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THE NEWS FROM THE OLD NORTrTsTATE AND ITS CAPITAL RALEIGH NEWS LETTER Asheville Bank Officers to Be Tried. SUFFERING AT DURHAM Colonel Carr Comas lo Hir Heiler ol Ilm Poor?Dentil Of ttr, Joint Man* Ulng?Wtinl i in- Legislature is Do. inn?Jude? . Itruwii Kxonorntrd - The Wlliou't Wln-Ollier Mailers or Iiilcrrit. Raleigh, X. C, Feb. 15.?Judge T. R. Purneli yesterday confirmed the coin promise of o. Taylor, case hi bankrupt? cy, heard before referee L. J. Moore, al tloldsboro on Monday. Taylor Is i merchant of La Orange who mad.' an assignment about two months ago. Th< liabilities were $28,000. The compro? mise Is :;o cents on the doll ir. Judge Purneli left yesterday after pooh for Asheville, where he will con-] veno the special term of the United Slates Circuit Court called by Judgi Coil for tho trial of the ollicers of tin First National Rank or that city, Which recently failed. The ollicers will be tried for embezzlement. SUFFERING AT DURHAM. The present severe spoil of Wenthei Is Jhc worst thai iui.- ever occurred in the recollection of many ? ?: tit ? oldest inhabitants, says :t dispatch from Dur? ham. Several of tho older i II z 'iis Btatc that the 8mm is deepoi ilnill?It h.v bci n since the memorable onu bf ISS7. yesterday morning at s o'clock tho snow measured about kevcntei n Inches on a dead level, white in a number of places ihe drifts wore from ihr? ?? to twelve feeL Tin r<- h:is been a perfect coal ami wooil famine in that city yes? terday, many hot being able to procure a stick of wo,id or a pound of coal. The mm! and w.I yard . about sold every? thing they had in Stock. Tho passen? ger trains on thje O, and C? D. and N'., and Ni and w. roads u ire annulled, not being able to make their runs on account of ttie depth of t he snow. A freight train got stuck in a suow drift jus; cast of Enal Durham ami it was sometime before it could be extricat- j cd. Col. .1. S. fan- telegraphed yesterday morning from X- tv V irk : > lus private secretary. T. AL Uorihan. at Durham, to relieve all eases of distress and suf? fering ih.it needed help at his expense. This was indeed a kind and thought? ful act mi the part of <'ol. Carr, ami shows that even when away from home he always remembers our i.plb, es? pecially tho poor, needy and suffering, Who are not able to help themselves. IIR1EFS. Dr. J. M. .Maiming nltd Mr. .1. S. M.inning Went over to Chapel Milt In day In response to .i im usage conveying the Intelligence of ii,.. .hath of their lather. Dr. .lohn Manning, which oc? curred on Sunday :n 8:30 (i'eloi k. Tim meeting of the Trustees of the L'tll VCl'Slty, which was to have been held in the Governor's blllcc yesterday, was postponed till tho IIrat of March, owing to ih,. inability of President 10. A. Alderman to be here. JUDGE DROWN j?X?NERATED. in lie' Mouse to-day He- committee on Judiciary reported, after it lull in? vestigation of the ChlllgOH, that Judge George ll. RroWn, Jr., Wan ptiblicly drunk here; that Silid charges were without foundation. W hite. ,,i Davie, ih ' Republican, who introduced Ihe resolution making tho charges, and calling for Crown's Im p> o hineiit. withdrew bis ''resolution mid asked that the whole matter lie ex? punged from the record, which was done. Tho ".lim i'row" ear bill w. n hw '?. i< special order in the House for1 Friday; BOARD OP INTERNAL IMPROVE M 13NTS. Tho Senate and House, in joint bos sion. elected Ihe following as tie- St.it Board of internal Improvements: E. X he Cruel Knife! Ifc is absolutely useless to r-spo^t a Surgical operation to euro cancer, ot any other blood disease. The crueltj or stielt treatment is illustrated in the alarming number of deaths which re stilt from it. The disease i;i in tin blood, and hence can nol Ii" cut out. Mine times out of tin tho surgeon's knife only hastens death. My son had n mo.