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The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
Our Neutrality in Danger.

Il is sail that Mr.. John Roach is
anxious that his new war vessels.
the Chicago, the Coston, and Allan
ia and the Dolphin, should not be
accepted by the Government. for the
reason that he wants to sell them to
the Russians after paying back the
money already advanced to him by
the Government during their con-
struction.
To permit the Russians to take
possession of Mr.. Roach's ships, to
place crews on board of them andto
attempt to tow them across the At
lantic would be a gross violation Of
neutrality. The loss of those four
ship loads of Russian sailors would
be Of immense service to England,
and it would Justify Russia in treat
ing US as allies to the English.
OF course the fact hat the four
alleged mcn-of-war were sold to the
Russians purely as a means Of aid
ing England would be carefully dis
suised by Mr.. Roach. but it would
lie a transparent mockery to assure
the Russians that the vessels could
be Of any benefit to them. What
earthly use could the Russian Gov
eminent make Of steamers that even
when their machinery does not break
down: that have nc guns worth men
tioning. aud that are more or less un-
scawothy? When the attempt tC
tow them to Russian port in order
to rebuild them and equip them with
new machinery, results either in the
laundering Of the vessels or then
capture lv some slow British crui-
scr. the Russian Government will be
sure to claim that Mr.. Roach is an
English agent and that he has been
heavily br:hed by the English Cobb.
net to sci! his vessels to Russia. Il
will be useless for us, in the face OF
so muchc:rcumstantial evidence. tC
maintain that ourtreaty obligation:
have not been violated.
Russia has always been friendly t.
Us, and it would be dishonor"ble fo.
Us to repay this friendship with un
]provoken injury. What has sh'
done that il the houro of hea distres;
We should infict upon her four o
Mr.. Roach's understandable
York Times.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
Extra Edition.

On next week one of the editors
Will make a canvassing tour along
the Southern extension of the C. f.
\ Y. '. Railroad. Five hundred ex-
ira copies will be printed and circu-
lated along the road to Bcnnetsville.
1T u merchants desire to reach the
South Carolina and Robson folks,
now is their opportunity. Our adj
vertising rates are moderate and YOU
can then reach more people for less
money than through any other
channel,
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

Tho ,onlmunitv was stItri@u Ic>tCi-
day by the announcement o 1 alothe'
attempt to commit suislde, which 1t Is
understood is likely to prove Il success
fu) one. Mr.. George \. Poppe Is "''er-
nan resident O. tniS city. aged o
+, years and unmarried. He mas been
engaged for aolnc time past III uiiNihS
a beer wagon. He has been occupying
4 room owe the Carolina House, south
east cornor of Second and Princess
streets. kept by Mr.. II. Hintze. Jester
dav. about II o'clock, be drove by the
saloon. but shortly returned on loot,
having left the wagon in the care or
the boy who accompanied MIN. lie
asked the proprietor for a piece OF pa
per. and it was given him, when he
started up stairs, saying he would AXE
a little nap. The singularity OF his ac-
| ton attracted Mr.. HintZe's atteuslon.
| and he finally said to his clerk, Mr.. Ii.
| Koch. wonder if Poppe is up to some
such scheme as that Of his friend, Nc
Column ?" Mr.. Koch Immediately went
up stairs and found Poppe's door fast
ened. There WAS a low partition be-
tvp,. he room OF lrr. Pop and the
one occupied 10y Mr.. hocl. The latter
got on a chair and looked over. when
II = Poppe PROSTATE on the f1oor by
the side of a lounge, leaning on his Ell
bow with his head slightly raised and
- l--l x,I;Jn ,y,nnn fhn
lounge were six two-Ounce bottles bear
ing the inscription "Lna&danu1n.' He
toTed "Sppe, have toh t~~hT"T~
sony He replied that he had. Mr..
Koch then hurriedly forced the door
open, raised Mr.. Pope to his feet. got
him down the stairs and exercised him
Us best he could for some time, when
the sufferer finally gave out and begged
to be allowed to sit down. r. koon
then mixed some muster! AMI wat"r
int gave it to him, but lilac. "itr>t,
and he soon afterwards became speech
less and unconscious. in which condit-
ion he was still lying Ut n 1T hour
last evening.
vs. SOON DIS pOSSIDit dlttI tli' ul'tof-
ery OF the WOrld-be-suicide messengers
were dispatched for physicians, ana IL
nally nrs. Pigford and Storm respond
ed. and did everything they could TO re-
store the man to consciousness.
On the lounge near where Mr.. Pope
was lying were fovnd a receipt book, an
account book, a letter from his old
home in Hamburg, dated October. 1878;
a withdrawal card from the Order of
Knights of Pythias; a motto, inscrib-
ed "G0tt sci init dir God be with
YOU: a badge of the Howard ASsocia-
ton Of Memphis; and the paper OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Hintze, upon which
he had written the words:
MT. w. Nehls,
'Ilamburg.
MY ring must be gived to Mr.. G..
Baumann."
On his bed, OlsO, were found clean I'M
dergarments, which he had taken out
of his trunk, as IS supposed to be used
in his interment.
Mr.. Pope went to Memphis during
J the yellow fever epidemic of 1873 in
company with Messrs. Baumann -
McCollhm, as stated by us. He~has
sisters living at Hamburg.
P.S.-Mr. Pope died about 10 O'Clock
; last night.-WU. star.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
CORRESPONDENCE
FOR TIE SUN.
-, SAMPSON County,
April 81. 1885.

