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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
Every Man His Own Photographer.

Would you rather have my card or my
photograph
Two young men who had been discus
sing matters in general in New York
picture gallery, were preparing to part.
"Your card will do; don't want to
put you to so much trouble"
mo trouble at all. If you like, I'll
put my portrait on the back of the
card"
He thereupon drew from his pocket a
small rubber stamp and imprinted on the
back of his card very creditable like
ness of himself.
An inquisitivc Mail and EJprtss re-
porter, who overheard the dialogue, took
pains the next day TO learn to what ex-
tent the fad had gone. He found that
there are several concerns in the city
where portrait stamps are made, similar
in style to the rubber stamps, containing
ones name and appended to pocket
lead pencil These stamps cost from 81
to S. each and are from one to three
inches square. All the stamp makers
require is a tintype portrait of the
customer ard a money order. The
stamps wear well and arc much affected
by young clerks and East Side business
men.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
THE CAROLINAS.
THE PALMETTO AND OLD NORTH
STATES BUDGET.
Interesting Notes Quilted From Our Ex
changes and Boiled Down for Our
Busy Headers.
NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTH CAROLINA.
A private letter just received at Raleigh
from Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis, Minister to
Brazil, says my health is better than
it was some months ago, but am by no
means as hearty and robust as l was
when l was in North Carolina last
SPRING"
A general fight in Pitt county arose
between crowd of negroes who worked
in the shingle swamps and some farm
hands in that section. During the affray
James Whitehurst shot Newton Clemons,
killing him almost instantly, the bali
passing through his heart. Whitehurst
made his escape and was captured in
Williamson. A number of persons con-
cerned in the fight were very badly
hurt.
Thomas Frazier, an empioye of Joshua
II. Cox, an extensive lumberman of
Washington, entered the store of Cox
and demanded liquor, which was re-
fused. Cox then left the store and
started off, when Frazier picked up a
double-barrel gun loaded with buckshot
anu htCu UOtu CHdiBCS lHJO NOA . UUuy,
killing him instantly. Frazier fed, but
was caught and placed under heavy
guard. During the night crowd Of
masked men took him from prison,
bound and gagged him, CARRIE him to
the scene of the murder and fired the
contents of numerous weapons into his
body, literally riddling him and mutila-
ting his body beyond recognition.
News has been received at Raleigh of
the suicide of James Davis, of Benton
vile township, Johnston county. He
was arrested on the charge of attempting
to outrage his step daughter. He was
tried before magistrate and found
guilty. He was ordered to be taken to
Smithfeld to jail He asked permission
to go to his house and was permitted to
do so, a deputy sheriff accompanying
him. On reaching the house he asked
to be allowed to change his clothing.
He went to his room, and in minute
the officer heard the report of a rife.
Rushing into the room tho officer found
that Davis had placed the muzzle of the
gun under his chin and had pressed the
trigger with his foot The ball had
passed through his brain and caused in
slant death.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

The City of Chicago receives an
average of 10, 900 cans of milk per day,
eight gallons per can. This is 800, 900
or little less than one pint per head of
population. or 27, 200, 900 gallons yearly.
This is cxlusive of the cream used.
New York City, according to the Mlk
Reporter, receives about 50, 804, $50 gal
Ions of milk yearly. In the State Of
New York milk must contain not less
than twelve per cent. of solids, of which
not less than twenty-five per cent. must
be fat. Average milk should exceed the
lowest legal standard in both solids, not
fat, and in fat to be good merchantable
milk. If the average COW gives two gal
ions per day the year round, this would
require 40, 900 cows for Chicago's milk,
and 70, 500 for New York. Denver,
COL, is reported to require 5000 cows
to supply the city with its daily milk.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
WHIRLED AROUND A WHEEL.
A Remarkable Case Reported from South
Carolina,

