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The daily gazette., 1883-08-25

This preparation has remarkably healing and otenng
effect upon the Skim Itremoyes Pmpes Botches Euptos
Red Inamed Noses Freckes Sunbun, Rough Chapped
Lips Hands, Liver Spots and Dscooratons Dandru or
Itching of the Scalp, Thckened or Brittle Nails, etc.
Read the certificate of the Eminent Chemist Prot Charles
s. Gaunt NJ d. Graduate of the University OF Pennsy
1874:
The daily gazette., 1883-08-25
!, hlierprlsing Local Agents.

lte IN I'M IN 'hls town for an article that is
erel an, AZ, i've druggists and grocers pre-
aSs o. haaqress ~ ns Humiston Food Preserve
W. - Kilby street, Boston.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

AN Edgecombe correspondent tt
the Raleigh News and Observer of
fers to be one of five hundred to pay
Il hundred dollars each to endow s
home for honorable disabled excon-
federate soldiers. A fifty thousand
dollar soldiers home would be an
honor to the State as well as Il great
God'send to the poor disabled patri-
OF who has been manned for life bat.
thing for his country. Keep the ball
rolling. We would like for the Sec
ond name on the list to be from Scot.
land Neck.
Since writing the above we see from
the Charlotte journal and Observer
that a gentleman In that city SAYS he
will be another to give hundred dol
lars whenever called for. Good !!
Next
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. C..

Sept. Is, '8s.
The President has again returned
to Washington after an absence of
over month. During this last trir
every member of the Cabinet has at
times been absent from the Capital,
Postmaster General Gresham, whose
appointment is recent, found it nee.
essary to remain here to attend TO of.
fetal duties AID become familiar with
the details of the postoffice services.
With this exception Washington was
never SO completely abandoned by
high officials, as it was during the
month of August.
Ihe question naturally arises, not
how the business of the nation is con.
Quoted during the absence of the
President and his Cabinet, but what
business can be and is transacted?
Because of these annual vacations no
one ever heard of the purse strings
being frightened, or that the Treasury
tailed to pay every dollar as it be-.
came due. What is there more iro-
portant than money? Acts of Con-
gress long since approved by the
President regulate the disbursement
Of every dollar, without which not
one cent can be paid. Take for ex-
ample the War Department. with
its great army of clerks, who get their
pay twice month. An act of Con-
gress gives the chief clerk, in the alb.
sence of the Secretary of War, the
same authority that is vested in the
Secretary. What can he do after all.
more than is authorized by law? He
cannot borrow few thousand on &C.
count. No, not cent. He cannot
appoint friend to office. Civil Ser.
vice Reform has put an end to that
tie can promote, but he would not
assume such authority, for his supe.
'lor' when he returned. might not ar,
prove of it. The vast clerical -,ntu
las been disposed Of by Mr.. John
lweddale, tho chief clerk. There ia
mother helper in that dep artment. It
$ Adjutant General D,1ummond his
adjutant generals. The
state Department has three ass;ston+
two of W hom are USUALLY
resent when the Secretary of State
5 absent. Now, it, would be strange
suon a uepartmf mt could get along
'lSnout head. It does not and can
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

SENATOR Hawley very wisely says
that if the views and course urged by
the Pennsylvania Republicans to con-
tinue the collection of the present
government surplus and then to di-
vide it out among the States be car
RED out. it will ultimate in the tramp.
ling under foot of the constitution.
which wisely sets bounds and limita.
tions to the powers and duties of the
Federal government, and that they
will next be asking for the oblltera>
ton of States libes and will then seek
to deprive the smaller States of an
equal representation in the United
States Senate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
The Proposed W., ". 90. Railroad.

