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Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27
TIE Couhr RECoRD.
Court OF Common PIeas-CIvil Side
Jadge BFadssrees.

Court OF Common PIeas-CIvil Side
JadKe BFadssreet.
The suit which has caussd the greatest
scandal Guilford gossips ever struggled with
went to trial in the Court of Common Pleas
yesterday morning before Judge N. P. Brad
street of Waterbury. Attorneys Aryine and
Zacher appeared for Fanny e. Benton, the
plaintiff, and ex-Judge Henry Stoddard and
Henry g. Newton for Deacon John s. Starr.
the defendant, who is charged by the girl
with the paternity of child born in Decsm-
Der, 1886 Nearly every prominent citizen
of GuiIford and many from adjoining towns
were present to hear the girl tell the story
under oath. Deacon Starr has been the prin-
opal man in Guilford, at the head of church
affairs, holder of all the public Offices of inn
portance and owner of the broadcast acres and
most live stock of any citizen Of the town.
Fanny Benton is twenty years old and very
pretty.
The deacons. of the church sat in the box
set aside for the jury. They all seemed to
stand by their brother deaoon.
Ex-Judge Stoddard addressed the court In
| Deacon STAIRS behalf. He said the suit was
madam who boarded with the Starr family
was the real father and that the two were
engaged.
The counsel for the plaintiff said they
would content themselves with submitting
their evidence The plaintiff then took the
stand She told straightforward story,
one that the counsel for the defense could
not shake in the least by cross-auestioning
her She testified that Deacon Starr offered
her father 81 600 to quash the matter, but
afterwards took 1t back upon the ground
that such action would make him the father
of the child and that he refused to do.
The ease will be continued to day.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27

No track of Danbury's FIRE bugs yet. The
FIRE last Saturday night was the work Of one
of them, as a woman living near watched the
FIRE bug at work and saw him escape bstore
she realized what was going on. It was in
the dead of night and the man made the att
tempt 1--WE times before he had the blaze
nicely going. As he ran the woman called
for aid but no one game in time.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27
IrrY rAKEs a PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

The city of Norwich took holiday We'd
nesday. It was instituted by the grocers
and every business house in the city closed
the doors out of courtesy. Even the saloons
fell into line. The merchants, headed by
brass bands and drum corps. paraded In the
morning and then took steamers for Sound
resorts. The exodus was complete and un-
prscedented.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27
state Fairs This FAN.

J. A. WrgrLuNp. secretary.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27
LAwYERs HAPPY.

The New Haven Union tells sad story of
an alleged surplus of young lawyers in New
Haven and the consequent low fees charged,
but up in Norwich the lawyers are just
sceoping in the shekels in marrying young
couples. One lawyer there started Ia this
week by marrying two couples st his Office
in one day, and if business keeps up at this
rate he will engage rooms soon at Saratoga.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27

The annual parade and summer night fes-
tival of the Cigarmakers' union of Hartford,
takes place on Monday next. Ths unions Of
New Haven, Ansonis, Suf6eld, Westfsld,
Long Hill, Springfield, South Norwalk and
New Britain are expected to be present.
Colts band has been engaged and VIII head
Aha s1roeAssioli
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27

M0tSsnms@ Grapes,
0RDERS rsceie6d k0f HoEkonse Grapes, fresh
cut each morning ~ = e.
5mS1 N.&s 6AAh 4 SON
Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27

sExpreas Fraina. tLoeal Ezprees
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

pay all the State and county expenses.
pay for all their schools. Can any people
on the face of the earth beat that record2
Here are facts in cold and accurate figures
The Advance believes that the Demo
cratic party has done and is doing too
much for the education of the negro in
comparison with what is being done for
the education of the white people of the
State. 1t belieyes-as it has before said
-taat the money collected for educational
purposes should be given cut according to
the needs of the respective schools-white
or black. 1t does not believe that the
money should be distributed per capita,
but that Board should be appointed in
every county that will see to it that both
schools are run the same length of time.
Let it be the duty of this Board to engage
the teachers, white and black, at such
salaries as they can be procured. We
do not believe the average negro teacher
is worth as much, nor do We believe he
should receive as much pay, as the aver
age white teacher.
A change in our school law, incorporat-
ing the idea above set forth, would work
untold blessings to the white children of
North Carolina. We are heart and soul
in favor of such law and We believe
people over the State are in full sympathy
with US in it. What do the brethren Of
the press think of the propositlonl We
would like to hear from them on the
subject
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
Some Interesting Information About
Our :BTa,c SoiicT u,N-.''

