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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
NO.'46
Blind Partisanism.

The Voice, a prohibition
newspaper of Newt York, has
unearthed some very damaging
things against postmasters in
different parts of the country,
which is of vitalsimportance to
every newspaper publisher.
All of us have more or-less
complaint from abroad re-
garding the failure to receive.
papers. This is from various
causes-sometimes misdlrected.
sometimes carelessness-but we
did not know it was such cuss-
out.
The postmasters named have
taken it upon themselves to
send the Voice back with the
statement that the subscribers
refused to receive them, when
letters to the editor positively
assert that they gave no such
orders and wanted the paper
sent on.
At North Branch, Minn., the
postmaster sent the whole pack
age back with the reason Every
few Prohibitionists live in this
town." when letters from there
state that he was net authoriz-
ed to send them back.
These high-handed outrages
and resort to crime by refusing
to deliver papers paid for, have
occurred at the Skinnersvills,
N. c., postoffice-the only one
reported in this State-and from
many postoffices in New Hamp.
shire, Ohio, Minnesota and
Pennsylvania.
What will Mr.. Wanamaker
say to such political trickery-
fer it is nothing moro nor less
in his servants which are the
servants of the people as well?
When postmasters refuse to
deliver, or interfere with their
delivery, papers which have
been paid for, properly address
ed and posted, because they do
not agree with the politics of
the sender, the Voice did well
in raising its voice and entering
a protest loud and long for every
lover of free institutions. Such
a misguided spirit of PARTISAN
ship threatens the very exist
ence Of free government.
These self-dictatorial post
masters should be taken down
and out and dumped on the ash
lpile. They are not fit to occupy
public offices.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

NEVER, probably in the his
tory of the world, has any dis
ease had such universal preva-
lence as the "grip" at this time.
Never before was the truth Of
the adage that death is no re-
spector of persons" been more
apparent. Wars and pestilences
are always to a degree local.
They are confined usually to
one country or a few countries,
but this influenza now RACES al
most all over the region north
of the torrid zone from Asia
west, covering the countries of
both continents to Ithe Pacific
ocean. The palace and hovel
are equally open to it, and no
amount of medical skill seems
able to check its rayages, or to
bar the entrance of the "Fell
DESTROYER which walks in the
wake Of the disease. The vic
tins are largely persons ad-
vanced in years or snfeebled by
disease, but the young and Wis
orous are by no means exempt.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

Ii is said that silverware fur
nishes one of the most reliable
means of detecting detective
drainage. II Is covered with
a black coating or tarnish SOON
after being cleaned, and after .
second or third cleaning again
becomes darkened, one may be
certain that there is something
wrong with the drainage sys-
tenn OF the house,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

THE news from st. Petersburg
is to the effect that fourteen
millions of peasants are starving
in the Cars empire. tits esti-
mated that it will take over
500, 900, 900 to relieve the peo-
plein distress. For three years
crops have fallen short of the
average and the deficiency of
the past season left the store
houses well nigh empty.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

The decision of the United
States Supreme Court Tuesday
relative to the right of newspa-
pers containing lottery adver-
tisements to circulate through
the mails, settles the question
against the newspapers. The
suit was a test one, brought by
the proprietors Of the Mobile
Register and New Orleans Pic
ayune, and the Court having de.
cided that the anti-lottery leg
islation of Congress is not re.
pugnant to the constitution,
newspapers that persist in pub
fishing lottery advertisements
will have 10 refrain from send.
ing their papers through the
mails, otherwise they will incur
the heavy penalties imposed by
the law.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

IT is to DO hoped that the
House will get through discuss.
ing the rules one Of these days
and give the Durham Federal
Building bill a chance TO get
through and breathe the breath
of life.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

The first regular passenger
train over the Roanoke & South
ern railroad from Roanoke to
winston.Salem, was put on
yesterday. The people up there
rejsice very greatly. You just
wait until the Norfolk & Wes-
tern takes charge Of the l.. &
D.,--March first--and gets ey-
erything in good shape, you will
see some humming down this
way in railroading. This will
make three great systems OF
railroads coming into Durham
all three separate and dis.
tinct corporations.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

To Joseph P. Caldwell, who
has just taken the editorial
chair of the Charlotte Chronicle.
May you ever receive that cor
dial, hearty and liberal support
to which your ability and ensr-
gy entitle you.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

THAT was a flattering notice
given the Sun by brother
Dibrell, of the Southern Tobac-
conist, Of Richmond 1t is ap-
preciated, because il is volun.
tary and a kind expression and
recognition Of our honest en-.
deavors.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
MIR. WILLIAMS BILL.
To Impose a Graduating Tax
Upon Incomes over 50, 900.

