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Z^wWAL^glfaMil^g, Horticulture, Domertie Economy, Polite Literature, Politic* and the Current Eewt qf the Day.
VOL. XXV.?NEW SERIES, .- , J * ^^S^^^fcsOTTTH CAROLINA, ERIDAY. AUGUST 17,1894. NUMBER 33.
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Tbcro are 1787 separate railroad
companies in tlio United State*.
Tho population of Massachusetts is
nearly as largo as that of all tho other
New England States combined.
Tho German Eiupcror has advise 1
tho universities to establish rowing
clubs, after the English model.
Americans own sixty-four steel or
iron steamship^ of a gross tounago
of 197,108 ton-, sailing under foreign
flags.
Railway construction in tlio United
States for tlio six months ending Juno
30 was f?'2.3.'25 miles, built l?y ttfty0110
lines in twenty-live States. Colombo
let! with fifty-four miles ; South
Carolina added fifty miles; Florida,
forty-eight; West Virginia and
Louisiana, forly-eiglit; Pennsylvania,
forty-two, and New Jersey nul Texas
each thirty-four.
A peculiar solution of England's
problem in India may ovolvo before
many years, predicts the Now York
Independent. There is a growing
tendency among Indian p.duces to
marry European wives; and the result
is likely to bn that, many of iho
States now governed by thorn will in
course of time pass into the hands of
Eurasian rulers. If it should become
tlio rage among the Rajahs and Nawabs
to have European wives as it now
is to have European horse trainers,
etc., then tho heads of tho great native
States will before long bo of mixed
race, and such a state of things would
put a new phase on tho political destiny
of the couutry.
The American Register, of Paris, is
authority for the statement that the I
.. t.. ~ e a
?ivauuiiunuir> m i^utTu > icionu aro
either now in possession of, or will in
the natural course of events oomo to
occupy, sevon thrones?those of the
British Empire, the German Empire,
the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of
Greece, the Gran t Duchy of llesse, ,
the Duchy of Saxc-Colmrg and GotUn, <
and the Duchy oT Haxe-Meiuingou. 1
1
According to this the Anglo Saxons
may shortly come to uuiversal rule in
Europe, as its language is coming to j
. l?e the universal language of the world. 1
Possibly in tliis way, muses the Trenton
(V T.) American, the universal |
Republic, so long predicted by dream- i
civ, may be established. *
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The United States Court of Choy- \
eniie has just rendered a decision of '
great interest to insurers, as it invalidates
the clause found in most policies,
that no agent has authority to
alter tic clauses printed on a policy.
It appears that a Mr. Henderson went ,
to an agent thoro and applied for an i
insurance uii his life, statin''that ho
1
was afraid of heing shot by an enemy,
who, he reason to believe, was (
looking for liiin. The agent tol?l him <
he would give him a policy covering '
his case, and Henderson paid him the
premium. Shortly afterward he was
killed by the enemy, as he had antioi- 1
pated, and the company refused to J
pay the insurance to the widow, as the
policy contained a clause expressly exempting
the company in caso death \
resulted from the doings of some party
with declared hostile intent. Tho 1
court mivs that the clause tloefi not 1
i
count, and that tho money must he
paid.
The Chicago Herald relates tho fol*
I
lowing: "J>r. Walter Kcmpster, who
was one of the Government experts in i
f til H i>nu fri?t-I niwl \ulu\ l>nu ltooo 1
on the stand several days at Ashland,
"Wis., in a murder case, has inado n ,
sousatioiial statement relative to the
assassin of President Garfield. It has
always been elaimcd that the prosecution
in the Guiteau ease was merciless
and that the resources of the Government
were combined to take his life,
justifiably or not. Dr. Konipster
states that so far from the truth is this
assertion the Government instructed
its own experts to find Guitcnu insane
if possible, in order that it should not
fp> into history that a President of the
United States had been shot in time
of peace bv a responsible man. Each
export studied (iuitenu for himself and
without knowledge of tho conclusion
reuelu: I by any of his colleagues. Dr.
Keinpster furl her alleges that after
his competent ami disinterested
examination by two specialists showed
that tin- brain of the assassin was free
from symptoms of insanity. Dr.
Keinp.ster's statement ought to put at
rest th" widely held belief that there
was viii lietiveness on the part of the
Federal prosecution toward the wretch
who inflicted upon tho history of the
United States ho foul a blot.'
DEM OCR A TIC CONVENTION.
North Carolinians Declare for Silver 16 to 1.
