Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8r' * jf^- - \^- , .' >.v/ * *' wrtHr#"'"-rv'^|- vS^< i _| /"u I^li^i "^1^ jpf" I I ^ j i i - The EngUsb sparrow is denounced by the Boston Transcript us responsible for the rapid increase of destructive insects. f Professor Kluge, of Jena, in an address, stated that Shakespeare, in his works, uses $8,000 words. The lecturer then showed that the Old Testament con* taiaed only B800 different words. Execution by electricity appears to the San Ft|ncisco Chronicle to have bven reduced to a science iu New York, for two murderers have been put to death iu the ohair with no eviden ce of suffering. This new process is as instantaneous as that by the guiilotino and far less , ^ ghntlj. < The posffion of Memphis, Te , is peculiar. The treacherous Mississppl bes cut a new channel four miles from the town, and the San Francisco Chroni'* ole declares that unless prompt measures do ia*cen to iorce the stream into its old bed the city will be loft high and dry. ^ Of course, as the river is the life of the Fv city no expense will be spared to bring , ^^its waters back. Those who only know fivers that preserve the same bed will be 1 apt to regard this story ss a Western exaggeration, but the people are in dead earnest. To them it is a matter of life or death. In days of old when much distinction ( was had in meeting-houses the spelling I of our word pew was pue. In French it was puye, in Spanish it was poye, a bench; 1 jr? in Latin it was podium, a balcony or elo- ( vated place next to the arena, where the Emperor sat, and in Greek it was pous, the foot?and in all cases where the feet of tho worshiper rested?a raised place on the floor of the church where one 1 might sit or might stand or might kneel. In Puritan meeting-houses the choice pews were round about tho walls, one ' step up, and the deacons' seats near the < pulpit t wo steps up,and those of the ruling elders one step higher yet. In these ( later d^ys, observes the Chicago Herald, , the best pews are in the center of the I church?the wall pews fetch Icai price. 1 ? j It is a curious fact in the history of our civilization^ notes the New York * Wnr!d. that the flrat insicuainnt nf frima portatioo, the cmmnon roadWttf IT tfie" ^ to receive izz attention of scioace. * The railroad and the ocean steamship were transformed into modern palaces before the common dirt road in this country began to attract serious attention. For generations economists have ^ taught that the problem of the distribution of wealth is equal in importance to the problem of its production, and yet our neighboring farmers are content to lumber over roads that make the cost of j transportation so high that the remote cultivator of the West who sends his pro- , duets over a thousand miles of railroads*, > can undersell biro in the Eastern market. ' The real reason "why we have so few , good roads" is the lack of appreciation | _M - vi uicir economy* I How rapid the industrial progress oi 1 the South has been for a decaae add now j is?rapid beyond the realization even ol ^ the men tha^are brioging it about?is r sot forth in the Foruui by Richard H. "j -V Edntopds, late editor of the Manfac- | turers'.*Record, of Baltimore, whose 1 life's study has been given to tho subjecf. Among the most significant facts , set forth by Mr. Edmonds are these: Hinco 1881 the corn crop of the South has increased seventy-fire per cent, as against seventy-one per cent, in the rest of the country; the cotton crop has increased from five and a half million to nine million bales?an increase in value, cvdn with tho present low price, of two i hundred millions of dollars: in 1891 thero were nearly 45,000 miles of railroad in the South, against less than 24,- , 000 In 1881?a gain of eighty-sever per cent, as against a gain of fifty-six per cent, in the rest of the country. The ' passenger traffic of the same roads increased during the same period 360 per ; cent, as against an increase in the rest ol ! ^ the country of only 168 per cent. Io ^ pigiron manufacture tho South's output jnmped from 451,000 tons in 1881 tc 1,914,000 in 1891?a gain of 223 pei cent, as against a gain for the rest of the country of seventy-eight per ceat.; in ] other word*, in 1881 the North and 1 rWeet made more than nine timei ai j much iron a* the South, in 1891 thej , made Uea than four times as much. Th< increase in. the number of mill operators in the South was 185 per oent. as against an increase in New England of seven* i a teen per ceot. And so is every line ol ' ** '. productive activity the marvellous rapid j ity of inoreaae is explained, showing that ] |t in aseessed valuations the property of 1 f the South has in this period very nearly 1 ft, doubled and increased from 8187 pei ^ capita to 8271?a record that is probably without a parallel in the whole history of substantial industrial growth. And in spite of the temporary depressiot ffcyf caused by an over production of cotton, the inoreaae goes on. 1 POLITICAL WORLD. 