The Lenoir Topic from Lenoir, North Carolina • Page 2

This is a iree Tkkel lor Everybody "Read and tell your Neighbor:" THE IiENOIB TOPIC. SCOTT, Etitcr aii Mito WEDXESDAY, AUG. 3, 1887. I tF. and H.

Fries, of Salem, hare filled an order for 80,000 yards of sheeting to be shipped to Shanghai, China. Says the Ealeigh Chronicle, a cave "of great size was discovered, last week, in Crowder's mountain, Burke county. Mr. John E. Bay, of Raleigh, will go to Colorado, as a teacher in the State institution for the deaf, dumb and blind.

At a public meeting held in Raleigh, Friday night, President Cleveland was invited to visit the State Fair in October. The President ba3 so many invitations and will have to make such a long Southern tour when he start to the Atlanta Exposition that there is some doubt a-bout his bein? able to come to Dsitt. Died in San the at the venerable age of SO years, on the instl Wm. Baker fkq. He was borne and raised in Ashe N.

C. Grassy creek Township, and- only "moved to a few years ago. He w.ts well known in his native heid vari'-as public trusts, the duties of which he dischargad with ability and integrity. His remains were brought back and interred in the burying grounds on his former homestead. Last Sstcrdiy the weather in Xew York was almost intolerable.

Thf mercury was not so high, 86 Wing the highest, but the air was. t-aiupand sticky. More sunstrokes are recorded than durir.jr the hot' dry weather a few a The -x humility of the. atmosphere for a month past is remarkable. Not since 1872 has tne July rainfall iu Xew York equalled that of last month, which was 6.71 inches.

In 1872 it was 9.45 inches, but that was a remarkable recoid The Herald, in commenting on the de-prersing, sticky weather, says, "If these are dog days, why let every dog take his dav and clear out with it." Fresh Oysters and sardines at A. J. Payne's. Xew Goods just received at A. J.

Payne's. Fixley High School Fali term of myjschool will begin August IA, 1887. 1) Terms unchanged. 3t E. YV.

Faucette. Sale of Land For Taxes. Cli tt TiJ, Ezl Ttry 6::1 Ouurtiow Sorth gtate. El Las Alexander, of Rutherford county, grandfather of Colonel Frank Coxe, wa3 an old revolutionary Whig, who fought at King's Mountain, and died years afterward, with twenty seven-British and Tory buckshot in his body. Old Maj.

Greene, of the same county, was a Tory, and wa3 also in the battle of King's mountain, on the Tory side. After the war Greene wa3 several times elected to the State Senate, from Rutherford county, and seemed invincible. In 1823 Alexander determined to have Greene beaten and brought out his son as a candidate against him. Greene became apprehensive of defeat and concluded that something must be done. He fell upon the idea of joining the Baptist ckurch, and in carrying out the project was immersed in the French Broad River.

Alexander somewhat discouraged at this turn but nothing daunted went to witness the ceremony. Leaning np against an old tree on the bank of the river within speaking distance of the scene, he silently and doubt-ingly watched the process of regeneration. Everybody expected some kind of a declaration from him before the crowd dispersed. Just as Greene was raised out of the water, wet as a rat and gasping for breath, Alexander, who was very tall and towered above tbe bystanders, slowly raised hishaudand pointed at him, at tbe same time saying iu a loud and measured tone: "There stands old Major Greene, now neat and clean, Though formerly a Tory, The damndest rascal, that ever was seen Xoic on his way to glory." This furnished a campai song and worked an overwhelming defeat of Greene at the polls. I PtEsisa Cilia Bejecisi Washington, July 29.

The Secretary of the Interior today denied the pension claim of Willixm II-dge-peth, ex-private in the F-rty-Second Indiana Volunteers. The case is an uncommon one, and has been the subject of much discussion by pension officials Hedge peth was cap-, tured in 1863. and confined as a prisoner at Anderson ville. After remaining in captivity five months, he enlisted in the Confederate army, he says, to escape starvation, and so informed his fellow prisoners, and that at the first opportunity he would desert, and. if possible, make his way back to his old command.

