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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18

A funny thing occurred mt Orlando,
Fla, recently, when we had quite severe
lightning. One Of our surveyors was out
in the woods surveying, and on the APP
proach of the storm took shelter under
a large tree, leaving his compass on the
jackStaif, some two or three hundred
yards away. During the storm tree
very near the compass was struck by
lightning, and, strange to relate, the eff
feet upon the compass was to reverse 1t
so as to make the north point of the nee
die change position and point south. The
gentleman not knowing that fact when
he went hack TO the compass took u
course aud started, as he supposed, for
home. After walking eight or ten miles,
going north, as the compass indicated,
he. away in the night, came to the house
of an old settler, who, upon inquiry,
told him where he was and how far from
Orlando and the proper direction. which,
of course, was directly opposite 10 that
indicated by his compass. After becom-
ing satisfied something was wrong with
the compass and that the settler was
right, he retracod his steps and arrived
at home, tired. wet and mad. This is
the second instance we have known of
the nocdlc ola compass being affected by
lightning SO as to become reversed. Or
lsRdO (Fd.) Re'Ord.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
Given his Deserts.

A few weeks ago house and ware
house were destroyed by fire in Hines
vile Ga, and all the circumstances point
eel to its being the work of an incendia
ry. The people have been greatly wrought
up in consequence. A negro was arrest
ed there on the charge of burning the
houses aforesaid lie is said to have
confessed the deed, and implicated sew
eral in the crime. After preliminary
investigation, he was committed to Jail,
That night a band of armed men over
powered the deputy sheriff, who had the
prisoner in charge, and carrying him Ofl
to the woods shot him to death. Great
excitement prevails in that section.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
rosroFFIcE INsrEcroR ArroINrEr
A BLAZE IN A BOARDING HOUSE.
Men and Women In Their Night Clothes
Leap Into the Icy Streets of Brooklyn
Two Men mud Two Women Burnt.

Fire broke out early Sunday morning
in the three story and basement frame
boarding house Nos. 10j and 107 Clark
street, Brooklyn, N. Y. The boardcrs,
most of wnom had not time to dress, en-
dcavored to escape with their goods as
best they might into the icy streets. Sew
eral were severely injured by jumping
from windows, and were carried by am
balances to hospitals. The place is
known as the old Harper Mansion, and
was kept as boarding house by Mrs.
McCOmb.
The flames were discovered about 9 a.
M. in the basement, and burned away
the stairs, causing great confusion and
panic. Several women leaped from the
windows in their night dresses. Que
gallant policeman, who was in the dis
trict telegraph Office in Montague street,
got on the scene early and rescued three
women from the flames. Two men and
two women were burnt, one man having
his skull broken and another his leg
The two women injured jumped from Il
third story window and struck feet first
on the pavement, breaking their ankle
bones. The two men were taken TO the
Clinton House in Fulton street, and from
there to hospital The name of one was
Mr.. Gordon. He was injured by jump
ing from third story window front and
striking on the balcony. lie was dan
gerously wounded. The damage is esti-
mated at $50, 900.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
A Snnerstltions ,Yniter.

a traveller obtained satisfactory
breakfast at Southern hotel in an in
genious manner. Having called for
diiiroat items on the bill Of fare with
the ,miailing result OF hearing ''all gone,
sah, he fixed stern look upon the
colorcd waiter aud exclaimed in deep
toncs; "Do you know where you will 90
10 when you dief" The waiter trembcd
and did not reply, but he turned away.
and with dispatch brought out smdsing
breakfast Of chicken aud other features
Of good meal. Il seems that he had
reserved these dolicacics for himself, but
had been touched by superstition to
produce them for the traveller. - Chioago
liDst.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18

