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The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
HIGHEST CONTEMPLATION.

The CHRONICLE congratulated the Gov
ernor upon the appointment of PROF
JOS. a. HOLMES as State Geologist. We
are glad to print the following letter
from the Director of the United States
Geological Survey, who has had excel
lent opportunities for Judging of the
ability and capacity Of PROF HOLMES
He writes:
l have the honor to acknowledge re-
ceipt of your favor of the 7th inst ask
ing my advice with respect to the selec-
tion of Director of the North Carolina
Geological Survey now about to be organ
lied
l regard Prof. J. A. Holmes, now Of
the State University, as the best man for
the place. He is qualified by training,
by education, by his interest in the work,
and by his knowledge of the State and
identity of interest with the people of
the State, to undertake the dictatorship
with every promise of success. It will
give me great satisfaction to see him
placed at the head of the survey, and |
will be pleased to do anything in my
power to secure his appointment.
am, with respect,
Yours cordially,
J. W. POWELL,
Director of U. S. 6. Survey.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
WAKE FOREST ENDOWMENT.
Including MIR. BOstwick's Gift, it Will
Reach $40. 900.

REV. CHAs. E. TAYLOR, D. D., Presi
dent of Wake Forest College, has an ar
ticle in yesterdays Biblical Recorder on
the recent work done to raise an addi-
tional endowment for Wake Forest Col
lege. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
BosTWlCK, of New York, who has been
very generous to the College, offered to
give 81 for every 81 raised by the Col
lege up to March. 1t was under that
proposition that the effort was made.
The following is an extract from DR..
TAYLoR's letter:
The total result Of our five mouths e.
fort for endowment, including Mr.. Bost-
wick's addition, will probably be nearly
forty thousand dollars. Several of the
larger gifts are not in cash, and we do
not yet know whether Mr.. Bostwick will
admit them as coming under his condi-
ton. I have little doubt, however, that
he will do so. He Is now in Palestine,
and we must wait patiently few weeks
until we hear from him. full report
Of our canvass and lis results is now on
the way to him.
It is with heart full of gratitude that
| review the work and its outcome.
Aside from the addition to the endow-
ment, | can but believe that the
moral issue of the canvass will be help
ful to the College and to our people.
The College is closer to the churches and
the churches are closer tC the College
than ever before.
Perhaps it was too much to hope that
the Baptists of North Carolina would
| give $50, 900 within so short time. If
we could have protracted our effort till
the end Of the year, | believe that they
would have raised that amount. Some
| brethren urged that we should secure
Mr. Bostwick's consent and press right
on. But could not feel that we had a
right to do this, even if he extended his
offer. The female college is entitled to
the right of way.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
$4,000 Worth OF Property Swept
Away.

$4,000 Worth Of Property Swept
Away.
0&ford's fire was blow to tie town,
but it vas checked before the damage
was very great. The Day says:
The losses, 50 far as We have reen able
&c gather. are as follows: DR.. II Q.
Herndon, prizary $500, insurance
s., $50; Dr.. Il. Z. HeTudon, brick ten8-
menf house $500, no insurance; DR. II
g. Rtrndon, wooden tenement house
$3.50 no Insurance.; Brantford & Cooper,
stock OF tobacco s., 600, insurance 81 900;
E. - D.altford, furniture, etc, $500,
no insurance; Col. r. j. Mitonell,
wooden house tenement $3.50, no insur-
ance; Bullock s. Mitchell, tobacco stored
IN the Herndon prizery $500, insurance
$500;J. l. R0yster, damage to livery
stable $500, insured; J. F. Edwards,
damage to storage house 800, no insu-
rance.
The origin Of the fire is unknown. It
is thought to have been caused by rats
carrying matches into closet filed with
waste paper.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
A STORY OF The MAFIA,
THE TERRIBLE REVENGE 0F ITALIAN OUTLAWS.
RY GORDON NOEL HURTEL.

curse him. I have their homes and ad-
dresses They are Noel Andre, clerk at
the custom house; Walter s. Bakeley,
with the New Orleans Shipping associa-
tion and Isadore B. Murrell, lawyer
Nearly all of my wealth comes to me
through my daughter, and it is her
money the dogs are after. fear my
Anito loves one Of them She is mem
ber of the Mafis herself, as you know,
but have kept her away tonight. This
is my grievance-what shall be done ?'
death to the American dogs" came
from several voices.
A vote was taken and the Americans
were doomed 10 die.
Calds were placed in basket, all of
which were blank except one, and on
this one was written:
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19