Carolina.
The case of Absolom Ericsson, white
boy living in Clarendon county, S. c.,
is one of the most remarkable in the his
tory of medical science. The doctors
who have seen him say there is no such
case on record. The boy was carelessly
loafing around the mill, when he was
caught by the gearing and pulled up
against a revolving wheel. His head
was drawn against the wheel just where
the head of an iron bolt was projecting,
and before the machinery could be
stopped this wheel had possibly revolved
hundred times, the iron bolt each time
tearing through his forehead. When re-
leased from the machinery his head
was terribly mangled object. The
bolt had torn passage through his fore
head from the top of his head to the
middle of his nose, about five inches
long, an inch and half wide, and an
inch deep. The brain was exposed in
this passage for about three inches by
one and half inches, and small parts of
it were destroyed. The nasal bone, ex-
cept a very small part of it, was torn out,
and a cavity an inch and half deep was
made where the nose should be. 1t was
fearful sight, and there is no parallel
case on record where person survived
such shock to his nervous system, to
say nothing of the wound. The boy
himself declares he is not going to die.
The patient has to be kept on his back,
for should his head be turned face down
ward a slight jar would probably throw
his brains out of his head. A fit of vom-
iting would prove fatal. Both the men,
branes that cover the brain have been
torn away, and the only hopes is that
nature will supply another. The cool
weather has been favorable towards sup
pressing inflammation. The greatest
danger is from inflammation. or blood
poisoning, either of which would prove
fatal. The wound appears to be heal
ing. The boy says he feels a great deal
better, and it is possible that he may get
well. He has about one chance out of a
hundred thousand.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12


The London Times acknowledges that
''as nation the Americans are the finest
judges of diamonds in the world. Ameri-
can buyers insist on getting the finest
stones and the most perfect of cutting.
India takes very large quantity Of the
white stones, as the natives invest their
capital in them as we do in stocks and
shares, but they will not take yellow
colored diamonds nor stones with flaws
or specks IN them. Russia takes the
large and yellow stones. China has only
lately opened up her country to the dia-
mond trade, as until recently Chinese
sub ,ects were not allowed to decorate
themselves with these magnificent gems,
but just recently the Empress of China
has broken through that custom by wear
ing at court very superb necklet, SO
there is now demand in that vast con-
tinent
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
AN ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAKE.
Two Sections of a Train Collide Near
Mount Carmel, Pa, Exploding a Car
Londed with tiunpOwder-A Small
Village LeveIIed TO the Ground
And Set on Fire.

A terrible accident occurred on the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, be-
tween Mount Carmel and Locust Gap,
Pa. Freight train No. 81, consisting Of
seventy-fve cars, bound for Williams
port, became disconnected by the break
ing of a coupling, AID the engine and
three cars ran half mile before the crew
discovered that the train was divided.
The first section awaited the arrival of
the second at the foot of heavy grade.
and the two brakemen losing control of
the second section, it dashed into the
first section, causing an explosion in the
third car, which was loaded with Dupont
powder.
At the scene of the accident the rail-
road runs along steep hill, at the bot
tom of which stood two rows of houses
occupied by the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Conpany's employees.
On the hillside stood little cottage
occupied by John Quinn and his family
of four children, two boys and two girls.
The force of the explosion wrecked the
buildings, seventeen in all, and the
stoves set fire to the ruins Quinn and
his two little girls were burned to ashes.
The tive boys escaped with burns. Simon
Kerwick's family consisted of Mary and
Willie Cavanaugh, adopted children,
aged respectively eight and fourteen
years, David Kerwick, aged eight, Alice
Kerwick, aged five, and his wife and a
new born babe. Mr.. Kerwick carried
his wife from the burning building, but
the children were burned to death.
Thirty persons were injured.
In all twelve cars were destroyed and
seventeen houses, with their furniture.
All the windows in the Locust Gap
churches and schools were broken and
the doors blown off, In Mount Carmel
large store windows were broken. The
total loss is estimated at SIS, 900.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
MARROW ESCAPE OF A CIRCUS.
Tain Dashed 20 Pieces by n Land Slide,
and Several Railroad Empioyes
Killed and Injured.

A terrible calamity occurred on the
Camden and Pittsburg Railroad at Mi
kama, Ohio. AS the train of Miller &
Freemans circuss was passing this point
through a deep cut known as the Back
bone, " it met a land slide, which threw
the engine and five cars from the track,
piling them up in confused and broken
mass. The cars are badly broken and
will likely be burned, while the engine
is turned over and lies directly across the
track. A. H. Stilwell, of Wellsville,
Ohio, the engineer was terribly scalded,
and 1t is feared he received internal in
juries. Elmer Ellsworth, Of Columbus,
Ohio, colored cook, was killed out
right. The passenger coaches contain
ing the performers were injured, as wers
also the cars containing the horses. The
train was running at a speed of twenty
five or thirty miles an hour, and the
shock was terrific. The escape of the
passenger and horse coaches was miracu-
lous. Cars containing wagons and other
paraphernalla are complete wrecks and
the contents cover the tracks. Fireman
Etilwell saved himself by jumping
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

