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Charlotte Democrat.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
N. C. Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin
For the week ending Sept. 22d, 1888.
Central Office, Raleigh, N. C.
Raiotaix. -There was a Blight excess
of rainfall in all districts, aod all crops
were injuriously affected, especially cot
ton, corn and tobacco.
Tkmpkbatueb "and Scnsbink. The
temperature was about normal, aod the
suosbioe below the average, with an in
jurious effect upon the crops.
Remabks of Special Correspond
ents. Western DistrictBit Cave, Hen
derson county Fodder crop an entire
failure; tobacco greatly injured. Charles
ton, Swain county Tobacco damaged by
heavy rains, some rotting and some talc
ing second growth; corn damaged on
low lands; sweet potatoes damaged by
too much rain. Charlotte, Mecklenburg
county Cotton very injuriously affected
by heavy rains. Gastonia, Gaston coun
ty Previous to last Monday the excessive
rains were very injurious to crops. The
sunshine of the last few days has been
very benefioial. Mt. Airy, Surry county
We have had a severe freshet, doing
much damage to the lowland crops gen
erally; the oreeks and rivers were higher
than known for ten years. Mt. Pleasant,
Cabarrus oounty Much damage has been
dona to cotton and corn by the wet
weather that has prevailed during the
two weeks just closed. Salisbury, Rowao
county It is hard to estimate the dam
age to bottom corn by the reoent freshets,
probably between 25 and 50 per cent.
Shelby, Cleveland county Two and a
half inches rainfall in last seven days;
cotton opening slowly; all crops injured
by so much rain.
H. B. Battle, Director.
Pine Fibre for Bagging.
Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 12. The
Acme Manufacturing Company of Wil
mington, N. C, at the earnest solicitation
of farmers of this State and other States
hare decided to commenoe the manufac
ture of cotton bagging immediately, new
machinery having been purchased for this
object. The faotory will run day and
night. The pine fibre bagging has been
tested by fire and compress and testi
monials of its excellence have been re
ceived from the Produce Exchange and
the Compress. The insurance companies
aonouoce that they will take fire risks
oa it.
Weather and Crops.
Washington, Sept. 24. The weather
and crop bulletin, issued by the Signal
Office, says :
During the week the weather has been
generally favorable for all growing crops
in th States of the Mississippi Valley.
Reports from the corn belt indicate that
an unusually large corn crop is safe from
frost.
In portions of Kentucky heavy rains
injured the tobacco and corn crops proba
bly to the extent of fifteen per cent, but
the fruit crop is improved and is in fine
condition.
The weather conditions have also been
favorable for wheat seeding throughout
the winter wheat States, and as far south
as Tennessee.
In the cotton region, from Alabama
westward to Texas, the weather has been
generally favorable for all growing crops.
Recent rains in Texas improved the late
crop of ootton, while some damage is re-
orted to cotton in Tennessee, due to
eavy rains.
In Louisiana the weather improved the
' condition of cane, and was favorable for
rice harvesting and cotton picking.
In Alabama and Mississippi the condi
tion is reported as more favorable for the
cotton orop. In North and South Caro
lina the conditions are unfavorable, and
crops are thought to be seriously dam
aged.
Heavy rains have affected injuriously
the growing crops in the New England
and Middle Atlantic States.
Receipts of Cotton.
From the N. Y. Commercial Chronicle.
New Tobk, Sept. 21. The movement
of the orop, as indicated by our telegrams
from the South to-night, is given below.
For the week ending Sept. 21, the total
receipts have reaobed 89,687 bales, against
45,691 bales last week, making the total
receipts since the 1st of September. 174.
532 bales, against 414,737 bales (or the
same period of 1887, showing a decrease
siuoe Sept. 1, of 240,205 bales.
To-day, there was some depression under
a considerable decline at Liverpool, weak
Southern markets and good weather at the
south, but the continued small crop move
ment and some apprehensions regarding
the possible 'effect of the spread of the yel
low fever epidemic caused a partial recov
ery in the last hour. Cotton on the spot
advanced l-16o on Tuesday, aod on. Wed
nesday it was reported that low grades
were in large stock and weak. On Thurs
day there was a deoline of I-I60. To-day
quotations were unchanged at 10. 7-1 60
for middling uplands, but there was some
complaint of the quality and condition of
the new crop.
BST It seems a trifle queer to be told
that the South ships cotton to New York,
and that New York ships the same cotton
back South for compressing and export.
Yet suoh is the case, aod strange as it
may seem to many, it is a fact that the
metropolis of this great cotton producing
country is without a compress. Within a
very recent period New York City has
shipped 12,000 bales to Liverpool via Nor
folk, and 3,000 more bales are to be for
worded in the same way within a few
days.
tiy" Col. Walter L. Steele, who baB re
cently returned from a trip to the far
West, was in Raleigh last week. He told
the Chroniole that he was present at the
opening of the campaign iu California,
and that he never saw a finer assemblage
of men, graoed by some ladies, at a politi
cal meeting. The enthusiasm was very
great and the bandannas waved in prolu
sion. He was informed that the Demo
crats will make a most aggressive cam
paign and that the enthusiasm was never
at fever heat there before so early in a
campaign. The prospects are good for
carrying California. He says that a most
determined campaign is being waged by
the Democrats in all the Western States
the like of it ha never been seen there.
