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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17
BEgARNEST, BUT NOT DC
TATORICAIn

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Our bright and energetic little
neighbor. The Evening CALI" of
the city ofIRal,;gh. it cannot be de~
MED, since its advent, has inaugural.
ed more lively spirit among the
brethren of the Press at the capitol,
and the old "ruts" have been filed
up with "scmetning," daily.
This is no empty compliment but n
fact; and having spoken the simple
truth, "The Call" we trust, will not
be seized with n chill, should We ven
ture to admonish it, wee bit.
First, then, this admonition. in
part, is, that you continue 10 your
efforts to build up and advance the
material interest of our beautiful
Capitol City. clay on MacDuti."
till you hear the Wing and buz" of
that Cotton Factory; encourage other
ventures of Industry; advocate the
identifying Of the city By it, citizens
this is all right and proper but
stop your STRONG language" against
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company, because that company will
not "lOw down" at your command,
and erect palace on property which
does not belong to them, but is only
held under lease. We heartily
wish that company could see 1t to
their interest to erect magnificent
depot at Raleigh; if they cannot,
there is no power on earth can com.
pei them to do it.
1.-THE Evening Call" should lease
for term of years house in which
to TRANSACT its business, and find that
1t answers the purpose, is it fair or
reasonable to say that the "Cali" will
tear down the old house, and expend
FIRE on six thousand dollars in build
ing q fine house on leased land, when
the improvement would add another
dime to its income?
Very true, the Raleigh and CASTOR
Company may afford to contribute
lsrgely to new depot, for the reason
that, for all time to come, it will
serve that Company but the time for
occupancy by the Richmond aud
Danyille RAILROAD. of the Norlh
Carolina branch of its system, is
limited, and it cannot be fairly ex
pected that that company will exs
pend more money on the building.
than is absolutely necessary to carry
on the business of the company.
We repeat, we sincerely wish the
company could see it to their interest
to ioiu with the Raleigh and CASTOR
road, in builjiBg a depot which
would be more comfortable 10 the
travelling public, and al ornament
70 the city of Raleigh. But "The
CALI has, In our opinion, missed the
mark by using the threatening lau-
guage which it did, 10 las: Saturdays
issue Of that psper'
In tue first place, the city Of Raj.
eigh will not be advised, as intematt d
by "The Call, to condemn the build
ing, and order it dowd. In the SC
ond dlace. IL they city should at so
really, the act, would, eventually
iDjure the city, financially. very con.
sirderaIly.
So then, in conclusion. We ad
monish "The Call" not 70 eel it, Golfer
quite 80 deep; for fear, it may catch
under root, and get crippled.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17

A handsome portrsit Of Col.
Thomas 5. Kenan, has been placed
10 the State Library. He was Cd.
onel Of the Forty Third North Car j.
lima Infantry. Amy Of Northern
Virginia Efforts are still being
made to increase the collection Of
portraits Of prominent North Caro-.
linians for the library.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17

All " desire tull ! formation abunt
the eau aud cure Of Bl0d Prisons,
scrU'ula and scrofuIous Swellings, Ulcers,
Sores, rheumatism, Kidney Complaints.
CataTrh, ETC., can securs by a, free
onpy Of our 32page Illustrated Book 81
Wonders; tilicf with che most wonderful
aud startling proof ever before known.
Address. Blood BALM TO-. Atlanta, tia
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17

Captain George X. Head, Of Lees
burg, Va has old canteen used BY bis
father 10 abe war Of 1912 On Oh.
SIDE Of IL 10 bio fathers handwriting
is the inscription Monday September
~, 1915. Battle. Of Baltimore. Geo.
Head"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17

The South Atlantic and Ohio Rail.
road, running from Bristol, Va, a.
wards the Kentucky line. has been let
10 contract from the Big Tounel IN
Scott county, 70 two miles beyond
Big stone Gap. The road 10 10 he
completed BY next Jsbumy
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17

A subscription has been started for
building Baptist cbur in what il
known - East Dut AM" n e.
Several bubdred dollss have been
pledged. The cost il estimated al
g 900.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17

UTTERLY SURPRISED:


MEmDiAS. mIs.., July ~, 1871.
For = number u years ] have suffered
untold agony from the eHect u blood
poison. had my case treated by sew.
eTal prominent physicians, but received
but little. u any, relief I res0rted to al
sorts II patent medicines, spending q
large amount u money, bat yet getting
no better Ny attention vas attracted
by the cures said 10 have been affected
By b. y. D., and ! commenced taking il
merely ~ an experiment, having but
little faith in the results. To my utter
surprise ! won commenced 10 improved
and deem myself to day veil and hearty
person ali owing to the excellent quail.
ties al B Il. 4. cannot commend IL
too highly b those suffering from blood
poison. J. u. Gibson,
Trainmau NJ A OR
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.

June Ind 1889. No so. No 5
LEAVE Daily. No. 50
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-17
Sleeping Car Service.

"Daily. +Daily except Sunday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
RumOrs That It Is Financially Embar
rasse0 Denied-Its Prosperity.

6umOrs That It Is Financially EN- bar
rasse0 Denied-Its Prosperity.
A Baltimore dispatch of the 18th inst.
says: In view of the reports which
have recently been published respect
ing the Johns Hopkins University,
President Gilman authorizes the state
ment that the university will begin it's
new year with unimpaired efficiency
Neither the salaries OF the president
nor those of the professors have been
cut. and several new appointments
point to the usual number OF students,
and the course of instruction
Will be given as announced in
the programme. AS to the finances of
the university it is no secret that the
income derived from the Baltimore &
OHIO Railway was cut off some time ago,
but the accumulated income of former
years. the income from Investments
outside OF the railroad, the income from
tuition, which amounted last year 20
nearly $4,000, are available. Besides
this generous persons have SUBJ
scr1bed the sum of S108,00O to be ex-
pended az an emergency fund during
the next three years. A new building,
given by Eugene lowering, CT Balti-
more' is now going up. lecture
dowed by gilt of $4,000. BY tho
bequest of John w. Mccoy, the
university inherits his library
of 5000 volumes and is the residuary
legatee of his estate, estimated at above
100000, exclusive of library. 1t is safe
to say that within six months the Johns
hopkins University has received from
these various sources nearly $500. 1000,
and other gifts are expected. The ma
t'onal character Of the institution is a
strong reason why its work should RI :
celve important aid t1om a distance. It
will thus be seen that no consideration
need be given to alarming rumors, as
the present efficiency of the university
is assured for the next three years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

GEN. PAINE, of Boston, has won an en-
viable reputation among yachtsmen
through his ability to tune up" a rae
ing yacht. He made the Mayfower a
flyer; but since the proud cup-defender
has passed into the hands of others she
has not been flying So well. The Volun-
teer, under Gen. Paine's management,
is the feetest yacht in the world, and
the General wants to sell her as such.
But the action Of the Mayfower shows
that good deal of the Volunteers
speed may be in the Paine cunning
up" and. consequently there is no rush
for buyers for the Volunteer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

AN Omaha widow heard water rum
ming in the bathroom and found two
tramps performing their additions.
They commanded her to keep quiet,
finished their bath, ransacked the
house, but left without taking anything.
That's the story, at least. But while
we may think the latter clause barely
possible, we utterly refuse to believe
the part about the tramps in the hath
rub. The tale of Shadrach, Meshach,
and Abed-Nego is more credible than
that
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
Compressed Air as Motive Power.

The use of compressed air as motive
power for tramways in France is ex-
tending. The system adopted is that
invented by M. Mekarski, director Of
the Nantes tramways, which have been
open since 1879. Two years ago the
system was successfully applied on the
tramways at Nogent, in the neighbor-
hood of Paris, and more recently on
those of Berne and Limoges. This
year it will be substituted for horse
power on the tramways of Lyons. The
inventor asserts that his system is far
more economical than horse traction
the cost of coal per day of machine
equal to Or 10 horsepower being only
shillings-much cheaper than cleo
tricity or steam power, and that the
machinery is simple and does not re-
quire skilled mechanic to control it.
The British consul at Nantes, in a recent
report, states that ''the tramways of
that town, which are worked by the
system of M. Mekarski, alluded to
above, continue to give satisfaction.
The cars are comfortable and run
smoothly with little noise. They do
not interfere with the general traffic in
the streets, and their immunity from
accidents is remarkable. The average
speed is about eight miles per hour; but
it can be easily increased or moderated,
and in case OF need an almost instan-
taneous stOppage Effected
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