Att big rabbit drive nine miles from
Fresno, Cal. 2OOO persons were present
Five hundred men and boys formed the
line OF the drive. and, starting four
miles from the corral, slowly swept down
to it. The wings we're half mile in
length, and the corral proper was rs feet
in diameter and incloscd with wire
screen. Into this inclosure were driven
and killed 2OO0 jack rabbits, and 1000
Others were killed in the drive outside.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
The Advantage Of Being HomeIy.

sis it true. Mr.. Fealherly," inquired
Bobby, "that the homelest men get the
handsomest wises1'
II believe there is an old saying to
that effect. Bobby. Whyfr
IL heard ma say so to sister Clara last
night, aud Clara said that you ought to
marry one Of the loyelicst women n the
world. ."--Harpsr1 Basan
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

But" said old Mr.. Northbyeast,
knitting his brows, 81 don't think you
are ready to marry my daughter. You
are hardly abe to support wife, are
youl" "Laud, no." said the young
man. frankly. al can't even support
myself was thinking = but whatever
he was thinking, it wasn't spread on the
record, because the barometer fell SO
rapidly at that instant that all hands
were ordered aloft to shorten sail, and
in the confusion OF the moment the
young man escaped. how AMI whittier
be knew not. -Baris,te.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

Rasdale Wilcox, Of Savannah, Ga,
son OF an ex-State Senator, was married
recently 10 Miss jamie Clark. school
girl. At the time OF the wedding a mu-
tual agreement was entered into between
tho young couple that Ia order for the
bride to complete her education they
would not live together. ~ man and
vtA until four yDaFs should have elapsed.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

The Boston CoDrisy thinks that "ons
Of the drollest Of modern charitiesis that
established by philanthropic medical
man, whose own fail 'ng eyesight no
onger allows linn to work as he used,
and who has started spectacle mission.
Having discovered their requirements,
he supplies them with the right kind Of
1pectacIes without charge. II this
principle is only carried far enough the
ideal Of the communist may be realized
after all"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

In Philadelphia, reports the New York
Graphic, there seems to be discomfort in
regard to some statuary, as in other
cities. A statue representing "a Lion
ess Carrying Wild Boar to Her Young"
designed for public park, has been crit
icised as ''too sanguinary, as "likely to
have bad effect upon children" and as
inappropriate. One critic said che would
rather see more statues of the early men
of the country, instead of filing the
park with men on horseback all dressed
in the same uniform.n
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
Charlotte Messenger
is PUBLISHED
Every Saturday,
CHARLOTTE, N. c.

CHARLOTTE, N. c.
In the Interests Of the colored People
of the Country.
Able and well-known writers win contrib
ute to its columns from different parts of the
country. and it will contain the.latest Gen.
eral News ofthe
The MESSENGER is first-class newspaper
and will not allow personal abuse in its col-
unns. It's not sectarian or partisan, but
lndependent-dealing fairly by ALL 1t re-
serves the right to criticise the Shortcomings
Of all public oficials-commending the
worthy, and recommending for election such
meu as in its opinion are best suited to serve
the interests of the people.
1t is intended to supply the long felt need
of newspaper to advocate the rights and
defend the inter SITS of the Negro American.
especially in the Piedmont section of the
Carolinas.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12

The French law prohibits the use in
that country Of the name champagne"
for sparkling wInos unless actually
grown In the Champagne District
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-05-12
SUBSCRIPTIONS:
tAl,Uays in Advdnce.)

Address,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-11
New YerA ssooa llcxcharigs.