The Governor had "A conference on sat
urday with the AdJutant General the
Inspector General. the Qu ,rt.r Master
General, and Col. John " tlllon, of the
First regiment, Col. J. Auihouy Of the
Fourth and Capt J. II Daniel, represent.
ing the second. IL was decided "a furnish
overcoats To the companies and isaue cloth
for new uniform to the Wilmington com-
pany. Ii Was decided 10 hold an cncamp
ment the coming summer. Oapt J H.
Dnniel urgod Wilmington * '.r resorts
in the vicinity OF Wilmington IA tho pfxrr,~
and pledged "A liberal subscri i,tion on the
part of the people II the cucampmcnt
should be held at one Of the resort. near
Wilmington Morehcad City was also
considered IN connection with the place
for an encampmcnt. II will be held ia
July or August and the place will bc SC
lccted later.
The law under which the State Guard is
10 be so thoroughly equipped went into
force the LIST Of July. 1857 Decisions
made iii December last by the Secretary Of
War were to the effect that under ITS pro
visions Quarter Masters stores IA well ~
Ordnane. stores could bc issued This Ia
"A new departure and n most important
one; certainly for North Carolina. for II
permits the complete equipment. with uni
forms, oyercoats, &c, Of the State Guard
II ne Law increased the annual allowance
10 the militia in the United States from
800, 900 to S4o0, 900 annually North
taroinas annual quota is tlOl3S OF
this allowance, beginning last July, "a, 900
Is 10 the States credit now, and ti0,i3S
more becomes available July lst neIt out
Of this 81 q, 900, ,oyercoais will be drawn for
200 men. -Four companies are lmme
diately TO be supplied with uniforms, aud
the issue Of the latter will in all cases be
based upon the report Of the inspector
General that companies are ia need Of
them. The stores are all the property OF
the United States. The law is entirely
new. Its purpose is To make the active
militia the " reserve" Of the army IL
practically gives each State, AT Govern.
ment expense, 80 far as clothing arms aud
camp cquipage are concerned, an army Of
its own. ready for service always. nj mo-
ments notice, at the call Of the Governor
Of the President OF the United States,
through the Governor. The State Guard
thus becomes as near the regular army as
possible. the law OF the STATE hIes the
the number Of companies at -. The
same act gives each company $500 AN
nually. The minimum strength Of "a com
pany must not fall below 81, and each or
ganization must be at a point having RAIL
way or steamboat communication aud with
telegraphic facilities.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
A VALUABLE PUBLICATION.

The CHRONICLE was the first paper in
North Carolina to advocate the establish
ment Of Bureau of Labor Statistics. We
hailed the action Of the Legislature in
making an appropriation for this needed
work with joy, and we have watched the
progress of the work with qualification and
satisfaction. The department started with
out the endorsement Of the whole people,
and without their cooperation. 1t had
no enthusiastic backing. 1t had no army
of correspondents or helpers. 1t was
pioneer in a new country. 1t had to cut
down the forests, make the roads, and
erect the first habitations. What to do to
make the department Of value to the peo
pie was the question that confronted the
Commissioner. He came into the office
with no enthusiastic applause. He heard
only mutterings of discomfort and predic
tions of failure. Such was the beginning
of the work one short year ago.
Commissioner ". N. Jones has won the
confidence of the people, shown that his
department is valuable and necessary, and
is entitled to that praise~due to an honest,
industrious, and efficient man for faith
fully performing difficult, untried and
delicate duties. He has been aided by his
efficient Secretary, Mr.. J.. NJ. Rro1ghUon.
We have on the GE1sUSICLE table copy of
the First Annual Report of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the State Of North
Carolina. 1t is a valuable publication and
teaches valuable lessons, and is a credit to
North Carolina Speculation, supposed
conditions, and generalities mislead. There
was some wisdom in the words of Thomas
Gradgrnd in Hard Times, when he said:
ssNow, what / want is, Facts. Teach
these boys and giIls nothing but Facts.
Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant
nothing else, and root out everything else.
You can only form the minds of reasoning
animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever
be of any service to them. This is the
principle on which l bring up my own
children. and it is the principle on which
| shall bring up these children. Stick to
Facts, sir.'
Gen. Francis A. Walker spoke still more
wisely when he declared that it is only by
statistics that the results of wide and
varied experience in any department OF
life can be collected, classified, and stud
led. 1.-The country" said this eminent
statistician, ''is hungry for information;
everything of "a statistical appearance is
taken ND with an eagerness that is almost
pathetic.
This first report fairly bristles with facts
about the condition of the workingmen
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10


