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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
A Thrilling Experience.

Condensed from NeaO York Papers.
A remarkable accident happened in New
York last week A safe weighing two
tons and half was being hoisted to the
fourth floor of building on Broadway,
and had reached the desired height when
a workman at the window through which
it was to pass, and who had been guiding
the ponderous mass, suddenly gave a
piercing and agonizing shrek that star
tied the crowd who were watching the op-
Grafton. A glance at the writing form
Of the workman, who groaned and
screamed with pain, showed what had
happened. He had taken hold of the pull
lev to swing the safe, and his fingers had
caught in the rope and been drawn into
the sheaves of the block. His fellow work
men knew that to turn the winch either
to hoist or lower the safe, might result in
crushing the poor fellows hand to pulp.
There was only one thing to do-the ropes
must be cut and the safe allowed to drop
to the sidewalk. AS quickly as possible
the sidewalks and the roadway were clear
ed of pedestrians and vehicles. Two stout
fellows lay out upon the sill and held the
body of their suffering comrade so that
he would not be carried down with the
safe. Then the ropes were quickly severed
close to the block. The mans hand was
released, and he was drawn, half fainting,
into the room and carried to surgeons.
The big safe crashed through the sidewalk,
smashing heavy fagstone into powder,
and buried itself in the earthly floor of a
vault under the street. The safe was not
materially injured, and the workmans
wounds are not dangerous.
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THE MAGAZINES.
Harper'S for June.

In view of the interest in the tariff
question Mr. Weatley's article on THE
New York Custom House. is very timely,
and without regard to the tariff is very
interesting. Picturesque s'Biarritz'' and
''Smoky Sheffield' are two well-illustrated
and wcll-written descriptive articles Of
travel. A fresh, capital description of an
almost unknown region is 1.-The North
Shore" sketch of Lake Superior. The
short stories for this number are unusu-
ally good. Mr.. John Esten Cook had ad-
ded delightful little bit Of history for the
annals of witchcraft in ''Grace Sherwood,
the One Virginia Witch" The frontis-
piece, from a drawing by E. A. Abbey, is
beautiful engraving of Judith Shake
speare; ''By the River" from William
Blacks fascinating story; Abraham Lin
coin at Cincinnati, and The Great West
ern March" of civilization in our country,
with poems and pictures, and the we'll
filled editorial department., make this a
very welcome number of Harper The
fresh engravings and rambles in delight
full climates will take the terrors away
from Summer.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
The June Century.

The June Century contains many interest
ing land wellwritten articles, but perhaps
the most entertaining is Miss Fannie Stones
"Diary OF an American Girl In Cairo Dur
ing the War of 1882" Lieutenanu-General
Stone writes an introduction for it in which
he very severely criticises the action
of the English. The frontispiece is very
fine engraving of Robert Richard Randall,
the founder of Sailors Snug Harbor,
about which there is a breezy sketch, and
some entertaining anecdotes of old tars
There is an illustrated article on ''Ameri-
can wild Animals in Art" by Julian Haw-
thorne, who plays ''Ruskin' to Edward
Kemeys' Turner" President Eliot, of
Harvard, urges in an able paper, "What
is Liberal Education" that more atten-
ton should be given to English schools
and colleges The serial, can Average
Man," is finished. The other serials,
Lady Barberina,' by Henry James, Jr.,
becomes more interesting, and "Dr. Sc
vier" is as fascinating as usual. It is hard
to give adequate praise to the exquisite
illustrations. The editorials are strong
and to the point, discussing topics Of the
day
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
Aunt Abbie House on Art.