Balbioh, N. C.?At the 8tato Democratic
convention here, J. C. Buxton,
of Forsyth, was temporary chairman.
Lieut. Gov. Daugliton was made permanent
chairman.
JamcH H. Pou, of Stnithfield, is
elocted Stato chairman, and will himself
select the secretary. The old central
committee was re-elected, with the
following now members: S. A. Ashe,
W. W. Fuller, J. P. Young, F. M.
Simmons, E. J. Hale, H. Z. Herrick.
TLATFonM ADOPTED.
Tho Democracy of North Carolina
submit to tho voters of the State the
following declaration of principles,
namely:
"Itesolved, first, That wo re-affirm
the doctriues of the party oh enunciated
by tho Chicago convention of lNfl'2;
and desiro to signify as follows wlmt is
the construction placed by us upon the
section thereof relating to silver, namely:
We hold it is the duty of tho lawmaking
department of the government
now in tho liauds of tho Democracy to
tako immediate steps to restore by legislation
equal privileges o? silver with
gold at the mints by free ami unlimited
coinago of both gold and silver at tho
ratio of 16 to 1, such being the ratio of
coinago which heretofore has held in
tho United States.
"Resolved, second, That we urge
upon tho said law-making department
of tho government the abolition of tho
unconostitutional and prohibitive tax
of ten per cent, upon tho issue of State
banks.
' Received, third, That, in view of
tho depleted condition in which the
lato Republican administration left the
Treasury of the United States, presenting
as it did such a lameutable contrast
to tho overflowing condition in
in which it was delivered by Mr.
Cleveland's first administration to itsRepublican
successor, we urge upon
said law-making department the immediate
enactment of an income tax.
"Resolved, fourth, That wo emphatically
approve the tariff doctrine enunciated
by the Chicago platform.
"Resolved, fifth. That while we are
opposed to the slightest quulifieafion,
in favor of the Federal government, ??f
the repeal of the lb per cent, tux on
State bank issues, we nevertheless advocate
as matter of State policy such
regulation and restriction of issues of
banks chartered by North Carolina as
will secure sound currency.
"Resolved, sixth, That vo admire
tho courage and lofty patriotism ot the
L'resident, and that we most heartily
commend his prompt and effective action
under the law for the suppression
i?f the efforts of alien Anarchists to disturb
by force ami violence the true relations
of labor mid i-ioiil il lev -.liir.lv
sfl'ort to secure tlie enactment of tariff
reform lis culled for in the party platform,
hIk prompt approval of the hill
repealing tlio Federal election laws,
the notable reduction of the expenses
i?f the government under tliis administration,
and the freedom from scandal
which has heen such i marked feature
nf his return to tin-head of nlVatrs.
" 'liesolved, Tlnit we favor the nholition,
ah soon as practicable, of the
intcriiul rovenue tax on spirits and tobacco,
and if this cannot l*e done that
tljo harsh and unjust features of the
law for its collection he moditied.
STATE MAT runs.
"We point with pride to the record
if the Democratic party in North Carolina,
and endorse the present State
administration.
"For eighteen years this party has
liad full control of the State government.
It has administered it with the
greatest economy, and at r.ll times with
nyo single to the best interests of all
iho people.
"Coming into favor at the end of the
reign of debauchery and crime, it addressed
itself to the work of rehabilitation,
and its record is one which challenges
public admiration. It has rebuilt
our public school system, cs
tabhshed asylums fur the care of
our unfortunates, administered justice,
promoted our public works,
fastened every public enterprise,
reduced taxation, and in all
respects justified the confidence
of those who have trusted it.
rt has afforded security to life and
property, protected both capital and
labor in its rights and done all that
ffovcrmnent can do for the people.
No scandal has attached to its administration
of public affairs. We congratulate
our citizens upon their well
reposed trust in it. Wo congratulate
them upon the friendly relations existing
between the races, upon prospects
of bounteous crops. With this
record before them we appeal t<? them
for a vote of confidence this year in
the Democratic party.
"Whereas, since the Democratic
party of North Carolina Inst assembled
1 11 CO ll YCIIIIOII, OOUlll II1IS ('III I lllt'l I 111)11.
Zclmlon 1$. Vance, the. State's most
illustrious citizen, it is by this convention.
"Resolved, flint, appreciating his
conspicuous abilities and his Ion" and
most honorable public services, profound
sorrow is expressed on account
of the calamity which has falh u upon
the State in the event referred to. We
admire, the. noble life, public and
private, of this eminent citizen and
refer to it ns the noblest exnmplo of
North Carolina manhood."
