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,mproved House Wifcry.

pa,ant progress in house keeping
-~~oniences is almost beyond the be-
- of one who does not know; it is GER
ne ~ hevond the suspicion ofthose who
80 not seen. Not one ~hOusekeeper
=; p ffty has a fair understanding Of it.
~ EsS i the fuel most costly by meas
navt to the least costly in actual
Uo There is no waste. lfgas is handy,
...-.tovc is the best for occasional use,
liter for heating or cookirg; and
.nauer YOU iini out the fact the
hitter you are oil.
O' II -. j. not handy, use oil, the least
- IF AT fuels. Many are fearful Of
w. ,~5,si9cs but more are fearless and
Is,.. Explosions betall the latter
.nIy. \ good oil-atove is as safe as a
S'',o new -four sieve Is a basin stamped
-,, nfa single piece Of tin with holes
W. Ike bottom. 10 cents. Invention will
rar devise 4 simpler, OF more perfect.
We meItiou 1t a. Il sample OF the
.fil Ielrnin. you may pick up now a
'T.r.. There are hundreds ofsuch trifles,
,.h having its Importance to TIE house
'Tha reservoir flower vase is an iron
with a water chamber connected
nth the earth it contains; holds wafer
w. two weeks. Made In twenty styles.
~ Ica cutter: a small knife point and
Inner in one; c~leaves smoothly at
vii. and with the least possible effort.
lee chiscl, shave and breaker, and
,.mo,t - good Il c~leayer as the other,
81 cents.
Moth proof paper bags. And they
ore moth proof. The paper was intro
5nced last year and extensively used
The bags are an afterthought.
Moth proof chests: two sorts. One
=; ~.;mnIy a tight box in which woolens
Nd tuTs are packed with camphor.
Tte other is the same made OF Florida
a..jar. supposed to be moth-proof with
out camphor.
Ammonia, 40 cents 4 quart bottle.
Many know some Of the uses OF 1t IN
bonsekeeping; but few use it, because
~ bav'n't found it IN handy condi-
lion. Few, who know the directions
f,r It's many uses, will be without 1t
afterward.
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A QUEER SroRY.-Sinister stories
are beginning to circulate about the
death of the late Gar. 1t is said that
his real murderer was his son the pres
ent Car. The last word of the muir
dered Emperor was s.Shasha," a Rus
sian abbreviation of Alexander. The
family relations of father and son
were not pleasant. The then Czlro-
witch was angry at the favor shown by
his father to the Princess Dolgouronkl,
who bore children to Alexander H..
while his wife was still living. The
body of the murdered Gar was still
warm, when the order was given fol-
the Princess Dolgourouki and her fam
lily to quit Russia, and within three
days she was in Venice. The report
goes that Alexander IL. was about to
to proclaim his children by the Princess
Dol2ourouki. his successors to the
throne. Hence the motive for the
murderer. This story may do the reig-
Mig Car great injustice, but there
are many such murderous episodes in
in the history of the imperial family of
Russia. -Dtm Orest's Monthly for Nay.
We do not believe this tale; but it is
curious that the kilograms just announce
that the late Sultan AzZiz, was muir
dered, instead Of dying peaceably as
was supposed.
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DR.. DEEMS LECTURE.-Although
last night looked threatening, the
largest audience we have G at a lee
ture within five years in Wilmington
was gathered at the Opera House to
hear one from Rev. Charles +. Deems,
ID. ID. LII. d., Of New York, and pastor
Of the Church Of the Strangers. This
eminent and m~any-sidcd Marylander by
birth and North Carolinian by adoption
is Il great ~favorite in Wilmington, as he
deserves to be in all the State and
throughout the land we love. He was
te.icitously introduced by Hon. George
Davis. DR.. Deems spoke from briet
notes, but his sermon was extempore as
to language. 1t was we'll studied, well
Svsten,atized, and all compact OF
thought.
