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THELANDMARK at the Fostomce at Statesrtlle, K. c. as second-close mataer.j JACfcgOK AKD THE UAH. Jlr. Geo.

E. Wendling, a native of Illinois, and an eminent lecturer, delivered what was, by all accounts, a Yery wonderful lecture in Charlotte last Saturday night on Stonewall Jackson. He threw around Jackson a glamor which suggests a character from some book of romance, rather than an actual figure which has moved among men within thirty years, and yet the accuracy of the picture cannot be called in question. Mr. Wendling pronounces Jackson the greatest genius developed by the war.

He found no general in history, save only Napoleon, with whom to compare him. His movements were like those of a wizard. He was not only the hardest but the quickest hitter the world over saw. The enemy never knew wLere to expect an attack from was upon it at the most unexpected times and places, and his onset was accompanied by the resistless power of tlie cyclone. Mr.

AVendling sees several points of similarity between Jackson and Grant: Both were silent men both were tenacious of a purpose, and a plan of battle once formed was never abandoned both were food of bodies of men upon an oneuay, and they were in their utter disregard of the sacrifice of human counted as nothing when an object was to be attained. IT WAS JhglAV Democrats, and Populists and Republicans, too, who are lifting their voices to heaven these days and long and loud about the condition of the country and the fail- are of a Democratic administration to afford "relief," should pause occasionally and reflect on bow this condition of affairs was brought t'oont and who is responsible for it. An article from the Baltimore San, printed elsewhere in this paper, gives the official figures to show what the condition of the Treasury was at the end of the Democratic administration, March 4, 18S9, and what it was at the end of the Harrison administration, March 4, 1S93. Democrats at least, who are criticising the administration of their party, should ponder these things well before they ioudemn it. Eight along this line, the London jKftator, in an article entitled 'American Insolvency," attacks the financial policy of the late Republican administration, and accuses it of being responsible for the present depleted condition of the Lnited States Treasury.

"Five years ago," says the Spectator, "American finance was the envy of the worli. Taxation was not oppressive, the debt was being paid off at a rate beyond the uteams of economy, and every year there rolled into the Treasury a surplus that made European chancellors of the exchequer with envy. Then came tho of Gen. Harrison, and after four years of judicious indiscretions ia the matter of finance, the whole condition of things was changed, and the Treasury was The religious side of Jackson's char-1 left completely empty. And yet there aeter was strongly brought out.

All times were with him times for prayer. Often in battle his face was spen turned upward and his lips moving in prayer. This lecturer believes that Jackson held direct, personal comnmmon with God. There was no more striking declaration in the lecture than this that the great commander united fith the humblest piety a vaulting ambition. Wendliug saw the hand of God in the war, and in death wound at Chaucellorsville.

God never intended that the Southern Confederacy sLiuM succeed and He laid His hand on Jackson. A weeks after Chaucellorsviile onuie ihen the end was in plain view. In all this there is much reason. It is certain that God did not intern! the South, to suecoed iu that it ,11 I anpomtiui'iit, we feel very grateful would have succeeded. shorter had been no war to waste the resources of the nation, no plague, no famine, no terribln or exceptional financial crisis, noct- of the things which impair a country's vitality aud make her poor.

The money, as the parish clerk set forth in his report to the vestry, had sioip'y been 'moodled away' consciously and deliberately." All of this is correct, and iu our complainings we should never forget who "moodled" the money away, and 'moodled'' it away ieliberately." consciously and Southern Democrats will be rejoiced at the fippoiurmeut of Senator White, of Louisiana, to the Supreme lie iii a Southern man, man, and thtie is no his Democracy. Aud Court bench, veiy able doubt about 1 while vre thank Mr. Cleveland for the way to the end than the removal of the chief prop of the Southern Confederacy. It is better for us and for our posterity that we did not and yet, the hand -of the Almighty being in it ail, it seems strange that our people were not moved to accept the generous terms offered them by Lincoln at the Hampton Roads conference, conclude the war at once and save the blood and treasure which were lost afterwards. Bui.

perhaps, if that had been done, the South would have retired sullen, be- that, if it had persisied, it would have won in theeiid, and that, in 'consequence of that feeling, we should have had a renewal of hostilities even now and a bloodier war than before. Who knows 1 As it was and is, there will never be an internal war in this country again. As for that one, it had to coine. Its seeds were planted in the constitution. Yes.

further back than that. They were sown when the Cavalier and the Puritan settled, the one at Jamestown, the other at i'lymouth Rock, and each established a different civilization and began a struggle for tin: mastery. Mr. Wendling referred to this fact and saw in the result of the war a fusing of these two eleuit-uts, the product of which would be not a Cavalier nor a Puritan, but an American. to Senator Hill, who by defeating the Mew York gentry are Democrats to day and Republicans the appointment possible.

Yes, we thank Mr. Hil! for Mr. White. By the way, the uews cntues from "Washington to THE LANDMARK that the President took Mr. White out of the Senate because the latter was fighting to have sugar taken from the free-list of the Wilson tariff Viill.

But however this is, White's successor will very likely hold similar views on the sugar tjuestion. are going to have a campfvigu in Xorth Carolina this year against the State election law. Before ttie question becomes beclouded it would be well for our people to conside this law, its intent and its effect. The first thing, then, for them to do as a means of arriving at a just eon- elusion, is to examine the law itself and see what is the matter with it, ami tbe next thing, to look around them and see who, within the range of their acquaintance, has ever been unjustly deprived of his vote by its operation. We have been hearing a creat deal, for a great many years about Democratic election fraud in this State, but somehow nobody is ever able to lay his hand on anv particular spot and say, "Here it is." It is always somewhere else than within the immediate knowledge of the mau who is is down east, or up west, or in the centre.