E. F. Martin, Superintendent OF
the proposed Wilmington, Wrights-
Vile & Ons'ow Ra' lroad, has been in
Charlotte d ring the past week, work
ing in tie interest of his enterprise.
At a meet; ~ at the M, yor's office
Monday n. ht, the Journal Observer'
says, he succeed ed in raising $3.50 in
Stock, part of which was paid cash
dov. i. An ELIMINATION was effected
for Mecklenb arg county,, with H. b.
Kennedy d. or and sub-treasurer,
and J. W. Brown, w, c. Smith and
T. R. Weddinet to financial commit
tee. Speeches we're made by E. F.
Martin, N. w. Harlee, H. B. Kenne-
dy end others, and the following,
among other resolutions, was adopt
ed:
ResolUed, That we the colored citi-
zens Of Mecklenburg county, pledge
our moral and financial support to
the completion of the w., w. & ..
Railroad, and we call upon all good
citizens to aid us in this grand and
noble enterprise.-Star.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
A Voice against the Bitter Warfare II
the D emocratlc Ranks:

For several months certain mem
bers of the Democratic press have
waged bitter warfare against few
of the leaders Of our party, which we
deprecate greatly and pronounce
very wrong as it only tends to weak
en- our cause and give the enemy q
chance to make capital. On this sub.
ject that polished and graceful writer
w. H. Blount, of the Wilson Mirror
hos this to say, every word Of which
meets our appreciation:
"Why some Democratic papers are
so pronounced in their warfare, and
so relentless in their attacks upon
Mr.. Randall we cannot for the life
of us see or understand. Were he the
bitterest of bitter Radicals he could
not have been more mercilessly or
turlcusly assailed than he has been
for the past six months by these Dem.
ocratic editors. In season and out
of season column after column charg.
ed with undying animosity and the
unki. dest accusations, have been
hurled after him with furious hate and
passion. and it seems there is to be
no cessation to the storm Of crimina.
nation, or a truce to the warfare
which is now so violently raging. We
deprecate this spirit beyond the pow
er of language to express, for we see
it in the premonition of an overwhel.
ming disaster to our party and the
engulfment of our hopes in irretriev.
able ruin. We do not take up our
pen to advocate the claims of Mr..
Randall for the Speakership. It is
not our purpose to espouse his cause
or to champion his battles. Our aim
is higher, purer, nobler. Our aspira.
lion is to try, in our humble sphere,
to promote harmony in our ranks and
bring back the beauteous olive branch
Of reconciliation to the discordant
and contending factions. And what
we now say in behalf Of Randall is
not to advocate his claims for that
1fhce, but to silence the curses which
are now muttered against him. Il is
lot our office to advocate the claims
II Randall, or Cox, or any other
prominent man of the Democratic
party. We presume that the Demo.
'r..tic representatives are Just as wis
Just as discreet. just as patriotic and
Just as we'll posted as we are, and we
are willing to leave the selection of a
Speaker to their wisdom and discre-
ton and patriotism.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
GENERAL NEWS.

Monroe Enquirer e. Express
For some time the negroes IN the
county Jail have been holding prayer
| meetings and paying very loud
Their prayers finally grew so long
and loud that the Sheriff became sus
picious that all was not rig bit, and 9
few days ago he went up for the pur
pose Of making thorough examina
ton of the cells. He first went into
cell containing prisoners, and ii
required but cursory examination
to disclose that the wooden window
sill into which the iron bars are sunk
had been the object of their attack.
It had been cut into with a pocket
knife, the object evidently being to
loosen the iron bars. The Sheriff
them made thorough search for the
knife, which had evidently been used
but failed to find it, until he made
known his intention of putting the
whole crowd into the dungeons, when
it was produced from the water pitch.
er, a most unlikely place. The dam.
0S9CA oAA1 VcSS ACAAONOu SauO ASP1s$CcU
by a tough white oak one, and there
has been very perceptible diminu.
ton of the number and length of the
prayers.
..:.Clayton Bud: Mr.. William H.
Richardson, brother of the junior ed
itor of this paper, who lives in Mark s
Creek township Wake county, was
seriously injured last Thursday while
trying to adjust some Of the machin.
cry at his steam mill, to slacken the
speed, the fy-wheel Of the engine
burst and some of the pieces struck
him with tremendous force on the
head and shoulders, making danger.
GUS and perhaps fatal wounds. He
is lying now in a critical condition,
but hopes of his recovery are enter
tanned. ....Abbeville, South Carolina,
is not to be outdone in curiosities.
She comes to the front with a four
legged darkey, now nine month old,
who can crawl around lively.
....CliDton Caucasian Last Fri
day afternoon little Henry Bennett,
son of our friend Hardy Bennett, fell
from a cart and broke both bones of
his left arm just above the wrist. DR..
Stevens set it and the little fellow is
bearing his affection heroically. May
he soon be we'll. The fact that 682
Mormons arrived at Castle Garden,
N. Y, on Sunday last, brought to
this country on board the Nevada,
will serve to suggest the rapid growth
Of that sect within the bounds of the
United States. IF the government
has not up to this time been able to
grapple with the evil, when society
gets as corrupt as it likely will, there
viii be no remedy left but submis>
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

