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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-09-15
RECORDS.
Wilmington Messenger.

" ui1ihS uoH NAcoScIScI'
We will publish to-day, or
as soon as we can obtain the
necessary space, two docu-
ments that bear on THE rec
ords Of two Weavefites. Une
OF the articles is from the
Statesyille Landmark, and
gives an insight into past
conduct of, r. A. Cobb, ..Weaa,
verite nominee for Lieutenant
Governor. TEis Mr.. Cobb is
an old offender, and hasbeen
a defendant time and again
in Uncle Sans Courts. He
was not convicted, and a mol
pros was issued, and t h s
would seem to Indicate that.
he was innocent. But thi.,
might be d wrong conclusion
as a careful reading of t h e
Landmarks article would in
dicate. This particular Cobb
is All admirable selection for
the Weaverite ticket. Moth
ing could be more approp-i-
ate. the quartette in t h e
Wea verite band OF singers
trying to charm the honest
farmers. of North Craolina to
support them and bind the
State in the chains of negro
domination again-is C o m :
plete. Behold it,! Exum, Cobb
Long, Durham.
BY the way, what a fine set
Of farmers they are-so close
ly identified with the toilers
of the country and the culti-
vators OF the soil. Two Of
them are doctors, and "Kur-
mel" Long ii a perennial teat-
sucker of the most pronounc-
ed "RadikiP' kind. Cobb, of
course, is, like Butler, thu 81
ant head OF the Alliance of
farmers, sd much given to
farming.
But whata magnificent hum
bug is that. third party thing
anyway. At the head Of the
gang stands the South's grea
test enemy and reviler, the
persecutor and robber of it's
men and women in war, and
Its slanderer and would. be
oppressor in peace-the vile,
andignominious Weaver late
of The Northern army of in
vasion.
Here is what this Dugald
DalgeJty OF the Northwest
said at Bloomfield, H., Sept.
26th, 1869:
What is the use of further.
arraigning the defunct democ
racy, with all it's h oar Y
crimes, at the bar Of public
opinion? We know that it's
acts comprise murder, treas
on, theft, arson. fraud, PERU
ry, and all crimes pcssiblefor
an organization to connive
lat. 1t would he a mercy to
put IFS record a million miles
deep 10 the pit that is men
toned in Holy Writ, and |
may add that if a large and
distinguished assortment OF
it's alleged statesmen wer e
sent along,t would only be
common Justice"
| Readthat white men in the
South brave c0nfederatea
land their sons-and respect
lthe villain if you can and
vote for him if youwill. Then
hide yourselves from 1 b e
Hight Of day.
The other. record i'd that d
one HI. r. Hover. The Hick-
.oro Press TURNS on the light.
lin q regent wild crazy. blood
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-09-15
! ]. +. MORPHEV,
ATTORNEY Al LAW,
MARION, ---------x----N. N.
A(o)--

10
Will practice in the courts OF
Watauga, Ashe, Mitchell, Mellow
Al and all other counties In the
western district s@ Special atten
ton given. to Che collection OF
claims. -
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their share.
Superstitious delnocrnt ia are
very, much pfeased because
the first sloop to arrive at
the National Capital this sea
son, with a car loaG of oys-
ters, was the "Grover Cleye-
land"; they regard it as an
omen favorable to the cleo
tion of Cleveland and Steven
son.
For the first time in the hi.
tory Of the country a scoreof
United States ministers a :
broad will come home to
make stump speeches during
the campaign, for the repub-
lican ticket. The ministers
were not asked whether they
wished To engage in this sort
of work, but were officially or
dered to do it by his Majesty,
Benjamin, thu ough his man
Foster, now at the head OF
the State Department. This
sort of thing can only be ex-
cused on the ground that des
perate cases require heroic
remedies.
Mr.. Harrison's letter OF &C.
ceptance contains nothing
new, startling; or even mild
ly surprising; it is about
what democrats and republi
cans alike expected it would
be, exec t it's enormous
length, and it's treat .nent OF
the force bill plank OF the re-
publican platform, that has
disappointed a few republi-
cans. There is no prohabili-
ty that the letter will NJ a Ike
any republican recruits; it is
100 heavy and ton long to
be generally read with care.
Life is too short.
The attendnhcs promises
to be phenomenal at the G.
A. r. encampment,. as may
be judged from the fact that
the citizens committee has
allotted free. sleeping quar-
tiers IN the schoolhouses, and
in the barracks that have
been erected for the occasion
to fifty-Gve thousand men.