the difference between the cost of land
here and there, our lands would not pro
duce as much or more.
''Mr. Hazard, the great cattle farmer,
says the common plan in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, Is to put on each acre
forty two-horse loads of stable manure at
$3.50 per load, i. c., $100 per acre; then
plant in corn. The result is 15 to 100
bushels of corn per acre. Then seed to
wheat and timothy, applying 200 pounds
acid phosphate. This gives forty bushels
of wheat per acre. Then seed clover on
the timothy in the spring, and get three
tons of grass per acre for three years.
Then repeat the rotation.
"Now, suppose we in North Carolina
should farm in this way, would not our
lands show similar results? The land in
Pennsylvania costs 800 to $3.50 per acre.
Oar land can be brought to bring as
much as theirs, adding enough in fer
tilizers, labor, etc, to make the cost
only $40 or $50 per acre. The interest
on the difference in cost of the land
would be handsome income"
President Battle closed by showing
that we have isolated cases OF farmers
who put brains on their land. William
son, of Raleigh, had raised land bringing
600 pounds of seed cotton to 1,S00
pounds per acre. President Upchurch
had secured 33 bushels of wheat per acre
on Wake county land. Captain S. Il.
Alexander, President Elias Carr and
Others farmed with similar intelligence
and success. He made an earnest appeal
to all to follow their example. to study
their farms and the needs of their soils,
to learn and practice the best methods.
North Carolina ought to be one of the
garden spots of the world, and with
such intelligent farming it will become
So"
Let 100, 900 copies be printed and cir
culated
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
Uniuue Lily Ponds.

The most unique and lcautiful collec-
ton of water lilies in this country is the
boast Of Paramount Park in Philadel-
phia. In the great lily ponds every vari-
ETY., from the pink blossom Of New York
TO the imposing Victoria Regina, AN
island in its broad cxpanse Of leaf. is to
be found. Through blue, purple, rel
and snow white lilies, the gold and sill
yer fish dart, and in summer butterflies
Of brilliant hue hover over the pond
flowers in delight A new vaiie,y OF tho
lily family is to be added to the collec-
lion. II is produced By French gar
dencr, I.atour Marliac. The flowers are
six iaches IN diameter, and their color is
the soft canary OF the Mareohal Neil rosc.
Only two other yellow water lilies arc
known--a petty North American spe'
eiee aud q dull pnloyod spepies NJ pmsll,
Asn Teri FRA, '
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18

1t may be of interest to military men
in this country 10 know that the Cove n
ment of Great Britain is now engaged in
a monster and most unique enterprise.
A process has lately been discovered in
that country for the manufacture of
smokeless gunpowder, and the prelimi-
nary steps toward the formation of a
company had been taken, when the
Government stepped in. made inquiries
and secured control of the entire scheme.
This was an easy matter, as the powder
is made by secret process, known only
to the inventor, and for which no patent
was asked. One of our agents, who has
Just returned to this country, brings us
the direct information that this smoke
less powder is mainly made from straw,
and that the British Government has
despatched agents to all grain-growing
countries with instructions to purchase
all the straw in the market, as well as
that now in process of growth, to the
end that she may have at least years
start in her new industry. Manufactur-
crs of wrapping paper and straw board
will suffer by this absolute withdrawal
of raw material from its peaceful uses.
and will be forced to cast about for a
substitute, which may be found here.
Meantime, as the secret is out thus far,
is it not within the possibilities that
American genius may be relied on to
worm and work out the portion leading
to the process OF manufactured
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
A Strange Phenomenon.

A special from Raleigh, N. c., to the
New York Herald says; "rhe wells in
the vicinity of Wood, johnson county,
are reported to be violently disturbed,
and to be boiling and bubling with loud
noises. At a distance of thirty yards
from the mouth of some of the wells this
noise is plainly perceptible. The phe-
nomenon was observed ten days ago. The
soil is sandy in that section. Nothing
like it was ever before known there"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
North Carolina Tax Collections.

The State Auditor has completed the
footing Of the report on taxes collected
during the past year for county purposes
and for education as follows: Tax on
licensed retail liquor dealers, $50, 751 ;
tax on white polls, $l73, 1855; taxes on
colored polls, $50, ,O3s; on real and per
sonal property at ~ 1-2 cents ON 800
value, $257, 4S0. Total school taxes,
$685., 900; total taxes for all county pur-
poses. 1920. 900.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
Richmond's Electric Cars.

The Union passenger line, which has
its ramiications through many of the
princip"l streets of Richmond, and ON
which cars are propelled by electric
motive power, has been formally opened
to the public. With insignificant inter
ruptions, the cars were successfully run
over the line fora distance Of seven miles.
They were crowded with passengers all
dnv
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
WASHINGTON.
THE MALrrIA FORCE or rnn NATION.