A SCIENTIFIC Investigator of Yorkville,
S. c., has recently made an experiment
which contributes materially to the
knowledge of the world, concerning the
capabilities OF the human internal econ
omv. The experimental was colored
gentleman, who demonstrated his abili-
ty to eat eighty-four fried eggs. He
also demonstrated that the capacity OF
the human stomach to digest SUCH a
meal is located somewhere on the hith-
er line of seven dozen fried eggs; for
the heroic investigator subsequently
died as the result of his experiment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
GEN. BUTLER TO THE FORE.
A Circus In. q Washington Court In Which
He Figures.

ne r1guroSs
There was a Purifying scene in the
equity court this morning, says Wash
ington dispatch of the 9Th, in which
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler figured. But
Ter has for years been the
attorney of Samuel Strong, who has
large claim against the government
and an award of about S47 900
was recently given Strong on his claim
and Butler filed suit for $4,000 of the
amount as his share of money advanced
and as part of his fees. He produced a
contract signed by Strong allowing him
that sum Strong said Butler had
locked him up in a room and forced
him to sign the contract, which he pro-
nounced a forgery. Strong's attorney
also produced contract signed by But
Ter and the latter instantly pronounced
his own name a forgery. The run
ming comments between the attor-
neys for Strong and Gen. Butler
were caustic and sensational With
tears in his eyes Butler pleaded for an
alteration of the record which would not
show the charge of forgery against him.
He grew pathetic; then he denounced
Strong in bitter terms, branding him as
forger and declaring that he ought to
be behind the bars of a prison. Strong's
attorney said that if it was not for in
frmities brought upon his witnesses, the
gates of the penitentiary would open for
BENJAMIN Butler. Sixty days time was
finally given for the production of de-
sired testimony on the charges of for
gerry brought by both sides.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

JOSEPH HENRY SCHULTZ, of Louisville,
eloped with the 15-year-old daughter of
a man named Ashby, and was able to
marry her in New Albany by falsely
swearing that the girl was eighteen.
Ashby has had Schultz sent to the peni-
tertiary for ten years on charge of
perjury. Schultz may have been bad
man, and the girl certainly was foolish,
but her father is bigger knave than
Schultz and bigger fool than the girl.
He is grand master of the art of making
a bad matter worse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
#. w. Gesswein, the Tool Manufactures
Killed by an Assassin.


New YORK, Sept. 13.-F. W. Gesswein,
the millionaire tool manufacturer, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, sat in his office at 80
John Street at IL o'clock this morning,
talking to his superintendent, G. F.
Rooster, when the Office door
opened and Christian Deyhle,
an old man with whom Mr..
Gesswein had some trouble recently
over a patent suit, entered. Deyhle
requested a private interview with Mr..
Gesswein, and Mr.. Rooster stepped
into the adjoining Office. AS soon Is
Rooster left the Office, Deyhle demand
ed $500 from Mr.. Gesswein. Mr..
Gesswein politely refused to give
him any money. Deyhle replied
81 am an old man; you have
beaten me in my patent case; I must
have money to enter the old Mems
Home in Philadelphia. If you do not
give it to me I will kill you" and before
Mr.. Gesswein could rise from his
chair Deyhle drewa revolver from his
pocket and fired one shot which passed
through Gesswein's heart, When Mr..
Rooster heard the shot fired he rushed
to the door in time to intercept Deyhle,
who attempted to run down stairs, and
handed him over to the police. MIR.
Gesswein was a fine appearing man,
about Al years of age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

RELIGIOUS statistics in the annual re-
port of the New York Independent
show that the number OF church
members increased by S87 900 last year,
while the number of church edi-
fees and clergymen increased respect
lively 1852 and 1866. This fact is very
encouraging, but it would be much
more so were it not for the fact that the
population of the country increases
much faster than church members or
church edifces.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
A Fashionable Amusement.