If it could be located it would surely be punished or, at all events, some serious effort would be toaiic to punish it. The people of North Carolina can hardly to have a better State govern- nii-in limn they have given tbcffl- fur twenty years past and they will hardly be so unwise as to change it thoughtlessly Hnd under a clamor corKT AT against it by designing persons. interested and In the case of Mr. W. 11.

IVckham, of Xew York, nominated to lie Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and rejected by tbe Senate last week, Senator Ransom voted for confirmation, and Senator 1 Vance, absent on account of sickness, was paired against the nominee. Our Senators very frequently divide in their rotes in" the Senate aud in their views of public questions. Jn this case we conceive that Senator Vance was right and Senator Ransom wrong. Mr. Peckham has a very wobbly political record.

By profession he is a Democrat but ho has a fashion of snapping whenever it happens to suit him. A man as unreliable as this in his political affiliations could hardly be depended upon, xve fear, in his judicial decisions. mitor White, Louh.i-.iita, Momlay, lniiuM.JiHIely Coiilirmi-d. Islington mil. President Cleveland to-day nominated Senator White, of Louisiana, to the vacant seat on the Supreme bench of the United States, and th Senate promptly confirmed the nomination, which came iu the nature of a surprise to the Senate.

All sorts of rumors were afloat during the moru- ing relative to this appointment, in which the names of Senators Gray and were mentioned, but not that of the Louisiana Senator. Mr. did noi come to the Senate to-day, anil the fact that he was at the. House this morning, where he doubtless received tho news, constrained him to absent liiin- -si-H' from the presence of his col- U-airues. Fie is a lawyer of marked ability, iu full vigor of life, and wil.

bring to the Supreme Court a valua ble knowledge of the intricacies the civil code, or Code Napoleon, as it prevails iu the Louisiana courts which wiil be of great service in disposing ol cases arising in the courts of that State. Edward Douglas White was born iu the parish of Lafourche, Louisiana, iu November, 18-15, and was educated at Mount St. Mary's, at tho Jesuit College in New Orleans, and at Georgetown College, this city. He served in the Confederate army and after the close of the war, in was licensed to practice law by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. In 1' he was elected a State Senator, ano was appointed four years later Asso ciate ustice of the Supreme Court ol Louisiana.

He was elected to the Senate to succeed James B. Eustis and took his seat March 4. 1SD1. His term does not expire until March Some of the Hy Play our Ooreefpndent Saw Hill Active and StacceM- Will He untan Oilier diarges are JoacB and llarrlit OntfipalErn for Hale' Would Never Have UeeD Coiunl Geperal to De to Qaaram iMckln? Md Why -The reoMe ShMld Take a Hand and Abollftli the Perqabltea, Special Correspondence or Tlio Landmark. Feb.

19,1894. Last Friday I spent several hours in the Marble Boom of the Senate. Any one who knows what is going on will be both amused and instructed in watching the side plays almost constantly being enacted in that beautiful room of solid, dun-colored marble, supported by Corinthian columns pure white marble, with panels of massive mirrors anu chandeliers to light up and reflect the chaste and elegant effect of an artist's handiwork. Turkish rugs of rich design and warm coloring are spread on the tesselated floor. Filinylacecurtains screen the long low windows and a bright fire of oak wood burns in the opeu grate.

But yon scarcely notice these things while Congress is in session, for so many varieties of human nature throng past you must study them. Senator Hill was iu and out of this room about every ten minutes, smiliug. suave and active. Personally Hill looks a little like that 'shoe-man" whoso advertisement 1 have noticed in THE LANDMARK, but no man I ever knew in or out of North Carolina ever worked as hard or as fast as he did that morning. And Hill wou the day.

Such work generally does win the day. That far, Hill admiration. He is a tireless worker, is shrewd, genial and full of faith in Hill. I had to observe him out of the corner of my eye. as it were.

He is not particularly prepossessing, but is a man of indefatigable energy. It looks to me as if the Democratic leaders spend the most of their time fighting each other instead of trying to unify the party and enact legislation calculated to relieve the country. A day of reckoning is near at hand unless they "mend their ways." Ransom voted for the confirmation of Peckham. Vance was paired against him. Mr.

Simmons was here last week several days aud put in some good work for himself. His confirmation I know to be inevitable unless other charges than those trumped up by Republicans and Populists are brought forward aud substantiated. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, told me that he had carefully examined these "alleged" charges and had made a report favorable to Simmons. Senator Harris, who is one of Senator Vance's warmest friends, told me he had also examined these "charges" and that he cordially approved of Simmons for collector. When Senator Vance comes back here I think he will withdraw his opposition to Mr.

Simmons. I have always believed that he would do this. He is not the man to risk the welfare of the party in the State he has served so long and with such distinguished ability. money which is expended in a way to sorrnpt both the Congressman and the alleged beneficiary. Men have up right to sinccurcst" Work is as iealtliy as-itfis I have known many a young man here whose future has been rained by sitting around the -eapitol with little or nothing to do.

Mr. would have been our minister to Turkey if Prof. Alexander had not gotten ahead of him aud wared the appointment as minister to Greece. There was never a ghost of a chauce for Mr. Hale to have been consul general to London.