After 4 short service in the 1 ontVd-erate army he carried out this intention, and finally reached his regiment, in whieh he served discharged. Sni years ao peth applied for a pension on the ground of disability contracted while in the Federal st rrice. Tni fact was fully sustained. The law-provides that no one' who -aided, directly or indirectly, the enemies of the government iu the late war shall be permitted to draw a pension. Hedgepeth's brief connection with the Confederacy made him amenable to the law.

motive, it is said, cannot be taken into consideration. Opinions by the dozen, some favorable and others unfavorable, have been written upon the case by the different officials of the Interior Department, At last, after the lapse of years, it reached the Secretary of the Interior for final action. The papers in the case, which are very voluminous, include a strong protest against payment of the pension by Commissioner Black. Til Topographic Surrey. Mr.

John "A Hayes, of the U. S. Geological Suryey, was in Caldwell at work a few weeks ago. He ha lately been in Ashe county, near Mr. Mac Absher's and is now a-tauga.

An Obids correspondent of the Jefferson Setcs gives the following account of Mr. HayesVork "The Topographic work was bo-gun in X. C. several years ago ani was completed in Ashe county as far as the top of the Blue Ridge on the west 6ide under Prof. Beine and Prof.

Yates, the one party working Northward and the other South. After reaching Atlanta, the work was turned North the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The entire mountain region in X. C. will be completed this summer.

Mr. John W. formerly of X. C. is at present in charge of the work.

The Topographic work consists of a map drawn in contours, showing the elevation and general features of the mountainous country. All n. postoffices, streams, roads and places of eenera! te will be indicated. This map will he completed in about one year an dput in the hands of geologists follow and the mineral resources of this section studied. Pops Lee an.

Peps Beck. Landmark. The summer of 88? will be memo rable in history for its hot weather and for the excommunication two notable men the one, the communication of Dr. from thw Chureh of Home by Pope Leo XIII'; the oth' that of ex-Sheriff Cleveland from 'he Democratic party by 'apt. Buck Kitchin.

A Jcks oi Heradaa Wiiriington Star. It Said that a popular minister of ibis city undertook to drive to W'rightsviile, a day or two since, by the old got lost, and had to camp out until next morning. It isn't often that a preacher has to hold a tamp meeting by himself. -TO GO TO W. fl.

MOORE'S New Grocery Store, In the Miller Building on the PuK. lie Square for all kinds of Heavy and Fancy Gro- ceries Fresh supplies of which are dailv received and sold at lowest Rock Bottom Prices. TRY OUR- Pure Cuba Molasses, Sweet Cider, p.nd (rinp-pr Alp. Uiro wv I Hamsjbreakfast bacon. All Kinds of Produce Bought and Sold.

Bring me your dried Berries. Highest prices paid for them and an unlimited amount desirl. Respectfully. W. H.

Moore, MI LLLNERY! Beautiful, Styles! Fresh Fashionable Goods direct from IIill Brothers, 5C4 and 566 Broadway, Xew York. i The undersigced has rented the Shell brtck bailing, formerly Baldwin's dru store, and has optned out a new and beautiful one of Springy Millinery, mhich she is selling as low as the Tonret. Every-thing in stock usually kept in a first cU store. Besides the millinery we have a Dressmaking: department, and am prepared to do all kio 1" -f dressmaking on short notice and at reasonable rate. Don't fail to call acd zamine my stock.

MISS MARY R0SEBR0OGH. Shell Building, Main Street Lenoir, ft'. C. Grandfather Hotel tl Now open and rea for the rfrtion rf is situalrd at the bae of 'GrandfaUier Mountix, and only two mile mm its sun.mit, which i the culuiinatiu point ol the Kane. It is coneni ct to three cf the l-st piifawrau streams in the State, Linviiie.

ataur ami E-k. hose crystal abound with the spevkled tiea. Shady retreats, con. man ding the uxt A views east of the Rocky Mountains, inspire thet. nr-ist with awe ani The eovl- water arJ salubrious attuophere are unurpawtd in Acer oa.

and th uealUiIui brecse from the aliaai. -epJi through the cotmnodioca hall waj-s. and the Ure ball room and parlors, fills the place with an atmosphere, not found elsewhere in tne South. Hfre i joy for the young: and rest and recreation for the old. Our table is scpplied wtth the delicac.es ci ih mountains, alwaya including coiil rica ils, frh butter, the indirpensible buckwheat cakes aci 1 ure maple syrup.

Single mcaJs 50 cts, per day $1. per wek YT month Address all communications to S. M. Dugger, Foecoe, Watauga county, X. C.

Hoping that you will give us a liberal ware, Yours Very Truly, i S. M. Dugger, E. J. Callowat, Globe Academy.