-t malignant Cancer, foi winch the doctors said an operation was tin only hone. The oper? ation vie: a srver?; one. :is it niu neecs snry to ciit down lo the in w bo n ?? a n d ?crape it. before a groat while the Can? cer returned, und be gan to grillt rapidly. we pave him many t.'irt"*'1 bi-' remedies without ro- vK*v**"*' O lief, r.nd ft n a 11?, . ' JJ j . upon the edvice. of a y^'h^^y AA\\ Mead, decided ? ? '?'>*<..! ^\\- \ Speoi fie), n ii, 1 w I' i r~<~ >? \ v,j f&$^s the second 1? in- be txMBV*V*Ttm I \ ? began to Improve. After twenty bottles bar been tnken. the Cancer disappeared entirely sad he wiiscured. The cure wnia permanent o'ie. for he is now seven toon veers old.and Itai never bad a sign of the dreadful disease to re turn. f. n. Murdoch, CT? SnodRni.-s St., Ual!?s, T< -..is. Absolutely the only hope for Cancel is Swift's Specific, The as it is th?? only remedy which poo? to tho very bottom of Aio blood and forces out every trace of the disi aso B. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable, and contains no potash, mercury, or ether mineral. Books on Oancer will be mailed free to any address by tho Swift ^neeilk Co., Atlanta, Ga. F. Lamb. J. W. Grainger, W. J. Ad iiins, Armistead 'Junes?. Charles M. Purks. It. 1). Culdwetl, A. h. Hoyden, Clement Manly, W. T. Lee. THIS WILSON'S WIN. The special committee made Its re? port as !<> the legality of the removal Of. J. W. ami S. o. Wilson an railway commissioners by the Governor, the Unding being that the Governor hud ho grounds for tie' removal, and that the Wilsons should be reinstated ami Riven back pay. The report is made the spe . lal order for Tuesday. WILL NORWOOD RESIGN? The Senate doferrcd until to-morrow action as to the Impeachment of Judge Norwood, if he resigns to-morrow there will be no impeachment. GMABETll CITY News From the Banks of the Pas quotank. ? A Delightful1 (Herman?A "ad Scenc I'roprlctors of the Slot Slncbliie Arrest ?i -Succoring Ihe KntnTerluK Poor- Personal mid General. Elizabeth City, N. C.i Feb. 15.?Last night was Valentine night, but was too cold for the utile ones who Indulge in the sport to play off Jokes upon their teachers. The following ladies and gentlemen tramped through Ihe snow last night to the Acatli my of .Music and enjoyed .me of the moat delightful germnns thai has been given her. for sonic time: Misses Mae. Wood, Kva Pallen, Helen Martin, Kate Engte, Lou Fearing, Ma? mlo Alien, Fanhlc bawsoii, Margaret Hollow, is, Mamie Burgess, Cuth. Greenlenf, Bessie Fcrebee, Chlmlc Whit-' ami Maggie Hill: Messrs. W. T. I .. I. ' b u tto 11. I'elliiletoll. ' '? II. IVii.nl, II. Fearing, It. Merrill, Will Wood. W. Foreman, Wilson llollowell, Cam. Mellck, Brad. Sanders, C. A. Deans. Crelgiiton Hurgcss, ?1. 54. Little and Mrs. Harry ?litndy. The music was furnished by Breoki nrldgo orchestra. A SAD SCENE. While th- numerous merry sleigh riders v.. re out in lull bloom yesterday ami were enjoying It as the town clock I toiled tie- hour of three, there was en noted one of the saddest dramas ever witness.-.I upon our streets. The re? mains >.f Mr. ?.'laude Williams, a bright and promising young man, were slowly drawn in a sleigh to his eternal rest? ing plaee in overman'.-, burying ground. If l.s the II ist tun.- in this City, and w? due say, the only I line in this Stale, that il lilclgll was improvised into a hearse. Mr. Fred. II. Kieglcr was the umlertak. r, and Rev. Dr. W. S. Pcnick conducted the solemn funeral services. Dr. W. S. I'enlck. of ?Main Street Baptist Church, expects to be present at Hie hamiuct <>f the Richmond College Alumni, to be given at the Monticello Hotel, Norfolk. In ilio Polloe Court Monday Mayor Whitcomb Informed us that Charles Howe, who created a disturbance in Mr. I Wood's bar-room, was lined jjj.r.o ami costs, but it happened before v.i; ar rl\ ? d. hence our mistake. We kllow of no. who deserves more ei'edil thai-. Ib.- night olllt-ct*. They have to stand Hie severe, cold storm without a sipglh plaee to warm nl't- r He- h,.in- of I.' o'clock until day break. AFTER SLOT MACHINES. Sonn- time back th.