Washington Cor. Washington (N O. Gazette.
Aunt Abbie House, when she visited
Washington city saw the statue of Wash
ington- Washington being dressed of
course in toga. By invitation, Aunt
Abbie visited Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth,
the novelist who lives in Georgetown.
Mrs. SouthwOrth had heard of her as an
eccentric, original character, and wanted
to introduce her into some of her novels.
Mrs. SOuthwOrth asked the conventional
question: ''How do you like WashingtonI'
Aunt Abbies prompt answer came: Il
like it we'll enough, but you Yankees have
put George Washington in front Of your
State house, with nothing but an old
blanket on, and barefooted! Now you
can't fool me into believing he didn't have
just as good clothes as your Abraham Lin
colnn' 1t seems that Aunt Abbie had seen,
about the same time, one of the many
statues of President Lincoln in citizen
dress. Mrs. Southworth could not con-
vince her that an Italian sculptor and not
the Yankees had designed the dress.
subject that excited so much indighat1tbRhf tbRf
Mrs. Southworth took from her library
shelves, superb volume of Dante illus
trated by Gustave Dore. Aunt Abbie
listened silently while Mrs. S. explained
the illustrations. AS the novelist closed
the volume, Aunt Abbie looked her
squarely in the face and remarked,
''IHena's all lies % Mrs. S. was thoroughly
amused and speaks of Aunt Abbie when
ever she meets any, Of that odd old lady's
acquaintance.
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FROM RICHES TO POVERTY.
The Aisfortunes OF the Family Of the
Brother Of JoAa e.. CalAeaa.

fSoss sax N~~ la~k WsrfA-
The irony of fate can receive no saxldcr
illustration than the sight Of the xister-in-
law of John c. Calhoun the yrcaf stAfce-
man. and a cousin of the rich Van Renserl-
aers, wandering, pennileSs and homeless.
through the STREETS of New York. 4 10
liceman ON Tuesday afternoon saw an old
feeble lady, whose face was wan with hun
ger and exposure, and whose clothes wer-
wet with the pouring rain. tottsxing
along Greenwich street He watched her
until she fell exhausted Ia the pavement,
when he hastened TO her assistance When
he asked her where she lived she burst
into tears and answered that she did not
know. Several times she shook her head,
the hair OF which WAS perfectly white as
she tried in vain TO recall her last place OF
residence. Finally. by piecing together
what she said ut various intervals, il MAS
learned from her that her name was Cath
crime Calhoun. She was seventy years
old, and the widow of Andrew II Cal.
houn, once canal appraiser in this Stair,
and later clerk of the State Senate. He
died about eight years ago in Brooklyn,
leaving daughter and two sons, Andrew
H. Calhoun and Fillmore Calhoun The
latter had been named after President
Fillmore, of whom Mr.. Calhoun was an en-
thusiastic admirer, and in whose cause he
had risked and lost all his property.
The old lady said that her daughter had
died shortly after her fathers death, but
that her two sons were married and living
in this city. She added that she was born
Van Rensselaer,. and was the first cousin
of Alexander Hamilton Van Rensselaer,,
of Hudson, in this State. 1t will be re-
membered that the Van Rensselaers at one
time owned all the land now forming Rens-
selears county, and the various members
of the family are still large landed pro
prietors along the Hudson River. When
asked why she did not live with her sons
or her rich relatives she again burst into
tears, and ringing her hands, exclaimed ::
''They do not wish me with them. oh,
why did God put me in the world am
useless, worthless old woman y
A reporter last evening found her son
Andrew. He is a man Of about forty years
of age, and keeps the fruit and cigar
stand at the Courtlandt street ferry. The
reporter brought him the first news of his
mothers whereabouts. He was very much
shocked, and desired, if possible, to have
the occurrence kept secret.
eve came of good family on both sides, "
he said. my father was brother of
John G.. Calhoun, and my mother is re-
lated to the Van Rensselears, as she said.
we nave DccOine poor can Hdruiy make
both ends meet, but we have always tried
to be respectable. l would not have had
this thing happen for a thousand dollars,
and yet it is no fault of mine Ny mother
is demented, and have been obliged to
have her board where people were willing
| to take care of her. l have faithfully
paid for her keeping. l could not keep
her at home with me in Brooklyn where
live, because my wife, too, has been de-
mented since her last child was born, and
my troubles are enough to make me also
lose my mind"
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Sale of Big PrOperty.

Special Correspondence OF the C1tT0ntcle
MEBANE, N. c., May 20.-The we'll
known Tate & Trollinger Touring mills
will be sold here at auction on Tuesday,
June 3rd, along with so horse power en-
gine, Westinghouse Is horsepower
engine, big lot Of flour sacks and other
such things.
This property is one of the most valua-
BILE of the kind in the State. It contains
machinery for the new process manufac
ture of flour, is admirably situated, has a
side track running out to it, and cost com
plete less than a year ago $4,000. Its
capacity is seventy barrels of flour and
one hundred bushels of meal per day. 1t
is one Of the enterprises of which our Sec
tion is proud, and which, it is believed, will
soon be started again and successfully
run 1t is expected that a large number
of bidders will be present.
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Fourth District Cong. Convention.

