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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01

OWNING 20 the very dry weather,
Brakes ars light, the demand il very good
on 6ne bright wrappers. wanted on orders
for manufacturers, prices have been more
generally satisfactory than expected.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01
FOR SALE

Several feather beds with new ticks,
pillows, holsters, mattresses, pictures. &c.
The above can be had Of D very low prize,
10 the gentlemen intends to sell. Apply
10 this ofliee.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01

Jus: received By Richmond. Cooper L
Co.. . car load Of Timothy Hay. The
finest lot ever seen In Durham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01
LOW PRICES.

cn DOE. LADIES KID GLOVES
10 street and opera SHADES Il so and
% csns ! yairsorth3doubls. We con.
sidsr them the creates, FARO ANS ever
offered hers ID
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01
Asssssss. b. 4. 1.

Every member 10 commanded 10
m~st IL fnll uniform Al the Rail Road
Warehouse Monday evening July 9Th,
al 5 u'c'ock. BY order of
IF. FkEELAHD, Capt.
A. X TExSy. LIST Sgt, b
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1880-07-01
New YORK Cash Store.
Goods al Old Prices.
Sweeping Reduction IN Prices
or ALL SUMNER GOODS.
SHOES SHOES.

in this department, - usual. W. take
the lead both in quantity and low prices.
Buying A. W do from the large Auc>
tion and Trade Sales IN New York md
direct from the Mapufacturer. ~ are
enabled TO give you prices, that no 9TH
or house can quote. - fot Instance !
good pair LADIES CLOTH CATERS
lonly few lefty It 80 cents,
Ladies' 6so Kid Slippers 20 cents: i
Ladies' . stra, sandals N. reduced
from $3.50.
ladies New Port Tics MI !. MI
I.Adiss Kid Button Shoss' $ts5:s u
Ladies' Foe 0.iten. 10 o.;
Ladios Grain Mespsco Shoes 75c.
Misses Copper Tip Doc. a ir'.. ].
Misses solid Leather Shoes jsizes IL
% ~ Toe.
Misses sswed Morocco 81, r;'', !. 4
Misses IS thread Cloth Cater tsises
~ to ~ 81. -. - I. !.
Mems wholes.ock Brogans 75e.
Aud thousands d other b.rgaids .,
equally ..t lit .
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
TIE BOMBAY TWINS.

There is at present in Bombay a
living object that may rightly be
classed among the most curious phe~
nomeua of nature. At a home in
Mszagon may be seen a pair of fe
male twins, separate in every respect
but from the breast bone to the low
err part of the abdomen, which is
closely joined. The upper breast Of
each infant is joined toto the other,
the outer skin covering both trunks
The twins are joined front to front /;
shoulders, arms, lower limbs and feet
perfectly formed, and development
healthy, while the heads are well
shaped and the faces really pretty,
with beautiful eyes, large and bright.
The twins are six months old, and in
perfect health, aud measures twenty
inches in height, one appearing but
10 a very triAing degree larger than
the other.
Both having vigorous appetItes.
and takes kindly to the feeding bot
lie, are extremely lively and appear
good~tempered. The pulses beat in
unison they generally fall asleep or
keep awake together, and their ac-
tions are usually simultaneous,
though sometimes one would cry
while the other was quietly drawing
at the the moutbpiece Of its bottle.
The strangely united pair was born
at Dspoli, in the Ru;nagherry Col
lectorate, the father being Moham>
medsn and seafaring man, and the
mother had besides pretty daugh'
ter about 10 The infants feed sep
arately, each having bottle to itself
and draw vigorously at their nour'
ishmeut. This same doctor also de-
clared it would be impossible to sep
arate them without distinguishing
life. The twins have up, to this
time, never grown i'll, and to every
appearance, are likely to grow up.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
a PoLIrnsBURdLAR

