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S. Reiflhardt Co. THE XiENOIK TOPIC. Read TMs The vexed question has at last been -decided I There is no- longer death to be disposed of in a manner which Mr. Bigelow could not state.

None of his relatives, be said, except Mrs. Mary B. Peiton, his sister, are given any specific bequest forever. To her he bequeaths the residence No. 38; West- Thirty-eighth street, and the sum of $100,000 to live upon.) All of his real estate except this is placed in his executors' hands to be disposed of as they see fit, either by sale, rental or ex pats in a few days with' a flail, and thus save all which is now paid for threshing.

AndJbarns are needed again that manure may be collected in large quantities. I have just returned from German where the stock is kept tied up stables summer and winter, and the quantity of manure made is very great, and the crops are also very large, while land sells in some places at $400 to 1600 an acre. There, as in my own state, it is not thought worth while to plant a crop unless the ground can be heavily coated with manure. I may say that in Pennsjlvama a poor farmer does not' think le3 than sixty bushels of corn to the acre, twenty-five of wheat, forty of oats and Sne hundred of potatoes will pay for his work, and the rule is to very much more to the are, but only by heavy to Bennett in the Charlotte; district the present -incumbents in both tiases would, have made better members. The failure of the Raleigh convention.

to renominate Gen. W. R. Cox for Congress is said by all the papers to be a result of a time-honored practice to send noinari to Congress ib that District for more than three terms. The fact that Gen.

Cox's strong following stood at his back for 198 when he withdrew himself is a high compliment to him and shows that he has the confidence of the people. The convention passed resolutions endorsing the President's administration of affairs. Major Graham is, doubtless, like his brother Graham, of this district, and like General Cox, a strong civil service reformer. No other kind of man can be elected in the Raleigh District. Lenoir.

IT. C. M' 4 Victoria, India Linen and figured lawns at greatly red need prices. Black silk parasols at $2 worth 13.50. Silk parasols at $1.25 worth 3.00.

Try our wheaten grits, a most delicious breakfast dish. Try us for ham's, lard, floursugar, coffee, I Good tobacco 5 cents a ping or 30 cents per pound. Fine cut tobacco 75 cents per pound. 20,000 Duke of Durham and New South Cigarettes just received, better than ever try them. Nice line of Furniture, bed Bprings, woven wire mattresses, cotton mattresses, to arrive this week.

Give us a call. Bespcctf ullj, B. S. REINHARDT CO. 5 a R.

S. Reinliardt t5 Co. W. W. SCOTT Editor ani PnMer 1 WEDNESDAY, AUG 18, 1886.

Entered at the Post-office at Lenoir as second-clogs matter, Subscription price, 1.0 Advertising rates reasonable. JT All bills for advertising pay-able weekly. Job printing a specialty. TILDEN. The grand leader of the Democratic party is dead.

Of the many events that have, within a year marked death's havoc in the ranks' of jaillUUS, ttUU gICBI UlCU, uun vuc paused a prbfounder impression, or more general sympathy, or will develop more evidences of general sorrow than the passing away of Samu el Jones Tilden. sometimes we speak of men as great who may ih many instances, fall below the standard at which greatness obtainsbut in saying of the eminent statesman we now monrn, that he was great to the fullness of measu ri ngr-the achievements of his life verify the statement. He was indeed! great! Great in personal great, in culture, great in the application of that culture, for he had applied himself as few have the ability fo apply lie was great in every position of life that his talents had been taxed to meet. Not because he was a Democrat a leader of the Democratic party of this great Government but as a patriot and gentleman should he be revered. 1 v.

Whenever official station came to him, the opportunity was one which made his superior intellect, which he was conspicuous to the world, and whether in office or not the sage of Gram mercy has been consulted before any ira-portant move has been made. He showed himself great during "the crisis of 1876 when the votes of countrymen had called him to the highest office in their gift, and unprincipled foes, that ought to hide their faces in shame forever, with all the machinery of evil at their command threatened a deluge of blood as the price of their abdication. This patriot and gentleman, having the good of the country at heart, and the preservation of his country's peace, submitted his rights to the arbitration of men whose distinction said position won from him the opinion that they were honorable, only to Bee himself despoiled of the conspiracy of modern times. Since that blot recorded upon the tablet of American liberty was permitted to remain, and a fraud of a man permitted to occupy the White House, the ''Grand old man" ad-mired and loved by all that knew him has spent his time in -retirement, with a kind word to those thai visited him and an open house to the charities of those that were in need, finally yielding to the in- nrmitiej caused oy aisease, witnont physicians to march to his bedside every hour of the day to count Bis pulse and denote his respiration, and reporters by the dozens, to send dispatches to the remotest parts of the earth qu i ly cal ly ge tie manl S. J.