- slot machine was run out of Virginia, and the next Hold of harvest Invaded was this place. Al? though the sheriff granted them a n censo, ihey were pulled up to the po? lice Court this morning and plat ed un? der a $200 bond for their appearance at the spring t- rm of court, to be held here In March. Tin :?? was no Issue of the Fisherman and Farmer last week, owin? to the non-arrival of paper, our generous citizens are contributing I liberally to relieve III.- poor of this city. 1 Tie M .: vor nihil' i no: ii. i-?, pi,, ., I I day. and those who can spare are re I spending cheerfully. The snow storm has drawn a large numb. r of buzzards to the corporate limits >>f our city. LaSt night some and ibis morning n number were found roosted In the trees on church street, frozen ami starved to death; 'The appropriation for the public building here seems to hang lire Iii the Senate f..r some cause, it has been oronenusly stated that it passed both Houses, when it passed the House of Itepi'i sentatlvcs only. WILL PRACTICE LAW At the examination held In Raleigh recently of .".u men anxious to practice law. Mr. Harry Clrandy, of this place was among the L'l thiiL passed. Mr! U randy Is h bright and promising young man. His father was a very prosperous lawyer here lor forty years when the Death Angel took him away! Just as v.e mail this letter we learn that one of our leading business men has failed, but the parties Interested will not give out any statement of the facts. KOE.VfOX. PRETTY HOME MARRIAGE?FLAGS AT HALF MAST. Eden ton, N. C, Feb. 15.?a very pretty and Impressive home marriage was that of Mr. John II. Stephcnson and Miss Madge Bond, which took place at the home of the bride on Gran vllle street at high noon yesterday, in the presence of relatives and a numbei of invited friends of the contracting i parlies. Dr. Robert Drane, rector of St. Paul's Church, married the happy couple, using the beautiful and solemn ceremony of the Episcopal Church. Th.- bride is the pretty, accomplished und popular daughter of Major John C. Bond. Tu ? groom is book-keeper at the Branning Manufacturing company's store, is a genial, whole-soul gentle? man, arid his friends are numerous. 'Pile attendants were Miss Sallie Powell, of Emporia, Va., with Mr. A. W. Hawkins. The happy young couple were the re ciplents of many handsome and val? uable presents, among which was a hundred dollar bill, sent by one of the] groom's best Ci tends. The marriage over, the newly mar? ried collide were driven to the WoodarJ House, where they will reside until the weather clears away, when they will leave for a Hip to a number of north? ern cities. Mrs. Houshell. of Cam den county. Is the guest of her slater. Mrs. a. t. Bush, on Queen street. Twelve months ago the battleship Maine was blown up by some treach? erous llend In Havana harbor, and owing to official orders the Hags on Hie public buildings in our little city are at half mast, 'in honor of our dead boys. The mail for the other side of the Sound, and county mail has not ar? rived during the cold spell, ami but little lias been received from points further North thun Norfolk. STATE >KWH NOT KM, GATHERED FROM THE WIRES AX Ii MAILS. Hon. Lee S. Overman, representative from Rowan county, is quite ill In Ral? eigh. The Confederates und Jr. o. r. a. m. at High Point are- arranging to erect a monument t<> the 4S Confederate sol? diers buried there. Rev. and Mrs. 11. M. Hone, of Vir? ginia, ihe latter State President of the w. t". 'I'. f.. are holding evangelistical meetings in North Carolina. Hon. W. M. Cooper will erect n block of line business houses in StatCSVlllC. Mr. George Kelly died Monday at his home near Charlotte, after a year's ill? ness. Mrs. ilarrietl \v. Blackwell, of New Bern, died a few days since of grip. <'hatlie Turner, son of Capt. L. A. W. Turner, of Monroe, was nccidcntlly shot In the .