A lady in Dubuque, Io@s, attend.
the theater With some friends. Ia
order to look Stunning" she put on
all the jewelry she possessed. From
her ears hung beautiful pair Of
diamond knobs, on her neck vas 4
valuable diamond necklace, aad on
her arms and fingers were all kinds
of precious stones.
On her return home her friends
left her at the door. She noticed
that the door was open, but. thought
the servants. had left it open for her.
The gas in The house vas burning
brightly, A cheerful coal FIRE was
blazing 10 nickel plated stove. TIE
lady seated herself in an easy chair
and placed her feet upon the stove
fender after she had Invested her
form ofsurplus apparel. She then res
moved Che brilliauis from her throat,
and the valuables from her fingers,
when a strange hand reached over
her shoulder and took the baubes
from Der lap. AS might have been
expected, the woman shrieked with
fright, and rising from her chair coa>
fronted man with a mask upon his
face, who politely bowed, remarking
at the same time: Madam, I'm de-
lighted with this meeting. Don't be
frightened. No harm shall come to
you. | merely want your diamonds
and money. Your jsweIs fascinated
me while at the Opera House, aud
have merely preceded you here. A
short horse is soon curried. Those
bracelets if you please" Trembling
with fright, the lady unclssped the
bracelets, and with her pocket book,
handed them to the polite burglar
before her, who took them and Pc
litely bowed j himself from the
premises.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
GHOSTS.

Not Col Ingersolrs "aristocracy Of the air,
bat real human ghosts. Ghosts that We're once
healthy men and women, but are now simply
the GHOSTS of what they once were IS We
meet them and inquire the cause Of all lLis
change, they repeat the old. old story, "a cold,
'negiscted cough, .'eatarrh, ''overSofk," "
Dyspepsia, oliver compliant" and ''eoasii94.
iion," with unsuccessful physicians and. rene
dies In Offering his Goiuen Medical Dscoy
FRY and Pleasant PnsaIive Pellets for the ears
Of the above aiIt cliOns, DR.. Pierce dora nst q.
commend them as q ''sure cure "a sH stages.
For if the lungs b. half wasted away or IAsfs
be a caucerous complication, no physician or
medicine can cure. The Discovery is. hsweya'.
an unequaled pectoral and blood purifier. II
speedily cures the most aggravated cough, sr
cold and in its early or middle stages. soa
sumption BY correcting all irregularities 81
the stomach and liver il readily cures bEosehes,
pimples scrofulous ulcers, punches or ia
inors Hundreds testify that it has restored
their health after eminent physicians had fall
ed For constipation, use the Pellets. As n
local remedy for eaiarrh use DR. Sage's CataTrh
Remedy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
FLOODS LUCK.
New York Herald i

Mr.. Floods story of his lucky
stroke is this III was in Montgom-
cry street one day. and a friend said
Treat me, to which replied, Il
have no money Buy Consolidated
Virginia and you will be rich you
know my judgment is good was bis
reply. Something told me there
was inspiration in his advice, and l
said We'll, go and buy me !hoa>
sand shares The mines Yves an cid
one, and supposed to be exhausted,
and my order was filled at Sc
share. When | once go at thing
l go in deep, and so continued to
buy until got control of the mine,
which cost me about 100000. Ny
friends came to see me, like the come
forter Of old Job, and ssid 'FloSd,
you're cracked ; be! thought had
a good mine. They didn't see how
| was going to get at the ore, if there
was any there, without sinking the
shaft, which would cost . heap Of
money but | did. A little bird has
sung to me several times in The
course of my life when there was
crisis in my affairs. Some called Il
instinct or foresight +; | call i: proyi,
dence. ran a secret drift through
the ueighboring mines, and struck q
rich body of ore We got S33, 000,-
900 iu dividends out of that hols ia
ten years
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
a CUTE TRICK UPON TRADES
MEN.