1 Candidates, Conventions, Nomina- T tions, Elections. All the News of Political Movements T of the Four Partiee. Cail Schurz is expected to speak twice in Chicago duriug tnc campaign. Ex-Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, m was uominated for Congress by the Republicans of his district Monday. al At the convention of tlio People's party of New Jeiscy, held nt Trenton, at Benjamin Bird, of Huntcidou county, ^ was noiniuated for Governor. Iowa went Democratic last week by 10,000 majority. cj George D. Wise was for the 7th time ej uoininnted at Richmond by the Demo . fifiSta of the art! .Virgiuia-dietml st?a Qi^' grces. f(J The People's party of Massachusetts Ik have nominated Mnj." Ilenry Winn for Governor an 1 a full ticket. Maj. Winu nr was the party's Candida'c last year. D Bikminoiiam, Ai,a'.?J. II. Uankhcad, te (Dcm ) was renominated for Congress in N the Sixth district. J K. Cobb. (t)?m) gi was renominated in the Fifth district. ro Francis Kernan, United State? Sena- Y tor from 1875 to 1881, died at Utica, N. Y., ou the 7th inot. He enjoyed the be confidence an 1 respect of all Democrats. Ho was the party Candida'o for Governor, af and defeated Roscoo Conkliog for the Ci House of Repsesentatives. lu Tho Renublicans of th/> Tliir?1 Pnnnd. vania Congress district, in convention nt ro Philadelphia, endorsed Congressman w Wiliam McAleer, tue independent Democratic candidate, -who has been endorsed by the Democratic County Committ e rc The Republican Moptaua State Conven- (j, don nominated the following ticket: Governor, J. E, Pickards; Lieuteuant-Gov . ;r.ior, W. C. Botkiu; Congressman, Chas. r< W. Hartman. The platform endorses 8,1 Harrison's Administration and protective and reciprocity policy, and advises At ireeandunlimitc-d toinnge of silver. *n The Democratic State convention of North Dakota on Tuesday nominated co fames P. O'Brien, straight out caudida e ha for Congress, over M O. Ticgen, ndependent, by a v.?ts of 155 to 73 00 l'his was a victory for the unti fusion in aing of the party. th Colonel Harris, the candidate of the l'hird party for Congresiuian at-large of from Kausas is a Virginian and a giadu nc ito of the Virginia Military Institute nt ha Lexington. He went to ICnusas iu 1800 Pi ind soon nma-scd a handsome fortune in real es ate speculations. Ho re ides nt c? Lin vood, iu Loaven worth county, an I cc s the owner of the celebrated herd of th diort .orn cattle known as the LinwooJs, iH md said to b? the finest hord of Crui be ;ol. Harris had always been a Democrat CHAMPION CORBETT. jg John L. Sullivan "The Big Fellow" JfJ Has Fallen. in Lt Was a Battle of Science Against Cxi Strength and the "TerribleRight" tin Fails the Ex-Champion. B0' ?d w( Nfw Orleans, La. ?.Tames Corbott is jj] now the champion prize fighter of the ou world, having defeated John L. Suliirnn in the 2lst round, at the close of which Corbctt had positively not a .era'eh on him flnd he stood smiling aud -\y bowing modestly while poor Sullivan -yy was back in his chair the picture of dctpair. lie recovered and rose nnd Cor- .. bett crossed quickly over and shook ? bands with him. Sullivan tried to address the crowd, very hoarse as bo said : "QentleincTF, all that I have to say is ca that I have stayed one#..too long in the 84 ling, and that I-atn glad that America tins so good a champion." W There was a great, wild nnd "woolly H< West/' Southern yell when Corbett knocked John L. Sullivan out, hut that tw was not a marker to the wild mad- nf, bouse demonstration that the gang made 0^j when John L Sullivan said thoso insnly lvftrria Twenty-one rounds: Time one hour md 23 miuutcs. A Tickling Feast. JJ" At a recent Neuilly Fair, Paris, which M (his year has been of a more attractive en character than ever and visited by many _e American residents and tourists, a new ^n< fad was introduced which, like the con* fetti of Italian fame, gave rise to some q( Beno-comic encounters. Peacock feathers 3, were sold everywhere, and hundreds of w| people were seen carrying them in f0, bundles through the thoroughfares and over the sidewalks every day for tho purpose of tickling the necks and the faces of the visitors. "When the seller* ^ attempted to transfer the sale and use of *1 the peacock feathers to thtf boulevards of the city they promptly fell under the ban of the police. The Parisian dudes tickling eAch other's noses on the streets or in the Boil would undoubtedly have ^ been a very edifying spectacle.