Xew management Teachers Xew Courses Fall term begins August Spring term begins January 2, 1SSS. Primary, Intermediate, Academic and Music departmenta. Two years cf the College course. TCTTIOX $1 00 to 50. aluric Board $7 00 all monthly.

Twenty-two page ouaiogue jot iswued. Send tot it and see why Globe Academy is Tbk Bist. Address W. F. MAPALL.

Principal, Globe, Xorth Carolina, Alleffhanv count v. I In the Supe rior Court. We are now receivings full supply of Spring1 and Summex Goods. Beautiful White Goods, Lawns, Piques, Ilress Goods, Calicoes, A nice line of Mens' Straw Huts, Piece Goods, Cottonades and Hady-Made Clotli- A aplendid variety of Sugars. Coffees.

Syrups and Rice always on hand. A Car Load of Choice, White corn Just Eeceived. A See advertisement of J. P. Coats' Thread, in another column.

Call and see us and we will give you the best goods for the least money. Respectfully, GLOYD AND NELSON. The Watauga Hotel, At Blowing Hock. North Carolina. The most magnificent scenery, easily accessible, pure water.

Good accommodation. Opened by Mrs. il. Braidy June 1st, 1887. A new and popular summer resort, on the summit of the Blue bidge; 4.0yj 1 eet above the sea; feet above Warm Springs; 1,700 feet above Asheville.

In the mountains of X. Carolina. Summer Temperature 50 to 75 degrees. Ptuest and coldest water in abundance. Everything new.

Cottages, chimneys, furniture, c. firtU class. Pronounced fine consumptives and all a Amotions of low vitality. Just the place for capitalists, and real estate speculates. More than one railroad pointing to the vicinity from the sea coast It is in the midst of fine mineral lanris.

Koal estate is beginning to boom. The hotel is in the hands of experienced and accomplished housekeepers. The fare is unsurpassed in the State, and charges less than any other house of similar advantages. Jtaeiiy accessible. Hack meets all trains in Lenoir, X.

Medical graduate of excellent reputation on the premises. Nice Lake on the premises full of trout. For farther information, address, Thi Waxavoa Hotxt. Com past. Blowing Bock, C.

PEACE INSTITUTE; Raleigh, N. C. The Fall Semiou commences on the first Wedc.es. day in September (6th day), and ends the first Wednesday in June, 1888. Every department of instruction filled by experienced and accomplished teachers.

Building, the largest and most thoroughly equipped in the State. Heated by steam, and study hall lighted by electricity. Special rates for two or more from same family For circulars and catalogue address, Kev. K. BUB WELL SON, Julys 2m.

C. Notice to Non-residents. North Carolina, Superior court, CaldweU county, July 5th, 1887. In the matter of the administration of the estate of Lydia Salmon, dee'd. Petition to sell Lacd for Entered at the Post-office at Lenoir as second-class matter.

Subscription price, $1.00 Advertising rates reasonable. J3A11 bfll for advertising payable weekly. jgf-Job printing a specialty. We pbixt upon the first page of The Topic Major Hale's report upon the subject of European emigration to this country, which we referred to last week." The article is a long one, filling nearly all of three tol-umns, but we hope that no one will be deterred from reading it on account of its length, for it bristles with facts and figures that are Tery suggestive and which have an important bearing upon the tariff question. In the first place it is not contended by the most extreme of the high tariff men that a high tariff "protects" any but skilled laborers.

In the second place, in spite of the pressure of a dense population in Great Britain, skilled laborers receive higher wage3 for a given amount of work in Great Britain than in the United States. Great Britain is a free trade country and in the United States the skilled" laborer is Consequently the argument of the "protective tariff statesman falls to the ground and is proven to be false by facts, figures and statistics. This same pressure of population, it is not to be denied, did bear down upon the "pauper laborers of Europe, who are held up as representative of European skilled labor by the Republican political economists, and the peculiar conditions of society in European countries, the power and concentration of wealth (a species of protective tariff) ic, caused the ignorant, unskilled laborer to be held at, the mercy of employers who had a monopoly of the money. To a poor peasant, jborn poor and degraded and with no hope of improvement in either education or financial condition, the United States, painted as a free Bepnblic where the wealth was largely distributed among the people and where there was elbow: room for all the people, wa3 surely a haven where he would be. And it trwagreat contrast to Europe, and here such a poor devil bad a much better chance than across the water.