-ye with a 22-callbre ham incrless pistol as a negro boy was In the act of putting It in a bureau draw? er, lie will recover but his sight is gone forever. Mike Tickle. Prank and Will llar flne, white. Ed. King, Hert Evans and Tow Weaver, colored, broke jail at Al rnrrrrr-.-- a few nights ago. The Hart'uie boys got lost and were recaptured. The others are still at large. Mrs. S. It. Hay. aged 69 years, died at her h"ine in Winston Sunday night. . Mr. James II. Ruftln, who Hied to commit suicide in New Orleans last Thursday, will recover. Until very re? cently he was superintendent of the Rocky Mount Cotton Mills. Coughing injures ami Inflames sore lungs. Tine Minute Cough Cure loosen;, the cold, allays coughing and heals quickly. The best cough cure for chil? dren, perfectly harmless.? Burrow, Martin & Co. President Kruger's Insensibility to physical pain is very great. Pour years ago he was kept awake one night by toothache, and lie extracted the tooth himself in tho middle of the night by means of a pair of pinchers which he bunted up in t he kitchen. SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot-Ease, n powder Tor the feet. It cures painful, swollen. Smarting nervous feet and Instantly takes the sllnj, out of corns and bunions it's tho grcat r-t comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Pool-Ease makes tight or new shoes fei : easy. It :s a certain cure for sweating e.iU'oiir. ami hot. tired, aching feet. Try It io-d.ty Hold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mall for 25c. in stamps. Trial package free Address. ALLEN S. olm BTEB, L? Hoy. N. Y. Birk Headache and rohovoall tbe trouble* Inol Dizxlneaa, Nausea, Drowsiness, Pi*irr?? after eating, Pain ill the Hein, fco. While their Dloat remarkable ... - -i baa been otiouu iii curing SIOIC Ilealiche, yet barter'a Little Lerer Till* are equally valuable In Constipation, curing and pre? venting tbtsaanoyingcamplaini,while ilu ? also c irreet alldleorderaofttaealomacb.atlmiilat?lhe liver and regulate thubowela. Etou If tney only cured Ache they wonld be almost priceless to those who i itiffor from thladlat reeling complaint. but fortu? nately thelrgooduessdota not en,i here,an.i tlio?e erbooneetry then] will And thearliitl,- pill* ?;>!>i ableineomany wave iiiatthey will not b,< ml ling todo without them. But after allaiok kuad Is tho bane of so m iny liven ihat here Is where \ri> mako 0:1 r great boast. Our pills ?-ure it whilo otte r* it,) aot. Carter's l.ittlo Liver Pill* arc very ?mall and Very easy lo takn. One or two pills make a daso. They are Mrietly vegetable and do not gripe oc pi.rjie, but by tlu-ir gentle action pleaaoall who uaetbem. In rt.iUui 25ceotS; livefer $1. Sold by drug:;i?ta everywhere, or aentby mail. CARTER MEDICINE CO., New York. URL Wife M\m ? (ki 06 mm am THE BOOKKEEPER's NIGHTMARE. I.ir,;p package of t!ir world'a l?t -Van?" fur * nicket Still ercater economy in 4 pound package. All Brocenv Mi'ic only by TDK I*. K. PAIRBAKK COMPANt raso. St. l^it'j, New Vor*. Itaeton. rhlfcdclpht* =3 1^ II 13} 1IM A/F I SS M KIM BALL'S ring. READ FACTS AND USC YOUR OWN' JUDf.KENTi V?>!? lmy of us Ittiigs of all kinds? Kn gttgehiciit; birthday, Wedding, Infants' .Mi>-. ?' arid Hoys Bings and unit booh in rheumatic sunVrOrs, Kimbitll'.h wonder? ful "Antl-Hheuinat'c Rings." The neii utnc artteie is the "Klmball." Buy no other. l'*or ihe best In Jewelry lines cull on us. lAjr best work on Watches, Jew Olr> ? '?i :a\:ne. WO, nut only hitV? the best Kilns bin the men that Know how to Miami behind iIhIiii. Wo uro continuing C. F. Greenwood & Bro. 318 MAIN STREET. Our Artificial Plates Are the Most Natural And perfect reproduction Of the teeth Nature uiv. ; in lit, action and npnenr iinco?thai ii is posslblo for expert skill and th.' finest mechanical emiljimcnt to iiinke. They are construct d and nd juxied?skillfully and knowingly?with coiiBlderatl 11 of the natural 1 xprcHston and contour ol Um face- so light, com? fortable and wearable that their iircsetvce ith IP "Newest Discovery" Painless Extraction. New York Dental Rooms Only U 1, ('.or. Main and Talbot Sis. Oflleo hours. S to tl; Sunday-. 