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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

| "Bccn doing a stiff business, sup
pose, driving out with the ladies?"
Giles been driving out with Miss
Haywood some. l haven't seen him with
anybody else."
The invalid suppressed another g-oan.
"They've been looking at dishes and
curtains and things"
Mr.. Coleman rose savagely upon his
elbow. This was ten thousand times
worse than he had dreamed. "The
story I've heard, then, is true, Harry
Mr.. Lynde is going to be married."
"Why, how did you know, Mr.. Cole
man? He said it was secret. He let
me go all over his house yesterday-he's
hired Luni's cottage, corner of Vine
street-and things shine, tell you. You
| just ought to see those carpets. Miss
Haywood helped him pick 'em out. The
other woman don't suspect thing
"What other woman?'
"Why, the woman Mr.. Lynde is going
to marry. She lives down in Maine
She thinks after the wedding on Christ
mas she's coming with Mr. Lynde tc
his boarding house; but instead of that
sir. he's going to fetch her right home tc
this bully cottage. I'll bet she'll be sur
/ prised"
Mr.. Coleman dropped back upon the
pillow with an expression Raphael
might have despaired of reproducing.
He lay there a few minutes rejecting
then sat bolt upright, his towel bcgirt
head in bold relief against the mahogany
hcadboard.
''Blow out the lamp, Harry, please,
draw up the curtains. and hand me my
writing desk there on the table. II
give you a dollar if you'll carry mes
sage to Miss Haywood for me this morn
ing"
"Blcss my soul, Coleman. you're as
tough as pine knott" exclaimed thu
DOCTOR boiling in as his patient sealed
the note. ''lou had aguc enough last
night to shake asensitive mortal into the
grave, and here you're up and attending
to business. Let's feel your pulse. Rapid
yet, but softer. If you're prudent you'll
be out in few days"
Harry rushed off on his GRAND, ant
delivered Mr.. Coleman's billet into tn.
hands of Miss Rue herself, who in his
private opinion looked very sober and
red eyed.
'DEAR RUE thus ran the missive)-
i've been having chill, one of th
bona fide castanet order. l hope you'll
do me the favor to believe it was comm:
on at your house. If raved furiously
and behaved worse than a savage, as
know 1 did, do forgive me, dear. I'm
coming to beg pardon on my knees a
soon as they are firm enough. Inclosee
please find your ring. Ever thine,
"JoHN.
"P. S.-Don't on any account with
draw from the operetta'
Poor dear soul, how i'll he must hav'
beenn' mused loving little Rue, slipping
the cherished ring back upon her finger
"But l hope he isn't going to be subiec
to these chills," she added, with dole
full look. Il do hope he isn't, for the
sake of both of us. Penn Shirley, II
the Bazar
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
NUMBER 20.
SILENT LIVES.

Is he the only hero-he whose deels
Are writ on this worlds records. Whose
great name
Is ha!oed with the splendid light of Fame.
Melhnhs that if one heart in silence bleeds
fer grief DER frail humanity's dire needs
Tries earnestly to purify from shame
One fallen soul, to right one wrong, one
blame,
70 bring the flowers cf good from out the
weeds
OF one poor, downcast 1ife-to him the
crown
of higher honors than the copqueror's bays
Shall be awarded. His the nobler place,
The loetier rank, the holer renown-
For, step by step, lis unmasked, simple ways
Shall lead him upward till he see Gods face
&C. r. C.'espi.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
rHEsTRANGe GUEST.

He brought branch of olive
Tbs stranger guest OF mlne'
Could l deny him entrance,
Who bore the peaceful sign!
kAh no, bade him welcome,
set him meat and wine;
Rut while he drank and feasted,
How laughed his eyes divine!
took the branch of olive
The soothest plant that grows).
And from the carven ceiling
hung it with the rose.
#s'But why to me this token,
Who never lacked repose?
Why this to me-" questioned,
"Who know nor feud nor foesp
He smiled beneath the olive
This strangest stranger guest.
j A branch from off the thorn-tree
q Had told his errand best;
For since my house he entered
81 There's ne'er heart at rest.
70 mock me with the olive!
But Love doth love his jest.
ssss -Edifh IL Thomas, in the -Attoht'
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

To produce sensation by all original
performance, a young man in the city of
Mexico attempted to commit suicide by
stabbing himself with corkscrew.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