I ll K HIIjVEK 1'1/ANK rilKBUF.n.
There whs great eheeriiig at {ho announcement
of tlio silver plank.
Tlio Convention by an overwhelming
vote defeated the primary question.
NOMINATIONS.
It. TT. Battle, Ksip, of Wake, offered
a resolution in behalf of the Wake
delegates that theeonventioii nominal'*
by neehuuat ion for Chief .1 uatiee, .lames
K. Shepard; for Assoeiate Justices,
Walter Clark, fainea ('. .MeKm* and
Armistcud Burwcll. A motion wan
made to add the name ol Samuel McDowell
Tate for Treasurer. Mr. Battle
accepted the amendment and his
resolution was unanimously adopted.
Kope Elias, Esq., of Macon, made a
motion that tho six nominations for
Superior Court judges be ratified.
This was also adopted by acclamation.
CUT IN WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND.
The Manufacturers Claim That They Wert
Forced to Reduce ffo^es on Account
of Low Prices of Prints.
Fall. Rivbr, Mass.?Th6 reason for
the reduction of tho operatives wages
/otcd by the Cotton Manufacturers'
Association, which afTceted 20,000 mill
hands, are the falling oflf of tho market
price for prints to 2j, 1 per cent, off,
nnd tho poor demand for goods even
at that figure. A reduction will nlso
take place in the fine goods. l'avment
for tho latter is reckoned on ft little
bettor basis than tlioprint cloth standard
The cut-down c?mo in tho nature
of n surprise, although it was
known at tho meeting last week, at
which the sclieino was adopted that will
virtually nullify tho effect of the
weavers particular bill, tho matter of
cutting clow^ wages was talked over.
Still, it was also known that tho mills
that lmvo been discussing the advisability
of reducing wages since last
February.
According to the mill men's claims,
the cause of the action was tho fact
that 500,000 pieces were sold last week
at 21 cents, 1 per cent off. This was
the lowest price -over known in the
trade.
BOTH SIDES WIN VICTORIES.
The Japs Take Seikioan and Yashan--Chinese
Win a Naval Victory.
Yokohama, Japan.?Additional battles
have boon fought between the Japanese
and the Chinese, and the latter
havo been defeated.
Seikioan hna been taken by the Japanese
with trifling loss. The Chinese
loss, in this engagement, was 500 killed.
Tho enemy fled in tho direction
of Kosliiu. The Japanese are in possession
of Yaslian. An imperial ordinance,
just issued, permits Chinese to
reside in Japan on condition that they
engage in peaceful purposes. The
greatest excitement prevails hero, at
Tokio, and at other large towns, an a
result of the victories of the Japanese
troops. Humors, however, nro current
here that Japanese naval forces have
been defeated in an engagement with
Chinese warships.
china will not give tp iif.r suzerainty
over corea.
Shanghai, China. ? It is officially
reported from Tien Twin that tho ef
forts of Greut Britain and Russia to
bring about a peaceful settlement o!
the disputes between China and Japan
have failed. China is willing to pay
an iudemnity, but she refuses to surrender
her suzerainty over Corea. The
Chinese government has closed the
Amping and Takao light houses ou the
Island of Formosa.
THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
Oates' Majority Over 25,000~-Democrats
Have the Legislature.
Montgomery, Aha.?Complete returns
from every county in the State,
make the Democratic majority 2(1, 165.
Oates being elected Governor over
Kolh, the Populist-JefTersonian candidate.
The official count in the eouuties
takes place Saturday, ami the result
will not bo changed materially.
The Democrats have at least 22 members
of the Senate, out of 33, and (11
members of the House out of 100.
Birmingham, Aha.?Captain R. T.
Koll), the defeated candidate for Governor,
is at his headquarters here with
a number of leading men of his party.
He claims the State by 18,000, and ac
I \ A.. - t ? A _ 1
iiim-it i'ciiiui'rmK 1/1 iiunu, and says
that "The frauds of Cliis year are more
notorious ami shameful tliau those of
1892.
SOUTHERN INVENTIONS.
Washington, I). C.?Patents lmvo
been granted to the following meritorious
Southern inventions:
Coffee boiler, Jno. W. Carpenter.
Bridgowater, Va.
Car eonpling, Jno. P. Kirk, Austin,
Texas.
Means for oiling loose wheels or
pulleys, Meredith Leitch, Covington,
Va.
Fruit, drier, David E. Sampson, East
Bend, N. C.
Truss, Jno. W. Snead, Gainesville,
Oa.
Car brake, Michael McNultv, Norton,
Va.