10 to I. J. D. ENNES, Di-ntist. GEO. Ho D?WES, 220 Water Street, HffNriirmcMitvmtffNtwfr* ?a IRUBBBR BOOT? i ?rVVVWvArVVVV ^3 Men's Rubber Boots, all sizes, a great savinjr hero. ^ ^ Legal Shoes, Blucher style, are walei proof* At 35 ?5 S^.^O, these in tan and black, afford stylish dressers a 3 iE chance to save $1.50. irs u*- ? n ^ We have priced Winter Underwear -all Winter ^2 Goods to clear them out at once y>2 Main street. I ?. HIRSH ?Ss &3,OjV. 1 ^iiiiuiuiiiiniuiuiuiiuiiiiuujiU'.iuuituiiiUiiuiutuuiuiui TRUCKING FERTIL ARMOURS PURE ?NIM?L HIGH GRADE. Recommended by ourselves and others as the best sold. Prices low, quality considered. OUR OWN BRANDS, FULLY RELIABLE. Have been carefully tested and pronounced first-class. Prices cut low to meet the market. SPECI?JL TOP DRESSERS, BOTH BRANDS, Your interests demand that you investigate our goods and prices before buying elsewhere. NORFOLK FARM SUPPLY CO. McD. L. WRENN, Proprietor. GEO. B. TODD, Manager 172 Church St., near Main. Wc guarantee all Trunks, bought of u* for One Year, and repair them free of We also print the name and ad dre.'s on your Trunk -Gratis. TRUNKS, Square-top Canvass Trunk, heavy brass a and clamps. 2-sole leather straps, mi, steel strap hinges, livfora Stock-Taking Price JJ.Ti. TRUNKS, Squarc-1 >p Canvass Trunk, steel clamps and ? mcrs, steel strap hinges, iron bot? tom, illvlsl n for hat box; Bcforo Stoek Taklng I'tico 12.00. DRESS SUIT CASES. i Men can't do without them?many \\ n It tvo discovered hew useful they VVi are offering a genuine Leather Bult Cage for $2.75. ! - THE J10RF0LK _TRMK E?C10HY, THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE LEATHER GOODS STORE IN THE CITY. 10 mxm USD BUILDERS When tn need of BUILDING M ATR? IUM ,. Window and D or Frarnvs, all kind - Ti n Work. Bracket Work. Stain WorK 'n any design, also Mantels.' cheap ami high grade; ail k noa Moulding. Church V\ ei i.. Bar Fixtures Clot mi.ej (roui W. E. WIN BORNE, Hl'.HKI.KY. VA. ?AGENT roil WIN BORNE & RE A, KPKNTON. N C. I A full stock of the above mentioned material. Storehouse near Feny Hrtdge Berkley, Phono No. 1.209. ault-ly f RIGHT IN TOWN. ] ( ) }; Qicapest place in the city ^ j- to buy first-class << I Hay, Grain and mill Feed.* >? A trial order solicited. I T. F. MINOR, I I 306 and 308 WATER STREET, 3 y jal2-lm Opposite Rocer Warehouse- ^ Nervous Debility, E. Ca WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE ORIGINAL. ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS. I? Bold under positivo Written t?uarnnteo, by nut lioriied agents only, to euro Weak Memory, DieziiKM*. Wakefulneaa, Kits, Hyateris, Quick. neaa, NikM Loaaea, tail Dreams, Ijiek of Conti, dauue Nervoueiieaa, Laasitndo, all Draiae, Yontu i d I rrors, or Ksceeaivs Uaa of Tobacco, Opium, or l.i'iuor, which leads lo Misery. Cousuuipiiun, Ina&nity ?nd Death. At store or by mail, $1 a hou ?n lot 13: with written gunrnntro to cure or refund money. Main pie pack? age, contaiuiug livo day* treatment, with full tons, 2A oeots, <.>..,,< t-amplo ouly gold to v^-k-H>>A. etoieof by mail. f fled Label Special Extra Strength. For Impotent*)', Loss of Power. Loet Manhood, Sterility er H,trr?in?fai ^Jl . box; six for j\ witli? ?written guaruutceJJ ?_ to cure in IWUujh. At etore?'li. 0&FOH? or by mull. \ AP WALKF, MARTIN Sc. GRAY. Boy? Agents, .?art'.";' Water street arid Koajioka avenue. Norfolk. Va. mrlO.th.sta l.. I.AN?BALLE, ICH CREAMPARLOR AND - WHOLESALE M?FflCT?BER We can ' yen with a better ana lltl :t..t:: it t-i possible to get ? t'.uie' and sample our cream Ii i ; prices and bo convinced. RE] r. OPPOSITE) HOLT. BOTH PHONES, ?ii .uill-eod-sii.tti.th-tf P. J. MAL BON, ?DEALER IN ? Har-ware, Cutlery, &e? 109 COMMERCIAL PLACE, sep on h ind a complete stock of the ibove from the best manufacturers in the country. An examination of stock and prices. invited.