I do not blame him for striking high for it. and 1 admire and endorse Senator Vance's zeal in Mr. llale's behalf, but the "first gentleman" in the State could not have secured the consul generalship to London. I have reason to believe that this place was intended for the Hon. Patrick Collins, a distinguished Irish-American services to tbe Democratic party are well known.

The position is the most lucrative one within the gift of the During the last fiscal year it paid about $17.440 more than the President himself got. The salary is $3.000. The fees last year were Mr. Patrick Col lins is in until the administration changes or he ceases to behave himself, lie was promptly confirmed and senatorial courtesy cannot touch him. It looks to me, in the light of The Committee Didn't Par Mr.

Danleli 8100 per Week for III. Paper. Special Correspondonco of The Landmark. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19,1894.

The statement in the Fayetteville Olancr that Chairman Simmons had paid Mr. Josephus Daniels $100 per week during the campaign in order to start and keep his paper on its was seen by Mr. Daniels to-day for the Erst time. Ho denounced it as absolutely false, and said that during the last weeks of the campaign the State executive committee furnished a largo batch of names to which it desired the NortJi.Carolinian sent. Mr.

Daniels was paid less than one-half the cost of the papers.sent out oy him for campaign purposes, and in addition contributed from his own pocket $1 for every $1 paid by the State executive committee. In addition to this he individually paid into the campaign fund $100 from his own ocket, and ho has never received a ime from that or any other campaign committee during his entire expeii once in journalism iu North Carolina. The committee also purchased papers for distribution from the Setet and fflacmr and the State Chronicle, edited by Ashe and Jernigan, respectively, aud both these gentlemen furnished their papers at cost, as Mr. Daniels understands it. When the campaign closed and the committee shut up shop, it was out cash, and a part of the money due Mr.

Daniels for money actually paid out by him has never been paid, and he has nevor asked for it because he knew the committee di not have it. He would be perfectly willing to compare notes with the liberality of Mr. Halo towards his county committee. Jlr. Daniels said that he has been charged with a great many things but it is the first time any North Carolina man ever charged him with having receiv ed money fo.t i his campaign services.

During the campaign he made speeches in lo or more counties, and would not permit the committee to pay his expenses. Tlio llnxvallunn 1.0** It) Some years ago when Mr. David B. Smith, a native of Wilkes county, N. but who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii, for many years, was visiting relatives in Stafesville, ho said, in.

course of conversation with a friend, that the wealthiest people iu Honolulu, those who lived iu the finest houses, rode iu the finest carriages and put ou the most style, missionaries and missionaries' sons. About a year ago there was a revolution iu Hawaii, tKc native queen was deposed and the government seized, by and with the aid and encouragement of the United States naval forces, by the foreign element who are in Honolulu for what they can make out of the natives; a class similar to action if not iu invaded the South, seized the State governments and run things with a high hand in the days of reconstruction. Ami it has been hinted, and asserted, too, that the resident missionaries iu Honolulu were in the very forefront of this movement that seized the i.alive government and set up the provisional government. In this connectiou THE LANDMARK has often thought of Mr. Smith's remark, aud wondered how much confidence the natives had in these representatives of the Gospel of Peace who acquired sneh great wealth and then seized the government of a helpless people under the protection of a great government like the Uuited States.

The answer to this half- formed question is found in the following written from Honolulu to the Boston Trtuncriitt, under date of February the end, the whole Ila- the above facts, that the people aud wnimn nffair is a sad injury to the -c '-'--'missions. It was impossible for me A bill introduced in tbe Sen- York Legislature classifies all sickel-in- the-slot machines as lotteries, and prohibits their use within the State by making it a penal offence to use them or have them on the premises. nlimler in IJurfce. A special to the Charlotte Ofacrtcr says Causby, years of age, was found murdered, about 10.30 o'clock Saturday night, at Kocky Fore bridge, two miles from Morgauion. There was evidence that he had been severely choked and thwe were three terrible wounds on his face.

Sylvanus Morrow, Jas. Whisenhunt and Phillip Williams, who were last seen with the murdered man. were arrested. While Williams was being examined the sight of the dead body made him weaken visibly and completely unmanned him. He sank down upon the ground aud in a dazed sort of a manner said that be had committed the crime; that Causby, Morrow and himself were on their way home, and that when Causby, for some reason, cursed him aud caught him in the collar, he struck him (Causby) agaiu aad again, and after knocking him down he got on his body and choked fiim and beat him in tho face until ceased to make au outcry.

Williams denied using a deadly weapon, but from his own words there is sufficient evidence to prove that he did, and he also said enough to criminate Sylvanus Mortow as au accessory. Williams and Morrow were both committed to jail. And We IVou't Sulunit to It. Aslu'lKiro Courier. The Courier rises to enter its protest against the position of Senator Vance.

Tbe idea that a Senator shall usurp and arrogate to himself the exclusive power of naming every appointment and that no citizen shall dare to express au opinion as to an appointment, is undemocratic and repulsive to every instinct of manhood. The Democratic party of Korth Carolina does not belong to Senator Vance nor to Senator Ean- som to be driven and traded and aandled like a drove of mules. There is too much manhood in the party to inbsnit to snch treatment. press of North Carolina are bein stirred up over a myth. North Can lina had no earthly chance to absor this place, not if Senate Hansom and Senator "Vance had hot asked it for Mr.

E. J. Hale. -Mr Hale was consul to Manchester, Eng land, four years. The salary is 000 a year.

Last the fees wer and last year was a bad one Average Mr. Hale's salary during hi incumbency at low esti multiply it by 4. have This is pretty gooi pay as things go iu North Carolina There are other editors in North Car olina and there are other paper there whose deserts c-an at least ap proximate those of the worthy gen tlernau whom the Democratic thus rewarded. It looks to me as i the war agaiust the chairman of thi party, F. M.