- Opoh luCohics over PO,UOU.
Whereas the farmers and la
boring classes of our country
have been paying an unjust and
unequal taxation, imposed up
on them by the Government,
and are demanding of their
Representatives in Congress
some measure of relief; and
Whereas taxes for the sup
port of the Government. should
be imposed upon the citizens of
the United States fairly and
justly, so that all should bear
the burden of taxation in pre-
portion to their ability to pay,
with equal and exact justice to
all and special privileges to
none: Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of
the United States of America
in Congress, assembled,
That every person, firm, es-
tate, or corporation residing or
dsmiciled in the United States
whose annual income shall be
five thousand a year and up
ward, derived from any source
whatever, shall be assessed and
required to pay income tax as
follows, the same to be collect
ed by the collectors of internal
revenue, and paid annually into
the Treasury of the United
States, to wit: On five thousand
dollars up to ten thousand dol
lars, one per centum of said in
come; ten thousand dollars to
twenty-five thousand dollars,
two per csntum of said income;
twenty-five thousand dollars to
fifty thousand dollars, three per
centum of said income; fifty
thousand dollars to seventy-five
thousand dollars, five per CEN
tum of said income; seventy
five thousand dollars to one
hundred thousand dollars, per
centum of said income; one hun
dred thousand dollars to two
hundred thousand dollars,
eight per centum of said incomei
and all over two hundred thou.
and dollars, ten per centum oi
said income.
SEC. 9. That the tax herein
before provided for shall be as
sessed annually upon said in
! come for the year ending the
| thirtieth day of June, shall be
levied annually on the first day
iof August in each and every
year, and be due and payable
on or before the first day oi
November in each year; and in
in addition to any sum annual
ly due and unpaid after the frs
of November, and for ten days
after notice and demand there
of by the collector, there shall
be levied and collected as penal
ty the sum of five per centun
on the amount unpaid, and in
terest on said amount at the
rate of one per centum pei
month from the time the sam,
became due, except from th'
estates Of deceased or insan,
persons.
Sec. 8. That the Commission
sr of Internal Revenue, viii
the approval of the Secretary o.
the Treasury, shall from time Il
time, as he may deem it neces.
sary, issue regulations for th'
, assessment and collection of tn,
taxes hereby imposed, and fo
the carrying into effect the pro
; visions of this act.
Il
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

THE code Of rules have been
adopted by the House, and now
we may look for the introduc-
tion Of the Durham Public
Building Bill at any time. We
hone Il will be considered fayor-
able. Durham certainly needs
that building.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

NOTE Durham's mortuary re-
port for January, please; you
who are won't to harp on this
not being a healthy town. Not
one death. One burial in the
cemstsry-the death occurred
out of town.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

0FFIcE or York ENTERPRISE
YoRKvILLE, s. O., Aug. II, 81
ATLANTIC ELEcTRoPoIsE Gentle
men: For the past FIVE years my
wife has been a sufferer from dYs-
pepsia SO completely did the di-
sease make a wreck Of her former
self that life was almost despaired
of. Her nervous system was al
most entirely destroyed, and the
slightest noise would throw her into
d nervous spasm, which would last
for hours. Medical skill failed to
bring any relief.
Through the recommendation oi
an eminent divine we were induced
TO try the EIectropoise. After a per-
sistent use OF the instrument, the
effect has been wonderful. Her
nervous system has been restored Il
its almost norRaI condition; hei
digestion is wonderfully improved,
she il rapidly gaining in flesh: and,
upon the whole, is making a rapid
recovery, which speaks volumes fol
the wonderful curative powers oi
the ElectropoI-e, as her case wa
considered hopeless. II an, ar,
skeptical on the subject, let then
try the Electropoise, and its won
derful powers will quickly dlspel al
doubt. Yours truly.
w. Nj. PRoPsT.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

