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STATUS LIBBART. Established 1867. For us, Principle is Principle Right is Right Yesterday, To-day, To-morrow, Forever." Published Semi-Weekly $3.00 a Year VOL. XXII. GOLDSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1886. NO. 51, - .' i h : LOCAL OPTION QUESTION, There is a "Nigger in the Wood Pile." - J ' Mt. Olive, April 0. Editor Messenger: It must hardly be worth while for me to reply to "Pro hibitionist," if it were not that his ar ticle might place me in an unfavorable light before the public as regards pro hibition. "Prohibitionist" thinks if your cor respondent from Mt. Olive be as sound on prohibition as he (L. R. L.) would have your readers to believe, the cause is 'peculiarly unfortunate in being pre sented before the public as it has been by the Prohibition Convention m Opldsboro. "Prohibitionist" says if l R. L. knew anything about the prohibition movement in our county, his long communication would not have appeared &c. He heads his ar ticle thus: 'There's no nigger in the wood-pile." I do not know, Mr. Edi for. how he would explain that phrase in this connection. But according to ;my understanding and that of others iithis community, of their position in that contention, there was a nigger m the wood-pile. And why do we riot know anything about the prohibition movement in our county ? Why the misunderstand ing if any? Who's to blame? Did the not change the term asso ciation, sd as to read prohibition party and thus gave their organization the name of prohibition party? And in this connection, did thev not say that they had found it in polities, and that they would unite their forces (mean ing Republicans and Democrats as one body) and fight it in politics with their ballots, Sec, &c. - And thus these resolutions stand unaltered as a basis for their platform; and according to .such reading, or a legitimate construction of it, we must conclude, that there was not only a uigger in the wood pile, but thaf there is still a big one, a great stumbling Mock in the way of; prohibitien and the prosperity and peace of our coun try, in the same place, not only back ed by radicals, with the encourage ment of Democrats, bjutby at least one gentleman of colori with the high standing title of professor. Let any one read the proceedings of that con ventien in the Messenger, of week before last, and see what was saulfand done in the convention, and then ask the question, why such lan guage, or why such a construction of sentences? f: The proceedings a published in the Messenger speak for themselves. What did it all moan if they did not intend proposing, especially the Rad icals, as there were two to one Demo crat, as a body of Republicans, Demo crats, and negroes thrown in, fo unite in forming one-third political party upon prohibition as their platform. If their language did not mean this, or did not have any tendency in such a direction at all, then we must confess that we are incapable of understand ing some of the plainest words of the hnglish language. Thus it was generally understood, and is still understood by the, people generally in this community, where there are some as good prohibitionists asOoldsboro or any other place can , produce. t But why two Republicans iri the or ganization to one Democrat? "Pro hibitionist" says: "Thus far there are with us at least two Republicans to one Democrat;" and 1 expect, Mr. Editor, farther one there will be with thin at . least three or four, or per haps seven or eight, Republicans to out; Democrat. I say why two Repub licans to one Democrat, especially as ttie Demosrats are so much more numerous? Is it because the Repub licans are more in favor of prohibition on account of its great demoralizing and damaging influences than the temcrats? Oh no, who would be lieve this? And it is 'not difficult at all jb divine an answer to the above iiuestion. Mr. Editor, there is a prohibition movement in Western North Caro lina, that gives no uncertain sound at all as regards their third party chai aetenstics; and as a part of their plat form they not only invite all patriots and good citizens to immediately withdraw from all connection with 'he Republican party, but also to sever all connection -with the Democratic party, and to unite upon one broad . prohibition platform as a third party. Tu?y publish a paper in the interest 1 this third party movement, which Jhey send broadcast over this State of ours. '". Xqw, what does all this mean, and -what" will be the result of it all hi case the Radicals can manipulate things make such capital of it all as they 1 -wouia like, is not difficult at all to toretejl. " 1 do not question at all, Mr. Editor, that the motives of our Democratic Prohibitionists of Goldsboro are