Rubber stamp, Geo. A. Pickup,
Shelbyville, Tenn.
Ice cream freezer, Lloyd Sr Jeff Wallace,
Peoria, Tex.
Combined bit and mouth opener, lv.
N. Harris, Hickory, N. C.
Thinks United States Will Split
IIkumn, Gkkmany. ? A curious prodietion
on American affairs is made in
a National Zcitung editorial. The
writer's conclusion is that Anglo-Saxon
and German races are losing their dci
1 _ ?T_:
it*niliiniiimiliniui'!i on iuu uuiuu 8
II till ll'S.
The influx of Catholic Irish and Italiiins,
us well !ih other Latin elements,
he thinks, will nt no very distant date
lend to the crisis? feared now by somo
American politicians?in which tho 1
Union would be divided into three '
lh publics, one on the Pacific, another 1
on the Atlantic, and the third on the I
Onlf of Mexico.
i
Senator Daniel's Son Killed by a Fall. '
I. v sen iiit no, Va.?The eight-year- ,
old son of Senator John W. Daniel was
thrown from his horse and died from
his injuries. Me was dragged n con- ,
siilcrahlc distance by the animal and
| Ins skull fractured and arm broken, I
BAST FIBERS.
THE UNCUL TIVATEO ONES OF THE UNI TE0
STATES.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture Issue
Something Very Interesting on Fiber
Culture.
Rt I)A FIBER.
Sida is another genus of malvaceous
plants found in both hemispheres,their
bast being rich in liber. A beautiful
example of the liber of Sida rr(unat
known as "Quecsland hemp," was rereeeivod
by the Department in 187G
from the CjucciiKlnnd collection (l'hiliid
el phi a Exhibition), Accompanied by
another specimen from Victoria labeled
Sida r/inmliifolia. Tbo first mimed
was prepared by Dr. Guilfoyle, who
states Hint the has established
ilHolf in Melbourne, and is of very
quick growth, seeding freely. He regnrda
the liber as suitable for tine
paper and for the manufacture of
cordage.
The sample of A*. rhombifolul iavory
white and lustrous, the filaments tine
and even. In a portion of the sample
the ribbon-like character of the bark
is retained, tilled with delicate indentations,
giving it a lacelike appearance.
These ribbons of liber break
easily, but a twisted card of the liner
prepared liber, the size of cotton wrapping-twine
of the shops, broke only
after repeated trials with the hands.
The fiber was prepared by Alexander
McPherson. This specie's grows in
India ?>>'! the V.aik yields "abundance
of very delicate flax-like libers,".which
Dr. Roxburgh though might bo advantageously
used for many purposes.
Forbes Watson, iu the Descriptive
Catalogue of the Fast Indian Department,
International Exhibitions!, 1H1V2,
pronounces the fiber similar to jute
in appearance, "but considered to be
int rinsically so superior that it is worth
from #5 to $<? more per ton, and he
places it next that fiber" iu order to
attract to it the attention which it
deserves.
A", r/ioinbifotiit abounds in many
portions of South America. Tn Venezuela
it is called / '.sruhft. Dr. Ernst
states that it is very common in that
country, growing wild in all localities.
"The fiber is readily extracted and is
line and strong."
Experiments with the liber of A*.
r/ioinbi/o/iu demonstrated the fact that
a card one-half inch in circumference
would sustain a weight of 400 pounds.
In speaking of Dr. Koxbonrgh's spccimcntu,
lloyle says "the fibers are from
1 to 5 feet in length, and display a fine,
soft, and silky liber, us well adapted
for spinning m jute, but. i?>?.iiitely
superior." The speeimeiitsof (Queenslaud
lienip in the Department collection
are very well prepared, ami quite
strong; the liber, in color, is grayishwhit*'.
The Victorian sample, while
strong, is dark colored, and has been
poorly cleaned.
As far baek as 1889, the Officer of
Fiber Investigation received from
South Carolina statements regarding
.S'. rh'imhij'nliii, which, on the authority
of .1. 1'. Porclicr, of Kutawvillc,
iu that State, had been known as a
weed throughout that region for many
years, at least since 1880. Later, when
visiting Charleston, my attention was
called to tin* plant by Dr. I'nnkuin,
who stated that it had made its appearance
in comparatively recent years,
and was now a common roadside weed.