A Democratic convention will be held in
Metropolitan hall in the city Of Raleigh,
on Tuesday, June Gath, 1884, at II o'clock
for the purpose of nominating a can
didate for Congress in the Fourth Con-
gressional district, of selecting two dele
gates and two alternates to the National
Democratic convention at Chicago, of
electing an executive committee for the
district, and selecting Presidential cleo
tor for said district. In said convention
the counties comprising the district will
be entitled to vote as follows:
Wake 81, Johnston Al, Franklin 40,
Orange 25, Durham 26, Alamance 20,
Nash 81, Chatham 43. -....s.
By order of the executive committee.
E. j. PARISH, chairman.
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IN THE PINE BELT.
Prof w. &. kerr's Opinion of the SAM.
tarium to be Erected in Moore Conn.

Prof. w. G. Kerr has written from
Tampa to Mr.. F. W. Clark. the following
opinion of VineIand as a sanitary re-
sort:
In reply to your letter inquiring what
are the grounds of my favorable opinion
of Shaw's Ridge in Moore county as a
winter resort, l will say repeating what
L have heretofore written. First. that its
climate is sufficiently mild for very
large class of invalids who now go to
Florida or Aiken because they know of
no suitable locality nearer.
Secondly it has most perfect drainage
possible, being huge sand bank which
is never wet except when the rain falls.
Third, That it has an elevation of six
hundred feet-much greater than any
similar pine wood region, which is an
important item in determining the con-
condition of resort for invalids with
weak or diseased lungs
Fourth, That it is within the sweep of
the influence of the gulf stream, to which
it owes much of the mildness and equa-
bility of it's climate.
Fifth, That it is situated in the midst
of vast forest of the long leaf pine, the
atmosphere of which exercises benficial
and curative influence in all Affections
of the air passage
Sixth. That it is within twenty hours
OF New York SO that a multitude of peo-
pie in the Northern cities who are not
able to leave their business for the whole
winter and only need to escape from three
or four or at most half dozen severe
storms can easily reach it after receiving
notice of the approach of these storms
through the signal service warnings
These are in brief my reasons for re-
commencing this locality as suitable for
the erection of Winter Sanitariums And
l do not doubt the Immediate success of
an enterprise of this sort properly en-
gineered. Yours truly,
w. G.. KERR
Nay 10, 1883
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And the Little Profits that were Found
and Drowned There.

The excitement caused by the failures |
and suspensions in New York has subsidized.
The strong bank men stood shoulder to
shoulder and helped one another In New
York; and in the main it was only the
wildcat brokers that went down. 1t can
not be called a panic, for it did not assume
the shape of a general disaster. Yet the
same causes which led to this have caused
other failures during the last ten days in
every part of the country. In Atlanta
the famous private banking house of John
James has failed-caused by Mr.. Jamess
speculations. 1t did not in the least Grip
pie the other banks, and had no local
effect except to cause loss to depositors.
1t has not caused any disaster to business
at all.
Several other small brokers have failed
| in New York.
| In Erie, Pennsylvania, the Erie County
savings bank suspended on Monday. o.
| Brennan & Co., bankers of Charlottes-
vile, Virginia, have suspended.
The Planters & Mechanics bank of Pc
tersburg, Virginia. has temporarily sus-
pended. 1t IS believed to be perfectly
solvent.
The excitement in the South was caused
more by the suspension of Donnell, Law
soa & Simpson, of New York, than by any
other single event, Mr.. Donnell is North
| CarOun1an ana CIlo IlTu WcEc tu0 cOIIco-
pondents of large number of Southern
banks. One of our North Carolina bank
ing firms made narrow escape-not from
bankruptcy-bu from serious loss by
happening just at the time to be in their
debt, when usually Donnell, Lawson q
Simpson were their debtors.
The disturbance is over. But il it had
gone further it would have been the most
powerful engine. against the Republican
party that could be imagined. Already
it is pointed out that the men who are
conspicuous among the failures are con-
spicuous also among the advocates OF the
denomination Of the President. panic
now would ensure Democratic victory.
If the Morrison bill had passed, the
howl would have been made that this had
caused it. The real cause, however, lies
outside of politics and congressional action:
1t was speculation; and such disasters Will
; always menace our business 50 long "a
Wall street rests on basis OF stock
gambling.
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n. G. MANUFACTURES.
A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
NOTABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Setting Forth What we are Doing To.
wards BecOming the Great Manufac-
turing State Of the South.

