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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

Associate Justice Walter Clark
and jude Srier Whitaker are both
Halifax county men by birth, and
the people about the home Of tteit
early days are pleased with the
honor that these sons are rejecting
upon the Safe and their native
County. Tie Raleigh letter in the
Richmond Dispatch for Monday
says the following of them:
Judge Clark is just in the prime
of life. having been born in Halifax
county in 1916. At the age Of
fourteen ..e entered the army. and
next year be was made a ijutant Of
the Thirty-fftn regiment. In July,
1868. he left the service and entered
college. graduating at Chapel Hi
with first houurs, AMI was imme-
dia ely appointed observation-disclosures
Of the Sixty-nlnth regiment, being
then but seventeen years of age. In
Janusry, 1874, he married the
daughter OF Governor Graham ano
located in Raleigh, where his legal
attainments and fine scholarship
were speedily recognlz d. He is the
author Of 'Oserrued Cases" In
April, 1885, Governor Scales az
pointed him to the Superior Con t
bench and the following year lie
was elected to that position by the
p opie.
Judge Whitaker was born in tie
county of Halifax on the l5-h OF
March. 1871. His father was Spier
Whitaker, disting ulshed lawyer.
OF Eastern Carolina, and was Attor>
neY-General OF the State for one
term, beginning in 1841. Mr.. Whlt~
aker served in the war and was com
mended time and again for bravery
and marked service. In 1866 he
moved to Halifax county. He was
solicitor for the Criminal Court OF
Halifax county for one term, and in
! 1881 was q member OF the State
Senate from that county. In 1882
be formed a law Co-paTjnerShip 10
Raleigh with John Calling, Esq. 8,
making one of the strongest law
firms in the State. His favorable
reputation as an astuto lawyer ex-
tends beyond the State bounds. He
has beer prominent in politics since
coming TO Raleigh and will be re-
membered as the leader of Governor
Fowle's forces in his run against
Cox for the congressional nomina-
ton. Later be was q successful
leader of the Fowle element in the
GubernatOrial Convention of 1888.
HIS management Of the following
campaign IS chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee is
still fresh III the minds Of the people.
1t was conducted with a skill and
success that were phenomenal and
with nothing else IN his favor that
work would have stamped him as 8
man Of extraordinary ability. He
was again very prominently before
tue world in the famous insane
asylum investigation of this year
His speech in that case, which was
tailed of all over the United States
has been declared time and again tf
be one Of the most eXhaustlvelJ
logical productions ever offered by
a member Of the State bar.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
HOW'S THIS.

We Offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls CataIrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO. Props, Taledo, @.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
leve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions, and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
WEST 4 TRUAN, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALDrNG, KISSAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo. 0.
E. II. VAN HOES N, Cashier, Toledo
National Bank, Toledo, 0.
Halls CatarrhCure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and MUG US
surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
GAMBLING TO BE ABANDONED AT
THE WELDON FAIR.

Since the last fair Of tie Roanoke
and Tar River Agricultural Society
at " eldoG. sjOr T. l.. Emry, Presi-
dent Of the Society, has Informed US
that at a meeting Of those interested
In the Society, it was ordered that
hereafter professional gamblers will
not be admitted inside the fair
grounds.
THE DFMOCRAT commends this
action on the part Of the President
Directors and Stockholders OF the
Society. They saw the impositions
put upon them by the gamblers. and
We think 1t wise in them to pass this
resolution.
Now let every tody take interest
in the fair for next year. No one
can feel now that the gambling feat
ure of the fair will cause his interest
to be abated. Let every farmer in
the county COW 60 TO work to help
make the finest exhibit in the State
next year. Ilalfax is rich county
and this il a convenient means Of
showing II TO the State and country
generally.
Let the ladies' 60 to work to make
the finest art display ever seen in s
county fair in the State. TIE Dem
OCRAT will do its part for the en-
enlargement Of the work,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
sow GRAIN.