-?New Orleans Picayune.^ ^ Sullivan to Have a Benefit. ce Nhw York, N. Y.?It has not bern WJ ..t ..k.il.? a..m ?J<ii Of iw ubviuou ?iiovuci Dumvnu will ii ive A benefit at Madison Square Qitrden and , probably will not until the party returns North. Coroett Announced that if a benefit was held he would pay $1,000 for * box and wou'd appear and spar with to the bencficiarr. pe The Arkansas Election. ^ Ltttlb Rook, Ark . - From returns al- j*" eady received of the election, it a probab'e that the Democratic State ' ickctis successful by from 18,000 to 20, >00 plurality. The Legislature will bo'1^ Democratic by a largo majority. The People's party ticket polled a surprisingy light vote. They did not carry six counties in the Stato. Suioide of a Clergyman. ^ Lkksburo, FijA.?Rev. J. E. Julian, gn rector of the Episcopal church here, fo committed suicide at a late hour In the co night No cause is atfigncd. He wrs cx ?u Englishman, and had only been about bn tiv_ yours in th s country. nc 'HREE STATES' BRIEFS. olographic Dispatches From Many Points of Interest. he Fields of Virgina, North and South Carolina Carefully Gleaned For News. VIRGINIA. Gen. Jaiucs It. Anderson, of Richlond, died Wednesday. A great religious revival is in progress \ t Appomattox. , Joe Searles, nged 19, was riding a colt < Cliristinnsbury which threw him, fraciring his skull aud causing instant death. The Free Masons liavo laid n corner one nt Staunton for the Methodist 1 lurch, for the third time on the same 1 >ot, 1834, 1859, and 1892. 1 nJR ?r Ba'cm, tftid the coroners jury ( uad that the cause was "dropsy of the Iftft, aggravated by too much tobacco." Two Russian Jews, of Norfolk, were j rested Friday night at the instanco of ] r. Thoin, quarantine officer, for at- , mpting to smuggle immigrants from f cw York into Norfolk. The immi- | ants arrived on thcN. Y- P. and N. rnil- | ad, and arc now quarantined at the N. | ., P. and N. wharf. i J. \V. Grant, a farmor near Clarcmont, < nt his wife and daughter, and they ? <1 to a neighbor's Grant n few days s tcrrccivodn notice signed "White ips," winch gave him warning that if ; was still in the couuty at the cxpirain of ton days he would he visited and uglily dealt with Ho hrcdcd the aruing, has sold out his crops and gono. NOBTH CAROLINA. The fox hunters of Goldsboro have al uly brought in twenty-five brushes is scaron. Tho project of establishing a line of sight steamers between Wilmington d Paltimorc is assuming shape. The Swannnnoa river is nearly dry and ihcville is threatened with a water mine. Isaic Osborno was killed in Mitchell unty by moonshiners, upon whom he d roportcd. Massachusetts capitalist who own 70,Oacres in Madison county arc dcvelopg the tract aud building a railroad rough the property from Hot Springs. Rev. H. D. Jjcqucux. formerly pastor tho fiaptis^ church of Hickor.% has leuueed his allegiance to that faith and a been ordained a minister in the esbytcrian Church. Tho directors of the Atlantic & North troliua Railroad have declared a 2 per nt. dividend on the capital stock of e road, to be paid October 1st. This the first dividend the road has ever on able to declnr;;, and \t "yrMI +OA, Vinwig; oi*vc OTeVgc^Iarper, . John Aaron aud H. lis, three desperate colored criminsls, iapuu from ihe jail iu Halifax couuty. irnnv nnr) A oi>a?i tvdfn roonn * 1 o aaix X ?? J'VI uuu iiuiuu ?vvv**nj vvu" ;tod of brutnlly mutilating Richard irt, and scnteuced to fifty years each the peuitcntiury. Bonor Joso Palius Sautos, of Havnua iba, is in Ruleigh. He c ime to learn b English language and to find out incthing about American business uieth s. When he arrived be knew not a )id of English, but lie is learning japly. He expressed himself pleased with r couutry and people. SOUTH CAROLINA. D. A. Chaudlcr was shot and killed by . B. Boyd, his employer at Sumptcr edncsday. Fire at Marion, Wednesday, destroyed e dental olhcu of Drs. Hamilton & isquc. Columbia now uses filtered water, the pacity of their new filters being d,U54,0 gallons of pure water per doy. Gov. Tillman has respited until Oct. 7 illinuis.the negro who murdered Mayor :nnomnu, of Spartanburg. Jonas Robinson and J. L. Tranimcll, ] o local spoils, of Greenville, have <j rccd to tight to a tiuisli, with five J uce gloves, iu a in >nth, for $200 aside. The Republicans carried Vermont last iek, electing Fuller, Governor, by 20,Omajoiity. I The