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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Indicted for Libel.

AtDallas, Texas, last week,
the grand jury returned two
indictments for criminal libel
against Rev. Robert I. Hanks,
the noted Baptist divine and
editor of a Western paper, the
Baptist. He is charged with
libelling Rev. Il. b. Hardy, +.
r. Scrugg, s. R. Grant and a.
III, Johnson, all prominent
preachers Of the same faith.
The offence consists in having
charged in his paper, that the
divines were the paid scandal
mcngers OF the Texas Baptist
and Herald and notorious liars.
The indictments have produced
a bitter newspaper war between
the Western Baptist and Herald.
The accused pars il declares
that he will prove that the al
legations are true, when the
case goes to trial. The legal
contest bids fair to become a
most sensational one.
Rev. Hanks is one of themost
eloquent preachers and forcible
writer's in Texas. He wasrais-
ed III Alabama and located in
Georgia has filled pulpits in
Alabama, Georgia and vicinity
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
4 Great Snowman Dead.

AT Bridgeport, Conn, on the
7th instance, the great show
man and philanthropist, died,
at the advanced ageof 81 years,
after a lingering illness. The
family was about him when the
end came.
SKETCH OF AN EAENTFUL LIFE.
Phi1eas Taylor Barnum was
born in Bethel, Conn, July 5th,
1910. His father died while
Phineas was only fifteen, and
being left without a penny he
struck out as a clerk in Brook
lyn, n. Y. Having accumulat-
ed a small amount he went in
business for himself, and was
successful for a while but after
ward failed. In 1929 he edited
"The Herald Of Freedom" and
was finally jailed for libel be-
cause he was too bold IN his de-
nunciations Of bad men. In
1885 he began his career as q
Snowman by exhibiting orc Of
George Wasliington's old me-
gro nurses. He afterwards pur-
chased q museum and then
travelled with Jenny Lind, the
great prlma donna He was
afterward identified with Tom
Thumb, but il was in 1871 that
he succeeded in gathering to-
gether what is universally
known as "P. w. Barnum's
Greatest Show on Earth. =
Mr.. Barnum has been a mem.
Der Of the State Legislature and
Mayor Of Bridgeport four times.
He died a philantl1ropistas well
as greatest Snowman known,
and with a goodly fortune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Church News.
Beaufort Baptist church has
had a gracious revival.

Beaufort Baptist church has
had a gracious revival.
{ Rev. w. +. Watson has ac-
cepted the call to Dunn Baptist
church.
Rev. J. r. Mathews has ae-
eepted the call to Pantego Bap-
tist church.
Rev. w. G. Wingate will
preach the annual sermon be-
fore Thomasyille Female coll
lege.
Rev. J. @. Adams, Of S. c., is
to be the Pastor Of French
Broad Baptist church Asheville.
Black Greek Methodist church
has had thirty five additions to
its membership recently.
During the first quarter of
this year there have been
thirty-four additions to the
Methodist church of Concord.
Rev. T. G. Weaver is doing
fine work on Tar River circuit.
He has had during the first
quarter eighty-five conversions
and forty accessicns TO his
charge.
Rev. r. S. Robinson, Pastor
of Graham street Chapel, in
Charlotte, has returned from
Florida whittier he had gone
for his health. He is much inn
proved.
One hundred and two persons
united with the Methodist, Bap-
tist and Presbyterian churches
Of Greenwood s. G., as a result
of the meeting recently held
there By Mr. w. p. Fife.
DR.. Paul Barringer, late con-
ductor of the medical school of
Davidson College but now of
the faculty If the University of
and a son Of Gen Ru
fus Barringer Of Charlotte is
spoken Of for the Presidency Of
the University Of the State.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
TIE Fruit Crop in Virginia.

