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REFLECTOR -----Sol re it your patronage Its will he please every render. The D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Proprietor. Reflector. THE REFLECTOR -HAS A- JOB Department that can be surpassed no- where in this section. Our work always gives satisfaction. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. TERMS Per Year, in Advance. VOL. IX. GREENVILLE, PITT C, NO. The Eastern Reflector GREENVILLE. N. C. D. J. Editor and 1892. There is one which is ab- certain concerning ex- President Cleveland and Governor they will both heartily sup- j port the ticket nominated by the Democratic national convention in Editorial Paragraphs. If the Republicans had worked I as hard for the success of their Virginia has refused to help the I in the recent campaign as World's Fair. ; are now doing to stir up dis- cord in the Democratic party they sausage is cm the free list. Goodness. would have made a much better showing. . There are some, fears of an In- outbreak in the far West. The or King William Holland was held Monday. If you don't that the Re publican administration and Con- have been expensive just compare the present con- of the National Treasury with what it was March 1880 The death of Hon. August Bel- deprives the country of an able man and the Democratic par of one of its brightest members. For twelve years from 1860 to 1872, he was chairman of the Democratic committee, and although the three national cam- which he managed were practically hopeless from the start, he performed his arduous duties as conscientiously as if there had been a prospect of vie- before him. He was born in Germany, but no native American surpassed him in devotion to American institutions. There is a deficiency of and you will. in this year's pension j There is a disagreeable to Democratic ears in the The total population of the conn. issued by the Queen Re- try an verified by the census bureau gent declaring Princess is mine, Queen cf the Netherlands. i How much longer will the people Au at Gar- of Europe allow this royal farce Mr, Iowa which is attributed to to drinking-water. .--------- .--------- The Knights of Labor have en- Advices from Ayres are Wanamaker's Postal effect that the situation graph idea, which will not be of there has improved. the slightest benefit to the masses, but of one cent letter The Belgium Military authorities postage, which would benefit have decided to attach a bicycle j they have not a word to corpse lo every regiment of the I say. Surely there is a screw arm v. loose. frost and heavy scow fall are reported throughout. Europe. In Paris snow has fallen to a depth of several inches. Professor Koch is taking to prevent the use of his by physicians who prices. Governor Hill, New York, is a at smoothing oil,, political; tangles, and announcement of j bis determination to accept the , United States for J sell has come just in time to quiet ; party close tire h- of political gossips in the Empire There are yet vessels on Lake Superior to to the lower lakes. The canal is nor expected lo Close before December Many of the railway lines in and Southern Russia compelled to partially suspend on account of heavy falls of The electrical in Sing Sing Prison, winch rs to be used in murderer Wood this week, is being tested. A horse was killed with it. If the Indians attempt to molest the whites, there will be some real ghost dances instead of the make believe ones that have so excited the red men. The next Speaker of the House of Representatives will not have to count the hats and umbrellas of Democrats to make a quorum. Wilmington Star. Lieutenant opened a tour in last week. He reiterated bis charges Stanley, and defended and Jameson. Porter's Census will probably be the basis of some very talk in Congress before long, and some startling political revelations are expected to be made. There is food for thought in the fact that the entire railway system of the country, west of the Miss- I river, is now controlled by the Gould's, Vanderbilt's and I It is just this sort of monopoly that increases the membership of the and kindred organizations. Messrs. C. A. Snow A Co., Pat- Solicitors Opp., U. S. Patent office, Washington, D. C, have j no side-issues to detract their at- ; hence their success. If you wish to know anything about patents, trade-marks Copy- rights, write to them. Read their advertisement in this paper. Senator recent state- that the tariff will have to be modified by the present Congress is significant. That the Senator voiced the sentiments of a great many Republicans cannot be disputed; nevertheless, it is not expected that the committee on Rules of the House of which controls the of that body, and which is in turn controlled by Messrs. Reed. Cannon and its Republican members, will allow anything which has even the slightest tendency in that to get before the House. A Rotten System. Durham Sim. The stem. It not only is, hut has already degenerated into a system of the grossest fraud and In the of its investigations at Washington the New Herald has discovered the record for one year more than cases of perjury and forgery growing out of pen- claims The synopsizes a few cal cases fraud. D. B. Ki.-f man. of a Pennsylvania was dishonorably from the army cowardice. He applied for a pension, and got it. The in granting it pension system is not one of morals, but purely and exclusively of govern mental A man fell off a railroad train and fractured ids ankle. It was a simple case, and the sufferer soon returned to active service in the army. He got a a month. A for a slight wound in the arm while in the sanitary vice, has drawn in The willow of a died of apoplexy a year after the war- has twice, and still draws a pension to which she was never entitled. Many similar might be I mentioned. The commissioner, ac- J cording to the has issued two or three thousand pensions within the past year, while the see- of the interior has granted more than claims that were re- by the commissioner as fraud-; and undeserving. Was there ever such a scheme practiced The Atlanta sizes it up about right when it says that for j this pension business stands rivaled. The deserving ones an almost lost sight of. If there j anything left in the trouble i might be saved by authorizing every able man who is willing to I perjure himself to file his affidavit I arid draw a certain sum. In the case of cripples even the affidavits might ho dispensed with. Perhaps it is too much to for a reform, but ran we not have less robbery investigating Committee of the M. E. Church at N. J., have found lie v. Robert Chew of immoral, and Cat liar in of Saran- too, Pa., says that house is haunted. A party went to In matter recently, saw and heard phenomenon which were unable to account for. Moderation and conservatism should be the watch-word of the Democratic party from this time forth. Let us profit by the deep, very deep hole into which radical- ism led the Republican party. The Chinese government likes the silver law adopted by the last Congress. This fact is mentioned because of its novelty, and also because there is such a general dislike expressed toward it in this country. A peculiar fish, of brown color, without scales, pounds, was caught in a net at New Drop, Island, this week, by lighthouse keeper. Tears fishing keeper has never a Marl. In an interesting statement pub- in Nation in regard to the census it appeal's that there has been an increase in the of every Northern State and Territory except Vermont and Ne- former the decrease is almost inappreciable, but in latter it amounted to per cent of whole population. Nevada, which has been a State more than a quarter of a century has inhabitants than any other State or Territory in the Union Raleigh Intelligencer. November Nuptials. During November the Register of Deeds marriage licenses to couples Pitt county. H Smith and Mary Holloway, Stephen and Lydia Kilpatrick, G W and Nancy E Nelson, R E Hodges and Annie L Cox. Joseph Riggs and Bailie E Elks, W H Harrington Emily Lancaster, W J S Clark and Ida Cherry, Wyatt Sophia Stokes, U A Baker Em ma Keel, Henry Barrow and Delia Green, Dickens and Sallie Pitt, Ellison and Easter Thomas Williams, and Jennie Forbes, Thomas Simpson and Lucy Charlie Leggett and Ma Sylvester Gray and Bettie Keel, Lazarus Wooten and Maggie Vines, Gideon Scott and Galloway, Thomas Solomon and Mary E Dixon, William Chap man and Chapman, Wm den and Laura Redmond I Dunn Piney A Wm and Andrews, Cox Morris, Young Savage and Mattie Gorham, Charles Webb Eveline Greene, Isaac Gilbert and Elisabeth Carr, Wm Barnes Mary Jane Joseph Cox Adelaide Stilton, Robert Annie, Whit whole number issued for the year ending Nov. was White colored We agree with Senator Vance that jury should agree before any one is to death. as be has in favor of objects of the Sub Treas- and we have all admitted that the Sob bill is nut perfect it seems to us there is no good reason to make continuous war on any one for objecting to details bill. We know some good men who are members of Alliance do not pres- Sub-Treasury bill. We do not favor denouncing them fox their opinions. We are in favor of more independent thinking. One thing that is the trouble with the farmers is have been letting other people de their thinking then. Let as think well before we act on any important Arrivals at Hotel Macon For the week ending Dec. M. S. Mayo, Steamer Greenville; T. W. Richmond; Mason M. Patrick, Wilmington; S. R. Dunn. Scotland Neck; E. W. Browne, J. F. C. H. Walter D. New York; W. A. Steamer Myers; R. Lucas and mother, Samson N- J. S. Bertie county; J. F. Emmet E. Levy, W. L. Elliott. John Nicholson, Albert A. Wilson, W. D. Roach, Baltimore; J H. Small, Washington; A. Black Columbia; C. A, Young, Wilson; T. W. man, meal and; John D. Biggs, Williamston; Elias E. C. Blount, Moore, Lyman Gotten, Pitt county; C. W. Harvey, Conn.; W. H. Hardison, Robinson ville; R. R. Fleming, R. L Davis, Farmville, Dr. James Perkins, F. F. Hanks, steamer W. S. Greer. Wilmington, Del., T. A. J. Norfolk; E. D. Mitchell, Henderson; A. W. Shaffer, Raleigh; Howard Baker, New York Letter. THE LOST CHARLEY CRISES IN THE New York, Dec. 6th, 1890. Alter sixteen years searching and disappointment, there is good reason to hope that tho long-lost Ross has at. last been dis- covered. For months past the detectives have been working on this latest clue and the belief is everyday gaining ground that young man, now in jail in Boston, Is none other than original Charley. It is true Mr. Ross, the father of Charley, has visited young man declared he is not his son, but this is not very conclusively evidence. There are several reasons why the father should not be able willing at this late day and under these stances to recognize his child, and bis opinion is therefore not so ma- fact that the young man believes he is Charley Ross, that bis alleged mother claims he is Charley while Mr. Ross is sure bis name is tends to deepen the mystery to strengthen the suspicion that be is the real Charley. If he is not Char- Ross, is be f It is probable that Mr. Ross does not want to rec- him, because he finds him a thief instead of an Mrs. has equally good for claiming as her sou, because otherwise it would require J explanation on her part as to where, she She was the wife of abductor of; Charley Ross, and if this is she was certainly implicated. How- ever tame this. ending of long search may be, disinterested persons i that this is the true until better proof to the contrary. EXCITEMENT. The excitement question of Parnell's leadership in is attracting interest this city, mainly because I there arc so many people here who j are intensely Interested the j of Ireland. are watching I this crisis with grave anxiety but j with scarcely a word advice. In j this they are continuing their policy which has always to allow the . people Ireland to direct their own affairs without dictation. For this is hard at lime to get an opinion the Par- j matter from those best qualified j to give one. They are holding back in deference to those on the other side. Whatever may be the ion arrived at position seems to be a serious one tor the Irish. Mr. Gladstone has declared against they must choose either one or other. By avoiding Scylla they encounter Charybdis. This is the way matters stand now, with the chance in favor of Gladstone It the to be held by Irish in Loudon voices feelings their friends here, think I am not far from right in saying will select a new leader without delay. PROPER TRAINING FOE SAILORS. The St. Mary's is about to be taken the control of the City Board of and to the care of the t am of Commerce. This step is to be taken j because it is alleged that under the present management the has been a failure. About I are provided for on ship at an expense to the city of n As a large number cf boys drop out before their terms are finished, number of graduates last year being only it is thought that the amount of good done is not in pro- portion to the money spent. The; Chamber of Commerce claims that a training for the Merchant Marine is an absolute necessity, think that the St. Mary's should used to much greater advantage. It should stand in same to merchant marine as the Academy at Annapolis does to Navy. There area number of shipowners in the Chamber of Commerce who are able and willing to undertake the management of ship, will very likely be given a chance. If this is done school will be made a state charge nominal control of State Superintendent of Draper. boys will then be selected from whole state, in- stead of city only, as at present. Edwin Arlington. Do not commit anybody, but Invest twenty-five cents in a bottle of Salvation Oil. It kills pain we reflect that so many human beings die of Consumption we must come to conclusion that everybody should be provided with Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup the poor friend. As a Richmond State prints a sixteen page Sunday issue overflowing with real estate advertisements. shows southern boom is creeping along and North Carolina is next State In the path cyclone enterprise which most sweep this favored section. will always be good It yon give them Dr. Boll's Baby Syrup while teething. It Is a reliable and sore cents. A lottery ticket may sometimes be a paying a far better one I a box of OW Saul's Catarrh Cure. It pays every time. Proceedings. Greenville, Dec. Board of Commissioners of Pitt county met this day, present C. son, C. V. Newton, G. M. Mooring, T. E. Keel. Being sworn in by E. A. Clerk Superior Court, Board elected C. Dawson, chairman. The following orders were issued for John Stocks Margaret Bryan James Masters Ivy Elks H D Smith Nancy Moore John Baker Alex Harris Polly Adams Francis Daniel Web- Martha Nelson Lydia Bryan Jacob Asa Knox Henry Harris Julia Darin Susan Win Norris J J for Poor House account General orders were issued as fol- lows- J A Lang John H King L L E. E. Powell J It Congleton E E Hart J H Jackson George T E Randolph G Cannon J W James Porter James Delia James J H Smith Frank Hart John Bell J A Henry Whitehurst B H C C Vines W K M Lang G W Edmundson Moses Cox D C Moore A L Blow A L Blow J A Coward Iredell Moore The Clerk cf the Superior Court presented his certificate of i and bond which were approved j and accepted and ordered to be re- j corded. W II Wilkinson, Constable Farmville township, presented his bond, which was approved and order- , ed to he recorded. John Flanagan, Treasurer, Ins bond which was approved ordered to be recorded. G A. Constable of township, presented his bond which was approve I and ordered to be recorded. W P Buck. Constable of township, presented his bond which was approved and ordered to be re- corded. J S L Ward, Surveyor, presented his bond which was approved and or- to be recorded. G. Edmundson, Constable of Bethel township presented his bond which was approved and ordered to be recorded. F. Constable of Swift Creek township, presented his bond which was approved and ordered to be recorded. E S Edwards, Constable Con- township, presented his bond which was approved and ordered h- recorded. , On account of error in official bond of J L Roberson, Constable elect of Carolina town-ship, said office was declared vacant. R C Cannon was sworn in as a member of Board Education. W H Harriss. H D Manning, J B E D W Stocks, Chas At- . j A Stocks and H Banter- were exempted from poll tax. J M of Farmville town- ship, agent of Emma M represented that he is charged with of personal property when the same should be and I upon the the Board ordered i that necessary correction be made on the lax books. R T petition ad to be re- from lax on acres of land j for year 1890, which is charged on j tax in error, u be docs not; own any Correction was or- The petition of J Q Adams and others asking the public leading the Greenville road at Susan Adams to the new road on the ton road be discontinued, was read, and the Board ordered that said road remain as it is. The following jurors were drawn for January, 1891 j term of Superior First D. Whitehurst, C- A. Tucker, D. W. Bailey, B. M- Lewis, Joseph us Cox, James Everett, E. C Blount, J. H. Satterthwaite, W. C. Joyner. C L. Little, Lazarus Bar- A. R. House. B. F. W. L. Whitehurst, J. J. S. Langley, R. S. James, Win W T Joyner, J L G Manning, W H Cox, R T Whichard, J Q A Matthews, Erastus Cannon, W Tucker, W Ii Rives, Adam Langley, Jesse Cannon, L S Barnhill, Fleming. W D Braddy, W H Crawford, G W Stokes H J J J Gray. Slaughter, E J Chance, W F Carroll, Wm son, J W E P Paul Harrington, B R King, G W Bullock, J B Galloway, W C House, W E Boyce, B H B B Jenkins, Wiley Brown, A G Cox, W R Parker. The following persons were allow- ed to list taxes for Greenville Edward Braxton, W A Fleming, i Edward LAC I Nichols. Swift H A B i Garris, S B Garris, James Johnson, J P Co, W L Smith, L M Bell, L C Johnson, J W Worthington. Foreman, Ar Joyner, Elizabeth Harris, J H