Ha says that in Kansas, especially, are the
Democrats earnestly and vigorously at
work and gaining many accessions. The
sole issue in all this country is Tariff Re
form and the Democrats are presenting
the necessity for it in the best aod strong
est way witb good prospects of success.
Raleigh Chronicle,
Tariff Resolutions
Adopted by the Farmers State Alliance
at Raleigh, Aug. 15, 1888.
Whereas, As members of this State
Jurisdiction we are pledged to seoure
cheaper living for the . farmers; ana
whereas, one of the leading methods la
secure for ourselves this cheap living has
been declared by the National Alliauce to
WmaUt in anch a revision of the tariff as
will lay the heaviest burdens on the luxu-
ries and the iigmesi 00 me necessaries ui
life and as will reduce the incomes from
imports to a strictly revenue basis; ana
whereas, the demands of our fraternity re
nnirn that we should be vigilant and ac
tive in giving force and effect to this de-
demand of our .National Alliance; ana
whereas, it is the bounden duty of every
fr.io Aiiiann.A man to atand to and abide
by this declaration of the National Al
liance; now therelore De 11
That we do hereby renew
our obligations to abide by and give effect j
to this declaration ol principles as an
nounced by the National Alliance.
Resolved, That as true and steadiest
Alliance men we pledge ourselves to give
neither aid. suDDorl nor comfort, nor to
vote for any person or persons who cannot
and will not co-operate with this Alliance
in standing by and giving practical effect
to the demand of said .National Alliance.
Col. Dockery, the Republican candidate for
Governor, says he belongs to the Alliance, and
how is it he repudiates the Alliance resolutions
and favors a high protective Tariff? Dockery
should be sessioned."J
Judge Thurmaa.
His name is Allen Granberry Thurman.
His grandfather was Nathan Thurman, a
Baptist preacher in Prince Edward ooun
ty, Va. His father was Rev. Pleasant
Thurman, a Methodist preacher born in
Pittsylvania county, Va., in 1783. His
mother was Mary G. Allen of Kdentoo,
N. C. Her ancestor came with William
Penn his name was Nathaniel. His
great grand eon, Nathaniel, married Sarah,
sister of Joseph Hewes, one of the North
Carolina signers of the Declaration of In
dependence. Nathaniel, a son of this
union, born in Philadelphia 1755, died in
North Carolina in 1805. He was the
adopted son of Joseph Hewes, the Signer.
He served in the Revolution. His second
wife was Mary Granberry. She was the
mother of Judge Thurman. She was a
native of Edenton, was born in 1789, and
died at Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1857. She
was a half sister to William Allen, the fa
mous Governor and Senator from Ohio,
who was born in North Carolina. Judge
Thurman was born on the 13th November,
1813, at Lynchburg, Va., and was bap
tized by Bishop McKendiee of the Metho
dist church. Wilmington Star.
Ill
A Woman Kills a Highway Robber.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 24. The
notorious "Lone Highwayman," who has
for the past two years been a terror to
travelers in the vicinity of Kerrville, and
who has, without the assistance of a sin
gle confederate, repeatedly robbed stage
coaches, rifled mail bags, and gone through
as many as six commercial travelers in
broad daylight, without the slightest in
convenience or resistance, has been killed
He was shot by Mrs Lizzie Hay at her
home on the head prong of K10 Lombma
Border county last Monday. Mrs Hay's
story of the killing is as follow?:
Last Monday morning, I was sitting on
the floor in my room, when suddenly a
man appeared on the front gallery. He
had a red handkerchief tied around bis
head, and a piece of black calico over his
face. I said: "What do you want here?"
xiQ auo tci m o uuuo vi jvui uun ucdd,
I then said: "Get off that gallery or I'll
kill you." He laughed and said: "You're
a plucky woman, but I'll have what I
want out of this house or burn it down
over your dead; ty tnis time 1 bad a
needle gun, and he had entered. I drew
it down on him within eighteen inches of
his heart, but it snapped, and he said
"D n you, I'll kill you," at the same time
producing a large, keen-Waded knife, and
aimed it at my throat. I warded off that
blow; but the next time he struck the
end of the knife stuck in my forehead,
making an ugly gash; at the same time I
reverted ends of the gun, and struck him
on the head, felling him to the floor; and
before he could tise, 1 had reversed the
gun and pulled the trigger. This time it
fired, the bullet taking effect in his left
side. He gave a yell, and rolled out on
the porch. I looked for another cartridge,
but the blood was streaming down my
faoe, so I could not find it. I wiped it off
with my apron, and reloaded my auo. He
had by this time almost reached his horse.
I took aim and fired, but I don't think I
bit him. My husband was up in the
canon., but when he came home a few
hours after dark, he immediately organ
ized a party of rangers. They trailed him
for a distance of 20 miles by his blood,
and found bimdead.
His name is unknown, but is recog
nized to be the same man whose bold de
predations have for two years past terror
ized the whole of Baudro county.
c3T"" Capt. Henry Jackson, says the
Atlanta Constitution, has had perhaps
larger professional income than any Geor
Tl YT'll T .
gia lawyer Bince ien 11111 aiea. lie re
ceived $40,000 for his admirable manage
ment of the vast Harwood estate, which
be still manages; $15,000 for his Southern
Mutual case; $20,000 for the tax cases he
managed for the Northern insurance com
panies. His fixed retainers amount to
more than $10,000 per annum. He was
lately employed by a St. Louis client to
argue a case in the United States Supreme
Court, and had an offer of $20,000 a year
toaome to New York as counsel for an in
surance company; but he will never leave
Georgia, which State he honors, and
which io turn will honor him.