Confederate monument at Green-' ' lie, one of the liandso n? st ami-costliest the South was unveiled on Sept. 13th. , ilitary from all over the State were urea 4 t. The nionumcut is the result of 1 ars of loving labor by the Ladies Mem- t orial Association. ' Governor Ti linan, lias respited until :tober7ththc death sentence of Milly 1 rown, a fom tocu-yeur ol I negro girl, ' ho wat to have been hanged Friday- * r murdering a baby. % A. Foster, who killed his rival and ( ul ir T<*fTi*wio urlt a Irilliwl a urltifn man 4mj utui iv 7 itiiv nuiv>-? ?? fv umU| j ro negroes, v/cre hung at Spaitn :burg, ( iday. I OTHER STATES. The Convention of Stntiouary Engicrs, in session at AUIauta, Go., have I opted a resolution in favor opening the orld's Fair on Sunday. Tlie body of a inulutto boy, arrested on iiesduy 011 suspicion of burglary and inn.ltarism committed at Waldon, Fla., as discovered hnnging from n portion the cold storage building in the heart tho village. There is no clue to tho nchors It is said the boy confessed e crime. Feuinlo suffrage has at last wou a vicry iu Missiabinpi. The that election rhapsat which wojnou ever voted in e South is that on stock-lair question it closed in Jackson county. Only Js n exercised the privilege. The law yg that all persons who are bou'eholdi and none other shall vote oa the fence lestioq. This admits'all women who rn homes to the right of suffrnge. Mrs. Martin Turns up Missing. tficw Yohk, N. Y.?Mrs. M. O. Martin, Atlanta, On., who wax arrested rtfccutcharged with smuggling laces and other kkIs into thi> put, failed lo appear hero United States Commissioner Ilitehck when called to appear to-day, for munition. Mrs. Mart n is out on il. >(< r counsel claimed she was in cent of tho date of the bearing. NOMINATE^" AN EX-CONVICT. Fredictamenf of Democrats in the Fourth Illijois Senatorial District. [Columbia, S/C., State.] CmcAoo, jLjj.?Democrats of the 4th Senatorial district are Indignaut ovyr tlje discover/ tint Chnrles A Spring, ^oia they have uf minuted for the House of Representatives at Springfield, is none other thau to notorious jailbird, Char ley O'Brien, alias Frisco O'Brien, a notorious tlief and burglar, whose mug adorns theroguo's gallery, and who has dene time in at least two penitentiaries. He belongs to a gang that infested the West Side in the seveuftes, and twelve years ago joined thirteen other toughs in fiu attvmpt to loot the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Twclvo of these worthies didtiino out Wtct as a result of their rrom that' poin^qj^?^to Chicago in Iu Feb uary of thlit year O'Brien was mplicatcd in a burglary hero and was photographed by the police bureau, where his picture, numbered 241, may still be secu. For some years he had >con keeping a see >nd class saloon, and became prominent in Democratic politics. Spring was warned uot to accept i nomination, but atnbitiou got the better of prudence, and to-day a Democratic :vcnitig paper expose? his record. It is supposed he will roilgn from the ticket. ,1 "CAN'T EUCHRE CHICAGO. How Money Will be Made Out of the World's Fair Souvenir Coin. Washington, D. O ?Mr. H. A. Cron in, of Chicago, one of tlies'ockholdcrs of tho World's Fair, who is hero on a visit, lias been interviewed ns follows in regard to the World's Fair souvenir half dolhr, ind how Chicago expect* to mukc fo, 100,000 out of 12,500,000. "You see, in thnt $2,505,000 we will lave 5,000,000 souvenir half dollars. Not >ne of these will sell for 1cm than a dol ar, and we have made nrrnngeim nts to :ontrol the whole issue, so thnt they will )e virtually sold at au< tion. There is one nan who offers $1 ,000 for the first one soincd, and $000 for the succeeding 009. Vnother mnu offers the same amount for he last one issued. "Secretary Bryan of the World's Fair Commission has secured 5,000 of these :oins which he is retailing at$l n piece o stockholders in tho exposition only. Outsiders will have to bid fancy prices. Jn the whole, 1 shouldn't be surprised if ,ve realize $10,000 000 out of that little 19,600,000 "Oh, you can't euchre Chicago," said ic, witfi a chuckle, adding ns he wiuked lis alternate optic, "and we'll have that air open ou Sunday, too?mind my lullivifi Bid fwra^nwars of Jackson* A special fiuui Nun yilOauo oajo luat vhen all was over SulllVan was taken to lis dressing room and attended by Dr. has L. Seaman, who found him in a >'.ti tblo condition, covOr Id with blood iud weeping at what h9 considered his lisgracc. llis noso bag been split and equ red three stitches,^ Is face was swolcn and his lips were cur Sullivan felt rery badly. lie turnecMo Charley Johnion and