One of the latest tricks played ups
on sbopkeepers was successfully per-
formed at a Cincinnati grocery the
other evening. A woman entered
and ordered q pound of the best cof-
fee. She carried a jar under her
arm, and when the grocerymap was
about to pour the coffee in a paper
bag the customer told him TO dump
it into the jar instead. The man did
so, the female leaning over the coun~
ter and still holding the jar under
Der arm, with the bottom Of the ves>
sci concealed. When she had re,
ceived the coffee the female put her
hand 10 her pocket, and with we'll
feigued expression Of annoyance,
cried 81 do declare, have left my
purse at home III just set the jar
of coffee down on the counter here
while | run home and get the money
She placed the jar on the counter
and went out, bnt she failed to re-
turn, and when the storekeePer pick
ed up the jar lie was surprised to
find that it did not contain any eoffee
ard that the bottom had been knock,
ed out 1t then flashed upon his
mind that when he poured the coffee
in the jar it ran through into bag
concealed by the female sharper.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

John Nevins was fireman on the
Evart and Osceola railroad in Michi>
gan. A log was chained to the
track one night, and his locomotive
was wrecked, killing him instantly.
His widow sued the company for
So 900 damages. While the suit was
pending a good looking young fell
low made her acquaintance, profess
ed to fall 10 love with her, aud
made marriage engagement. Hav>
ing confidence in him, Mrs. Nevins
told hip that the log was placed on
the track at her request she desiring
to get rid Of her husband, while they
were to have all the money that could
be gained by the law suit. The
wooer induced her to repeat the story
in the hearing of concealed Witness
es, aud then had her arrested. He
was detective in the compapy's
employ.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
THE story of the thief Hogg. who

The story of the thief Hogg, who
i'm plored mercy from Lord Bacon on
the ground Of kinship, and received
the answer: "You will not be ba-
con until you have been hung" Of
course should not be attributed to
Lord Francis Bacon, as you have
said. 1t emanated, however,, from
Lord Nicholas Bacon, the father of
Francis, who was a judge in the
time Of Queen Elizabeth.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
TAKING THE CENSUS IN BANKS.

Gainesville Eagle.
Jim Turnbull is we'll kncwn by
those who know him at all as one of
the worst practical jokefs Of the
country. His latest fell out as fol-
lows:
IN one of the districts of Banks is
a certain character who we will call
Bill Jones, because that in not his
name. Bill wanted to take the cen,
sus, so he called on Col. jim, and
begged his aid in securing the ap-
pointment. Col. jim cordially
promised. He said he would at once
write to the supervisor and have Bill
appointed, and ii he would come back
on certain day he would have his
papers all ready.
Bill was on time. Col. Jim had
all the necessary blanks written out
Informing Bill that they ought to
have been printed, but the Govern,
ment was so poor that they could not
afford it, hesduly commissioned him
and told him that he must complete
The work in two weeks.
Bill saddled bis roam aud settled
himself down to business, and they
do say census was never taken
with hurrah as was that one. At
end of the two weeks Bill promptly
reported his work complete, and de-
manded the pay which Col. Jim had
promised him should be forthcoming.
Il is needless to say that having the
Colonel thus cornered he was forced
to own up. 1t is equally needless to
add that Bill made several remarks
aud that people in the neighborhood
thought a sulphuric volcano had
broken out. At all events Col. Jim
has lost a vote for senator, and the
man who took the census swears he
is going to prosecute him for forgery
in signing the supervisors name to
to the bogus commissions.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

r. G. BADGER, a prominent North
Carolina Republican, testified before
the Exodus Committee that there is
a growing improvement in the social
and political relations between the
two races ia that State, and he is op
posed to the proposition to colonize
the negroes of North Carolina on un~
occupied lands. He thought it bet
ter that they should remain in the
State.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

Among the stories ahoat is one Of
Mr.. Blaine, to this effect: Being
asked how he liked President Hayes,
he said well, will tell you lit
tie story. A parcel Of young men
went cut on a fishing expedition up
10 the, woods of Maine one summer,
without any guide, and the question
was who should play cook for the
party. At length it was agreed that
a certain member should undertake
the job, and that the'frst one who
found faul! with the cooking should
take the cooks place. So they all
made faces over the abominable fare
for some days without saying word
but at length a particularly atrocious
apple pie caused one of them to ex
claim, Well, this is the d-dest pie
[ ever did zee but / like 1T.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
Marietta. Ca Thursday Morning, Mar 4, 1880. No

stranger than fction-I find it 50 in
regard to these springs. l went
there skeptic, but | cannot doubt
my own senses, and | now say, in all
candor, that these springs are the
greatest natural medical water 10 the
world, There are several other
springs in the surroundings hills that
are said to possess all the properties
of the main spring, but they have
not yet been tested.
J. M. STAPLET.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