The committee officially ain
.nounced on Saturday that
no more applications for free
Quarters could be hohored, ,
because all the buildings at
it's disposal were filed. and
there is not time enough LETT
to build more.
officials here regard t h e
precautions that have been
and are being taken against
the entrance Of cholera into
the United States az necessa-
ry, not only 20 keep out cnOl
era, bit to- prevent a panic
among the people Of tie sen
coiast cities, by letting them
see that all the weapons Of
medical science are being us
edintheir defense. No trou-
ble il expected between the
national and StntC hea1thau
thorities. Z
Sampson Democrat:-An Any
man who knows anything a
bout il he eftuation knows
that there is absolutely no
chancellor Weaver. Friend,
II you have promised your:
self to vote for him, get you
:, !, n,.croS, d "A hfSt,o q hpIa III
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]. Q. WMBAR,
DENTIST,

ELK PARK, NORTH CAROLINA.
Offers his professional services
TO the people OF Mitchell.
Watauga and adjoining coun..
ties. ~ No Lad n1ateiaI used
and all work guaranteed. Wa
May l ! y.
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for removal and on twO-t third vote. Com
paDy 4 has the lions share Of 3, including
the trio.
Commanding officers have been warned
TO have the petty officers of eacn squad
ready at all times to assemble their men
within two hours after having received
orders for an emergency drill"
Captain Brooks went up on Saturday to
the hayward at Mare Island to make Sc
lection of condemned articles, including
ordnance, which the Government Will assign
20 the battalion for drill purposes.
Lieutenant NJ, +, kilkeary. o. O., is I'M
der orders TO call a meeting OF the gunners
mates of the staff and of the city companies
during this month to give instructions in the
use of tOTpedoeS and also in the use Of cleo
iTicily as applied to naval purposes.
The surgeon at San Diego and Ensign
Levitt in this city, his assistant, viii at
least once in quarter instruct each com
pany in the ." First Aids TO the Injured.
They have been ordered to organize at once
a proper ambulance corps from the several
companies, and will see to it that they are
specially instructed in their duties rs re-
Qujred in time of action
The members of Company d assembled
on Tuesday evening, with regulation
digestive faculties for jnks, which
proved a most enjoyable one. Seaman
johnson presented the company with a
gavel, and Lieutenant Turner surprised
himself and all with the neatly turned adj
dress he made 1t was full of happy and
timely hits Company ID, he seid, had been
called ''the dude company" but he hoped i
would continue to merit the name with
such enthusiasts as Is and in the field as
rivals. The lieutenant commanding was
well wound, tor at the end Of his allotted
time he closed nstaHter. lest. as he said he
Knight become like Minister L gan, persona
non grata."
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WHO WILL WEAR IT :?
The Sancy Diamond, One Of the
Most Famous in History.
The Car Of Russia a Competitor for It's Pos
session-Its Origin Unknown Held
by EmperOrs and Thieves

The Sancy diamond, it is said, is likely to
go to America, unless it goes TO Russia. In
other words, that the famous diamond was
in Paris, and that well-knOwn American
lady was thinking of purchasing it, but that
at the same time it is understood that the
Russian Gar was likely to be rival of the
New York millionaire. Theodore Child,
writing to the New York Sun, has some
curious information regarding it, from
which the following data are taken:
Whence this diamond came nobody
knows. The legend says that it belonged
to Charles the Bold, Duke Of Burgundy,
who lost it in 1476 at the battle of Granson
or at the battle Of Morat, and that it was
found by a Swiss soldier who sold it for
crown to a priest from whose hands it
passed through others until it was bought
by Pope julius II. for twenty thousand
ducats. NJ. Bapst however, has demon
strated that we have no reason to identify
the Sancy with the diamond which various
chToniclers relate to have been lest at the
battle Of GrRns3n or Of Morat. The origin
Of the Sancy must remain a myse All
that we can affirm is that it was in the pos
session of Nicholas Harlay de Sancy when
Henry ". Of France came to the throne.
This Sancy chief Of the Swiss guards,
PLAYED an important role at the beginning
Of the reign OF Henry ~. lie was a clever
dipl0matIst, sharp tuancer. and a deyO-
ted servant OF tie king. on whose behalf he
contracted numerous loans aud carried on
many interesting operations Of finance.
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BOARD OF ERIN.
ParuelPs Death Deplored-The Usual
Annual Programme.