An English clergyman recently per-
formed 1OS baptisms and nine marriages
IN one Sunday.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

Dollars and sense are often strangers
to each other.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

10. AS the one dyeth
fo dieth t le other; for
they have all one
breath, and there IS no
excellencis of man
abovi the beaft, for
all is vanity.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

We y = ~ N.
IS. | confidered In
mine heart the ftate OF
the children Of men,
that God had purged
them.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09

20. ALI go to one
place, and was of the
duff and all fhall re-
turn to the duff.
p. Who knoweth
whether the fpirite of
man afcende upward
and the fpirite of the
beaft defcende down
ward to the earth ;
%. Therefore | fee
that there is nothing
better than that a man
fhould rejoyice in his
affairs, because that
is his portion. For
who fhall fee what he
fhalI be after him ;
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
A RARE OLD BIBLE,
The Now Testament of the 10th Cen
tury-SOme COmpa, isnns.

tufy-SOme eOiMpat 1snns.
In the window of A. Wanless, the
well-known Woodward avenue antique
and modern book collector, is now ex-
hibited rare old Bible, which some time
ago came into his possession. 1t is
brown with time and worn by its
struggles through 800 years of exist
encc. 1t had worn out its first binding
thirty years after it was published, but
the heavy leathern one that replaced it
has withstood two centuries and half.
1t is dilapidated and rather rusty and
there is a great breach in the back, but
it looks good for number of years yet
to come. The title page reads:
THE NEWE TEFTAMENT
OF our Lord Jefus Chrift.
Conferred diligently with
the Greek and beft approved
tranflations in diuers languages.
Imprinted at London
By the Deputies of Chriftofer Barker,
Printer to the Queene's Majeftis.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
KING JANES

! KING JAMES.
Is. | said in mine
heart concerning the
estate of the sons Of
man, that Col might
manifest them, and
that they might see
that they themselves
are beasts.
10. For that which
; befalleth the sons of
, men befalleth beasts :;
even one thing befall-
eth them /; as the one
. dieth SO dieth the other
yea, they have all one
breath ; SO that a man
hath no pre-eminence
above a beast ; for all
is vanity.
} 20. All go unto one
} place ; all are of the
dust, and all turn to
dust again.
81. Who knoweth
the spirit OF man that
goeth upward, and the
} spirit of the beast that
goeth downward to
the earth ? Wherefore
} [ perceive that there
!, is nothing better than
that a. man ShOula re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-24
WASHINGTON NOTES.


TIE SWAIN TRrAL.-In the Swain trial to-day Major
Gardner the Judge Advocate concluded his summing MP
OF ne case for the prosecution and the Court adjourned
until tomorrow when they Will consider the with
closed dOOrs. The findings OF the Court viii be trans
the War Department To the President by
stood that ne will submit them to the Attorney General
for review until they received and approved by inc
President they will not be made public
No CONFERENCE WITH CLEVELAND Beverly Tucker
OF Virginia referring TO the various publications about
an alleged conference at Albany between hiinseH ana
Governor Cleveland, furnishes an absolute dehia OF te
alleged visit and says he has not been out OF this city Tor
over two months.
INSPECTOR OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS Secretary OF
the Treasury has appointed A. g. Thomson To be In
specor OF Public Buildings al an annual compensation
Of 50 900, vice +. \. Dwyer, relieved.
TINE sIGxAIs.-The Naval Observatory has provided
,ystem of time signals with New-Oreans that the
timebal drops and ,orpeco eKpodes at That port reg
uarly al noon OF each day.
NEWSPAPER PosTAGE-Wilam Penn Nixon, OF The
ChfrG1o Inter OCEAN, NJ Mumford OF The Kansas CITY
Times and d. K Locke OF The Toledo Blade were before
the House Committee Post Offices and Post Roads to-
day IN behalf OF q reduction Of newspaper postage The
committee appointed Representatives Money and Bing
recommend to the Committee on Appropriations
that legislation embodied IN the Post Office Appropr
bill providing for the reduction OF postage on news
papers from two cents TO one cent per pound
TIE CONGO CoUETRY.-SenatOr Morgan to-day intro
duced as an amendment 10 the Consular and Diplomatic
ApprOpriation bill proposition 20 appropriate $1,000
for the expenses OF an examination INTO the resources O
the Congo country
ILLNESS or Mrs SKINNER Representative skinner. OF
NewYork called home tonight by the serious Ill
OF his wife.
LECTURE by Mr. SALA.-George Augustus saia de
ycred lecture here this evening He then started for
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EXPENSES OF COMMITTEES.