The banner Enterprise edited al
Raleigh hy negro has this to say as
to his party TO day: The time was
when the Republican party was man
aged on q bosis Of principle, but now
the prevailing tenets seem to be those
OF policy and spoils.'' A grand truth
from an unexpected source. The in
tellectual negro begins to see the err
ror of his way, and the day is not far
distant when the white bosses can
not lead the 'colored brothers by the
nose.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

The Baltimore Oriole was a grand
success only the weather was little
too rough on it. In speaking of it
the Sum says:
''Peo Die by the hundreds of thous-
ands Toasted their eyes upon the glo-
rious sights. The crowds along the
ror were denser and more hilarious
then ever and the scenes were like
those of Thursday night, with all the
noise, stir, merriment and vivacity
greatly intensified. Crowds of frol-
ickers went about in wagons or a.foot
with flags and Chinese lanterns, in
true carnival style. The boys with
horns chorused their tootings with a
distracting rhythm. A twenty-foot
horn. borne along by procession Of
sons of Harmony, emitted deep groan-
ings, the rasping racket of watch
mems rattles was continually heard,
and enveloping all other noises there
rose up the multitudinous hustle of
of the perambulating thousands along
the pave But as the pageant would
come along all harsh noises would be
stilled, and choruses Of obs and abs
took their place.
1t were vain to describe the pa
geant for those who saw it, and i'm
possible to carry an adequate notion
of it to any who did not. To get an
inklir.g of it one must imagine the
most gorgeous scenic devices ever
employed by the spectular drama,
built up with sufficient elaboration to
bear inspection from any point of
view, and with solidity enough to
bear transit through the streets.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
QUIrE / sprinkllng of North Caro-

QUITE sprinkllng of North Caro-
liuians can be seen daily among the
visitors AT the Boston Exposition
Dr. Dabrey says he counted one hun
dred in two da{s, and Of course he
saw Only small patton of the North
Carolina representation. And What
i /, iter it is said that each and
every one Of them leaves the ground :
prousel than ever Of his native S,tate
because Of the excellent exhibit she
makes t,herc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

not !; for it is fact that every papel
of Importance is written by theaSec-
retary; every document of the slight
est Importance j. signed by him
Where? At his residence in New Jer
lsey.
Mr.. Blaine says in answer to an in
quiry that he regards the republican
prospects Of 1884 as more hopefn
than they were before the campaign
of 1876 and 1880. On the question
of Presidential candidates he thinks
a western man would be stronger
than an eastern man. The last opin
: ion has the flavor of disinteresteG
candor, certainly it bears against him
self if he still has aspirations Of the
Presidency.
The New TwczGent Postage Stamp
will be issued on the 18th Of October
They will be sent out from New York
city where they are printed by the
American Bank Note Co. The cleri
cal force in the stamp division in the
Post Office Department will be busily
engaged in prepai 1g the order sheets
containing the requisition Of Post
masters throughout the country for
these stamps. As as generally known
the new stamp contains vigrette OF
Washington, and is of a metallic red
color. The Post Office Department
has, as yet, made no preparations for
redeeming the three cent stamps and
the stamped envelopes that may be
on hand AZ present. The work con.
nected with the issue of the new
stamp will engage the entire time of
the clerical force.
AuGIJST.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
FOR SALE!

