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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-01
THE CHOWAN DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.


Committee the Democratic County
Convention of Chowan was called to
order by w. NJ. Bond on Saturday,
May Goth. at l. NJ A. H Mitchell
was requested to act as temporary
Secretary. On motion of !. NJ.
Jones, Esq, the temporary WAS made
the permanent organic .tion Of the
Con ention.
The following we're appointed
delegates an d lernAtes TO the >ta e
Convention:
DELEGATES DIR. r.. II. Win
borne, c. S. Vann. S. J. Skinner,
w. M. Bond, Julian Wood.
ALTERNATi-s: -Jno. 6. Wood,
Dr. G. II. Coke, ". ]. Webb, W.
j J. Leary, n, g o,W. Goodwin.
| The following were appointed
de egate5 and a,trrnates to Congress
sionai and Senatorial Conventions
DELEGATES w. j.. Prpden, a.
| J. Ward, W. J. Leary, Jr., ". P.
Jones, S. J, Skinner, DR.. r. II.
Winborne, Jno. Nj. Jones. DR.. w.
I. Woodley, W. Nj Bond, a. J.
Bateman, C. S. Vann, J. L. Roger
son, J. r. B. Hathaway, Z, J.
Burke.
ALTERNArEs W. II. Coffeld,
w. B. Felton,, E. F. Waf, w. ],
Webb A. 7. Boush J. Z. Bonner,
II. 6. Skinner, W. II. Jordan. Moses
Hobbs, Jno. Holjowell, N. w.
Elliott, S. L. Bunch, r n. Hines,
L. d. Bond
On motion the auowing resolution
offered by Dr. r. II. " Winborne was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS we have noticed with
much pleasure the unaniInity with
which the counties in this District
have selected our countyman, w. D.
Pruden, Esq, as their choice for one
Of the AS. ociate Justices of cur
Supreme Court. which tribute to his
worth We believe in every way to be
merited. therefore,
RESOLVED: That we make more
solid the voice Of the FIRST District of
North Carolina by instructing our
delegates to use all fair means to
secure the nomination of w. D
Pruden, Esq, for a seat upon our
highest State Court. That we PIE
sent his name to the State Conven-
ton with every confidence in his
integrity and his ability as a man, as
a lawyer to discharge the duties OF
the high office with honor to his
native State and with credit to
himself.
The Chairman stated that owing
to supposed uncertainty as to who
composed the Executive Committee
he would be glad to have the Con
vention take such steps as were
necessary to remove any doubt there
from. The following resolution was
then adopted:
RESOLVED: That, in those Town
ships wherein the organization is
complete, the Township Executive
Committee appoint at once number
of the County Executive Committee,
and in those Townships wherein
there is doubt as to who is the Town
ship Executive Committee the Dem
ocrats Of such Townships meet at
once and appoint number for that
as one of the County
Committee, and that the
members so chosen should meet in
Edenton on the I'd Saturday in June
10 complete the organization.
On motion, the FISHERMAN &
FARMER and Enquirer were request
I'd to publish the above proceedings.
On motion adjourned.
w. NJ. BOND, Chm.
4. H. Mitchell, Sect'y.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-01

Tie imports OF mac3erei at Boston
this year 10 April = were 1916 bbIs.
against 14.447 to The Same date last
year. Gazette.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-06-01
THE EDE.NTOV
GRADED SCHOOL.
Fall Term Ending Dec. 3. 1887.

PROF. L. a. WILLIAMS, Principal.
MRS. R. F. CHESHIRE, Assistant
Miss NJ. A. THOMPSON, Teachers.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30

Lambs should not be allowed to roam freely
where the grass is rank during wet weather.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
Three Brave Women.