THE MALITIA FORCE OF THE NATION,
The Secretary of War has transmitted
to Congress tabulated statement of the
militia force of the United States, which
shows that at last return there were 81
general officers, 1, 105 officers of the gen
eral staff 1888 officers of the regimen
tai field, and staff and 5,3S5 com
pany officers, making total
of S,210 commissioned officers.
GERS; 1900 musicians, and u, ,396 privates
making in all 92,627 enlisted men and a
grand total, of fiicers and men, for the
militia force oa100, S37 men. The num-
Der of men avilable for military duty
(unorganized is set down at 1920, 76S,
but in some cases the figures are based
upon estimates made in the War Depa t.
ment.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND GOING TO FLORIDA.
President Cleveland expects to leave
Washington next Tuesday for a short
visit to Florida. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Cleveland, the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Whitney, and
Colonel and Mrs. Lamont. The party
will go by special train, and no stops
will be made unless it be an hour at Sa-
vannah for drive through that city.
One day will be spent at Jacksonville
and one day at st. Augustine. The party
will return to Washington the following
Saturday.
BREADSTUFF EXPORTS.
Breadstuff exports from the United
States during January past aggregated in
value SO, 122, 277, against $14, 52S, 800 in
January, 1887. Exports of the principal
articles of provisions during January
past were valued at Sc, S26, $50, against
So, 131, 442 in January, 1887.
STATUE TO PROF. BAIRD.
The Senate has passed the bill appro-
priating thirty thousand dollars for the
erection of a statute to the late Professor
Baird, of the Smithsonian Institute.
ATLANTA's PUBLIC BUILDING
In letter to Congress the attorney
general says that the accommodations at
Atlanta for Court officers and Govern
ment business are insufficient, and he
tuViCiOiO vi ScS carly dClioil III dppiOIhld-
ting money for the extension of the Gov
ernment building at that place.
CLEARING THE CORRIDOR.
All telegraph offices have been remov-
ed from the corridor of the House of Rep
resentatives, adjoining the main entrance
where they have clustered thickly for a
long time, and where the throng that
hey gathered impeded the passage.
CONDUCTORS LICENSE.
The House committee on labor after
hearing further arguments on the bill to
licence railway conductors, authorized
Mr.. Burnett, of Massachusetts, to report
it to the House adversely.
POsTOFFICE INSPECTOR APPOINTED.
Hon. J. L. Webb, of Shelby, N. c.,
has been appointed a postoffice in
spector.
THE BLAIR BILL PASSED THE SENATE.
The Blair educational bill passed the
Senate by a vote of 80 for to 30 against
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
A TREASURER KILLED
And the County Funds St0len-Pursuini
the Murderer.

the Murderer.
At three o'clock Sunday morning a
messenger arrived at Marshall, Texas,
direct from Carthage, thirty miles dis
tant, bringing the news of the murder of
Mr.. Hill, county treasurer of Pamela
county, by some unknown parties, about
dusk on Saturday last. Mr.. Hill Was
struck three times ON the head with an
AK, crushing his skull, and his throat
was cut from ear to ear. The safe con
tanning the county money was robbed of
$40, or $12, The messenger
came to Marshall for the purpose of Sc
curing aid from Sheriff Perry with blood
hounds to trace up, if possible, the muir
derer. Great excitement exists at Garth
age, and the whole community is search
ing for the murderer.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18

Uncle Isaac Wallace, of Clarkville,
Texas, is one Of the most remarkable pred.
ucts Of that State. He is said to be in9
years old, walks with crutches, is still
able 70 earn living Ut chopping cord
wood, aud walks a mile Or two daily 20.
lPg aea eemipg lFeM wpFki
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
THE

In the Interests of the Colored People
of the Country.
Able and well-known writers will contrib
ute to its columns from different parts of the
country, and it will contain the:latest Gen.
eral News of the day.
The MESSENGER is flrst-class newspaper
and will not allow personal abuse in its col
umns. Ills not sectarian or partisan, but
ependent-dealing fairly by all. It re-
serves the right to criticise the shortcomings
of all public officials commenting the
worthy, and recommending for election such
mcu as in its opinion are best suited to serve
the interests of the people,
It is intended to supply the long felt need
OF a newspaper to advocate the rights and
defend the inter >sts of the Negro-American,
especially in the Piedmont section of the
CarolinaS.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-02-18
SUBSCRIPTIONS:
(Ai,cdys in Advdnce.)