COST OF THE INVEsTigArIOSs LAST lEAR-sUG-
GEsTIONs ~ TIE CONTROLLER
fFPoN TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ~ TuE rRiBuNR.l
ALBANY, Jan. 23.-Thc extravaganza OF com
mttees OF the Legislature has been the subject OF severe
public criticism several years; but the members OF
the legislature do not what IL said about
them Controller Chaplin In his annual report says that
the investigating committees OF the Legislature OF 1854
expended SG4 900, and that this did not include all
that was charged them. ho dccnedt TO pay bills
which IL was said they had incurred, amounting to
Sll CG7 75 Only $ilO97 Of tho bills has been paid
the appropriation being exhausted aud Sl2OOi remains
yet 10 be paid. Mr.. Chapin says In his report
This department finds great difficulty In inducing leg
.ators and sienographers 10 live In Ncwlork At rate
which state officers heads OF departments deem sur
ncient and accept without nurincr THIS department
ventures 10 suggest that IN retaining counsel care
should exercised not TO select who has no other
source of income except such Income
Assenby man ROcsch, OF New YORK. introduced reso
luton In the Assembly this morning asking the Con
troer to give the particulars Of the above bills against
the State IL Is expected that tho bills In detail Will fur
nish lively reading for taxpayers. Some details are
already known, but they can he made more minute;
Expenses mombers witnesses and stenographsr ol5
Counsel fees IJ.p'D
prjunr te ,tiIuouy G,OjJ
Total oiiV''
These bills, as already stated, have been paid.
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TIE. TOMS RIVER MURDER TRIAL.

Toms RIVER, N. j., Jan 23.-In the Wainwright
case this morning the State called eISheri Grayatt.
who took part in the tracking of the wagon which
supposed have conveyed the body from the Of
the murder to Cedar Greek, where it was discovered
lie saw Rockwell at the jail Rockwell complained of
his feet hurting him, and a small brer was extracted
from one of them The witness became confused on
cross animation. He testified that IA space IA largo
the court room had been scraped furnish pine
neeC lea lie said that the pine needles were an inch
thick, and was then asked how they could ihon have
been put In n one-horse cOal-bor wagon. One Of the
Jury who to take great deal of interest in the
case Strengthened the testimony Of the witness out.
The witness attempted to make q map, but had give
it up. He could not understand the map made Dy the
surveyor.
Ex-Sheria Robbins said that he saw Rockwell with
the coal box wagon the day after the murder which
Il supposed to be tho wagon in which the body was
carried to Cedar Creek lie orl anized the search
which resulted in the discovery Of the body Tho wit
foand two suns IN WAINWRIGHT house and one of
them. belonging to Charlie unloaded. Charlie
said that ii had been fired for three weeks The wit
ness who is old sportsm that IL had been
discharged within week OF his finding it at Vain
Thursday George Wainwright told the witness that
the morning of the murder lie heard two guns fred.
and that between the first and second shots he heard
IL oaning which sounded like the old man. and no
thought it was the old man," but did not 20 to see
George also admitted that the day of the murder and
several hours after occurred he down the road
on which his father was killed. The witness had a
versaton with Rockwell the subject of the murder
rday night in which he told Rock we'll that II he
made an examination of his property that he would
find enough TO satisfy any one That he (RockwelD
carted that body away Rockwell said that the witness
was mistaken. The witness told Rockwell that the i'm
preston Of the trail through the woods was rlan and
that without any doubt it was made by Rockville
wheels. The witness then advised Rockwell to demand
q thorough investigation, 80 that II he innocent
these things could lie cleared up. Rockwell talked %
though he did not like TO do that
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IJNFRIENDLY TO THE UNION SOLDIER.
-. Ill, l. ~ IL !. Dill II, TILE rpIpIrNEI