SAMPSON COUNTY,
April 81, 1885.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-I hope your
correspondent ("Wall Flower" will
pardor he for calling attention to a
few corrections we would like made
in the letter from Clinton of the
10TH.
Rev. Mr.. kimball, instead of Ken
dali, and j. FL. Fowler, instead of
Fouler, and the Sunday School con-
vention meets at McGhee church
instead Of at Mr.. Lees. wal
Flower" fails to mention what fine
pond for fishing Mr.. Z. T. T. has.
We hope he will honor us with his
presence at a big fish we are to have
at the pond some time this spring
when he can give some neus
and probably know more Of San1p-
son by then.
SHADE TREE.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
Fools.

The party of American ladies who
go abroad to attend the beauty con
lest OF all nations will be In New
Haven Monday next. They will be
known by the numbers of States.
The party as made up Will consist Of
six ladies from New York and
Brooklyn, two from Philadelphia,
two from kalamazoo. Mich, three
from Chicago, one from Dubuque,
iowa, one from GAINESVILLE. one from
Bangor, Me, and four from Con-
nectlcut.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

There is in Boston what may be
termed the mind-cure epidemic. 1t
has come up within the last few
years, has taken extensive hold of
the popular mind, and is being Wig
orously taught and practiced as a
science. Larg numbers of mel and
women who have learned the
"science' IRE healing diseased peo-
pie, as they claim. They have Off
ces, and go to patients as do other
physicians. The thing is fashiona-
bic too.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

There are many points III the ear
" history Of North Carolina that are
invo.ved IN obscuritv, among them
the dctaiG< Of the first settlement on
tie Cape Fear. Without inquiring
how the error arose, II would seem
that Chalmers fell into an error con-
corning that settlement. which has
been continued on his authority ever
since. Some manuscript papers
which Col. Saunders, our excellent
Secretary Of State, has permitted us
10 soc give quite IA different account
Of that settlement. from them we
learn that the colony at Charles
town, cn the Chlrles river, as the
Cape Fear was then called, fell into
great distacss iii the year 1866, and
III the fail Of 1861 had entirely dis
appeard. some OF the colonists going
to BostA.< and tothers to Virginia,
and perhaps some to the Albemarle
country. Ii this lie SO. and if theae
as no subsequent settlement there,
the accepted version that the dlant-
ers in the Cape Fear moved south
ward in 1911 to join others or the
sand hills Of the Ashley river for
better 'tillage and pasturage,'" is
inSorrcct. It would seem that for
four years previous to this alleged
rcmnval.-Fnlrjgh Observer.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

The crop of corn in 1881 for the
two Car clinas, Georgia and Florida
was 52,2OO,0OO bushels, grown on
100000 acres. The average yield
was 8.3 bushels. North Cardinals
average was III; South Cardinals
81; Georgia's 8.3 and Florida's 8.S.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
The Egyptian War.

DoNGoLIA, April 21.-It is re-
ported here that the rival Mahdis
have met in bastle, and that the
original Mahdi was defeated; losing
two governors. Ell Obeid, it is also re-
~seaaxhas been ~plundered and burnt.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
Monny T-auld Alt2 rs M-n WaUr
Amangst TEN.