Tilden touched the electric bell, which summoned his valet, and he ordered three of his relatives to be called, and while the early sunbeam-kissed his" brow, his gentle spirit took its flight. Great while he lived. Great, while dying, and ereat in the estimation of all right thinking men. STATE "TOPICS. M.

O. Sherrill of Newton, have failed. The liabilities are Nominal assets equal to' the liabilities. i I A new town oh the W. N.

C. railroad between Morganton and Bridgewater has been named Andrews, a deserved compliment to UoL A. 13. Andrews. Mott and his committee have decided to make no Republican nomi-: nations in this State and the nolicv is now to pat Independents on the back.

There is talk of a revolt in some quarters and it is hinted that a grand Republican mass meeting be held in Raleigh next month. The "two-thirds rule" which has ftlwava nrevailed in the conventions of the 2nd Congressional district is a frvadf nnloonno i Green, the present member from that district, went into the conven-tion last week with a majority in his favor, but it needed two-thirds to nominate. Hon. W. T.

Dortch, a it ox uoiasDoro, was ino most promi nent opponent ne naa, dui neiiner of them got it. A "dark horse" by, the name of Major 0. W. McClam-my, of Pander county, was nominated on the 345th ballot. Mr.

Mc Ulammy will make a very good member but he stands in the same' ration to Green that Rowland does occasion for doubt or perplexity. discovered. Some von ng men who will be voters five years were discussing politics, the prospects of I Tl ue jLteuiucrctic pany, nam times, and other such subjects and they at lengtn arrived at the conclusion that Cleveland is responsible for it all. Wear the beginning of his ad ministration a member of cattle-men had penetrated the Indian Territory with their cattle, and the President sent soldiers to drive them out. Thus they were forced to put on the mar ket three hundred thousand cattle at a sacrifice, and' hence the hard times.

I have also learned recentlv that the present administration is responsible for the great amount of ram this summer. The people ought to know where the responsi bility lies, that they may act accord ngly. Boone is somewhat excited this morning over the elopement last night of two couples from among the colored population. One of the men leaves a wife and two children, not, it ia thought, to monrn his loss. O.

Eastridoe, August 3. To the Editor of Tlie Lenoir Topic: Another cloud of gloom and sad ness has fallen over our hood. Another chair had been made vacant around the family hearthstone. Another soul has left the church militant to join the church triumphant. John Hagaman departed this life at 4.30 o'clock p.

m. Aug. 3rd 1886, in Ashe county N. C. He was born May 24th 182, in Watauga county, at which place he resided until March 1880 when he removed to Ashe county where he he died.

He joined the baptist church in 1857, at Bethel on Beaverdam in Watauga county and was baptised in that beautiful limpid stream by Rev. John A. Farthing and from that day until his death his life, like that stream has been pure. He was married to Louisa J. Dougherty in 1857.

He leaves his wife, five sons and two daughters to mourn their irreparable loss, but they mourn not as those who have no hope, for he died as he lived trusting in the Lord. He talked freely until the last, and was perfect! rational. He requested his people not to grieve after him for he was going to rest with the Lord. He requested to be buried in a decent and plain manner, in a suit similar to that usually worn to his church meetings. He whs deacon in his church for a number of years and frequently represented his church as a delegate to he annual Association; His life has been one of piety and honesty.

He died out of debt, owing no man anything. No man in our county hs-spent a life1 more free from criticism. He has left to his children and? to his county a priceless legacy, not in gold and silver, nor worldly treasures of much consideration, but a spotless name, an unsullied character, christian example. No one will say that John Hagaman was ever unkind, uncharitable or revengeful. Always true to the cause he espoused, yet not rash or intemperate, but ever guided by a cool head and a warm heart.

He led an unpretentious life, yet his many excellencies shone out like brilliant gems. As a citizen he exhibited noble manhood, a neighbor, generous and obliging, 'ami truthful, honeotand just in his dealings. As a father, he was' gentle and kind, as a husband, sympathetic, affectionate and true, as a christian he was humble, devoted and faithful. He passed through the valley and shadow of death withouta murmur, being' wholly resigned to the will of God. I saw him breathe his last.

He passed into the spirit land as quietly and sweetly as an infant goes to its dreams. We believe our beloved brother fell into the arms of the Savior, and we believe he will come at the sound of the first trump in the morning of the resurrection. A. M. D.