In Eastern Carolina especially
there is an observable want of small
grain crops. 1t is clear TO any one
that during year Of great scarcity
rs next year promises to be, a large
grain crop is desirable. II is q fact
that in this country there has not
been breads.uf made to support the
people Year. The consequence
must be that great part of the
bread used for the next ten months
will have to come from other fields.
Now, it seems to us that 1t will
be wise thing in every farmer
throughout the country to SOW wheat.
rye and oats to supplement the
short crops.
Wheat sown on good land that
produces well can be harvested
cured and tbresheG and ready fol
the mills by 18th of July. Durin G
the three months betH ean the 15.l
OF July and 18th of October, a whea
crop will greatly alleviate the dis
tress and want that MIST follow
unless some preparation be mad
against it.
We hope that farmers will see tn,
necessity Of sowing small grain, AM
that they will thus get into the habi
Of doing so every year, and so realiz
G blessing 10 the short crops after al
Let every farmer set about sowin
few acres at once,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

high that lie was employed in many
cases Of grea. importance,
One of the most famous causes IN
which Chief Justice Smith ever
took part was the celebrated trial
of the Impeachment of Ex-Governor
Holden, which took place before
the Senate Of Moth Carolina sitting
As a High Court of impeachment,
AMI presided over by the Chief
Justice Of the state. On td:s tTlai
Mr. Smith, although life. long
political opponent, was selected by
the Governor as one of his counsel,
and made the closing argument 10
his defence, and thrOu 5h1ut til e
whole trial displayed an ability and
Ie gal learning that stamped him as
one Of tue greatest law ers, and
one of the acuteSt and most logical
reasOners in bis profession i'll the
country. His closing speech made
a pamphlet of over seventy pages.
On his return to North Carolina
whea we first became personally &C
qualnted with him he evinced a
or, at interest in the success of the
Democratic party and was early
made a m mbrr of State EXC cutiN
Committee, which in the cam
paigns of that period haOitually
met once q week, Mr.. Smith was
never absent, and his counsel was
invaluable. He declined the chair
man5kip Of the committee, but con
tinued a working member until he
was appointed Chief Justice by
Gov. Vance to succeed Chief Justice
Pearson, who died in January, 1878
In June Of that year he was nom
mated for the same position by the
State convention and was elected
and in 1886 he was renOminateC
and re elected.
On the bench, Chief Justice Smitl
has been noted for his persistent la
Dor and for the ease with which h,
/ dispatched q great mass of business
His decisions will be an enduring
I
monument to his fame and Judi" a
excellence, and he viii easily TAX
rank with the most accomplished
Judges who have given such 1eput
to the Supreme Court of NOrtl
| Carolina.
He received tie honorary degree
Of LII d. from Wake Forest COlleg
IN 1874, from the University 0
North Carolina in 1875, and from
Yale in 1881.
Judge Smith married Miss Mar
Olivia Wise, Of Murfrc eSbOro, II
1889 who together with their tw
sons William ". Smith and EG
Chambers Saith, E-q., survive him
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
FROM FREMONT, NEBRASKA.

| have had scrofula until it made my
life burden. | was FneXplessly mi$era~
Bile, sick. weak, sleepless, and unhapOy;
desiring that the short tune which seemed
to have been allotted to me on this earth
would hai ten t. al, end | tried doctors
treatment and medicine, and travel, but
none Of these did any good for the
scrorula gradually grew worse. One
phvsician, who | travelled far t sec, and
to whom paid $50, gave up the case as
hopeless after three weeks of treatment,
and other "a prominent physicians tried
hard TO cure 1t, but were equally as nm
successful. l then gave up all other
medicines, and took only Swlit's Specific
IS. S. S -Four bottles of that medicine
cured me, and for the past four years |
have had as excellent health and am as
free from disease as anybody living.
Words are inadequate to express L y
gratitude and favorable opinion Of Swift. s
Specific IS. 5. 81
The above is an extract from letter
written under date of July IS, 1850, by
Mr.. F. H. Nelson. a prominent anC
wealthy citizen Of Frem ont, Nebraska.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
Ringing Noises

In the ears, sometimes roaring buzzing
sound is caused by catarrh, that ex-
ceedinglY disagreeable and very common
disease. Loss of smell or hearing also
result from catarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla
the great blood purifier, is peculiarly
successful remedy for this disease, which
it cures by purifying the blood. lfyou
suffer from catarrb, try Hoods SarSa.
parllla, the peculisr medicine.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

