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Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-07
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About two hundred United States troops are en- eamped on the west end of Fishers Island, where they have three hundred acres of land for camp ground. The troops are Batteries A, B, I and M of the Fifth artillery and Company of the Eleventh infantry. They were transported from New York to the island by the United States ships Galena and Ossipee Ten days will be required to put the camp grounds in order and to construct rifle ranges prac- ace at the latter being the purpose for which the troops were sent out. The detachment now on the island will remain until August 1, when other bat teries will come to the island and the batteries now there will return to their regular post After land ing the troops the Galena came up to New London harbor and at the Osspee followed her in both vessels awaiting orders here now.-Norwich BuIle- tin.
 PROGRESS AT THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
 The Storrs agricultural school trustees and the committee of the experiment. station held meet ing at Hartford this week to discuss the affairs of the institution, and especially of the station The first bulletin has been Issued under the auspices of the director, w. o. Atwater, and the other members of the board. Cooperative field experiments on the effect of fertilizers and the production of crops have been begun by farmers in all counties in the State under the direction of the station. The sources of nitrogen in plants have been studied by experiments on vegetation in pots and boxes. The value of grasses and other plants to be cultivated in the State will be tested in botanic garden and tests of fruits will be conducted according to she plan adopted by the State board of esrtctures and the StoKrs school farm will he the station for Holland county. The farm and farm appliances and the labor of the students oe tho St0rEs echeol
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-07

The house on West Main street, Milford, occupied by Patrick McCarrol and owned by Mr. William Piatt, was burned to the ground Wednesday morn ing. The fire was started by crackers thrown upon the roof. Deacon John Beniamin's house narrowly escaped burning from the same cause.
 A CATHOLIC PRIEST SERIOUSLY ILL. Rev Father Crowley. well known in New Haven, is very seriously i'll with abSceSs in Collinsye Conn, where he has charge of the Catholic parish. The bishop has directed Rev Dr. Fleming. former ly pastor of St Francis church, Fair Haven, to take charge of the CoIlinsyills church during the pastors illness
 THE HARTFORD RED MEN
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-07
pR. NICHOLS DECLINES,

Holt & Synyer sockinet manufacturers. have signed. This was caused by the failure of the |. Smith Rubber company, who were indebted to the to the amount of $l2. coo.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23
Capital for n Cotton Factory.

The following, received by the
Star yesterday in a letter from a res
ident of manufacturing town in
Rhode Island explains itself:
A well known successful manager
of some of the best cotton mills in
New England, with twenty-five
years experience, full of energy and
the push that makes success sure.
offers to invest ten thousand dollars,
get up stock company with a capi>
tai of 100000 to $S0O,OO0, build a
large cotton mill of from 500 to 500
looms. complete, and have it In sue
cessful operation in three wears
from the start, in the first city or
town in North Carolina, with proper
facilities, that will appropriate IS =
800 per year and expenses-perhaps
in all 81 4O0-tu pay his salary for
time devoted to the matter. SAID
money TO be paid back from the first
earnings of the mill; and he will
move his family Immediately and
make his home In said city or town,
and manage the mill after being put
in operation. He has no time to an
swer idle questions, but is open to
correspond only with the proper Off
GERS appointed to take charge of the
money so appropriated, who will be
given his name and address by ap-
plying at the office of this paper
Viii. Stur.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Communicated.
A Trust Company organized by
capitalists for the purpose of cOn-
trolling the price OF cotton seed oil
and the disposition of cotton seed
as well, is now in full operation
thrOu 5hOut the Unitei States. All
the cotton seed oil companies in the
South have sold out to this syndl>
cate and they control the price of
the seed and the oil made from the
seed. We are told the proposition
was made by this trust company
to the oil mills in the South to bur
them cut or rather to put the mills
In as capital stock in the Trust
Company, and were informed at the
same time, that if they did not &C
cept the proposition, the price of
seed would be put up to about doub
lie or treble their value tor making
oil. Under this threat, and to pre-
vent the destruction of the capital
invested, most, if not all, of the
small firms throughout the country
sold out or put their
machinery in the Trust Company
as stock, reserving the right only to
manage the mills under the general
supervision of the Trust Compa>
ny. This maneuver killed out all
competition in the price of cotton
products of the mills. In other
words, the price we get for our seed,
the prices we pay 70: oil, cotton seed
meal and the fertilizers made of this
meal, are fixed bv this Trust
Company. The laws Of the country
ought to prevent such combinations
The people ought to be shielded and
saved from such ShylOcks. But that
seems next to Impossible. Every
Legislature and Congress are con-
trolled by these trust companies aud
moneyed combinations. So where Is
the remedy? 10 whom shall the
people look for relief ftom these
combinationsP To themselves and
to thems elves alone. Let the peu-
pie in every community organize
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23
SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE:
A CORRECTION.