Simmons, who has been appointed to a place, is unjus when it emanates from a brothe Democrat who has already receive nearly if not quite $100,000 from Grover Cleveland's former admiuis tration. If Mr. Hale had been ap pointed consul general to London and the fees of the office had kept up to their lowest average he. woul have received by the end of his term something in the neighborhood If Mr. Simmons is eon firmed he will receive forthree year and the few weeks of his not quite $20,000, less than Mr.

Hal' received in one year as consul Manchester. According to these fig ures, the Democratic party cannot be accused of making a fetish of Mr Simmons and slighting the claims Mr. Hale. I have nothing to do with the merits of the gentlemen involved These figures simply show the flimsj basis on which this State quarre rests. It is unworthy the Democracj OL the State, and is unlike anything else iu her history.

It gives he: worst enemies weapons with which to strike her ia her most vital part, do not blame Mr. Hale for wanting $209,784, but North Carolina ought not to suffer because he dM not get it. And Chairman earned his collectorship if ever a Democral Darned a place by doing party service. Moreover, if he was fit to be Congressman and chairman, he is fll to be collector. He ought to be con- fiimed and that speedily.

The lack of a quorum in the House still greatly retards legislation. Since passage of the Boatner bill allow- ug member a clerk at a salary of $100 a month, many of the meuj- of Congress feel free to go home or elsewhere on any pretest. This is an outrageous abuse of trust. The in the campaign ng, and without regard to party, ught to demand the repeal of the Joatnerlaw. Mr.

Crawford, of Carolina, is the only member whore- used to swear be had work worth 100 a month for an extra man to to, and which he could not do himself. Crawford told me he conld do lis work as Congressman and not as hard as he did when he was a clerk in a country store. I knew this before Crawford told me, but I prefer to state it on the testimony of a Congressman. The Senators also have too many clerks, messengers, etc. If the people would pay attention to these details, these useless' etxravagauces, they would save a great deal of money and greatly im- irove tbe morale of their representa- ives in both houses of Congress.

A udicious cutting down of congres- iional extravagances would save this country about $500,000 a month in to convince an intelligent, educated, balf-caste member of" a Conarega tionai Church that there could be any Christianity in men who had de throued tho queen, seized the treas ury, voted themselves salaries, an especially had refused to abide the de'-isioii of President Cievelan their mutually chosen referee. Th action of some of the Protestant min isters in taking petition into the churchcx for signatures the members is, indeed, very uufor tunate for the cause of Christianity. This is aot printed to disparag foreign minions, but as a contribu tion to current history on the Hawa ian question. A Trnced; in Rutherford. A special of the 19th.

from Fores City. Kutherford county, to theChar Iptte Mxrcer, tells of a tragedy a that place hist. Saturday, iu which C. Hardin shot aud wounded his son in-law, J.C. Morrow.

While Morrow' wife was sick he had driven her au the children from home. She man aged to reach her father's, where sh was taken quite ill and confined I bed for three weeks. Morrow wrot Hardin a note, saying he intended ti have his children if it took his life Hardin gave up two of them but kep the baby with its mother. Last Sat urday Morrow wrote his wife, tellinj her to come home. She was too un well to go.

That afternoon Morrow went to his father-in-law's house in a buggy and calling to his wife de manded that she return home witl him. She told him she was too to go, but he repeated the request telling her if she did not go then would not come agaiu but would ge 1 another woman in her place. At thi; juncture Hardin came to thedooram Morrow rose up in his buggy, pisto in band. Hardin stepped back into the house and. picking up two single barrel shot-guns, walked to tbe doo and emptied the contents of both of them iuto his son-in-law while the latter was trying to disentangle him self from his buggy-lines find return the fire.

Morrow was able to walk after being shot, but if the special tells the story correctly it's a. pity ho was not killed. 8TAT A vein of cos) has been found in Grange county. J. D.

Helms has been appointed postmaster at Monroe. The fish, oyster aud game fair was opened at New Berne Monday by Cov. Carr. One male patient killed another at the State Hospital for the colored insane at Goldsboro Monday. A patent-medicine vender was pelted with eggs and a bag of pepper in the court house at Monroe Saturday night.

There are said to be 15 murder cases on the docket of Madison county court, which begins nest Monday, Judge Mclvcr presiding. The Alliance store at Chapel Hill has beeu sold to T. F. Lloyd for 75 per cent, of the paid up stock. The stockholders couldn't agree.

Jay Atwell, colored, who murdered Sandy Gibson, colored, in Cabarrns county some time ago, was arrested in South Carolina. Ho is now in jail at Concord. Mr. R. L.

Bordeux, a prominent citizen of Pender county, committed suicide, Wednesday morning of last week, by cutting his throat with a surgeon's lancet. Mr. E. Frost, of Caua, Davie county, one of tho largest farmers.in Davie and chairman of the Baptist State Orphanage board, has fulled for about The barn of Mr. John Hoffmann, of Guilford county, with all its contents except the stock, was burned a few days ago.