As it was early in dune, the stalks hud
not sufficiently matured to give particular
evidence of value as a liber
plant, although later some good handprepared
samples of the fiber were
secured. '
Learning that Hon. G. D. Tillman,
<?f Charles IIill, S. C.t lm<l cultivated
the species us a forage ]>lant, I wrote
to liiin for statements regarding it,and
in time received n reply, dated October
10, 181)0, from wilicli brief extracts
have been taken, as fellows:
I have several acres of this plant
growing for pneturo only. It is
neither lit for hay nor for soiling, but
it is a good pasture plant for cuttle,
sheep, and hogs. Horses do not seem
to relish it much, while cattle in particular
appear to like it and thrive on
ii jiiiiioni Jin ? 11 jin it | m mi ?" ji j ill (i cnn cr
lfjrxjtcd'za striata). The plant has
a wonderful top root and ft large leaf,
besides the habit, where left to reseed
itself, of standing very thick on the
land nnd shading almost every inch of
the surface of the soil. For these
reasons I have thought it must be nil
excellent green manure plant, nnd am
trying some experiments to test it as
such. It looks very much like Ijcrpede/ft
w hen young, comes up early
in the spring and remains green till
frost. It spreads rapidly in waste
clay land along fence rows, in brier
patches, etc., but on account of the
seed being much larger it does not
spread nearly so fn^t as f.eapedezn. I
never have seen it growing on sandy
soil. It ft fleets hard pun altogether,
either clay or compact gravel.
1 do not remember seeing a sprig of
S. rhomttifolia until about four years
ago, when a small jof it first appeared
in the back yard of my resi(Icnce,
whence it has spread over tlio
yard, covering an acre or more land,
anil scattering sprigs of it are appearing
here and there at nmneroua localities
over the large plantation. Last
summer I saved d or 1 bushels of
seed, and in the fall scattered thein
about in waste places and in uiy pasture,
with what result I can not tell,
us I have had no opportunity to make
in examination on account of having
been detained at Washington all the
year. I was so much interested in the
plant for pasture and green manure
that when I came on at the opening
nf the present session, last December,
1 bought a sprig of Sida with me to
submit to l)r. Yasey for identification
and name.
I ant glad to hear from von now that
my mucilaginous pet Sida, "when
planted thickly and allowed to mature,
produces a line liber," a virtue i did
/
, ? *not
dream it posHosecd, although Iliad
often obaervcd the great toughlieas and
strength of its bark. In cauvnssing
the Second Congressional district and
traveling about the State last jrtint, I
discovered the plant flourishing in the
waBto places of the streets in nearly
every village and town. I aUo found
it thriving in the luuos and along the
roadside of the forest lands In the
Tertiary formation, or "low country"
of South Carolina, whero a clay subsoil
prevails, and wherever thero was
moisture its well ns clay (in a shallow
ditch, for instance) encllsci arato sprig
of thick-growing Sida won 3, 4, and
sometimes 5 or (5 feet high. One strik
ing peculiarity of the plant is that a
single sprig growing by itself will
buneh, or rather braueh out from Hi stein
iust above mound, so as to re
semble a squatty thicket of many short
limbed shrubs? with only one root,
however?but when the sprig grown
thickly, each from its own root, the
plants ere straight end without limbs,
or knots, on tho stems, except ?t the
very top, ft lid lis tough us hickory,
boxwood, or pcrlinps nuy other wood.
The popular mime of #V. rho in hi folio
in Lower Carolina is "TeaPlant," and
there ttrC millions of acres of land with
clay subsoil in thiitsectioll of the Stat
well adapted to its growth, much o
which can be cheaply irrigated if nee
cssftry in caso the plant should provcommercially
useful ns a fiber yielder
About this time it was leaf It ed tier
Mr. Voluev D?it???ing, of Atlanta, 'in.,
had been experimenting with the Sidi.
for its fiber, and nu interesting cor
teMpondtJdCe followed. Heed of ?S'id,
rc.fu.sa was imported by hint from
Australia in March, 1800, and plnntc
in April. The seed was nearly ii
weeks in germinating, and the plant,
grew very slowly during the next si>
weeks after making their appearance
Their growth was rapid in August am
September, however, and some goo,
stalks, measuring almost fi feet i
length, were obtained. No fiber fron
these stalks was received by the IV
pnrtment, although a lot of the stalk'
wore shown in tho fiber collection n
the Department at the Chicago Kx
position. In a communication to Mr
Dunning from the Technological
Museum, Sidney, some interesting
statements regarding this species nr.
made the plant being called "Piidd^v
Lucerne.". Extracts are as follows.