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ser az " hcFa ara proud and i7un,ie.n.,
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kindl, of tie old stsGa and aass II he
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than shs - herv ri~, in Tho wuead lie !.
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vssu4d rvgrint all he sa4H my Irfn~r vo,.Lt
t- as kong ~ Surm WAsmIslzrutu lrrsrn !.
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right one Ia puhif&h N fns3e0eokrof r..r,
o~rassc psTre Ia Goeth Ehrul1nn N. .A,.
M Cleveland 10 o4nn ~ shon Ai~ rnrtx
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dlll ooom nmnonneo 1& uolkln4 Mr. p~y.
= bo0kln9 wu1e an1Fn x1m will AL.
salary il st,pts,s,s at.,,, ,Trr.s U... -.
ing rcrhsrs. three time, =. much ~o,t
hopc | shall live To s.-c the day ~h.n "a.
ti,cs Of the state Ike Mr. pa.r can rcsuyn
To their own g..s,,le and NAL, =, ho,,,
the reputation and the monc, =, r,..,I,
accorded them hy ,tran,-,.r.
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
Judge Clark Makes a Fine Impression in
Rockingham.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.

Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
WENTWORTH. n. c., Feb. 4, 1SSS.-The
January term of Rockingham Superior
Court was presided over by Judge Walter
Clark. This was Judge Clark first visit
to our county and his reputation for rigid
strlctness and severity as Judge, falsely
represented, had preceded him, and our
people, including some of the members of
the bar. had somewhat become prejudiced
against him, but his courtly demeanor on
the bench, as we'll as off, soon endeared
him to the citizens of the county, and they
warmly endorse him as one of the best, If
not the BEST Judge who has presided in
Rockingham county since the war. His
visit to the county-eyincing his imparti
aity and fidelity to duty as Judge, his
polished manners of a gentleman of the
highest type and scholarly attainments-
have brought him prominently forward as
Rockingham's choice. for the next Cover
nor of North Carolina.
Notwithstanding the severity of the
weather, the attendance on court was
prompt-business dispatched with rapid
itv, and the criminal and civil dockets of
a two weeks term cleared in one. There
are fewer cases remaining on the dockets
for a continuance than there has been
within the past eight years. Would that
we had more Clarks-the counties of the
State would find their Indebtedness greatly
reduced. There were three convictions to
the Penitentiary Hester and j. W.
Kane, COL, larceny, each one year; Sandy
Wade, col, who was tried for the murder
of Marion Thomas, COL, was adjudged not
guilty of murder, but Of the felonious
Staying of Thomas, and the sentence of Is
years at hard labor in the States prison
was passed upon him just 12 days after
the killing occurred.
Wishing the CHRONICLE wider scope of
success and prosperity during this year of
our State and National elections, l am,
Respectfully, c.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

The Sanford Express reports that
the gin Of Mr.. Jas. Gilmore, near Egypt,
stopped few days ago. Upon examina-
ton it was found, that "A negro, while RI
ding on the turning shaft Of the wheel
was thrown from his balance, his head
landing under the wheel. II was wedged
in between the wheel and rock ia the
bed Of the stream. The negro was pulled
out in an unconscious state, and Mr.. Gil
more went for doctor. Before the doctor
about. This leads the Express to add
that the brain Of the African race ID en-
cased in most durable she'll
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
from Wilson Adyance.1