Paruelps Death DeplOred-The Usual
Annual Programme.
The divisions Of the Ancient Order Of
Hiberniaus under the jurisdiction of the
Board Of Erin met at Irish-American Hall
Yesterday afternoon to make preparations
for the celebration of St. Patrlck's day at
Woodward's Gardens.
b The following delegates presented ere
dentials and were seated
Division No. John O'Kane, P. Lyons, James
McMenomy, J. j. / ne Miles Kelly.
Division No 4-P. II. Campbell, John Murphy,
i. +. Dugan, John CreRan, Michael ODOnuell.
Division No 6-Cnarles Whalen j. j. Egan
j. NcFadden J. Gillespie T. Corrgsn.
Division No. Jeremiah Cuddy, J. f. FltZ-
gerald, James Gilmore, Michael PendeTgast, NJ
O'CoDncll.
HIbenia Guard-Captaln l. NJ Montgomery,
Lieutenant Thomas Walsh, Sergeant +. D. MO.
ran, Michael Young ana Roger O'Keeie.
DR.. Thomas j. Calvin was elected Chair
man and NJ. O'Conneu Secretary. I. B.
O'Brlen made a patriotic speech and pre-
sented these resolutions, which were enthu-
siasucal!y Endorsed:
WHEREAS The iHscrutable decree OF Divine
Providence that all men shall return 10 clay, has
been iuh ed in the demise OF one Of the most
esteemed sons OF the Irish since the couvening
OF our last convention, the immortal Charles
Stewart ParneIi; therefore be it
EGo,rCd, by the Board OF Erin Convention OF
1892. that We lament the loss OF the greatest chief
tain that has arisen u confront the invading
Saxon and Stranger since the days Of the l0erator,
Daniel OCouuclI
HsNoYSd. That the Irshmen composing and rep
Tesettst,Ye or the aspiration for the freedom of
our native land sitting in this convention reIterate
the sentiment Of warm Endorsement which was
expressed by US on last St latric6S day in defense
OF the dead PATRIOTS policy OF independent opposi-
ton BY the Hish representatives in the English
Commons;
Rcso'rCd. That opposed to curses for
living patriot and eulogy when he IS dead WeIoOk
upon lnGratitude as an unpard enable crime, which,
let us tondly nope, finds no resting place IN the
bosom OF any lTishmau worthy OF the name
Res0trCd That fondly cherish the hope thar
our Kindred ia Ireland Will close ranks and face ia
solid column the centurled enemy OF our native
land, tie English Government.
ReSotred, That copy OF these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes, that an engrossed
copy be sent TO the houored patriot mother OF Par
nell. Signed j. j. Lane, +. j. }. Gavin T. Il.
O'Brien, }. +. Fitzgerald, Thomas Norton, William
HeSThe.
Resolutions of thanks were passed to those
who took part in the last ST. Patrick's day
parade, and the following were appointed a
Committee on Permanent Organization to
make preparations for an appropriate cele-
bration Of the 1892 ST. Patrck's day at
WoOdwaTd's Gardens: J. J. Lane, p. +.
Dugan, }. j. Egan, j. Gilmore, w. r. Mont
gomery. Other committees Will be appointed
next Sunday.
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COLLEGE CHRISTIANS.
Subjects Discussed at The Annual Con-
ference at berkeley.

Subjects Discussed at The Annual Con-
ference at berkeley.
The fifth annual conference Of the Col
lege Young Mems Christian Association Of
California was held on Saturday at tie
State University.
The proceedings were opened with an ad-
dress by Secretary WeidensaI upon How
to Get tie Most Out Of this Conference
The remainder Of the morning session was
devoted to a discussion Of the Religious
Condition Of the Colleges Of Northern Call
fornia," by j. r. Mott, and talk on The
Condition of Disc pliur, and How to Reach
New Students" by :. VI. Sayjord.
In the afternoon Mr.. Mott addressed the
meeting on Inter Collegiate Relations, in
the course Of which he said hat of 100000
college men In the world only q SlXt euth
OF $4,000, were enrolled in tie association
lie thought a strong and united effort
sholu be made by college Christians Lowiden
their influence.
Harry HiIard delivered an address on
Young Mems Meetings. Mr. Mott spoke
again on q" Bible Study and Mr. SayfoTd
entered into a discourse on How u Inter
est Students IN theWOrld's Eyangelizat!on."