North Carolina Was the First State to
ask for the Records and her Share OF
the Money.
On March 9th, the bill providing for
the acceptance on the part of North
Carolina of the refunded direct land tax
passed and was ratified by Lieut.. Gov.
Holt.
On March 18th Gov Fowle wrote to
the Government Treasury officials apply
ing for the portion Of that tax due North
Corolina.
Mr.. F. Fl. Busbee, who is now in
Washington, sent the following telegram
to Gov. Fowle yesterday:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March Is
North Cardinals application is the trst
of its class received. The Treasury De-
partment will formulate the regulations.
Names of tax payers will be furnished.
No action this week
Thus it will be seen how prompt our
Governor is in looking after our State 8
interests.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
Personal AND SOCIAL,

BoYKIN.-The CHRONICLE deeply re-
grcts to say that Judge E. L. Boykin,
who was to have held Orange Court th..
week, is lying i'll at Graham.
PAGE Walter 81. Page, North Caro-
lima journalist, who went to New York
ten years ago, has steadily advanced in
his profession, and his engagement as
the editor of The Forum is the deserved
reward of work we'll done. Atlanta Con
stitutlOn.
DEP1w. Chauncey Depew is going to
talk 10 the Massachusetts Republicans
OF th3 8th of April, if the New York
grand Jury doesn't put him in Jail
recently killed on one OF his railroads
through negligence.
SoUTHwoRTH Mrs. E. D. Z. II
SGutiworth, the novelist, is still writing,
though over seventy five years OF age.
As to her full name, which is Emm :
Dorothy Eliza Neuette S9utlUortb, she
says: "Wneb was born my people were
too poor to give me anything else, SO
they gave me all those names"
TwlTTY DR.. and Mrs. T. 3. Twitty,
of Rutherfordton, who have been on a
visit to brother and sister, Capt. and
Mrs. CLARK, have returned home. DR..
Twitty is the Senator from Rutherford
and Polk counties, and is very pleasant
and entertaining gentleman he has rep
resented that district three times, being
the only man that can carry the district
Democratic.-Conc Standard.
PARNELL The friends of Ireland
should Judge Mr. Parnell after very
| cold blooded fashion. The fact that he
proposes to marry Mrs. O'Shea in June
does not repair the mischief he has
done. Poets and romance writer's may
gush over Antony's sacrifice of an EN-
pire for Cleopatra, but we do not wan
any such foolish business in this age O
common sense. If Mr.. Parnell feel
like playing the roll of Antony instead
of doing his duty, let him play the par
faithfully and get out of the world a
soon as he can.--Atlanta Constitution
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
OR

The Italians life was burning out with
the scorchng heat of the yellow death.
Oaths and lmprecations came from
the parching lips as ne struggled to free
himself from the cords that had been
bound about him to keep him upon the
cot.
al won't die by c." he shrieked
frantically until he was exhausted.
Rising in the bed as far as the cords
would allow, he asked hoarsely:
"You swear that | will diel".
The physician nodded his head
ssThen the papers in the chest
quick"
A small hair trunk in a corner of the
room was opened and roll of manu-
script taken out and placed IN the dying
Italians hand.
stake 1t, he gasped, "take it-the-
the--the--I choke-water, quick--the
Malta the Malta
AND he was dead
Ii was in the fail of 1873 that J VT.
messed the Italian sailor de,lh L uugh
little more than boy had volunteered
to help take care Of the yellow fever pa
tients in Mobile | learned that the
Italian had been taken Ill on the very
day he arrived from New Orleans. In
fact he had been brought straight from
the vessel to the pest-house.
The dead Italians manuscript was
placed in my care, and as it was written
In the Italian language / laid 1t away
among my private papers. There 1t re
manned until q few days ago, when
the trial Of Helnessey's murderers in
New O.leans brought its existence to my
mem s"y. AID | found the old papers,
aud had the writing upon the manu-
script translated by gentleman in AT.
lauta.
The terrible vengeance upon the mem.
bers OF the Malta in New Orleans makes
the publication Of the Italians story oi
more thau ordinary interest, for it is one
OF the most terrible that has possibly
ever been published.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
T L & NORMAL = SD IEDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL FOR NTfTE GIRLS.
BIDS fNViCED.
Especial Cor. STATS CHRoNIcLE.1