AmangsG EN-.
Near Skye, in Richmond county
\. c., named for the Isle Of Skyle
whence many of the Scotch immi-
grants of a century or more ago
came to n. c.. the Presby terians last
week met III their sprlrg council.
Of the proceedings of the P~resbyte-
ries, and Conferences. and Conven-
tions, we as a rule make little note,
because their proceedings are of in
terest chiefly to ecclesiastical readers
who can find record Of such events
in their church papers. A friend at
Fayetteville Presbytery, however
struck with the. note Of Scotch
names we published some time since
as III attendance on similar meet
ing gives Us the following list OF
those present. There were Blacks,
Blues, Buies, Shaws, Gillises, Cur
ries, Fairleys, Fergusons, Pattersons,
Martins, Evanses, Johnsons. Halls.
Smiths, and Stuarts: and then there
were McLeans, McLeods. McKays,
McAllisters, McCallums, McQueens,
McBrvdes, McPhersons, Mclntos-
hes, McIntvr4@, Mcf!Iyary~, NJ
Mars, McNeiIls, McRaeS, MuLa1i-
rims, McCuskills, McKinnons, Ne
Lauchlins, McGirts, McInni1s, Ne
Eacherns, McGeachys, lIcArthuls,
McDonalds, McDougalds, and 9th
ers Of the personnel of this Presby-
terrain Scotch body. The following
may be interesting to Il reader.
H. first na@ae on the roll Of minis
fets is the ff1v. Hector Mclean, OF
Melrose, Robson Co., n. C. He is
Familiarity known as "Father Nc
Lean man venerable for years,
influence and character. about eigh-
tv years of age. erect. tall, more than
six feet high, clean shayen, with a
heavy shock Of SNOW white hair,
with old fashioned collar and whit
neck-cloth, and elegant old fashion,
ed manners, this venerable minister
is a noticeable man iii any assembly
and worthy Of the profound esteem
in which he is held.
Hardly less noticeable Is the Rev.
Eyander McNair d. D., whose long
gray beard reminds one Of Aaron, d
man also more than six feet tall,
still erect. courteous and active in
church councils. though resting un-
der the weight of 0 than seven
ty years.
older ~c}erov i file Rev. DIR. Nei]l
McKav. long our Influential trustee
Of the University Of North Carolina.
whose devotion to Scottish traditions
is we'll known.
Rev lanes p Mcpherson has
been for more tnan thirty wears the
.Statqd Clerk" or ]recordinr secreta-
=, of This hodv
Pov An1rew Mc7JiIJan i also .
oaar,hla m;ntor m;tL wL;+a hal,
aod haar1 Thesa hava al nrobahlI
atta;nad thrao scora an1 ton thonoi
sill in active Service. Tbev ar,
, cbaractar;stic Scotch ministers IN an.
. nnaranco .nd ;nG,a,na
T'hnno u .I.n tn,a hro+bors NJ.
+ n,ann :, y ,94 of j;fa an5 n1a.
f.Inas, IF rnta+nts CO
siry feet s;x inches tan and inhunnc,
, TEnwiso charac1nristicalIv Scotch
, Raw n. H;II If Tova4tavilla
mhala a,l.;4 nL;l;+n onJ aIon,o,o,
, W. n.y. NH o~n fbranabort A.
c. il : ~
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

ANY DRUGGIST WILL TELL
You what he knows about the merit OF
>hriner's Indian Vermifuge, the popu-
lar remedy.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29
Var And Wheat.

Tha>pHospects for al average crop
Of wif3er wheat + not good. The
Depart ment of Agriculture furnish
es retxrns that point to Il loss. of
40.OO10 700 bushels on accounted a
r6dNci 81 III tee acreage, and TO a
furth loss of 6O.O0O,o 600 bushels
on cunt Of damage resulting
from I'd unusually severe winter.
Some Of the growing crop has been
killed and much more reduced to a
condition of low vitality. A favor
able season hereafter may alter the
outlook tosome extent. but altOgeth-
er the chances are that the crop will
be considerably below the average.
We will send across the water
this year about 150,OOO,OO0 bushels.
Russia stands next in the list of
wheat exporting countries her annu-
al contribution to the food supply Of
western Europe ranging from 30.
OOO,O to 100, coo bushels Ia
dia is third in the list. 1t is Of
course too early to say that either
Russia or India will be completely
isolated. Russian wheat will in any
event be carried by rail to Germany
Austria and Hungary. and the ports
of India will of course remain open.
Bus no Russian wheat will be car
ried to England and very little il
any 10 France. and the crop OF III
dia will be needed at home in case
Of a stubborn and heavy war. Both
England and France will therefore
look to this country for any defici-
ences in their supplies Of wheat:
and now if we have less than an a.
verage crop as now seems probable,
the price of wheat next December
may be double the present price.
We don't say this to induce Specu-
%lation, but to induce those Of our
readers who have land that will pro-
duce corn and other food crops to
consider the situation and act on
their Judgment. Cotton will bring
a low price if Europe is disturbed
by a great war, while all meats and
breadstuffs will be in active demand
ard at good prices. The farmers
Of the South should take the full
est possible advantage OF the situa-
tion.-4HG7i0 Constitution.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