j. III. Garst was in the city
yesterday and was questioned
by the Times correspondent for
his opinion of the prospects for
q good fruit crop this year. Mr..
Garst has a fine orchard of sew
eral thousand peach and apple
trees, and is a member of the
Virginia Fruit and Vegetable
Packers Association, which
met in Salem this week.
Mr.. Garst said: "The pros
poets are fiattering for a good
peach crop. The trees are bud
ding slightly now and they will
be in full blossom in two weeks,
unless the weather is extremely
cold for the next fortnight.
tine peach crop, however, is
not entirely out of danger. A
late frost may damage the crop
very materially yet, but the
chances are that we will have
plenty of peaches this year.
II think it is safe to say that
the apple crop is altogether out
of danger, and the apple trees
will not be in blossom for a
month yet. z
"You remember that last
year the peaches were, most of
them, all killed in January.
"A good deal Of attention is
paid To fruit raising in Roanoke
county BY nearly al the farm
ers lily father, IL. Garst, Sr.,
has an orchard of five thousand
trees, but G. Nininger is the
most extensive fruit grower.
lie has fifteen or twenty thou
sand trees in his orchard.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Good News for Farmers.
Lynchiurg yirginisn,

Mondays cable dispatches
contained good news for Ameri-
can farmers. English crop re-
ports show that wheat will be
scarce and in active demand for
months to come and that prices
viii rule high, and the news
from Berlin was to the effect
that the German Government
had decided to raise the embar-
go on American pork, although
no official announcement will
BE made of the change as yet.
This will result in increasing
the demand for and price of
pork, and incidentally of corn
also. With these favorable con-
dititions and good crops all a.
round, therefore, 1891 ought to
prove an exceedingly prosper
GUS year for American farmers
and go far toward putting them
on their feet. At any rate the
prospect isa very encouraging
one.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Turned Back.

Ten Russian Immigrants, who
arrived at New York on the
steamer Dania, 9Th instance
from Hamburg, were barred
from entering this country.
They set up a terrible outcry
when they were apprised of
their detention and tried to force
their way through the gates.
They were not allowed to land
because of general poor health,
disease and liability to became
public charges.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Mnnf They Esar.

The champion of the Force
bill, Senator Hoar, made a din
ner speech, at the Massachusetts
club, in Boston, a few days ago,
and among other things he
said
THAT it was not the dem
.ocratic party that republicans
had to fear in 1892, but il was
the Southern democrats aud
the ally, the Massachusetts
.mugwumPs, that gave cause for
alarm"
This is very refreshing, com.
ing from the man who desired
to force upon the people such
an iniquitous bill as he champ
ionad.
No doubt the two agencies
he mentioned win have a great
deal to do with the defeat Of the
republicans next year. The
Norfolk Ledger calls the Sena-
tors attention to the fact that
to those whose vision extends
beyond the section which causes
Mr.. Hoar so much uneasinrss,
the Farmers All ance in the
West is regarded as a very inn
portant factor in all calculations
that may be made concerning
the Presidential contest. It Is
probable, however, that Mr..
Hoar's remarks were only i'm
tended for local application.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Legal rccoeIty.

A farmers son up in the coun-
IT. conceived a desire TO shine
as 4 member OF the legal pro-
feasion, and undertook a CLERK
ship III the Office Of the village
pettifogger at nothing a week.
At the end Of the first days
study the young man returned
home.
",yell, Tobe, how dyer like
the law" was the first paternal
inquiry.
.Tdin't what it's cracket up
70 be- replied Tobe. "Sorry /
learnt it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
Sic DISCRIMINATION u words

Nee Discrimination IN Words.
Pretty refers 20 external beau.
ty on q small scale. Grace Of
manner is a natural gift; ele.
ganceimplies cultivation. Well
bred is referable 10 general con-
duct rather than Individual ae-
tions. Beautiful is the strong
est word Of its class, implying
softness and delicacy in addi-
tfon to everything that is IN
similar words. Courtesy has
reference TO others, politeness
90 ourselves. The former is q
duty or privilege to others, the
latter Is behavior assumed from
proper self-respect. Benevolent
refers to the character OF the
agent acting, benefcient to the
act performed. Charitable IS
restricted to alms-giving, cy.
cept when used In reference )
judgment Of others. Lovely Is
used only where there Is some
thing more than external beau.
ty. when there Is q combination
Of personal beauty and pleasing
manner, Faultless features do
not make q lady lovely who Is
disagreeable in disposition. =
Boston Journal Of Education.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
JosepIl u. Joluston's Memorial
ENnN