Idlf" A farmer living at Deer Run,
Ohio, receutly boiled down forty gallons
of cider to ten gallons, and put the liquid
outside the house to cool off. On the
place were seven hives of bees, aod they
soon discovered that a free treat was io
the vicnity. The bees swarmed down in
a body, and when the farmer went to get
his cider he found that they had com
pletely finished the entire ten gallons.
Ten gallons of cider consumed .by seven
hives of bees is a pretty good afternoon's
work.
As many people as please may believe the
above.
EST" Rev. Sam Jones is reported as
saying, "I think Heaven is graded and
some of you, when you get there, will
have to live on the back streets. Suppose
some of you women were put into one of
those houses not made witb hands and did
not keep it any better than you keep your
house down here, the Lord would lock up
the aoor and allow yon to receive no company.'
fts &1iarljgttje
The Yellow Fever Panic in the South.
It is to be hoped that the worst is over
in Florida, but there now seems to bo a
terrible panic in Alabama, Mississippi and
the River ports of Tennessee. An official
Washington dispatch of the 24th says:
"Telegrams received at the Postoffice
Department to-day from various points in
the South indicate that nearly all the rail
road trains in Mississippi and Alabama
have been stopped by the people, who are
panic stricken, tor fear of the yellow lever
invasion. A postal official at Atlanta tel
egraphs that trains running between Chat
tanooga and Meridian, Meridian and New
Orleans, Meridian and Shreveport, Aber
deen and Durant, Greenwood and Jack
son, Dorant and Tehula, Atlanta and Ar
tesia west of Columbus, Miss., are not per
mitted by the people to run, and the prob
ability is that Cairo and Mobile, Memphis
and New Orleans will be discontinued.
The only certain route now open to New
Orleans, it is stated, is by way of Mont
gomery; and even this is constantly
threatened. The people along the Vicks
burg and Shreveport Railroad, adds the
postal employe, seem to be a vast mob.
from Cairo, llhnon, the postmaster tel
egraphs that all trains on the Cairo and
Mobile road have been abandoned, as they
will be on the Cairo and New Orleans line
to-day. The country below is in the
hands ol a mob, and quarantine is every
where." Jacksonville, Sept. 24. Up to noon
there were some sixty cases of fever re
ported, most of them colored. Only six
deaths so far have been reported. Six
teen nurses arrived from Philadelphia,
but only three were accepted, as there
were but three females needed, for there
is a supply of male nurses here.
Jacksonville, Sept. 23. Eight long
weeks have passed since the first case ot
yellow fever that of McCormick was
developed at the Grand Union Hotel. To
night the official records show a total of
1,745 cases and 202 deaths. The daily
list of cases and deaths during the past
ten days has been fearful in a oity the size
of Jacksonville, with two-thirds of its pop
ulation absent. To-day's record of new
cases was again broken, the footing-np
reaching the figure 163. Of these, 103
were colored people, who are freely re
ported. It is now almost certain that
many hundred negroes have bad the fever
and recovered without a physician.
The old theory that negroes are not lia
ble to contraot yellow fever has been ex
ploded. It has been demonstrated that
they are almost as susceptible to attack
as the wtiites, but the issue is rarely fatal
with them, probably never, unless the
fever is complicated with organio diseases.
An old and eminent looal physician said
to-day: "Negroes never die of yellow
fever unleBB they call in a doctor."
v Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 24. All
through trains, both freight and passen
ger, over the Alabama and Great South
ern road have beeu discontinued since last
night, because of the rigid quarantine reg
ulations in Mississippi. A line oi pickets
has been established around this city, and
it will be continued until the danger is
over.
NewPklbans, Sept. 24. The Board
of Health has forbidden railroads to bring
into the city any coaches whioh have con
tained passengers from infected districts.
Local trains on the Illinois Central are
abandoned. Through trains run as usual
All trains have been withdrawn on the
Northwestern Railroad as they were not
allowed to pass Meridian or York. There
is not an mtected place on the Queen and
Crescent Railroad between here and Cin
cinnati. Mail trains are generally abandoned as
there is no rail connection now between
Chattanooga and Memphis, or Cairo.
Mails have been directed via Nashville,
Montgomery and New Orleaus.
Mobile, Ala. Sept. 24. All through
passenger trains on the Mobile & Ohio
railroad were suspended to-night, owing
to quarantine instructions in Mississippi,
Tennessee and Kentucky. Traffic will be
resumed, Manager Clark says, when the
people get over their pauic.
Memphis, Tenn. The strict uon inter-
couree quarantine regulations adopted by
the city authorities yesterday, against all
passenger trains on all railroads on the
east side of the Mississippi river, are being
rigidly enforced. Governor Taylor at
Nashville, was telegraphed to this morn
ing asking him to oall out the military of
the city, and to place them under orders
from the city authorities 10 aid in the en
forcement of quarantine orders. A spe
cial train from New Orleans containing
500 fleeing refugees from that city, Vicks-
burg, and other points along the line of
the .Louisville, New Orleans, and Mem
phis Railroad, will arrive at Lake View,
Miss., twenty miles south of Memphis this
afternoon. A speoial detail ol police will
meet the train, and coaches have been
provided by the several lines over whioh
they may have tickets, and transfer will
be made there aud each coach , will be
locked, and the passengers guarded
through Memphis and sent on to their des
tination. None will be allowed to stop.