But that happy condition of affairs is fast passing away. The concentration of wealth is rapidly going on jnto the hands of the protected few from the hands of the helpless many. All men who watch the drift of events see and note the change that is rapidly taking place and they observe with alarm I the wonderful growth and increase of colossal fortunes, As these great fortunes increase times become harder with the poorer class of people and there is less money for them to handle. This condition is a grand average of the workings of the "protective system. If it did protect the laborer his condition would grow better instead of worse and if it did not protect the monopolist his wealth would not grow so rapidly.

But so it is. In "protected America wealth is rapidly concentrating in the hands of a few men and the many have less and le3 money every year to handle. In free trade England the opposite process is at work. Every year the wealth of the nation is being rapidly diffused among the masses. This needs no further -comment.

Bead Major Hale's report. STATE TOPICS. J. A. Duckworth, aged 66, died at Morgan ton July 27.

The total property valuation in the town of Statesrille amounts to $852,954. A company with $100,000 will develop the coal fields around Walnut Cove, Stokes county. Mrs. V. E.

Pell and her daughter, Miss Alice, will open a school at MebanesTille August. 15. The wife of Attorney General Theodore F. Davidson, died in Buncombe county on the 25th. 1250,000 of Atlanta capital has been invested in talc and soapstone manufacturing in Cherokee county.

The measure to expend $10,000 (we believe) to build a graded school in Asheville passed by a majority of four votes, at an election held there last week. The day before the panic on the cotton exchange in New York, when cotton took a tumble to 9 92 cents, Ian account of which is given else-1 where, Air. John H. Craig, of Gas-tonia, sold his entire crop holding, amonnting to 1,133 bales, at 11 cents, for $54,563. He was a lucky man, though the bulls on the cotton market still hold the key to the situation.

TIMELY T2PI3S. The Virginia Democratic convention will meet at Roanoke iiy tomorrow. Rev. Mr. Xorwood, an Episcopal minister living in Richmond, died at his home, last Friday evening, in the Slst vear of his ago.

was a brother of our former townsman, Joseph C. Norwood. and was well known in Xorth Carolina, having been born in Hillsboro. John Taylor, aged 80 years, Chief Apostle and President of the Mormon church, died in Salt Lake ity last week. At the time of his death he was in hiding somewhere iu Salt Lake City, as there were indictments standing against him for bigamy in the U.

S. Courts under the Edmunds bill. The Ohio Republican convention met in Toledo last week and renominated Governor J. B. Foraker for the Governorship.

John Sherman was endorsed for the Presidency and a bloody shirt, high protective tariff platform was adopted. President Cleveland was roundly denounced for vetoing the depsndent pensions steal. Prof. Charles Ran, Curator of the National Museum at Washington, and general director of the arrangement of the exhibit, died in Washington last week, llis writings on Ethnological subjects, having visited all the principal Museums of the world, by direction of the Smithsonian Institution, are held in high estimation by Ethnologists. When President Cleveland visits the Atlanta Exposition Oct.

16, he will be escorted through Virginia by Governor Lee and his staff, through Xorth Carolina by Governor Scales and his staff, through South Carolina by Governor Richardson and hi3 staff and he will be met at the Georgia line by Governor Gordon and his staff, with whom he will "march through Georgia." The Southeastern rainstorm that reached us on Saturday was nothiug here to what it had been on Friday in South Carolina and Georgia. One third of the city of Augusta was flooded and the water the Savannah river there was 33 i feet above the water line. Between Augusta and Savannah the crop3 are entirely destroyed ao i the loss is estimated at U000.O00. The Democratic State convention of Maryland met last wrek and nominated Hon. E.

E. Jackson, state Senator from Wiccomico county for Govenor and a fall state ticket. The ticket was so made up of strong men representing all section? of the state and all factions of the party that the prospect for a strong pull together this fall by the united Democracy of that state is certain. The convention heartily endorsed President Cleveland. Since General Bonlansrer.

the late French Minister of War, has been retired from Paris to the command of an army corps in the country, the government has been inclined to hurt his reputation with the people and the other day, at Epinal, in a public speech, Prime Minister Ferry made certain allusions' to him that the hot-tempered seldier resen ted, tie has challenged M. Ferry to fight a duel and it is probable that the challenge will be accepted. There was another panic on Wall Street, Friday and Saturday, and the bears sat down heavily on a number of leading stocks and brought them down. There were a number of financial crashes but they were mostly of small fry. The Herald explains that a v.st number of persons, disgusted with Wall street methods, have turned their attention to other fields for investment and speculation and that, as the persons holding stocks were already overloaded, when the bears made their onslaught there was no one to buy and bull prices, so the crash came.