said: "I'm "ibrry about my riends losing their JBlpney." "Never nind," said Johusoo, 4<lll put up $20,)00 on you to morrow ton fight Mitchell ir any one else, barriig Corbctt. lie icoim to be a very clove#.young fellow." "Yes," said SulliVjfio^^'He's cleverer than any lightct-J ever uiCt in my life. I ct him "hit me oney.bV ;^o body blows )ui|)obi.ly"\vith the idem of catching him is he lauded, liut* I coiftd hot touch him. Well, he has won the chlttpionship and io had better keep 1t. '*My^a?ivlce to him s that if he wants to keeD it he had bet ;er not meet tho 'nigger' Jackson. If h? jvor does be will get licked." after that champioksuip belt. Portland, Ore.?The Pastime Club ms raised $15,000 and will increase it to |23,000 for a match between Oorbctt and Fncksou. A CHINAMAN'S WEALTH. 3am Lee, the Columbia laui^dryman, GoesHorfio to Live Like a King. Columbia, S. C.?Very few who have loticed the unassuming life ot. Sam Lcc Ub.r Chinaman who has IJOcu running u laundry here for sometime past, knew hat he was, compnritivcly speaking, a wealthy man. 8am came to this country about a de .'ftcie iigo aua nns ucep steadily working it his laundry trade in various citia*. HesttvaUAKuxccuLtiiat heeoMkl uu&jt, inn accumiila'ea V ? tew Jays ago he "palled up sfflfVcs here, sold >ut his business, and left the city to return to China. Nestling close in his inlido pocket was a draft on New York for 18,000, and he carried in addition con lidcrablo ready money. This has hWn Sam's whole aim in life. With |8,000\in China ha will be able to gratify his every wish. A Household Divinity Next. Albany, N\ Y.?Senator D. B. Hill now becomes t permanent resident of Albauy. ForVomo time the beautiful villa just north of the city line, built by Jos. K. EmmeL the deceased actor, has been offerod fonsalc by his widow. To/1~.. u;IV *CA AAA #A* Unjr ruunvui iini |iuv uuwii fuv^vvv ivi it and will rcsidt there in the future. The place wasiniilt by Frita Emmet and is mode'ed after villas be saw while in Germany. It is said to have cost him $810,000. It is surrounded by fifteen aoreaof land and rodtyios 80 roomy. The grounds contain rare ornamental shrubs, plants, etc. It was intihitftw! hero to-day that the nrmsion would nat be long without a mistress and that an Slmira girl would be installed there. F M. Swopc, a prominent and wealthy business man, of Seymour, Ind., dropped dead Monday while acting at pall-bearer Statistics say thai in the war of '70'71 the Germans fired 400 shots to every man killed, and that in our civil war wi tired 740 shots to each dead manThe Agricultural Department lias a letter from Minister Lincoln announcing that the prohibition against Amorican sheep has been withdrawn by England. V T, ALLIANCE COLUMN. National President Loucks on the Labor Troubles. The Texas State Alliance Meets at Austin and Elects Officers. Bertie County Union, North Carolina, 1 declares that as the rights and liberties of the people arc being cons' antly abridged by the elections of presidential tickets anl senators, by the money of plutocrats, that they demand of their rep rcsentatives in Congress the repeal of prcscpt laws and direct elect on by the people. They also appeal to all good Americans for agitation and support of those demands. 4- * * * * ? During the discussion of*the Unltea time In 18|j5 or lo.KJ .TohA Random, of ' Roanoke, who was q^poscd^to the passage of the bill, which was intended to establish a United States bank, said that ho had discovered perpetual motion, and if was very simple, being the fact that? Paper makes money, Money tnnkes banks, Banks uiqkcpoverty, Poverty makes rags, Rags makes pa'pcr|T~' Paper makes mondy, Money makes banks, and so on forever and ever. i r.A.io OlAICi ALIjUriVB. The State Alliance of Texas held a most hnrmouious session Inst week at Austin. The finances wcro found to be in good condition, and the order lias an increased membership. The following we the new officers: President, R. A. High, of Navarro; ice prcsidcnt.8. C. Cranberry, of Travis; State laolitnr, Li. ?. r. Asiiuy. oi Tarrant; secretary aud treasurer. Miss Fanny Moss, of Johuson. Tho following executive committee wap appointed for the ensuing year: Gen. H. E. McColloch, of Gaudaloupe; J. W. Bnird, of Jones county; G. L. Clurk, of Erath county. Following delegates to the Na'ional Alliance were elected: Harry Tracy, of Dallas; L. L Rhodes. of Van Zandt; W. It. Coic, of Dallas. + ? *** PRESIDENT LOUCKS' VIEWS. President II L. Loucks' advances lomo original and^cntircly logical views as to the right of the uatioual government to interfere between Carnegie, Phipps & Co., and their