SENATOR Vance has introduc-
ed q bill in the Senate to repeal
all acts discriminating in tax.
alton against the circulating
notes of State banks.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

THE late Chilian unpleasant.
ness has no doubt cost Uncle
Sam a good deal of money.
The bills are not all in yet and
the exact figures are not at
hand. but whether they aggre-
gate s., 100000 or S4, 200, 900, the
money perhaps has not been
wasted. To that extent our
naval defenses are in a more for
ward stage of advancement and
the country in a corresponding
" better condition for making
war or resisting invasion.
That our misunderstanding
with Chill is likely to be settled
without further cost is no argu-
ment against the expenditure
that has already been made.
On the contrary this very out.
lay may have been the means
of saving the Government an
immensely larger expenditure,
and has been the means of diff
fusing more accurate ideas Of
the resources and capabilities
Of the United States to which
other nations have heretofore
been strangers. 1t has given
the country greater confidence
/ in itself. and at the same time
materially strengthened the
Navy at points that, under or.
binary circumstances, waiting
upon the slow motions Of Con.
grsss, would in all probability
have long continued weak.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
Highest Of all In Leayenng U Govt Report
@!a!:'.!! e! RBssiss BsMass1
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

The Senate committee on
elections declare that Mr.. Call,
of Florida, is entitled to his
seat. He was the man the peo-
Pile Of Florida called to occupy
it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
THE Cedar FORK flag.
ANOHIOLAwYER, WHO HAS
THE FLAG DESIRES TO
RETURN III.
INCIDENTS CONNECTED with IT.
we Reproduce the pseches
Made at the Presentation
Nearly ThIrty-Two Years

WAvERLY, Ohio, Jan. 22.--
Correspondence State Chroni-
Gle. Some time in 1868, and
while in the service, as Major Of
the 73rd regiment Ohio volun-
teer infantry, in front Of Wash
ington, d. O., and while out on
a special expedition with about
a hundred men, there fell into
my hands, a silk flag, on the side
of which was the inscription,
."Presented by the Ladies of
of Cedar Fork to the North Caro-
lima Greys." On the other side
lis the coat Of arms of the State
with the inscription, "The Old
North State.n On taking this
flag to the Brigadier Comman-
der, | was told to keep it, and it
has been in my possession ever
since, and is in a tolerably good
state of preservation. When in
Raleigh near the close of the
war, I, with others of my regi-
ment, including our regiments
band called upon the then Gov
ernor Of the State.-Goyernor
Holden, I believe, and learned
from him that Cedar Fork was
a few miles only from the Capi.
tai, and that the company
"tha North Carolina Greys'
was the first Confederate com
pany organized in the State.
then said to the Governor that
would return the flag to the la
dies Of Cedar Fork, wheHeVer a
company should be there or.
ganized to sustain the Union
Without exacting this or any
other condition, | now propose
to return the flag to the survi
vors of the "North Carolina
Greys' or TO whomsosver they
as a company may designate
Last fall, Capt. d. NJ. White, Of
Texas, returned the sword oi
the late General Sill, at thii
place, to the survivors of the 33C
Ohio regiment, General Sill'l
old regiment, and his presenc,
here and the good effect upor
the thousands present, who wit
messed the affecting ceremoniei
on that occasion, is probably th'
reason that l now am writing
you this letter. Should you in
sert this in your paper, will yol
please mail me a copy.
THos. w. HIGGINS.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

The Chatham Record, ia no.
ticing the relic, winds up by
saying: "We suggest that its
return be celebrated in grand
style at Morrisville and that
Maj. Higgins be invited to de-
liver the flag in person and re-
ceiye the personal thanks of the
survivors Of the old company"
We second the motion.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