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Democrats In
the House. who have been posing for years as the
friends and champions OF the Mexican veterans ana
the bill to give them pensions have changed front ana
majority OF them now exhibit the btterest hostility 10
that measure The for this is not obscure Inc
senate amendments the bill recognize the fact that
consideration account OF service alone IS 10 DO gwen
To the men who served in the war against Mexico the
men who served the Union armies during the Reoeoh
ought TO be entitled to Ike consideration The enemies
of the Union soldier in the House TO-DAY
aided by few other Representatives, rallied IN suhcleh
force TO defeat by libustering the cOhsded
fon of a proposition submitted by Mr. Reed 80 10 ahehu
the rules as TO carry the into Committee or te
Whole for the consideration OF the Senate amendnehts
"a soon as the remainder of the bill shall have Deen ais
posed OF. -, - .aoo.od +hara Ga u,tle
prospect that the bill Will pass this Congress As the
rules now stand BILL with certain OF the amendments
will 90 10 the OF the calendar In order 10 reach IL lhe
Committee the Whole must lay aside one Dy one every
biI thai precedes it, This would be tedious process
even II no oppositon should he shown and with strong
minority TO throw distractions in the way at every point
80 nrnaiy xouid he inpraoticabe Mr.. Townshend, Of
Illinois however, declares that he will try it.
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THE OKLAHOMA LAND QUESTION.


to authorize the Secretary of the Interior TO ascertain
upon what terms the Creek and seminole Indians would
surrender their remaining interests In the Oklahoma
lands was amended by its author to-day so as TO Include
the Cherokee Nation the inquiry sharp discussion
arose the Dill.
MIR. Sherman thought so important matter shouh
go to the Committee ON Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Plumb offered substitute for Mr.. Vests resou-
ton requesting the President to enter. as speedily rs
possible into negotiaton with such tribes as may be IN
OF more lands than enough TO give each head
of family go with view to using such surplus
lands for actual settlers only.
Mr. Conger opposed all resolutions on the subject II
was he thought bodfaced scheme for robbing the In
dams Of the lands the American people had apart
for them lie denounced the whole system OF deprvng
the Indians Of their lands whether to accommodate The
Oklahoma boomers" or the pleur9pneumonia cattle
Of Texas
Messrs ingalls, and Plumb took part in the discussion
Mr. Vest replying Mr Conger said that the delegate
OF the Creek Nation in Washington had this morning
written 70 Mr. Vest thanking him for what he mad said
IN the Yesterday on the subject and the repre-
senatves Of the Creeks and SeminOes had filed III the
Department papers requesting the action sng
gesed by him After further debate the two resolutions
were referred 10 the Committee on indian Affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-24
THE IMPROVEMENT OF GALVESTON HARBOR
Try TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSB.i

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The House Commit
tee on Rivers and spent the entire day discuss
ing the Galveston Harbor project but did not decide as
to whether IL shall be feature vi VIC
River and Harbor bill. Tho propositions suomit''u
nv CAPTAIN Eads have been amended i'll several parucu
lars by the committee and of its members tonight
said that the provisions may assume such form Gap
tain Eads will not agree TO enter into the prospOSeu con-
tract 1t is estimated that the improvement OF caves
ton harbor according the scheme which the committee
ia urged to adopt will cost nearly SS'Ooo'ooo'
That um exceeds by about S5000OOO the total expehd
itures on the harbOr of NewYork IRON the first appro
priation thrtythree years ago down to the present
time it is more than four times as great as the toa
sum expended HarbOr, six times as great as
the total amount expended for the improve
ment OF Chicago Harbor, nearly eight times
as great as the total appropriated
for Baltimore harbor, and IL exceeds by more than
So the amount paid to Captain Eads TOT Je'y
improyement> at the mouth of the Mississippi ~ -
Some members OF the River and HarD0r COinnlee are
confident that the plan will be adopted, while oIheis
express contrary opinion III laVorapy
reported by the committee. the po'iS1O1n
will encounter stubborn opposition in the House Tue
report of the withdrawal Of the Morgan Line OF
from the York and Galveston trade Is regarded 10y
many members of the House as an evidence mat the
commercial importance Of Galveston not great enouh
ustfy so large an expenditure as the execution OF TIE
DrOposed plan would involve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-24
HAZING ATANNAPOLIS.