Roa. S. J. Tildti's VilL New York, Aug. 9.

The will of Samuel J. Tilden was read at Grey-stone this afternoon oy Lawyer James 0. Carter, this city, in the presence of all the relatives except those in the West. The document is a long one. containing about ten thousand words, and would occupy about fire 'columns nonpareil type of any one of the great dailies.

Besides the family, there were present the Hon. John Bigelow, Andrew H. Green, and Mr. Tilden's private secretary, George W. Smith.

Col. Samuel J. Tilden, who spoke for the family, said that not a word about the wiQ could be given to the pressj The family had decided, he said, that no intimation of the terms of the will should be public until it was offered for bateand as the date had not yet been fixed for that he could not say when it would be given to the press. Hon. John Bigelow gives tho'fol-" lowing facts about the will Mr.

Bigelow, Andrew H. Green and George W. Smith are named as executors and trustees. All of Mr. Tilden's kindred are generously pro-tided for in this way The whole estate is placed in the hands of- the executors as trustees.

Each heir is to receive an equal share in the line of his or her consanguinity that is, nephews and nieces equal amounts and their children certain they are to receive only the income derived from an equal separate specific sum, the principal at their change, Greystone and- the. lira tu marcy Park property falling: the same rule. The executors are first charged with the duty of set tin? apart for his relatives the sums named them from which the several incomes are to be derived This done, it becomes the duty of -the executors and the trustees to carry out his wishes regarding -tier tain Dublic bent nciaries. Lliev are charged with the duty, nrst.d.oi ec- Ublishing afree library in his native village, New Lebanon also in Yon kera and if in the discretion of the trustees they choose to establish a free hbrarv in this citv. thev mav do so, and if not, they are at liberty to use the funds that a free library wonlu cost in the promotion qi any charitable or educational cause.

A great deal is left to the discretion of the trustees. In genera! terms the relatives are handsonfely taken care of bv the receipt of specihc comes, which consumes, Mr. Bigelow says, an amount not to exceed one-third of his estate. AH the rest and residue is devoted to the public firood. and- the are charged with the responsible duty of choosing such methods as shall prove the greatest good to the pub lie in the disposition of this prop ertv.

i The estate is not as, large as esti mated bv some people. I he value has been placed at $10,000,000, but Mr. Bigelow says this is double its real value, As regards a public library for this city, that matters to the discretion of the trustees, both as to lo cation, equipment and cost. Hence tho city will 1 have a library if tho trnstess think that the funds in their hands cannot be used for the public to better advantage. The instrument most likely will be offer ed for probate in this city, the law giving the executors the right to choose the plfce of probate where a person owns property in more than one county.

Citations will be issued tomorrow from the Surrogate's Court to all the relatives to be present at the probate. Mr. Bigelow returned to Grey-stone Col. Tilden, George H. Tilden, Mrs.

Peiton, the Misses Ruby and Susan Tilden and Mrs. Hazard are at Grey stone. CONVENTIONS. State Democratic convention in Raleigh August 25. Dr.

T. J. Corpening, Dentist, will be at Lenoir duing court. Call i 7 uiiu ceo mill. A lot of fresh confectioneries' at the dni" store; Big lot of tire, rod and band iron at the hardware store.

Jewelr). I have just received a nice assortment of gold, silver, silverinp, nickel watches, which" I am offering at- extremely low prices for the next 30 days. I also have on band a nice line of watch chains, ladies breast pins, finger rings, cuff buttons, Ac. Any one wishing to buy anything in the iewelry line will save money by calling on nie at once. All goods warranted as represented or money will be refunded.

Remember the place, next door to Martin's Hardware Store. J. H. HILARY. Crisp.

Slnxll's Mills, N. Has the best stock of General Merchandise ever offered on Watauga river. Heavy groceries, such as. flour, bacon, a specialty. If you have any country produce, or roots and herbs to sell, sell it to me.

.1, If you want to buy anything, buy it of me. By so doing you will save money. J. a. uiuv.

GLOBE ACADEHY. Globe, Caldwell N. C. YMjot Moeoa, smithy location, moral oommanl-tjr. Fall Maion will beKln Monday, 8th September.

fuel, ka, included, 00 per ttonth. XVarge and well boarding kuae for girls under the direct enpervision of tho principal. Tuttion $1 to S3. Mtuio, on piano, fXSd. For partioolan, addreaa F.

P. Moon, Secretary Board of Trustees. NOTICE. The undersigned would respectfully announce to the citizens of Lenoir and public general? that the firm of Taylor Gibson, Photographers, Asherille and that there la no business connection of any kind whatever existing between them either at Aaherlile or elsewhere. The old flrns Is now as It used to be August 11th 1888.