A White Mountain letter to the Boston
Herald says:-There were eight persons
in the mountain wagon. They were at
the stoepest pitch in the descent from
Mt. Washington, aud both springs had
already been broken on the trip and
were bandaged with wooden splints
when the horses tumbled. The woman
on the seat with the driver turned an eye
of terror to those behind her. In a mo-
ment one of the two men in the party
had jumped from the wagon and ordered
the ladies to dismount as quietly as pos
sible. The other man Of the party,
stricken with terror, ran into the woods.
The driver sat .spsechless, holding his
reins in hand. One woman fastened to
block the wheels with stone. The wo-
man on the front seat unhitched the two
span OF leaders from their fallen COM
panions and led them to a position out
of danger and petted them till they were
quiet Another woman, and Boston
| lady who is we'll known, stepped up to
the kicking and groauing horses and
| disengaged the traces, at the same time
lodging the heels Of the disabled ami
mails, and then the driver, who had held
tile fort till his assistants had made the
lifting Of the team from the pressure on
4 the disabled horses possible, disInounted
| aud speedily PIT his team in order
again.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
A Prison Cipher.

A Savannah despatch to the Atlanta
Constitution says:-For several days the
Jail officers have been trying to solve a
cipher system Of communication which
some of the prisoners have. The prison
ers call it telegraphy. They have sub
stituted figures for letters, and by call
ing out numerals have communicated
with one another, and the guards could
not tell what was passing. A note writ
ten by prisoner named johnson few
days ago to Tom Cassidy was dropped
in the wrong cell, and Cassidy never
got it. In the note johnson says:
s'Smith is on to our telegraph, and
likely has given it away, but don't give
a - for him or any of the rest of
them. If they try to do me any harm
you can bet your life I'll fix them, when
Smiths trial comes off, and they are
we'll aware Of the fact" The note con-
tains great deal of language that is not
choice. After the Jail officials discover
ed that cipher language was being
used, they watched attentively for de-
velopments. Nothing turned up, though
Cassidy was changed to new cell, and
johnson and Smith we're put on the first
floor. In Cassidy's cell the officers dis
covered evidences of another attempt to
escape. Tom had used knife blade to
saw the bars in his cell door, and he cut
through one about half of an inch. A
soup bone was also found hidden in his
cell. A picture on the wall concealed a
place where he had tried to dig out
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30

for this is that very many business men
prefer to send their own messengers for
registered letters to the Post Office
rather than have the letters delivered
by postman at their own door-not
for fear that the postman wonld con-
fiscate them, but lest their own servants
shoFld mislay and lose them.
~ should be added that the little
fiimsy slip of paper that is given as re-
ceipt by the clerk when the letter is
registered should be preserved, as by
means of it the missing letter may be
quickly traced. Few persons Keep
these receipts. They are either lost or
thrown away, because they are sup
posed to be merely form. A missing
letter sent months ago was quickly
traced to-day by means of the receipt.
1t was found to be in the hands Of the
postmaster at it's destination in distant
city, but the recipient had not called for
it. He was business man and he never
went to the Post Office"
What is the loss Of registered let
tiers r.
''Not taking into account fires on mail
cars and robbery of mail cars, the loss is
next to nothing, and you can send one
cent or 800, 900, or any valuable thing
that will go in letter. 1t is becoming
more popular as prejudice against it
dies"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
HELD AS A HOSTAGE.
A Man is Told That He Will be
Killed If the English Approach