Especial Cor. STATE CBRONICLE.1
RALEIGH. \ O., March l8.-The pur-
poses Of this school arr
|. To give to young women such in
struction as viii fit them for teaching.
2. To give them instruction in stenog-
raphy, type-writing, teleg and such
other industrial arts as viii be conducive
to their support and usefulness.
1t isto be eminently prac zeal school.
L has an annual State appropriation Of
SO, 600 aud re are assured that it will
get liberal help from the Peabody Fund
probably permanently. Ary commu
nifty will be fortunate to secure It. Ia
the act provision IS made for citv or
town to appropriate money Uu OF lis
public funds or to hold al election for
the purpose OF voting sufficient amount
OF money 10 furnish the buildings No
place can secure il without furnishing to
he State the necessary buildings
Aftsr consultation with TIE members
| Of the Board Of Directors, | state that
about one dozen class rooms, large
assembly room, library rooms, and rooms
for literary societies will be necessary
The amount of money necessary to fur
nlsh these rooms cannot be definitely
stated. It will vary in different com
mnnities according to the cost Of mate
rial, labor etc.
A Matron's Hall will also be neces
sary which may be connected with the
above rooms, or may be a separate build
Ing, as may be most convenient. Fer
this Hall the board is authorz I'd to ex-
pend as much as three thousand dollars
| No description # it can now be giver,
because its size and appointments will
depend upon the amount Of money that
can be secured additional 70 the three
thousand dollars.
As will be seen By the act, it will also
be necessary for any community bidding
for this school to make it appear thai
beard can be had at low rates IN gooi
families, that q large number of gil,
can be accommodated, and that the plac.
is suitable.
This is specially to invite bids to b.
sent TO the undersigned by the first o
juno, next Upon application, a cop.
Of the act will be sent
S. nj. FINGER.
President Of Board Of Directors.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
Yourself be one Of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
a thing it is If you have ever tried 1t,
YOU are one of its staunch friends, be-
cause the wonderful thing about 1t IS,
that when once given trial, Or. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds a place
in the house. If you have never used 1t
and should be afflicted with cough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure bottle at once and give
it fair trial. 1t is guaranteed every
time, or money refunded. Trial bottles
free at John 7. McRae's drug store.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
Good Work in the Baptist Home Mis-
sion Field.

DR.. \. B. Cobb returned to the city on
Monday from his appointment at Mid
dleton and left Tuesday afternoon for
Wilson's Mills, where ne is to aid Rev.
J. G. Cottingham in meeting of several
days. He informs us that he has secured
lots and started subscriptions to erect
two new houses Of worship on his mis-
sion feid-one at Macon, in Warren
county, and the other at Buchanan's, in
Vance. He is the pastor of four churches
to which be breaches Saturdays and
and supplies these mission
points on Sunday afternoon.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
4 BIG SUIT.
The Titles 10 Nearly all The I
Line oin, Cleveland, Castor and 70
tawba in Question. ID

Lincoln, Cleveland, CASTOR ana - N
tawba in Question. a.
Especial to the Mecklenburg Times,
LINcoLSToN, March l5.-The rsor,o
i this county are very much av.,tes
over big land suit involving the t,.Ioa
to great portion of the land in tb;s 49,
adjoining conties.
Before the Revolutionary War W.
Magress obtained large land grant in
IFyon county, \. c., which county a.,
braced part of what is now Tinooln
Cleveland, CASTOR and Catawb9 connt;a,'
During the lifetime of Magress his as.
tate was administered on by q kinsman
oy the name of Roberts, who divided
the property and sold it to various mar
ties. 1t has been subsequently, resold
many times.
q lawyer has been here under tn.
disguised name Of John Sweat who was
formerly connected with the lannon's
| Plnkerton detectives. He has haan
searching the records in the court honse
and looking up the titles of land. L was
| learned that be represents one Of tho
heirs OF the original VIM. Magress and
that he has absolute proof that Wm,
Magress was insane and that his estate
was administered on by fraud.
The titles to land in this county can
be traced back to the sale of the Macress
estate. Suits will be brought to recover
this large tract of land. At first our
people made light of the case. but nnon
investigation they began to see that
their holdings are in danger. Some Of
our lawyers think that the case is a
serious one. The first suit will be brought
pat the next Cleveland county court
Much excitement is prevailing in thi:
section
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
TIE CHOSEN
OF ITALY.