The Chinese Times states that the an
noyance of having large bricks dropped
from the city wall on the heads of those
passing below is more and more ex-
perienced by foreigners. Several
parties have been attacked in this way
lately, and the amusement is becoming
fashionable. The bricks of the Pekin
walls are of great size, and one of them
falling on a mans head from forty
an impression. One us Gentleman lust pa es.
capped one the other day, but the brick
alighted on the head of his horse, which
was felled to the ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

EDWARD BELLAMY, the novelist, is
winning good deal of credit for depth
of study in his Looking Backward"
The book has been spoken of as San
earnest plea by an earnest man, TO,
social reform" Mr.. Bellamy frankly
admits that at the outset he had no idea
of attempting serious contribution to
the movement of social reform. The
story grew out of an oft-recast literary
fantasy. The outcome of his labor in
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
Samuel Colt.

Samuel Colt. the inventor of the re-
ally blacksmith, rough, uneducated,
coarse, but genius in his way. A
company was formed for the manu-
facture of the pistols, but Colt had so
terrible temper and was so unreason-
able that no person could get along
with him, so he bought out the COM
pany for song and set up for himself
A lucrative contract from the govern
ment during the Mexican war was the
foundation of magnificent fortune.
He bought large tract of swamp land
near Hartford, Conn, and by spending
liberal amount in draining he brought
these useless lands up to the value OF
81 .000,0C0.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
Arkell as an Advertiser.
From the New York Press.

New F1eSS.
The editor of Judge is great boy.
When Wilde was here he asked him
what he would charge to go to Mount
McGregor and pretend to be the recipi-
ent of q complimentary breakfast.
Oscar asked $500. Arkell paid it, and
invited eighty Saratoga visitors to meet
him. Then he ran frequent trains up
to the mountain hotel. Thousands
made the trip to see Wilde eat. Wilde
was then paid $50 for telegraphing q
regret to an invitation in Saratoga, and
saying he couldn't persuade himself to
leave the trees on Mount McGregor.
Arkell cleared about So, 900 on the Job.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

The erection of Prof. Horsford's mon
umental tower at the mouth of Stony
Brook, Mass, to show that the Morse
settlement of Norumbega was there, and
not on the coast of Maine, as some anti
quarians have supposed, will, of course,
settle the question, unless, indeed, the
believers in the coast of Maine should
adopt the plan sometimes employed by
countryside boomers out West, and move
the monument to Maine some dark
night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
End of the GIass-Workers' Strike

PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE strike
of the Western Window Glass workers
was practically settled at conference
of worknen and a committee of manu-
facturers, which lasted from yesterday
afternoon until early this morning. The
manufacturers offered number of COM
promises, and finally conceded the 5
per cent. advance demanded by the en-
ployes. The settlement affects sixty
one factories in the West, employing
about 5. 900 men and bows.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

SINCE we have set up our claim to the
ownership of Behring Sea, it is an
nounced that the geographical center
of the United States is 900 miles north
by west of San Francisco. But besides
che difficulty of erecting a capital at
that point in the Pacific Ocean, there is
the danger that if we did, it would fol-
low the example of our prize crews and
be taken into Canadian ports by the re-
fractory Canadian sealing fishers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

The factional tussle in Hayti is over.
Legitime has given up the ghost of his
resistance and taken French leave of
his country. Hippolyte rules in his
stead over Port au Prince, and may
hope to hold his uneasy seat by good
luck for weeks and possibly for months.
Minister Frederick Douglas is expected
to start for Hayti as soon as our govern
ment learns who is the legal head OF
Hayti in case it has any.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
KILLED WITH HIS PLUMBER.
Successful Chase After a HighwaymaT
in CALIFORNIA;.