DIR. Deems chose for his theme Ma
ture aud the Bible" 1t was through
cut a very intellectual performance.
We venture to say that those who ad
mired the effort most highly were the
most thoroughly cultivated men ard
women in the audience, and were the
most intellectual. And yet the humb-
lest mind could 0 fail to be intereste,
IN the lecture dis a whole. IL was a
free. ctf-hand, yet logical and acute dis
cussion of the grandest themes that can
interest the mind of the Hottest intelli-
gence on this ball Of earth thrown out
into space. Wilmington Star.
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A FATHERS VENGANcE.-Ncu Or.

A FATHERS NENGANCE.-Ncw Or.
ieons AprH l6--The following partic-
ulars OF the killing of Hugh Dickson
by his brother in law Captain :. "
Thomas. on Monday LAST for an OUT
rage upon the daughter 81 thomas has
just reached here. Ii j. stated that
the act was pcrpetratcd while the
young lady was under thc influence Of
c%hlrof0rm. The tragedy occurred
within = short distance OF Shreveport.
Carrie, the daughter nf Captain Thorn
as. some four month. ago e.opcd with i
young man named Dawes, cf Shrcye-
port, whom she married. 1t was di :
rectly after this event that her condi
ton became clcatc, and she charged
her uncle. Hugh Dickson, with being
tie father Of her child. Captain
Thomas having received these partic
uiars too some trouble to inform
himself Ct the truth Of the story. EIav-
ing every reason 10 believe that Hugh
Dickson would leave the country as
soon as the truth OF the outage was
known ne let Shreveport OF Saturday
night and proceeded to the residence
OF Dickson. on Rush poiut. React.
ing there on Sunday morning shortly
after daylight he inquired OF i negro
man If Hugh was AT home, who inform
ed bim that he was. He went direct
ly to his room and found Dickson in
bed asleep. He called to Hugh, who
drew the covering over his head.
Thomas then pulled the covering from
his head and shoulders, charged him
with the crime, told him that he had
come to Kill him, and Immediately shot
him through the head the bali enter
ing just in front of the left ear. AT
ter the shooting he proceeded 10 arouse
the other inmates of the house, but
saw no one but servants. He left
some papers to show the grounds up
on which he had committed the act,
mounted his horse and rode off. On
his way down he Informed several of
the neighbors what he had done and
his reason for having done it. On re
turning he gave himself up to the off
GERS of the law. The Dicksons were
wealthy planters and highly connected.
During the war the father of Hugh
Dickson owned four or live plantations.
One of his daughters married Robert
Mcdowell, one of the most prominent
merchants OF New Orleans, and anoth-
er, after the death of her first husband
became the wife of Major Gcral eide
on j.. Pillow. of Memphis.
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On, How ABsURD!-In the south O!

On, How ABsURD!-In the south OF
England there is a curious superstition
which shows how Il silly notion will
sometimes influence people for genera
tons. 1t Is the custom for brides t.
never wear the same pins they used oil
their marriage day. Before retiring the
bride carefully withdraws every pin from
her clothing, and throws them away
where she cannot use them again. Ne
doubt there are other customs as foolish
in vogue, but happily the age is out
growing them. In generation back,
the lives of our ancestors were rendered
miserable by a belief in ghosts, witches,
oluens, spells, and diablerics ofall kinds
From the cradle to the grave there was
dread and fear of supernatural agencies
IN every act Of life. 1t is not so many
years when IL own New England an
cestoIs burnt witches, and found then
justification in texts of Holy Writ. In
deed, life then was typiied by the cou-
plet of Coleridge
Like one who, on a lonesome road,
Doth walk in fear and dread,
And, ever and anon, looks round
Then turns 10 more his head,
For we'll he knows a fearful tiend
Doth close behind him tread
-Dentorest's Nonthy for Hay.