There are times when a feeling of
lassltude will overcome the most ro-
bust, when the system Graves for
pure blood, to furnish the elements
of health and strength. Th4 best
remedy for purifying the bloot Is
Dr.. j. II. Mclean SArslparilla.
For sale By f. 7. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

For a safe and certain remedy fol
fever and ague, use DR.. J. Il. Nc
Leans Chills and Fever Care it il
warranted to cure.
For sale by E. 7. Whitehead & Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
lis CHILD COT WE'LL.

Swift's Specific IS. S. s. cured my
little boy of scrotula, from which he had
suffered long time. l had tiled ply
siclans and great quantities of other
medicines without avail. A few bottles
of s. S. S. did the work. He Is now en-
ioying the best of health and has not had
any symptoms Of the disease for over 6
year. W. h. Clayton, Addie, n. Z.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

If health and life are worth any.
thing. and you are feeling out OF
sorts and tired out, tone up yoEr sys
tenn by taking DR.. j. II. McLcar's
Sarsaparilla.
For sale By E 7. Whitehead K Co.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21

ity. BY THIS time the sectional
feeling between the North and the
South bad become so strong that
old party lines were well nigh b-ok-
en- down and Mr.. Smith was select
ell by the Southern representatives
as their candidate for Speaker of
the House Of Representatives,.
After long struggle, and many
ballOtings, in which he Jacket only
one vote OF an election, he was
detea' ed By Mr.. Pennington OF
! New Jersey. lie remained in his
seat until the close Of the session
of Congress, and was present ut The
inauguration of President Lincoln
He was also a member of the Con
federate Congress during tie ex S
tence of that body. In 1865 he
was again elected to the House o
Commons. and took part IN the
reconstruction of the State under
the pan of President John on.
AS lawyer Judge Smith wa:
profound and exhaustive lie wa.
intimately acquainted not merel,
| with the law, but with the literature
} Of the law, and some of the hes
laws on the statute book were passe,
by the Legislature at his instance
He was laborious and painstakin!
and was unusually successful as al
lattorney. His reputation was S,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05
CATHOLIC PROFESSORS.

Foreigners Not to Be Kept Out Of Washington
University by the Contract-Labor Law.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-NOtwlthstandin
the recent decision of Solicitor of the Treas
ury Hepburn, adverse to the importation of
the foreign professors engaged by Bishop
Keane last winter, for the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington, those gentlemen
will come to this country and take the
places for which they are intended. The
educators intended are the Rev. DIR. Schroe-
der, of the Cologne Seminary, for the chair
of dogmatic theology; Rev. DIR. Banquillon,
of the University at Lille, moral theology;
DR.. Hyvernat. of the Appolonaire at Rome,
Holy Scriptures; Rev. DR.. Joseph Pohle, of
Fuida. philosophy; and Charles Warren
Stoddard, English literature. 1t will be re-
membered that after the rendering of Mr..
Hepburn's opinion the matter car
ried before the Attorney general, hoping
for a reversal of the decision, but the
Attorney general declined to take up the
He would give 10 opinion until the arrival
IN this country OF the persons referred to.
Since that time everything has been ar
ranged. it is understood, to the entire sat
lsfactlon of the university authorities.
They have been given assurances that their
foreign educators will not be interfered
with. SO a gentleman, d government Of
fetal of high standing said yesterday.
There will be no difficulty whatever" he
said. THE professors will be permitted to
land without question. If, however, upon
their arrival, objection should come from
any quarter, it will be decided, and very
properly, too. by competent authority. that
The law providing for the exclusion of
labor under contract was not intended to
apply to the class named herein"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05