From Wilson Advanced
The gratitude of the negroes to the Dem
ocratic party for the money paid them un-
der Democratic administrations is some
thing astonishing. The white people of
North Carolina have taxed themselves to
give the ungrateful negroes the benefits
of an education. What returns have they
received therefrom9 Nothing except con-
tinued and hostile opposition to every
measure proposed by the white people of
the State. It may be well to see, in fig
ures, just what the Democratic party has
done for the education of the negroes in
North Carolina. The Wilmington Mes
senger gives the figures on the subject:
Apropos of matters educational, how
many people know that of the Sc, 200, 900
annually raised by taxation, State and
county, for public and educational pur-
poses, the white people pay 81, ,s75, 900
and colored people only $125,0O0 1t is
another evidence that the Democrats are
the best friends the negro ever had and
do more for his welfare. The negro pays
about 800, 900 poll tax and about $25, 900
property tax. He gets for education every
year $250,OO0, or twice as much as the
whole volume of his taxes. White men
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

THE Piedmont Wagon Co. received
an order last week for 100 wagons from
one firm. AT this rate it will be necessary
for this firm TO double their capacity in
1888 and make "a wagons inst cad Of 12
per day, their present capacity Hurrah
for Hickory. the largest mar ufacturing
town in Western North Carolina - Hick-
DRY Clipper.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

Nv. Duke, Sons & Co., sold last year
81, 900, 900 worth of cigarettes. This shows
how one firm can furnish one fourth of
the cigarettes smoked in the United States
Il Durham Recorder
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

-. Capt. A. j. Galloway told the edi-
tor of the Scotland Neck Democrat that
Robeson is county of much prosperity.
"Good crops there and plenty of timber
makes things lively"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

"A telegram from Beaufort 10 News
Observer says: The schooner Adventure,
Whitehurst, master, from Charleston,
bound for Washington with guano, IL
stuck in Oregon Inlet, N. G. Total loss.
Cargo insured. Crew and effects saved
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

=. Cleveland county is TO have anoth-
er cotton factory on First Broad River. IL
will cost 800, 600. King Mountain and
Forest City will also have new factories.
The cotton factory business il booming.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

We sympathize with our friend,
Geo. S. Bradshaw, Clerk of the Court of
Randolph. in the burning of his house in
Ashboro last week He saved little. The
house was one of the old landmarks of
Ashboro having been built by the late
Gov. Jonathan Worth.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
Mr.. Solomon Stimpson. of Ired,

80. Mr.. Solomon Simpson, of Iredell,
committed suicide last week. He was IS
years old, had fine estate and was lead
ing church member. He lived alone with
his wife to whom he was deeply attached.
The Landmark says that he brooded over
the probability of her dying before his death
unhinged his mind.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
! PEnDONAI AND SOCIAL.

Th CHRONICLE congratulates it's Baptist
friends in New Berne that Rev. Fl. w.
Battle has accepted tn e call to the pastor
ate of that church, and the Durham Bap-
lists that Rev. G. P. Bostwick has accepted
their call. These are two OF the best
preachers in North Carolina of any de-
nomination.
Mr.. W. G. Monroe has disposed of his
interest in the Goldsboro Argus, and re-
tired from journalism. We hate to lose
him. Industrious, well equipped and con
scientious, he was developing into one of
inson Will keep the Argus up to it's high
standard.
A couple of Mormon elders have gone to
Davie county to begin the work of making
converts to their faith. 1t is reported that
many Mormon missionaries will arrive in
various sections Of the South in the next
few months, and that the church of the
Latter Day Saints will seek to make pros
elytes in this section of the country Ex.
The CHRONICLES advice is: Give them "A
hours notice to leave, and then if they
wont go, give them smell of gun powder.
Mr.. W. J. Young, Principal of the In
StltutlOn Tor the Dea1, DumD ana BllnQ,
attended the meeting of the American
Association of the Education of the Blind,
in session at Washington, D. Q. He was
a member of a committee that made argu-
ments before the Educational Committee
to induce them to set apart for invest
ment each year sum necessary to pro-
duce fifty thousand dollars, to be distrib-
uted amongst institutions for the higher
education of the blind
Mr.. Isaac Hall Manning, formerly assis-
tant in the Chemical Department of the
University of North Carolina, now pur-
suing advanced works in it's laboratory,
has been appointed Chemist to the Navas-
sa Guano Works at Wilmington, n. G. He
succeeds DR.. VIM. B. Phillips, whose sci
entific education was likewise obtained at
our University. The success of DR.. Phil
lips, Dr. De Lagnel Haigh, DR.. Herbert
B. Battle, Mr.. Frank B. Dancy, Mr.
Isaac H. Manning and others should
make our people proud that we have no
longer to go North for our scientific work
ers. And it should be equally matter of
pride that so many Of our able teachers,
viz: Horner, Bingham, Mcmillan, Lewis,
Neal, Fe1ler, Graham, Wilkinson, Hassell,
Phillips, Alderman, Noble, McIver, Love,
Miller, R. O. Holt, and many others are
'University boys" Years ago we import
ed shoals of teachers from the North,
Scotland and North Ireland.
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VOL. XVIII.