Gentle Jay Gould had his finger in the pie. A Laugh Sim Teir of Toil. Newton Enterprise. Mr. Pink "fount left yesterday for Raleigh, having in his charge a negro who he was taking to serve a three years sentence in the penitentiary.

The sentence was at first ten years, but the prisoner rose and asked the Judge to have mercy, at which some one in the rear laughed. The udge-replied that as some one laughs as you plead for mercy I will take off five years. Afterwards two more years was taken off of the sentence. Low prices catches the trade examine that all wool Jeans at 35c a yard. Harper, Bernhardt Co.

Call at the Hardware Store for plow casting of all kinds. I will offer lor sale to tbe hieheet bidder or sli at the court hooee dor iu on MoaJav, Seirt. 5. Is87. it ModiUt 1 CMreIi superior c-Wrt.

tb following tracts if las eU to satfy tx for CfXE tract costuming 45 teres, ljin on Uie water of John's Kirr. adjoining Ssn-is at Henry Webb, et as tie property of JaiDs Corpeam-, Tax ior th- year OXfc TR vcT 1G5 acre. Ijini? on tte waters of ohn's tiitvr. Un.it or Pt et 1. as tb rty of) Pr ruth Tx for tie years 14-.

LOT on'-aiiatu: oue acrf in Fr-eI-11110 as Uie property of U-irjx-r, coStHV.1. Ti lor tiw yrars lSf3--j. j. ONl LOT CTjiita ning 1-2 acre located in reed-man, as the property of Wm. Sndaerth.

colored. Tax for Use years OXE LOT contain one sere, located in Kreed-mac as the profy-rtT i.l ud Jerth. colored. Tx f'-r the jf-ar ONE TRACT containing 15 acre aJjicing Hud of A Tattle. Wu-senfeid el a', a tut prop rty cf Vioi.t Tax for the year 186.

OXK TRAcT cojrtiiuing 2 acre adjoining lands of G. Reid et al. as tbe property W. T. Frest-wood.

Tax for the year 0E TBAcT containing 43 acres adjo-n ng lands of Tolirer Snddrrth. John Cob-man et ai. as the property of B. G. Efcid.

Tax fur the year ls6. ONE XKAcT containic 20 acre-, adjoining landg of Lenoir ctal, as the property cf Adeline Fanner. Tax for the years 114-6. ONE TRAcT containing 37 acres adjoining th lin- of John Bryant. t.

Hartley et al. as tbe property of C. A- Haas. Tax for the year 1SS5 OXE TR cT containing 55 acie adjoining lands of Altx Hood. F.

ieue tl. et al. as the property of Pierce coL Tax for the years 181 4 5 6. ONE TKAcT containing ltxt acrt-s adjoining lands of Pierce Oorpeniag, Jaiucs McMillan, ct a as the property of Alexander Hood, jUxr-d. Tax I th years ONE contain.

ju acr.t- adjoining lands George rt ai. oa the waters of Linville cr-er-k. Va.lkin Val.ey to as the property of 1 bnnias Simnions. Tax I.r the-iyf-ars I s3-4-5-6. ONE TRtcT coiitait ia adjoiaiuiands of If Frith, X.

H. Owya et ai. on tbe Yadkin River, a the pror-erty of Marv V. Tax for the jfcr two-. i OXK TRACT ODUin-ng 125acre lying in Buffalo cove, Ya-Uin Valley as the property of Bynniu Tax for -e y.

ars 1P54-6. ON'K. TR.cT 4 acre, ou the vaters of iffilo cri-ek, Vs iWin Vaiiey as the property of Klijah X. cofl'ey. Tax for the years 1885-6.

OXF. Tfl IcT aerrs on the waters of Littie finer, adj- motf ian)of cole-man Bowman, J. p. et a th property of Timothy lae'. Tax ior the year OXK I.