Col. ". P. Smith, Grand Com
mander of the Grand Camp Of
Confetierates Veterans Of Vir.
ginia, at the instance of Lee
Camp has issued acircular call-t
ing upon all Confe crate camps
throughout the country to OBJ
serve Sunday April Goth as a
memorial day in commemora-
tion Of the late Gen. Joseph L
Johnston.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15

An unusually low tempera-
ture Is prevailing over northern
Florida and Southern Georgia.
a killing frost occurred Tues
day morning as far south as
Jupiter Inlet, and it is probable
lhat the early frait and vege-
tables throughout that section
have been severely injured.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15

!. The returns from Mondays
election IN Michigan, indicated
that the Republicans have car.
ried the State by a plurality of
5000
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15

The Lenoir Topic says The
snow was four inciies deep last
Saturday between Boone and
Blowing Rock, a fierce and cut
ting wind swept southwark.
and Editor Scott and Mr.. w. J..
Wakefield, of Lenoir, and Mai.
II. bingham, Of Slatesyille, who
were going over from l.enoir TO
Watauga court mighty nigh
froze to death.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
'.FooTInEy

Cures the disease that causes The
offensive odor II the feet and arm
pits, tonghens the skin and pre-
vents chatting. Price so cts. For
sale by all Durham Druggist.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15

Extract from a dog obituary
in the Lexington 0bseryer-dog
ives named Fido ard was in his
2Otn year: "But his life was
somewhat eventful. for some
years ego he was pursuing a
rabbit in q mea Tow where q
moving machine was running
and in bis great zeai Il make
an honest liyi1 hc .ai5 the
knives HI sae saehlnl aua lost
most of his tail. 50 nltia the
last years of Liz lie he ldd
great diilloulty iii walking Il
iog for the want Of i balance
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15

The United States treasurer.
on Tuesday, paid over one
thousand claims for rebate on
tobacco. There were 10000 of
these claims before the Depart
ment awaiting adjustment.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-15
for Infants and Children.

Cs<toris csfrr< ccilc, con-sfr1sion.
Sour Stomach, Disrrhms KfncsAsloa.
Kins Worms, gives siesp, and prozaotc~ dl.
wltkous injurious msdlostioa.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02

BALrIxosx, Nd. Aug. la reporter
called on Cardinal Gibbons Ia relation
u the controversy between the bareaa
of Cathoiie Indian missions aaa the
commissioned Of indian affairs The
eardinal said:
Il have sfves tns subject Of re Catholic In
c.aa oEEn4s Ia rs relation 70 tns anterior Dc
PastEeat mach snxso2s tboasht dariRs the
iaSt tNo seess I'D ease ts<ea ali tie iafoF-
Eaft0a tfsE c3s.G be citaiaed fron ths beat
AID most tr1st~orssg soaEcss.
-! an 10x happy - be n a position 20 ecn-
msaie.ts facts .ad eoaclasi0as. wais.h ought
- essyei tAs isass aRd encourage the hopes Of
tEoss Ultimately eonaceted KitA TIE Catholis
iasliaas o. tas United states. Uadas impor-
tsEce. IN a0s sAfLsa-d A4S been attached 10
ta- rec-at controversy DetNsea tss eonmis
s.oneF of iaiiaH Affairs, Hon. T. j sorgaa. AID
tGe usrcsa oi Cstaolis Iadi1a missions.
-hr. Aorzaa kas taougnt is aaYssssls for The
Esore tGselsFe expedition cf business iil his ds-
Pa-tmel-t u have al contracts for schools
signed b. the several sapeTiatsadents OF such
scLso.s rather L1an by The director of the Cath
eiie 5Ars44 a. aeretof0r. praetieeI I 90 not
see bow THIS change can Ia aay manner Affect
she rral interest II sae Indians aud therefore IL
10 a Tc4nt y aleh sAonld not disturb us.
Catholics a4yc ms5y reasons 10 thank God
f1r tae oies--1gs they enloy as citizens Of The
Un.lea States Il Is but jest 10 say ia con
G 'usloa that the bureau OF Catholic India mis-
sioLs has sever obtained Tor hs-lf or any one
Of Is employees oae cent % the government
H9ney. re checks Il kss been receiving fIoTn
TIE Treasury of the uuited states were tmms-
ciate.y thdOrsed over 10 lAe sHperintenionts Of
TIE respective schools Iss esa expenses have
been entirely betrayed by private eoatriea-
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
MORE ROTTENNESS.
City Treasurer wright. of Phiisd~lpata,
Discovers New AbGses.