Moore, Elizabeth Morris, Hay wood Move. J. W Vick, Little. R Perkins. Cannon F W Barnes guardian of H Mrs E S Fleming. December 2nd 1890. Board re-assembled and the follow- orders were C P Gaskins Warren Tyson E A J A K Tuck- B S Sheppard G Carson D C Moore W H Harrington W L Brown W H Smith H F Keel S T Hooker, Andrew D H James T C Bryan W F Evans C D Rountree J A K Tucker D H James W H J A K Tuck B S t W H Wilkinson Wiley Keel J H Hodges O San- day C V Newton G M Mooring T E Keel C Dawson B S Sheppard and E O D H James Register of Deeds bis bond which was approved and ordered to be recorded. II F Keel, Coroner, presented his bond which was approved and order- to be recorded. D J Constable of township, presented his bond which was approved and ordered to be re- corded. O Harrington, Constable of Greenville township, his bond which was approved and order- ed to be recorded. J A K Tucker, Sheriff, presented his bonds which were approved and ordered lo be recorded. C was elected Standard Keeper for two years, presented his bond which was approved and order- ed to be recorded. A. L. Blow retained as County At- unanimous vote of the Board. J. J. elected keeper of Poor House for ensuing year. Annual accounts of J. B. Cherry, examined, approved and ordered lo filed. Official oath of J. A. K. Tucker, Sheriff, Hied. Report Jury to lay offload from G. Venters store to Beaufort county line approved. Henry Sheppard and John King were appointed delegates to Southern Inter-State Immigration Convention at N. C, Dec. 17th, 1800. Alternates Harry Skinner and J J. Nobles. M. exempted from poll , tax for 1890. Petition A. James that he; be released from payment of taxes on two town lots in the town of Bethel, valued at granted, the said lots belonging to O. C. Petition of B. King, guardian for children of J. M. King, that the valuation of land belonging to said children be reduced from to and the number of aces from to last number being granted. Ordered the Board that Alex. L. Blow, attorney for the Board, be and is hereby directed to apply to I the legislature of North Carolina for the enactment of a law authorizing the Board of Commissioners of Pitt j county to sell the present Poor House property and to purchase other lands and to erect thereon suitable build- for a Poor and that the Commissioners act in the only with the concurrence of the Board of Justices. Ordered that the Clerk of this Board notify the Justices to meet on the first Monday in January next for, the purpose electing a County Commissioner in the place of John Flanagan who has failed to qualify., J. I. Brown. A. Fleming, M. James and J. K. Bullock were allow- to list taxes. December, 3rd, 1890. Board of bled. The annual accounts of J. A. K. Tucker, Sheriff. E A. Move, Clerk Superior Court, and U. James, Register Deeds, were examined, approved ordered to be . Oath of R. W. King, Deputy Sher- filed. Oath of E. O. Deputy Clerk Superior Court, filed. Mrs. Michael Curtain. Ill,, makes the statement that she caught. cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family ; physician, but grew worse. He told her i she was a hopeless victim of constrain- and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for bought a bottle, and to her delight found herself benefited from first dose- She continued its use and after taking ten bottles, found herself sound and well, now does her own housework and is as well she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at J. L. Wooten's Drug Store, large bottles and 91.00. It is very probable that Cheat ham will have control of federal pat- in North Carolina, and it will be run to see the whit bowing down before him bis Spec tutor- Sappy Wm. Postmaster of Ind., Bitters has done more for me than all other medicines combined, for that bad arising from Kidney and Liver John Leslie, farmer and of same Bitters to e the best Kidney and Liver medicine, made me feel like a new J. Gardner, hardware merchant, same town, Electric Bitters is just the thing for a man is all run down an. don't care whether be lives or dies; found new strength, good appetite and just, like he had a new lease on lite. Only soc. a bottle, at J. L. Wooten's Drugstore, Washington Letter. From Our Washington, D. C, Nov. Mr Harrison, Speaker Reed, Rep- and all republican advocates for a continuation at the short session of Congress of radical begun at the last session are through a panic just now. fear that there will not be a quorum present in House before Christmas, and that it will be impossible to compel many of the have been defeat- to session regularly, and without a quorum they that their game is block- ed, as the democrats are. fully deter- mined that no political apportion- shall be made, unless it be done by republican votes entirely; and the same thing holds good re- the notorious subsidy ship- ping bills. The democratic leaders have no desire to see an extra session of Congress in the Spring, and if there be one, which now seems altogether probable, it will be the fault of republicans. The democrats are ready and willing to aid in passing the regular apportionment bills for support the Government, but they resisting to last extremity any attempt to pass legislation. It is specially pleasing to to learn that it has been decided by Reed, j and Cannon, whose of House committee on Rules makes them absolute dictators of to come before tho House, that tho tariff law shall not be modified or amended at this session. It was feared that republicans would be sensible enough at the coming session to get back the votes they lost, by revising the objectionable features, and there are few that are not objectionable of the new tariff law in a business manner. But they have elected to stand or fall by new law, which makes their fall certain the people get a whack at them in 1892. A semi-official announcement has been made by Mr. that no silver or other financial would be passed this winter The of the agriculturist voiced by the heavy of the armors Alliance, for financial relief is to be ignored until the democratic House comes in. Secretary will, I am propose in his an- report a relief in the shape of and per cent to be is- sued the Government, to be con into cash demand of idea is borrowed from old of course it will require legislation before be issued, and if Mr. spoke by the card, and the is that be did, Mr. recommendation will be good for nothing. Warner, who was here all last session as an of silver legislation says the silver men will submit three to Congress-first, free coin- age ; second, free limited to silver produced in this country until France and Germany shall buy silver ; third, coinage about to equal the of national bank notes re- tired during the last that they will leave no stone unturned . to get one of them passed. Either of them could be passed If a vote could be bad upon them, but how the pass a bill which the, committee on Rules refuses to allow it to consider I cannot see. One has or to circulate among the leading democratic members of Congress now here to discover what j a broken reed the republicans arc leaning upon in expecting that, democratic mistakes in the next. House are to give them an , of winning in 1892. Present j indications are that there will be democratic mistakes, at least ones. The democratic pro-1 gramme will be first of all to give I the people more money by for the free coinage of silver, I and to revise the tariff a way that, will reduce the prices clothing ; and agricultural supplies and and at the same time give the farmer practical reciprocity by enlarging the market for the sale of their supplies. No mistakes a of that sort is there democrats propose to confine themselves to legislating for people, that is all classes, and not for a few favored individuals. Nearly all of gentlemen who have announced themselves as can- or who have placed in by their friends for the or the next House are now here, and are one and all greatly to learn the bit- fight each and every one or them is making, in the newspaper, for coveted honor, and it is source of no little amusement among them. . Mr. Harrison's message to Congress will, according to a gen- who ought to know whereof be speaks, be confined to an appeal to the republicans to stand by pro- as exemplified in the law, to pass an apportionment bill, a Federal election bill and steamship subsidy bills, and not to pass any silver legislation. BAYARD She is a therefore, I a man, In so much as I love her. Could I more. Then were I more a man f Our natures ran Together, brimming full, not flooding o'er The banks of life, and ever more wilt run In one full stream until our days are done. She is a woman, but of spirit brave To bear the lass of girlhood's giddy The regal mistress, not yielding slave Of her ideal, spurning that seems For which is, and, as her fancies fall, the truth of love outweighs them all. She looks through life, and with a bah just Weighs men and things, beholding as they are The lives others; in common dust She finds the fragments of the ruined star; Proud, with a pride all feminine and sweet, path can soil the whiteness of her feet. The steady candor of her gentle eyes dead deceit, laughs vanity away; She hath no room for pretty Where and Love divide their sway. Of either sex she owns the nobler part; Man's honest brow and woman's faithful heart. She is a woman, who, if Love were guide. Would climb to power, or In obscure content Sit down; accepting fate with changeless pride A reed in calm, in storm a staff No pretty plaything, ignorant of life, But Man's true mother, and Ids equal wife. Sweet Potatoes Can Be Raised After Irish Potatoes. Journal Experiments sometimes explode preconceived notions that have be- come quite firmly in the popular mind. Some farmers bold to the opinion that a sweet potato crop will not successfully follow Irish potatoes. Read how a trial of this matter has resulted and judge for yourself of the truth or falsity of that idea. Mr. W. H. Scott, who lives in county near gives us the following statement of what be made from a small piece of new land plant- ed in potatoes this year. The plot contained acres, but about one sixth of the space was taken up by stump which reduced the ground actually planted to less than three acres. Irish potatoes were the first crop. On one acre there was a bad stand and that one yield- ed only thirteen the total yield was barrels, which netted him after paying freight and commission. In June he planted the ground in sweet potatoes and gathered bushels them, worth cents per bushel, f. total of which added to the obtained for the Irish potatoes makes the snug little sum of One acre the sweet toes bushels, or worth. MT BITTERS Cum Mala- and General Debility. recommend It. All dealers sell It. mark and red lines on AYCOCK t C. C. H C WILSON, n. c III. D. L. JAKES, DENTIST, X X. ran . . i LEX Kt -AT-LA W, G REE N V I LL J. E. MOORE. J. H. TUCKER. TUCKER MIRTH V. A T-LA W N. C. LATHAM. HARRY HIM A SKINNER, M. C. V G. N. t Practice In all the court. Cell a Specialty. B. YELLOWLEY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. J MARQUIS, DENTIST, V. c. of In Skinner Building, upper opposite Gallery. New Lee and New Patron Cook Stoves stand in the lead. D. D. Haskett C

The last meeting of of County Commissioners was a the Board annals, is to until tin- j. . ,., . to very interesting one, as will appear ,,. Se,,,,,., wine i is Greenville, N. C. 5.1 mm Editor Ai THE AT Mail Matter. The President's Message. The this week gives the message in fall, something which we have not seen done any of the papers of the State. We take it for granted that readers will read it and see for themselves. it is such a remarkable document in some that we cannot fail to make a few comments. A great deal of it is but a rehearsal of what the country is already with. The notices that a very substantial improve- has been made in the price of products, and it doubtless to the can legislation, ignoring the fact that it is due to the combined ac- of the Alliances for the protection of themselves. If the Republican Congress has done anything for the benefit of the we are ignorant of it. Their claims been ignored and the interest of the and monopolists of Wall Street looked after. If products have advanced it is in spite of any Republican and not on account of it. The bill for the free coinage of which would have been of great advantage to the laboring classes in increasing the of money, was defeated, and a bill in the interest of the was passed. he congratulates Con upon the passage of some laws of high importance, and among; them mentions especially the tariff law. This is the first time we have ever known the head of a party to congratulate the party on a measure that came so near destroying it as the Bill did the Republican party in the last Mr. Blaine, who is undoubtedly the brainiest man in the Republican party, de- that there was not a clause in the bill that would open a mar- for a bushel of wheat or a bar rel of pork. And while the people have rebuked the men who pass- ed that measure, and defeated the author at the polls, and while many of the leading Republican papers say that the law should at once be revised, yet the President Congress on its passage, and says there is neither sense nor justice in the suggestion that it should be revised. Surely he must have recognized the fact that the Republican part- is a curse to the country, and is trying to get it to pass such measures as will for ever eliminate it face f the earth. He calls attention to the fact that last session he vetoed several bills for the erection of public buildings, most of which were of course from the South and would have been beneficial to the try ; and then congratulates the country on the passage of pension laws by which the old Federal soldiers, and almost all their kin- folks who heard a gun fire in the last war, receive a bounty at the expense of the South. Sectional- ism with a vengeance Finally, to cap the climax he urges the immediate passage of the Force. Bill. In England such a rebuke to the as the at the last election -re ---7, the Presides ha imbued you make a w 1-, the closer to He says is nothing sec- about it, but Mr. Lodge, the author, says it is intended to secure a fair election and count at the South ; and an amendment to make it applicable to all sections of the country, whether it was or not, was defeated just before the bill came to a vote in the House last July. The Force bill was doubtless one of the causes of the Republican defeat. Mr. Lodge, the author barely pulled though in a district of seven thousand Republican majority, Mr. Bo-well, his first lieutenant was badly left. We feel somewhat like the old man when standing for a deer. He said there was no use in wasting his in shooting him, for if he lolled him he could not stop him, and at the rate ho was going he soon tear himself in places trees, . no use of the Democrats firing at the Republicans for they were killed by the people at the late election, tad it seems like they are to tear themselves in pieces in the three short months that re- main to them. from the proceedings published first page of this paper. The Re- is truly glad to see they have taken the first step toward disposing of the present Poor House property and selecting a new location for it. We some- time ago advocated this and now offer a suggestion to the Board as to the place they shall select for rebuilding. By all means let the j location be as near to Greenville possible. are several reasons why it should be located either in or very near town. The first is that it can be protected against certain evils and immoral- which have been reported from the old location. The next is that if within easy access the Kings Daughters and Christian Workers would take pleasure in I arranging for Sunday Schools and religious worship among the in- mates, look after the sick, and in various ways minister to their to the passage MA Kill. Unless tactics are adopted this cannot be accomplished, it must accomplished under those a. When Has is made, as it is to be, the watchwords will be eternal vigilance and war to toe death, and the people of the may rest assured nothing will lie left undone to defeat the the desperate and de republican leaders. By a coincidence Mr. Blaine be a visitor to the diplomatic gallery of the Sen- ate, in company with the naval officers who have been us, just at the the Force bill was lead, it must have required all his sell to the contempt tie that u I'm straw- itself his Mr. Harrison has caused it to Limed that he would I veto a silver coinage bill should pass one, but tact has not prevented a or more Senators at and Senator Teller has ,, least hall of them republicans, wants. Again, if the Poor Mouse bills providing tree were located here, seldom, if at all, would a day pass but what some citizens would divide their din- with the poor unfortunates and send baskets of provision to the Poor House. These poor in- mates cannot help themselves and means that will add to their com- fort should be taken advantage of. We hope the Commissioners and Justices may see proper to act in accordance with these We are glad to see that the Na- Convention of the Alliance has declared against the Force Bill. This is nothing more than we expected since the of the Democracy and the Alliance are so nearly alike. The Republican bosses, Harrison, Hoar, Reed, Lodge k Co., say that it is not an expression of the Alliance as a whole, but was a Southern measure, and the North- and Western members will kick against it when they get back home. If they do they are not good The attitude of the Republican party is not at all favorable to the Alliance. We cannot see how the Republicans can ever hope to gain any favor with the Alliance, which is a non sectional organization, as long as it carries its sectional Certainly if it passes the bill it will set itself in outright opposition to the Alliance. It seems at present that the Force Bill will be passed. We have heard of men who could not take a hint unless knocked down with it, but the Republicans have been knocked down, and still they can- not take the hint. stated that he has positive that such a bill will pass the Senate, that he believes it will also go through the Mr. son seems to nothing by excellence. He made a at the last to the River and Harbor bill, which he a 1.1 maids signed n list and it carried of the largest by a measure. He o suggestion in his to the republican called by court In.