Paddy Lucerne just as frequently
goes by file name of Queensland hemp,
nml is fust becoming ?i noxious weed
in 1 lies coastal districts of New South
Wales and Queensland, although it
thrives most in the wanner latitudes,
i. p., as far scutll as Jtiehnioncl and
Florence. Its botanical name is Sida
I'/iomtjifotia (refund). Linn., and it
belongs to the natural order Mutrumr,
a natural order notorious for the number
of useful fibers it contains. The
fiber is somewhat like jute, but it nppeara
even superior to that well-known
article. One plant is closely allied to
the Sufrf Uariala of India (Si da
r/ioniftnidtt, lloxb.), tic filter of which
was described as "delicate llax-likc
fibers of great strength." It appears
to be in every respect superior to jute.
The better known fibers of India
ltosella hemp, (lliitisrux naftdarijt'a)
and Ambaree or brown hemp (11. can
Haitians) are both of them closely allied
to our fiber, and the plants flourish
in similar situations.
The plant in Queensland grows from
3 to H feet in hight, and the value of
the filter has been stated from ?150 to
$'200 per ton. S. rvfuna is one of the
verities of S. rhotufti/olia, of Linu, six
being recognized in India. Another
variety which has been experimented
with in India with good results is the
V. rhoinlnii(l< ft. It lias been demonstrated
by experiment in that country
that Sidn fiber is superior to jute, that
under hydrolysis, or blenching and
cleaning with alkali, "it loses a very
much smaller proportion of its weight
is therefore less easily disintegrated by
the action of water, and is consequently
more durable." The fact that its
stalks nre not more than half the
length (or size) of jute is a disadvantage,
compared with jute, as indicating
a much smaller yield. George Watt,
of the llevenuc and Agricultural Department
of India, was of the opinion,
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the properties of the Shin fiber rccommen<U*(l
it as worthy all the time and
expenditure necessary to ascertain
whether or not- all its advantages nre
counterbalanced, from the money
standpoint, by a less acreage in yield.
Thirty years ago the liber of "S'ufcf
bariafa" (?V. rlinmlxxli(l'(i), as produeed
in India, was considered worth
from $2<r> to inure per ton than
jute.
Tn a report on the Colonial and Indian
Exhibition of 1880, the special
advantages of Sidn fiber over jute are
stated to be: The fineness of the fiber
("it is not half as coarse ns jute") as
well as its purer quality, enabling it to
be spun into finer yarns than jute,
which would bring it into uses that
jute has never been able to reach. It
takes dyes better than jute, and is a
better color in its raw state, being
described as "a beautiful silvery
w hite."
My own conclusions regarding tlic
cnliivution of Hie j>lnnt on Ann rienn
soil based it poll tlic result of limited
experiment, it is true, and from examining
stalks from difleroilt localities
? would lend me to sl.it that. tin*
plnnt is too slow in { rowtb, to make
it of commercial value us a liber plant
Audit is doubtful if the bust will
yield us readily to treatment us jilt",
for when steeped in water it is said to
require almost double the time necessary
to properly macerate the jute
bast.
(To bo continued.)
Col. Tazewell Ellett lias been none
tinted for congress by the Democrat
of the 3d Virginia district, centenn,
in Richmond.
PI#1r NEWS ITEMS,
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Congressmen Ch.ns. L. Moros, of tlio
4th Georgia, and Carter Tate, of tlio
Oth Georgia districts liave been renominated
by the Democrats.
The new flouring mills nt Raleigh,
N. C., arc named the "Farina," and
the capacity will be 100 barrels daily.
A tobacco factory is being built at
Ihirliugton, 8. C.
A meeting of colored Republicans of
Richmond county, On., at Augusta, endorsed
Senator Walsli for re-election
to the Senate, and condemned Atlanta
negroes for opposing a government
appropriation to the Atlanta exposition.
Robert Mntkins was banged nt Darlington,
Friday, for raping Miss Mary
l'liillips.
To show the extent of the melon
trade in Wake county, N. C., it may
he stated that one grower has eight
acresin cantaloupes, ileliassold 0,000
in Raleigh and half the crop has not
been pulled.
The terrible drought in tlio West lino
cut short the corn crop several hundred
million bushels. In three days
tho price in Chicago advanced twenty
cents n bushel. As the Smith's corn
crop is safe, and iik it will be about
500,000,000, bushels, an incrense of
twenty cents a bushel would menu all
increase in value??fabout :$100,000, Olio.
Jiverything Bccms to favor the South
this year.
The Santce River Cypress Lumber
Co. has been incorporated at Columbia,
S. C., with a capital stock of
$d00,000, and will operate a plant.
