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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-03-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular. Correspondent.
For the Democrat:


For the Democrat:
The Supreme Court OF tie
United States is to be given
an opportunity to decide
whether Speaker Reeds new
method Of counting a quo
rum unconstitutional or not.
The Democrtic leaders have
mapped out q progra mmel
with that end especially fT'
We've Mr.. j. O. Pend1eton 81
tile flrst district Of W. Va,
who was unseated last week
by the votes Of less than q
majority Of the House, which
is q constitutional quorum,
proposes to claim his salary
as q member of the House OF
Representatives, and if the
Treasury officials refuse to
pay him-and they Will-he
will enter suit for it in the
court OF claims and appea.it
from there, ifdecided, against
him, to the Supreme Court
And if the Republicans show
any disposition to delay the
case in either court ne will
sue out a mandamus to stop
the Treasury officials from
paying the salary OF the man
who has. been illegally given
the seat belonging to him.
1t is well that this question
is to be legally decided, and
the sooner the decision can
be gotten the better.
How circumstances alter
cases was nevermads palmer
than by the actions of the g
lection committees ofthe two
Houses Of Congress. In the
House where the republicans
eedevery vote they can get
there has been an indecent
haste in reporting contested
election cases. while in thu
Senate where no votes art
needed, there is a dignitiee
leisure in the way contests arr
created. On the 18th of Feb
the evidence was all taker
and the arguments heard il
*he Montana Senatorial con
test; Saturday, Mar. the LIST
the committee met and ap
pointed q subcommittee tx
collate thefacts to be report
ed at thenext meeting. whicl
will be next Saturday.
= Governor Thompson, tn
Democratic Civil Service con
missioner, is the only one 9
the trio that has not beel
smirched by the investiga
ton now in progress. Lyman
has been convicted Of favor
itisnl Of the worst kind !
having prompted his br0tf
er-in.law after he had al
knowleged that he had ste
len examination papers fror
the Office for q party wh
was seeking promotion, an
now Roosevelt, the hig
priest Of the 81 am bette
than you'' element in Pc
tics, Is convicted Of havin
! deceived the Secretary Of Wa
il orde? to transfer an y
competent clerk from bis ow
ofice to toe War departmel
and 81 having deceived Il
Postmaster General and 7
Euperintend dent Of the ,'ens'
ii order to obtain q place
the census bureau for q me
Mo Aad periured himself
order to help Roosevelt mai
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-03-13
RExnIscEKCEsAND QUOTATIONS
NUMBER x.
FOI the Democrat.

nv 4 ACCCs q ANOW LOih
daily paper, has a writer who
furnishes a column or 40 of I
articles each day over the|1
signature ofBen Abon, uni
der the title Of Topics Talk,
ed About. Icopy the follow
ing for the purpose Of u REM
iniscence:
"Some Sundays ago | listened
to a sermon by a New York di-
vine in which he drew q word pic
ture of q wonderful tapestry
which had been created by the
weavers without ever seeing the
face of the work he was creating.
He used it 10 illustrate how an
unseen and providential hand
guides the destinies of mankind.
| met the clergyman yesterday
morning on Broadway and referr
ed to his illustration, when the
fact came out that it was the
large Gobelin tapestry which
hangs in the Hoffman House cafe
to which he he had referrel II
have never seen it" he added,
"although | should very much
like to do So" / offered to pilot
him into the luxurious drinking
place If he cared to 60, and he &C
cepted the invitation. There were
only two or three persons in the
cafe when we entered, but his
first and involuntary movement
as the surroundings of the place
met his eye was to remove his
hat. Ii was the tribute OF inno-'
cent reverence to art, anu my
knowledge Of the conventional
ties and the certainty that his act
would attract undue attention
to him, alone induced me to sug-
gest that he should replace the
tile. AS we went out Billie Ed
awards; keen eyed and observant
Istppped me for q u moment and
whispered: "Your friend is a cler
gYman | see. They all take their
hats off when they come in here.
Curious, isn't it? But lots OF 'em
comes. Oh, it's all right, we nev
er say a word"
It reminds me of a picture
| saw a great many years a.
: go in Massachusetts. Asyou
entered a darkened room you
beheld an oil painting with
! out being able to discernany
: outlines Or figures Of persons
} or things, but by intently ga
zing awhile, the form OF a
huntsman was seen, then his
gun; soon you could see the
: game he had secured, anG
! then all the details ofground
\ forest and stream. 1t was a
I most elaborate and excellent
: painting, the like Of which ]
! never saw, though | have
seen a great many paintings
! tNow for ncogitation:
: Shakespere wrote, "On
what meat doth this Out
I Cesar feed that he has grown
!, 90 .great?" | am reminded
! OF this on learning that the
2 House Of Representatives al
! Washington has voted Chic
9 ago as the place for holding
the World's Fair in 1892, il
honor Of the occurrence Of tn
four hundteth anniversary Q
the discovery Of America b.
y Christopher Colulnbs. | cal
\ well remember when chicago
: had q population ofless tnal
J. one hundrUd persons. Now
ie| it is a great, populous am
Y wealthy city.
Z By this action Of the lowe
y y house 81 Congress | am X
l. minded, too, Of those word
eIof Bryant, the poet.
yel "Westward the march :
q empire takes it's way
g e The sceptre 81 powerin thi
q 9 government is slepartin
ir0m tho East to the Grea
IN West. Yet, the power ono
nsIwielded by tho East will +
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