Fire caused by boys playing iu the barn and dropping matches. The Raleigh correspondent of tbe Charlotte Observer learns that James Itobinson. tha miller at Fox's Mill, iug services at Banks chapel. left home in his usual health Colored Peiiglonera jn llurko itelnK OueBtloiiiu lorgantou Special, ISMi, to Charlotte Observer The colored troops who fought so nobly in the late unpleasantness, anu have since been suffering from all the ills that flesh is heir to, con- racted by exposure while in line of luty, have been in a fever of unrest all tho past week, caused by the ap- iearanee of a special agent of the 'ension Department, who was mak- ng inquiries as to how many children he widows of the deceased soldiers had bad since the death of their nsbands. This inquiry was of such astounding nature and so irrelevant hat it was enough to cause the chills well as fever, and to cap the climax he (the agent) arrested M.

V. Slake, the pension attorney who had ngineered all the claims through the 'ension Office, for charging illegal ees. The agent is still here and is ushing his inquiries and finding onng pickininies by the score whose athers' bones (as appears to the 'ension Office) He bleaching on the attlefields of 30 years ago. Blake 3 a negro school leather. nhourcauim racks thenfttem Ilka a Uramb- It retreats fcotore tHo power ot Hood's tfaliji purlflw the.btooa.

wort. near Hendwson, Vaneo county, was found dead in the paud Tuesday afternoon. A little colored child was smothered to death at Wake Forest a few days ago by a man placing too much cover over its head. He saw it uncovered and in endeavoring to fix it up warm smothered it. Thos.

Gore, a colored man of Wilmington, was found dead in his with his head in the fire- place aud his face burned. He had been complaining and it is supposed that ho fell in tho fire in a fit. J. K. Sams, who last week killed Willis Morgan at Mars Hill, Madiaon county, is under arrest but is sick and cannot bo removed to jail.

It is thought bo will die. His two sons wore arrested accessories and held in bonds of $1,000 each. The Charlotte Olnrrter says Dr.Wm. Mcllwaiue, of Union county, died suddenly last Sunday while 'He but when the service was about half over bis head reU to one side, be gasped and died. He was a prominent man and father of Rev.

W. E. Mnllwaine, a Presbyterian minister. Samuel Trogden, a citizen of Randolph county, was found dead jn his bed last Thursday a week ago. He was a blacksmith and lived alone.

Monday evening previous he left his shop iu his usual health and was seen no more until Thursday morning, when some one went to his house and found him dead. He supposed to have died Monday night. Wm. Humphrey, a colored man, was tried in Craveu Superior Court last week for murder. He defended by two colored O'llara and R.

W. Wil- was prosecuted by tbe colored H. White. Judge Graves presided. Humphrey was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.

Tho North Carolina Press Association will have "to" session Greek 0. Andrews, of the Raleigh and Ofiterver, and Fred L. Merritt, of th Xortk Carolinian. They "font" abou a mouth ago and Andrews was pu under a peace bond. Monday he wa released from his bond and Tuesda he went at Merritt again.

Nobod hurt and nobody killed. The las fight cost and Slerritt Mr. Richmond Pearson, of Ashi ville, is movinir around in the nint district, and it is assumed that he ex pects to bo a candidate for Congref this fall. A Rutherford correspom ent of tho Charlotte Ohemr think Mr. Pearson will persuade the publicans and Populists not to mak a nomination and will then run as a independent candidate, getting th vote of both these partiesand also the dissatisfied Democrats.

The itemcngtr says that Mr. L. Porter, proprietor of the Windso Hotel, of. Minneapolis, Minnesota, capitalist of ample means, has de cided to remove with his family Wilmington. lie has been in Nort Carolina since the 2Sth of Decembe and has spent a great deal of tha time in Wilmington.

He hasalread made considerable investments i that city and round about and prc poses to colonize 50 to 100 thrift Scandinavians ia that vicinity. The Asheville Citizen says Capl Will Overton, of the Spartanburg an Abbeville Railroad, was held up a the poiut of a pistol by four of hi passengers. The passengers wer rough fellows and had been driuking Just before the train reached Salud they asked Copt. Overtoil to stop an let them off. He refused.

They pull ed their gnus and told him stand." He "stood" while tho; pulled the bell cord and stopped th train. Then they skipped. Overton is a step-son of Rev. Dr. Wharey, Mooresville.

The members of Clinton chapel, A M. E. Church, Charlotte, are engaged Lomax is internal strife. the center around whom the rucus is revolving, and J. Cunningham, one of the brethren takes more than a half column in Tuesday's Oosener to tell about it He calls Bishop Lomax a devil, religionless bishop, a jackass, am accuses him of ignorant.

He also accuses him of being full of the spirit of corn liquor at a recent meet "ng held in the church, as he wantet fight, and says but for the interference of Presiding Elder Hanes here would have been a regular lead-breaking time. It's-all very interesting reading. Uotr tbe Gat Fooled. Xew Bertie Journal. The curious spectacle of a cat fighting a plaster of Paris figure was witnessed in a New Berne store.

It was the life size figure of a small log. A peddler entered tbe store to ell it and set it down. The cat took in reality for one of her hereditary oee, bristled up wrathfnlly, made a mad spring for its back, knocked it aver and broke it. President Cleveland has asked Harry Smith, Assistant Register of he Treasury, to resign. Smith is a old over Republican.

Deatata. CaaM local they cannot reach tbe lucoMd portion of the ear. Tnere to only one ay to cure Oeatnesi, and tttat Is by consUtu- onal remedies. Deatpeu in caused by an loamed condition ot tho muconft tutachianTube. When thtetubogeu on have a rambling BOahd or Imperfect near- nir, and when It to entirely clow- DeatMM to Jhe result, and uolou the inflammation can taken oat and thto tube rratorad to Its normal hearing- J.OUt.Ot hlch to nothing but Jie miiconft BurtaceB.

deatneH (canned tit catarrh) mat cannot cored bj HallM catarrh Cora. Bead for will be demoied tower; ten are cauMd by catarrh, but an Inflamed condition of or HEWS. the Breekinridge-Pollwrd scandal damage-suit case is set for trial in Washington March 8. The youngest Cleveland christened at the White House Sunday. Only the family were present.