Jacksonville, Sept. 25. The day
opened cold, damp, and very unpleasant.
Up to noon to-day only a few white' cases
were reported. -There are some forty
colored.
Natchez, Miss., Sept. 25. A sus
picious case of fever was reported about
eighteen miles nouth of Jackson, and not
very far from this city. This had the
effect of increasing the excitement which
prevails here. .
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25. The steam
boat P. C. Brown, from New Orleans,
bound to Cincinnati, passed this place at
midnight. She had 250 passengers, prin
cipally from Vicksburg. No one was
permitted to disembark.
Meridian, Alias., Sept. 25. Every thing
is shut down in this city 00 account of the
panic resulting from the yellow fever.
The streets are deserted and a general
leeling of litelessness prevails.
Louisville, Ky., Sept.. 25. It esti
mated that over 1,000 refugees from Jack
sonville, Decatur and Jackson, are now
making their homes io Louisville.
22f The Hendersonville. N. C. Board
of Trade publish the facts ol the fever epi
sode there. Two hundred and eixtv-nine
refugees arrived on the 13th. They went
to the hotels and boarding houses prepar
ed for them, escorted 'by a committee.
Five were taken sick on the train; five
cases developed on the day of arrival; two
died; four were dismissed well; two are
convalescent,, and two are still sick but
progressing favorably. Since the day of
arrival not a single case has developed.
AH excitement and alarm has abated and
the refugees are scattering to other places.
The scare is over. j
cm0cxixtf
N. C. News.
C2f The State Board of Health has
formerly requested Gov. Scales to stop
yellow fever refugees from coming into
North Carolina unless they go into regu
lar camp.
Br If this paragraph falls under the"
eye of William MoCarsoo, John McCar
Bon, Franklin MoCarson, Martin Good
man, James Goodman or Columbus Good
man, it will inform them that the Sheriff
of this county has received from their
kiuswoman, Mrs Martha Clark ot Jones
bo ro, Craighead county, Ark., ... a . letter
for them, the content! of which they
ought to know. States ville Landmark.
JgfThe minutes of the Wash-Foot
Baptist Association have just been print
ed at this office. This Association con
sists of a little band of 70 colored people
of Cabarrus and Mecklenburg counties.
Concord Standard.
fit has been thought that all such silly prac
tices had been forever abolished. . , ,
J-gr John S. Long, Esq., Las returned
from a visit to Baltimore. He fcil in with
the literary men of thai city while there
and visited several of their institutions of
learning. His lame as a leoturer had gone
before him and he was pressed into ser
vice on several occasions, and appoint
ments were made lor him extending be
yond the time of his visit. Niewbern
Journal.
. .-
Big Fish. The largest fish ever seen
io Pittsboro was exhibited on our streets
last week. It was a sturgeon seven feet
long and weighed 133 pounds. It was
taken on the trap belonging to Henry
Hill in Haw river about a mile above
Bland's mill. Henry was no little sur
prised on going to his trap on Monday
morning to find such an ugly looking cus
tomer. He tackled him witb rocks, but
the skull of the fish did not mash worth
cent, and they got him nearly to Pitts
boro before he died. A Sturgeon is an
acanthopterygious fish understand?
Pittsboro Home.
At VV. A. Withers, who has for
years been a chemist io the State Labora
tory, intends to take a special oourse of
study in- bis profession at Cornell Univer
sity. t3f Rev. Chalmers Moore of Peters
burg, Va., (formerly of Mecklenburg coun
ty, N. C., has signified his willingness to
accept a call to the Presbyterian church
at Laurinburg.
The Mullet Season. The mullet
fishing this season has been . unusually
good. It is an industry on whioh quite a
number depend for a livelihood in the
Fall and Winter. The fish are gutted and
salted in barrels and generally bring
about four cents a pound. Yesterday Mr
James A. Hewlett's seine landed 00 Ma
sooboro Beach 15,000 mullets. Mr Ben
Farrow, one of the oldest fishermen on the
Sound, said he has never seen as many
fish io one week in bis-52 year's experi
ence. Wilmington Review, 22d.
J5r Gov. Scales says he will not ac
oept auy more military companies this
year. There are now thirty, which is all
the State can manage just now. Only 25
are covered by the law. Overcoats will
Boon ba issued to all the 25. It requires
1,205.
R. D. Johnson was convicted 0
bigamy in Robeson county and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary. He con-
leased to having nlteen wives and said it
was cneaper 10 marry tuan to move a
family.
W. Duke, Sons & Co., have ship
ped since tbe first of August over 120,000,-
000 cigarettes, and since the first of Jan
uary, 780,000,000. Their orders for Sep
tember have been larger than any previ
ous month. They are shipping now about
three million daily. They have three fao
tories North making slide boxes, and yet
cannot get the boxes fast enough. They
are behind now over a million in their or
ders for their preferred stock. Durham
riant.