turing State of the South.
AT the foundry and machine shops of
Messrs. Allen Cram, of this city eigh-
teen excellent machines are constantly
employed making and repairing all man
ner Of machinery, mill works and the like
for the extensive trade that they have by
conscientious work and enterprise been en-
abled to build up. In their machine shops,
foundry, blacksmith and wood shops, they
have complete equipment of improved
machinery, capacitating them for furnish
ing estimates and making contracts for
any work in their line at lowest prices
They are now completing four of
''JOness Combination Roller Mills a new
roller mill patented by Mr.. j. A. Jones, of
this city. These mills have both fiuted
and smooth rollers, and the work has been
exceedingly well done.
They have also just completed a ma
chine for making brick, for which they
have applied for a patent. This machine
greatly facilitates the manufacture of
brick, and no doubt will be extensively
used
Messrs. Allen & Cram are energetic, en-
terprising business men, and this, COM
bined with square dealing, commends
them to the public.
In this quiet way, of which the public
outside Of this particular trade knows lit
tie or nothing, these gentlemen are ad-
ding to their own wealth, and still more,
to the wealth and activity of the city.
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Let's Have Fruit.

Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle.
GoLDsBoRo, May 1.-THE committee of
the North Carolina Fruit Growers Asso-
citation met here Friday and accepted the
very liberal and generous offer made by
Goldsboro, through Mr.. J. A. Bonitz, for
this years fair to be field here. The fair
will, therefore, be held here the last of
July or the first of August. Mr.. Bonitz is
enthusiastic; he offered his opera house to
the association and will make all necessary
arrangements for comfort and success.
Stir the fruit men up everywhere, and let
this fair be memorable one.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
A Bit of Republican Rhetoric.

0tt7t9
REPUBLICANS! Consider! Be prudent!
In an hour of peril show the nobleness of
your MANHOOD Let the darkness of this
day whose dawning shall illuminate with
refulgence, the darkest recesses of our
State with Liberty and with Union n'
Shall that star which has led the
Republicans through twelve years of disas-
ter, now turn pale and tremble npon the
very verge of its meridian *
That STAR shall continue to shine, that bud
shall continue to bloom, and the glorious
band of Union will encircle our party, and
the halo of liberty oyershadow our State.
Shall that bud Of hope, so long
nurtured in the bosom of our own State
and now unfolding into new and radiant
glories, be nipped by the hand that planted
it No Heaven forbid
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
wild Enthustasn In Stokes.
From ne Dusbs0y Pose.

The Republican ratideati0n meeting held
in Danbury last week was the biggest bur-
lesaue Of the season. The only speaker on
the occasion, At the elose ,of hie: address,
proposed three cheers for Tyre York, and,
franticaily waving M 'hat In the air and
dafcing Hike . Merry -Aindssw, Daxs yell:
but imagine his surprise. TO bear nothing
but the faint echo OF his own isn1&11 voice.
The audience remained silent and unmoy-
ed. And this juncture, the speaker called
upon Col. 8. n. Hughes, chairman of tho
meeting, to Dholler," but tie ODlonel smil-
ed complacently on him, and at quiet.
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Strongly and Plainly Put.

"NeeCtOa" IN Moore Gazette.
But, let us suppose that at this great
Exposition of industrial North Carolina,
our county is not represented, what will
be the result A continual increase of
population and wealth No; for will not
every man, North Carolinian OR New Eng
lander, who has had an idea of changing
his home, on finding that Moore has no
exhibit, and on inquiry finds that the
reason is because we are too niggardly to
spend few dollars in making the collec-
ton, disgust them with us! And many
without inquiry will justly conclude that
the county is nothing, and cares to be
nothing; consequently the increase of
population from other counties that has
caused the rapid development of recent
years will be cut off. Not only this, but
many young men, natives of the county,
will become disgusted, and find homes in
other counties and States, whose citizens
have pride and wisdom enough to spend a
few dollars in advertising what they have.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-05-24
The ssMessenger''. Says Scales.
From the Goldsboro Messenger.