Each person present drew card from
he baeket and passed from the room.
dis card was to be inspected in private,
Tor no one was to know who was to be
the avenger.
When arrived in my room l looked
at my card and on it was written the
fated words: The Chosen Of Italy"
! at once began to look for the doomed
Americans. They had all three left New
Orleans. Somebody had told them of
the decree of the Malta. Who?
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
&
SHE TOOK O.sPHTNE.

A Charlotte Lady Dies After Taking
Six Grains of the Deadly Medicine.
CHARLOTTE, March 49, SPECIAL. =
A very sad death occurred here this
afternoon. Mrs. ]. G. Clark, wife of a
railroad man and mother of four chill
dren, while suffering with severe pains
in her head, sent her little daughter to
a drug store for ten cents worth of NOR
phine.
The child paid the money to the drug
gist and received six grains Of the fatal
medicine. When she delivered it to her
mother she swallowed it all, and within
three minutes she was unconscious and
died an hour later.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
The italian worked bis sentence out
and disappeared.

When I returned to New Orleans
after my five years soj0urn in Europe
visiting my relatives" [ resumed my
position with Rivero.
saw much OF his daughter Anito, and
became desperately in love with her
Finally, when | pressed NY suit, she
told me that she had loved Noel Andre,
who had left New Orleans five years be-
fore. and she would never marry until
she knew what had become of him.
He is dead" | said, and | saw I had
made fearful mistake.
She sprang to her feet and exclaimed
with the fire of wrath }eaping from her
eyes:
80 you miserable murderers have
killed him, have you? / knew that the
cowardly ruffians had doomed him to
die, and I warned him to leave New
Orleans. And you have murdered him
Hear me: Every member OF that mur-
derous gang shall be punished by the
law"
fled from her presence.
La few days it was reported at a
meeting of the Malta that member Of
the order was giving information to
IHC pOllCO.
Auito had gone to Mobile to visit her
fathers relatives.
Another meeting OF the Malta was
held and the death-sentence was passed
upon the daughter Of Rivero.
When | heard it [ went to nv room
and wrote out what is written here, de
termined to go to Mobile, disguised as a
sailor, aud inform Anito of ber impend-
ing peril.
Aud then to drive the stiletto through
the accursed insignia on my breast, leav.
ing this manuscript to be published tc
the world. PERTO BAPTIsTO
New Orleans, September 81, 1878.
1t will be remembered that in October
1878, Anito Riyero a beautiful Italian
girl, was found dead in her bed in Mobile
with stiletto in her breast
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
Capable OF Serving.

They were trying to get jury 70 try
a terrible car mishap IN tunnel.
"Do you know anything aoou' 'niS
case ?' ~ - tho
..Nothing, so help me, nothing III tne
world" -,
"What is your business
ssI,m an officer Of the ROAD:
oYou'Il do. Take seat IL Inc ooA'
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
O'Malley is in Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 1S.-Detective O'Mal
ley, of New Orleans, is said to be in Chi
cago. He left New Orleans and is re-
ported to have been seen at the Grand
Hotel on Monday night in company with
Seligman foreman of the jury in the
case The rumor is that O'Malley came
here from Cincinnati and is hiding with
one of his friends, prominent saloon
keeper The latter denies that he is
here.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
A Little Child Burned.

The CHRONICLE sincerely regrets to
learn of the fatal burning Of little Char
lie, only child of Mr. J. G.. Goodwin, Of
Banks. DR.. y N. Blalcck, was called
in, bat could do nothing. The child died
after few days of intense suffering.
The CHRONICLE sincerely sympathizes
with those so greatly bereaved.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
Sentenced 10 Life Imprisonment.