Gen. Grants favorable symptoms
will cause the entire country to join
in a laugh at the expense of the doc
tors. Members Of the Grant fami-
ly, it is said, told their visiting
friends all the time that the General
did not have a cancer; that he never
made any arrangements for death.
All this is rough On the dottors, but
it is quite possible that they have
been misrepresented. They could
not be expected to publish cards
every day denying all sorts Of re-
ports. 1t is reasonable to suppose
that they have had a very difficult
case to deal with, and if their patient
gets well they will deserve credit for
what they have done to help his re-
cOvery.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

Senator Gray, of Delaware, Mr..
Bavard's successor, is nearly six
feet tall, with black hair and a mus
tache and a ball spot on the top Of
his head.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

Subscribe to The Sun, S1.6O a
year.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

"See here. your clerk has made a
mistake in putting up this preScrip-
ton. He has substituted arsenic for
ca1omel. Ive-a good mind to report
him to the public authorities Il
wouldn't do that" protested the
druggist: "don't say anything about
the matter. and If he makes such a
mistake again | will reduce his wa
ges."-Ncu YORK; World.
The above reminds rs Of what
happened to a lawyer of our ac-
quaintance in an adjoining county.
The lawyer was diligently defend
ing his client. and brilliantly pre-
se0ting his case. and with SO much
force as TO ange' the '0ther side"
who were numerous and of a desper-
ate kind. The case was tried before
a J. p, who held his court "in the
woods.
Finally, one Of the adverse part
les who could not stand the lawyers
castigation any longer, drew his PTS
tol and with a terrible oath, was
about to put an end to the earthly
existence Of the lawyer, who appeal
ed to the court for protection. The
conrt solemnly warned Mr.. Smith
thebelligerent party to let lawyer Me
l.. alone, and especially notified him
that if he PERSISTED and shot the law
yer he would be promptly fined one
dollar!
Lawyer Mel. being somewhat dis
gusted, took up his book and brief,
and left those parts, without ceremo-
ny.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

According to the St. James GA
zette the bar at this moment is the
most o~vercrowded profession in En-
gland. The law list Of 1884 COM
prises 242 pages Of counsel entitled
to practice at the English bar, and
each page contains on an average
rather more than thirty names thus
Yielding a grand total of about =,
900 practitioners for England and
those British possessions where En-
glish counsel have a right Of audi
nee. This total does not include
members of the Scotch or Irish bars.
The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1885-04-29

A horrible tragedy is reported
from Paris, A wealthy lady, wife
of an extensive manufacturer, was
found murdered and mutiIated in
her bedroom. Her husband was Il
way from home, having for a wear
been conducting the business of ii
cotton dyeing factory at Pondcher-
~. India, in which he employs 5000
hands. The lady lived in retire
ment with a household comprised of
only one female and one male ser
want. When the maid went to a.
wake her mistress in the morning
she found>the lady's remains lying
on the floor. The head was COM
pletely severed from the body and
the victim han also been stabbed.
There were evidences that a desper-
ate struggle had taken place. The
male servant who is believed to have
been the murderer, had fed when
the alarm "a glven.-ChuJtOitp
Home DeH0tiut.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-10
War F0reShad0Wed.

LONDON, January 5.-The Times this
morning is really thunderous in an article
on the Egyptian muddle, and recommends
that Gladstone and his Cabinet resign at
once. 1t adds that they ste much similar
to that Government which likewise allowed
things to drift until England was involved
in the Crimean war. The Times is fright
ened at the orders to prepare the Channel
fleet for sea. The orders to the Chan
mel fleet to sail tomorrow . are
the sensation of the day. The
Government officials seem disposed to make
little of the affair, but the general belief Is
that some important move is to be made.
Most of the crews are away on furlough,
but have been summoned by placards and
by telegraphic orders to be aboard ship on
Monday. The destination of the squadron
is as yet unknown. The warship Infex-
ible, which has been absent from England
ever since the bombardment- of Alex
andria, Is expected to reach Ports
mouth Wednesday. Orders have been
given to effect such repairs as are most i'm
peratively needed and then return at once
to the Mediterranean. Numerous officers,
thinking from orders sent to Portsmouth,
that the Government intended to take se-
rious steps, visited the Admiralty to-day
a.1,S rendered their services. They were in
formed thai sEe summoning of officers and
Sailors ON furlough TO their ships was mere
ly routine step.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-10
Panic Stricken Spain.