The Sentinel says that on Friday
night last a negro on the turpentine
farm a few miles above Barnwell,
for no earthly cause, seized one Of
the keen axes used in boxing trees,
and sent it whizzing into the side of
his fellow laborer, cutting three
ribs in twain, and buryiog the blade
of the axe into his bowels. The
wounded man was attended by DIR.
Todd, who thinks he may recover.
His asaailant was arrested and lodged
Jail on Saturday last.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

The Washington Post says that
Sam Perry, the negro exodus leader,
is in a state of deep disgust, and is
now engaged in helping his deiuded
victims to get away from Indiana
lie said Saturday that if he owned
two lots, ono 10 Indiana and one in
hell, he would rent out the former
and live on the latter as a matter of
choice.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

INTERVIEWS with 2,514 Democrats
10 forty two counties in Indiana re-
suit in tally of 800 for Hendricks
as first choice for President. OF
2,734 Republicans in the same coun-
ties the count stands | ,295 for Blaine
to $50 for Grant and 55l for Sher~
man.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

Georgia has 1877 counties,in which
1913 papers are published. OF these
II are daily, 4 tri weekly, 8 SEMI
weekly, 1874 weekly, 2 semi>monthly
aud IS monthly, Of these 3 do not
take advertisements.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

A young man fell into an opening
on Main street, the other night, and
when he got out, said it put him in
mind of some of the dry goods adj
refreshments, headed fall openings
He was illustrated with cuts
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

A Liverpool boy recently hung
himself because somebody found
fault with him" That boy was GER
tainly not born to be q country editor.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

Minnie, | wish you would not
give milk to yonr kittens on the
carpet" Minnie-''Don't disturb
her, She is on her last lap
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

"My dear boy" said an Oil City
father to his son, Washington could
not tell lie 'Hamph = said the
young philosopher, 4 guess he didn't
try very hard could tell one.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

Nothing" says Colonel Forney,
$50 quickly dries up woman's tears
as a kiss" Weeping women may
call on US at any hour.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

When you hear of a money draw
er riaod you will not be surprised to
know that its contents have gone off
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

Grant delegates to the Chicago
Convention were nominated at Utica,
New York.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

A man forever singing, ooh yes,
we'll have home over there, over
there" and yet always movicg to
avoid paying his rent here.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

The single act OF sin, like the sol
itary seed, unfplds itself in ever
branching stem Of wickedness, which
tyranpize over the soul, and terrify
the drowsy conscience into silence.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

THE neatness OF the Job Printing We
turn out at this Office, will compare iavora-
bly, with any done in Atlanta, and we guar
antee to work as cheap. Come and see our
specimens.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04

Bring your job work TO the Jour-
nal Office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-03-04
UAe Sslatistta 9nnrnal-

Marietta, Ca, Thursday, Mar. 4, 1880
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-24

And further, We recommend that this
convention endorse the platform OF the
State Democratic Convention at Martins
burg. Report adopted.
The Convention proceeded to receive
nominations for House OF Delegates.
Col. ID. ID. johnson and Or. II. A. Ry-
mer were put III nomination. Col.
johnson in neat speech withdrew his
name as a candidate, and DR.. Rymer
was nominatee by reclamation.
James Stealey received the nomination
on the first ballot for Prosecuting At.
torney.
Mr.. William Morris was nominated
by reclamation, for Sheriff, Mr.. Wood
name having been Withdrawn after be-
ing put in nomination.
The names of David Furbee, J. :.
Pierpoint and Dory Keller were put in
nomination for Assessor. On the fourth
ballot David Furbee received majority
OF all the voters cast, and WAS declared
the nominee for Assessor.
j. l.. Thistle was nominated by ac-
clamation for County Surveyor.
Judge William w. Williamson was
nominated as Candidate for President OF
the County Court, by reclamation.
James c. Mccoy, George Mason and
G.. w. Grimes were nominated for
County Commissioners.
After the nominations were all maze
Col. ID. ID. Johnson addressed the Con-
vention.
1t was moved that the proceedings Of
the Convention be forwarded for publ
cation in the Indepedna, Wheeling
Register and Democratic Bee, after which
the Convention adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-24
WOOL GROWERS MEETINGS.