The conference was brought 70 a close in
the evening with an address by Rev. Isaac
Cock, D D., upon the work which the asSo-
citation IS doing for society.
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site Of Vancouver six years ago, erected
tAeiT shops and made it their terminus. II
has since grown rapidly and now rlyals
Victoria in population and exceeds thaI
CITY in commercial Importance.
" The citizens of Victoria have never been
able to forgive Vancouver for her existence,
and rather than travel by the Canadian
Pacific from Vancouver they usually take
the steamer from Victoria. sail down The
sound to Tacoma and 90 East by way Of the
Northern Pacific, although this IS longer
and slower route.
d" 4 few months ago the Dominion census
was taken in British Columbia, and when
the preliminary returns showed that an
COuyer had almost as many people as We
tOria the residents Of the latter place dis
puted the genuineSS of the figures. SO much
feeling was created that tie Provincial Gov
eminent, controlled by Victoria men, was
induced to send a local cenSus-takeT to y an
couYcr to verify the population as reported
by the Dominion agent
when the Vancouver people heard of TINS
they put their heads together aud evolved a
job which worked Ike a charm Nearly all
The business men are young and unmarried,
but the Provincial Census Agent could not
find a bachelor IN The city, nor man with
less than five or six children. No one sus-
peCied the trick uu.I the tiaal returns We're
made, when it became evident that the popu-
lation OF Vancouver was greater than that
# he entire province, ancOuyer itself IN
cluded. The first figure, made we're allowed
10 stand
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OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
" Supervisors OF the City and County Of San Fran
CISCO February ?, 1892.
In accordance with Resolution No. 6406 Third
Serles) OF the Board Of Supervisors, SEPARATE
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received I'm open
board on MONDAY EVENING. February 8, 1892,
from 80 TO O'Clock, 10 construct brick sewer
in Franklin street, from Vallejo to Lombard street.
All the said Work to be performed in strict ac-
cordance with plans and specifications On file in
this Office prepared by the City Engineer and the
Superintendent OF Streets, and in strict compliance
with and subject TO the cOnd tioHs imposed by Sec
that eight hours shall constitute days work.
NOTICE Bidders will estimate and price
for which they Will perform the entire work in
strict accordance with said plans and specifications
and under the direction aud to the satisfaction OF
the Superintendent of Streets.
The party 10 whom the contract is awarded VIII
be required prior 10 or at the time OF the execution
of the contract 10 pay the cost OF advertising this
notice IN three daily newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award the board has resolved to receive no
bias unless made upon blank forms prepared by the
committee, and a certified check for the sum OF
$1,000 deposited by the bidder with ana made pay
able to the clerk OF the board, conditioned If the
proposal is accepted ana the contract awarded, and
If the bidder shall fail or neglect to execute writ
four days after the award is made, then, and in
that the said shall be paid into the city
and county treasury by said clerk liquidated
damages for failure and neglect
PlauNs furnished by the CLERK.
The board reserves the right 10 reject all bids, II
the public good so require.
fe4 st JNO. A RUSSELL. Clerk.
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From fourteen letters written between
1902 and 1904 Ne find that the Duke OF Man
tua was in treaty + the purchase ut tins
great diamond. But Sancy was IN posses
sion OF the stone UefoTe that date. Ca july
-. 1888, the stone was pawned by Sancy to
the UsuTer kUderIcQues for the sum II
s. 400 crowns and redeemed on April ., 1884
Ia 1886 SancY Seut his great diamond 10
COnstantinople TO try TO sell It 10 the sultan,
but The negotiations failed. although Henri
~ gave tie bearer Of the diamond letter
Of recommendation. In 1899 lie offered II TO
the Duke Of Mautua for $4,000 crowns, and
gave its weight at sixty karats. These ne
gatialious with the Duke of Manjua con-
tnged for two years, but did not come 10
any result because S3ucy Insisted M
on cash payment. whereas the Duke
wished 20 paw part In cash and part
lu land castles and bills. Meanwhile,
Marie di NcdIci wanted he diamond, and
Henry ~ seemed disposed to buy IL Ior
her, hut SaECy did not succeed IN lhat ~
ItCtIDm either. Once more lie cent bis dIa-
mund 90 CuuS.antiuuplp ana in 1904 lie be-
gan 90 treat with Tie Grand Duke oi Mos
cow. when suddenly, at tie end OF March,
iGe4. the French An bassadur at London,
brother Of Nicolas lie >ancy. sold tie great
diamond 10 James / II England for 0QCg0
crowns payable ia three iuSjalm2HtS.