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THE NEW GAR. Appearances are
against Alexander III. He isa Zero.
cious-looking fellow. and those who
know him do rot speak well of him.
lie ls said to hate the Germans and to
De intent on war. II is in his power
70 BRING on the mightiest international
contest known to history. He was
brought upas a soldier, and is unhap-
py outside Of a camp. His wife is a
sister To the Princess Of Wales. and is
u beautiful woman. She is a mother
Of four children. She. too. il said 10
dislike the Germans, ard To be hearth
ly IN favor o. war, to aid her brother,
who IS king of Greece, and at last ac-
counts was at the head Of a large army
determined to take possession of the
rest of the Grecian peninsula. The
new Gar has one virtue which puts
him on a higher plane than any other
male member OF the imperial family.
He is faithful to his wife. This can
not be said of his father, his %Hncles, or
any of his brothers. Good women
should think well of him for this one
virtue at least. Denorest $ H0nthly for
HuU.
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WADEsBORo TINES TIDBITs.-Ifan any
Of our readers have an old copy of the
Wadcsboro Argus containing an article
On the press Of Arson, by Col. Lilies,
we would be glad if they would mail
it to us at our expense.-Mr. John
Loves new house is completed, and
ready for occupation Strawberries
and green peas were on the bill Of fare
at Major Ingram's last Sunday 49,
DR.. f. p. Covington has moved to
Norwood Stanly County, to practice
medicine, and will also open Il drug
store. He has formed a cop~artnership
with DR.. NJ. L. Waddili. Oar best
wishes attend you, Doctor. "Vestry
Of the Wadesboro Episcopal church,:
5. Ashe, II. Tyler Bennett, James G.
Marshall, Jno VI. Little, VIM. L. Steele
and Samuel L. Ashe.---Some
weeks since. a mad dog was seen upon
the premises of hIr. n. z. Lilies.
While there he bit a SOW Mr.. l.. had
shut up in a pen With her pigs. Just
fourteen days after the biting the SOW
went mad, and destroyed one or two
Of her pigs before she was killed. The
dog, at last accounts, was still at large.
--Sunday night. John Lockhart
and his brother in-law Henry Little,
10th colored, got into a dispute which
ended in Lockhard giving a severe
though necessarily dangerous cut in
/ The neck. Lockhart made his escape
to Monroe, but was caught and brought
back yesterday by officer Z. L. BruEer.
He was carried Def, Justice Rose,
who bound him over to Court in bond
of 800.
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nT-TIINES De mott on trial NJ

OUTLINES. -DeJarnette, on trial at
DanviIle, Va, for the murder ofhis sis
ter, was acquitted because of insanity
at the time he committed the deed
Meridian, Miss, had a $3.50 900 fire
Monday night it was of incendiary
origin.-Gen. LOngstrcct has beer
nominated for Z. S. Marshal ri Geor-
gia.-Galveston (TexasJ merchants
will contest the constitutionality Of the
drum1ners' tax law In that State.-
Rev. +. w. Gillian, late Protestant
Episcopal clergyman, of Clinton,
North Carolina, his
purpose of joining the Roman Catholic
church.-The International Monetary
Conference met at Paris yesterday. -
Hon. VI. /. O'Connor. of Charleston,
). c., is very i'll. Lord Reaconsfield
died At 5 o'clock yesterday morning.
Count NonArnim is dying. -
Work has begun on the Chicago, Texas
and Mexican Railway.--In the cleo
tion.of Sachems of Tammany at New
York, the Kelly ticket was successful.
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DIsRAELI.-A very uncommon man
has passed away. His life is stran-
ger than any fiction. The son of a
Jewish man of letters, belonging
4 the prosecuted and desnised
race, he begins his career by wri-
ting brilliant, fragmentary political
novels, enters Parliament, first fails
as a speaker, but tells them that the
time will come when they will be
glad to hear him. then rises step by
step. becomes one of the factors in the
British House, becomes the recognized
leader, bolds high offices and finally
becomes the Premier of the British
Empire. This office he held twice.