Georgia's first lade of cotton of this
season's crop sold at Ainericus at 10Jo
per pound.
The probabilities are that ex-Secretary
Stephen U. Klkins, of West Virginia,
will oppose Hon. William L.
Wilson for congress in his district.
At Durham, N. C., A. W. Graham,
of Oxford, wns nominated for Congress
in the fifth district by tho Democratic
convention.
At Kalcigli, N. C., a negro wns arrested
and lined for kissing a colored
girl; she had him arrested 011 tho
charge of theft.
A cigarette cast away by a small boy
iu the pavilion of the Philadelphia Hall
Club caused a loss to the insurance
companies of $120,000.
A big fire in St. Paul, Minn., destroyed
$120,000 worth of property,
Including a bridge belonging to the
city.
STORM AT LEESBURC. VA.
A Tempernce Tent Blown Down with Disastrous
Results.
A speciul from Leesburg, Va., says
a destructive wind, rniu ami lmil storm
caused a serious loss of life ami limb
at the temperance mass meeting at
I'urcellville. The largo tent, sheltering
about 2,500 people, was blown
down. In its fall John Nichols; of
Philainont,. was killed; Mrs. l>nnbar,
Mr. Kehooley, Mrs. Peacock and snvoral
others Were severely hurt, while
Mrs. Samuel 1>. Leslie had her back
severely injured, ami it is thought she
will die. Trees were uprooted, carriages
blown over and destroyed, and
much property in the neighborhood
injured.
A Big Fruit Farm.
In Loudoun County, Va., is one of
the largest fruit farms in the country.
It contains 00,000 vines, 4.">,000 pencil
trees, 8,000 quince and pear trees, and
several hundred English walnut and'
Italian chestnut trees. The enterprise
began as the experiment of two broth;
era who hclicvett unit ine nomnri.
Virginia country was admirable suited
to tlie growing of fruits. They liriit
bought 500 acres of liitnl on Loudoun
Heights and the lirst season planted it
peneli orchard. This was in 18.X7.
Since that time they have increased
their holdings steadily, and their fruit
farm promises to rival the largest
ranches on the Pacific Const.
A Woman Acrona/t Killed.
Nakhvim.k, Tbnn.?A horrible tragedy
was witnessed hy a large crowd of
spectators at Cllendale Park near this
city. Miss Lulu Hnndall, of l>etroit,
Mich., who has for some time past been
Ill H K1IIK I'HlllMUl aKCCllMnllK WHS almost
instantly killed. She ascended safely
to about '2,0(10 feel altitude. When
the signal was given, she out tin- parachute
Iposc. It opened and she descended
safely until she was alum! 75
feet from theground when theparaehutc
drifted into a tree with sneh.foroe that
she whs thrown against a limb and her
hold broke loose. She foil to the
ground, and, though physicians were
summoned, died soon after the fall.
The remains were,sent to Detroit.
A Masonic Picnio a Great Sictcss.'' '
Mocksvim.p, N. C.?:The Masonic
picnic was a succi'ss. There 'wis.^ ':tn
immi.ncn ?r?u<1 M H i It I: hilir'llll.
of Spartanburg, H. 0., dt-livered u
i*iiiih!i?><I, scholarly address on ??Tusonry.
Capt. Clias. F. McKesson, of
Morganton, apoke to the Confederate
veterans and inado a ttri? impression
oil the audience. His talk war. tilled
with practical, rolid thoughts and tic
people were delighted with hint. Ahont
$700 will he sent the Oxford Orphui
, Asylum. . ?
Carlisle Encourage <i Abo it Col J.
Washington, 1). C.?Secretary Carlisle
is a good deal eneournged regarding
the Treasury outlook hy the eessn
tiou of exports of gold during the last,
few days, the increased receipts of the
yellow metal and the prospect of an
early settlement of the tnrill' contest.
Former Starts ofy/Ohn Sims Hare a Reunion. .
Ttai.v,
Tj?x.~Arctluion df ex slavea
took place at the old Sims homestead;
About two miles and a half northwest
of Italy, on the 25th ult. This reunion
was instigated over ft year Ago by Gilbert
Sims, nil old ex-slave nnd now a
prosperous and contented citizen of
Italy, for the purpose of bringing together
all the former slavos of the lamented
John Sims and their descendants
for social intercourse nnd to talk
over the times of long ago'.
About twenty-five of tho ex-slaves
were present and about 250 of their
children nnd grandchildren. Tho
descendants of John Sims to tho number
of about 100 were present, and also
about 200 more white people, either
old settlers or their descendants.