-, annual message to Congress, the financial relief the tad he compelled his Secretary the to cut out his a the issue of an incontrovertible or per cent bond, winch might have afforded some relief by the volume of our currency; there- fore he should not be surprised the Senators Representatives fresh from personal with the people and with their needs should attempt to supply them. Quite a number bills have been introduced in the and Senate Two things are much needed now in Greenville. One is a good, new, and attractive hotel. With a good first class, attractive, well furnished hotel Greenville would be in a line to draw more of the traveling men. Rocky Mount, Scotland Neck and other towns have recognized the need and val- of good hotel and have fitted them up. Shall Greenville lag behind Another great need is a good tobacco warehouse. Pitt county is fast developing into a fine to- section, and there is neither wisdom nor economy in carrying off our tobacco to other markets for sale. Pitt county tobacco seems to be in demand, and with a good tobacco market establish- ed here so that the buyers would know for a certainty that they were getting Pitt county tobacco, our farmers would doubtless com- a better price for to- and at the same time build up a home industry. We would like for our men to take these two things in consideration. Life is made up of many pleas- ant little instances. We could put our finger on a dozen or so of these bachelor editors who would envy us could they look in some of these nights after we get home from the office and see us rocking the baby with one hand and writ- locals with the other. Even Joe Daniels would have a little envious look if he was not afraid of somebody catching him while doing the looking the Dur- ham Globe man's would get so high that the colonel would go to venting his in poetry. Washington Letter. From Our dent. Washington, D. C, Dec. Gorman, proved himself such an able and capable leader the last session of Congress, was by general consent recognized as of the Dem- Senatorial army as soon as It became evident that Mr. Harrison and the radical republican leaders had succeeded in whipping the weak-kneed Senators into voting to take up the Force bill, and this spontaneous choice was ratified by the democratic caucus which met Wednesday even- lira policy of the democrats to the fight over this infamous par- measure, which likely to become one of the most in If yon the moat hand- some Sewing you ever free of cost come to see us, we are giving one away. If yon want a nice Christmas present for your wife, sister, daughter or sweet- to see us, we them. We especially desire to call attention to an elegant line of Solid Gold the latest designs--which have just arrived, intended especially for Christmas presents. Come and look at it before you buy else- where. We have a nice assortment of Work basket. We have a large stock of Dec- orated China which we will sell by the piece or set. We have a large stock of Glass- ware, Engraved Goblets, Tum- and Pitchers. Do not hesitate to come and look, it you don't want to buy yourself, come and see what we and tell your friends. We are expecting our second stock of Dress Goods to arrive in a few days. A new lot of Clothing has just come in. We have a full line of Ziegler Shoes to arrive in a few days. Our stocK of Groceries is full and complete. Try our Coffee, Sugar, Flour and Meat, we will make yon very low prices. keep every- thing and can supply your every want. We will buy anything you HOOKER, see Are now making a specialty of Our Stock is Goods Prices Low. FALL AND WINTER AN OP WE MAKE A BUSINESS OF MAKING BARGAINS IN The Lest in in Quality, Utmost in Variety, have been combined by us in ONE MIGHTY EFFORT FOR and winter Stock Offerings Will Not Can Not Be Surpassed. CO. -o- YOUR KIND ATTENTION -Is called to the splendid stocks of-------- Groceries Family Supplies to be at the store of. J. We recently opened with a line of goods that are all New and We also nave Canned Goods, Confections, Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff, and all oilier articles found in a Grocery Store. We solicit a share of your patronage. J. A. Wholesale, and Retail Dealer in STAPLE AND KS MEAT FLOUR-SPECIALTIES Car Load Feed Oats, Car load Corn, Car load No Hay, Car Load Rib Side Meat, Car Load St. Louis Heavy Mess Pork, Granulated Sugar. Sugar, SB Gail Ax Snuff, all kinds. Rail Road Mills Snuff Snuff. Rico Molasses, SO Tubs Boston Lard. Cases Star Lye, Gross Matches. Also full line leaking Powders. Soda, Starch. Tobacco. Cigars, Cakes, Crackers, Candies, Canned Goods Wrapping Paper Sacks Social prices to the wholesale trade on large quantities of the good. J. A. ANDREWS. GREENVILLE. N C. The leading General Merchandise dealers in County.------ We wish to say to our customers everywhere that we th largest and best selected stock that it ever been our pleas- to place before you. And beg of you that you will inspect our stock and compare quality, quantity and prices given you anywhere else by first class house. We realize that competition is the life of trade but we are fully abreast of the times and feel able meet any competitor fairly and squarely. We give our customers the very best that can be bought for the MONEY invested in that article. We are with the people in their that they shall buy And we promise all who shall give us their patronage that they shall have them cheap. If you fail to get as good bargains, when you buy of some one else, as your neighbor gels who buys of us, you have only yourself to blame, because we have invited time again to come in and see us. Our invitation to people is LEARN OF KNOW US, OF IS. With these three injunctions ringing fresh in your ears week, we again ask you to come and examine the following lines of General Merchandise to certain sections of the tariff act, l the most have to We but one notable of which is introduced by of Kentucky put what he very aptly calls the seven blessings of man- kind, and tin plate, cotton ties, agricultural implements and edged tools, binders twine, blankets, lot men and clothing and salt, upon the tree list. If Boss and his henchmen would allow this bill to get before the House it would go through House as the saying is, but may be sure that they will not do it. It would hurt some of the weal t men for whose the republican party exists. The Pension appropriation bill the year July 1891, has been reported to the House. It appropriates and those well say- that it is less by thirty to seventy of dollars than will be required to the during the year. Look out for music this bill is discussed in the House. Some peculiar republican pension methods are to be shown up by the democrats. A Narrow An alarm of lire was turned in from shoe shop on that caused a minutes excite- When discovered a small place was burning on the roof, which had caught sparks from the chimney. It was easily reached and extinguished. Peter Plummer was the first fireman at the truck house, but fortunately the services of the company were not needed. Though it was only a slight fire it badly many people, because it had got good the thickest group of wood buildings in the could not have been checked short of a block with danger of it going much farther. Se Sot Smashed. There is a point which for- ceases to be a virtue. We knew Capt. Whitaker was one these docile, sweet-tempered, ever good-humored, always social kind of men that loves everybody and every- body loves him. but because such is his disposition there is no reason why he should stand perfectly still and let you rub the fur the wrong way until you get tired and then pull bis whiskers without his even mew- or offering to scratch. A Ike from Kinston got on the train at Grifton, the other night, to go home. He had no ticket and re fused to pay his tare when he out the conductor bad to collect a few cents more than a ticket at the station would have cost. The Cap mildly but positively informed him the fare paid, and on an other refusal was to stop the train and eject him, when the coon very reluctantly the cash. He also become abusive but the Captain walked without noticing it. The matter would have ended right here, but every time Capt. Whitaker happened to pass through the car the abuse broke out afresh. Still the placid conductor went his way if entirely of what the was saying. Beaching the coin met tome of his the platform and being somewhat emboldened he plan himself to await the appearance of the man who toted the punch. But he didn't grow there long, for when the Captain left bis train and heard himself being abused again he walked deliberately reach of the obstreperous coon, gave his lantern a twirl and it went the head of the aforementioned sable personage a toll length upon the platform. Before the coon could recover from the shock Capt. Whitaker was on both feet and him such a the of the week he had to punch ticket with hi. Office of the Board of Com- for The following is a statement of the of meetings the Board of Commissioners tor Pitt county, of days each member attend- ed, number of miles and amounts allowed missioners the year December 1st, OF STOVES. STOVES. price to rich and poor, black and white, old and young, every one receives the same treatment at our hands. Come to see us, bring your wives, your sweethearts, your cousins, aunts, and your friends. To all we extend a cordial in- One Price Store. Whit Ton H Don. The farmers might give us several items for the that would be appreciated and-make the paper still If you made a big crop tell your brother farmers about it Mi run the paper. Let them know how much cotton you made to the acre, or what success you had follow one crop with another. Now who start in The is open to you. The Is a The railroads some bung ling errors in their work occasionally. It has been customary to make a slight reduction in rates for religious bodies, but for the Methodist Con- at Wilson this week they ad- the round trip rate from Green- ville cents higher than the regular fare both ways. May be they remember that Kev. Sam Jones is a Methodist, and during his late meeting in Wilmington poured such hot shot into them for giving circus- es, fairs and horse race so much lower rates than they do large re- gatherings that they want to retaliate. Work Cloud. The Methodist Church at this place closed its conference year's work on last Sunday. The fourth quarterly meeting of Greenville Sta- was held on the 4th inst., at which time the Pastor reported all finances of the church raised in full. Under the control of this church are three Sunday Schools all in good condition. The Board of Stewards were instructed to consider the pro- of raising the Pastor's salary to for next year. A committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. T. J. Jarvis, J. B. Cherry and A. L. Blow, who were empowered to sell the old parsonage and secure the of a new one. Presiding Elder G A. was unanimously re- quested to use his influence to the return of R. B. John to this charge. The church generally is in a healthy condition. The Reflector is glad to publish such good reports of our Methodist friends and joins with them in wishing Mr. John may be returned here another year. The splendid condition the church is now in is sufficient attest to faithful work. Dissolution. THE firm of Cherry A Bro., Is this day dissolved by mutual con- sent, Mr. J. B. Bunting, the former clerk and bookkeeper for the said Arm, having purchased the entire interest of A. B. Cherry In said arm in all of the Interests, choses In action In goods, bills and account and In all matter per- to the Interests of A. B. In said firm, and that the firm will be hereafter conducted under the firm name of Staton, Cherry Bunting, at which place the will be to their old customers who as liberally supported the old Arm In the past. The new firm hopes to merit a continuance of the by fair and honest dealings. The said firm el Cherry A Banting assumes owing by said firm of Cherry A Bra., and all persons Indebted to the old Ann are requested to make Immediate payment to the Arm. 1st day of December, C. V. Newton O. M. Mooring V. A. James, John Flanagan Ami allowed Council For days as i For days as committeeman s For miles traveled O Sc Amount allowed T. E. Keel For days as For days as committeeman For traveled Ain't allowed O. M. Mooring For days as For miles Cc Amount allowed C. V. For days as M For Q For miles traveled Sc error co allowed V. A. James. Jr. For days as f. cc vi We are making a specialty of COOK I NO and are receiving the finest line ever brought to Greenville Our stock will he complete embracing every size made. Our popular still at the head. Our other brands are all good, have the Stove for the money ever put on thin market. We carry a full line of and Fix- Tinware, Hardware. Saw Glimmers, Nails, Paints. nils. Doors and Glass and Putty. We want to sec that wants a Cook Stove. We are prepared to supply the demand. D. D. HASKETT CO. mm i A Market. Opened in Greenville. Johnson. Nor- Co. have opened a market at For days as committeeman t their atom opposite Skinner's Opera For miles House We respectfully ask a liberal of the patronage of the of Greenville the county generally. Ain't allowed John Flanagan For days s i For days as committeeman For miles fie amount allowed Board State Carolina, County of Pitt. I. David U. James Clerk of the Hoard of Commissioners for the county aforesaid, do certify that the fore- going is a correct statement as doth pear upon record in my Given under my hand the said Board of Commissioners, at office in Green- ville, this 25th day of Nov., 1800. D. H. Jambs. for Pitt Co. Girl Runaway. My daughter, Tessa, about v ears- old, dark colored girl, tall spare built, scar on one corner of her mouth, a small flesh knot on lower part one ear, dark eyes, wears No. shoe, plain ring on one finger, about o pounds, ran away from my home, in Greene county, two miles from Willow Green P. O., on Nov., at I here- by warn any one employing or harboring her under law. For information for recovery, or her return to me, a suitable reward will be given. Very respectfully. PETER YOUNG, Willow Greene Co., N, C. OUR NEW IMPROVED SINGER ARM, this ON it Parties in the country having Beeves, Hogs, Goats. Sheep or Hides to sell will do to call on us selling I STOVES -A full line of- CURED. TRIAL BOTTLE. DON'T mo f . MALE ACADEMY, GREENVILLE. N. Under a teacher of four year's Instruction given in the and English brandies, and In an- and modern languages. quarterly In advance Primary per session of weeks, t 7.5 Intermediate pr session of 10.00 Higher English Mathematics, Language per session, each. 8.00 Deduction made In case of sickness. Book-keeping taught If desired. Large and comfortable building. Correspondence or Interviews with those sending or going to themselves desired. Board can be had at reasonable rates. Spring term begins January 1891. For farther particulars call or address Cooking and Heating STOVES. Hardware and Tinware A full line just received. All to be sold low as can be -------for cash.------- We are ready to take orders for TOBACCO -T- for next season. LATHAM FENDER GREENVILLE, N. C e. r. J. C. PROPRIETORS CHERRY HILL MARBLE WORKS N. C. -DEALERS IN- mi m mm -AND ALL KINDS CEMETERY WORK. To TUB have associated with Mr. J. O. for the purpose of conducting a Marble in Greenville to be known as Cherry Hill Marble Works. We will be to begin lining orders about January 1st, 1801. I have worked at the marble business here during the live years, and wherever my work has been It has given entire Staple Fancy Dry Motions, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Fanning Implements, Heavy Sf Fancy Groceries Flour a Specialty, Crockery Willow Ware, Tinware, Stationery, Trunks and Valises, Harness and Whips. of twenty five if ears we do not hesitate to tell you that we can and do offer you bargains that have never before been heard of in this county, and, each season we are at trying to serve your interests faithfully. FURNITURE We are headquarters in this market for Furniture and ask you to look at our line of Suits, both Walnut and cheaper woods. Bureaus, Bedsteads, single and double, Mattresses and Bed Springs, Children's Beds, Cribs and Cradles, Washstands, Cane and seat Chairs, and Rocking Chairs, Children's and Dining Tables, Lounges and lots other things too numerous to mention. We thank you for past favors trust and believe that yon will continue to patron- us, for we work not alone for our interest but also for yours. WILSON- S I WILSON, N. C. Is now an established fact and commends it- self to the readers of the We have no enemies to punish, or friends to reward. Don't pay one man as a means to rob his neigh- buy Tobacco on its merits end stand ready to compare sales with any market in the State. Try us and be convinced, proof of the pudding is the We will pay for all Hogs- heads used in shipping to us. Prompt personal attention given the sale of every pile of tobacco on our floor, and SAVE you over a third in charges of what you pay in other markets to have your tobacco sold. Give us a trial. Your friend, fed. M. PACK Sales every day HALL'S SAFE AND LOCK CO. Manufacturers of Hall's Patent BANK LOCKS VAULT WORK. SAFES I FACTORY PRINCIPAL OFFICE PRICE-CASH -When in need of- STORE LOW DRY MOBS, NOTIONS, BOOTS TRUNKS AND CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES We sell low for cash.