In le6S the Queen offered to raise him
to the Peerage, but this he declined.
4 few years ago he was created Earl
of Beacousfield. The pet and dicta-
tor Of his party, the special favorite of
the Queen, the boldest leader of the
Tories, the recipient of she adulation
of the nobility. honorcd as few English
men were ever honorcd, is not his ca
reer really marvellous, more wonderful
than the history of any hero of any
noyelistl He was splendid party
leader, not scrupulous. fond of surpIis-
es, ready to take advantage of the mis-
takes of his adverSaries. and to even
make capital by adopting their meas
ures that had been rejected, and max
ing them his own Will. Star.
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Hon Geo u Rose Fayetteville, .p1iI ., 81: ]
NJ Lamb, July 10, 81; Geo w Lawrence, Dec II,
81; John + Mclean, July -, 81; W y Caster,
Nicholson, Dec :. 81; " J King, Sapt :, 81; ] K
Ferrel, June -, 81: Capt @ ; Allen June -, 81;
Or Il IL Lewis, June t, 81; apt Geo Wilcox,
Scott Feb /, g; w + SprJtiIl, Oct 81, 81; Cor
Hoffman, Mar II, 81; Col " ii Cheek, DEC 20,
81; 81 Drake, June !, 81; Miles BoDbitt, july
u, 81 J q Berger, April 10, 81 E Person, July
10, s.; MAJ J VI ia3o, July II, 81; h Q 1illey,
April :, -; Ira L Tilley, Aprn ~, 81; A J Rob
berts April Is, 81; l. II Tilley, Oct IS. 81; I 8
Fhain, Oct y, 81; Peacock i Bro, April u, 81 +;
Il b Lunstord, oct 20, 81 Col A J Heath, Dec 20,
a; DR. II Beekwith, Sept IL, Il; Henry c Crcech,
? eb | 81 ID : Avera. Oct 81, 81; y J Lee, Oct IL,
81 } \ Waddell Mar y, 81; W J Hicks, Dec 6. 81
Alex McIver, Oct %, 81: Col Al Gorrell, Nov 10,
81; Z A Bizzell, Mar -, 81; NJ Rand, June %, 81 +:
Gray & stamps, Dec l, 81.
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San francisco, ApriI I6.-IIenry
Swearingen, a resident of Dayton, shot
his mother-in-law, Mrs. David Bone
her, killing her instantly. He next
shot his wife in the arm, and, Selling
her, placed the pistol to her breast,
firing again with fatal effect. Tie then
sent a bullet through his own brain.
There had been some family trouble
between the parties, but a general I'M
d~erstanding had been reached, and
Swearingen was to have left for Missouri
in the morning. Mrs. Boneher was the
mother of the late State Senator from
Butler county.
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Forty one deaths by small pox in


Philadelphia, last week
The night express train ~ fIs tl8c
ago. Milwaukee 4 s. Lou - i ~As
thrown into Meredosls. near ttinten,
Iowa. hy the giving way Of ~tTes;le.
TIE engineer aud fireman and six pas
>trceis were drowned aud . urms.r
III diners injured. The river ; > ac
rf.c- torrent where The ir,,tc i
aut.
Lorl Ben cc>i.Id 5 VII III ects liz
tgr,a a. Hu-i aeon. hs tAr size ei
TIL wslc-N a,cntachcs. L. was
nearly ~tic,g - IL, all tle aIn
cip.i >toI,, We're burned - Gen
Joe Lane j. dead The d.a -
.hy foods ii. Eiein. IL. amoa. . II.
about 600 . utiithe Western rivers ale
booming aui grcst obstruction - prop
ertr has occ.rrcd.--An Express
train on the Chicago. Milwaukee 4
81. LouiS rJiiru.i Wt> thrown Into
NcTe,lo~it riyrf; SIX passengers. to-
er1ineer au,l fireman aerc ar1RDeJ
- TIE Ipi1nction cs>e gains; he
\ i-a'4 .kI Line tGi Il bm"ni (
h-asi,e touu~ has been tena3d,d 10
tlp state Comet. sheriff III
l.tt.enfieu county. Az. khieI q
negro burg - Extensive frauds
Rave ucrp discovered IN the Postoifee
Department. in connection With the
Str route service; assistant Pnstmas
ter Brady has suddenly rendered his
resignation. The National Cuuven
ton Of the Irish Land League met at
Dublin; loo delegates were present.