truth, was so badly frightened that /
don't know much about it. Any way. just
after leaving Kansas City / started
to go through the train to col
lect my fares. and just after
passing Harlem L did my work in the St.
Louis sleeper and started for the rear door
on my way to the ST. Paul coach. intending
to take up the fares in that and the Des
Moines sleeper, which we. always
bring out of Kansas City on that train
and leave at Moberly, where they are
picked and sent north. When 1 reached
the door and opened it l was met by two
men who had their faces covered by BAN
danna handkerchiefs. and each one covered
me with cooked revolver. One of them
stood on the platform of the St. Paul
coach. facing me, and the other stood a lit
tie to the right of the door on the platform
of the ST. Louis sleeper, and as | opened the
door the one nearest me- said, Hold upyour
hands,
II thought that couple of the boys were
putting up little game on me Just for the
fun of the thing. and laughed and made
some joking reply. Quick as a flash the
fellow showed the muzzle of his
gun into my face and said in an
ugly tone of voice: Hold up yo1r
hands, you - or III blow the whole
top of your head off, 1 did not fancy that
kind of talk, and without stopping to con-
slider let him have it with my lamp. The
remainder of the story has been told. /
believe the robbers were novices, but also
believe they shot to kill"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05

considered the original and natural HON
of the watermelon. has gone wrong this
year. aud will produce less than half crop.
The fight on the saloon question. at Nash
vile. was won by the license faction, and
Nashville will have saloons.
The Veterans Association, of White and
Hamilton counties, will hold reunion at
Enfield, on the 9TH, Sth and 9th instant
At Dewitt one Miss Haggard shot at
James Nelson. The ball struck a silver
dollar in Nelson's pocket and glanced of.
John Boemmer, of Pana, undertook to re-
pair the barrel of a shotgun, and didn't
know it was loaded. He leaves family.
John p. st. John devoted most of his adj
dress before the Prohibition camp-meeting
at Decatur to arguments against high IL
Cense.
Maurice Downie, eighty years of age. liv-
ing in Barrett, smoked pipe In bed and
went to sleep. The pipe set fire to the
clothes. and one side of the old mans body
that had been paralyzed for years, was
burned to the bone. He did not discover
his roasting until he awoke in the morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05
THEIR VIEWS OF CIVIL SERVICE.
Cabinet Officers Express Themselves - MIR.
Roosevelts Statement Denied.

Cabinet Oficers Express Themselves - MIR.
Roosevelt's Statement Denied.
Hpecial to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Post to-mor-
row morning will publish a series of inter
views with the members of the Cab
met, denying the statement of Civil
service Commissioner Roosevelt in q
published interview that the civil-service
law had been violated by a Cabinet officer
against his protest. The only member of
the Cabinet not interviewed was Mr..
Blaine, who is out of the city. The gentle
men interviewed were asked, also.
if they thought the public service
was improved by the work of the Civil
service Commission; If. under other condi-
with meritorious men of both parties, or
with Republicans regardless of merit, and
whether. as heads of departments, they
believed that they were better qualified
than anybody to select clerks. To the
first question the general response was that
they had not been in office long enough to
form Judgment. To the second Secretary
Noble replied: II don't think many Demo-
Gratis have been appointed to office by me
so far"
Secretary Window said that if the selec-
ton rested with him candidates for office
would be chosen on their merits.
Secretary Proctor said: "Of course the
first consideration would be the proper
transaction of public business. / have had
no reason In my administration to find fault
with the operation of the law. am be-
lever in the principle of civilservice re-
orm, but, like all new things, it is probably
not yet perfect"
In response to the third question, the
members of the Cabinet stated that they
were glad to be relieved of the necessity of
selecting clerks as they were too busy with
other matters to give it the attention it
would require.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05
INDIANA ANDILLINOISNEWS
The Shooting of Green Case by Perry
Snow at Shoals Proves a Murder.
Daring Assault at Marshall-The Alarming
Flux Epidemic Observation-Disclosures
eous News from Two States.