City Treasurer wright. of Phiisa@lpata.
Discovers New Abuses.
PHuLADELPmA, Avg. City Treas
urer Wright has written a letter 10
Auditor General McCammant in refer
ence To certain practices in connection
with the mercantile appraisership sys-
tenn in this city. From the facts grouped
together by Treasurer Wright il ap.
pears that glaring abuses have existed,
especially in the collection of de.
linquent mercantile taxes. Last year
6,539 delinquent suits were brought be.
fore magistrates at cost OF sjl, l3i. 90. re.
sulting in the securing of judgments in
but 249 cases and the collection of S.
725 so. The state was thus mulcted for
SIS, 367. 20 in this single'item. In addition
to this 10, 1857 Names were stricken off
the list by the appraisers after they had
been paid 6sll cents q name for CLASH
flying them and had advertised them at
an additional expense of $l.5O a name
to the state.
Treasurer Wright charges that exemp-
tions have been made for political rea-
sons and that with any degree of dill
gence the appraisers should have known
that the persons afterward exempted
should not have been put in the list at
all. In all il is estimated that SG6. 900
of the state money was wasted in this
way last year.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Valentine hartse. aged 81 years. shot
himself throagh the heart st Center~
vile. III
Alexander Mcyey. . farm hand. was
instantly killed al Mount PULASKI, III,
by runaway team
The 2.year-old daughter of Alfred
Swan, Of Bzrsboo. Wis, fell into els
tern and was drowned.
Bat s2e miles of railroad have been
built since January 1. heavy decrease
from the figures of last year
The pulp mill of the Glenn Fails
company at Tieonderoga. \. T.. was
burned Loss. Sc. 900; insured.
vesuvias has again burst forth into
a state OF eruption. The lava has now
reached the village Of Rio del Cavalio.
Yarrick Moore. 81 years old, died al
Dixon, jill. de was probably the old
est eolored man N that part OF the
state.
An unknown t.amp threw himself in
front of a train at Beaucoup, H., and
was cut To pieces. A bag of silver coins
was found on his body.
The frst annual reunion of the sol
diers and sailors of Franklin County
H.. will be held at the Benton fair
grocuds August II aud Is.
Thieves entered the house of Louis
Heysisfs AZ Neenah. Wis, and stole
s4Jo ami 4 gold watch. This is the
twentieth burglary at Neenah iu three
months
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
|PARARLL Is CRUSHED
The uncrowned KING Can Never
Again Be the Leader.
HIS lDHEREyTs BADLY DEPRESSED
The Refusal of Ditioa and O'Briea to
Negotiate with him kaocks Asay
hss last Prop asa Leaves Him
CsEylstsly fissred-