The latest reports from Uganda say
that the cruel king of that country is al
| most wild for fear that the Europeans
are coming to punish him for the muir
der Of Bishop Harrington. He has
told Mr.. Gordon, the only Englishman
now at his capital, that he may consider
himself prisoner, and that he will be
killed if the English come to avenge
the death of Harrington. The Arabs
have greatly excited the king by their
exaggerated statements that the Ger
mans and English have divided East
Africa between them. They have told
the credulous and ignorant ruler that
the Germans are building a railroad to
the south end of Victoria Nyanza, and
that the English have included Uganda
in their territory, and are buildiye a
railroad from the coast right to his CAPT
tai.
This frightened king has accordingly
told Mr.. Gordon that he will be permit
ted to depart provided one or two Eng
lishmen take his place. Otherwise he
must not venture outside the town of
Rubaga. Gordon has also been told to
inform the English that if an expedition,
large or small, is sent by them to Ugan-
da, his life will be forfeited, and the
king will fight the intruders. Inasmuch
as the English have not the slightest in
tention of sending an expedition to
Uganda, Gordon's life does not appear
to be in danger on that score, but he is
in the unpleasant predicament of being
compelled to remain in Rubaga whether
he desires to or not.
Before King Mwanga succeeded to
the throne he attended the mission ser
vices and learned to read little. He
has now prohibited all his people from
learning to read. They know that to be
detected would be sure death, and yet a
few of them meet secretly to learn to
read and take part in the mission SER
vices.
Mwanga says that now he is king he
wants to hear no more about the Chris
tian religion until he is old and near
death. He seems to think it is good
religion to die by.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
Prefers Jail Life to Paying Up.

A man worth SIC, 900 is lying in Jail
in Bangor, Me-, charged with the en-
bezzlement of few hundred dollars
belonging to the town of Bradford 1t
is queer case, and the story told is as
follows
Mr.. A. w. Severance was in 1886 the
collector of the town of Bradford, and
he, so he says, and so his books show,
collected something like $1,000, which
he failed to turn over to the town IRE
asurer. The matter has drifted along
NIL these years, interest being added
from time to time, and quite often MIR.
Severance has come forward and stated
that he wanted to settle up. The books
would be looked over, and then he would
say there must be some mistake, that he
could not tell where the funds had gone
to, &c. In the meantime he built the
finest barn I'm town, living all the while
sober and industrious life. At last his
bondsmen demanded settlement, but
failing to get it, sued and attached a
mill and lumber to the amount of
$1,000, which were sold for 81 900 and
that sum placed to the credit of the de-
linquent Nine hundred remained, and,
Severance still not seeming inclined to
settle, his bondsmen, or one Of them
charged him with embezzlement, caused
his arrest and brought him to Bangor.
In the court he waived examination,
pleading not guilty, was ordered to give
81. 1000 bonds, and quietly went to jail.
He has about $40, 900 worth of proper
ty around him in Bradford, and owns
four fine horses and other stock. The
only solution of the queer affair which
many can arrive at, after looking over
the case, is that Severance is not exact
ly in his right mind. Some OF his friends
says he is night, and there is conspir-
aey against him, which he will show
up. ---Boston Herald.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
SELECT SITTING
A league is three miles.

A league is three miles.
The Astors own 5000 luiId assss4 n, v
York city.
A days journey is thirt g.sl7aa enc
one-eighth miles.
A baby has been born qn Csaieags
weighing just one pound avoirdupais.
A pound of pennies is worth sl4a. 4
pound of five cent pieces &c weyta
$455. so.
A New York coroner recently narrow.
ly escaped death from shifting O: boSte
from which suicide had taken pTuesic
acid.
Snow is initiated for tbeatri,::.s .saE.
poses by spreading out white cotton,
over which pulverized mica ht] Ese2
strewn.
Baltimore is growing over her &Ayoe
carrier pigeons which flew 300 mics "a
little over six hours, and so broke &ss2
record for that distance.
A monster frog swallowed a chicEssa
at Oconee, Ga, the other day, enal
seemed to be relishing the bite immense.
ly when the owner killed him.
Mr.. Dye, of Jessup, Ga. has a Cow
that is perfectly hairless throughout
Spring ana Summer, and only puts on heg
coat at the beginning of the Fall
Among the descendants of Thomas
Plantagenet. Duke of Gloucester, fifth
son of Edward ILL.,, was Stephen J.
Penny, who was not many years ago
sexton at st. George, Hanover Square,
London.
During the drill of sailors aboard the
steamer Forest City at Boston recently,
they ran from a point between decks.
unfastened the lifeboats and lowered
them into the water in the remarkably
| quick time of one minute and fourteen
seconds.
A novel letter was received by guest
at Cleveland hotel the other day from
New York. 1t was written on gentle
mans linen cuff, with the address on
the reverse side. A 1-cent stamp was
attached, and it arrived at its destina.
ton the same as an ordinary postal card.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30