THE ANNUAL MESSAGE. President Harrison's cation to Congress. IMPORTANT SUBJECTS TREATED. A Review of the Year's Governmental Foreign Ar- for the Tariff Law. The Federal Elections Bill Washington, Dec. is the full text of President Harrison's mes- sage to To the Senate and House of The report of the several executive department which will be laid before congress in the usual course will exhibit in detail the operations of the government for the last fiscal year. Only the more important incidents and results, and chiefly such as may be the foundation of the I shall submit, will be referred to in this annual message. The vast and increasing business of the govern- has been transacted by the several deport- during the year with faithfulness, energy and success. The revenues, amounting to above have been collected and disbursed without revealing, so far as I can ascertain, a single case of defalcation or embezzlement. An earnest effort has been made to stimulate a sense of responsibility and public duty in all officers and of every grade, and the work done by them has almost wholly escaped unfavorable criticism. I speak of these matters with freedom because the credit of this good work is net mine, but is shared by the heads of the several depart- with the great body of faithful officers and who serve under them. The closest scrutiny of congress is invited to all the methods of administration and to item of The friendly relations of our country with the nations of Europe and of the east have been disturbed, while the ties of goodwill and common interest that bind us to the states of the western hemisphere have been notably strengthened by the conference held in this capital to consider -measures for the general welfare. Pursuant the invitation authorized by congress the of every independent state of the American continent and of met in confer- in this capital in October, and con in session until April last This convocation marks a most interesting and in- epoch in the history of the western hem It is noteworthy that invited while under an imperial form of government, shared as a republic in the deliberations and re suits of the conference. The recommendations this conference were all to congress I at the last session. Reference is then made to the Marine congress at Washington and the confer I at Brussels to devise means for the I of the slave trade. Continuing, the president Toward the end of the past year the only I pendent monarchical government on the western I continent, that of Brazil, ceased to exist and was I succeeded by a republic. Diplomatic relations established with the new govern- but it was not completely recognized until Ian opportunity bad been afforded to ascertain that it had popular approval and support. When I the course of events had yielded assurance of this fact, no time was lost in extending to the new government a full and cordial welcome into the family of American commonwealths. It is believed that the good relations of the countries will be preserved, and that the future witness an increased intimacy of intercourse an expansion of their mutual commerce. Sooth American Complications. The peace of Central America has again been disturbed through a revolutionary change in Sal which was not recognized by other states, hostilities broke out between Salvador and threatening to involve all Central America in conflict and to the progress had been made toward a union of then- in The efforts of this government were promptly and zealously exerted to compose their differences, and through the active efforts of the of the United States a provisional peaty of peace was signed Aug. whereby the light of the republic of Salvador to choose its rulers was recognized. Gen. the chief I the provisional government, has since been in the presidency by the assembly, and recognition duly followed. I The killing of Gen. on board the Pa mail steamer Acapulco, while anchored in in the port of San Jose de Guatemala, de careful inquiry. Having failed in a attempt to invade Guatemala from territory. Gen. took passage Acapulco for Panama. The consent of the of the United States was sough effect his seizure, first at where he steamer touched, and afterward at San Jose he captain of the steamer refused to give up hi without a written order from the i States minister; the latter furnished the letter, stipulating as the condition of his that Gen. life should be spared that he should be tried only for offenses wing out of his movements. letter was produced to the captain of the by the military commander at San Jose, his warrant to take the passenger from the Gen. resisted capture and killed. It being evident that the minister. had exceeded the bounds of his in intervening, in compliance with the de of the Guatemalan authorities, to author and effect, in violation of precedent, the e on a vessel of the United States of a charged with political offenses, in 1st he might be tried for such offenses hat was described as martial law. I was con to disavow Mr. act and recall i from his post comment here occurs on the project and American claims against Chili. en he relations with China, which have for years occupied so important a place in our history, have called for careful con and have been the subject of much despondence, he communications of the Chinese minister brought into view the whole subject of our relations with his country, and at S same time this government, through its at Peking, has sought to arrange various and complaints touching the interests I protection of our citizens in China, i pursuance of the concurrent resolution k. have proposed to the governments Mexico and Great Britain to consider a regulation of the passage of Chinese labor southern and northern frontiers. n the August last Sir Edmund Mon- , the arbitrator selected under the treaty of 1888, rendered an award to the effect was due from the Danish gov- t to the United States on account of what known as the Carlos -x our amicable relations with France are Samoan situation follows, after which I The British Extradition Treaty, new treaty of extradition with Great Brit- due ratification, was proclaimed on the of last March. Its beneficial working is apparent. difference between the two government ting the fur seal question in the Behring sea l yet adjusted, as will be seen by the which will soon be laid before con- The offer to submit the question to as proposed by her majesty's govern- , has not been accepted for the reason that form of submission proposed is not thought p calculated to assure a conclusion to either party. It is sincerely hoped re the opening of another Baling season s arrangement may be effected which will as- to the United States a property right, de- from Russia, which was not disregarded by for more than eighty preceding . k of the existing trouble. l tariff act a wrong was done to the king- lot Hawaii which I am bound to presume was unintentional. Duties were levied on commodities which are included in the re- now existing between the United Hawaii, without exception in favor of otherwise to be a breach of faith on the part of this government After upon dealings of our govern- with those of Italy and Portugal, president The revision of our treaty relations with the empire of Japan has continued to be the subject of consideration and of correspondence. The questions involved are both grave and delicate; and, while it will be my duty to see that the In- of the United States are not by any changes to undue discrimination, I sin- hope that such revision as will satisfy the legitimate expectations of the Japanese govern- and maintain the present and long existing friendly relations between Japan and the United States, will be effected. After recommending that our mission at the City of Mexico lie raised to that of the first class, and commenting on our friendly relations with that country, the president The cordial character of our with Spain warrants the hope that by the continuance of methods of friendly negotiation much may be accomplished in the direction of an adjustment of pending questions and of the increase of our trade. The extent and development of our trade with the island of Cuba invest the commercial relations of the United States and Spain with a peculiar importance. It Is not doubted that a arrangement in regard to commerce, based upon the reciprocity provision of the recent tariff act, would operate most beneficially for both gov- This subject is now receiving The restoration of John Ericsson's remains to Sweden and the work of the Venezuela claims commission are subjects of remark. Then the president turns to Revenues of the Government. The the government from all sources for the fiscal year ending June were 903.060.55, and the total expenditures for the same period were The postal receipts have not heretofore been included the state- of these aggregates, and for the purpose comparison the sum of should be de- ducted from both sides of the account. The plus for the year, including the amount applied the sinking fund, was The receipts for 1890 were and the expenditures in excess of those of 1889. The toms receipts increased and the re- from internal revenue while on the side of expenditures that pensions was in excess of the preceding year. The treasury statement for the current fiscal year, partly actual and partly estimated, is as Receipts from all sources, total expenditures, leaving a surplus of taking the postal receipts the account on either side. The loss of revenue from customs for the last quarter is estimated but from this is deducted a gain about realized during the first months of the year. For the year 1892 the total estimated receipts and the estimated expenditures leaving an estimated surplus which, with a cash balance of at the beginning of the year, will give as the sum available for the of outstanding bonds or other uses. The estimates of receipts and expenditures for the department, being equal, are not in- in this statement on either side. The act the purchase of silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes proved July 1890. has been administered by the secretary of the treasury with an earnest pose to get into circulation at the earliest possible dates the full monthly amounts of treasury notes contemplated by its provisions and at the same time to give to the market for silver bullion such support as the law contemplates. The recent de- in the price of silver has been observed with regret The rapid rise in price which pated and followed the passage of the act was in- in some degree by speculation, and the recent reaction is in part the result of the same cause and in part of the recent monetary disturb Some months of further trial will be to determine the permanent effect of the re- cent legislation upon silver values, but it is to know that the increased circulation cured by the act has exerted and will continue exert a most beneficial influence upon business and upon general values. While it has not been thought best to renew formally the suggestion of an international con- looking to an agreement the full use of silver for coinage at a uniform ratio, care has been taken to observe closely any change in the situation abroad, and no favorable opportunity will be lost to promote a result which it is confidently believed would confer very large benefits upon the commerce of the world. The recent monetary disturbances in England are not unlikely to suggest a re-examination opinions upon this subject Our very large sup- ply of gold will, if not lost by impulsive in the supposed interest of silver, give us a position of advantage in promoting a permanent and safe international agreement for the free use of silver as a coin metal. that ; continue I f Plans run . there e; of i .- our v, wise and regular appropriations be -i. ordnance. . t upon, and ring the ex- state of i furnishes an argent reason for Avoiding Monetary Stringency. The efforts of the secretary to increase the vol- of money in circulation by keeping down the treasury surplus to the lowest practicable limit have been unremitting and in a very high degree successful. The tables presented by him showing the increase of money in circulation during the last two decades, and especially the table showing the increase during the nineteen months he has administered the affairs of the department are interesting and instructive. The increase money in circulation during the nineteen months has been in the aggregate or about per capita, and of this increase only was due to the recent silver legislation. Thai this substantial and needed aid given to com resulted in an enormous reduction of the public debt and of the annual interest charge is matter of increased satisfaction. There have been purchased and redeemed since March 1889, and per cent, bonds to the amount at a cost of resulting in the reduction of the annual interest and a total saving of interest of I notice with great pleasure the statement the secretary that the receipts from internal have increased during the last fiscal year nearly and that the cost of collecting this larger revenue was less by than the same purpose in the preceding year. The percentage of cost of collecting the customs was less for the last fiscal year than ever be- fore. The customs administration board provided by the act of June 1890, was selected great care and is composed in part of men whose previous experience in the administration of the old customs regulations had made them familial with the evils to be remedied, and in part of mer whose legal and judicial acquirements and seemed to fit for the work of inter and applying the new statute. The aim of the law is to secure honest valuations all dutiable merchandise and to make these at ions uniform at all our ports of entry. It had been made manifest by a investigation that a system of undervaluation had been long in use by certain classes of import ere, resulting not only in a great loss of revenue but in a most intolerable discrimination honesty. It is not seen how this legislation, it is understood, can be regarded by the of any country having commercial dealings with us as unfriendly. If any duty is supposed to be excessive let the complaint be lodged there. II will surely not be claimed by any well disposed people that a remedy may be sought and allowed in a system of quasi smuggling. The War Secretary's Report. The report of the secretary of war exhibit several gratifying results attained during the year by wise and methods. The per- of desertions from the army evil which both congress and the department have long been seeking a has been reduced during the past year per cent, and for the months of August and September, during which time the favorable effects of the acts of June It were felt per cent as compared with the same months of 1889. The results attained by a reorganization and consolidation of the divisions having charge el the hospital and service records of the volunteer soldiers are very remarkable. Thai change effected in July, 1889, and at that time there wen cases awaiting attention, more than half of those being calls from the Pension office for in- formation necessary to the adjudication of pen- claims. On the 80th day of June last, though over new calls had come in, there was not single case that had not been examined and The encouragement that has been extended to the militia of the states, generally and most designated the I. continued and enlarged. These constitute, in a large sense, the army or states, while about five-sixths of the annual cost of their maintenance is de- frayed by the states. The Attorney General's Report. The report of the attorney general is under the law submitted directly to congress, but as the de- of justice is one of the executive depart- some reference to the work done is here. A vigorous and, in the main, an effective effort has been made to bring to trial and punishment all violators of the law; but, at the same time care has been taken that frivolous and technical offenses should not be used to swell the fees of officers or to harass well disposed citizens. attention is called to the facts connected with the prosecution of violations of the election laws and of offenses against United States officers. The number of convictions secured, very many them upon pleas of guilty, will, it is hoped, have a salutary restraining influence. There have been several cases where postmasters appointed by me have been subjected to violent interference in the discharge of their official duties and to and personal violence of the most extreme character. Some of these cases have been dealt with through the department of justice, and in some cases the have been abolished or pended. I have directed the postmaster to pursue this course in all cases where other forts failed to for any postmaster, not him- self in fault, an opportunity peacefully to exercise the duties of his office. But such action will not supplant the efforts of the department of justice to bring the particular offenders to punishment. The vacation by judicial decrees of fraudulent certificates of naturalization upon bills equity filed by the attorney general in the circuit court of the United States Is a new application of a familiar equity jurisdiction. Nearly one hundred such decrees have been taken during the year, the evidence disclosing that a very large of fraudulent certificates of naturalization have been issued. And connection I beg to my recommendation that the laws be so amended as to require a more full and searching inquiry into all the facts necessary to naturalization be- fore any certificates are granted. It certainly is not too much to require that an application for American citizenship shall be heard with as much care and recorded with as much formality as are given to cast's involving the pettiest property right After brief commendatory reference to the postmaster general's report, the president The passage of the act to amend certain sections of the revised Statutes relating to lotteries, proved Sept. has received with great and deserved popular favor. The de- and the department of justice at once entered upon the enforcement of the law with sympathetic rigor, and already the public mails have been largely freed from the fraudulent and demoralizing appeals and literature emanating from the lottery companies. Navy and Department of the Interior. The construction and equipment of the new ships for the navy have made very satisfactory progress. Since March 1889, nine new vessels have been put in commission, and during this winter four more, including one monitor, will be added. The construction of the other vessels is being pushed, both in government and private yards, with energy and watched with the most scrupulous care. The experiments conducted during the year to test the relative resisting power of armor plates have been so valuable as to attract great in Europe. The only part of the work upon the new ships that is threatened by unusual delay is the armor plating, and every effort is being made to reduce that to the minimum. It is a source of congratulation that the anticipated in- of these modern vessels upon the esprit de corps of the officers and seamen has been fully re- Confidence and pride in the ship among the crew are equivalent to a secondary battery. Your favorable consideration is invited to the recommendations of the secretary. The report of the secretary of the interior ex- with great fullness and clearness the vast work of that great department and the results attained. The suggestions made by him are earnestly commended to the of congress, though they cannot all be given particular mention here. The several acts of congress looking to the re- of the larger Indian reservations, to the more rapid settlement of the Indians upon allotments, and the restoration to the pub- domain of lands in excess of their needs, have been largely carried into effect, so far as the work was confined to the executive. Agreements have been concluded since March 1889, involving the cession to the United States of about acres of land. These contracts have, as required by law, been submitted to congress for and for the appropriations necessary to carry them into effect Those with the and Sac and Fox, Iowa, and Absentee Shawnees and tribes have not yet received the sanction of con- Attention is also called to the fact that the appropriations made in the case of the Sioux Indians have not covered all the stipulated pay- This should be promptly corrected. If an agreement is confirmed all of its terms should be complied with without delay, and full should be made. The policy outlined in my last annual message in relation to the patenting of lands to settlers upon the public domain has been carried out in the administration of the land office. No genera suspicion or imputation of fraud has been lowed to delay the hearing and adjudication of individual cases upon their merits. The purpose has been to perfect the title of honest settlers with such promptness that the value of the en- try might not be swallowed up by the expense and extortions to which delay subjected the claimant. The average monthly issue of patents has been increased about six thou- sand. The act, which was approved on the 27th of June last, has been put into opera- as rapidly as was practicable. The increased clerical force provided was selected and assigned to work, and a considerable part of the force en- gaged in examinations in the field was recalled and added to the working force of the office. The examination and adjudication of claims have, by reason of improved methods, been more rapid than ever before. There is no economy to the government in delay, while there is much hard ship and injustice to the soldier. The anticipated expenditure, while very large, will not, it is be- be in excess of the estimates made before the enactment of he law. This liberal enlarge- of the general law should suggest a more careful scrutiny of bills for special relief, both at to the cases where relief is granted and as to the amount allowed. After devoting a few lines each to the Mormon situation, the admission of the new states, com- of the work of the patent office and the census, the president At the last session I had occasion to return with my objections several bills ions for the erection of public buildings, for the reason that the expenditures contemplated were in my opinion greatly in excess of any public need. No class of legislation is more liable to abuse, or to degenerate into an unseemly scram- about the public treasury, than this. There should be exercised in this matter a wise my based upon some responsible, and Impartial examination and report as to each case, under e general law. The Agricultural Situation. The report of the secretary of agriculture de- serve especial attention in view of the fact the year has been marked in a very unusual de- by agitation and organization among the farmers looking to an increase in the profits of their business. It will be found that the efforts of the department have been intelligently and jealously devoted to the promotion of the inter- to its care. A very substantial improvement In the market prices of the leading farm products during r- price of wheat advanced to October, 1889, to in corn from cents to cents; lucent to cents, and barter from SI cents to re cent. Meats showed a substantial but not so large an increase. The export trade in animals and fowls shows a vary large brans; , the total C such June was and the Increase over the preceding year was over Nearly more cattle and over more I hogs were exported than in the preceding year. The export trade in beef and pork products and in dairy products was very largely the increase in the article of butter alone being from 15.504,978 pounds to pounds, and the total increase in the value of meat and dairy products exported being This trade, so directly helpful to the farmer, it is believed will be yet further and very largely increased when the system of inspection and sanitary super- vision now provided by law is brought fully into operation. The efforts of the secretary to establish the health fumes of our meats against the imputations that have been put upon them broad have resulted in substantial progress. Veterinary surgeons sent out by the detriment are now allowed to participate in the inspection of the live cattle from this country landed at the English docks, and during the several months they have been on duty no case of has been reported. This Inspection abroad, and the domestic inspection of live animals and pork products, provided for by the act of Aug. will afford as perfect a guarantee for the i wholesomeness of our meats offered for foreign consumption as Is anywhere given to any food j product, and its non-acceptance will quite clearly I reveal the real motive of any continued of their use; and, that having been made I clear, the duty of the executive will be very plain. The information given by the secretary of the progress and prospects of the beet sugar industry I toll of interest. It has already passed the ex- stage and is a commercial success. I he area over which the sugar beet can be sue- cultivated is very large, and another crop of great value is offered to the choice or the The secretary of the treasury concurs in the recommendation of the secretary of agriculture j me official supervision provided by the tariff law for sugar of domestic production shall be transferred to the department of agriculture. law relating to the civil service has, so for as can learn, been executed by those having the in the classified sen-ice with fidelity and impartiality, and the service has been increasingly satisfactory. The report of the commission shows a large amount of good work i done during the year with very limited The Work of Congress. I congratulate the congress and the country I upon the passage at the first session of the Fifty- j first congress of an unusual number of laws of i very high importance. That the results of this legislation will be the quickening and enlarge- Men of our manufacturing