DURING recent heavy rainstorm
lightning struck seventeen trees in
radius of half mile near Poplar Grove,
Ark. Some of the trees were set on fire
and burned, while others were splin-
tered.
A CYCLONE swept over the northwest
ern portion of Cass County, North
Dakota, on the 22d. 1t is reported
that seven persons were killed outright
and many others seriously injured, some
fatally
THE Senate Committee on Pensions on
the 22d ordered a favorable report to be
made upon the bill granting pension
of s., 600 to the widow of Gen. George B.
Mcclellan.
THE inhabitants of Pocahontas, Va,
were thrown into fever of excitement
on the 21st when party of men from
Mcdowell County, West Va, rode into
the place and began firing their guns
promiscuously in the streets. The Town
Sergeant summoned posse and at
tempted to arrest them, when the in
vaders opened fire, wounding several OF
the Sergeant's force.
JOE JACKSON, pal of Rube Burrows,
being arrigned before United States
Comm sioner at Jackson, Miss, on the
22d on charge of attempting to MUIR
der postal clerk and robbing the
United States mail, waived examination
and in default of $4,000 bond was re-
manded. He was put in the penlten-
tiary for safe keeping till the October
term of the United States Court.
THE University Of Tennessee is erect
ing a magnificent new building this
year to be known as "Science Hall, "
and to be devoted to public halls, lee
try, physics, engineering and geology.
1t will be in the Romanesque style, and
will cost when completed fully s7O,o0o
The contract requires it to be done by
November Is.
REV. D9vID c. KELLEY, d. D., pastor
of the NJ E. Church South, at Gallatin,
Tenn, recently rendered to the State
Executive Committee his resignation as
the nominee of the Prohibition party
for Governor on account of objections
made by Bishop Keener
THERE was a genuine case OF Asiatic
cholera at Atchison, Kansas, on the 18th.
Every symptom was developed, except
that it was sporadic. The victim died
within twenty-four hours. Thus proml-
nent physicians pronounced the case un-
doubtedly Asiatic cholera.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
THE DOGS OF WAR.

San Salvador and Guatemala Said to Have
Cut Them Loose-A Reported Battle in
Which the San Salvador Army is Vie
torious-The Report Discredited by Sew
eral Gentlemen High in Authority.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 21.-The long
threatened war has broken out between
Guatemala and Salvador. According
to official advices received by the con-
fidential agent of the provisional gov
ernment of San Salvador, Senior Ceroni-
mo Pou, who arrived here Saturday
night from San Salvador, it began with
out the usual formalities of declara-
tion of war, and for his country Senior
Pou claims first victory Senor Pou
then exhibited the following telegram
from Gen Ezeta.
July 1S.--The enemy, 900 strong, yester-
day invaded San Salvador, but our forces
bravely repulsed them, causing their com.
plete rout Many pieces of artillery, large
quantities OF ammunition and hundreds OF
stacks of arms were captured by have
given orders to advance into Guatemala
Senior Pou says the Salvador army is
armed with Remington rifles, machine
guns and mountain batteries, and is
generally well equipped, with plenty of
money. The Salvadorian forces are in
ferior in number to those of Guatemala,
but Senior Pou says thathe has received
advices that disaffection has occurred
in the army of Guatemala, and two bat
talions have refused to proceed to the
frontier, which, he thinks, will have
the effect of equalizing matters. Gen
eral Ezeta is commanding the move
ments of the Salvador forces.
Minister Diegnez of Guatemala, says
that the only dispatches received are
from points in San Salvador where it
not known that press censorship is in
force. "Our forces are we'll armed with
Remington rifles, Calling guns and
mountain batteries, and if San Saliva
dor has 5000 men in the field, we have
nearly double that number. While it
is true we have no big fund in the treas
ury, every body in the country will
come to the front with money in case
there be war"
1t is the general opinion here that in
case there be war between Guatemala
and Sal Salvador, the frst-named coun-
try will be victorious, owing to its SUI
perior forces. To-day will beyond ques-
tion deyelop the exact condition of af
fairs in Central America, as by the
treaty between Mexico and Guatemala
each government may use any lines be-
longing to either country for official
business free of charge 1t is rumored
that President Barillas of Guatemala
talks of resigning. General Barrudia,
the Guatemalan refugee, has left Oaxaca
to take part in the war. He will prob
ably raise the standard of revolt in
Guatemala.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