and manufactures of the State The facts
need to be studied, and employees and
employers will do well to give their days
and nights to careful examination Of the
facts elected and printed. If the Bureau
has rendered no other service, the publ
cation Of this book justifies its establish
ment and continuance. We congratulate
the Commissioner upon the fullness and
accuracy of the information the Report
contains. 1t establishes basis of knOwl-
edge upon which calculations may be made.
Heretofore we have known nothing Of the
wages, numbers Of hours, and such facts
in regard to the wage-earners in the State,
and all theories have been based upon
SUPPOSED condition. Now we have the
data for exact calculations. The CHRoNI-
Gle expects to use the facts given in this
report, and to shortly make them the texts
for : sorfes of articles of the Labor Problem.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

"A prominent Craven county farmer
tells the New Berne Journal that he wants
the Democratic ticket to be Jarvis and
Alexander.
Hon. J. G. Buxton, next Congressman
from the 5th District, was in town this
week. Buxton would carry the district
easily. Hurrah for J. G. b. Yadkin
Valley News.
The indications point to the nomina-
ton of Capt. A. H. A. Williams, of Ok
ford, for Congress, in the 9TH District, by
the Democrats. If nominated he would be
elected Durham Recorder.
The good people of Edgecombe want
Mr.. Elias Carr for Governor He is man
Of broad and progressive views and of ex
tensive travel and information and would
fill the office satisfactorily to the people
and with credit to himself. He is further
more, progressive, scientific and practi-
cal, and therefore, successful farmer
[Warrenton Gazette.
Because Senator Ransom talks little
and works much in the Senate, a CORE
spondent of the Globe Democrat saws he
is living illustration of the assertion that
man may be entirely successful as poll
tician without speech-making:' Senator
SRansom reserves his oratory for the North
Carolina stump. He puts his eloquence
where it can do the most good Balti-
more Exchange.
Leaving out Col. Armfield, who is the
choice of this part of the West for Cover
nor, we believe that Ex-Governor Jarvis
has more friends in the section than any
one man mentioned for the place. ''Tom
Jarvis, the common sense Governor" has
the reputation about here of being one of
the best Governors the State ever had
The people want him for Governor,
though, for the full term, and not fol-
Senator. Tom Jarvis for Governor and
Joe Caldwell for Lieutenant Governor
would be team that would suit US splen-
didly.-[Lenoi Topic.
Whilst we are not particular admir-
er of eX-Gov. Jarvis, still we are free to
admit that we believe that, with the ex-
ception of Senator Vance, he is the strong
est man we could nominate for Governor.
AS a campaigner he has no superior and
few equals. With him as our candidate
the victory would be ours at the start.
The Republicans despise him, and their
standard bearer would shrink from meet
ing him in debate; they know him of DID,
and knowing him would dread to enter
against him in the race [Smithfield
Herald.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

We have been recently informed by
a gentleman who has travelled in AZ coun-
ties of the middle and western sections of
the State, that in the entire 40 counties,
local option prevails in the townships in
which the county sites are situated in 81
counties. In other words there are only
six towns, villages or cities, in Western
North Carolina in which the county sites
are located in which liquor can be sold
legally,-to wit: Charlotte, Statesville,
Salisbury, Greensboro, Winston and Ashe-
vile. Whiskey is retailed in Hickory,
making only places in all, in which
liquor is retailed. Times.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-02-10

-. .Messrs. Wallace Bros, have lately
prepared an exhibit of medicinal roots,
herbs and'plants from their herbarium for
the museum of Harvard College, Cam
bridge, Mass, and will shortly begin the
preparation of similar exhibit for the
museum of the University of North Caro-
lima Statesville Landmark.