employes at Homes'ead, Pa. He says: "It is the protective system of this government, as asserted and cxer cised in its pntcnt system and in its arrangement of the incidence and rate of s?'w i'->. intervene between this firm and its workmen in this instance. When Carccgic, Phipps & Co. accept the patent system of tbjs country and >to protective tar.iT fci the goods the firm makes; when it come in under these pateuts and these protective tariffs, and gets the bcucfits of them, it becomes to that cxtcut a ward of the government. It no longer depends upon its own, unaided exertions in a field of free competition, but becomes, iustend, u ward or client of the government to the fu'l extent that it accepts the protection and the benefits of the government's patent and tariff laws. For that reason the government has u right to interpose in the conduct and management of the business of this firm, and to prescribe in its relations to its workmcu. This is seen very clearly in the matter of the tariff. This firm came to the United ni..X J - ? _ 1 r . - - otates nnu uhkcu fib a lavor, tnat tftc pco Kle of the United States should give it a ounty upon nil the goo Is that it makes 'I \vapt tliis bounty,' said the firm, 'to enabte tis-to pay higher wages to the men W? employ.' 'Very well,' replied the .people of the United States, 'if that is What you want it for, we will agree to give you the bounty,' and the people of the United Stites accordingly did burden themselves with the payment of the bounty asked for. They did it in the shape of a protective tariff 011 the pro ducts of the firm. Therefore, now, if after the firm gets its bounty, and while it continuously is in receipt of its bounty, it, instead of advancing wuges, cuts them down, and locks out t'.ie workmen because they r? fuse to accept the reduction, the people of the Uuited S ales have a peiftct right to step in and compel, not only the reinstatement of tire workmen, but also to enforce such a distribution of the receipts of the linn for its products between the firm and its workmen as ahaU. secure to the workmen that improve- I meat of wages that the bounty, at the request of the firm, Wus given for." NORTH 'CAROLINA REPUBLICANS. David M. Furches, of Iredell, Nominated For Governor. Raleiou. N. C.?The Hcpublicnu fjtnto convention wascnlloi to order by Chftiiman Eaves in Metropolitan Hall, and John T. Schook, eoloted, of Mecklenburg made temp rary chairman Z. V. WnUer was cle ted permanent and by acclamation, VV. I). Parker, colored, of Carteret, was made secretary. David M Furches, of Iredell, was nominated for Governor by acplnnation, unit Ihn tintrnl mmnlntnM n? (lillnwa Lieu'. Gov., James M. bloody, of Haywood. Bcc'y of State, It of us Amis, ofGian ville. Tr asurer, II. C. Dockery, of Rich* monU. Btste Sunt. Public Instruction, E. C Parish, of Guilford. Auditor, I/. L Grant, of Wayne. Attorney Gener.il, T R. Purne'l. t Asaociito Jus fee, William 8. Rail Judge of 12th dis.ricl, W. K. Norwood. The First Nations! unnk or Mtddlosbnro, Ky., closed its doors Monday. Had collections were the cause. Idaho lias unprecedented crops this year, which the press of that 8tate at tributes t> increasing rainfall. The net earnings of the sugar trust duiiim the past year are stated to have been |l7,000,000. Nancy Hanks has broken the world', trotting record on a regulation track, go inn a mile io 9.07. HOUSEHOLD AFFAIB& TOMATO SALAD. Pare smooth ripe tomatoos that hare been in ru ice box half an hour, cot)!? thick slices and put in a circle on platter, on each slice drop a teaspoonful of mayonnaise dressing. Garnish the dish with parsley and put small bits between the slices of tomatoes. This is a handsomo dish as well as appetizing.?. Tho Housewife. PEACH COBBLERS. Fill a shallow pudding dish or deep enrthen pie-plate with ripe, peeled peaches, leaving in tho pits to increase the flavor of tho fruit. Add cold water enough to half till.the dish, and cover ttie whole with a light paste rolled to twico the thickonss used for Dies. Cut M middle, prick with a "fork and. bake iu a slow oven about three-quarters of an hour. Tho peaches should be sugared iwcording to one's taste befofc putting on the upper crdst. Eat wil&'crcani.?Detroit'Frcc Press. A DELICIOUS PIE. ,lTh<5l% was to be company to dinner," says a writer in tho Housekeeper's Weekly. "I was making pies and wanted something better than or a little different from the ordinary rhubard pio3 of which wo had had so many. Acting on the impulse I lined a deep plate with rich paste (it must be rich for all acid pics, as it toughens in cooking;, I rubbed the crust with flour