o'en. LIZ Dec, United States Commits
sioner Of Agriculture, has called a meet
ing OF wool growers at Philadelphia. on
september 22l, 1880.
The West Virginia Wool Growers
and Sheep Breeders Association have
their second annual meeting at Wells
burg, West 'irSinia, on September 18th,
the second liay oi the wellsburs
Fair.
The Ohio County, West Virginia,
Wool Growers AMI Sheep Breeders
Association have their next meeting at
Centre school house, in Liberty district,
on Saturday, August 2Sth, at 2r. N. s.
=. JACOB is President.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-24
OLD WAR HORSES.
The Ones Ridden During the
War by Custer and Hancock.

In an interview a correspondent had
with Gen. Plessanton, the great cavalry
general, at Washington, the other day.
he said: "Do you remember the horse
Custer rode at the great review here, at
the close OF the war? No? Well, sir,
he was a grand horse. His name was
Don juan"
"Do YOU really think he ran away
with Custer on that occasion, or was 1t
one OF Clusters tricksf
IL don't know anything about that,
but know there was never better
horse under knight or ladie than Don
Juan. He was thoroughbred bay from
Kentucky, / think, and had been train
ed for the turf. don't know what De-
came OF HIM"
"How many horses did you own at a
time during the war;
.'Oh, sometimes had five or SIX or
seven at the Iiveliest period. You see'
when we were making those long scouts
We would wear ont horse. Custer, LOT
Instance. While an ide-de-camp on my
staff he sometimes rode the same morse
hundred miles in thirty or thirty nVe
hours. For q week the horse would not
he fit 10 use. Oh, yes lin answer 10
question:, we could stand it better than
the moor beasts. That's where human
endurance comes in. But L tell you
we had some pretty rough times.
Chow was Custer?
"He was a splendid leader, and when
he was upon my stall he did some won
deriully brilliant things. The trouble
with Custer was that he would not 9e
that his whole force was available. he
would rush in and lead regiment In
charge and let whole brigade look al
him" r,,
"What was he on your staftF' ,
ale was Captain A. ID g.. but l had
him promoted to Brigadier General. He
would have licked the Indians on the
Little Big Horn if he had kept his CON-
mand together.
remember that in the Army OF the
Potomac, where / served as file closer
| in the rear rank until knocked over with
a piece of shell at Antietam, General
pleasanton was regarded as the best
borseman i'm the army. Why should
Le not have been? When the war
hroke out he was Colonel Of the second
DRAGONS, a graduate of West Point and
had been an officer in the Mexican war,
At that time, as he is yet, he was light,
1.-the and graceful. He was about thirty
five wears old, and had scarcely been
off a horse since ne left West Point with
Hancock in 1914. However, there was
no harm, in the question, so asked
him who OF the Generals was the best
rider in the army.
Well. said he, 81 hardly know.
Custer was splendid horseman, fear,
less. graceful and dashing. General
Farnsw orth, OF Illinois, was good rider.
He would ride anything, and was with,
ont fear. He was very tall and looked
we'll on a big horse. Grant was a good
rider, though not graceful ONE
GLOW about Hancock
ooh, Hancock rode very well. lie,
Hooker and Burnside were the hand
soonest men on horseback | ever saw.
They were all little too conscious, per
haps. but they were certainly superb:
Mcclellan looked well on horseback II
he didn't ride too large horse. You
know he is built somewhat like the
First Napoleon-long body and short
legs. Hancock is little that way, too.