MADRID, January Additional shocks
of earthquake have occurred in various
ksartt of the Southern Pr]vinces. Aihama
Is terribly afflicted by the earthquake and
presents an awfully impressive spectacle
The upper portion of the town Is built
upon a hill, and fell on the low
er portion in the valley. The
bodies of over three hundred victims
are already recovered. Ten thou
sand head of cattle were killed. All public
buildings were demolished. Seven thou
sand persons camped in the fields hold re-
ligious service in the open air. Engineers
report that the remaining houses at AL
bunuelos are in a dangerous condition, and
It will be necessary to blow them up to in
sure public safety. During the earth
quakes the silence was broken by
showers of stones. Despite the risk,
hundreds Of persons remain among the
ruins searching for property. Parents are
weeping over places where their children
are buried, imploring soldiers to dig for
and recover the bodies. A number of the
injured are lying on straw, and many of
them are delirious. The Governor has
been on tour of inspection through the
ruined districts and has distributed relief
to the sufferers.
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-10
xLvlll. CONGRESS.
Second Session.

WASHINGTON, January 5. - SENATE. - The
Chair laid before the Senate the credentials
of Hon. Justine 5. Morrill,, reelected senator
from Vermont Also the report of the Secre
tary of War relating to the Portage Lake and
Lake Superior ship canal, showing the inter
est of the State of Michigan therein; Among
the petitions presented was one by Mr.. Sher-
man, from the Society Friends, lpraying that
a provision be made in the pending Spanish
Treaty for the settlement, by arbitration, or
any difference that may arise between Spain
and the United States. Referred. Bills were
introduced and referred by Mr.. Beck-To Gre
ate Revenue ulnmsslon
HoUsE.-Mr. smith, of Pennsylvania, pres
ented the certificate of election OF John A.
Swope to ill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of w. A, Duncan, of the Nineteenth
District of Pcnnsy lvania, and Swope TOOK
the oath of Office Bills were introduced TO
appropriate 81. 10000 for public buildings at
New Orleans; the use of the Bartholdl statue
for lighthouse; to appropriate S5,UO0,Vo
for the erection of public buildings IN such
cities as may be thought advisable Dy a com,
mission, to consist of the secretaries OF
Treasury, Interior, Postmaster General and
Attorney General; to grant copyrights to
citizens of foreign countries; 10 proYlde 1er
the creation of River and HarDor Depart
ment There was test vote on the Lowell
bankruptcy bill, on motion TO FIX day fol-
its consideration. The motion was lost, the
vote tlS6 to 76l being six less than the neces
sery two-thirds. The bill to abolish the IN
ternal revenue tax on tobacco, cigars, snuf
cigarettes and cheroots; the special tax OF
dealers in tobacco and the lay on liquors dis
titled wholly from fruit, failed of passage
WASHINGTON, January 6.-SENATE.-A bill
was introduced to establish an intern itiona
copyright. Discussion of the Oregon LanC
Forfeiture bill was continued.
HoUsE.-The House considered the bill ap
propriating $59,s76,OO for pensions, whioi
was passed,
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-01-10
OFFICIAL FIGURES.
interesting Facts to Those Who Are Inter-
ested in Political Matters.

COLUMBUS, o., January 4-Hon. George
L. Converse, Member Of Congress from
this District, has received from the Libra
ran OF Congress the official vote for all the
states at the late Presidential election, be-
ing the aggregate vote received in each
State by the highest Elector, and the foot
ings for the whole United States are given.
The footings show that the total vote
cast was 10,O40,S6S, Cleveland
receiving 4,9lO,975; Blaine, 4,s45,O22; iSt.
John, 151, ,443; Butler, 133, ,42s. Cleveland's
plurality over Blaine Is 65 5,953 The division
of the States into Republican and Demo-
cratic discloses some Interesting facts to
those who are interested in political mat
ters. The Northern Democratic vote
was 3,104,S32; the Southern Demo-
cratic vote was 1,716,l43 The total
was e,599, ,3S1; the total Republican vote in
Democratic States was 2,246001. The st.
John vote in Republican States was 99,0S2;
In Democratic States, 52,369. The Butler
votein Republican States was 93,127: in
Democratic States 40,3O1. The Democratic
vote in Democratic States was 2,719,099;
Democratic vote in Republican States was
2,l9l az. The Northern Republican vote
was $780, ,056. t