Industries better markets for our a i, provisions both at home-and abroad, more constant em- and better wages for our working pie, and an increased supply of a safe currency the transaction of business I do not doubt Some of these measures were enacted at so late a period that the beneficial effects commerce ; which were contemplation or congress have i partially manifested themselves. Die general trade and industrial conditions throughout the country during the year have shown a marked improvement For many years prior to 1888 the merchandise balances of foreign trade had largely our favor, but during , that year and the year following they turned I against us. It is very gratifying to know the fiscal year again shows a balance in our favor Of over The bank clearings, which i furnish a good test of the volume business for ten months of the year show, as compared with the same months of 1889, an increase for the whole country of about 8.4 per cent, while the increase outside of the city of New York was over per cent The increase of clearings and volume of I and decrease of business failures are men- Then comes; in meats and we have advantages that only need better facilities of Intercourse and transportation to secure for large foreign markets. The reciprocity clause of the tariff act wisely and effectively the way to annum a large reciprocal trade In exchange for the free admission to our ports of certain product. The right of nations to make special re- concessions is well and does not Impair either the comity clue to other powers or what Is known as the nation generally found in commercial treaties. vi hat is given to one for an agreed con- cannot be claimed by another freely. The of the revenues was such that we could dispense with any import duties upon coffee, tea, hides, and the lower grade of sugar and mo- lasses. That the large advantage resulting to the countries producing and exporting these articles by placing them on the free list entitled us to ex- a fair return in the way of customs upon articles exported by us to them was so obvious that to have gratuitously abandoned this opportunity to enlarge our trade would have been an error. There were but two methods of mainlining control of this question open to place all of these articles upon the dutiable list subject to such agreements a could lie cured or to place them all presently upon the free list, but subject to the of specified duties if the countries from which we received them should refuse to give to us suitable cal benefit. This latter method, I think. great advantages. It expresses advance the consent of congress to reciprocity arrange- I affecting these products, which it be exercised, and uniform- rule provided for the administration of the affairs of insolvent debtors. The inconveniences resulting the occasional and temporary exercise of tins power by congress, and from the conflicting state code of insolvency which come into force should be removed by the enact, of a simple, inexpensive and permanent national bankrupt law. I also renew my recommendation in favor of legislation affording Just copyright protection to foreign authors, on a footing of reciprocal ad- vantage for our authors abroad. It, still for this congress to In- by suitable legislation, a movement to. king to uniformity and increased safety In the use of couplers and brakes upon freight train engaged In Interstate commerce. The chief m the is to secure agreement as to the best appliances, simplicity, effectiveness and coat This difficulty will only yield to legislation, which should be based upon Inquiry and impartial tests. The purpose should De to secure the co-operation of all well disposed managers and owner, but the fearful fact that every wear delay in the sacrifice of 2.000 live the maiming of young men should plead both with congress and the agers against any needless delay. Water Supply In the Arid Region. The subject of I h-conservation and conservation and have been delayed and until I of the water supply arid the I has had much i by congress. Ex- j as yet been put upon a permanent and is shown that some treaties looking to factory The urgency of the do. reciprocal have failed to secure a two-thirds not grow out, of any large preset demand for ratification, and others the use of ,, . but out X mg passed that stage have for year awaited the concurrence or the house and senate in such mod- of our revenue laws as were necessary to give effect to their provisions. We now have the concurrence of houses in advance in a distinct and definite offer of free en- try to our ports of articles. The is not required to deal in conjecture as to what, congress nil accept. Indeed, this provision is more than an offer. Our part of t he bargain is has been made; and when the countries from which we receive sugar, coffee, tea and hides have placed on their free lists such of our product an shall upon, as an equivalent for our concession, a of that fort completes the in the mean tune our own people have free sugar, tea, coffee and hides. The thus far given an- very hope- of early and favorable action by the countries which we receive our large imports of lee and sugar, and it is confidently believed that ii steam communication with these countries can promptly unproved and enlarged the next year will show a most gratifying increase In our exports of and provisions, as well as of some important of manufactured goods in addition to the important bills that became law before the adjournment of the last session some the highest importance were wen advanced toward a final vote and now stand upon the calendars of the two houses In favored positions. The present session has a fixed limit, n these measures are not. now brought to a nil the work that has been done upon them by this congress is lost. The proper con- of these, of .-in apportionment bill and the annual appropriation bills will require not only no working day of the session shall be I lost nut, that measure of minor and local inter- est shall nor, he allowed to interrupt or retard the progress those that ate of universal interest In conditions, I refrain from we-danger that the water supply and the site tor the necessary patch basins may fall Into the Band of individuals or private corporations and tie used to render subservient the large areas de- pendent upon such supply. The of the water is the owner of the lands, however the titles may run. All unappropriated natural water sources and all necessary reservoir sites should lie held by the government for the equal use at rates, of the homestead settlers who will eventually take up these lands. not. in my opinion, undertake Die construction of dams or canal, but should hunt its work to such surveys and ob- as will determine the water supply both surface and subterranean, the areas capable irrigation, and the location and storage ca- of reservoirs. This done the use of the water and of the reservoir sites might be granted to the respective states or territories, or to or associations upon the condition that the. necessary works should constructed and the water furnished at fair rates, without dis- the rate; to be subject to super- vision by the legislatures or by board of water commissioners duly constituted. The essential thing to lie secured is the common and equal use at, fair rates or the accumulated water supply u better that these lards should re- and than that those who occupy them should become the slaves of unrestrained mo- controlling the cue essential element of land values and crop results., The use of the telegraph by the de- a a means for the rapid transmission written communications is, I believe, proper terms quite desirable. The government docs not own or operate the railroads, and it should not I think own or the telegraph hues It. does, however, seem to be quite tor the to contract with the telegraph companies as it does with the rail- road companies to carry at specified rates such The value of our exports of domestic during the last year was over greater than the preceding year, and was only exceeded once in our history. of this excess was in agricultural products. The production of pig a good of general shown by a recent census bulletin to have per cent, greater in 1800 than in 1880, and the production of steel per cent greater. Mining in coal has had no except that deficient trans- The general testimony is that is everywhere fully employed, and the reports tor the last year show a smaller number of em- affected by strikes and lockouts than in any year since The depression in the price of agricultural products has been greatly relieved and a buoyant and hopeful tone was beginning to be felt by all our people. These promising influences have been in some degree checked by the surprising and very favorable monetary events which have recently taken place in England. It is gratifying to know that these did not grow in any degree out of the financial relations of London with our people or put of any discredit attached to our securities held in that market. The return of our bonds and stocks was caused by a money stringency in Eng- land, not by any loss of value or credit in the themselves. We could not, however wholly escape the ill effects of a foreign monetary agitation accompanied by such extraordinary in- as characterized this. It is not believed however, that these evil incidents, which have for the time unfavorably affected values in this country, can long withstand the strong, safe and wholesome influences which are operating to give to our people profitable returns in all branches of legitimate trade and industry. The apprehension that our tariff may again and at once be subjected to important general changes would undoubtedly add a depressing influence of the most serious character. The general tariff act has only partially gone into operation, some of its important provisions being limited to take effect at dates yet in the future. The general provisions of the law have been in force less than sixty days. Its permanent effects upon trade and prices still largely stand in conjecture. It is curious to note that the advance m the prices of articles wholly unaffected by the tanK act was by many hastily ascribed to that I act. Notice was not of the fact that the , general tendency of the was upward from influences wholly apart from the recent tariff legislation. The enlargement of our cur- by the silver bill undoubtedly gave an up- ward tendency to trade and had a marked effect on but this natural and desired effect of the silver legislation was by many erroneously at- to the tariff act. There is neither wisdom nor justice in the that the subject tariff revision shall be again opened before this law has had a fair trial It is quite true that every tariff schedule is sub- to objections. No bill was ever framed, I suppose, that in all of its rates and classifications had the full approval even of a party caucus. Such legislation is always and necessarily the product of compromise as to details, and the pres- sent law is no exception. But in its general scope and effect I think it will justify the support of those who believe that American legislation should conserve and defend American trade and the wages of American workmen. The misinformation as to the terms of the act which has been so widely disseminated at borne and abroad will be corrected by experience, and the evil auguries as to its results confounded by the market reports, the savings banks, inter- national trade balances and the general prosper- of our people. Already we begin to hear from abroad and from our custom houses that the pro- effect upon importations imputed to the act is not justified. The imports at the port of New York for tho three weeks of November were nearly per cent, greater than for the same period in 1889 and per cent, greater than in the same of 1888. And so far from being an act to limit I confidently believe that it we shall secure a larger and more profit- able participation in foreign trade than we have ever enjoyed, and that we shall recover a participation in the ocean carrying trade of the world. The criticisms of the bill that have come to us from foreign sources may well be rejected for re- If these critics really believe that the adoption by us of a free trade policy, or of tariff rates having reference solely to revenue, would diminish the participation of their own countries in the commerce of the world, their advocacy and promotion by speech and other forms of organ- efforts of this movement among our people is a rare exhibition of unselfishness in trade. And on the other hand, if they sincerely believe that the adoption of a protective tariff policy by this country inures to their profit our hurt, it is noticeably strange that they should lead the against the authors of a policy so helpful to their countrymen, and crown with their favor those who would snatch from them a substantial share of a trade with other lands already to their necessities. There is no disposition among any of our people to promote prohibitory or retaliatory legislation. Our policies are adopted not to the hurt of others, but to secure for ourselves those advantages that grow out of our favored position a a Our form of government with its incident of universal suffrage, it imperative that we shall save our working people from the agitations and distresses which scant work and wages that have no margin for comfort always beget But after all this is done it will be found that our markets are open to friendly commercial ex- changes of enormous value to the other great powers. From the time of my induction into office the duty of using every power and Influence given by law-to the executive department for the develop- of larger markets for our product, our farm products, has been kept constantly in mind, and no effort has been or will be spared to promote that end. We are under no vantage in any foreign market, except that w pay our workmen and better wage than are paid abstractedly, relatively to the cost of the necessaries or I do not doubt that a very largely Increased foreign trade is accessible to us without barter- tog for it either our home market for prod- of toe farm and shop a our own people can unity or the wages of our working people. Keel Clause. Ii many of t. important I now briefly call your attention ; I desire to repeat with added urgency the recommendations contained in my last annual message la relation to the development of can steamship lines. The reciprocity clause Of the tariff bill will be largely limned, and it retarded and diminished, if provision is not contemporaneously made to encourage the of first class steam Communication be- tween our port and the ports of such nations as may meet our overtures for enlarged commercial exchanges The carrying the mails and frequently, and offering to a comfortable, and speedy transit is the first condition of foreign trade. It carries the or- or the buyer, but not nil that is ordered or bought. It gives to vessels such car- goes as are not urgent or perishable, and. at least, promote that Important adjunct of commerce. There is now both in this country and m the nations of Central and South a state of expectation and confidence as to in- creased trade that will give a double to your prompt action upon this question The present situation of our mail with Australia illustrates the early action by congress. The Oceanic company maintains a lite-of steamers between Han Francisco, Sidney and Auckland, consisting of three vessels, two Of which are of United States registry and one of foreign registry, for the service done this line in carrying the mails we pay the sum of being as mated, the full sen and United States inland age, which is the limit fixed by law. The colonies of New South Wales and New Zealand have been paying annually to these lines for carry- the mails from Sidney and Auckland to San Francisco. The under which this pay- has been made is mm to expire those colonies have refused renew the contract unless the United States shall pay a more table proportion of the whole sum to maintain the service. advised by the postmaster general that the United Stales receives for carrying tin mails, brought to San a these steamers, by rail to Vancouver an I income of while, as I have stated we are paying for the support of the steam- ship line that this mail u ; v S W leaving an annual surplus resulting from service of II. The of the I States with Austral i, which is in neon part carried by these steamers, of which in- dependent the end communication maintain, is in our favor. Our total export of to ports during the ending June ,,; i- w,, ,.,. Imports of merchandise from th ports were only If wears willing see this line withdrawn, or continued with Vancouver for San Franc the American terminal, congress should It In the power or the postmaster general to make a liberal increase in tie-amount now paid for the transportation Important mail The south Atlantic and gulf occupy a favored position toward the new an I important commerce which the reciprocity clause of the tariff act and the postal shipping bill are designed to promote. Steamship lines from these ports to some northern port of South America will most certainly t a connection between the railroad systems of the continents bug before any continuous line of railroads can be put into operation. The very large appropriation at session for the harbor of was justified, as it seemed to me. by these The great northwest will feel the ad- vantage of trunk lines to the south as well as to the east, and of the new markets for their surplus food products, and for many of their manufactured products. graph. Laws. If any intelligent and loyal company of can citizens were required to tho The International Bank Scheme. I had occasion in May last to transmit to con- a report adopted by the international American conference upon the subject of the in- corporation of an international American bank, with a view to facilitating money exchanges be- tween the states represented in that conference. Such an institution would greatly promote the trade we are seeking to develop. I renew the recommendation a careful and well guarded charter be granted. I do not think the powers granted should in- those ordinarily exercised by trust, and safe deposit companies, or that more branches in the United States should be author- than are strictly necessary to accomplish the object primarily in view, namely, convenient foreign exchanges. It Is quite important that prompt action should be taken in this matter, in order that any appropriations for better with these countries, and any agree- that may be made for reciprocal trade, may not be hindered by the inconvenience of making exchanges through European money centers, or burdened by the tribute which is an incident of that method of business. The bill for the relief of the supreme court has, after many years of discussion, reached a where, final action is easily attainable, and it is hoped that any differences of opinion may be so harmonized as to save the essential features of this very important measure. In this I earnestly renew my recommendation that the salaries of the judges of the United States district courts be so read j that none of them shall receive less than per annum. The subject of the unadjusted and Mexican land grants, the urgent necessity for providing some commission or tribunal tor the trial of questions of title growing out of them, were twice brought by me to the attention of congress at the Bills have been reported from the proper committees in both houses upon the subject, and I very earnestly hope that this congress will put an end to the de- lay which has attended the settlement of the dis- as to title between the settlers and the claimants under these grants. These disputes retard the prosperity and disturb the peace of large and important communities. The governor of New Mexico in his last report to the secretary of the interior suggests some modifications of the provisions of the pending bills relating to the small holdings of farm lands. I commend to your attention the suggestions of the secretary of the interior upon this subject. The enactment a national bankrupt law regard as very desirable. The constitution to of this sub human conditions of national life I do not doubt that with absolute unanimity they would begin with Tree and honest and it la to know that generally there is a growing and non-partisan demand for better election laws. But against, this sign of hope and progress must beset the depressing and lindens- able election laws and methods are sometimes cunningly contrived to secure minor- control, while violence completes the short- comings fraud. In my last annual message I suggested that the development of the existing law providing a supervision of congressional elections of- an effective method of reforming abuses. The need of such a law has manifested m many parts of the country, and its whole- some restraints and penalties will be useful In all. lie- constitutionality of such legislation has affirmed by the supreme court. Its able effectiveness Is evidenced by the character l is made to it It has been denounced us d were a new exercise of federal power an of the rights of the state. Nothing could Ix-farther from the troth. Con- ,. ssh Ire id fixed the time for the election or members It has declared that members of must lie by writ- ten -r pruned it has provided for the by the circuit courts certain the of a certain number of election supervisor, made it t. supervise the registration of voters by toe stale officers; to challenge per- to personally inspect id the registry lists and to affix their name of I e of frauds; to attend at i to is and remain with the bras till the votes id e- to attach to the us any statement touch- . fairness of the registry and an I transmit to the clerk of ion representatives any evidence of i i which may be presented to same law provide for the d; . sties marshals to attend pol supp n Hie supervisors in the ; a dues and to arrest persons laws. The provisions of this statutes have been both the great political par- in north as well as in the s. by j the court of the by the w It is i hi a question whether we shall nave ., law. tor we now have one, and have had for nearly twenty years, but whether v . have an effective law. The stops just short of effectiveness, for local authorities all control -deal ion establishes the it to a seat in the house of rids defect should be cured. Equality of and the parity of the elector maintained, or everything that Is able In our of government is lost The of an elector must be sought in the law, not in die opinions, prejudices or fear any class, however powerful. The path of the elector to the ballot box must be free from the ambush of fear and the enticements of fraud; i Iii count so true and open that none shall gain- say it Such a law should be absolutely non-partisan and Impartial it should give the advantage to honesty and the control to majorities. Sorely there is nothing sectional about this creed, audit it shall happen that the penalties of laws intended to enforce the e rights fall here and not there It is not because the law is sectional, but because. happily, crime is local and not universal. it be forgotten that every law, whether relating to elections or to any other subject whether enacted by the state or by the nation has force behind it. The courts, the marshal or constable, the posse the prison, are all and always the law. One cannot be justly charged with to any section or class who seeks only to restrain violations of law and of personal right. No community will find lawlessness community can afford to have it known the officers who are charged with the or the public peace and the restraint of the criminal classes are themselves the product of fraud or violence. The magistrate is then with- out respect and the law without sanction The floods of lawlessness cannot be leveed and made to run in one channel. The killing of a United marshal carrying a writ of arrest for an election offense is full of prompting and to men who are pursued by a city mar- for a crime life or property. Hut it is said that this legislation will revive race animosities, and some have even suggested that when the peaceful methods of fraud are made impossible they may be supplanted by In- and violence. If the proposed gives to any qualified elector by a hair's weight more than his equal influence or detract HE much from any other qualified elector it to fa- tally impeached. But if the law is equal and the animosities it is to evoke grow out of the fact that some electors have been accustomed to ex- the franchise for others as well as for themselves, then these animosities ought not to be confessed without shame, and cannot be given any weight in the discussion without dishonor No choice is left to me but to enforce with vigor all laws intended to secure to the citizen his constitutional rights, and to recommend that the inadequacies of such laws be promptly died. If to promote with zeal and ready interest every project for the development of it material interests, its rivers, harbors, mines and factories, and the intelligence, peace, and security under the law of its communities and it homes, I not accepted as sufficient evidence of friendliness to any state or section, I cannot add connivance at election practices that not only disturb local re- but rob the electors of other state and sec- of their most priceless political rights. The preparation of the general appropriation bills should be conducted with the greatest care and the closest scrutiny of expenditure. should be adequate to the needs of the public service, but they should be absolutely free from prodigality. I venture again to remind you that the brief time remaining for the consideration of the legislation now awaiting your attention offers no margin for waste. If the present duty is discharged with diligence, fidelity and courage, the work of the Fifty-first congress may be con- submitted to the considerate judgment of the people.