What a calamity that is to the boys of the
land I Can't the "W. C. T. U." do something to
curtail cigarette smoking, as well as whiskey
unniungrj
Death op Rev. Mr Morgan. We
regret to learn that Rev. R. S. Morgan,
D. D., for four years pastor of Front Street
M. h.. (Jhurcb, and one of the most elo
J " . . ... B
uueub uivines ever conueciea who me
North Carolina Conference, died in New
xorn lasi oaturaay nignt. We nave no
particulars as to bis last hours but we
bear he has bequeathed $3,000 to Grace
M. h,. Church in this city. Wilmington
lieview.
W Senator Vance will be at the State
Fair. His letter to President Upchurch
promises to give our people one of his old
time awakening talks.
Dr. J. M. Campbell cuts his Throat.
Dr. J. M. Campbell, a prominent phy
sician of this community, killed himself
while at his brother's last Sunday by out-
ting his throat with a pocket knife, sever
ing the wind pipe, lie has been in very
Daa neatth tor some time and this added
to business troubles is supposed to be the
i 1 . . .
cause 01 nis rasn ana unlortunate act.
Sanford (Moore county) Express. .
The Green Corn Fanner.
At Lexington, when Col. Dockery had
finished his speech, Zeb V. Walser. Esq..
presented to him some flowers. At the
conclusion of Judge Fowle's speech M. H.
Pinnix, Esq., presented him three large
bunches of flowers in behalf of the ladies
of Lexington. He stated that these beau
tiful flowers were presented to Judge
vowie Dy the white ladies of .Lexington.
At tbe conclusion of Col. Dockery's reply,
Lawyer George Bulla, brought forward
two green corn stalks and presented them
to Col. Dockery and said: "I present
these corn stalks to Col. Dockery, not in
the name of the white ladies of Lexington,
(which he said with a peculiar emphasis)
but in tbe name of the farmers of David
son county." """"' """""
Judge Fowle, in his rjoinder said: "If
Farmer George Bulla, and Farmer OliveT
Dockery, think they can fool the farmers
of David son by these green stalks of corn,
they are much greener than" the corn-it s
sell." Loud laughter and long contin
ued applause.
Further on Judge Fowle said: "If you
take the 105,000 negro votes out of the
Republican party, there would not be left
more voters than Farmer George Bulla
has ears of corn in his green corn patch."
Another outburst of loud laughter and
applause.
Farmer George looked like he would
give all of Levi P. Morton's special tax
oonas 11 ne naa never seen any green corn.
Lawyer Bulla is now known as the
"green corn farmer," but the public is
not to say green corn or even roasting
ears, when they So to Lexington, unless
they want to fight.
KXlottV ii
They all Got License.
The examination of applicants ; for li
cense to practice law was concluded last
week by the N. C. Supreme Court and
thirty-two new lawyers were' sent forth.
The, class made a remarkable reoord,
every'member having stood tbe test and
come out with success emblazoned on bis
banner. Tbe following are tbe names of
the lioensed : .
A J Field, Granville count; B S
RoyBter, Granville; W R Lovill, Wa
tauga; H H Jordan, Iredell; E J Justice,
Rutherford; R N Hackett, Wilkes; CD
Holland, Gaston; , J A Anthony, Cleve
land; O F Mason, Gaston; J F Sohenck,
Cleveland; S G Finley, Wilkes; E I Pool,
Johnston; W D Pollock, Lenoir; A D
Cowlen, Iredell; A S Grand y, Granville;
R T Fleming, Buncombe; Paul Jones,
Edgecombe; L J Crowell, Stanly; J C
Brooks, -Pasquotank; James Whitehum,
Edgecombe; MA Newland, Caldwell; W
D Mclver, Moore; H E Shaw, Pender, C
C Daniels, Wilson; V E Holcomb, Surry;
J J Lookhart, Halifax; A C Shaw, Rich
mond; Duff Merrick, Buncombe; J T
Brittain, Guilford; J F Gamble, aod O N
Brown, Mecklenburg; J J Perkins, Pitt.
Col. Dockery's Beoord on Negroes.
,
In the Legislature o l858-'59, in the
House of Commons, a bill was introduced
"to remove free persons of oolor from the
State." The object of the bill, as is plain
from its title, was to get rid of all free ne
groes. ' The indefinite postponement of
the bill was moved, which, if done, would
kill the bill. The yeas and nays were
called and motion to indefinitely postpone
was carried. But Oliver H. Dockery
voted against postponement. See House
Journal, pages 36, 452 and 453.
Io the same Legislature, in the House
of Commons, a bill was introduced "to
force the collection of debts from free ne
groes." In this bill was a provision to
put up free negroes to publio hire for five
years or less practically a sale for the
term for which he was bid off to the low
est bidder. It was moved to indefinitely
pos'i'ooe the bill and thus to kill it, but
Col. Dockeiy voted against tbe motion.
It was then moved to kill the bill by lay
ing it on the table, and Mr Dockery again
voted no! See House Journal, pages' 250,
513, 514 and 515.
So much for Dockery and free negroes.
Now for Dockery and slaves:
In the House of Commons of tbe same
Legislature, a bill was introduced "to pre-
wont t Via am a ni no !jri rl oImwasi Vk cv mill "
v vuw vuw iA4 nuvipaviuu va oiatco j j win
A motion was made to kill tbe bill by
laying it upon the table. Dockery voted
against the motion. A motion was made
to insert in the bill a provision authoriz
ing free negroes to become slaves, aod
Dockery voted for tbe motion, aud when
the bil came up on its final passage it waB
defeated, but Dockery voted fof it. See
House Journal, pages 229, 497, 498, 490
and 5U0.