LONDON, July 21.-The Guatemalan
Minister to Paris has received a dis
patch from his government denying the
statement published in the morning
papers to the effect that hostilities have
broken out between San Salvador and
Guatemala. According to his advices
war has not been declared nor has the
San Salvador frontier been crossed. He
says if any fighting has taken place it
must have been in the interior Of San
Salvador between rival factions.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

The panic which is now under way in
the Argentine Republic has often been
predicted. 1t has been in sight, so to
speak, for the past two years. Nothing
out the highest financial wisdom could,
at any time in the past twelve months,
nave averted it, and the world has not
looked for qualities of this sort in the
south American nation referred to.
wild speculation and extravagant bor-
rowing at high rates of interest by the
government and by private citizens
created the conditions which made the
crash inevitable.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

The emigration statistics for the year
1852 issued by the Italian Government,
show an increase in the number of de-
partures from Italy so large as to cause
much uneasiness in regard to the coun-
try's available material for military
augmentation in the event of an emer-
gency demanding large addition to the
army. The returns just published show
that during the period mentioned nearly
$4,000 Italians sought homes in other
countries, of which 80, 200 came to the
United States.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
Death of Joseph NJ. ximbrough.

Joseph M. Kimbrough, aged thirty
nine. died at Lexington, KY, the other
night He was a well-known turfman,
and owned, in partnership with J. K.
aMegibben, number of good racers, in
cluding Eberlee, Sportsman and Avon
ale. He was president Of the Lexing-
ton City Council, and member OF the
distilling firm Of William Tarr g. Co.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the 10th six large steamships.
crowded to their utmost capacity with
passengers, left New York for Europe.
In order to encourage the refining Of
native petroleum. Russia has increased
the duty on kerosene oil to practically
prohibitive figure.
OsMAN DIGNA and his followers have
returned to Tokar, having lost 400 mon
by famine and sickness, and being
obliged for the time being to abandon
their rebelious expedition.
THOMAS PAREI, William Mum, Will
lam Stephens and j. l.. Guest, of Web
ster County, Ia, have preferred charges
against the Executive Council of the
State, alleging that they were not given
a fair show in the Civil-Service exam
ination. The board is made up of both
Republicans and Democrats, and Gov
ernor Boies is it's chairman.
On the 21st one hundred represent
atives of the Masonic brotherhood
of high degree from Mecca Temple,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of the Mystic Shrine, with their
friends, left by the West Shore railroad
on a pilgrimage to Yellowstone Park
and California.
THE Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution urges
a boycott on Northern industric if the
Federal Election bill becomes a law.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

THE time is coming, doubtless, when
the arid lands of the West will be rem
dered available for agricultural pur-
poses by some process of irrigation; but
the undertaking is one that does not
need to be hurried, and that should not
be permitted in any way to become a
source of profit to the spectators who
are taking so much interest in it.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