and put a layer of dates, stoned and cut in pieces, ten or twelve to an ordinary sized pie. I th?n filled the plate with pulled and sliced rhubarb, adding a trifle of salt and threo heaping tablcspoonfuls of sugar mixed with one spoonful of flour. A top crust was added and the. uic looked ?? It was simpry delicious and tho flavor was so unique. Every one praised it and inquitcd as to the filling." MARROW TOAST. Mnrrow toast is a delicious and inexpensive relish for tea or luncheon. Buy a large shin bone and have the butcher split it, then inke out the niarrcw in one piece. Cut the marrow into slices an inch thick and set aside. Mix in a hot dish a teaspoouful of chopped parsley, the same quantity of lemon juice, half a teaspoouful of salt, a grain of cayenne, and several drops of onion juice. Also have in the oven several squares of toast, crisp and browned evenly. Cook the marrow rapidly ninety seconds, boiliug it in u quart of salted water. Drain the marrow thoroughly and mix it with the seasoning in the hot dish. Spread on the toast and serve. Toast, marrow, iuiioI lu hat rnlian annt "tho tabic, and\;atGn before they cool. VEAL CROQUETTES. Take two pounds of the veal from which tho soup was made, chop line, removing all gristle and fat. To every pint allow half a pint of new milk, one teaspoon ful of butter, one of chopped parsley, two of tlour, one teaspooaful of tiucly-tninced onions, one teaspoouful of salt, half a grnted nutmeg, a pinch ol cayenne and a little black pepper. Put the milk in a saucepan and set on the stove; rub the butter and tlour together and stir iu the boiling milk; when thick take from the fire, add the chopped in/iat a ml hint until u'ol I mtws) mh^ HIVUV i?iiM wuni ntll UJIAWf |IUb 1(1 the seasoning, spread out on a larger dish to cool. Wh$n firm, form in croquettes. Dip first in beaten egg and then iu bread crumbs, and fry in boiling fat. Serve hot, garuished with parsley.?New York Commercial Advertiser. now to cook Fjen. Judge of the freshness of fish by the brightness of the eyes, reduoss of the gills, stiffness of the fins and firmness of the ficsh. Have on hand a fish-turner. It is one of the most useful of kitoheu utensils, as it is exceedingly difficult to turn a fish without mutilating it. Use olive oil, cottolene, lard or pork scraps for fried fish. Some cooks use a dredging of flour, others beaten eggs and crackers or bread crumbs. hieason with salt and pepper and fry a delicate brown. Iu boiling a large fish wrap in a cloth which has been well floured to prevent sticking, tic with string and cover witb three iuches of cold water well salted. Time, five to ten minutes per pound. When done drain on a sieve. If broiled, cleanse and dry; split the fish open so that the bacKbone will be .4?* ; n hull HCH3UUCS|| tlUltcr gridiron and brown fish with the inside towards the coal?. Butter lavishly and serve ou hot platter. Garnish with parsley. The fish to be baked must be thoroughly washed and wiped dry; when stuffed sew together, season with salt and pepper and sufficient water to baste with. Many housekeepers fill in the space about the sides of the pan with raw potatoes. One hour is sufficient for a large fish. noiTPP.iirn.n iii^th. Almond moal is very softening and whitening to the skin. To clean brass fixtures, mb thein with slices of lemon, thcu wash in hot water. Castor oil hat not failed in any case to remove warts to which it was applied onco a day for two to six weeks. Cayenne pepper is highly recommended for driving away ants. It should be sprinkled around their haunts. Wftth whit3 flannels in cold water with suds tnadc of white soap, and thoy will not shrink much nor look yellow. To keep flics away from gilt frames, boil four or live onions in a pint of water and put it on with a sift brush. It is claimed that white spots on varnished furniture will disappear if a hot plate from the stove is hold ovor them. To prevent colored stockings from fading put a tablespoonful of black pepper into the water in which they are rinsed. =!? -.r-L? By rubbing with a Annuel dipped in whiting the brown decolorations may bo taken oil cups which hare been usod in baking. * For chafing, try Fuller's oartb pulvcri ized; moisten the surfaco first when applying it. Oxide of zinc ointmont is also excellent. When putting up jollies it should be recalled that oottou batting is inoro^.