New YORK. January 10 The st ok
market opened heavy TO weak, at declines
ranging from Is to Is per CEN Fur.hec de-
clines Tor SIN Ill fra. lions occurred but later
a better tone deyeioo.a and at Ii O'clock
the market was quiet but firm, at about
opening figures ~, 80
The stock market was neither so
strong or active as yesterday. and specula-
tion lacRe vim, tie Penelal feeling es-
p.t'ially early in the day being rather bear
lsh, he mos co IS icaous fe .turewas the
sudden weakness or Lruisvill- & Nashville,
which been 81 strong latelN. London
was seller, which WIS attributed to ois-
salts faction at the action of the directors
The bears were m re active and aggressive
than they have been for some days past. and
the rational strength OF the MARKET w
resiste d at every point, hch gave the list
a feverish aud waveringa pearance during
early trauing, No impression was made on
anything except Louisville & Nash lille.
however, and the market soon asserted its
Inherent strength. he close was Steady n
irresular changes from last eve ings pri IS.
The final changes are very even y digided
between gains and losses, which. h0wev r
a re small fractions ony, Xt est In the case
o oulsville & Nashville which los; las per
cent. vfra
Governments dulland firm. {.
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ROME, January t0-The Pope, to-
day, received the Britishopilgrlms who
Were presented blythe Duke OF Norfolk.
The Pope, replying to an address pre-
sented him by the pilgrims said be
felt gratifed for the interest Queen Vic
torla took in her Catholic SUI jscts and
prayed for her prosperity, with that of
he- nation, whom ne loved aid adj
mirei He hoped for the restoration of
peace between different parts OF tile
kingdom, and that the irritating gu s.
tions which nov divide it would be
settled, and reason and equity take
their place. 49,
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MISCELLANEOUS.
SCRATCHED 28 YEAR,.
A ScaIy, Itching. stin Disease it'll
Endless Suffering Cniru 10y
Cuticura ReHeuIes

If had known of the CUTIeUR, RENE
DIS twenty-.ight years ago .Yuuld t. "
saved me $4,000 1.-TWO huudre dollars auo
an immense amount Of sulfe ing NY di,-
ease (Psoriasis) comm enced;olr mylhead .
a spo' not larger than cent N spread
IA, idly al over my BODY and got under my
nails 1 ne scales would drop of o: me ali
the time, and my suffering was endless, and
without relief. One thousand d liars wugl
nottem me TO have the disease again u
am poor MN but feet rich to be relieved
of what some of the doetor said was leprOsy,
some ring-worm. psoriasis, etc | took
ann 49, SarssparIil over orr year
and half, but 70 Gu G. l went to two
or three doctors and nc cure. l
Garnet praise the UrICFRA RENE
DIES too m ch They have made my SKIN
as clear nd free from .caes as baby's
All used OF them was three boxes Of CUTl-
cURA, and tffrse bottles Il CUTICURA E.
sOLvtNT, and Two. cakes OF CUTICURA SOAP
you had been here and S id you W uld
have cured ME f $200syOu wcu d have
hHd the money. 1 iooEed ike the picture
in yonr book of Psoriasis Up cture number
two, "How to. ure skin Di>eases') }, but now.
am as clear as any person ever Was
Through force of habi, rub my hands over
my arms and legs 10 scratch once in while.
but to no purpose l am ali we'll. l
scratched twenty +eighJ years and it gott0
DE Il kind of second nature 10 me. l thank
you thousand tim Anything more thai
you want 10 know write me, or any one who
reads this may write TO me and l will
answer it.
DENNIS DOW MING
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-11

TT APP ARING TO The HON. ELIAS
A Smith, Judge If the saId. Court, by
The petition OF Mary Ann Ashman, adj
minis1ratr' Of tn, estate + Nlillt m Ash
man, deceased. therein flied. praviDg for an
order TO sell real estate belong ing 10 said
esIete) that j. is n cessary to sell the whole
or some portion of thr res) est e to pay the
expenses Of the adm'n'strs i5r of SAID es-
tate, and 10 main ii and edutate the
minor children OF SAID Hecessed. 1t is
hereby Orderd: Thai al, Perscrs interested
in sid estatv app4ar efpre the Probate
c. urt of the County Of So Like, Territory
of q all. at the Court Room OF said Court,
in the Court H Use III Silt Lake City, on
thursday. the ed day of February A D.
1885. at u clock N then ard there to
show cause why an order 81 ould not be
granted to the ssid a ministratrix to sell so
much Of the real esta g OF he sa deceased
S shall be necessary for said purposes,
Ard it is fuTher Tdered that copy of
This oder be published in the SALT LAKE
HERA, D, al least four weeks before said ID
day Of February. 4. 1855.
Dated January 3d. 1sS.
a ELIAS A SMITH,
p1unata Judge,
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McGeOch Wust Pay.

MADISON, Wis, January 10 -The
Wisconsin Supreme Cour,, to day,
rendered decision in the celebrated
case of Daniel Wells, Jr., against Peter
McGeoch. which grew our of the failure
OF the fam' us lard deal in Chicago IL
June 1883. The decision reserves the
ludgmert OF The county court OF Nil
waukee County, and remands the cause
with directions to its successor. the
Supreme Court. to render, a judgment
for plant if Tor $l8l $40. SO and interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-11
Another Plot.

vienna, January O-The ,A'lgemeine
Zeitatng says it has received information
from reliable source in ST., Petersburg
that plot against the Gar has been
discovered, and that numerous p rsons,
several army officers, have
been arrested on the charge Of being
implicated in it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-11
ITIIWIT ~ III clJJqIII II
The Daily Disaster.