Chicken thieves are very an
noying around Charlotte,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
DJJRHAM3 NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY FEBRUAY 10 1892

that we have drank freely from
the stream Of liberty, and that
our object is to crush tyrants
and oppressors, to meet them
upon the threshold, to send
their chief, Abe Lincoln, how
ling to his maste s, the Black
Republicans, and to crush him,
and to crush them thereby
giving peace, security, and hap
piness to our beloved land. We
will teach them to know, that,
that flag, borne aloft by steady
arms and fiery hearts, will not,
nor shall not, if it is the will of
God, tremble in the darkest
hour, only as natures breath
may change its folds. 1t may be
tattered and torn, but still as
the emblem Of our nation, a star
of the first magnitude, blazing
in all its glory, amidst the pomp
and carnage of deadly conflict, it
must and shall flash on as an in.
centive to truth, greatness and
glory. Female valor has placed
| it in our hands, female yalor has
watered it with the tear of affec-
tion; yes, the fair matrons and
daughters of Wake county, who
are now participating in this
thrilling scene, have confided it
to our care, with the ardent
prayer that not one star may be
dimmed, one stripe obscured,
but that it may gather renewed
freshness and beauty amidst
each battles shock, amidst the
loud cannon's roar, and the
crimson tide, as it may gush
free and fast as the last seal of
patriotic defence.
We accept the flag. 1t must
mott cannot-it shall not trail
lin the dust. And when the
storm Of war shall be hushed in
the stiffness of a peaceful calm
when our people shall cease
from the tumultof deadly strife,
and all nature seem again to
smile prepitious, then indeed,
shall generation after gener-
alton, as they rise up and pass
onward to the shores of the un-
trodden world, admire and ap-
IpIaud the valor Of the fair ma
lidens and mothers Of the pres
lent day, and under the shadow
of their country's flag, rejoice in
the protection itaffords.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

AS Cedar Fork Is only some
few miles from Durham, and as
some are now living whe were
members Of the company, the
above will prove of interest. IL
rsvives q memory Of the Incl
dents Of the time when the flag
was presented by Miss Fanny
Lyon, now Mrs. DR.. w. M. Lowe.
The presentation took place at
Morrisyille, on Saturday the
first day Of June, 1s6l--now
nearly thirty-twoycars ago. We
reproduce the speeches made on
that occasion, taken from the
Raleigh Standard Of june sth,
1861. Mrs. Lowe, nee Miss Fan
ny Lyon, in the presence Of a
large concourse OF people adj
dressed the Nerth Carolina
Greys as follows:
GENTLEMEN..-I have been
commissioned by the young la
dies Of Cedar Fork, to present ts
the brave sons of this vicinity,
this beautiful ensign. Indeed,
il charms me that l have the
pleasure Of presenting to this,
/ must say beautiful and brave
men ofN. O., this ensign--show.
ing to the world ths eagerness Of
the young ladies In assisting
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

The Chronicle then published
this item in regard to this flag:
Sheriff M. w. Page, who was
First Lieutenant in the Cedar
Fork company during the war,
tells the Chronicle that the flag
presented by the ladies Of Cedar
Fork company, which Maj. Hig-
gins, Of Ohio, proposes 70 return,
was not captured in battle. At
ter the battle Of Manassas the
Cedar Fork company sent their
baggage to Fredericksburg by a
farmer Of that section, who
proved untrustwortny and eth
er seld or in some other way got
rid of the baggage. In one Of
the trunks thus lost was the flag
presented TO the company by the
ladies Of Cedar Fork. Capt.
York, OF Chatham county, was
captain Of this company and
Sheriff Page was First Lieutan.
ant. Upon receiving the flag,
the sheriff made his maiden
speech, and naturally was much
interested in the letter Of Maj.
Higgins and il will revive in him
, and all the Cedar Fork people
pleasant memories of the days
that ushered in the dreadful
Civil war.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10
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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-10