A good farm Of SO acres. One-half
cleared, other half wei timbered in cy-
frame foase and 9ood well Of water, IN
the healthiest par iof Greensville county,
Virginia, 1mmed ately on the Petersburg
& Weldon Railroad, half way between
Jarrett s and Belfield depots.
This land has enough tin Der on it to
pay for it, and is we'll adapted to the
growth of cotton and peanuts.
Parties wishing to purchase may write
to the editor of the Biblical Recorder,
Raleigh, N. c., or call on Mr.. George H.
Bailey, near Belfeld (Va.) Possession
given LIST January 1884. aug 16-Sw
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

The ceremony Of driving the last
spike, which by the way, was gol-
den one driven with a silver hammer,
and which connects the eastern and
western divisions of the Northern Pa.
clflc Railroad was performed last
Saturday at Bullock or Golden Spike.
as 1T is now called, in Montana Ter.
ritory, located 1900 miles from Lake
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

sion. The voice of the people Tor the
last th' - ye IS was foi the sug pres.
sion of poly- ny, but TIE voice Of
the people has not been needed.
REMARKABLE.-The Stanly COB
server SAYS Rev. T. Page Ricaud, of
the North Carolina Conference M. E.
Church South, was in Albemarle last
week. He is now in his sixty second
year, and is looking quite vigorous.
He is the father of twenty four chill
dren and has only been married once,
and his wife is still living and looks
duite young for lady Of her age.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

The business outlook at present is
very good, and we think our mer-
chants may cheer up. The tone in
financial circles is surely great deal
better than it was in August, and If
the outlook is not quite all that could
be desired, it is certainly more than
was expected few weeks ago.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

superior at one extremity and 847
miles from Puget Sound at the other.
This great road. too, is private en-
terprise, as we understand it, the
stock of which is mostly owned by a
few Boston capitalists. The city of
baked-beans and its moneyed men
have taken great stock in the West
ern Railroads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

THE widow of ex-President Polk
who lives in Nashville Tenn, cele-
brated her eightieth birth day last
Tuesday was week, Her anniver-
sary was honored by visits from
many OF the prominent citizens OF
her home, who presented her
with some very fine floral to.
kenS Of the event.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

A Chinese mob in Canton pillaged
the property OF European merchants
during riot caused by Portuguese
sailors killing = Chinaman in an af-
fray. The news created a futter in
London and Paris.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

SINCE Frank james acquittal he
can do tie nice thing by waltzing
up to Dorsey and sympathisingly
saying. Me Too old pard, then
what can Dorsey do but order COCK
toils for two. Verify they are pair
of acquitted villains.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

ONLY American beef can be bought
in portions Of England on account Of
terrible cattle disease prevailing
there
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

10 WE DESIRE CORRESPONDENT
IN EVERY SECTION OF OUR COUNTY.
AND WE WOULD BE GLAD TO RECEIVE
ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ANY
ONE DISPOSED TO FAVOR Us.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
NOTICE !!

DERSONS wishing to buy, sell, lease
y rent or exchange real estate any
where in this vicinity, will do well t.
communicate with us.
D% Terms moderate
KITCHIN & DUNN,
At.orneys-at-Law.
Scotland Neck, N. on
June 29th. 1852.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
NOTICE.

he undersigned having bought proper
! ty elsewhere: the firm of Biggs &
Owens, by mutual consen' propose to
close their business at Palmyra, N. @. on
the first day of January 1884. Thei stock
nov consist ola good assortment of gen
eral merchandise. which will be 1old off
till january LIST at extremely low figures
anG the excellent store house and lot will
then. be for sale or rent.
The undersigned having conducted the
business for the last seven years-wou'd
say to any one wishing to engage in the
mercantile business that owing to the
many large Single Swamps now in OPP
Grafton in the vacinity whose hands are
paid large amount of money every
month. the cheap water transportation
and other causes Palmyra is one of the
best places for successful business on
the Roanoke. Also for sale or rent a very
convenient family home. consisting of a
cottage dwelling of five room and all nee
essary out houses, good garden improv-
ed clover lot &c, all in good repai The
Stock of Goods can be bought very low,
and the house can be rented or bought
on liberal terms. Property subject to
ion-Correspondence solicited and
communications promptly answered.
Apply to either member of the fam.
r. R. OWENS,
Palmyra N. G.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
Notice.
To Cotton Ginners.

To Cotton Ginners.
III aving procured the right for Halifax
IL County, to use Woods patent
GIN SAW Filler,
l am prepared to whet gins at short notice
for ten cents per saw. Also to repair
Gins in every respect, when sent to my
shop in Scotland Neck.
Sep. 9Th 1883 P. E. SMITH,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
Hoe CHOLERA.