Mr.. EDITOR Your type setter
OF proof-reader in your last issue
made me say many things l never
said and never intended 90 Say.
For instance never SAID mot
more than three men in the rank and
file of the party were in favor Of th'
Blair bill". | SAID not more than three
out of every ten. never sail that
il the Federal government had the
right to give the money back to the
States it had the right to folio"
this money into the States and CON
troll 1t, but | said exactly the reverse.
Nor die l say that the States were
unlimited sovereigns, the sovereignty
of both STATE and National govern
ment. Both are sovereign and SUI
preme in their proper spheres, Meth
er is sovereign when out of its legit>
innate latitude and longitude.
A part # the sense and meaning
of each article was entirely changed
by misprint and leaving out words :;
and in one or two instances whole
sentences. ! know this would not
have happened if you had not been
In bed sick. Please send proof sheet
to me. if | should write anv for your
paper. as it is said no man can read
my writing,and that | can not read it
after it gets cold.
And this | admit, but can always
remember my principles, and can
read them without being in writing.
w. II, KITCHIN
the above explains iteelf and
takes the place of the apology We
should otherwise have made. ED.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Chicago schemers are trying to
purchase and remove from Rich
mOnd to Chicago the famous Libby
Prison. They say that it will cost
$500, 900. The schemers pretend
that II is simply business specula>
ton for all there is in it, and that
there is to be no waving the bloody
shirt in the matter.
1t will be quite a late day before
they will be able to make many peo-
pie of Richmond and the South gen.
orally, believe their innocence in this
thing. Many believe that it is a
scheme to stir up sectional strife
and to make capital for the next
campaign. We hardly think with
the present opposition, the people of
Richmond will allow Libby Prison to
be sold.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

make the strong fght that ought to
be made. This wear must Of neces'
sitv he an eventrul one. The de
mands Of the times call for all the
Dower and ability that we shall be
able to muster this year
The Republican party Will make d
desperate effort to regain the ground
they lost in the last campaign, But
we must see to it that they do rot
do it. Nothing short IF hard and
persistent efforts and continu ii
watchruIness will lead us again TO
victory.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Dear Mr.. Editor Il am pleased
to see that the good county Of Edge
combe is disposed to reward Dem
ocrat of good standing and long
service.
Reference is made to the sugges-
ton that Henry G. Bourne is the
choice of that county for auditor.
Having known what service he has
given his party cordially endorse
him for that position.
Mr.. Bourne is cotton farmer, q
Jacksonian Democrat a GOOD speak
er-something rare among our farm.
ers, and sometimes lawyers and
prcaChers--and n&n of sound
sense.
He was the presiding Justice of
Edgecombe Inferior Court for sev>
eral years, and made a good Judge.
He was sheriff. and made a good one,
and he was Register of Deeds, and
made good one. He was the can
didate for Senator in 1875, and was
defeated--but it was no surprise, and
ever since he has been making ring
ing speeches in that county, in this
and in others for candidates and
for Democracy
What | wish to saw is, let II. c..
Bourne be the nominee for Auditor
and he will not be defeated,
A DEMOCRAT.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