THE SUPPLEMENT. DID IT SERVE HER RIGHT A. Fashionable to by Juvenile Her hat was a regular stunner and no mistake. It looked like a miniature tropical garden, but nature never produced anything half so A couple of artificial butterflies, whose wings presented a dazzling as- of colors, were poised upon invisible wires over two imitation or- They were obviously designed to supply the crowning touch of realism. When she entered the car she knew that that hat would create a sensation. There were plenty of vacant seats around, but she walked nearly the whole length of the car before taking one. and when she sat down it was with the proud consciousness that all eyes were fixed upon rather upon her hat. But nobody stared at that hat half as hard m a bright, chubby little youngster, who was sitting alongside of his mother, right opposite the owner of the triumph of millinery. exclaimed the little fellow gleefully, see two butterflies on that lady's hush, said the moth- mustn't make But Willie was at that age when the mind refuses to be satisfied with dog- assertions and demands reasons. must I hush Will the butter- flies hear me and fly The people in Willie's immediate vicinity began to snicker, and the pro- of the hat began to look you must be said the mother, and then, with the view of laying his curiosity, she added, butterflies ain't she stick pins through them and kill they are made up but- Willie meditated upon this for a min- and then, to the intense delight of everybody within earshot, excepting, of course, his mother and the proprietor of the wondrous hat, he broke out fresh. you ever see any live butterflies those I never be quiet; don't ask foolish But Willie was not to be suppressed in that fashion. why is it that other ladies don't put butterflies in their don't know. Do be if you put butterflies on your hat would you put butterflies on your hat like that By this time the snicker had oped into an audible titter, and threat- to become a downright laugh soon. The conductor suddenly opened the door and shouted out something the Bonded like Whatever the street might be it seemed suddenly to occur to the pro- of the hat that it was the street she wanted, and she rushed precipitately out of the car, her undignified exit con- strangely with her stately en- trance a few minutes before. And what do you think I overheard the woman who sat next to me say just serves her Why it served her right I don't tend to York Herald. NEXT TEAR The Reflector again reminds its readers that beginning with next year, 1891, it will adopt a CASH IN ADVANCE SYSTEM That is, the paper will be sent to no one unless it is paid for in advance. New subscription and mailing lists are being made up and no name will be put on that is not paid for. The Reflector has so long been sent on a credit to persons who were deemed to be re- that it may be hard to get the cash in advance system inaugurated without offering some inducement, and for that reason the subscription price for next year will be put down to the low figure of ONE This puts the Reflector within reach of everybody, and with the good crops made this year there is no reason why every reading man in the county cannot pay One Dollar for his county paper. A Pew Table Don't smack your lips. Don't take large mouthfuls. Don't blow your food in order to it Don't use your knife instead of your Don't find fault and about your food. Don't talk with your month filled with food. Don't soil the table cloth with bones, parings, etc. Don't commence eating as soon as yon are seated. laugh loudly or talk at the table. Don't retail all the slanders you can think of at the table. Don't take bones up in your fingers to eat the meat from them. call attention to any little mis- take which may have occurred. Don't make yourself and your own affairs the chief topic of conversation. Don't take another mouthful while any of the previous one remains in the month. Don't reach across the table for any- thing; but wait until it is passed to yon, or ask for it put your elbows on the table, nor lounge about; if not able to sit erect ask to be excused. frown or look cross at the table; el hurts your own digestion, as well as that of those eating with you. pick your teeth, unless some- thing has become wedged between them; then put your napkin up to your mouth while extracting it- Don't miss getting your name on the ---------NEW Bring or send the amount you already owe subscription and One Dollar for next year and you get the paper. Those who have not heretofore taken the Reflector can, of course, get it next year for One Dollar. Whether or not the price of the Reflector will remain at One Dollar per year will depend upon how large the subscription list gets next year. If it grows large enough to justify the price will remain the low figure One BUT REMEMBER get the next year you must pay for it IN so do not put the matter off and cause your name to be left f Jg in the county should take the next year and we hope it will not be necessary any names. THE REFLECTOR BOOK STORE HAS JUST RECEIVED A LINE OF and other Holiday Novelties. Also carries a line of Boobs Magazines aid A CITY'S WATER SUPPLY IN TANKS, Novel Scheme to Convey Water from Lake Ontario to By far the most novel suggestion that has yet been offered for supplying Rochester with additional water is the The proposal is, in brief, to bring the water from Lake Ontario by means of tank cars running on a railroad. In the proposal the pro- the idea first curred to me I have looked at it from all points, and the more I , think of it the better it pleases me. But whether it be found practical not re- mains to be seen. The engineers can no doubt easily calculate the cost, and that is the only feature that I am in fear about. As it is, after a rough cal- I estimate that this plan will give this city and other places pure at low price and in unlimited The whole plan is to bring the water in a vessel made for the purpose from a point in the lake so far from shore that there will be no chance of it containing impurities. vessel would be somewhat on the plan of the floats used in New York for carrying garbage out to sea and dropping it in the ocean through the bottom of the vessel. In the case I of my ship the cargo, instead of being taken to sea, would be brought from sea to shore, and in place of entering the hold through the hatches would come in through a trap in bottom. When we had our vessel full of the pure I and sparkling water we would tow it to the harbor by a tug, and pump the I water into tank can specially made for the purpose and running like ordinary freight cars on the common track. The cars could be provided with trap doors or valves through which to their liquid contents into a reservoir over which the train would run, just a coal or car runs and drops load. This plan, of course, would only be adopted where the system was to applied on a large scale. Where the idea was to be adopted as a expedient the water could be from the cars directly into the mains of the town. for some figures in regard to tin scheme. The railroads carry freight all a profit for half a cent a ton per A ton of water contains gallons, that, allowing gallons of water to person, the railroad would carry a ply for a family of five the distance a mile for half a cent. It would 1-2 cents as freight from the lake t Rochester, assuming that the distant is seven miles. Thirty tons is an nary load of coals on a gondola car and a locomotive would have no in drawing a train of twenty car or tons, holding gallons, one train made twelve trips a day moderate estimate for a run of get gallons of You see there is virtually no to the amount of water you can to town in that way, and the plant quired is neither expensive nor to make. L or three steam pumps of a that can be found ready made, the for carrying the water and the cars are the principal novel features d the whole, and any good mechanic rig them all up in a short time. Tit plan. I tell you. is entirely practice and when I have had a chance to cot suit with some ship carpenter as to cost of the vessel, and with the managers as to the best rates they give on freight, I may give you more relation to it. continued the pr easy it would be to a reservoir in the vicinity of park, and keep it full of water train of tank cars running to and Charlotte. the cost of carrying the water rail should prove too the pr added, as though he had another idea, I shall figure the expediency of bringing the from Lake Erie in canal boats. All want in that case is a fleet of boats we can run into the lake, fill with pt water, tow down here and pump contents into the reservoir. I intend f call the attention of the Chicago to the plan of bringing water in sh from beyond the sewage ester Post Express. Under the name of a French electrician has devised a telegraphic system founded on the col of mechanical with telegraphy. This system applied indifferently to any std graphic machine worked by a board. As soon as spoken the are, so to say, decomposed by the of the operator at the key The syllables are printed in distinct lines on a tape of paper, they are afterward read from to right. It is said that with stenographic machine a operator can print words a by this Exchange.

EASTERN Oh, Greenville, N. C Lac a I S pa r ks Mrs- H. is agent for Sewing Machine, lies in Will sell cheap Tor cash, on easy installments. Call at residence on street, office. Mis Lou left yesterday morning for Brooklyn. N. Y. Miss Ellen last week to spend a few weeks in Tarboro. Mr. R. Walker, is vis- bis daughter, Mrs. A. D. Hunter. Mr. B. and that Dr. the dentist, has some very fine op week, and continues to meet with wonderful success. You will find good reading matter all over the We arc putting a column or editorial items on the first pane each week. Oak Grove Alliance. Hare Big Two Cooper's Henderson, N. C. is place For farmers to sell tobacco. If you want prices Don't tail your tobacco To Cooper's, Henderson, N. Go to Brown Bros, for Shoes. at J. S. Smith Shoes at Brown Bros. design cakes at J. S. The famous James grape was ex- have gone lo Mississippi to spend the I Riverside Nursery at the holidays. Rocky Mount fair and took the Miss Annie Harding, of ville, is visiting the family of Mai- II. Harding. Mrs. Kennedy, of Kinston, has been visiting Mrs. C. D. past week. C. as might have been expected. Friday Messrs. J. Bro., of sent us a turnip of their own raising that weighs It is the largest one we ever saw Mrs. H. A. Simon returned home I Sheriff Tucker tells as that the last night from a months visit to her now daughter, Mrs. Lieut. S. T. Hooker went to Rocky Mount to attend the Regimental election of the 1st Regiment N. C. S. G. Read our supplement today. Ladies, Brown line of Dress Goods. Go to C D. for your Christ mas goods. cash prices paid for cot- ton H. F. Keel A rain stakes a big mini. C. D. is the place to boy your groceries. Fin-fruit confectionery at J. S. Smith The most excellent Boss Biscuits at the Old Brick Brown Bros. ate selling good Calico per yard. A big wedding close at hand. place to buy Christmas pres. Miss Carrie who has been quite sick for the past two weeks, are glad lo note, is now convalescing and on the road to a speedy recovery. Mr. R. J. Cobb moved his family to Greenville last week, and they Mrs. T. R. Cherry's house on Third street. Greenville extends them a cordial welcome. Mr. R. B. Smith, of the Beaufort County Lumber Co., was in town yesterday called at the tor office. His headquarters are now a Washington instead of ville. Mr. F. W. Atwater. of Chatham county, has been .-pending part of th One of these is an insane person and the other is serving a sentence which will be out middle of January. The King's Daughters arc for an entertainment here or. the 18th. They will hive on sale some fancy Japanese articles, ordered sic- for the occasion. Now speak a word to your neigh- about, the Reflector. Remind him that it is his county paper and that he can get it whole of next yea- Dollar cash. The was broken by the very cold rain that set in That night it- came down torrents with a of thunder. Mow is the time to sow wheat. We hope our farmers will plant enough wheat to supply their homes with There is have some to past week visiting his daughter, Mrs. I nothing like making your own R. B. He left yesterday for plies. He left to attend the N. C. Wilson Revs. G. A. and R. B. John. Mrs J. B Cherry, Mrs. E. C. Glenn and Miss Sue left yesterday to the conference at Others will go during the is at Mrs. M. Higgs. Try some of new corned lets at Old Brick Store. Best cream cheese butter at J. S. Smith Look out tor some weather now. C. D. bought bis goods cheap will sell them cheap. Fresh Boss Biscuits for the well sick at the Old Brick Store. Dixon's custom made Shoes for children and la-lies, at Brown Bros. The grippe is getting started again Ready in five Minutes, Prepared Buckwheat, at the Old Brick Store. A magnificent display of Holiday Goods can be seen at Mrs. M. D. Higgs. How much wheat have you sown. Buckwheat, meat and keg pickles just arrived at J. S. Smith Glasgow has just received direct a fine load of horses Richmond. The small is still counting days. For a One drive or work horse call on Glasgow A new lot just arrived. Call at J. S- Smith get a cigar free for five Selecting Christmas presents is in order. Don't forget to go to J. S. Smith and get the best No. bacon at Si cents. Davis and New Home Machines for sale by J. C. Lanier, office at Brown Bros. Store. Christmas two weeks from to- morrow. Brown Bros, don't sell at cost nor below cost, but as to it as any reliable firm in town. finest loaf of bread I ever ate was made of Point Lace Flour, at Old Brick Store. Plenty of dust during the late dry weather. Fine raisins, Florida oranges, Delaware apples, all at low prices at J. S. Smith Fresh supply of Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, berries Just You will soon hear complaint of bad Cotton cash price paid for cotton seed. Bags furnished on application. G K. per lb for Sweet Scot lb sold in Pitt Co., which is a of its superiority, at Old Brick The X. C. Conference is in session at Wilson this week. Tons coal, Shingles, . Laths. For sale by J. J. Cherry. Icing Sugar, Currants, Citron, Oranges. Lemons, Apples, Nuts, Candy and Cakes in stock at Old Brick Store. The stores are beautiful with their display s of holiday goods. Fresh lot Currants, Almonds, Essence of Lemon, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cinnamon, and Ginger at T. A. Cherry's, cheap. Enough snow fell Monday night to make the house tops white. Fancy Willow Toilet Articles, Screens, Sets. Ornament for fan- work and a general line of fancy goods at Mrs. M. D. Higgs. The rice mills of Washington were badly damaged by fire Saturday night. latest and prettiest de- signs in Albums, Sets, Vases, Minors, Easels. Paintings, Tables, China, Goods, etc, be found at Mrs. M. D. Higgs. Anything you boy Horn our mar- not satisfactory yon may re- it and money will be re funded. We keep fresh beef, pork, mutton, kid. poultry, sod solicit patronage. Johnson, Mr. G. M. Tucker will move his family to Greenville by new year. They will occupy the house in in which Mrs. Greene has lived this year. Mr. Tucker also rented one of Capt, White's stores and will bring his mercantile business here. Miss Mollie Rouse has moved her art studio down town and has the brick store formerly occupied by M. R. Lang. She is making it very at- I tractive and deserves the encourage- our people. work that she has done here has certainly given our people pleasure in more ways than one. Mr. G- T. Tyson, one of Beaver Dam's best farmers, is on this week for Durham, Oxford and Henderson to sell about pounds of tobacco. He will spend a while at Raleigh for the purpose of visiting the College, and also some of the stock near that city. Mr. Tyson is interested in fine stock and keeps some of the on his farm Last Friday was a field day for the cotton buyers. The town was full of it. Don't forget the Reflector Book store when you go out after holiday- goods. The steamer Greenville left here with bales of cotton Saturday morning. Burn out your chimneys now. They are foul after so long use in a dry spell. Enough water fell in one day to enable boats to go through to all up river points. Several Pitt county leave for Henderson to-day to try the tobacco market. You will hear something good for Greenville before the meeting closes. Just watch us. During this kind of weather there is apt to be much suffering. Look after the poor. Christmas goods are here in dance. How about that present you promised your best girl- If you don't go and pay taxes to the there is no use saying what will happen. Attention Is called lo the notice of dissolution of the firm of Staton, Cherry Bro. at Bethel. The weather cleared off beautifully yesterday after rain and snow of the two days preceding. Not much cotton to be picked out now. During the fine weather the farmers got out most of it. The Southern Immigrating Con- meets in Asheville next week. Greenville will be represented. J. D. has a steer in his possession for which an owner is wanted. See advertisement. No molar it matters not how ob- can baffle Dr. Marquis. He conquers the worst of cases. The Reflector Book Store has the nicest thing out for the school They should come to see it. in a short while the full financial statement of the county finances for the year ending Dec. 1st will appear. While out to Saturday we saw a little pig belonging to Mr. Asa Congleton that will weigh pounds. Several persons from towns be- low us passed through Greenville to the N. C. Conference at Wilson. After shoe shop on fire Friday a little cleaning of trash and moss off the roofs of buildings was in order Farmers of this section should prepare for plenty of truck next year. This is one of the finest trucking sections of State. The ladies especially are invited to call at Reflector Book Store and examine our beautiful line of Christ- mas cards and holiday goods. When the blizzard started it came sure enough. Saturday a bright, pleasant day, Sunday rain and cooler, Monday more rain and snow. We heard Mr. George of, Carolina township say Saturday that he had killed thirteen Urge this fall. Better do your guessing at Young pumpkin before it is too late and get that sewing machine. You will act the part of wisdom by reading their new advertisement to- day also. Merchants, do you want ledgers and day books for your next year ac- You can be supplied at the Reflector Book Store. We can furn- anything from a cent scratch book to a page ledger. You must pay for the Reflector next year before it is sent you. Our cash in advance system goes into effect with the new year. You can get the paper during 1801 for the small sum of One Dollar. The advertiser in the Reflector will give you every inducement in holiday trade. Look over and you will find names of the men to trade with. They want your trade, show public enterprise enough to solicit it, and will give you full value for your money. It seems like everything but the prices has worked in favor the farmers this year and ll should be abundantly thankful. Had this spell rainy weather commenced two weeks ago there is no telling how many thousand pounds of cotton would have been ruined. In speaking last week of the Ex- press Company forwarding thanks- giving packages to the different or- in State free of charge, we intended to state that at any time they will forward such packages free. Any package will be sent to of the orphanages free of charge. Mr. Robert Congleton accompanied his bride, was in attendance upon the Alliance picnic at Oak Grove Saturday. Bob is a clever if he did slip off unawares to Washington and capture one of its most charming young ladies in the person of Miss Irene We wish them many years of happiness. The Shaving Parlors of James Smith arc constantly adding new features, they have now an In trimming a beard they put them on and there is no danger clipped hairs falling in the eyes. None but first-class workmen are employed by Jim and you can get satisfaction in every branch of art On Monday Riverside Nursery- filled a little order for a farmer in Martin county. In the shipment were apple and peach trees, pecan trees, English walnut trees, James grape vines and plants. Somebody please shoot the next man who insinuates that is is not a big help to Greenville. Mrs. M. D. Higgs has opened a beautiful stock of holiday and fancy- goods in the store opposite the bank old stand in which the late Mr. J. B. Higgs used to She has a line of goods that will be sure lo please for Christmas presents. This is her individual business, being conducted on her own responsibility. She is a deserving lady and should receive liberal patronage. Do not fail to read advertise. Greenville Male Academy in this issue. This school is under the charge of Prof. W. J. Matthews, one of the best educators who has con- ducted a sell in our midst. The splendid instruction given and low price charged for tuition should cause this school to be well patron- Spring term begins January 19th, 1891 Special, It is my purpose to preach on next Sunday night, and I specially invite all to be present morning and night A special to young men. A. D. Arrivals at Past Week M. Roberts, N. C ; W. E. Glad- stone, Va ; D. Ken- J. T. Bruce, New York; G. P. Wilmington; W. P. Sam, Goldsboro; H. L. Tyler, Baltimore; E. W. Watts. N. G; E. D. Mitchell, Henderson; C. W. N. C; C. T. Cordon, N. C; M. S. Mayo, Sir. W. A. J. B. Wilson; Gen Morrill, Falkland; W. W.