gonss 70 Robinson, swEy. the Very 81 Sight OF
lsGo- powder wo Id make him i'll. How did he
ever manage to become an officer in the army"
pserod Robinson, '.he once saved my lifr."
'13avei your lifei Nonsense impossiblei
" Lat d. you mean" Il mean that / was in
are first stages of consumption; / was losing
asgensth and vi ality every day with the ter
EiDle 6iaeass, when Smith advised me to take
De. plcrce's Golden Medical Discovery. had
Cried al KtGds Of medicines without success,
and rEsy pays,cian had given me no hope; yet
hers ;s0l, ~ we'll as ever man was, and |
tive nj HE 10 smith, and to the wonderful
eS711sSIl nc G}.a.sg amended"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
WHY LETTERS ARE REGISTERED.
They Go Safely, Though the Govern
ment is NJ Responsible.

"sWhat is the use of registering let
ters2' is the question most frequently
asked OF me, said Superintendent J. j.
Phillips of the New York Registry
Department. "You see, if registered
letter is lost the Government cannot be
held responsible for the loss, and the
amount lost cannot be recovered. If
you'll look at it a moment you will see
that that is perfectly fair. 1t is not
possible for the Government or its rep
resentatives to know what is the amount
or money in a registered letter, and, of
course, it is impossible for any one but
the sender of the letter to tell how much
he or she ought to receive IN case of loss.
OF course, the Government isn't going
to pay man money merely because the
man says he lost it and has no proof of
the amount.
serhe result Of this state Of things"
continued Mr.. Phillips, sis that people
continually ask me what is the use of
registering. The reply is that registra-
ton is safe way to guard valuable
packages from loss; because registered
letter may he traced from one registry
station to another until it reaches its
destination. Postmasters and clerks
think twice before stealing letter
when they remember that it can be
traced to their hands.
people who send letters get very
nervous il they don't get news by re-
turn mail of the receipt OF the letter,
and they rush here to find out what is
the matter. | usually learn from the
septers in cases Of delay that they have
not pu. on the envelope the street ane
house number Of the person addressed
In such cases postmasters always hole
the letters until called for. That is !
common practice here in New York. 1
registered letter should come herr
addressed merely sChauncey M. Depew
New York city, the letter would b.
held at the main Office. The reasol
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
A Fair Trial

OF Hoods Sarsaparilla will convince any reasonable
person that it does possess great medicinal merit
We do not claim that every bottle will accomplish
miracle, but we do know that nearly every BOTTLE
taken according to directions does produce positive
benefit Its peculiar curative power is shown by
many remarkable cures.
II was run down from close application to work,
but was told had malaria and dosed with q,li-
nine, ETC. which was useless, I decided to take
Hoods Sarsaparilla and am now feeling strong and
cheerful. / feel satisfied it will benefit any who
give it a fair triaL"-W. B. BEAM1sH 2sl Spring
Street, New York City.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists 81; six for S. Prepared only
by G. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30

At seeing her charms of face and form de-
parting, and her health imper led by func-
life, was turned to JOY and gratitude after a
brief self treatment with DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription. 1t purified and enriched her
blood, gave a healthy ac ivity to the kidneys.
stomach, bowels. and other organs, and her re-
turn to robust health speedily followed. 1t is
the only medicine for women, sold by drug
ufacturers that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money will be refunded. This
qua antee has been printed on the bottle
wrapper, and faithfully carried out for many
years.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
The ARontes Of Lumbneo.
EAST RIVER NATIovAL BANK, |
NEW YORK. March 10. 1895.