2U W. TATim-ashertlle C. Adainistrator's Notice. Earls quallflsd aa administrator of A. B.

Haisler deceased, all nersons indebted to said dboeased are hereby notified to make Immediate payment to me, and all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are hereby notified to present them for payment before the 2nd day of August 1887, or this noUoe will be pleaded in bar of recovery. A rare chance to Secure argains If you want. a suit of clothes now is the time to get it. For the next wo will sell a well-selected stock of Ready Hade Clothing at actual cost for cash or its equiva lent. Kemember this offer is only For 30 Days.

As the season for canning fruits is here, we would remind our customers that we are headquarters for i -v Fruit Jars. We would also remind vou that we want all the Blackberries we can get, for which we will pay the highest market price. Call and see us. Respectfully, CLOYD AND HELSOll. July 27fh, 1886.

Beef. Beef. Beef. I will have for sale on every Thursday morning at my warehouse door BEEP to be sold in small quantities. I expect to have Beef every week, and oftener if needed, early in the morning.

S. W. HAMILTON. July 14, 1886. Farmers Take Notice I offer the best grain drill on the market.

Send for circulars and prices All in want of Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Flonrs, Hakes, Mowers, THresn- a ers, Harroisrs. All kinds of IXacnizioxy and Hardware, Rubber will do well to write to T7. H. T7illiamo, June 30, 3m. Newton, K.

0. LANDL SALE. r. deoMsed, will offer for salo at Xenoir ia wl county, on Monday, the 2nd day of Anjniats, estate of the said Asor Shell, Jr. acw, more or iesa, in Lenoir, on which is a machine shop.

Under Terms-10 per cent. ossb. balance in 6 and fa months at 8 per cent. adrnT of Shell, it- deo'd. Jnoir, a.

June 80, 1888, manuring- I would begin by building barn large enough to hold all ray horses, mules and cattle in the winter. 1 would litter them with the; wheat and oat straw, so long us this lasted, nd whcn'it gave out, would go to the woods and gather leaves to litter with. In this way I would be sure of a large pile of manure in the spring to be applied to all the crops, but especially, to the wheat and potatoes. If hay runs short 1 suggest to you sowed corn, which will produce more feed to the acre than any other crop. Your countrv is a cattle country, and you should! go into the dairy business.

You cannot do so without barns they come first," for yon must make bntter and cheese winter as well as summer. There are plenty of mountain counties in Pennsylvania and New York, in which the dairy business is almost the exclusive one followed, as it is also in Europe. The butter should, be put up in brine in heavy asks, and if properly done, will be as good in winter- as summer. At my own home, the butter "we use is nearly always made and salted in June, and nsed throughout the year. Cheese should be made from the whole milk, that is, not from skimmed milk.

In farming hill and mountain sides, it should be done in terraces, that is, every little ways, a strip of land should be left unplougned. The grass and weeds on this will catch the. descending soil and prevent the destruction of mountain sides by washing away of soil. Terracing is now extensively practiced in the north of Georgiaandin other States, and very extensively in Europe. Let me urge farmers to paint the exteriors of their homesthus making home, more attractive for children and mother.

Plant plenty of fruit trees, encourage good; schools, and supplement the State monev by public subscription. Let the school house be as good a one as possible. Doiift buy patented manures Generally they are only made to sell. give up home-made goods for those in the stores. Don't buy lightning rods, they are generally made only to sell, and the made by agents is enormous.

A gentleman in Watauga county told me of a case where $65 was first asked and the agent came down to $19 cash. If you don't watch these fellows they will get your homes. Generally they are little better than robbers. As a scientist, I have no faith at all in their rods. Don't buy them, i G.

G. Guoff, M. D. Boone Normal Schoal. To the Editor of TJie Lenoir Topic: Quietly and smoothly the' third week has passed by, with earnest work and but little excitement.

At the end of the second week Prof. Mitchell was called home by the sickness of his wife and did not return. The boaid put Prof- Greene in charge and the work went on without interruption. There have been but few visitors this week, but we have bad with us part of the Superintendent of Caldwell, who preached a good sermon Wednesday- night, and Rev. Mr.

Wharey, of Mooresville, who will preach tonight. Prof. Spainhour lectured yesterday on the present state of the Indians, giving facts of his own observation among them. He does not give a very hopeful view of the present condition of tho Indians. Miss Gales, in addition to her usual work, gave an exercise in elocution, in which she is a specialist.