To sum it all np in a few words, then
Dockery was quite willing to make slaves
of free negroes, but utterly unwilling to
make freemen of slave?; now free negroes
are bis chosen allies.
Dockery's Demagogism.
Dockery demagogically endeavors by
every means to excite prejudice against
lawyers. He goes so far as to say that if
Cape. Alexander had been nominated by
Ihe Democrats be would not have run
against him, but would instead have done
his utmost to secure his election. With
out referi ing to tbe fact that Dockery's
and Capt. Alexander's platforms are as
far apart aS platforms could be, it is suffi
cient to show the utter demagogism of
this statement of Dockery's to poiut out
that there are four lawyers on the ticket
witb Dockery for positions other than
those strictly judicial, while on the Demo
cratic ticket there is but one. Pritchard,
the Republican nominee for Lieutenaut
Governor, is a lawyer. He is opposed by
Col. Holt, a farmer aud a manufacturer.
McKesson, the Radical nominee for
Auditor, is a lawyer, and is opposed by
Mr Sanderliu, a farmer and a minister of
the gospel, iason, the Republican can
didate for Superintendent ot Publio In
struction, is also a lawyer, opposed by
Maj. Finger, an educator by profession
and ot proven fitness lor his lofty calling.
Tom Devereux, H-tdical oandidate lor
Attorney-General, is a lawyer, of coarse,
as, equally of course, is bis opponent, the
able and faithful Col. Davidson. Now
here are four lawyers on tbe Republican
ticket to but one on tbe Democratic
Llbree on the former for offices not re
quiring lawyers to uoue on the, latter.
Isu't Dockery going to vote for tbe three
lawyers on Radical ticket against the
three men not lawyers on the Democratic?
Isn't he going to vote for his own ticket?
Hasu't be already voted for a lawyer, and
a negro lawyer ai that, against a respecta
ble white farmer of his county, and doesn't
he sty he would do it again il tbe darkey
lawyer were a nominee of his party?
What then, does bis effort to excite preju
dice against lawyers in general and his law
yer opponent, Judge Fowle, io particular,
amount to? Does it not appear an effort
of the sheerest demagogism to all who
will look upon it without prejudice? Is
it not oonlemptable in the sight of all
reasonable, honorable, frank and straight
forward men? Why,. Dockery is a law
yer himself, though a mighty poor one in
deed. The only difference between him
self and Judge Fowle on this point is that
he baa been a failure at the law, as at
everything else, while Judge Fowle has
been a magnificent success. How utterly
contemptible, then, is his effort to excite
prejudice against his able opponent by
dwelling upon the fact that. tbe latter is a
lawyer, as many of our greatest and best
and purest; men have been. Out upon
such vile demagogism! It is almost a
shame to us that it is to be found within
the limits of our Slate. Raleigh Observer.
While Col. Dockery is abusing lawyers, 'it
should be remembered that he is educating one
of his sons for a lawyer.
J. Q. SH ANNONHOUSE & CO.'S
List of Goods now in Stock:
Brennan's Cane Mills, Cider Mills and
Evaporators,
Roland and Syracuse Chilled Plows,
aieiKie s steel riows,
Cultivators,
Corbio, Acme and Thomas Harrows,
Corn Shelters,
Feed Cutters,
Davis Swing Churns, '
Farm Bells. "
Mowers. 1
Horse liakea, '
Superior Orain Drills.
Tennessee WagoLS,
Watertown and other Spring Wagons.
Open and Top.Buggies,
Road Carts,
Plantation Manure Spreaders, &c.
Choice Field and Grass Seeds in season.
Come to the Agricultural ImDlement Hom
for Goods In our line -
J. G. 8HANNONHOU8E & CO.
July 13, 88. :
Hunting for Work in a City.
At this season of the year thousands of
young men in the country towns and on
the iarms read the want columns of the
city papers, and jump to the conclusion
that light and remunerative jobs are to be
bad for tbe asking.
Sometimes these youngsters ask a city
man about the business opportunities in
the metropolis which he claims as his
home, and his reply is generally encourag
ing. The answer to such questions is to
the effect that in this country there is
work for every man, and that ao honest
aod industrious stranger who is willing to
turn his hand to anything need not remain
unemployed anywhere.
Now, let us see bow this pans out. The
New York vVorld recently sent a reporter
out as an applicant for employment in
order to test the matter. The young man
walked and rode all day, trying hundreds
of shops and stores, but without success,
and at the cost of sixty cents for streetcar
fares. He tried it again the next day,
spent sixty cents more for car fare, and
with the same result. He offered to do
any kind of work and accept any salary,
but there was no place for him.
Every city is a smaller New York. In
experienced strangers without money and
friends find it almost impossible to get
anything to do at living wages. This is
the situation in every American city, and
yet every year when the business season
opens there is a rush from the country of
sanguine young men who confidently ex
pect to walk into easy positions and draw
large Balarie. Ninety-nine in a hundred
are disappointed. Some of them have the
good hard sense 10 return home and make
tbe beet of it but a Urge cumber stick to
the city, drill into lines of work for which
they have no capacity or liking, and drag
out a wretched existence until they break
down or do worse.
There is something iu all this lor coun
try boys to ponder. Before they leave the
old farm they should have something bet
ter in view, wuh a reasonable assurance
of getting there.