NEW YORK, March 10, 1886.
1t gives me great pleasure to add my testi-
mony in favor of ALLcoCK's POROUS PLAs-
TIERS. Last October had very severe attack
OF lumbago and suffered untold agony; could
not turn IN bed or get in any position without
ss stance, and with pains almost uabear-
nble; the folks suggested ALLoocK's PoRous
AAasTfBs. AS soon as possible had one ap-
fzied to the small of my back,and to my great
psTprise ! exs erienced almo,t instant relief;
Continued wearing it until entirely cured, and
ean hap to say that have not had the
6!3GEtest symptoms Of Lumbago since. They
ere g wonderful and valuable Plaster for
el1msago, and lake mucn pleasure in recom-
n,cndiag them. w, S. Phillips
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30
Retter thnnnuera.

:, ctlsl Is selling for $3.50 and 81 per ton at
rra,ssSalG,,agfar. n. II
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30


-. Aangtry is said to be worth 81 900,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30

Don't hawk, and blow and spit, but use DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-08-30

The fall trade in dress silk promises to be
satisfactory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-26

"Presbyopia or so-called far sightedness,
supervenes earlier with those who are con-
stantly at work, than with other persons,
and as soon as it does, convex glasses
should be at once resorted to, without wnlch
| the muscle of accommodation would oe
fatIgued to no purpose. AT first they should
be used for working i'll the evening after the
fatigue OF the day, but a long-sighted per-
son should only use spectacles for LOOKING
at near objects, not at far ones"
Speaking of spectacles and eyeglasses, the
optltlon further remarked that but Few
lenses were made in the United States, and
thOse only of the poorest quality. SAID ne:
The best lenses are imported in rough
state from France, and cut and polished
after arrival in this country. Glasses are
numbered from to 50; those below No.
are worn only by persons undergoing treat
ment for cataract or other ocular diseases.
Astlgmatism is one of these. Astigmatlsm
IS an abnormal development of sight power
In one of the eyes, with a corresponding
weakness of vision IN the other. 1t is often
mistaken for myopia, and 50 treated by lg-
norant men who pose as ophthalmologlsts,
but who in reality, are dangerous quack
ocullsts, or, more properly speaking, not
ocullsts at all.
In conclusion l will only say that man
can part with leg, arm or other MEM
Der of his body and eventually become &C
customed to his loss, and may, if he be of
philosophical turn of mind, manage to suck
much nectar from life'S flower, but the loss
OF sight units man alike for pleasure and
for duty, and removes forever the one thing
needful to the most complete and fullest
enjoyment of his existence. If there is one
thing more than another which l would
strive to impress on the minds of young
people it is the advice, take care of your
eVaS y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-26
CHARLEsToN's GALA WEEK.
1t Will Be Repeated This Fall-Possi-
bilitY of q Steamboat Line.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May 25.-An enthu-
siastic meeting of leading merchants and
business men held to-day adopted resolu-
lions looking to a repetition of last falls
gala week, and the establishment of per
manent fall festival 1t was finally decided
to call a mass meeting of citizens next
week, at which the Mayor is to preside,
and steps will be taken looking to the pur-
chase of public park and the building of
a first-class hotel, as well as to arranging
for gala week The finance committee on
the gala week of 1887 reported that the
total cost was 81 $685. all of which had been
paid by private subscriptions. The public
park, it is estimated, will cost about $35, 000
of which, it is expected, the city will con
tribute $4,000 and the balance will be
raised by subscription.
A special dispatch states that the Old Do
minion line, running between Norfolk, Va,
and New York, contemplate transferring
their fleet of handsome steamships to
Charleston for the purpose of establishing
New York line This is probably owing to
the fact that the Pennsylvania railroad is
said TO have taken most of the business
away from the Old Dominion line.