Farmers, save your hogs by using
MORRIS VEGETABLE COMPOUND. This
wonderful remedy was discovered in the
forests of Eastern North Carolina. For
sale by Bryan & Whitehead, Scotland
Neck; S. s. Nash & Co., Tarboro:
Brown & Simmons, Weldon. N. c., and
by all druggists. aug 16 3m
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

The cholera in Egypt is decreasing
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

Gov, Jarvis has been having a
good time in New England.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

will cure dyspepsia, heartburn, mala'
MA, kidney disease, liver complaint,
and other wasting diseases.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20
NOTICE.

."E have one hundred town lots for
w sale in this town. Some of them
are very desirable. This is rapidly
growing town, and persons wishing to
secure good places for residences and bus
mess stands, and to make good invest
melts, will do well to call on us.
KITCHfN & DUNN.
July 9Th, 1882.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

snnches the blood and purifes the
system; cures weakness, lack Of
energy, etc. Try bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-09-20

is the only Iron preparation that
does not color the teeth, and will not
cause headache or constipation, Is
other Iron preparations viii.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-15

ADVICE TO MOTHERS Are you dis.
turbed at night and broken of your
rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth ?
1t so, send at once and get bottle
Of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
tor Children Teething. Its value
is lncalculable. 1t will relieve tn /,
poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers, there is
no mistake about it. 1t cures dys-
EMERY and diarrhoea, regulates the
stomach and bowels, cures wind col.
ic, softens the gums, reduces lnfia
nation, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. Mrs. Win.
slows Soothing Syrup for Children
Toethlng is pleasant to the taste,
and is the prescription OF one oftho
oldest and best female physicians
and nurses in the United St9tes,
and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price 25
ceLts bottle.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-15
How to Lay off an Acre.

From q Western paper wo ex
tract the following PRACTICAL re-
marks; they will be useful to ev
cry one on farm
How many OF the boys who read
this paper could lay off" an acre OF
ground exactly, provided one OF
the dimensions was gwen them
Now. have taken some pains to
make out table and | would like
to have every one Of the farm boys
learn it. There are 100 square rods
in an acre, and there are 80 IA
square yards in one rod. This Civ es
4s40square yards in one acre:
5yards wide by 96S yards long
is acre. 10 yards WIDE by 4s4
yards long IS acre. 20 yards wide
by 242 yards long is l acre. 40
yards wide by 121 yards long is
acre. so yards wide by 60l-2 yards
long is | acre. 20 yards wide by
62 IL yards long is acre. 60yards
wide by 80 2.3 yards long Is l acre.
Again, allowing nlno square feet
TO the yard, 272 4 square feet to
the rod, 4S,560 square feet to the
acre, and we have another table:
ITO feet by 800 feet acre. 100
feet by 1863 feet acre. 220 feet by
1873 feet ! acre. $40 feet by ISL
feet acre. 440 feet by 80 Is feet
] acre.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-15
Polishing the Wrong End.

Many men daily polish their boots
who never give thought to the
condition of their hair, except to
harrow 1t casually with brush and
comb, or submit ii to the paralyzing
attentions of the average barber.
What happens Why, this /: From
neglect, mental anxiety, or any of a
score of causes, the hair turns pre-
maturely gray and begins tc fall
out. Parker's Hair Bulsam will at
once stop the latter process and re-
store the original color. An Gle
CANT dressing, tree from grease.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-15
Love for the Paper.

The strong attachment OF sub.
scribers to q we'll conducted news.
paper, is fully confirmed by publish
ers. Stop my paper = words of
dread to beginners in business, lose
their terror after paper has been
established for term of years. So
long as paper pursues just, hon
orablt and judicious course, meeting
the wants of its customers in all re-.
spects, tho ties of friendship between
the subscribers and the paper are
as hard to break by an outside third
party as the link which binds old
friends in business OF social life
Occasional defects and errors arc
overlooked by those who have be.
como attached TO il through it's pc,
rusal Tor years. They sometime,
become dissatisfied with it on nc
count of something which has slip
ped into its columns and may stoJ
taking ii, but the absence of the ia
miliar sheet at their homes and Off
ces for few weeks becomes an in
supportable prlvatlon, and they has
ten to take it again, and possibly
apologize Tor having il stopped
No friendship on earth Is moro con
slant than that contracted by tn,
reader for journal which makes AT
honest and earnest effort to mori
its continued support. Hence
consciculiously conducted paper be
comes favorIte in the family.