ELIZABETH CITY, n. c., March 1S-
ESPECIAL. The colored burglar, who
has been keeping things excited in this
city several weeks and who broke into
the stores of Capt. Balance and others,
was yesterday sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
JUST Liz E HIM.
An Ex-NOrth Carolina Editor Pushing
Things in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 1S.-The mer-
chants and manufacturers association
of this city has decided to send an
agent to Brazil to push the interests Of
Baltimore il that country under the
convention for reciprocity lately ratified,
The Journal Of Commerce, through its
editor, Mr.. Robert Haydn, formerly Of
Charlotte, n. c., offered to bear the ex
penses Of the agent to Brazil, hut the
offer was declined By the Association.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
All Had Been Burned.
They Had Much Irish Blood.

LOWELL. Mass, March 18.-The Mer
rimac Mills to-day dismissed about 40
hands for remaining away on St. Pat
rick's Day. Among them are 20 females.
The hands are very indignant. A mum
Der collected about the mills and when
ever any Of the bosses appeared they
hooted and jeered at them.
Ten employees Of the Lawrence Cos
Mills were discharged for the same cause.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
Five Hundred and Seventy Drowned.

LONDON, March 18-It is now calcu-
lated that fully $40 persons were drowned
by sinking of anchor line steamer
Iftonia. at Ragged S aft, near Gibraltar,
last night while enroute from Trieste 10
New York with $50 passengers.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
A Handsome Gold Nugget.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 19.-[Spec-
ial. Mr.. Stewart Cramer, assayist of
the mint here, received to-day from
Capt. Judd, manager of the Parker goid
mine in Stanly county, handsome mug
get of gold, of honey -combe formatlon
WEIGHING 1856 dWt.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
The Cow Boy Traitor.

Near Silver City, New Mexico, there
was prosperous young herdsman
Que night a new COW boy was en-
ployed. He was strong and robust. Be
Ing better educai ed than the ordinary
run OF cow boys, he became intimate
with the owner of the ranch, and was
more of companion than an employe
Walter Blakeley was fast becoming
one of the richest men in that section,
and he had from time to time sought
new ranches until he owned some half
dozen within radius of twenty miles.
The new cowboy soon became so much
of a companion that when Blakeley sent
the other cowboys from ranch to ranch,
he always remained with him to hunt,
play cards, or smoke and drink
On certain day the cowboys would
all be at the farthest ranch from where
Blakeley lived.
The new hand stated one morning
that he intended to visit Silver City
he left the ranch and rode to the camp
of band of hostile Apache Indians
eighty miles away.
On the day when Blakely and his com
panion we're left alone two dozen Indian
warriors came down upon the ranch.
There was a show OF fight, but they
were both captured.
Blakeley was bound to stake. He
was greatly surprised when he saw the
cowboy was turned loose; and when he
walked up to him Blakely said:
"Have you played the traitor?'
The cowboy replied:
''No; am true to Italy, my country. =
And be drew out hunting kuife and
stabbed his employer to the heart, and
then cut upon his breast the form of a
heart and a dagger.
When the Indians had gone and taken
with them all the cattle on the ranch
the traitor raised an alarm, and, with
the statement that he had effected ar
escape when the Indians approached
he was allowed to part in peace.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
Convicted of Assaulting a Girl.

GREENvILLE, \. c., March 18-lSPE-
CIAL Henry Tripp was yesterday con
victed of assault on Miss Arnold,
young lady of Is years, residing IN this
vicinity.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
The New Berne Federal Building.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 18-The
Government has selected as site for a
public building, the northwest corner of
Craven and Pollock streets, New Berne.
n. c., a. cost of Sc, 900.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-19
A Monte Carlo Gambler.

T. game was running high at Monte
Carl).
Outside could be heard the "sWish,"
"swish" of the water.
Thee was an odOr OF violets that arose
above the smoke in the close atmos-
phere. The women nearly all wore
punches of that flower.
"You are reckless tonight, Monsieur
Murrell, " said young woman who had
lost her last sou.
'It is the way to win;" said a stall
Wart Italian court.
The play went on until late in the
night, when the young man addressed as
Murrell by the black-eyed woman, arose
and swept the stakes into his pocket.
He quilted the apartment and was fol-
lowed by the Italian count.
''To the Lotel 2 questioned the count.
eyes"
"Then l will accompany you"
They walked along by the sea-shore
for half a mile.
There was CLEAN in the moonlight OF
stilletto in the counts hand; there was
stifed moan from Isadore Murrell, and
he lay dead, while the moonlight danced
upon the water that washed the shores
of Monte Carlo.