-*./" "* often u=cd by cx|Hjricncod housekeepers *" w' to coror the glasses than paste or paper* dippod In ii<)Uor. A shabby pair of shoes will mar tho effect ot the prettiest, neatest toilet that orcr was dosigncd; au I a nice-titling, well-kept pair of boots <?r Tow shoes, with good gloves and a becoming bonuut, will cany almost uuy kind of a Suit. Finely powdered Peruvian bark is rocommendod to keop bangs in curl in moist weather, jr is applied with a powder pu'T. Unfortunately this suggestion is vuluablu only to persous with blonde or light-brown hair. On black hnir the powder shows a tine dust, and cannot be used. C'wn starch i3 not 053d with yolk of egg and lemon juice for the skin. Lauudry starch is ?!w*ys meant in toilet recipes, made with hailing water quite thick and the yolk and lemon stirred in wlicu ?ool. It should be used at night, and a few drops of glycorino will keep it fr Jin diying loo quickly aud add to its effect. SELECT SIFTING? The ancient Greeks' Holy Land was Elis. There aro 300,000 blind people in Europe. j Ijiiy n^ytjsstaaiettt was tLrat pdatod La It cost the present Emperor of China $10,000,000 to get married. Tho average ago that women marry is twenty-one, men twenty-six. The soul-entrancing clarinet was tho invention of Deuner, a German, in 1690. Four salmon, weighing from eight U thirteen pounds, were caught in tho Hudson River recently. The English mint possesses an electrical machine which counts coins with precision and accuracy. * A pet rattlesnake at New Smyrna. Flu., recently committed suicide by biting itself in the neck. Father Cre, a French r>ric3t stationed at Jerusalem, recently found a talent of the time of King David in his door yard. A Japanese soldier has iuventod a gun , -wmuu fenauuM too posseudr to goadrfc cloud of blinding dust" into tho eyes of u foe at a distance of twelve feet. James Wills, of Mount Sterling, Ky.. has been struolc by lightning for tho fourth time and still lives. James sceins . to bo one of the few Wills that cannot be broken. The sexsons nominally and according to the calendar begin as follows: Spring, March 20, at 3 a. m.; summer, June 20, 11 p. m. ; autumn, September 22, 2 p. m. ; winter, December 21, 8 a. m. A celebrated fca9l given by Vitclliua, a Roman Emperor of those degenerate days, to his brother Lv. ;ius C09t a little over $200,000. Suetonius says that this banquet cousistcd of 2000 different dishes of fish and 7000 different fowls, besides other courses iu proportion. A story 13 told of a brown retriever dog 4s London which was sent to carry a lot ter iu its mouth to drop in the post box .U Piccadilly. It got at the box just as the postman, having emptied" it, 'War 11 starting away. The dog seeing him ran efler him, caught up with hitn, put tho lsttor in his hand, nud then Went off with the satisfied uir of a dog that had done its duty. The ordinary life of a ship is giveu by ft paper devoted to shipbuilding interests as follows: In the United Statos, eighteen yoars; in Kruuce, twenty years; in Holland, twenty-two years; in Germany, twenty-live years; in Great Britain, tweuty-six years", in Italy, twentyseven years, aud in Norway, thirty years. The annual death rate' of the world's shipping is about four per cent., and the birth rate five per cent. General statistics proved that since the Trojan war, 8000 years ago, not a single year has elapsed in which soiue war has not killed us proportionate number. During the thirty centauries which liava . ?. elapsed since thy beginning of Asiatic and European history, a loss of 40,000,000 a century makes the total number <*oelroyed by war to be 1,200,000,000, a number very nearly representing the total population of too gloho at the present day. Fever of the Feet. In hot weather corn* trouble the average human toot, but frequently there U n foot fever which seems even more disagreeable. This is callei rubber foot fever, and is caused by wearing rubber boots or overshoes to an excess. No chiropodist can cure this complaint, but the patient must take the matter iuto his own hand. The only thing to do is to bathe the feet frequently, and to keap them as cool as possible by wearing low shoes. The removal of the oauso is, of course, essential, and rubbers should never be tolerated except in rainy weather. If used at any other time they may bring on another attack of foot fever. If they are kept on in the house one has wet feet auyway, for the forcing of the perspiration will soou sosk thu stockings with moisure. It was owing r, thin that, ruhher-solel shoes did not prove successful a few years a^o.?Yankee Blade. A contemporary laya down a nnmbor of rules of action in case of one's clothinn taking fire. One of them is1 'to koep as cool as possible.?Tit Bits. Ho?"That's that ass, Boundersxi, isn't it? Ho should have been drownei as a puppy." Sic?"There'# tine enough yet, isn't there?"?Punch. f ' 1