Successful Chase After Highwayman
in California.
DAGGErr, CAL, Sept. l2.-J. L. Patter-
SOD, superintendent of the Runover
mine. was knocked off his horse be-
tween this place and Calico and robbed
of $1,000 in gold coin by Parry Dodson,
last Monday. The robber then took Pat
terson's horse and escaped with the
money. Several parties, including the
victim, started in pursuit, and last
night Dodson was overtaken by Patter-
son and John Alderman, near Coyote
Hole. He was lying behind some brush
when they came upon him and he COM
menced shooting at them at once
They returned the fire, hitting Dodson
stolen money was found on him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
SOLDIERS, HOME HORRORS.

Serious Charges Against the California
Baven for Veterans.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 14.-At q
meeting of the four Grand Army posts
of Los Angeles, last evening, a commit
tee of three from each post was ap-
pointed to investigate the charges
against the management of the Pacific
coast branch of the National Home for
Veteran Soldiers which is situated at
Santa Monica, in this county. The
complaint covers the charges of bad
food, brutal treatment and burying the
dead veterans in paupers' graves.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

A WRITER in the London Spectator
says that 1.-The discovery of America re-
quires no international competition to
commemorate it." and that the discov-
cry has brought continent, abound
ing In every material resource. wasted
either by perpetual disorder or by the
sloth and stupidity of its inhabitants. -
This fellow has made a discovery that
deserves perpetual commemoration by
his long-eared brethren.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

A PARIS laundryman uses potatoes in
stead of soaps, sodas, bleaching powders,
ETC., and gives the utmost satisfaction to
bis patrons. If the potato will rescue
Chilled linen" from the corroding effects
of the average laundry broth, the sooner
the Paris laundryman's ways are imi-
tated here in the United States the bet
ter for laundry patrons.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

A CHICAGO inventor has patented an
electrical contribution box which rings
8 bell every time button or penny
instead of nickel is deposited. He
expects to sell it to the New York
worlds fair committee. They do not
higgle over the asking price, but the
trouble is that he demands cash.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

CANTON, Ill, Sept. 12.-T. P. Gilwicks,
grand keeper of records and seals ofthe
Grand Lodge of knights of Pythias,
of Missouri, and Paul Pittman, deputy
circuit clerk of Mason County, Illinois,
We're drowned at Copperas Creek Lock,
on the Illinois River.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
STATE LAW FELL SHORT.
California Gamblers Selling Pools ON til
Federal Building Site.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 1.-THE
secretary of the treasury has received a
telegram from Sacramento, Cal, stating
that a firm of booksellers have taken
possession of building on the site for
the government building there, under
claim of lease, and are plying their
business in defiance of the state law.
The government has. jurisdiction over
the land and the solicitor of the treas
ury has been requested to notify the
district attorney at Sacramento to cause
the premises to be vacated Immediately.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
SIX SEAMEN DROWNED.

Loss of the Bark Catharine r., in the
Atlantic Gale.
BosToN, Mass, Sept. 1.-the bark
Catharine R., from Pensacola, for Swan
sea with hard pine lumber, was aban-
doned in sinking condition September
IL, at 7:l5 A. NJ. in lat. 81, 46 N. long.
1880 W., Capt. Mortola and FIVE of the
seven men were rescued and landed at
Boston by the steamer Dana, from
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
Big Wheat Crop in France.

PARIS, Sept. 13.-The latest govern
ment report concerning the wheat crop
of France shows that Z, 160. 900 hectares
were sown this year against 6,978, l34
hectares last year. It is estimated that
the yield will be Ill, 46O,21S hectolitres
AGAINST SO .740. 728 hectolitres in 1883.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18

The sharp-pointed Faber as well as
the pen is mightier than the sword.
This is probably the reason why Pitts
burg man heroically fell upon his lead
pencil the other day, under suicidal
impulse, and drove it through his heart.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-18
A. e. TOUZALIN DEAD,

The President of the Burlington & North
ern Expires In Vermont.
BENNINGTON, VT, Sept. ia. E.
Touzalin, OF Chicago, president of the
Chicago, Burlington & Northern Rail-
way, died at his residence here last
night. He has been out of health for
some time, but improved under the eff
fects of the mountain air, and Mt supper
time felt better than for many months.
Hemorrhage of the lungs set it, and he
died at 11:30. He was almost stranger
here. this being his first summer in
Pennington.