-Martin, N. C; M. J. Norman, N. C; J. L. Butt, Durham's Creek; W. S. Greer, G. L. Barker, Va; Col. W. R. Washington; Judge Norfolk, D. J. Louisville, Ky.; J. R. B. Warren. B. W. Last Saturday was a winning for Oak Grove Alliance at It was the occasion of their second annual and we never attended a more successful one. There were four or five hundred present from Pitt, Martin and Beaufort a large number of ladies be- among them. Hon. W. A. Branch, Congressmen elect from this district, and Col. Harry member elect to the next Stale were present and both mule splendid speeches. Mr. Branch was first introduced at by Mr. James Roberson, in a few ate words, and spoke for an hour a half. acknowledging and ex- pressing his appreciation of the in- to be present and participate with them on ibis occasion, he refer- red back to the campaign recently closed, said that he had accepted the banner of the Democratic with the pledge that it should never trail in the dust while in his hands, that ho canvassed every county in the district, the people knew how he hail borne their banner, and he wanted to take Ibis opportunity for thanking the people Pitt, Mar- tin and Beaufort for the handsome majorities these counties had given i in. Mr. Branch then went into de- tail about many of the evils that op- press the laboring classes, how they are taxed and poorer year by year while other classes become at their expense. A special theme with him was the contraction of the currency, and he produced fig- from the records showing how year by year from to 1873 millions of dollars of the was called in and de- While the money got smaller our wages farm products went lower and lower. This is the main reason that prices our products are so low, there is not money enough in circulation to buy them. The cry of over production la all a humbug, scarcity of money is the trouble. At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Robinson again arose and intro- Col. Skinner, who spoke for an hour. He came right down lo a genuine Alliance speech and made one of his best efforts, fully sustaining his brilliant reputation. Though they had just listened attentively an hour and a half they heard him through the least of or impatience. will say here in passing that we saw people listen more attentively for two and a half hours at one sit- ting than did these. It manifested their deep interest in the After touching briefly upon the re- cent campaign and election be refer- red at some length to the sub Treas. He said there was a vision of opinion upon this great question and by some was declared to lie unconstitutional, but he was willing for the world to know that he was and advocate of the measure. If it was not unconstitutional to help and protect the manufacturer of North he could not sec why it should be unconstitutional to help and protest the producer of the South. Some eminent men said the government not loan money to individuals, but. it was loaned to the managers of the Philadelphia expo- in and later when they said the government had no right to collect the money out of them and wanted it made a gift the Attorney General brought suit and recovered every penny it. Other instances were cited in which money had been loaned by government. If other things could be put up as a basis of credit he thought the land that pro- all could put up its products as a basis of credit. He in establishing the warehouses for the storage out farm products and the issuing of certificates thereon that would be legal tender. The ware house system is not a new system. When Joseph was sold into Egypt Pharaoh had a dream which Joseph interpreted The interpretation was that there should be seven fat years and seven lean years. The king at once built granaries and warehouses throughout his domain, bought up all surplus coin in the fat years and stored it away. The result of was when the lean years came there was corn in Egypt and the people of that and other nations were saved from starving. had been squandered in the years of plenty when the famine came people would have been swept from the face of the earth. The warehouse system to-day would prove a blessing to our farmers and save them having to sell their products on such low markets as at present If there were convenient warehouses instead of farmer having to sell bis cotton at to he could hold it until next summer and get cents tor it and use per cent, of his money in the meantime. It had been charged that he advocated the sub-Treasury be- cause of its popularity with the Alli- but he was advocating just such a measure long before the Alliance was born. In this last assertion the tor can bear Col. Skinner out, for before this State even heard of a Farmer's Alliance we pub- articles from his pen the establishment of ware- houses in South for the storage of cotton, and other contributions along this line. would be glad to speak further of the good things both Mr. Branch and Col. Skinner said but space for- bids. After speaking a dinner was spread. The manage- was in the bands of several young men in marshal regalia, and the whole occasion could not have been conducted more pleasantly One man accidentally killed another near Black Jack Saturday evening. Marcellus Dawson, Tom Lane and another man were hunting rabbits. They were returning home and when near the. road stopped to rest. Suddenly Dawson called out goes a and in whirling to shoot it the whole load of his truck Lane who was a few yards away. Sunday Dawson offered to surrender to the Sheriff, kill- being purely accidental the won hold him. OF THE EMPORIUM OF FASHION I. Will sell our elegant line of at once In presenting this our latest announcement to our many friends and patrons we desire to congratulate all upon their prosperity this season. You have labored hard to overcome hard times you have our best wishes over the well-earned victory. At the same time we wish to inform you that a second trip to northern markets have filled our store with many new and Seasonable Goods. Without Reserve. We will and must close out by January HIGGS SISTERS Fall Styles. Greenville, X. t ESTABLISHED 1875. S. M. AT THE OLD BRICK STOKE. FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BITS their year's supplies will their to got our prices before In branches. PORK SIDES SHOULDERS FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR. SPICES, TEAS, Ac. always at Market TOBACCO SNUFF L j we buy direct from Manufacturers, buy at one profit. A com. stock of always on hand and sold at prices to suit the times. Our goods are all bought and sold for CASH, therefore, having no risk I to run, we sell at a close margin. Respectfully, S. M. Greenville. N. V. Owner Wanted. The has In his possession a Steer. pale red with feet while hind legs, white under the belly, and a white spot In forehead. He is if Jersey breed and short horns. A round and slit In left car, a round hole, silt and crop in right ear. He been around my since January last, and though gentle has given much trouble. The Steer can be had owner applying to and paving all charges. Thomas J. NEW GOODS JUST ARRIVED Can you afford to throw away your hard-earned money on worthless trash and second-hand goods when we offer you a large assortment of Reliable Goods at the lowest living prices. Are you able to clothe your family in shabby wearing that are not cheap at any price Besides many novelties our stock comprises all that is new and stylish in the following M. CONGLETON CO., At Harry Skinner Co's Old Stand. -DEALERS IN- Dry Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes and GROCERIES. We have just received and opened a beautiful Hue new Fall and Winter Goods. I shall be glad to have my old friends come to see us, and assure them that we can sell the goods Down For CasH. Give us a trial and be convinced that the way to buy in for the spot cash. JOHN S. CONGLETON. Greenville, N. C, January, 1890. MUSIC HOUSE CHAS. L k CO., NEW C. R J COBB. Pin n C C COBB, Co T. H. KM C. Cobb Bros., Cotton Factors, -AND- Dress Goods, Trimmings, Domestics. Wraps, Misses Wraps, Ladies Underwear, Gloves, Fine Shoes, Fine Shoes, Blankets and Flannels, Table Linen, Embroideries Laces, Velvets and Ribbons Umbrellas, Corsets. Gent's Clothing. Youth's Clothing. Boy's Clothing. Hats and Caps. Gent's Goods Gent's Underwear. Gent's Fine Footwear. Boy's Fine Footwear. Carpets and Bugs. Floor Oil Cloths. Window Shades. Lace Curtains. Curtain Poles. Trunks and Valises. Buggy have opened a in which Pianos and Organs of the highest grade, are sold at the living prices. Also mall Musical Merchandise; style and description. Send for R. B. SHAW, Special Agent, Washington, N. C. Commission Merchants, We have had many years parlance at the business and prepared to handle Cotton he advantage of shippers. to All business entrusted oar hands will receive prompt and careful Executor's Notice. WANTED 50.000 of Cotton Seed tot which the be or Meal In ex- change, Sacks on application Car load of Cotton Bead Heal on hand for sale at low rates. This Is the teed for that is known. Apply H. HARDING. N. C. nor Having the Clerk of rut county tor A. Kittrell. notice is hereby given to ell persons Indebted to estate ate payment to the undersigned, end persons having claims the must present the on or th November or this n ties will lie plead in liar of recovery. -24th day of Nov. I. I. K I . of S. A. STOCK Reliable Goods. y The above is what the people need and not so much cheap goods which prove to be costly, carry a line I ill pUN HUM ft knees, HATS AND CAP. assortment and other minor lines that parried by dry it We can supply your wants in everything that is new and fashionable. We sure you see our stock before making chases and we guarantee that you will be satisfied Remember we keep no second band goods. M. R. LANG. . BROWN BROS., BOOTS SHOES, HATS GAPS, LEADERS. Checked Home pun S White Homespun to eta, Worsted eta to 81.00. Shoes 91.00 to 84.25, Brass eta, Needle papers and more besides for IS Cakes Soap eta. Caps to cents, IS eta to 83.9. Pants Goods-10 eta to and many things in proportion. A FEW LEADERS. Hess last suet as . BeS SO eta. Calicoes f Cheeked -pun White I Worsted els ts 91.1 81.00 to Braes Needles papers besides for eta. Caps to I ct to 83.38, Pants 11.16, and many hr

LEGAL NOTICES Court A A. K. Tucker. Register of II. James. Flanagan. S. I. Ward. K. Keel. Commissioners-Council Dawson. Chair- man, V, Newton, T. E. Keel. ,, ,. Hoard of Chairman J. S. Congleton and D. Cox, It. C. Cannon. School Superintend Hal of F. W. Brown. standard O. P. Greene. Lang. Police. T. Smith. Asst R. Moore. Ward. T. A. col., 2nd Ward. W. II. and R. 3rd M. Lang and Allen Warren; 4th Ward. col CHURCHES. and Third Sundays, morning and night. Rev. Hughes, D. D., Rector. Sunday, morn- and night. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday night. Rev. R. R. John, Pastor. second and fourth morning and night. Meeting every Wednesday night. Rev. A. D. Hunter, Paster. Greenville A. F. A A, M., meets every 1st Thursday and Mon- day night 1st and 3rd Sunday at Masonic Lodge. A. L. Blow. W. M. G. L. Sec. Greenville R. A. Chapter. meets 2nd and 4th Monday nights at Ma- sonic Hall, F. W. Brown, II. Covenant Lodge, I. O. F. meets every night. J. White X. Sec. Executor's Notice. The Clerk of the Court of Pitt county, having issued Letters to me, the undersigned, on the 12th day of November. 1890. on the estate of Ivey Fleming, deceased, notice In hereby given to all person indebted to the estate to make immediate pay- to the undersigned, and to all creditors of said estate to present claims, properly authenticated, to the undersigned within twelve mouths after the date of this notice or notice will lie plead in bar of their recovery. This the 12th day of November, LEONIDAS FLEMING, Ex. of the estate of Ivey Fleming, Notice to Creditors. Having ire the Clerk of Pitt county as Art- Williams deceased. notice is hereby given to all indebted to the estate to make ale payment to the undersigned, having claim against said estate must present the I MM for pay- on or before the 8th day M No- or this notice be plead in bar of recovery. This 8th day No- 1890. b. s. m of Notice to Creditors, Having before the Court Clerk of Pitt county as Ad- of the of Marina deceased, notice is hereby. riven to all indebted to the MUM to make immediate payment to the undersigned all persons having against the said MUM must s the same for payment on or before the Mb of November, 1891, or tins will be plead in bar of recovery. This of 1890. H. S. Marina Harrington. Notice to Creditors. The undersigned having duly qualified before the Superior Court Clerk of N. C. -10 EBB Man has two at the Them weak to weigh against the And create equal balance, and to pave Betwixt the goal of Hie and grave. An optional oath lie in choose right or wrong. Rut. ah how strong the human weak- is. How weak the in us. All day long A battle the two for victory A deadly right and Ami whit h will conquer in the I nor nor the livelong remedy this evil does not come within the province of The remedy Tor this is parents to practice sore economy and he content with short rations pinto, cheap clothing. c children of the State I are noted their in attending school. Whether they have a whole loaf or loaf, it makes no difference. Rain, hail and snow don't prevent them going. In this particular they are tar ahead of the whites . They go and rations. However humiliating it may be, we most confess that the public schools are highly prized by the b than by the whites. The black boy feels I hut he neglects to attend every day that the school is in be has lost a valuable prize. I His pawn's have a feeling I home comforts to con- None may aver. But God. who rawly stands to guide my way Who it human i to err. j I be child at school. Were we i . .- called to name one leading Then, I lay me u to sleep to- am but why public education is not popular with masses, we Orion Encampment. No. IS. . O. Pitt county as Administrator of P. H. F., meets every and 4th Friday nights. E. A. Move, C. P. C. S. Insurance Lodge. No. K. of H. meets first and third Friday night. D. D. D. Pitt Council. No. 2-16. A. L. of meets every Thursday night. C. A. White, C. Pitt county Alliance meets the first Friday in January. April. July and October. J. D. Cox. E. A Move, Secretary. Greenville Alliance meets Saturday before the second Sunday in each month at o'clock. P M. in Hall. Fernando Ward. D- Spain. Secretary. POST OFFICE. Hours open for all A. M. to P. M. All mails distributed on arrival. The general deliver will be kept open for minutes at night after the Northern mail is distributed. Northern Mail arrives daily at P. M. and departs at A. M. Tar Old Sparta and Falkland malls arrives at IS M. and depart- at P. M. Washington. X Chocowinity and Grimesland malls daily at P. M. and at A. M. Hell's Johnson's Mills. and Pullet mails arrive Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at A. M. and departs at Black Jack and Calico mails arrives even Tuesday and Friday at p m leaves at m. J. J. PERKINS P. M. Salve. The Best Salve in the world Cuts Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Fever Sores. Hands Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded Price Beats per box. For sale by J. L. If You Have CONSUMPTION I COUGH or COLD BRONCHITIS Throat SCROFULA I Wasting cf Flesh Or any Dior-rot the Throat and Inflamed, of Strength or you can be relieved and Cured by deceased, notice is hereby given to an persons indebted to the estate to make immediate payment to the and all persons having claims against the estate must present the same properly authenticated before the 1st of 1891. or this or this notice will be plead ill bar of recovery. 