Judge Gilmer is Roman among the
noblest of Romans, and would have raj
lied the Democracy to rousing victory
on the popular vote. Thousands of Dem
ocrats throughout the State will learn with
regret that he declines, but as Judge he
only endears himself to our people that
much more With Judge Gilmer ont of
his way Scales is certain of the nomina-
ton by an almost unanimous convention,
and this means 10000 majority in No
yember
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One Evil Makes Another.

Unhappy Danville is not yet at peace.
George Adams, the negro leader of the
mob of last year came into town armed to
the teeth ON Monday. A quarrel arose
between him and four white men, and the
white men beat him so severely that he
will probably die. A riot was feared early
in the week
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He Has Struck a Bonanza.

Mr.. J. F. Bland, to whose indomitable
energy the thriving little village of Moores-
boro in this county is largely indebted, in
forms us that since January last he has
bought and sold 1000 chickens, 5000
dozen eggs, 1000 pounds butter, 10 bales
rags, 2, 900 pounds dried fruit, beside a
large lot of turkeys, partridges and other
articles of produce
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For Congress from the West.

The Hickory Press favors Mr.. R. B.
Davis, of Catawba, for the Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district
This being essentially a new district, the
question of selecting the candidate Of the
party is more than unusually interesting.
Nearly every county composing it has one
or more candidates but the contest will
probably be between Mr.. Kerr Craige, of
Rowan, and Mr.. F. c.. Robbins, or Mr.. NJ.
H. Pinnix, of this county.
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Tanneries and Lots of Others.
From the Orange County Observer.

FTO7H L1e OTU7tyc COU7Iy OOSeTUeT
Within radius of less than thirty
miles of High Point, N. c., there are at
least thirteen cotton factories and four
teen mines, all in full operation. To these
add large number Of tobacco factories,
sash and blind factories, spoke and handle,
and one factory that finishes shuttles
ready for the loom.
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Major william A. Smith was In this CITY
one day Of last week. The sAajor is not
taking much stock in politics Just now.
He endorses Faircloth and Duke, but il
non n-committai as TO the rest OF the Repub-
lican State ticket. He thinks his party
missed it in not nominating Judge Bynum
for Governor. sf,yt
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A Versatile Character.
From the Shelby aurora.

From Lte iShetOY aurora.
One witness in testifying to neighbor's
character was questioned closely by the
lawyers He closed In confusion his testi-
mony against plaintiff, sometimes it was
good, sometimes It was bad, and some
times | don't know ~ character is"
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The COlored Brother Needs Attention
From the Wilson Ne,cs tCOl)

In the past years he [the Negrol has
very cordially cast his vote for the State
ticket, with pride His ticket would be
composed of men who represent the Re
publican party. His ticket was sent out
on it's merits but alas, the Negroes conf
dence in the State ticket has been shaken.
The managers of the party emphatically
saw he must vote for Democrats for State
officers. We think when the colored man
has to vote for Democrat, he has right
to select his own Democrat. Now Is the
time for colored men to enter their pro-
test. Coalition wholly or otherwise as we
see it is not only detrimental to the interest
of the Republican party but is, as the color
ed man knows, detrimental to the aspira-
tions of his race.
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A Very High Average.

Mr. Holmes, Secretary of the Asheville
Tobacco Association, reports sales for the
month of April at the several warehouses
to have been 800, ,707 pounds, for $685.
624.24, an average Of $1o. 50 per hundred.
Since October sales have amounted to
231l 444 pounds. for $444 $50. 80.
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An African Prince.

A young Prince of an African tribe who
had been converted to Christianity and
brought to this country to be educated in
order to teach his people, died on Monday
at Dayton, Ohio He was very bright and
was making good progress in his studies.
His disease was hasty consumption.
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Courting at the Wrong Season.
From the Rocku Mount RepOrter.

A young man who had been wooing a
girl not far from here, for some time, and
had made her several presents, asked her
one day if she would accept puppy. He
was awful mad when she replied that her
mother had TOLD hsr Il hsproeeasd to her
to say no.