The Grand SaHcy," a h-ttened, pear
shared. alm5s st teaT-shaped stone, Iactted
on both sides, with a small table on i,s
upper or front side. as shown IN tie cut,
became in due course the property Of
Charles I, and formed part Of the jeNe els Of
his Queen, Henrietta Maria OF France,
daughter f Hentry " During the Fronde
the French court was poor, and Queen Hen
Tietta lived almost IN misery. Inc queen
contracted with the Duo q Epernea loans 10
total amount Of 497,55G lvres tournoiS, Civ
ing him az surety various Jewels, among
which are mentioned two large diamOneS
Bat tile Due u 'EpeIu0n, fearing that he
would not be reimbursed, summoned the
Queen to ray the interest and the PRINCIPAL
Of the loans, and the consequence was that
the Duke accented the TWO great diamonds
IN part payment # hi, debt at an estimation
Of 100000 ivres. This sale, however was
fictitious and subseTvient to some compll-
Gated operations By which, on May -, 1901,
the two diamonds became the property OF
Cardinal Mazarin, who, at his death, be-
d.. a.
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notary at Paris and father of the present
member Of the French Academy, to ntrust
the Sancy 10 Evrard Bapst, the great-grand-
father of NJ. German Bapst Eyrard Bapsf,
who was then jeweler to the crown, was to
offer the diamond to Charles y for Co.,
600 francs; but the purchase was not ar
ranged. A few years later the Sancy
was bought by Prince Demid0ff. In 1882
Prince DemidOff had a suit at Geneva con.
corning the sale of the Sancy for the sum OF
100000 francs, but the case was arranged by
the canceling of the sale, and the diamond
remained in the Demidoff family until about
1865, when 1t was worn by the young Prince
Paul DPmdotf, who appeared at masked
ball at the TuierieS in the costume OF an
Indian Rajah Strange 10 say, it was an IN
dian millionaire who bought the Sancy Tor
$4,000 francs when Prince Demidotf, after
the death Of his wife. sold all his diamonds
and determined to become q monk.
The Sancy remained for more than twenty
years in India. In 1889 it was exhibited at
the Universal Exposition at Paris, and re-
Gently it appears to have returned definitely
TO Europe, and appears to be the property
Of q certain group of bankers.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Joseph II. Choate Will be the orator at
General Grants birthday dinner, April 2lst.
The Princess of Wales does not think
that children ought to be allowed to read
Shakespeare.
Governor Mckinley has promised to m AXE
campaign speeches in Massachusetts few
months hence.
II Henry NJ. Stanley does not get along in
the world it will certainly not be because
his wife is wanting in ambition.
EX-COngressman j. q. Cannon of Illinois
declines 10 run for Governor but will ac-
cept a denomination 10 his Olu seat at Wash
lugtOn.
j. w. Robbins, a brother in-law of the
famous Cd John Brown, died in poverty
the other day at Atchison, and was buried
In the p0tter's field
Sir Charles Russell is a valuable friend to
his clients, for he always tries 10 dssuade
them from gong to law If their case can be
arranged out OF court.
Gounod, the composer, is fne-looking
old man with white hair. lie is an erratlc
worker, and derives his best inspiration
when lie is in church or cathedral.
Bernhard Gillian, who by some is declared
TO be the Dest-knOwn caTicaturlSt IN Amer
lea, says he used to be hashful about meet
ing public men whom he had abused plct0r-
tally.
Queen Marguerite of Italy has in her eX
tensiye collection OF gloves, boots and
shoes worn at different periods in Italian
history what are declared to be the sandals
worn by the tyTant Nero.
Mr.. Lorimer Stoddard, the actor, is a son
Of the poet. Richard Henry StOddard. lie
has made a success Of his stage career, and
is remembered as the funny little lord III
Robson and Cranes The Henrietta
Lady Florence Dixie has reformed In an
article in the Westminster Review on the
Horrors of Sport" she declares: Il will
never in life again raise gun or rifle to de-
str0y the glorious animal life of creation"
The late ex-Maharajah of Manipur is said
to have died because of his religious preju-
dices. He refused TO drink filtered water
because it had passed through a medicinal
process and was therefore contaminated in
his eyes.
DR.. Selim, the late Khedive's physician, Is
Christian, and graduated from the Medi-
cal Department OF the University Of New
York. He entered the medical branch of
the military service Of the Knediye few
years ago.