"Tbe Assassins of Temperance"
have played the wild with local option in
Winchester, Va. Two years ago the
(dryB" carried tbe town by one hundred
and sixty-nine majority. On Thursday
of last week the Mweta" won by one hun
dred and eleven.
British Cotton Spinners. London,
Sept. 21. The executive committee of the
Cotton Spinners' Association met at Man
chester ;o-day and unanimously adopted a
proposition to run tbe mills on short time
in order to effect a speculative ring.
1" In Judge ThurmanV touching ad
dress to a colored delegation he said.this:
"Now, I might also say I was raised
among colored people. Ooe of the most
intimate companions of my childhood, and
one whom 1 took care of till be died, was
a colored boy of about my own age who
bad been given to me by my grandfather,
not as a slave, but as a playmate and com
panion. If ever one child loved another
that boy loved me and I loved him, and
never were more sincere tears shed than I
shed over him. But we cannot expeot
justice in a political campaien, and I have
been denounced as an enemy of the col
ored race; I deny nothing that is true, but
this charge is untrue. '
JUST RECEIVED,
200 Bushels Seed Oats.
100 " Clover Seed.
50 " Orchard Grass.
200 " Seed Rye.
200 M Wheat.
My Seeds are fresh and of the best quality.
Parties desiring ACID PHOSPHATE and
AMMONIATED GUANO for Grain Crops can
now get it.
E.B. SPRINGS.
Sept. 14, 1888.
Bagging and Ties.
I have now on band a large stock of all kinds
of Bagging and Ties, which I offer very low.
Call aud get my prices before buying as it will
be to your interest.
I also have on hand a lot of second hand
and Dundee Bagging, which I advise all to use,
as it will help to break the Bagging "Trust."
E. B. SPRINGS,
August 3i; 1883. Charlotte.
Last Notice.
I have waited long and patiently for the set
tlement of my claims.' All persons indebted to
me are requested to call at ray old stand on Col
lege street and pay up, as I cannot wait longer.
Should settlements be delayed I will be forced
to take legal action.
J. C. BURROUGHS.
Aug. 31, 1888. lm
Dissolution Notice.
The firm of Hales & Boyne is this dav dis-
1 1 I A. . T-m WW ,
suivcu uy inumai consent, j. a. Hale retiring.
J. O.. fl ALii&O,
J. S. BOYNE
April 18, 1888-
I have this day associated with me Mr C. L.
Badger, under the firm name of BOYNE &
BADOER. We shall snprwod th firm nf TToi.
& Boyne, and continue the Jewelry business in
11 Wa : L. .1 a . ii . .
mti iu uiiutun, witti wc ery uesi B&iuea WOrK-
men to be obtained, honest goods, lowest prices
and the lamest stock to select from in tha irT
We shall hope to merit a continuance of the
iauuunge bu urcraiiy oesiowea upon the old
fira- Very respectfully,
April 18, '88. JAMES 8. BOYNE. .
In retiring from the firm of Hales & Boyne, I
desire to express my sincere appreciation of the
liberal Datronasre the old firm haa nlnvut nH
bespeak for the new. firm a continuance of the
T - I 1 Jl il . .
oauie. l sunn uouoness remain wun tne bouse
in the capacity of watch-maker and assist my
friends and the ntiblic. No wnrk will ha ii.4
- - ' - . 1U1 U(.U
out which will not be in all respects thoroughly
April 20. '88. J. II. HALES.
BEST CORN MEAL
A5D
Mill Feed
At
STAR MILLS,
Jan. 6. 1888.
For Sheriff.
I hereby announce mwlf & an lnrtarunii..
candidate for 8heriff of Mecklenburg county, to
be decided by the election on the first Tuesday
iu iiuicuiucr.
M. A. DULIN.
July 27, 1888 pd
o
For Tax Collector.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for
the ofpee of Tax Collector for Mecklenburg
County, subject only to a decision of the voters
at the polls on the day of election.
June . 1888. f ,. T.S.COOPER.
To Farmers anrj Merchants.
8.000 pounds Blue Stone, Wholesale and Re
tail. ; WILSON DRUG CO.
Pierce's Ready-Mixed Faint
Is the best in use 18 lb. to ih n.nn
Colors. Sold only by
Comparative Cotton Statement.
The following is the comparative cotton
statement for the week ending Sept. 21 :
1888. 1887.
Net receipts at U. 8. ports, 89,557 187,543
Total receipts to date, 174,836 349,527
Exports for the week, .800 57,447
Total exports to date, 173 10419
Stock at all U. 8. ports, 196247 295,810
Stock at all interior .towns, 15,044 39,iu
Stock in Liverpool, 232.000 411.000
Stock of American afloat for
Great Britain, , ,42.000 76,000
Total Receipts at all American Ports
since Sect 1st. 1888,
The following are tbe total net receipts
of ootton at all United States sea-ports
since September 1st, 1888: Gahtttcn
54,396 bales; New Orleans,.28,651; Mobile,
9,209; Savannah, 55,385; Charleston, 14,
476; Wilmington, 3,972; Norfolk, 5,690;
Baltimore, ; New York, 782; Bos-
ton, 503; Newport News, ; Phila
delphia, 80; West Point, 732; Bruns-
wick, 732; Port 14oyal,28; Pensacola, .
Total, 174,608.
Total Visible Supply of Cotton.