Secretary Chandler, in his recent report to
House OF Representatives In regard To the uea'n Vi
Cadet strang at Annapolis speaks OF +. W. Moeiler'
whose son was dismissed from the Naval Academy asa
"malicous conspirator" aud procuring by decep-
ton the utterance charges against public officials ana
instituuops" Mr. Moeller has written sharp reply
to the secretary Navy He charges the Secretary
with suppressing the part OF his letter OF Octoher 20
1854 In which the or his attacks on the manage
mept of the Naval Academy and the superntendehtis
contained He also charges that his son was unJusty
dismissed and quotes from Chief Justice McAuam, OF
the CITY Court OF York, TO sustain his position MI
Moeer continues: When you say In your report 10 the
House OF that thirteen cadets nave peen
dismissed for hazng during the past two years you ad
init that thirteen cadets have been mareated by hazers
This shows plainly that utter disregard Is shown 10 te
yaisars Of ne newcomers To accomplish 80 desira-
bic an end as OF hazng and the protec
ton of the cadets will be necessary to adopt very dif
fcront tactics from those Of Captain Ramsay"
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SYRACUSE.
KILLED BY FALL-SOCIAL-WEDD
CONVENTION-APPOI
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l


CONGRATULATIONS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl'
SYRACUSE, Jan. 23.-SimOn Dalpin, who
was killed by falling OF fourh-story window OF
hotel at Charleston, s. C., yesterday morning. was until
last spring freight agent OF the West Shore road In THIS
city. He resigned his position to act as bookkeeper Tor
Bangs Gaynor of Fayetteville, who have large Govern
ment contracts In the South.
A reunion of crlcketers will take place on Monday
February 8, at c. H. Mard's IN this city. This VIII
probably be the largest gathering of past aud present
crcketers held Syracuse. In addition TO all Oh
the local players invitations have been sent to Oswego
Oswego Falls Utica Zion and Rochester In all OF which
clubs expected be organized for the coming
Before the Chautauqua Literary aud Scientific Crcleat
the City Hall night Rev. s. r. Cathrop gave an
interesting talk the works OF Herodotus. He gave
short sketches OF the great authors early history and
discussed, at length many OF his principal works. lie
also showed many Of the theories Of Herodotus have
been proven true by the results Of modern research
The local and State Committee appointed to arrange
for State Volunteer Firemens Convention to be held IN
this city August assembled at the City Hall on Tuesday
afternoon consider plans for the success OF the next
annual meeting. sixty-one fire companies will join III
the procession.
Mrs +. d. Dickinson gave o'clock tea at the Globe
on Tuesday which largely attended by her irehas
Miss Parmener OF Troy assisted Mrs Dickinson in re-
ceivng her guests.
On Wednesday evening Miss Jennie Hawley daughter
OF General IIawley. AMI duncan Worth Peck we're mar
ried at st. Jamess Church.
The sixteenth annual convention OF the Northwestern
Bee-keepers' Association opened ut city Ha Yesterday
AFTERNOON with nearly 100 members In attendance.
o The Gn S5nGr4 ~ dG DsT Of
20 act the staff officer for the state OF New on
General sberdans staff on the occasion OF the dedlca-
ton OF Washngton's monument, meets with the APP
Droyal people OF Central Newly Ihry DeleVe
that Major Davis will On that occasion, bear proudly
and wofthily the escutchcon OF the Imperial state
BY the spreading OF the rails on the Syracuse ontario
and NewYOrk Railroad. at East Syracuse trah Oh I've
cars was thrown do emDankment AbOut MY
nersons were shaken up. and was thrown
through "A window. A few received sl/nt cuts anu
bruises but none VI them was seriously i<'lred
The womans Relief Corps Of Root Post g. A. X, held
their regular semmonthly meeting yesterday AFTERNOON
The state OF the Relief Corps Will De heu AZ
Utica ON February and ,, the days designated by the
Grand Army for the holding of their convention.
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MR.. DRAPER'S APPOINTMENT.
IRy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUSE.I


WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The President to-
day nominated s. Draper TO be one OF the Judges OF
the Court of Commissioners Of Alabama Claims.
This appointment was foreshsdowed in THE TRIBUNE
more than six weeks ago Mr. Draper. who is the chair
man of the Executive Committee OF the Republican state
Committee of Newly or promised the place at the
time when the Presidents friends still hoped that their
candidate would secure the nomination iOr the senator
ship. 49,. A. ,,.o.,.. .ho,,ia ~.
contened with so unsatisfactory pace-unsatisactory
in view of the fact that the Court expires by limitation
on December 81 1885. The bill TO extend It's lifetime Tor
wear was PASSED az the last session Of Congress
with great difficulty Southern Democrats never cared
to open hostility To the measure ana u Is
nj their command defeat further sion OF
time Most OF the claims are held In Hew-England.