against these trust companies This
Trust Company, where 1t failed 70
capture the cotton seed oil mills. or
get control OF them. * once pat
CT threatened to put cotton seed up
in price t. thirty cents per bushej, a
price 50 high that no cotton seed OIL
mill could pay and compete IN the
price Of oil in the mar:zc'4, So Il csc
Gotten seed oil mills we're driven in
sglf-dcfencc to join the c"mhina'i1~.
Now, tue men in the South VIZ,
make the cotton see3 can control
this matter Il they are 50 inchncd,by
ntganizing in each county, and es~
tablishlng an oil mill and using all
the seed raised IN each county Tor
the PURPOSE 81 extracting tie oil
from the seed and then returning
the cotton seed meal IN the share Of
guano to the very land that produced
the seed. This can he dore by each
farmer taking gay fifty OF one hun
dred dollars stock in company
of their own forming and selecting
to be paid in cotton seed by install
ments. A company Of this kind can
be organized in the town Of Scot
I land Neck by the farmers they can
elect their own off crs from their
own class aud control the company
in their own interest. 1t can be
/ gotten up so list no member will be
responsible for any more than the
! amount Of his stock.
And it can be so arranged as 10
let each farmer have the cotton seed
meal from his own seed to 90 back
! to his land each year and be can
draw his profits at the same time,
made On the Oil extracted from the
seed. All freights will be saved on
the seed and each farmer can buy
the guanO made from the cotton
seed meal at his own door for almost
half what it costs him now, and on
time Just as he nOw buys the dirt
fixed up in Baltimore, Richmond
and other places to stink, three
fourths Of which is net worth as q
fertilizer the freight on il to thi,
point. This plan would Insure q re
turn of the cotton seed meal to the
land that produced the seed and !
clear profit of ten or fifteen cents ir
addition Oh each busheI of seed
Why may not the farmer make this
The oil mills make 1t in theTrust CoIG
pany referred to. But we have sale
more than we have space now. We
shall have more to say III the future
on this subject and hope our people
will consider this matter and sce i
we can't turn over a new leaf, make
a new departure in the direction oil
prosperity and independence.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23
SPEksE a OF THE STATE
RHESS

1t is pretty we'll settled now that
many important changes will be
made by the present Congress as to
the Internal Revenue, but Congress
will not have done half it's duty IN,
less some material reduction Is made
as to the duty paid on imported
goods. The country demands and
the necessities of the people require
a considerable reduction Of the duty
on the common articles of daily con-
Observation-Disclosures Recorder.
We have not the least doubt that
other Senators made wry faces when
they swallowed the monstrous pill
compounded by tue New Hampshire
quack. 1t has become quite the style
for Legislatures, With very imperfect
information often, to 60 off half>
cooked and instruct the Congress
how 1t ought to vOte.--WllmlngtOn
Star.
An impartial history of the State
could not fail to impress upon the
minds of intelligent boys the ne
cessity of retaining the Democratic
party in power, and the natural re-
suit would be to produce crop of
Democratic vOters.-M Monroe Er-
press.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23
victory.

TIL. bill, which has been before
the Senate for the fourth time, pass
ed the Senate on Wednesday OF last
week by vote of3s to 20.
1t has passed the Senate once be-
fore with only 9 votes against It,
This time there were rs. it simply
shows that after the matter he's bten
studied and discussed by Senators,
it is much more unpopular than at
frst. The members of the Senate
understand it better now thar be-
fore, and so they are less favorable
to it. Some Of the Senators them,
SELVES said in voting for it that their
Judgment was against it, but that
hey were voting for it simply because
their constituents in the Legislatures
at home had so instructed them.
We shall not here attempt a re-
discussion of the merits of the bill ;
for theDEMoCKAThas repeatedly done
that. both by the former editor ana
by the present writer. We hold the
same views of the matter now that
we have held 81! the time. We do
not think that the House will pass
the hill We think that it Will find
its resting place in the House; but
should 1t pass the House, we think
the President Will veto it promptly,
and 80 It's advocates can rest from
their labors for the present.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

The democratic party will surely
win this Year. but it Will be onlv af>
ter hard fought and aggres sive cam
psign. The republicans will get
plenty Of money from the Radical
Protrctionists with which to main
tain the fisht. They are hopeful. and
are going to make desperate fight
for cess.'-Raleigh Cor in Will
son AdUance.
We fer that the truth of the
above will not be realized by some
of the Democratic leaders in time to
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23
THE DEMOCRAT
FOR
| 8 8 8