Niw York, Sept. 22. The total visi
ble supply of ootton- for tbe world is
761,182 bales, of which 191,282 are
American, against 1,345,540 and 765,840
respectively last year; receipts at all in
terior towns, 58,837; receipts from planta-.
lions, 104,894. Crop in sight
1 ELKIN.
We have secured the Agency in Charlotte for
the celebrated
Elkin Wool Yarns,
Elkin Cassimeres,
Elkin Jeans,
, Elkin Blankets,
Elkin Socks. ;
These Goods are made in North Carolina, and
are given op to be better and cheaper than any
like Goods ever sold here. Full stock always
on hand.
E. L. KEESLER & CO.,
Aug. 17,1888. 13 West Trade street.
J. O. THOMAS & CO.,
DBXLKES IN
CHOICE GROCERIES,
Cigars, Tobacco. Country Pro
duce, etc.:
Canned Fruits, Meats and Vegetables a
specialty.
J. O. THOMAS & CO.,
No. 6, North Tryon St , Charlotte, N. C
July 6. '88.
Public Announcement.
Not as a candidate seeking an office do we ask
the "dear people" to "lend ua their ear," but for
something that will be of vast benefit to all and
particularly do we ask to be beard by that large
class who earn their daily bread by "the sweat
of their brow" the farmers, mechanics, and the
"masses" in general, and to whom a half dollar
saved on a pair of Shoes ia of tbe utmost im
portance. .
It is this : After fully deliberating over the
matter we have decided to inaugurate a new de
parture in the Retail SHOE business of Char
lotte, something that haa nover been attempted
before. We will from this day on sell Shoes of
the very best quality, and that are guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction, at retail, at exactly the
same price we sell them at wholesale, bnt for
CASH DOWN EVERYTIME. And why not?
We will, by this new venture, mere than triple
our present sales. Besides, the Wholesale busi
ness has to be done very largely on time, thus
incurring risk and not infrequently losses. The
Retail buyer who pays as he goes, and whose
cash is certainly preferable to the long credit
and risk of the Wholesale buyer, Is therefore en
titled to supply bis wants at tbe very lowest
prices. We have therefore marked down the
prices of everything aff follows :
Our Gents $5.00 H. S. Goods (waranted) to $4.00
" " 3.00 M. 8. " - 2.50
' " 2.50 " " M 2.00
" " ! 2 00 " " " M ' 1 " 1.80
" M 1.75 " ' rt " 1.45
And oar entire Stock in proportion. A call
will convince you that we are thoroughly in
earnest, and mean just exactly what we say.
MOYER & CO.,
No. 36 East Trade St., under Democrat Office.
Aug. 17, 1888.
ATTENTION!.
Exit Oysters with your R. R. R. K I ' ICE
CREAM and SHERBET at '
Taylor's Restaurant.
1 will keep a supply constantly of CRYSTAL
ICE CREAM, the superior excellence of which
is attested by the many , thousands who have
bought it. Families supplied with Ice Cream
and Sherbet at short notice.
French Candv. Cakes. Crackers. Confection
ery, &c.
tSf Meals at all hours. Tabla Bnar.l t
reasonable rates.
W. B. TAYLOR.
April 20, '88.
SEED WHEAT. ,
Good clean Fultz WHEAT for sale by
S. A. LOWRANCE,
Mooresville, N. C.
Aug. 31, 1888. 4w-pd
OUR EXHIBIT
Surpasses any Former Season.
We are now showing new and elegant Com
bination Costumes. Although the time is early
they are already beginning to move. Buy early
and secure the most attractive Novelties of the
season.
8ee our handsome Irfie of Ladies' Cloths. We
are showing them in f oar diSerent grades from
$1 per yard to $3 60 per yard. This line of
Goods will be in great demand for the coming
season.
See our All-Wool Serges at 50 cents. Tbey
will be great favorites on account of the extra
value. Beautiful line of Shades. Big line of
Novelty Flannels for Sacqnes and Blouse Waists.
Call and see our Stock. We will take pleas
ure in showing you through.
T. L. SEIGLE & CO.,
8ept 14, 1888. No. 11 West Trade St
W. R. BUBWKLL.
B. A. ETTKN.
BURWELL & DUNN,
Wholesale and Retail Drarcists.
Offer all Goods in their line at lowest market
prices.
.We have a large and well selected Stock, and
pay strict and caret ul attention to the Retail
Trade. ....
BURWELL & DUNN,
Opposite Central Hotel.
Sept, 7, 1888. r T
HARDWARE!!
Hardware.
HAMMOND JUSTICE t
Whol sale and Retail Amam YtftW tiaWA SB: nil
stock of all Goods in their line Hardware, Cut-
iwj, xrun. aua, carriage ana wagon Material.
Merchant! of th inrrAnnrllniv srnmM KaA
only to give them a trial to be convinced that
they are selling Hardware as Iqw as any House
In the Bute. '
Charlotte. Oct 14, 1887.
Glass.
We have received a large and complete stock
ot Window Glass, large and small sizes, Bingle
and double thick. . ,
. R. H. JORDAN & CO.,
May 15. 1888. h Springs' Corner.
Corn and Cob Ileal-
T mm nnw n . .3 . A i fA a fi.t
v (uiiiucu w cruau win iuu
and grind the same for the public. '
IV SP mTm III UT "9
BUR WELL & DUNN.
Feb. 24. '88.