Lospos. Aug. L-Messrs. Dillon ana
0Brien's rep1diation of Parneil.
though foregone conclusion. has pro
toundly depressed the Parneliites, who
relied upon belief that both would
suspend puhlic PronouneemenI Mr..
Parncll sought. through private com
munieations made on the eve o.
their release, 10 resume negotia-
tions. but neither responded 10
these secret overtures. Mr.. Par
cell hoped until the last moment
that he would again entangle them in
naneavers for a reunion. Their prompt
and decisive declarations as soon as
they were outside the prison doors. aud
their refusal to listen to any advances
from the Parnellites, fell like a death
blow upon the faction The last flicker
Of hope went out when the lord mayor
IF Dublin and other devoted Parnell-
ties vainly tried 10 induce Mr.. O'Brien.
who was supposed To be more
lucille that Mr.. Dillon. 10 reconsider
ais position. Mr.. O'Brien bluntly de-
.lined renewal OF the Boulogne nego-
tiations or any approach thereto. When
the attitude of the released leaders be-
came definitely known the chief Dublin
Parnellites held meeting privately
and had warm time disputing over
the course they should take. An
lntimation reached them OF the
iesertion of the party organs
IN Dublin and Belfast, and
several members OF the Parnellite COM
nittee withdrew, leaving the steadfast
adherents to pass a resolution denounc-
ing Dillon and O'Drien and urging Mr..
Parnell not to WELD.
Mr. Parnell has telegraphed TO the
committee that defections on every side
would not make him alter his course q
hairs breadth.
DUBLIN, Aug. 1.--E. Dwyer Gray,
proprietor of the Freeman's Journal.
publishes a letter in that newspaper
saying that in view of the revelations
Of the Campbell lawsuit and in view
Of the utterances of Mcssrs. Dillon and
0'Brien he will henccforth reject the
leadership of Mr.. Parnell.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
A CoatlH Coilislon.

DrcAruH. Ill. Aug 1.-The Illinois
Central and the Peoria. Decatur &
Evansville railroad companies had
costly freight train collision near the
junction mile south of Decatur Fri
day morning. starting without orders
partly wrecked and ten loaded cars
were thrown down the embankment,
damaging goods and rolling stock to
the extent of $40, 900 or Sic, o00 The
Peoria. Decatur & Evansville wreck
ear, in clearing up the wreck. was
pulled OFF the track down the hill.
Trains were delayed ten hours.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
Lll1IAGDoVNI IHEBARS
WiSn tbs Islands Of Cuba
ana Porto Rico Assured.
sPsflFlsiIloys Of TIE sEg TREATY
ne<Fisea ProsIafas kssipss-
S nssSssa shs Uaitss st.t<s
s@a skain- IA salefpal Da-
tiss A&sasaaAsa-