The DEMOCRAT Kill be as good
a Jopc7. for 1855 rs it possibly can. 1t 'otU
be faithful to its friends and generous 10
rs foes.
We ,cont correspondent from ererg pro-
nanent post ot5ce ~ Halildr county, Send
any ns'cs acm IN postal card or by ,c0y Of
communication. The editor IS not resp"nSi-
He far the ricirs Of correspondents. Ihis
paper ,ciW cndearor to be an IninciI{c wtat
II bears m name.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

The DEMOCRAT proposes TO home
advertisers to give some time during
the Spring months q special issue,
devoted to the history of each busi>
ness house advertising il these col
umns. We want the public to know
something about the business of our
Gown, and we want the business men
interested in giving the inform alton
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Chicago bids for the Democratic
National Convention. A large de-
legation of lawyers, hotel men, jour
nallsts, local politicians and others.
visited ashington last week in
great tarne ,tneS> for tn Convention.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

The BLAIR Bill passed the Senate
last week by vote of SO to %,
We shall hear more of it yet
Ransom and Vance voted for the
bIll
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

The first engine over the Oxford
& Clarksvilie rail road steamed into
Oxford on 10th.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Ex-Governor William ROher' of
Virginia, has recently died, near Alb
ington, Va.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Durham Tobacco PJunt: Black
wells Durham COOPERATIVE Tobac-
co Company since 1888, has produc-
ed more than 17,OOO,OOO pounds of
smoking tobacco, paid $1,5OO,O0O in,
ternal revenue tax and consumed
about 25,00O,OOO pounds of leaf to-
baCco.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Reidsyllle Democrat: The Oldest
Moravian settlement IN the South
was made Nov. l7th, 1853 at Old
Town, afterwards called Wacheua,
five miles north Of Winston, n. c.,
by emigrants from Peans, Ivania,
There is a stone church at this place
one hundred years old.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Clinton Caucasian: The manu-.
facture of cotton Is carried On much
more extensively IN this State than
is generally supposed. There are
"a cotton mills III North Carolina
with 250,854 spindjcs. This is 8
larger number of mills than any
other Southern state has. Georgia
comes next with 50 mills.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Wilmington Messenger, Feby,
Six soldiers of the Salvation Al
held a short open-air service
night at the corner of Front
Market streets. There were Il
men and three women Of them,
all, except one of the men, made
marks. What they said was mo.
of the nature Of giving in their
perience," coupled with an cxho
ton to the crowd to flee the wratI
come.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

GOES ~ mail post pail upon receipt OF only e
ne entrc II 10 looks for as Cents TIE entire II
nded "a gain n book offered Do mott all ia
Cd ~ tnsIage stamps taken for fractions OF dollar
r ~ ~ 10rk nkewire 10 the Commercial Arencisa
- - AUF1ON. p 81 er. Nc al NurrAy str
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Nayneaville : etcS e.: We were pleas
Ell to see IN our town this week, MI.
A.Ihompson He has reached the ripe
old age of 90 years, and walked to
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

An exchange: The New Berne
Fish Fair Is to be held on the 18th,
l4th and 18th of March, 1888.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Murfreesboro Iade.c: We lear
that the new additional $17,OC
building for the G. b. F Institute
to be erected this Summer. Whe
this new building is completed tht
school will surpass any female schoc
in the State as to large and CONVEX
lent buildings.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-23

Danbury Post: Uncle Joseph
Stuart. a years of ge,made 1900
pounds of good tobacco last year
after having had the ground broken
and some assistance in setting out
the plants.
, 1888-02-22

The trial of Messrs. Cu%nninghame
Graham and Burns for their share in
the Trafalgar Square riots ended on
Wednesday. They were accused Of
rioting, assault, aud unlawful assem-
bly, but the jury found them guilty
on the last count only, and they were
sentenced to only six weeks imprison-
ment without hard labour, a Ienity
which will hereafter be quoted by
every riote.. We have discussed the
judgement elsewhere, but my men
ton here that the Judge in his charge
laid it down distinctly; that assem-
bling in such a manner as to cause
alarm was riOling {; thai there WAS no
justification tor meeting in streets or
other public places like Trafalgar
Square; and that the Chief Commits
sioner of p lice had not only the right
10 prevent disorder, but was liable to
criminal proceedings if he did not do
it. His so caIle d "proclamation" was
only a notice, and did not in any way
alter the character Of the meeting,
which was unlawful under the "rdina-
ry law; but it was impossible for II
Charles Warren, after the result of
the meeting of February 9th, 1886,
not to see that the meeting would
cause alarm, and seeing thar, he was
bound to prevent it. Mr.. Justice
Charles observed, moreover, that me
police had not exaggerated in their
evidence, and that the persons who
had joined defendants in their rush
had not been called to give evidence
on their behaIf,-a curious fact that, if
they also believed no riot to be in
tended. The trial is most creditable
to the extreme and even painful care
fulness with which English Courts
guard liberty.
, 1888-02-22
MADAME PATTI IN LISBON.