Albert S. Resenbaum, said to be the wealthiest Jew in America, died at bis home in New York Saturday morning. His wealth is estimated at $30,000,000. Knoxvillo College, at Knoxville, one of the most noted educational institutions for colored people in the United States, was burned on the night of the 14th. News him reached New Orleans of the sinking of the steam tug Mallard, off the Nicftraguan coast some days ago.

The tug belonged to the Nicaragua Navigation Company. There were CO men on board and not one survived to tell tbe tale. Sister Mary Ellen Lease, tho female Populist politician of Kausas, is a good one. The latest from her is that she claims to be Mason aud proposes to organize Masonic lodges for women throughout the country. The Masons deny her claim and say she is not a Mason.

Rev. J. C. Biggs, an evangelist who had been conducting a revival at Westerman, Ohio, was found in snowdrift beside the railroad track, Sunday, with his throat cut from ear to ear. In conducting his meeting he had incurred the enmity of certain classes by denunciations of their mode of life, and it is thought that some of them killed him.

Samuel G. Westray, of Nash county, died last week, leaving an estate estimated at $250,000 in value. He lefc a will making a disposition of two or three small portions of hia estate and leaving the rest of the- cstats to bo settled by law to the nearest kin. Them arc a great many heirs. The Battles, of Edgecombe, arc- tho principal ones.

James J. Hahn, who is charged with stealing $71,000 in negotiable bonds from his sister, Mrs. Susan Schwarz, and also $4,000 worth of diamonds from his wife, in Natchez, arrived in New Orleans Saturday, having beeu arrested iu Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala. Forty thousand dollars worth of bonds and jewelry were recovered by the detectives. John Y.

McKane, a prominent Democratic politician, was lait week convicted in Brooklyn, N. of election frauds at Gravesend, X. last November. Monday he was sentenced to six years in the Sing Sing penitentiary. McKane was a prominent citizen of Gravesend, a member of the Church and a superintendent of a school.

The severity of the sentence was a surprise but it seems to hixvo been deserved. LeRoy Harris, alias W. IT. Clatk, charged with forging a name to a money order, was undergoing examination before a United States commissioner in the Federal court room at Buffalo, N. Saturday, when he suddenly drew a pistol and shouted "Hold up your or I'll blow your brains out." Every man in tho room promptly elevated hia paws and the forger backed oat of the room, locked thndoor behind him and escaped.

He was captured ft few hours later. ''The oldest postmaster in the United States," who is constantly dying, has again uonie to light and this time he is alive. He accord- lug to a to tbo Xew York Ifcrald, Roswell Beardslcy, 85 years old, who ji now and has been for nearly GG years postmaster at Xorth Lansing, Tomkiiis county, X. Y. He points proudly to his original commission, which was issued to him on June 28,1828, and bears the signature of John Quincy Adams, then President of the United Stntes.

Beardsley is a Democrat. From the days of the Puritans down to the present time a day has been aunually set apart in Massachusetts for the observance of fasting aud prayer. For a long time past it has been perverted into a. secular holiday, in which tho sports and pastimes were not always commendable and sometimes degenerated into license. As a day of religious ol servance it has been everywher throughout the Stata wvll-ni abandoued.

Taking a sensible vie of tho is to abolish law that is not enforced or observe lower house of the Massachu setts Assembly has, by vote of 109 50, abolished the fast day on whic no fasts aro kept. The Senate wi probably pass the measure. Uenth nf Meet, of Polk-Sli Wan In the StaffHvllle Wreck. Helena, Special lost. LoulB Kepubllc, Mrs.

Naomi Hays Moore, widow the late Maj. W. E. Moore, died her to-day. Two years ago the onl daughter of Mrs.

Moore was killed i tbe disastrous wreck at N. Mis. Moore herself sustainin. a shock from which she never entire! recovered. She erected a home fo orphan girls iu this city to the mem ory of her daughter, and it is calle the Ophelia Polk Moore Home.

Mrs Moore was a Miss Hayes, was born a Columbia, and was niece the late President J. K. Polk. Sh was a prominent member of th Episcopal Church and a promoter all charitable institutions, dispeusinj her wealth in these interests. Sh was the president of the Phillip 'ounty Memorial Association, and one was more active in securing th monuments to the Confederate this city than Mrs.

Moore. She died universally regretted. Statesyille will remember Mrs Moore and tbe sad death of he laughter iu the Bostian bridge wreck Mrs. Moore visited Statesville one 3ince the wreck. She has friends here who will grieve to learn of her Mail at Elktn-A Kew aad a Marriage.

Correspondence or Tbe Landmark. Our town has been considerably xcited during the past week ovei mad dogs. On last Wednesday Mrs. M. Smith's large New Fonndland dog ran mad and bit several THE PABHKBS WIU.

MjaOT TOBACCO. WIM Not UM KaUralT-All Correspondence of The Laadmari. Since your last I have interrogated several farmers as to tbe amount of tobaeeo that will be planted and they tell me that the acreage wiil be lessened. Tbe weather has been unfavorable for plant burning, but as soon as possible the seed will be sown. If no plants are set it will not be tho farmer's fault.

Your corresponded "Cato" says: 'The one decision of the farmers is to set nary plant." Your correspondent also intimates that I am disposed to misrepresent Mr. J. E. Tharpe. is not tbe ease.