- STEAMER lost on the British
coast. eve persons dIowned.--
Many important arrests have been
made in St. Petersburg.
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THE GREAT PIANO And ORGAN
DEPOT OF THE SOUTH.

We are mad. Somebody hold Ms, or there VIII
be trouble. This buying Pisuos and Organs IL
New York and New Jer-ey, when they can he ha
cheaper at home, has got to be stopped WHAT
bic Store for? What do we carr, a stock OF POO
Pianos and Organs tor? WHIST 30 We keep an
army of statesmen, Clerks, Book-keercrs, Tuner
Travellers, Draymen and Porters. fol? What 90
we run eight Branch Houses for? What do We
advertise in over 80 papers fog?
For the fun Of it? Not much. LUddc1 \
Bates southern Music House was established to
supply southern buyers with Pianos and Organs.
Its mission mus and shall be fulfilled.
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Little Rock, April %. Rev. Robert
Mattiock, who was discovered hanged
in lizard county, q few days since, was
lynched. Mattlock was a preacher OF
the New Light fanaticism prevalent in
this region. Last year the enthusiasts,
who believe in blood atonement, under
the lead of Mattlock, killed six or sew
en- men. Mattlock murdered Thomas
Nolen at d barbecue last August with
a knife. He was captured, tried and
acquitted as insane. Sometime ago a
murdered man was found on top of a
mountain between Felix and Buses-
willie, ard circumstances point very
strongly to Mattlock as the murderer.
The community was greatly excited
and Mattlock is also supposed to be the
victim of blood ~atonement.
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Chicago, 4prI 10 From seven col
umns OF telegraphic reports from the
great cereal growing States Of Illinois,
Indiana. Ohio, Missouri, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Minnesota. Kansas and Ken
lucky, which repIeSente all parts Of the
Western winter wheat region, the Times
Of this city draws the following conclu
sion: While an immense amount Of
damage was done to the crop by the Sc
verify otlhe past season there Is not the
slightest danger Of a general failure OF
the harvest en- that account and while
the information IS that the crops l. III
a back ward condition the reports do not
intimate total failures anywhere. The
fact OF the large harvests and high
prices OF the past two or three ' ars has
encouraged the planting ofsuc a largely
Increased acreage III most localities as to
offset to a great extent the injury suffer
ed. In d great many sections the heavy
of the winter furnished an inyal
liable protection against the intense
cold. Unless disastrous late trosts or
otLer u~nfavorable condition materially
impair present prospect the yield to be
not much least than that of last year.
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FASHIONABLE DANcING or ISL
The "Lancers," Waltz" "Galop,"
..G,srman." and the 'GuadrilIe' are
,La Dances named on the ball cards OF
the period. The last named has led,
however, Il precarlous existence. 1t
was attempted 1T one OF the Patr!archs
halls. but the figures were no familiar,
amI the admirable efforts to give
he chaperons ami papas 4 chance to
vgrv the monotony Of their wall-fiower
existence failed. 1t vas danced, how
ever. with more success at one or two
very elegant parties, and then lad on
the shelf until the summer. when 1t VIII
BE- aflvorit dance at waterlng-places.