1st of Dec. ISM. Miss M. E. Mayo. of P. II. Mayo, Notice. On Monday the 5th day of January, A. D. will sell at the Court House door in the town of Greenville to the highest bidder for cash one tract of land in Pitt containing about tour hundred bounded M Situated in Swift township, ad- joining the lands of J. B Garris, Garris. A. B Garris. S. M. Smith the homestead of Sam I and others, and the excess of the homestead of to satisfy an execution in my for collection against mini and which has la-en levied on said land as the property of said . J. A K. TICKER. Pr R. W. S. This Dec. 6th, Notice. On Monday the day of January, A. l will sell at the Court House door in the town of Greenville, to the highest bidder for cash three tracts of lend in Pitt county, containing about one hundred sixty acres bounded as One tract known as the Buck tract, adjoining the lands of James Button. Bryant Dixon and others, in township, containing acres more or less. One other tract known as Burner tract, adjoining the lands of Bryant Dixon. Burris, W. L. Clark and others, in township, containing acres more or less. One other tract known as the Mill land, adjoining the lands of J. H. Mills. Dixon and others, containing about acres, to satisfy an execution in my hands for collection against John S. I and others, and which has been levied on said lands as the property of said John S. Dixon. J. A. K. Ticker, Sheriff. December 4th, 1890. Thou Lord, that If I to-day. oh. set me right- would be compelled to say, that the Guide me from nether darkness Into I pi the State is not alive to the with lire my soul Many of the papers say from lust j much; many many ignore if I chance to die before wake. Ike school entirely. great I know that Thou art with me even J is far the press the State to awaken to the of schools day to day, week to week, month to month from year to year, agitate question until every part State is thoroughly educated on better ; teachers, better pay and better schools You would be surprised to then; I pray Thee, bear me for Ha sake. And my soul in Thy powerful guidance take. Where I may err no more, dear Lord, Our Public Schools. SCOTT'S EMULSION PURE COD LIVER OIL With PALATABLE AS MILK. Ask for and let no e- or induce yon Sold by all Druggists. M. LEGAL NOTICES. Land By virtue of a mortgage executed by Aimer J. smith and Ann Smith, his wife, to James T. Adams on the day of February. and duly recorded in the Register of Deeds office for Pitt co. Q-4. page I ill on Monday January MB, 1891. sen at wile fore the Court House door in the town of Greenville, to the highest bidder, a certain niece or tract land lying and being in township, adjoining the lands of the late Marcellus Moore. Green and at; a pine stump Samuel Smith's third corner, run- S. W. poles to a Green's corner in Marcellus Moore's line, due West poles to a stake in Green's line, then due N. poles to the division line of Jesse and William then with the division line E. poles to the said corner, S. W. poles to a cypress, then N. W- poles to the beginning con. acres more or less. Terms of Cash. James t. Adams, Mortgagee. Greenville, Dec Alex Blow, Atty. Notice of Dissolution. firm of and Joyner. doing a Millinery business in Greenville, was dissolved by mutual consent on the 20th of October, Mrs. Joyner purchasing entire interest of Mrs. in the business. Mrs. E- A. has been engaged n manager and business will be continued at the old stand. The solicits a continuance of the liberal patronage heretofore enjoyed by the old firm, and promises to give entire satisfaction to all customers. Mrs. J. F. Joyner. Having Sold on 20th of October my interest in business to Mrs. J. F. account of ill-health, I take this method of thanking toy friends for the patronage so extended in the past and hope the same patronage will be extended to Mrs. Joyner, who I am sure use every effort to give satisfaction. All parties indebted to firm of Joyner are -ed to toward and settle before Jan 1st Very Truly Notice. On Monday the day of January, A. I will sell at the Court House door in the town of Greenville, to the bidder for cash several tracts of land in Pitt county and bounded as fol- lows Situated in Greenville township adjoining the lands of B. F. Manning. X, W. Tyson and others, containing about acres, and known as the on the old plank road. 2- One other tract in Greenville town- ship, known as the land, adjoining the lands of the lands and others, containing about woods land. One other tract in township, known as the Richard tract, adjoining the George and others, containing about acres. One oilier tract in Greenville town- ship, containing about la acres, adjoin- the lands of L. L. Kittrell. R. L. and others, and known as part cf the Henry Smith-land. A tract of land in Beaver Dam township, containing about acres, ad- joining the lands of Chas. Harris, W. G- Case and others, and being the land sold by Silas Nichols to W. B. Burnett ship, containing Acres, the lands W. Lang, Mary A. Anderson, the William Whitehead Joy- farm and others, and known as the Anderson or land A parcel of land in the town of Greenville, being the Eastern part of lot No. where Henry now lives To satisfy sundry execution In my hands for collection against William Whitehead and which have been on said land as the property of said Whitehead. This 6th, 1890. J. A. K, TUCKER, Sheriff. By R. W. The Watch Tower. The education of the youth of the Slate is a matter no ordinary consideration- The many grave responsibilities that will naturally devolve the coming men and women, render it of the highest concern that special attention should be given to t those who will be upon to till places now occupied by our fathers and Bothers. The system public education is a pan of the organic law of the Slate. These must be Maintained In the different of the State, shook for the of both whites and blacks. It is folly to be ridiculing cation. poor of State meal not be denied the fits of such training as is offered by the public schools. Were it not for the small pittance received at these schools the illiteracy of the State would be much larger than it is. Instead of weakening and making public education unpopular, there should be a united effort on the part of all friends of education to pope. system make it pro- of ten fold more good. As an item information, we transfer the from Maj. Finger, State Superintendent Public In- to The attendance at the schools is no greater this year than last. About per cent, of the children between the school ages and years are enrolled. The greatest proportion are between the ages of and Of the per cent, of the children school ages, many over years, and it is found that few over that age attend school, as they then go to work. Others are not sent to school until years of age. The census of children between C and for the year show whiles, of whom are the daily dance of these being It shows colored children, with an enrollment of and daily attendance of 08.992. total Reboot load this is The total number of pupils enrolled in die public There were in colleges and private schools The above figures tell a very pleasant story. The idea of per cent, of the children of the State even enrolled There are several causes leading to this sin, which should be carefully studied by our legislators. We might say that per cent, are not enrolled because they are unable to leave the farm. Many of the the State ate complied to labor one day bread the. They are very commonly clad and really to the text books needed Such is the sad pit i- condition many of the State. Is a this t It is all oar tors can do to give free tuition. 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PATENTS- and all business in the U. S. Patent the Courts attended for Moderate Fees. We are opposite the II. S. Patent Of- engaged in Patents Exclusively, and can obtain patents in less time than more remote from Washington. the model or drawing is sent we advise as to free of charge, and we make no change unless we ob- Patent. We refer, here, to the Post Master, the Supt. of the Money Order Did., and to the C S. Patent Office. For advise terms and reference to actual clients in your own State, or address, C. A. Snow Co., D. C. COMMISSION MERCHANT, ------AND ER IN----- Hay, Grain Fertilizers, Greenville, N. O. ALFRED FORBES, THE OF C rs to the of Pitt and surrounding counties, a line of the following good not to be excelled in this market. And all guaranteed to be and mire straight good. DRY GOODS of all kinds, NOTIONS. CLOTHING, II GOODS. HATS and CAPS, BOOTS and SHOES, LA end SLIPPERS, FURNITURE and HOUSE HOOD DOOR. WINDOWS. SASH and CROCKERY and QUEENS- ARE, FLOW CASTING, LEATHER of different kinds. Gin and Hay, ROCK Paris, and HAIR. HARNESS, BRIDLES ADDLES. HEAVY GROCERIES A SPECIALTY. Clark's O. T. Cotton which I offer to the trade at ft . . H atom m i I . i . I . II , . . f. . i- . I . . i i I i-. . i . ft t, I. A Commission Merchants Dock, NORFOLK. YA. Special attention given to Sales t f Cot- ion. Grain. Peanuts and Country Pro- duce generally. Liberal Cash Advances on Prompt returns highest market price guaranteed. ALLEY HYMAN, FINE PORTRAIT AND VIEW C. B. EDWARDS N. B. Edwards N, Printers and Binders, N. O know the limited space given the cause public education in the newspapers State. Maj. Finger may display finest exec- ability, but unless he has the sympathy co operation of the j Of Commercial, efforts cannot he crowned with success. In shall note Beaded changes in the school law. Then changes may seem rad- but they arc needed. It was Ben Johnson, we believe, who, when asked question, life worth replied. depends on the And Ben doubt- less saw double point to the pun. The liver rosy, every- thing bright, mountains of trouble melt like mountains of snow. The dull, everything blue, molehills of rise into mountains of anxiety, and as a headache, dizziness, constipation. Two ways are open. Cure permanently, or relieve temporarily. Take a pill and suffer, or lake a pill and get well. Shock the sys- bf an overdose, or coax it a mild, pleasant way. Dr. Pleasant Pellets arc the mild means. They work effectively. without pain, leave the system strong. little, sugar-coated pellet is enough, although a whole vial costs hut M cents. We have the largest and most complete establishment of the kind to be found in the State, and solicit orders for all classes Rail- road or School Print- or Binding. WEDDING STATIONERY READ Y FOR PRINTING INVITATIONS BLANKS FOR MAGISTRATES AND COUNTY OFFICERS. us your orders. EDWARDS PRINTERS AND BINDERS. RALEIGH. N. C. J. L. SUGG, LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENT, GREENVILLE, N. O OFFICE SUGG JAMES OLD STAND All kinds Risks placed in strictly FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES At lowest current rates AM AGENT FOR A PROOF SAFE. A Month Young Men or board P. es in ear., Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Mild, gentle, soothing and healing Is Dr. Sana Catarrh Remedy. Only by druggists. Notice. State of North In the Pitt-County. J Court. B. S. Administrator of Mattie Williams, deceased. Redmond Gorham and wife, Bettie ham, Nellie Keel, lames Lewis and Clinton Lewis. It appearing to satisfaction of the court that the above named defendants cannot after due diligence be found within the State and It in like manner appearing that the defendants are and proper parties to the proceed- and that proceeding relates to land lying in this State in which the defend- ants have an It Is ordered that publication be made in the Eastern Reflector, a news- paper published in the town of Green- ville, once a week for six consecutive weeks, requiring the defendants to pear and answer or demur to the com- plaint at office of the Superior Court Clerk of Pitt county, In Greenville, on day of January, The ob- of the proceeding it to obtain an or- far sale of tract of land hi Green- ville to make assets. This 18th day of Nor. 1800. I B. A. Cleric Superior Court. Everything Else Failed. I now years old, and from the time I was seven years of age until 1835, I suffered with a severe ease of Scrofula. During this time I took every known remedy, but to no purpose. My father look me to North Carolina, where I was put under the treatment of eminent The medicines given me bad only a temporary for shortly alter my return the Scrofula broke out a more malignant form, and I was worse off than ever In 1885 discontinued all oilier medicines com- taking Swift's S. I took a of bottles it cured me. I have been free from from that time until now. T. A. S. C Restored Her Health. For years I suffered from Both Erysipelas, and other blood taking during that time great quantities of different medicines deriving any perceptible relief. Friends induced me to try Swift's Specific It ed me the start, and after several bottles restored my health as as I could hope at my age, is now years. M. Lucas, Bowling Green, Ky. Treatise on Blood and Skin Di- mailed free. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC CO., . Atlanta Ga LIVERY SALE AND FEED I have at the formerly occupied by Dr. G. James. and keep a line line of Horses and Mules. have beautiful and fancy turnouts for livery and can suit the most I will run in connection a AGE -1 N K--v and solicit a share of patronage. Call and be convinced. GLASGOW EVANS. Greenville, N. C JAMES A. SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST, N . We have the the Chair ever used in the art. Clean towels, sharp razors, and satisfaction guaranteed in every instance. Call and be con Ladies waited on at their Cleaning clothes a specialty. , a On M talk THE FRONT J. Williamson, TO JOHN FLANAGAN. GREENVILLE, N. C. Has Moved to One Door of Court House MANUFACTURE OF BUGGIES, well with the best Mechanics, II put up nothing hut We keep up with the times and Improved styles, material u-ed in all work. All styles of Springs arc you can select from Storm, Coil, Horn, King. Also keep on hand a full of ready . HARNESS AND WHIPS, die year round, which we will sell as as the lowest. Special Attention Given to REPAIRING. Thanking the people of this and surrounding counties for past we hope to merit a continuance of the same W English. Red Cross h. AMI -THE ORIGINAL AND Th- Pill tor . tor b and All la pin At m In fr particular a. i f Hal. Views of Animal. Family Gatherings, Ac., taken at Short Notice. Copying from snail to life in Ink-. Crayon or Colors. Head for line Photographs. Call and me us. B HYMAN, V. C. ANOTHER Car of Fine Horses Mules, --------Just received by------- Greenville. N. C. ------ind will lie sold----- CHEAP FOR CASH, or at reasonable terms on time on security. I bought my stock to Cash and can afford to sell as anyone. Give me a call. Ml m, an Local UNDERTAKING. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM and hair. a luxuriant Haver to Gray Hair to it Color. Cam a halt Joe and at J, Pearline Washing Compound has become more popular with the women of this less time than anything ever invented for the household. The intelligent rich use Pearline because of the superior results ob- cleanliness. The intelligent middle cause of the superior results, and the fact that, in doing away with the rub- bing, it does away with the worst of the wear and tear on clothing and a saving. The intelligent it takes the drudgery out of their hardest delicate woman can do a large wash with the aid of its better than soap. PEARLINE will wash paint, china, windows, oil, paintings, carpets without taking less time and with less labor, than anything known; besides it is absolutely harmless. and some unscrupulous grocers an t offering imitations which they claim to be Pearline. W C or same as IT'S FALSE-they CONSUMPTIVE I'm Tonio. It the rt Take In time. Coma. or w. v. by but introduced generally. C PLASTERS. The best Porous made or all and weak places B. with me in the Undertaking business we are ready to serve the people in that capacity. All notes and accounts for services have been placed in the hands Mr. Sheppard for collection Respectfully, JOHN R. U. and Schedule TRAINS SOOTH. 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We keep on hand at all times a nice stock of Burial Cases and Caskets of all kinds and can furnish anything desired from the finest Case down to a Pitt county Pine Coffin. are up with all conveniences and can i satisfactory services to nil who pi FLANAGAN Ho Why another new discovery by Alfred Culley in the way of helping the afflict- ed. calling on or addressing the above named barber, you can procure a bottle of that is invaluable and and the hair t be soft and glossy, only r three application a week is and a common hair brush is all to be used after the vigorously for a few minutes with the Preparation. Try a bottle and convinced, only Respectfully, ALFRED CULLEY, Barber, GREENVILLE. N. C. AT THE GLASS FRONT the Opera House, at which place I have recently located, and where I have everything in my line NEW, CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE, TO MARK A MODEL BARBER SHOP with all the Improved appliance; and comfortable chairs. Razors sharpened at reasonable figures for work outside of hop promptly executed. Very respectfully, CULLEY Notice to Creditors. The Clerk of the Superior Court Pitt county, having issued letters to the on the 30th day of Oct. 1890, on the estate Robert B. deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate to make immediate pay inert to the undersigned, and to all creditors of said to present their claims. properly authenticated, to the undersign- ed, within twelve months after the date of this notice, or this notice will be plead In bar recovery. This the 11th. day of Nov. 1890. Mary K- JOHNSON, on the estate of Robert B. Calendar an-1 Forecast for 1890, by Rot. R. mailed to any address on receipt of a two-cent postage stamp. Dr. J. H. St. Louis. Ho. Nothing better for babies. full Cream. Full Best Earth. sale by S. E. Greenville. R C. Goldsboro Warsaw Av Magnolia Ar Wilmington TRAINS Sun. Wilmington am pm lit Magnolia Goldsboro Ar Ar Wilson pm Ai Rocky Ar Ar Weldon pm PROCTOR IX General Merchandise; N. C. We come before our patrons again season and invite their attention . to the Stock of New Goods ever brought to Space will not permit telling all we have in stock, , but if yon want anything in way of I CLOTHING. HOOTS, GROCERIES, Come to ii-. have the CHEAPEST CLOTHING In Pitt county. I an give you on any goods in our store. price- paid for Seed or Lint Persons owing us are re to make settlements as as COCOA. BREAKFAST. a thorough knowledge of the which the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well selected Cocoa, Mr, Epps has pro- our breakfast tables a deli- beverage which my save us many heavy doctor's is by the judicious use of such diet that a constitution may be gradual- built until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there Is a weak point. We may escape a fatal shaft by keeping well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished Gazette. Made simply with- boiling water or milk. Sold only in half-pound tins, by Grocers, JAMES EPPS CO, Chemist, London, except Sunday. Train on Scotland Neck Branch Road leaves Halifax 3.37 P. M., arrives Scot- land Neck at 4.2-5 P. M., Greenville 6.00 P. M., Kinston p. m. Returning leaves Kinston 6.00 a. m., Greenville 7.20 a. in. Arriving Halifax 10.10 a. m., Weldon 10.30 a. m. daily except San Local Freight leaves Weldon 10- ft I a. m., Halifax 11.30 a. m., Scotland Neck 2.00 a. in. Greenville 5.80 Ar- riving at Kinston 7.40 p. in. Returning leave Kinston 7.00 a. m. Greenville a. m., Scotland Neck 1.10 p. m. Hali- fax 3.35 p. m. Arriving Weldon 4.00 p. m., daily except Sunday. Train leaves Tarboro, N C, via Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun- day. P M. Sunday P M, arrive Williamston, N C, P M, P M. Plymouth 7.00 p. m., 6.20 p. m. Returning Plymouth daily except 6.00 Sunday 9.00 a. m . Williamston, N C, 7.10 a m, 9.58 a m. arrive Tarboro, N C, A M Train on Midland N C Branch leave Goldsboro dally except Sunday, A M, arrive N C, A M. Re- turning N C AM, arrive Goldsboro. N C, A M. Train on Nashville Branch leaves Rocky at P M, arrives Nashville P Hope P M. Returning leaves Spring Hope A M, Nashville M, arrives Rocky Mount A except Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw for Clinton dally, except Sunday, at and A M Returning leave ton at S A M, and P. M. connect- at Warsaw with Nib. and on Wilson A Fayette Branch is No. Northbound I No. except Sunday. Train No. South will stop only at Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia. Train No. makes close connection at Weldon for all points North dally. All via Richmond, and daily except Sun- day via Bay Line. All trains run solid between ton and Washington, and have Pullman Palace Sleepers attached. JOHN F. DIVINE, General R. KENLY, Transportation T. M. EMORY in trim all pan. RALEIGH BUSINESS COLLEGE N. B. Broughton, Pr BOARD OF HON. B. Nat Bank Raleigh, Maj. IS. G. Sec. S. Assembly. s Daniels, , State Dr. II. B. Rattle, Director I. Experiment Station. Shorthand, Type-writing, Book-keeping, Haul Penmanship and Mathematics taught in the Raleigh Send of J. Box Raleigh, N. 0.1 n tat to i Portrait., and cut of ho let, machinery, made to order I for New Blood Ci in more tie care for Scrofula. and the Blood, Stomach and Liver. I CM A botanical compound, put up i and sent by mail at one-third the c medicine. packages. a quarts, for pints, sample A reliable Agent tn BOTANICAL CO., Mil TYSON k BANKERS, We have opened for the ducting a general Money to Loan on Approved I Collections solicited and made