TuE new silver law makes an in
,,e,se in the available currency OF the
oountrv in two directions. 1t releases
ne s55 600, 600 or $50, 900, 900 bank note
,sdemption fund held in trust in the
tesury, and, by its new notes, will
er,aDd the volume of the active circu-
I,ton in its purchases of bullion.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

inv ~ caV Is out of the bag on the smash
So u Vhe Georgia Melon Trust. Ii
'sens TsL1 that the wholesale dealers of the
nj 'uern and Western cities, by NUT
ma. understanding, bid the consign-
srnns. NJ y the fruit in at ridiculously low
selra. ana anu then divided amongst them
10 ~ ~ aiter which they wickedly sold
tbaros ra retailers at full prices. The trust
its ons nrOre operated as boomerang on
dia s"hizers; but how the middlemen
he,,I ,,Ourlsn while it lasted. We Nave
lai5 = = story Of killing the goose that
have a- az golden egg, and it-seems to
0 application in this case
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

MARSHAL IMAGINATION is about to
lollow the example set by Xenophon,
cesar Sir William Napier, Sherman,
Urant and other illustrious soldiers.
ne NJ Is engaged in writing an account of
lne Stlrrlng scenes through which he
passed and the book, it is expected,
VIII oe given to the world in the latter
pSFV oil this year. For the past ten or
eieVen years the distinguished ex-
Warrior and ex-statesman has been in
,eOfement so complete that his name
uas not often appeared in any of the
PdFefs even in his own country.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

IT is not TO be doubted that the
drourbt in the Western States has al
ready seriously damaged the crops, and
that it's continuance is likely to reduce
the average yield to the lowest figures
Known for several years. Fortunately,
however, the abundant crops of last year
proyided sufficient surplus for any
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
Horrible Result OF a Runaway.

At Birmingham, Ala, team at
tached to the dead wagon of an under
taking establishment ran away on one
of the principal streets. In the wagon
were the dead bodies of three children
being taken to the depot to be shipped
away. The wagon was broken to pieces,
and the bodies thrown on the granite
pavement and horribly mutilated. The
sight was sickening one.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
emergency

HENRY KEIrE, the keeper of fisher
mems resort on the Passaic river at
Ayondale n. T., while working in his
GARDEN recently unearthed what, after
cleaning and securing, proved to be a
sword Of the revolutionary period, bear
ing the inscription in old English let
ters: "Maior John Andre" This is
really an interesting relic.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
Killed Two Brothers.

At Guyton, Ga, few days ago. r. G.
Norton, Jr., son of a physician of Savan-
nah, shot and killed two brothers named
Willie and John Bird. Young Norton
and Willie Bird traded mules. Willie
Bird, accom- panied by his brother John,
went to Norton's place to get him to
trade back. Norton refused, and John
Bird, drawing his pistol, told his broth
er Willie to break open the stable door
aud recover his mule. At this point
Young Norton shot the Birds dead. Nor
ton fled.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
A Lucky Engineer Dead.

Engineer Charles Duboise, who died
recently, after serving the Louisville 6
Nashville Railroad Company twenty-one
years. never had wheel off the trach
and never received scratch while il
his cab, and he made some Of the fastest
drives ever made over the road.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

At Natchez, Miss, few days ago,
John Arrighl, member Of prominent
family and brother of the city assessor,
shot himself and inflicted dangerous
and probably. fatal wound He stated
the shooting was purely accidental
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

81, Louis is wrestling with a mighty
Foolem-shall her business men be fed
si'aout :, the inconvenience of making
y 1peir way homeward for every meal?
-He festaurant-keepers have combined
: ! URGE The walters to accept such COM
aa rsnsauon and work as many hours as
10y De dictated to them; and the wait
.'S nave formulated demand for what
ba.t st outsider just pay and reasonable
s1l" 1he eating public, meanwhile,
M. oolnpeled to look on, tighten their
!. ssl'S' and whistle when this cruel war
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
SOUTHERN GLEANINaS.
A Meteor In a Farmers Wagon.

The following appeared in the daily
papers a few days ago, dated Ver-
sailles, KY:
Johnson Whitaker, of near Oregon Bend.
was driving home at night when a meteor
flashed across the heavens, and the next in-
stant huge stone, measuring about eight
feet in diameter. came through the air, and
with terrific force crashed into the bed OF
the wagon directly behind him, grazing
the seat he occupied as it fell. The horses
were wild with fright, but the heavy stone
pinned the wagon to the earth, and as they
could not break the heavy chain traces
they were unable to run off. Mr.. Whitaker
says he heard the meteor whizzing through
the air, but had no idea what it was until he
was jolted out of his seat by the crash. A
number of sight -seers have visited the spot
and inspected the wonderful rock.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