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-21

have TO get ont is by light draft steamers
down the SnogualInie to Snohomish.
The county proposes 70 build bridge over
the Snooualmie river at Mckinnon's half
a mile below Iolt. which will shorten the
distance for the ranchers down the valley
and save them the climb up the Tolt hill
What We need in order TO develop our
section IS good roads. The road now goes
so far around and IS 50 bad that We can
not make anything on orr produce after
hauling it to the city. There Is no logging
up there now, 50 that We cannot sell
our hav and vegetables to the logge-s
and there are tons of II rotting away,
while you are eating California potatoes in
Seattle. We grow rs fine potatoes as |
ever saw, four or ave tons to the acre, but
We cannot sell them. There ought to De 4
good plank road all through that country
over a shorter route and then We could
get to market with heavy loads. Mr..
Winson, rancher in the valley, SAYS he
can show where a good road could be
made along the valley 70 suit the ranch
ers. We have gotten up petition TO the
commissioners for the new road.
The trouble in getting new roads is
that there are always two parties-one
pulling one way and the other another
way. Wien that new bridge was under
discussion three men at Tolt wanted i
there and everybody else wanted i at Nc
kinnon's, where it suits the whole val
lev"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-21
days later he was dead.
THE ALASKA MINES.
The Gold Belt Along the Coast-Placer
Digging in Yukon Belt

Among the guests at the Northern hotel
is A. ". Delaney. of Juneau Mr.. De-
laney is 4 Democrat who had served in
both chambers Of the Wisconsin legisle-
ture before he was appointed collector Of
customs in Alaska By President Cleveland.
After the Republican adm nist-ation came
IN he resumed his former profession, the
practice of law. He has also been inter
este6 in some Alaska mining properties.
Yesterday he said: There IS belt of rich
mineral n Alaska. beginning north OF Fort
Wrange. and following up 81 4 distance
OF from Two 70 five miles from the coast.
The uinera. IS there, and l believe that
enormous fortunes viii yet be made
out Of II; but generally speaking the de-
velOpInent Of these mines viii &c slow ard
expensive. You see the country is ex-
tremely rough. and the greatest difficulty
Is experienced in getting AZ these mines.
'MUch profitable placer mining can VET
be done in the basin OF the Yukon, but
man ought 10 take with him provisions
for Two seasons If ne goes over into thar
country.
The great TreadwelI mine seems 10 be
= paving property. That big stamp mill
was quiet only four days during 1891.
The former superintendent tod me that
they had 50 systematized the work that
they could extract the ores al = cost OF 3
cents a ton. The Treadweu mill. Of
course, has 4 large advantage from being
right on tide water"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-21
He Denies Charges That He Tried to
Secure SwiIoos' Acquittal.

C. C. Thornton, Indian agent at the
Tuialip agency, is at the Occidental. In
an interview with a PosT-IyTELLIGESCER
reporter he Indignantly denied the i'm
putations contained in the letter Of John
Broyles in the PosI-ISTELLIGESCER yester-
day morning in regard 10 the acquitiai Of
George Swiloos He said:
never spoke To a iurymsn or a witness in the
case. ! was sntpPased as e witness by the
defense and sat in tae body o. the court room
with NJ. Summers, NY clerk. The SQUIRT sent
the bsiiif 20 invite rs inside the waiting room
and sat there between Msio- Cole, the prose-
Gu ing attorney, and Mr.. Piles, the attorney fo-
the defense. ! talked as much 10 one IS the
other, but did moi try 10 influence the result Of
the trial in any way. The insinuation that the
Indians used money is absurd, fo- they had no
money 20 spend NJ. Piles only intended to call
ne in reouttai, but did not need ny evidence.
The evidence OF Williams, the Indian boy who
turned states evidence, was obtained on
promise from Major Cole that If he swora the
murder onto SwiIOos he should go free Will
iaIas himself testified 70 this fact, and when
Mr.. Piles challenged Major Cole 10 go on the
stand and deny II, he refused The fact that
Williams was afterwards discharged is sddi-
tioral evidence that there was such an agree
ment As 10 the statement that somebody Of
tered 4 witness money to swear that Swiloos
was softer on the afternoon OF the murder
deny that suborned or attempted TO suborn
any witness; moreover swiloos himself aud
several witnesses for the prosecution swore that
be was drunk When the jury vent out i, stood
unanimous for acQuittsl on the first bsllo: and
only remained out Logger in o-ds- 10 avoid the
appearance OF haste.