When T. gave me the item about his building, he said "That he was only going to finish a part of it." Since then he changed liia views and is building a smaller house. I said: "That he complete it in 15 not "may." I admit that James is one of our most enterprising yountr men and fully abln to carry out his plans. Mr. John A.

Butler closed his writing school tt Harmony the 17th inat. Mr. B. bad a large attendance for the eight days. At the close Mrs.

J. A. Butler, Mr. James Butler and J. W.

Heath were selected as a committee to examine the specimens and report what three had made the most improvement, and also what three were the best writers. Miss Annie L. Hix won the first prize, which was a nice watch charm Mr. J. T.

Mitchell came in second for a nice drawing, and MIES Delia Cheshire was winner for the third, which was one dozen of the best steel pens. Miss Delia Stikeleather was considered the best writer, Mr. J. T. Mitchell the second a.ud Miss Baggerly tbe third.

For general improvement the committee thought that Mr. F. T. Burke, of Statesville, had made the tiost. All the pupils showed much improvement.

Last Tuesday Buddy, sou of Mr. Lee Jacks, happened with an accident while hauling logs. He caught bis leg between the wagon and a stump and broke his leg. Last Friday morning Mr. O.

G. Turby vilie'd oldest child died. I learn that Mrs. O. G.

Turbyville a very sick. Mrs. Wm. Butler's condition is very critical. Old Matilda Tomlin continues tur" grow worse.

She is in her 95th yep. tinues tur" gro 95th yep. orninAjp-LAXb died Wednesday On the loth, at Mr. I'inkney Hays', near Statesville, Miss Dell Hays and Mr. J.

T. Maiden, of Harmony, were married. Mr. Z. K.

Tharpe, of Will- iatnsburg, officiated. May their lives be long, happy and prosperous. Prof. J. N.

liarrou reports prospects good for the session at Har- Mr. Jas. Buticr will open an eight day's term of writing at Holly Springs on the 23d inst. The M. E.

church preparing erect a parsonage at Harmony. The collector for the lightning rod company struck us last week to the of mote thau $1,000 on the first installment for tbe tods bought last summer. He reports collections easier and better hero than any where he has been during the winter, H. H. Harmony, S.

Feb. 19, 1804. I'lilfllc U'Klth und Hard Tliileit-Ufuth tif a Llttlr llwr. The long wished forsnow by farmers came and left too soon to do the wheat much good, only made almost impassible roads from hereto Statfsville worse. for our commissioners to put the convicts to work on the roads.

La prippe is civin? our doctor work (who is Or. The bad weather is preventin much tobacco bed tewing if ap th Th prices the farmers been will hardly pay for' fo'tihzer. less other expenses, which are add so much for a who year. Hard times is ti.e cr. You scarcely fim! farmer wil a dollar.

What and how are they R. V. BRAWLEY. J.L. SLOAN.

wanted to sow. Very few in section will put out tobacco. pay their taxes, bills, sto: town and then went np towarc 'raphill and bit several more. He back home Saturday and was tilled. It does a community good ometimes for a dog to go mad and ite other dogs, for then they are Hied and the country is rid of a lot worthless ears.

Anew postoffice has been estab- ished at I. A. Ellridge's, five milek rom Elkin, to be called Chatham. Mr. M.

C. Teagne, of Kerneraville, nd Miss Minnie, daughter of ex- heriff S. 3. Greenwood, were mar- ed at Roaring River Thursday, lev. H.

A. Brown, of Winston, perorating the ceremony. Miss Lelia of Elkin, attended tbe wed- ing. Several new residences are being reefed nearjhe woolen mills for the I. H.

Fonst, ex-cashier of the First ational tBank of was ried in Bowaa Superior. Court ves- for embexzhunent, aadr.eon- He wat reptewnted by H. Bobbins, Chas. L. would eertaUly eoftfitaMd.

accounts and preachers Tbe fan ers ought to organize And do som thing for for me who would do something for them. I think better times will have come through another source tha the present Congress and Clevelant Don't want any more hens to lay egg with on them if it means C'levelan again. Some distilleries arc stopping, ot en going np, and ill the distille are wishing Miller would go Hades. Well, perhaps it is best our boys for them to stop. We are sorry to hear of the deal of little Charlie Turbyville last Fr day.

He was the son of Mr. O. and a sweet, bright tie boy has Uft a vacant chair. Mr. Pet is Parks and wife, whohav been visiting their daughter, Mrs Luui Hays, near Tabor church, hav left for their Texas home.

They ha been gone from here 21 years. Man friends welcomed them back an would have been glad to have kep them, but like Texas bes Times are not as hard there as here Mr. P. We have another good preache this Mr. Wiley.

Hispeo pie like him very much so far. ICH DEIS, Williamsbnrg, N. Feb. 20, We take this method of informing our many friends and customers that we will open, March ist, a first-class stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods in the store room lately occupied by Mr. J.

Stephany. Oar stock will be entirely new, comprising the latest novelties and designs. We know we have bought our goods right and are prepared to save you money. Come and see us and we will treat you right. Respectfully, BRA WLBY SLOAN.

Statesville, N. Feb. 20, 1894. IS WHAT YOU WANT. With the Cotton Factory and Tobacco Factories which wiil be in operation within a few months, and the Building and Loan Association with applications ahead for more than $50,000, Real Estate in Statesville is wanted.

