and it is thought
that the talk will be the production
of great good. To-night the subject
of foreign missions will engage the
attention of the Synod and addresses
will be delivered by Rev. Drs. Bal
lard, Mcllwaine and Hoge, all that
comes from these addresses is the
creation of new ideas and lives of
thought, the Synod does not legislate
on the questions. The attendance is
tmusuHlty large and the body of men
and ministers is such that would
command respect everywhere. The
church in which the Synod sits is
filled stall meetings and many can
not get seats. One of the most noted
men in the Svix k! is the venerable
Dr. Theodoriclc Prvor, father of Gen.
Koger A. Pryor, the celebrated New
ork lawyer, who was born an raised
in Nottoway county. Lr. fryor
called "the old man eloquent,''
East Hanover Presbytery.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 11. The
twenty-first-annual meeting of the
general committee of the board of
church extension of the Methodist
Episcopal church was held this after
noon at the rooms of the committee
in this city. The committee is com
posed of the Bishops of the church,
thirteen of the members from differ
ent section of the 'country and thir
teen delegates from the board located
in this city.. The annual report of
the board to the general committee
was presented and made a very fa
vorable exhibit of the work done
during the year. The committee re
ported that f350, 000 will be needed to
carry on the work of church exten
sion next year.
Sataral Ciao Exploslosw
Latkobe, Pa., Nov. 11. The resi
dence of S, H. Baker, proprietor of
the Pennsylvania Car Works, at
this place," was first wrecked and
then burned by a natural gas explo
sion in the heat furnance this after
noon. The family miracuously es
caped injury. Loss 8,000. The em
ployees of the gas company turned
the gas into the furnace without noti
fying Mr. Baker, a large volume es
caping before fire was placed in the
furnace. '
Telesraph Flashes.
The race in England yesterday
for
the Liverpool cup was won by
Mel-
ton.
Joseph P. Long, wholesale clock
dealer, of Chicago, made an assign
ment yesterday afternoon. His lia
bilities are placed at IS3.264.
A dispatch from Rome states that
it is reported there that three Italian
Iron Clad8 have been ordered to join
the British fleet now-stationed at
Malta. i
Bahrarian Advieea.
London, Nov. 11. Later dispatch
es from Cornes state that upon Prince
Waldeman hearing of his election as
the successor of Prince Alexander,
the recently deposed Prince of Bul
garia, he expressed himself as grate
ful for the honor conferred but said
his decision would rest with the wish
es of his father, adding that other
duties may prevent his acceptance.
The Princes reply is regarded as pre
saging his refusal, . '
A Damage Salt.
Boston, Nov. 11. In the suit of
Francis R. Brooks vs. The President
and Fellows of Harvard College, to
recover $50,000 damages for injurit s
received in March .by the bursting of
a retort containing sulphuric acid,
the defendants answer says that the
accident was solely due to plaintiff's
negligence and disobedience of the
instructions given by competent
teachers.
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Post Offices Aballshed.
Washington. D. C Nov. 11.
Over 130 fourth-class postoffices have
hften abolished this month, thnicul-
ty having been experienced in may
cases in securing suitable men to fill
the positions, in some cases offices
were abolished because it did not pay
to keep them open.
Destrnctlve Floods In Franc.
Paris, Nov. 11. pisastrous floods
haw occurred throughout the south
of France. Much damage has al
rPAdv been done and the. washouts
along the railroads have compelled
the complete suspension of trade.
. Taa Telop!
CiWnNNATL 0.1 Nov. 11. The suit
against the American Bell Telephone
Company w as this morning dismissed
in t.h United States court without
pred judice, because the court has nq
juriguiCHui.
I Job printing in colors neatly ex&
cuted at UQ vhbo.moje oace,
WASIJIAKTON -NEWS.
UHSEBVATIOXS OF A CIIKOXIXXE
; tOttHESPO.DE-.T.
Kottnx Aflalrs and Particulars flitter,
oat at tbe Xatlostal Capital. I ;
Washington, Nov. 10. T. M.
Emerson, ofi the W. & W. R. RL, it
at the National., r Maj. A. J. Gal
loway is here, and is despondent as
to the Democratic outlook in North
Carolina. The Democratic Cam
paign Committee closes its doors to
day. Wilmot 1 Leach, of Lex
ington, whose illness I mentioned in
these columns, died here yesterday.