The Waltz tt rutSea troiS temps holds,
asir has held Tor forty Years, the nrst
,l,ce among the round dances The
taqutitul music of Strauss, the truly
GRACEFUL step and motion, are to be &C
credited with It's first success at Vienna,
and for the hold it has had OH the world
since. The various steps OF the waltz
family consist Of the hop waltz, the
reiowa waltz, and the waltz proper a;
all are beautiful. There are, however,
spurious daughters of the waltz, which
are occasionally danced by people deslr-
au- Of notorietv at public balls, which
should be avoided. Amongst these
are what is called the Boston DIP,
the Racket" and the Society.
There exaggerated forms of the beautl
full waltz movement are not taught BY
the best dancing-masters. As oLe OF
them well remarks: Should such a
s.yle Of dancing prevail, dancing must
20 down. Its enemies would have IN
y.reraJIe arguments against It," They
are sensational, exaggerated Il might
easily use a harsher term. The dance
of society should be easy, natural.
modest, quiet, graceful, and those
dancers who copy the cXcesses OF the
Bal Matile or indulge III the theatrical
noses are in favor neither IN Europe
nor in America -Harper'S Eo-ar.
Good for the Bo=or! 1t Is Il favora-
lie sign when the leading journal OF
Fashion in Yankeedom darcs to asset
that the Spurious waltzes such a,
the Boston Dip" the Racquet.
ETC.. are danced by only a certain c'as.
Of ~people. and that ali such tlourlshes.
fashioned on the French cGn can, are
breaking down the more decent style.
Of dancing.
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X. b. Someryille & Son and I'm
bred il Galloway, commission mer-
chants Of Richmond, Va, have failed.
Gen. jos. Lane, of Oregon, died at
hs home in Rosebury, IN that State,
tuesday night, aged 70 years.
Col. WI Green received a letter
a lew days ago from a large wholesale
dealer to whom he recently sold five
hundred gallons OF his celebrated
Iokay vines iEquirius if he could
hlt an order of eight thousand gal
Ions of the same vintage. This IS
d high compliment TO these exceli-
ent wines, and shows that they are
beginning to be appreciated else
Where, as they have always been here.
fayetteville E.caminer.
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600 pounds as a fair average load. the
ordinary railroad freight car will hold:
Corn. $50 bushels; barley. 400 bush
els; oats, 500 bushels; rye. 400 bush
els; whea. 425 bushels; bran, 1000
bushels; faxseed. 800 bushels, apples,
500 bushels; potatoes, $50 bushels
whiskey, 50 barrels; salt. 20 barrels
lime, 20 barrels; foar. % barrels; -four
200 sacks; cattle. Is head; hogs. 80
head; sheep so head; hari wood. 5
cords; soft wood, Z cofd<; old boards.
&, 900; shingles. 10000. lard lum er
20, COO feet. greer. inmher, 5000 feet:
scantling aud large lumber, 10
U0C feet.
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MINING NoTEs.- Ephraim Thicker is
a ! ucky man. He sold the orher 'iav ="
Northern capitalists &c acres Or land
adjoining the Phoenix property. ior
$l0,o V0. This is the way n god Lands
sell.
IN agent of the Cullen mining pro
perty is here looking to his lapied tn
t@erests, which produced COLL in creat
quantities and was successfully operated
before the war: This also aiioins the
Phoenix, and is in the great central gold
belt of Cabarrus.-Concord Sun.
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HHrGHI.ec, 1DrH I6.--ln

H,hCdukee, april l6.--ln a test case
to day to determine the legality of the
celebrated Anti-TI eating law Of Wis
consin. it was found that the law was
imperative, because Of an error III the
text of It's supposed enactment-the
bill as drawn specifying the repeal of an
old law that was dropped when the
State statutes underwent their recent
revision. Judge Mallory held the law
t. be imperative and void.
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An old lady writes US. Il am G5
years cid and was feeble and nervous
all the time, when | bought a bottle Of
Parker Ginger Tonic. | have used 4
little more than one bottle and feel AS
we'll as at 30, and am sure that hun
dreds need just such a medicine See
advertisement,