Lisbon, Jan. %.
Last night Madame AdcIina Patti
gave her farewell SOiy6e at the San
Carlos Theatre here, when VerdI's
opera of "Rigoierto'' was performed.
The house presented a splendid APP
p~earance, all the boxes being decorat-
ed with the choicest Of flowers, pro-
vided by the leading ladies Of lhe
city, who, having exhausted Lisb"n'S
floral stores, actually laid Oporto
under contribution, and brought IN
truck-loads Of blossoms to contribute
to the magnificent effect.
Even on the stage the scene repre-
senting Gidn's home was also filed
with flowers and living plants, and
the theatre looked as il il had been
touched by the magici"u's wand.
Round upon round Of applause fol
lowed each morceaw as il flowed from
the lips of La Diva and at the cOnclu-
sion Ofthe evenings entertainment the
demonstration of enthusiasm cOntinu-
ed for at least twenty minutes
Daily Telegraph,
, 1888-02-22

in the service of a local merchant,
drew a revolver from his pocket, and
fired two shots at her. Louise Michel
did not stir, and the first impression
was that she had escaped without in
Jury. The excitement, however, was
intense. ByStand"rs rushed up to
Lucas, while cries of "Lynch him |"
rang through the Hall. The would
be assassin was halfkilled, and it was
some time ere he could be extricated
from the grasp Of the Infatuated peo-
pie. He was then led, covered with
blood, to the nearest police-station.
Citizen Dumas, a prominent Anarchist
who had occupied the presidential
chair, had vacated the platform on
the first alarm, leaving Louise MicheI
10 her fate, and it was soon seer that
the poor woman, though she bore her
SufferingS with %Stoical fOrtitude was
hurt seriously, One bullet had pierre
ed the lobe Of her ear and The other
had struck her behind it. Her friends
wanted to remove her at once 10 the
hospital, but she refused, expressing
a wish to return Immediately to Paris.
she had already been 50 Disconnected
at her reception that she had declared
that she would never be induced to
revisit Havre. Her wounds were
promptly examined by two surgeons,
who, however, were unable TO ex-
tract The bullet, which had lodged ut
The back of her ear. While they
were in consultation, Louise Michel
talked quietly about her home aud
her favourite cats, and asked that her
aSsaiIant might be released. She is
now at her abode at LavalloiS-Prr-
ret, aud speaks even merrily about
her adventure. She says that she
had remarked the "sinister face" of
Lucas before he fred Ut her, and that
when she saw the fash issuing from
the revolver she called OUT, "CiIizeuS,
don't be afraid; he has used blank
cartridg sp Lucas is described as a
steady man, who had hitherto been
remarkable for his quiet d|emeanour,
bnl it is presumed that yesterday he
was the worse for liquor. lie is ut
the Hospital AT Havre in a critical
condition owing to the rough treat
ment which he sustained before his
removalby the police Daily telegraph.
, 1888-02-22
PARIS, % Jan.

HARISj % Jan.
Quite a futter was produced on
the Boulesards this morning by the
news that Louise Michel had been
shot yesterday at an Anarchist meet
ing at Havre, and was in a very pre-
cariOus state. The intelligence 'nrns
out to be perfecIy true. The "Viergr
Rouge" as she has been styled, had
proceeded to the Norman seaport for
the purpose of delivering a lecture on
the subject so near her heart. Two
thousand persons had assembled in
the Elys6e Music Halt, but the pro
ceedings had often been intercepted.
Just as Louise Michel had risen to
her feet to make a few closing ohser-
vations, a man named Lucas, who is