A new national bank is to be
started in this city on F street in
few days. The Civil Service
Commission will move to their he
quarters in , the City Hall building
this week. $1 2,000 were expended in
getting mem anu ineiromce m proper
trim. 3i. isartnoiai is expected
every day in this city, When he ar
rives arrangements will be made
looking towards erecting a statue to
LaFayette. M. Bartholdi will be
given . the contract. Over 200
people,- mostly ladies, were at the
President's reception to-day. He
reached here from Boston yesterday
afternoon. 4 Considerybie interest
is expressed in the marriage of the
distinguished young artist. Richard
Brooke, Esq., and Mi.ss Mary Goode.
daughter of .Hon; Jolin Goode, ol
Virginia. After to-day the Pies
Jdent will decline to receive any jcall
ers until after '.'ongi'ess meets, except
inose wno come on important public
business. He wishes to prepare hi?
message to Congress. A n unusu
al number of distinguished people
took advantage of this last day of
grace. Among these were ex Senator
McDonald Senator Edmunds, ex
Senator Bond well. Third Auditor
Williams and Repre entatives Wat
son.- Butterworth, Boyle, Ernien
trout, uoinns aim w UKins. it is
said mat senator tximunds receives
more attention than any other ivisi
tor at the White House. Mr
1 hoebe declares that he. will contes'
Mr. Carlisle's election. He 'chump
that he can prove fraud. Th
President vetoed the Beaton canl re
ception. ' He said it wjs undemo
cratic.
JIISS WIXXIE DAVIH.
Her
Appearance at tbe Performance of
the -tiHeea ol Shetta." t
Se York S'ar. j'
Goldmark's music, rendered by a
magnificent orchestra, was reverter
ating through the Metropolitan Opera
House on Monday night, the jtirsi
score of the "Queen ot Sheba"j had
begun, the parterre boxes were filled
with the haughty dames and; the
beautiful daughters of plutocratic
New York, when a party of ladies
atid gentlemen entered box No. 11
One of the ladies was dressed in blue,
her corsage of modest cut, a sprig of
blue flowers in her brown hair, a
huge bunch of pink roses in her
hand. Perfectly self-possessed, eh'
tirely at her ease, "She drew a fleecy
cloak from about her well -shaped
shoulders, seated herself in a'hair
gallantly placed for her. Ididj lier
bouquet and her lorgnette oil the
cushioned rail before her, and! in a
moment was absorbed in the story of
the beautiful queen and her J-oyal
lover. I
The scene ended and the whisper
went about that tne selt-contained
young lady was Miss Winnie Davis,
the daughter of Jefferson Davis.
Then for awhile one opera glass
alter another -sweeping the house
rested on her longer than perfect
politeness would warrant. Sh was
not beautiful, certainly; her photo
graphs in the show windows Afould
not set men raving, because no pho
tographer could catch the expression
of her face. In repose she was f ifll
of hauteur, in conversation her j anhN
ability was tempered by a certain
dignity. One had to iook at her
twice, and then he leit why Southern
men and women love her, not alone
for her father's sake, but for herfown:
Trne Bentlment.
Charleston Hea and Courier. . j
surely the war is over. A ; rhouu-
ment has" been erected to the memory
of the Confederate dead on the battle
field of Gettysburg: and the Union
veterans of the Grand Army of the
Kepubiic have poured out their 'sym
pathy in a golden stream upon the
unfortunate people of Charleston1,
the cradle of secession. All 1 the
venom of the bloody-shirt politieians
of the North and the irreconcilables
of the South cannot obliterate "these
two significant evidences of the jgreat
train tnat tthis country is one, and
indissoluble forever. As long as the
gallant soldiers of the Grand Army
of the Republic live, and the memory
of their valorous deeds survives;
there will always be some silent spot
ot ground Worth of the old line
where the Confederate
dead
may
sleep in peace.
4
A Sad L as to Rataerlord County.
We regret to learn of the defeat o;
Mr. Twitiy for Senatorship in Ruth
erford. That county and Polk I were
under special obligations I to Dr,
Twittyfor his services m the! last
Senate, results of which are how be
ing urged by that county. That he
was only beaten in his district by six
votes omv maaes tne matter worssj
A8Jiemlle Citizen. h
.a. I.
Seven sohcifors were voted for.
and the Republicans elected 5, 1 tbet-e
being White of the Second district.
Argo of the Fourth, Strayhorn of the
Fifth, Thomas Settle, Jr.;: the
Ninth and Woody of the Twelfth
! aes :
In Fall Feather.
' A .grand National Exposition of
poultry will be held in - Atlanta in
January, 1887. It promises,! to be
the most extensive show of the feath
ered tribe ever collected together on
this continent.
Hew Appointments.
Washington, Nov. 11. The Presi
dent to-day appointed Frank Coleiran
to be Register of the land office at
Huatsvule, Albania, vice W, C
wens, guspeaaeo . i
W. 1 WILSON HO.,
1
DRUGGISTS.
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For 1887.
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