Death Of Green r. Case, the Victim OF Perry
Shows Pistol at Shoals.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHOALS, Aug. 4.-Green b. Case, who
was shot on Thursday night by Perry
Snow, has died. The difficulty, in part.
grew out of an old feud, existing for the
last ten years between the parties. Snow
had difficulty with other parties about
two weeks ago, which eliminated in his
being indicted for shooting with intent to
kill, and also being required to give bond
TO keep the peace. In this latter difficulty
Snow was led to believe that Case was TAX
ing part against him, and only by the in
reference of friends they were prevented
from coming together a few days ago. On
Thursday night they met, apparently by
accident, near the waiting-roOm door of the
o. q NJ. railroad depot, when both passed
inside, Snow going in first, followed by
Case. Three shots were heard by parties
on the outside, but who fired them is not
positively known. Case was shot through
the body, and the clothing of Snow was
pierced by bullet. Snow will try to prove
the killing was in self-defense. The coroner
holds that Case came to his death by a
pistol-shot discharged by Perry Snow. Two
warrants are out, but Snow has not been
arrested at this writing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. A fatal acct
dent occurred on the Virginia Midland
road, near Bumley's early this morning.
Two freight trains collided on heavy
grade. The engines were smashed and the
Fox, of Washington. was killed. Charles
Davis. the engineer of the south-bound
train, was fatally hurt. He lived at Alex
andria. His legs and arms were broken and
he was injured internally. A brakeman
Conductor Buran, of the sOuth-bOund train.
has disappeared entirely. 1t is reported
that he disObeyed orders in not taking a
siding at the bottom of the grade, and that
the accident is directly attributable to his
negligence.
Engineer Hayes and brakeman NJ. A. Nc
Donald are missing, and are supposed to be
under the wreck. Fireman Kelley and
brakeman McClain. both of Alexandria,
were also badly injured.
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Minor Notes.

c. w. Lamport postmaster at Osceola,
died Saturday morning, aged seventy-ive
years.
Burglars operated upon the grocery store
of Ed Cutler, at Richmond, but got away
with very little plumber.
Elkhart's combination board-mill. re-
Gently burnt out has been rebuilt. and be-
gins operations this morning.
While Rush Miller was attending an or
gan concert at Richmond, his horse and
buggy were stolen from in front of the
house.
siderably annoyed at nights by the ghost of
her departed husband providing about the
premises at Charlottesville.
Saturday night Howard Lloyd, half
witted youth, was elected from John
Craig's saloon at Franklin. and a few min
utes later the lads mother entered the sa-
loon and smashed a gOOdly portion of the
furniture.
A large party of mysterious surveyors
are encamped near LaPOrte. 1t is rumored
that they are making sort of still-hunt
survey for large gas-pipe. line from the
center of the Howard county gas-field, at a
point near GreentOwn, and thence in di-
rect line to Chicago.
The city school trustees of Crawfords-
Vile have made their annual report for the
year ending July 81. The receipts of the
tuition fund were SlS45646; expenditures.
cial fupd-Receipts Sl2.493.7 20; xpendi-
lures $l2, 7S5.45; balance on hand, $7.4T.4
VIM. Armstrong. of Richmond is very I'M
easy about his seventeen-year-old son, Col
fax {. Armstrong He has not heard from
him for q year past. but thinks he has been
in Indianapolis. He is afraid the boy was
killed in the accident OH the c.. Fl. X l., be-
tween Connersville and Oxford the first of
last week. Colfax was q good-szed boy of
his age. and has some marks on his left arm.
- very peculiar horse dste;mper has made s
trading stable at LaPorte. The disease is
said to have been brought to that place
from Chicago, and when horse is attack ed
by il his head sometimes swells to twice it's
normal size, and pus cavities form so they
have to be opened. Sometimes these cavi-
ties form in other parts of the body, and
they appear to have no regular action. 1t
differs materially from any horse disease
that has appeared in this locality hereto
fore
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-05
MINOR MATTERS.

Fewer Mail Depredations Committed and
Fewer Complaints This Year.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-James Maynard
has been chief clerk of the mails depreda-
ton division of the Postofice Department
for eight years past. He has followed the
work Of his Office carefully during that
time. THE number of depredations varies
from year to year." he said yesterday. "A
perusal of the records of the office will
show. however. that while there was one
piece of mail lost in 1883 in every Is 600 that
were handled. the past year reduced the
number lost to one in every 81 900. The num-
Der of complaints during last year were
buta little more than five hundred in ex-
cess of the same period five years previous
partment increased greatly in excess of
that