Address,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-11
Scenes in Lower Broadway,

In lower Broadway ragged and barefooted children are becoming numerous They swarm over from the streets adjacent to the Battery and the North and East river wharves, in which cheap lodging houses for emigrants have been long established It is not an infrequent thing to see young girls whose only clothing is a rough coffee sack cut into dress, tumbGng under the feet of mill ionaires. Occasionally there are scenes that teach the old adage anew that lone touch of nature makes the whole world kin" One hot day recently dirty faced girl with pinched features, clad in dark calico gown and hav- ing coffee sack apron tied about her waist was seen carrying over her shoulder sleep ing urchin. She was not over z or years of age. The boy was about 2. Her back bent under his weight, for be was fat and chubby There were two or three other children with her.
 All at once she sank with little cry of pain on to the steps leading up to the offices of one of the great steamship lines. Her companions looked nurriedly about as if in fear. II can't go no more" moaned the girl, "even if bobby takes us in. My side aches so" A handsome man of perhaps SS0 with the air of flashing Wall street operator, had stopped on the sidewalk as the girl sank down on the step, and heard her weak plaint In less time than it takes to tell it he had picked the boy out of her arms, united her coffee sack apron, put it down as q protec- tion for the baby whom he laid on it, and then rushed over to an Italian fruit stand whence he returned with his hands full of bananas, peaches and fruit Here! Eat these," said he. land you'll be all right I'll fix the bobby" He hurried up to the cor ner, spoke word to the policeman on duty, and disappeared in the financial maelstrom, while the children ate the fruit, and won dered at the mans goodness, and presently got up and stole away to their miserable homes with a little of the sunlight of the world streaming in on their beating hearts, while there wasn't q man of all the busy throng who didn't wish he had been the benefactor.-New York Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-11
THE GEORGIAN SLAVE MARKET.
The Trade fin Girls for Turkish Harems.
 "State Alliances"

The Trade in Girls for Turkish Harems.
 "State Alliances"
 The Georgians claim very early Christian ity-I think from the time of the earliest Christian emperors, when it was 0 Roman province They are fine locking race of men, very fair, straight and alender. They hate the Armenians, call them thieves, etc. They are themselves very improvident, save nothing, are heavily mortgaged to the Ar menians. and hate them accordingly. have seen nothing yet to justify the reputation of the women for great heauty. A peep in Constantinople under 8 Turkish yashmak and youthful ardor and imagination have done more, I suspect, for their great reputa- tion than nature has done A dark eye and white forehead seen from behind veil en. abling 8 fervent imagination to fashion t beauty which a fully revealed face would not bear out.
 The Russians have struggled hard to stop the trade in girls for the Turkish harem, but an intelligent Georgian told me it was still carried on to limited extent, but insisted it existed only upon the mountains near the Black Sea, and not in his part of the country But after all does the thing really do harm? A handsome girl is sold to a Turk-she be- comes his wife-and her parents in their old age have comforts. Left here she and they live like pigs in sty. The girls, I am told, do not go as unwilling slaves, or at least not more so than many a beauty that you end I know of at home, who march grandly up the church aisle to the wedding march smothered in orange blossoms and lace, and are given by prudent pater familias to some rich roue or half made up Dives. It is not in Georgia and Circassia alone that warm young hearts are turned to stone for the sweet privilege of treading upon soft Turkish carpets and slipping tea in egg she'll china and eating from silvered plate.
 Kings and emperors would suppress the selling of slave girls, and yet their own wives, daughters and sisters are or were made princely merchandise. Not far from the Baltic there are royal studs where prin- cesses are bred and regularly trotted out and right royalty sold The thing is called state alliances. Following these are those shining examples for common folks to follow, such as Milan's platonic flirtations with actresses crown princesses drinking many waters while their husbands dissipate in pastures green, and imperial morgantic widows the leaders at Nice, etc., etc. Bahl the slave trade in girls has been partially suppressed under these grand mountains, but it is still rife in princely palaces in Belgravia and possibly in fashionable American society, and is of a beastly character in London purlieus- Carter Harrison in Chicago Mail
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-11
The Water Route to Siberia