'n ti town of Lenoir adjoining K.Wei-s-nfc:!d.Wfc i. heir: as the property of John Wiii.ams, colored, to sat: judgment for the pnr-cbae money -n ai h-t. NOTICE. The niidert-iKnt'l executor the will of ncinda L. Tuttie wi'i.

on l-riday. Aucust SR, li7, at the late residence of th'- said t-i-tatr-x. sell for cash to tbe highest bid ier. 1 Jch three je-iriings. 3 hcd of hogs, 1 buijy.

a quantity at wheat, a cook stove, etc a J. KxTctor, Ang. 1, 1nh7 scvtt A Krvts aHjiupj. Executor's Notice. Having q.i;;n-l a the txecnior to tbe last will and kstanitrnt of I.ncin a L.

Tuttie. deceased, notice is hereby given to mms in-Mtd to the estate of said tfJarix lo make immediate payment, and ti ail persons having Mu at; a net said estate to present them dn verified ti.tlie undersigned before the 1st day of Aitgnrt 1kx or tins notice be pd in bar of th-u recovery. This l4 uiy Ac-gl'tlfi. a.J Cobfesiso, 4 Kx-nit'-tr Lue la L. Tuttie, deceased.

Scott T.rvis. Atiorneys BUY THE BEST IT IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. To bny the best, come to me and I will sell you the Empire Grain Drill, the Sheldon Self Dump, and Hand Dc3ip Hay Rake. ZfsT" Cheap for cash. T.

A. Spaintjour, Agent. Administrator's Xotice. Having qualified a administrator of the estate of Lydia Saituon, dee'd, notice is hereby given to all persona indebted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to nil persons having against said estats to present them, duly rerified, to the undersigned administrator on or before tha 6th day of i uiy, 18, or this notice will be plead in bar of their -recor ry. O.

W. V. HARPER Administrator. Lenoir. July 6, 1887.

Scott Ettvix, Atfys. Fairview for Sale. By virtue of the power given me in a certain deed of tnortgape executed to me Hep: e-ruber fi. 14, by H. M.

Clarke and Emma 8 larke bis wife, 1 will on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1887. at th court house door in Ienoir, S. C. li at public anction for CASH the ight tract of land, comprising in all 27S acres, excepting 3 small tracts be.

longing to Morris, Snow Weeden and Harper, so well and favorably known as Kairriew on the top of tbe Pine Kidire near Blowing Bock, in Caldwell and atanga county. Said mortgage is duly registered in book O. pages 234-9 and 6 of the Register's effice of Ca.dwell county, and in Watauga county and its conditions have not been complied with. Title good. C.

A Otllkt, atfy. Elizabeth A Estek. NOTICE. The firm of Hoke, Hunter Co. is this day dissolved by the withdrawal of L.

K. Hoke. I hereby notify the public that I will not be responsible for any debts made by the concern after this date. July 19th, 1887. L.

E. HOKE. WANTED FOn CASH Old U. S. and Confederate States Postage Stamps used prior to 1870.

CASH given for these, if in good condition, and on the original envelopes or letters. Many of these old stamps will bring fine prices and i i is to your interest to look oyer old files of letters as dollars may thus be realized. Be sure never to remove stamps from envelopes or letters bat send the whole thing by mail to G. 31. Bastable.

Catlett, Va. Eeference as to my responsibility Kev. A. A. McDonongh, Casinovia, P.

O. Fauquier Va. 1 Tobacco idriBeisg. New York, July 29. The Evening Post says: There if such excitement among tobacco dealers and manufacturers at the present time as has not been for years, and prices for leaf tobacco have increased from fifty to a hundred per cent during July, and the end is not yet.

Monufacturers have been sending up their prices in response to the demands made upon them by controllers of the last supply. On plug tobocco alone the Lorillards have advanced their wholesale price nine cents per pound during the past three weeks. Other manufacturers have kept pace with them, and western manufacturers who initiated the rivalry of low prices a few years back, have not been able to keep out of the present movement. The causes of the increase are complex, but the chief immediate cause is speculative enterprise. Mr.

Layall, of the firm of Buchannon Layall, said this afternoon: "Tobacco which sold for nine and ten cents per pound three months ago is njbw worth from twenty to twenty-five cents per pound, ihe rise is due 1 1 the increased demand, and this is traceable to the fact that tke crop planted this year is not more than 50 or CO per cent of last year. Then the drouth we have hail will red nee the yield to a much lower point than the diminished tillage would represent. The crop this year will ceitainly be small, but what its amount will be will not be known with certainty until some three weeks hence." The ReroofKiDj'sMoaitiia. Jriiy 29. A monument to Col Ben Cleveland, a hero of the Revolution, and commander at the battle of King's Mountain in that war was unveiled yesterday at Fort Madison, a station on the Air Line road.