PORTLAND, Me-, january 10. lit is re-
ported along the line of the Boston &
Maine Railroad that. passenger train
has gone through q bridge at Haverhill,
Mass, and that there had been three
killed and twenty wounded -.
BosToN. January lv-Nothing posi-
tive from the reported accident at
Haverhiu has yet been received, bat
telephone advices from that city state
that at O'Clock the express from Bos-
ton went through Bradford bridge over
the Merrimac River, and that seven
dead bodies have already been taken
from the wreck and forty-four passen-
gers are reported inbred.
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New York General Markets

p NEW YoRk, January 9. = hops-Ligh4 de-
mand, Su ar-Quief. but finn; far refining,
quot at BIG; refined, quiet; white extra
Z, + l sdt5 % 61s;,"off1I A, Gb q 81; mould
Steady. qluet domestic fleece, 26 "a ST.;
pulled. IA % SO; Texas, "a % Copper-Dull,
weak, 10. IA @ l6 80 Lead-Weak domestic
5. Tln--Easier; straits, 81 Coffee-spot
fair; Rio. steady, III options opened
weak, but closed stronger: sales, 6l25O
bags; January, 1925 q Is 80; February, IA 90
9 "A 50: March, ID 65 % l4.75; April, ia 55 "a
1460; May, A.4O@ IA. so; June, -4.3O a l4.40
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The sank Bill.

WASHINGTON, January 10. The
House committee on banking and cur
rency, to-day, ordered favorable re-
port on preventative Wilkins bill to
tix the circulation OF the ,lational bank
notes at the par value of the bonds de-
posted in the Treasury.
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Killed an Operator

BRUNSWICK, Mo-, January 10.-J. G.
Talmadge, son of the late A. A. Tai
madge, killed G. J. Fidd, operator at
this station, last night. during a quarrel
over q telegraph order. Talmadge is
only 20 years of age and is conduct
on the Omaha branch of the Wabash
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-11
Mining Market,

NEW YORK, January a7 11O-Minipe shares
strong Anlador, $b SIS: Wade, $3.50: Bruins
wick, S1.6O; Caledonia, B. r.. 81 70: Dead
wood, 81 20; lion Silver, So 70; Mexican,
$3.50; Pronstite, $3.50; Standard, $325; oe
CURLY, $l.00.
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Petroleum

Is New. YORK, January 10 Petroleum
opened strong at 97ll, but after the urst few
minutes heavy selling for the west caused
decline of cents. Part of this was re-
covered on a rally, but the m ar ct sagged
of, again and closed weak at 975s. sales,
3,224,000 barrels. % ra jeS
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Afternoon Railroad Stocks.
Ohicago Produce Market.

Chicago Produce Market.
lt ro CHICAGO. January 10
oWheat-Firm: cash, n 9-16 February,
rs LIE: Nay, 81 7.l6. sd 80
Confirm; cash, 40; February, 4911az; May,
54as. -
Oats Steady; cash, 81; May, 341S
Barley-Nothiug doing.
AFTERNOON.
Wheat-Unchanged
0ats-Unchanged
,,Corna,3Sseadyi cash, 40; February, 49A;
Rye-Firm, 81.
Barley Firm; 20 @S3.
Wbisky-l 10 1s1
Pork-Steady; cash, 15.l215; short clear,
$40 @ %.
Lard-6 q 10. ES9
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DENNIS DOWNING.
WATERBURY, VI. January Goth, 1887.

Psoriasis, Eczema. letter, RingwerFn,
! ichen, Prurilus. ecall Head, Milk Crust,
DanGruff Barbe s., Bakers e ocels' and
Wa herwoman's Itch. and every species OF
Itching, Burning, SCaiy, lPimply Humors Of
the SKIN and Scalp aud Blood, with Loss of
Hair. are positively cured by CUTICURA,
the great skin Cure, and CUTICURA SOAP,
sn exquisite Skin Beautifier externally, and
CUTICURA kEsoLyENT. the new Blood Puri.
fer internally, when physicians and all
other remedies fail ti5 LIZ. u-.-