While Mr Sibirikiakoff, the wealthy Rus sian merchant, was sinking thousands of dollars every year in the vain effort to prove that steamers could make the passage from western Europe through the Kara sea to the Yenisei river, rugged British sea captain named Wiggins kept asserting that the route was perfectly feasible, and that the Russian failed because his ships were inadequate to the task, and consequently got fast in the ice. On his own account Capt. Wiggins has made three successful voyages to the Yenisei, and with capitalist named Sullivan he has now embarked ill the Siberian trade by the sea route. They left England three weeks ago in the we'll freighted steamer Labrador, which they expect will be met at the mouth of the Yenisei by their steamer Phoenix from Yeniseisk. 900 miles up the river, with cargo from the far interior of Siberia. The vessels will exchange cargoes, and the voyagers will then push into the Kara sea again. They hope to make the round trip in & little over two months
 The profits of the voyage if successful, will be enormous The ample productions of southern Siberia, of which Mr Kennan has recently given a vivid description, are as yet almost inaccessible, except for home consumption. It results from the almost utter lack of communications that home produce in Siberia is very cheap, while for eign goods of all sorts are very dear The cost of freight from Moscow to Irkutsk is now $50 a ton Capt Wiggins says he can make handsome profit by laying down goods on the Yenisei from England at S16 ton. He says he can buy on the Yenisei a first class ships mast sixty feet high for $5; that beef costs there only five cents pound; that a ton of salt, worth fifteen shillings at Liver pool, is salable at Yenisei for $75; that a ton of wheat can be bought there for S5, and he found e fine quality of black lead so plen- tiful that he ballasted his ship with it.
 The day is coming when this great empire, with all its mineral wealth. it's boundless for ests, its furs and fossil ivory, its tallow, wool and grain, will be closely bound to the outer world by commercial highways, and then Siberian produce will not be bought for a song.-New York Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-11

Why, what is this?' she cried. "He has piece exactly like this, the fellow to it I re- member seeing it when I was quite small Oh, speak! what new mystery, what new trouble is ths?"
 "Clalrc, Colliver is here in London, or was but a week agO?"
 "Here!'
 Yes, Claire and it was he that murdered Thomas Loveday."
 Murdered Thomas Loveday! do not un- derstand." She had turned deadly white, and spread out her hands as if for support "Tcll nc"
 Yes Claire.' said as I stepped to her and put my arm about her; it is truth as stand here. Cotliver, your mothers husband foully murdered my innocent friend for the sake of that piece of gold: and more, Simon Coliver, for the sake of this same accursed token, murdered my fathcr!'
 "EOur father'
 She shook off my arm, and stood facing me there, by Toms grave, with q look of utter horror that froZc my blood.
 Yes, my father; or stay, I am wrong Though CoIiiver prompted, his was not the hand that did tho deed. That he left to poor wretch whom he afterwards slew hims Railton-John RailtOn.'
 'What,"
 Why Claire Claire! What is it? Speak P
 II am Janet RailtOn!'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-11
N, H. S |. Railroad Time Table.
JULY p 9, 1888.

JULI 9, 1888. Trains Leave Waterbury as Follows: New York-G05 S26 1051 g. m.: 2.4: COS; D. m Sunday. 4l5 D. m.
 Return 5.01, s, a m l, 4.01. 600 h. New Havell-G 05. S.36. 10.51 a. m.; 242. COS pm Return 7.20, 955 a. m., 2.35, 5.65, 7.%5 pm. Bridgeport G.O5, S.2G, 1O54 a. m.; 2.42, 6Cs: Sun day, 4.15 p.
 Return 7.15, 952 a. 1n.; 2.33, 5.30, 743; D. ID. sunday, S.13 a.. m. AnSonia-G.05, S.26 lO54 a. m., 2.42, COS p. m. Sunday, 4.13 F..
 Return 7.5l, 1929 d. nl.; 3. 10, 6.O9, S11 D. Ill Sunday S.4G Il. WatertOwn-6.5O, SEQ. 11.22 a. m.; 400, GIG 7.0O p. h.: Saturday. g. Is D. m Return, G.30, 755, l0,15 a. m.; 2.1C, 4.3G G.30 D. m. Saturday, 500 p. m. Chomaston-S.4S, Il II a. m.; 35S G56 p. m.; Sum day 9.25 a.
 Return, 1.55. lo.:7 a. m.; 2.13, 5.41 D. m, |; sunday. $50 p. Tn. rorriAgton SIS 11l7 &. m; 3.5S, 6.56 p. Iii: Suu- day 9.25 a. III.
 Return, 7.31, 1O,Ql a. m.: 1.46. 5.15 p. m: sunday, 3.2G p. m. Wnsted-S4S Ill, a. h.; 3.5s, 656 D. m; Sunday 025 d.
 Return, ITO. 9. 10 a. m; 120, 4.50 D. m.; Sum- day. 500 r. o. M. SHEPPARD, General Sup.t. c. I. HAMPSTEAD, General Pass Agent.