Fifteen hundred people were present, among whom were many representatives of the Cleveland family in South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. The monument is a plain shaft, sixteen feet high, simple but beautiful in design. The unveiling ore monies were opened with prayer by the Rev. Ellison Capers. Four little girls from Cleveland families assisted in the unveiling.

An ode written by a South Carolina lady was read by General Capers, and Lieutenant Governor Mauldin read letters from President Cleveland, Ex-President Jefferson Davis, Governor Richardson and others, regretting inability to attend the exercises. Lieutenant Governor Child, of Pickens, delivered the oration of the day. Mr. Child's address was forcible and interesting, and was delivered with effect. Flurry in tbi Cotton Uirtot.

New York, July 29. The Cotton Exchange had a small-sized panic all to itself today. Early in the week several active operators obtained information that the South had been putting out heavy contracts ugainst the next crop, and that the Southern dealers could be made to cover at an advance. There had been a material decline, and a reaction they ihought would be natural. Therefore they all turned bringing a little pressure to bear on the expiring July contracts managed to peg the market np a few poimts, bnt there was no sufficient short interest in the crop to scare anybody, and although the visible supply of American cotton in the markets of the world is 150,000 bales less than last year, the more prudent of the bulls began to get out yesterday afternoon.

This morning there was a panic, August dropping to 9.92 cents and October 9.17 cents. The bulls seem to be able to stand np against the prospects of a great crop next season. Citiwba Kates. Xewtox, August 1. To the Editor of Tlit Lenoir Topic: The Normal has closed and our two weeks term of court is over and our town has settled down into quiet.

I have seen no reports of the doings of the Normal in your pajKr the attendance was smaller than any previous year owing to tbe scarcity of money, and the excessive hi at prevented a full attendance of the people of town and county. Several entertaining lectures were" delivered by Prof. Branson, Major Bingham and others. It is generally conceded that a new faculty would infuse new life and enthusiasm into all concerned, for although our old faculty was of high grade, and the teaching faithful, variety would add the "spice" which seemed wanting this year. The second week of court was taken up on a land suit from Mitchell and Yancey; Dugger and Bryan vs McKesson and others.

The disputed tract embraced entries of about one hundred thousand acres, and the jury rendered a verdict in favor of Dogger and Bryan. The sympathy of almost all who heard the case was on the other side. The wonnded man, Dishman, is improving some, and it is thought he may recover. B. B.

SPECIAirNOTICE. In the above entitled proceeding it appearing to the satisfaction of the court on the affidavit of U. W. F. Harper, administrator of Lydia Salmon dee'd, that Elisabeth McCntchia, Sarah aConn, Elizabeth Saunders, W.

L. Miller and wife Mary Miller and Albert Leland PnrceU are non-residents of the State of Xorth Carolina and cannot after doe diligence be found therein and that they are proper parties to the above entitled proceeding relating to real property in this State, it a therefore ordered that publication be made for six snoceesive weeks in Thx Tone, a newspaper published in the town of in the county and State aforesaid commanding the said non resident parties to appear at the office of the clerk of the Superior Court in Lenoir in the county aforesaid on or before Monday, August 15th, 1887 and answer or desaur to the petition now filed by the aforesaid admins tra-tor in the office of the clerk of tbe Vurerior court in the county and State aforesaid. This 5Ui day of July A. IX 1887. M.

E. Shkio, 800TT Iam, AU-ya, O.8.C. John Oalyen, plft va KUea Galyen dn order of publication. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court tht the defendant in the above entitled not after dae diligvoe be found is said StaW ana county, it is therefore ordered that publication oe Kiade for six weeks in Tata Ixxoim Toric a paper pnbliehed in the county of Caldwell sahd State, repairing the defendant Elen Ga-yen appear at the office of tbe Superior court cler i Alleghany county at a Superior court to be oidJ ssud county, beinnin: ou the mrat Monday of September next and answer or demur to the ovup'auv; which will be AIM to said clerk's office, first thfte days of said term to obtain a ditorce rrop the bands of auatrimocy. R.

8. CaaswC. July -0. A. IXcenTOj, AnT foi Having decided to adopt the "pay down' system I earnestly request my friends and customers not to ask me to credit them.

Bat to those who wish to pay as they go, either in cash or in good produce. I can sell them Hardware at prices that will save them money. Give me a call before baying. C. Mabtin.

Aug. 1st 1887..