You can't rent a house in full. THEN BUY A HOME. To meet the demand I have secured the privilege of selling a number of city lots at low prices and easy terms, I also have a large number of small farms, suitable for Truck Farms, Vineyards and Orchards, which I will sell in 5, 10 or 20 acre tracts, or larger, to suit purchaser. REMEMBER, If you want to buy, come to see me or write. I will make terms to suit.

If you want a home you shall have it. W.G.LEWIS, Office Rear of Court House, 15, 1894. Statesville, N. C. Matcher and BeM Plact-r made the mftaer.

Every Saw baTe one. I bell lioHei-M, Mlllfl. Corn llllk. aud all ilu.Hut Uaeblnerr L. K.

OVEKCASH, AGBST. StAtraiUle. ftb. 15, A Sad Muriate tail Correspondence of The Landmark. Miss Mary Wagner, who visiting her sieter, Mrs.

Leonard, of New Palestine, and her brother, Mr. John W. Wag ner, of Neutral, and relative 'in Missouri since July, returned home last Friday, the IGth. Mrs. Mary ioodman, better known as Ann of Neutral, came homi.

with Miss Wagner, to visit her kin in 'his county. Mrs. Mary wife of David Wagner, who lites near here, died leritonitis on the 13th after a reek or more of painful suffering was a sad death for many reasons. W. was in the prime 01 ife, only twenty years and eighteen lays old, been married but lit- le over eleven months, and, saddest ali, leaves a little child only a month old, who will never know a mother's love.

Mrs. W. leaves many elatives and a host of friends to mourn her death. She a member the M. E.

Churci full faith of the Mr. Davidson, nd other public wayMr.W.T.All th, and died I Savior in licenses rather gave in last week's in giving the of hose who had bought goods of him nd been made happy thereby. Mr. of eonne, -was in a state of hap. mess, but the true happiness will to morrow (Wednesday) evening, be 21st, when Bey.

W. Y. Love will nite Jfr. Allison and Miss Lillian, aoghter ol Mr. Wm.

Walker, mak- ng thenr'as one. wish then a ong and happy life. J. Troutman, N. Feb.

ssasass ew Berne Lieut. Francis Winslow, who re- nrned from Washington, last night, nforms us that he told by SOM- Hansom At nifht before that Ike ppointnient of HOB. F. AC TWs is Yoor last dance! Oor fttire Stock: Goes at COST! And when WE SAT COST, that MEANri MVCH, for at least ninety per cent, of this magnificent Mock has bun bought at twenty five per cent. less than the same can he bought through the regular channels.

Ladies' and Gents' Shots in hand turned and hand welts, the finest goods on the market. A large line of Children's Medium and Fine Shoes. An immense stock of Mt-uV, Boys' and Children's Sbirts. Many choice things in Millinery, Silks, Velvets, Ribbons, Plumes. Feathers, ice.

If yon want a nice Room, buy Wall Paper, Carpets aud Oil Carpets, while you can get them at manufacturers' prices. White Granite, Iron Stone and Decorated China, either Dinner or Tea Setts, or single pieces. The handsomest line of Library, Vasis and Banquet Lamps stock. Also Decorated 10 and 12 Toilet Setts in great variety. This stock maa be disposed of.

Come and convince yourself that this is no catch penny business wiLtiEL.M ALLISON. Feb. 15. 1S94. XEW YORK OFFICE 519 BROADWAT.

EARLY SPRING STUFFS NOW SHOWN BY N. B. Mills Co. ARE THE Greatest Attractions of the Season WONDERFUL NOVELTIES SHOWN IN FINE SWISS NAINSOOK AND HAMBURG Embroideries and Insertions. White Checked and Striped Nainsooks, Blae and Pink Checked Mnslins India Linens, Pure Linen Cambric, French Welt Figures, Best Quality New Checked Apron Ginghams ia all styles, at price than you can possibly buy old ones AT COST.

Look at these prices on STAPLE DuMESTICS 27 INCH CHECKED GINGHAMS, at 5c. per vard 25 INCH COTTON PLAIDS, at 4ic. per yard 25 INCH HEAVY COTTON PLAIDS, at BIG STOCK TOBACCO BED MUSLIN. DRE WO OLEXS EANS, CASsijiERlES and llKtbS FLANNELS, which are going at a Don't forget that we are selling the ONLY RELIABLE Ba, 3 ihey stand at the in point of Comfort and Durability We ako hare a few ODD MEN; PINE SHOES, wWch A BIG LOT OP LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SAILOR HATS JTJST RECEIVED. Come we us.

Yon will always find our prices rieht and a clean stock to select from. very truly, N. B. MILLS CO. Statesville, N.

Feb. 8, 1894. FOR Late bnyers of WOOLEN DRESS GOODS will find a ehane. now in stock. It's a regular "find." All these winter dress going and they are not standing upon the order of their going either We don't want to carry one yard over.

And besides getting the good, sold aid the 0 Wl be maki IDOre for the MEW WASH BIC8 which are now on sale: New Spring Ginghams, Dimities. Check and Striped Nainsooks, and a house full of things for jour nd Summer Sewing. If you want to know how much it is to your profit to trade with nst drop in and see our stock and get prices. REMEMBER! )ur Carpet Department. We furnish estimates for ajmg.

Our stock of Extra Moqoette; Imperial If, rnssells, Extra Tapestry, Extra Sapor, All Wool, MUed'and" Eeb. 3,1894. ing, lining aid Fine Body WALTON GAGB. BUTTBRMILiK SOAP, (FOB THB TOIUBT), L1 LINE Elegant Stationery Cards MO Statomllt, K- Feb. 1, MM..