sh's ros, Aug The president
nisht Issued ais proclamation
''.a.4sinS the eompletioa cf ! reci-
p'vs''y treaty with spain a. ID certain
ptoanets of Cuba and Porto Hieo aud
The taitsd states.
me treaty eontains tive distinct pro
ls'o1sss l. For the transitory schedule
'om september 4. 1891. 70 July /. 1872.
for deiiaits scnesiule of goods 10
date
nc products 10 be imported fron
'hoa and Porto Rico are those pro-
'.eea Ia section CT the Mckinley acs.
~. sugar. molasses. coffee and hides
mo products and manufactures of the
eni.ed States, which are 20 BE- ad-
misted free, or al greatly reduced rates.
are set forth Ia loaz schedules
me formal correspondence between
the TWO countries which preceded this
proclamation Is OF the most friendly
enaracter. The details of the negotia-
uon nave been under the super
vision OF Hon John W. Foster.
former minister 10 Spain. II is
,o oe nottced that there are some
restfictions, due 10 the international
ooiisations OF Spain; and some condi-
Tons imposed by the provincial laws
and customs. and Others out Of regard
Tor the agricultural interests Of Spain.
ne condition "a TO United States fiour
Is one of these.
The spanish minister in his conclud-
ing communication says: The bene-
nt IN the reduction OF duties granted 20
American wheat and wheat fiour shall
not take effect until the first day of
january, lsSA Flour shall be excluded
from said reduction, and shall not
therefore share In II. which, on its de-
rartare from .he ports Of the union
destined To those OF Cuba aud Portos
Rico, may be favored with draw backs
Or other tariff advantages"
This restriction was deemed neces-
sary by the cabinet of Spain in order
that the spanish farmer and miller
might have some slight advantage
aver the United States in the
matter of export -four. Cuba has
been the chief market for Span
lsh flour, and il has been made
SO on account of tariff negotiations
which Disseminated in favor of Span
lsh Hour. American manufacturers,
by better methods of manufacture, bet
ter quality of produce and cheaper
transportation. may be able 10 over
CONC the slight discrimination that is
still retained in favor Of the Spanish
farmer and miller.
The maintenance of the municipal
5atics Is another reservation. AS to
these the spanish minister says: RE
specting the North American articles of
food, drink and fuel specified in the
annexed transitory schedule, which
were imported into said islands,
the government of Spain. with
restricting the rights of the mu-
nieipal councils. will seek TO
have the latter impose upon the m
= &c greatsr municipal duties than those
VS7''-S national product pay. and that
they shall not materially increase the
price OF said articles"
This means that the government OF
Spain will not attempt to abolish these
ancient municipal duties; but the infiu-
snce of the Spanish cabinet will be ex-
srted to prevent these local taxes from
adding TO the price OF the imports.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
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ROBBED THE RAILWAY.

Sylvester Young. Cashier Os the Chesa-
peake Ohio at Louisville, n Fugitive.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. l.-Sylvester
Young. cashier at this point for the
southwestern division of the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railway, Is missing and
is alleged to be adefaulter. Young was
engaged in assisting in preparing the
pay-car for its monthly trip over tho
road. Shortly after o'clock he dis
appeared. At o'clock the railway
officials notified police headquarters
that Young had absconded with a sum
estimated at S50.00o Young hss been
regarded as a man of exemplary habits.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
KILLED HER AT LAST.
A Chiids Death Caused BY q Pin swallowed
Four Years Ago.

PursBrRGn, Pa. Aug 1-While in
Paris with her parents four years ago
Martha Frick. then years old. swal
lowed pin Friday she died at Cres-
son Springs as the result. She was
daughter of Henry C. Fricls. .ae mil
lionaire coke operator and steel manu-
facturer She felt no i'll leffects until the
winter of 1889. when. after much suf-
fering from pain in the side. an abscess
formed and the pin was discharged.
IL left her the victim OF a peculiar
disease, which had ever since bafied
the best physicians in the country.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02
Age and Youth Wed.

MFpIsA, y. Y. Aug. 1.-Zephemiah
T. White, of Shelby. aged T5, and Lulu
Bissell. aged Is, are now man and wife.
The girls parents says that White per-
suaded the girl to elopc with him, and
driving to neighboring justice of the
peace induced the latter to perform the
marriage ceremony by claiming that
the girl was over Il years Of ace.
White was arrested on the charge of
abduction. but being released on his
own recognizancc has disappeared. His
wife is az her fathers house
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02

Report OF the Assignee OF the Bank of
America at Philadelphia.

America at Phlladelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. William N.
Smith. assignee of the Bank of Amer
lea, which closed its doors in April,
1890, has filed his first account. The
account shows receipts amounting to
sllS.047 and expenditures of S13.43!,
leaving a balance of s44,6i6 for distr;-
button among an army of about
1000 depositors whose claims
stand undispu.ed. The total amount
of money on deposit when the
bank closed was s49S, 900, of which
there still remains s104,Ooo. The fail
urc of the Spring Garden bank, which
was a stockholder of the Bank of
America to the extent of 600 shares.
will cause a loss in that quarter on
stock liability of $50, 900. In the mean
time several hundred suits are still in
progress against debtors of the bank
out of which it is hoped considerable
money will be realized.