Anderson Brack, colored, now of
Waco, marie a speech, in which he allnrieri
to the kindness of his old master
and reviewed the good old times
of long ago. He said lie was now looking
forward to the bright day of promise
for his race.
Will Burnett, a young descendant of
one of the old ex-slaves, spoke on tlio
advantages of education and tho advances
that were being mnda by tho
colored people, and complimented thein
on their strict adherence to law ami
order. Ho talked very feelingly to tho
young people, advising them to l>o
honest, honorable, law-abiding eiti /?>???.,
loyal to home and to tho Government.
One old ex-slave said: "Would to
God old master could have been spared
to see this day."
Modern Unguents and Sal re.
Various elegant preparations have
superseded tho coarse uugueuts and
salves of former times. It would bo
impossible iu our limited space to
give a just idea of tho wonderful improvements
that have been made iu
this branch of pharmacy. Perhaps
one of tho most notable improvements
is tho preparation of an animal fat,
called lanoline, which is now used as
the basis of a largo number of oiutincuts.
Unlike lard, which lias generally
been employed for this purpose, it
never turns rancid; and it has the
valuable nronertv of being readily
absorbed by tho skin, and pouetrating
with friction to its deeper layers;
therefore, it becomes a most efficient
vehicle for conveying medicines
through the skin. "When mixed with
mercury and rubbed into the pores, it
has caused the peculiar metallic taste
of the drug to bo perceptible in the
mouth three minutes after its application.
Tn its impure crude form, this
fat was known to the aneient Greeks,
and employed by them in medicine,
being extracted from tho wool of
sheep. The chemist has now purilied
it, and made it one of tho most useful
agents that, we possess for applying
medicines to the skin.?Chambers's
Journal.
S/'inners Kick on Closely Woven Bagging.
New Yoiik City.?Tn spite of the .
present low price of cotton bagging,
there seems a disposition among sonic
Southern merchants to supply tho
planters with second-hand materials of
various kinds for coveringee halei:.
" ' 1 -1 1. -it. V . . a.4 1 1
r?|)l IUH'l'S llllll CXjmnerb, IIUUI ill mm
South, urc giving notice that they will
refline to receive cotton unless covered
in the regular way. Their condeninatioii
especially applies to close-woven
taiga or hugging which, ns one spinner
writes, "Take water more easily, hold
it longer and cause great damage from
staining and rotting cotton next to tliu
1 lagging."
Ten Boys KilleJ by Lightning.
A l)e Kalb,Tex.,special srfya: About
it o'clock a crowd of boys and men
inct in a small prairie nine miles south
of town and were playing baseball.
A shower came up .during the game,
and they all ran to a large oak.
I igntning struck the tree and ten worn
killed outright?John Jacobs, Walter
Atliley, Tom I3)unchurd, Will Huntley,
John Jackson, Chris 1'etty,Will Walsh.
AI unit a do/.cn of the boys were hurt
and it is thought sumo of them will
die. ?
Left an Orphan at 84 fears.
Woonmuv, N*. J. ? William Lynch,
a laborer on the farm of Jacob Murphy,
of Worrell, Gloucester county, is H-t
years old. He wns recently left an orphan
by the deatli'tVf his father, who
was over 100 years nf*i?ge. Lynch can
till perforin a good, day's work, and
thinks nothing of walking to Alcyon
I'ark and back, a distance of 14 miles,
when he wants a little recreation.
Wyoming Democrats.
The Wyoming Stat e'Dftmoernt ic convention
met af Cheyenne. Their platforin
contains , no reference to tho
Cleveland administration, but adopted
free and unlimited eniniton of silver at
the rutin of 1(5 to 1,' denounces tho
Denioorntic supporters of tin* tarilF
bill, ami pronounces tho > Wilson bill
only it partial fulfillment of tho promises
of tho hint. J)emofratio national
convention ami ilechires in favor of
electing Senators by popular vote.
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Din Tin Plain M/nr'sr in Ito Sinrifiri
"' J "? - ? ??
PiTTBrnmo, Pa.?Genorul Manager
Oliver, of tho Oliver Iron, and Steel
Company, is authority for tho statement
that the South Fifteenth itreet
.plant of the company will soon ho
turned into one of the largest tin plain
works in tho world. The Capital stock
will, it is said, he $500,000. It is expected
that the plant will he in operation
in a few months.
Tn Sydney, Australia, it is th?
fashion to keep tho hodios of the dead
till Sunday in order to insure a largo
attendance at tho funeral.