Christian Schwartz. one of the wealth
lest citizens of Natchez Miss, died
few days ago of pneumonia. He had
large planting interests in Mississippi
and Louisiana, and is estimated to havo
been worth nearly quarter Of a mill
ion dollars.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
,vrsr Poryr does not make Generals;
T. r,akes Lieutenants, says the st.
j. J OI,I 'is Globe Democrat. 1t also produces
LOUIS -r

p,sn.RcK continues to have himself
l".riewed, choosing the papers most
lnoai nasiva to the young Emperor. 1t
,s oulr 70 make the old gentleman. sweat
'', aar the collar to know that the e-ship
op u state moves on safely with a new
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
A Very Old Woman.

Mrs. Ellen Pearson, white, over nine
ty years of age, committed suicide in
Wilcox County, Ala, by taking NOR
phine. She had no relatives, and being
too old to work she was compelled to
beg her bread. ts ~
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
ACotton Warehouse burned.

The warehouse of the Crown Cotton
Mills at Dalton, Ca, was struck by
lightning the other day. 1t was filled
with 260 bales of cotton and large
quantity Of manufactured cloth, which
ignited instantly, and within five min
utes the building was mass Of flames.
The loss will foot up over $15O,O00, with
martial Insurance.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

TuE country has six sorts Of money
IA coin. silver coin, gold certificates,
tIrar 5 certificates, greenbacks and Ma
',...1 '., hank bills-now, and it will have
snotber sort-the Treasury bullion
no,os which the new Silver law pro-
ridos fora few weeks hence. s
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
The watermelon Trust.

The Georgia Watermelon Trust Is
one of the things of the past. Chicago
commission men formed trust, also,
so when the melons were put up only
ridiculously small prices were bid, and
the Melon Trust was tapped.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
Every Bone Broken.

William II. Graham was instantly
killed at his saw-mill in Lafayette
County, Miss, by large log rolling
over him. Almost every bone was
broken. Graham was prominent in the
Alliance, and was candidate for the
Constitutional convention.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

ruv death of Congressman Walker, OF
,,.aonr is the ninth which has oc-
n,,a .,nd among the members of the pres
=. Honse. and there remain eight
CIV .+bs Of this Congress. The mortality
Le 7 +be present House has been unprece-
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
White abor supplants BLACK.

At Chattanooga, Tenn, few days
ago, white men, members of the Anal,
gamated Association of IronWorkers,
were put to work in the Lookout Roll.
ing Mill in the places Of the former col
pred employees who were discharged.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
started Fire with Coal on.

Mrs. Henry Wolfe, aged forty years,
residing in East Gainesville, Tex, WIS
fatally burned by the explosion Of can
Of coal oil, which bursted while she was
endeavoring to start a fire to prepare tho
evening meal. tA2iiiAtht
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

A grand barbecue and reunion of OK
Confederates was given at Pine Bluff.
Ark, recently, and was largely attend
ed. Grand Army men we're present az
honored guest
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
Catching the Moths.

Many OF the farmers in the neighb bor-
hood Of Atkins, Ark, are placing lamps
in tie cotton fields at night to catch
the moth, and they report the expert
ment very successful.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26

spirato.r an present laws the lottery con
nails - nave as free access to the
mate ha.s h. .ne men engaged in any legiti-
bin ns"l business. If Congress passes the
nent : a'ea oy the Post-Ofiice Depart
svind,oO w deal with the lottery, tho
gass Will find their occupation
Huntsville gazette., 1890-07-26
CRIMEs AND CASUALTIES.

WHILE riding a horse at Aspen, Col,
on the 10th. DIR. Edward g. Malley, OF
Wilkesbarre, Pa, was thrown and in
stantly killed. DR.. Maliey was one of
two brothers who were charged with the
murder, at Savin Rock, New Haven,
Conn, of handsome Jennie Cramer, some
years ago.
On the 18th Cottrell, the desperate
and fugitive mayor of Cedar Keys, Fla,
surrendered to United States Marshal
Walker at Montgomery, Ala. He was
eleased on 50, 500 bail
EDWIN KELLY, of New York, was
caught in the act of picking the pocket
of W. E. Perry, of Cold Spring. N. y,
of So, 600, on the .21st, and after short
chase was captured and committed to
await the action Of the grand jury.