Miss Jurney has been doing very, interesting and profitable work with a large class in reading, to which belong many of the members of the Normal School and some of tho fac- I i'. Miss McDowell's work in History has been of special interest, and yesterday she exhibited again her model class. I Last night the young ladies gave, another entertainment, which was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. Another was announced for next Thursday night. Major Finger, State Superintendent, is here, and will address the Normal School and citizens of the community today at 11 o'clock.

Tha weather is very pleasant, and all seem to be having a good time. Some have gone and others come in, so that the attendance' has varied but Some seeker for truth, by a question in the boxdesires to know if the brain increases with the size of the body, and if so, is not "Old Hal" the smartest man in town. The answer has not yet been given. June apples are just now in their prime. Mr.

W. IV Shull; of Tennessee, who once represented this county in the Legislature, came in last Monday morning with his saddle-bags full of fine "Red Junes," the finest I have seen this year, and he divided them out among the members of tho faculty. Of course a vote of thanks was passed. TIMELY TOPICS, The. President and Mrs.

leveland will spend their vacation among the Adirondacks. Edwin Alden advertising -agents of Cincinnati, Ohio, made an assignment last week Their liabilities are 1102,000 with nominal iassetsat $772,000. i The Republican State committee ibf New York, decided on Wednesday. not to, hold any. State convention th is year.

Grover's efficient government seems to have startled the jrhost of left among the- people North and South, and they nave concluded to hide out. Week before last Alabama held her election and went Democratic by 50,000 majority and in the game week Tennessee elected her Supreme Court 'Judges and minor officers. The went Democratic by a majority of 35,000, an increase of 25,000 over that of; 1884. Thi3 shows whether the South is solid and in the same boat with rover Cleveland, the great vetoist and civil service reformer. 1 We were in East last week, and there was great excite- ment over the Democratic State contention which was in session at Nashville.

The convention net on Wednesday and, on Thursday; when we left Elk Park there had been no nomination' for Governor made. The two-thirds rule prevailed and it required 892 vptes to nominate. Hon. Robert li. Taylor had a majority of the votes on the first ballot, but' not a two-thirds majority.

His strongest opponent was Congressman Dibbrell, with Looney and McConnell who had strong followings. At last on Thursday evening, Taylor was nominated on the 15th ballot. He is now pension agent at Knozville. His opponent, the Republican nominee, is Hon." A. At Tavlor, his brother.

The Taylor family in Tennessee1 is sure to furnish the next Governor of the Scate. PERSONAL TOPICS. Moses! A. Hopkins, TJVS. Minister to Liberia, died at the post of duty last week.

John C. Nelson, of Cass was nominated for Lien tenant Governor by the Democratic State convention" last Wednesday. Letter from Asherille. ASHEVILLE, Aug. 11.

To the Editor of The Lenoir Topic: In a recent trip through the country in which your paper circulates, I made certain observations which it may please" and benefit your readers "to near. I was pleased with the appearances of thrift on the part of the people. Houses, farms, stock and roads present a much better appearance than, in many other parts of the State, for all which the people are to be commended. 'The material prosperity rests however in the careful culture of the soil, and here permit a Pennsylvania farmer boy to offer a few sug- gestions. 1.

You farmers' should build large barns, (1) to protect the cattle from the winter, (2) to protect the hay ana" fodder from the rain and snow, and (3) to secure the collection of a large amount -of manure," without which all farming is imperfect. You say the stock does not need protection, but it does all the tame. You keep young stock snug and warm, and it will grow in winter right along as in summer, and in the spring come out fat and sleek. It is a fact that in our cold Pennsyl- 1 vania winters, oar stock live on hay and corn fodder wUhout any grain whatever, and growVandj keep in firood condition. Some ofi vonr far mers told me that stock must haveH gram, but put them in warm stables and they will not need it.

It is also a fact, that milk cows in good warm stables, and well fed, will give nearly as much milk in winter as in summer. Will they do so in the open air "The righteous man is merciful to his beast," is still true. Barns are also needed to protect the' hay and fodder from the rain. In Pennsylvania we think the" farmer who will stack his hay and grain almost, fool because we believe nearly half will spoil in the, stack, and yet we pnt as much in one stack as your farmers put into twenty small ones. I cannot understand why, with all your cheap lumber, von do not mat a tica of if an A v.nn WUU WUiiU barns into which to store the- hay out gmiu.

iucm nouce we loss of grain in threshing in the open air. The barn should have a good wide threshing floor, then there would be no loss "wfesn threshing, and further, farmer and his hands could thresh all the wheat and Lczcir,.