goodf and neither do I doubt there being some Republicans of good men with jhem in the prohibition organization, ut I do not see any reason at all why we should have faith in, especially the Political make-up of the Republican paers of North Carolina. And I do . "Jink the Democrats of our State need Je alarmed concerning the trickery and delusion the Radicals will use in itid tJxe advantage they will take of mthud party movement for the sole impose of getting !into power and in - itutinrr negro supremacy 6ver the "oii and intelligent people of our ' ate just so soon as an opportunity Pft-nts itself. . ' ' J bat some one may say the negroes wntAn symPahy with prohibition, thfi Republicans cannot use mo as tools in this prohibition o vernent. But oh, the darkies are Kf11, sympathy, with their darling Rad r than with anything else, adica! ls the thine upon which all ica teres centreand their Rad bosses" will turn the tide of their :-Ciefirro?8) votes whenever it is to H ? E Raalism to 'do so. space ii me an? could yu sPare the ace,, in your valuable paper, Mr. Ed itor, 1 think I could show very plain that there! is even a "dead fly in the ointment"! of the article of "Prohibi tionist." Hence, I hope "Prohibition ist" will not regard this long commu nication sj much a reply to his article as a general discussion of this all im portant subject. , ' I do hope, Mr. Editor, that no one will think ! that the writer of this ar ticle is taking any position at all against prohibition; but he is only dis cussing the methods for working up this an important question. A thing imay be ever so important and good, it may concer j the interest of the people ever so much. Aye it may bear; relation to their eternal interest, a$ our Christian religion for instance, and still very objectionable methods may be used in connection with it, that may accomplish good on ly for awhile, and result in great evil and ruin iri the end. So, let no anti-prohibitionist or any one who deals out the poison to his fellownianl think for a moment that your correspondent would in any in stance at ill give the least counten ance or encouragement to the whisky traffic, which is such a gigantic curse to our laud. A curse which brings ruin and degradation to many an oth erwise promising von tip' man, and causes noblej and good mothers to shed J e tears of grief and agonj , and brave, strong; fathers to weep and mourn, and go down to their graves with great sorrow over a once bright and promising son; but now, alas! a mere wreck jof a temple for the foul demon of King Alcohol. This great demou of King Alcohol may be compared to a great four footed beast, who is constantly going through our land trampling under foot all that is pure and good in man, and bringing ruin and depragation upon thousands lof otherwise noble and good characters. This1 great dragon of the whisky traffic does not only have the wealthy and intelligent as his victims, but he spares no condition in life, regardless of age; but goes on with his demon like influences and visits the humble cottage or hut and robs poor laboring men of their hard earnings, and brings distress and suffering, and many ii time starvation upon poor women and children, and in great many cases never stops pursuing his career jas a roaring and devouring lion unil be follows the poor drunk ard, accompanied with demons, to the grave, iand thus destroys the soul for all eternity as his final work. And in addition to all this, this great demon, the whisky traffic , is many a time an instigator of murder and suicide, and afflicts jour legislative halls with 'cor ruption and vice, and thus brings down upon us as a)eople the curse of God, and overspreads our beautiful land with eyils too numerous to men tion, j So let prohibition come. Yes, let it come as local option, or as a State is sue. Let it come not only for Golds boro, but also for Mt. Olive and Fre mont, and let it come for the whole county; and let us never stop in this good work until prohibition is the watch word every where, and the final result is the closing of every bar room in the old North State. And should prohibition stop in our State alone? No, it is something that concerns not only the temporal but the eternal in terest of not only the whole of our sunny south, but, also all of these Uni ted States as a prosperous, peaceable, and godly people. But let prohibition come upon its own merits, unmixed with politics. It is a great moral and religious question and will carry its own recommendation and tell its own story, j. The question then in discussion is not as to whether or not we must put an end to this great demon, the whisky traffic, but how to do it? We don't just want to subdue him for awhile and then to have him rise again stronger than ever with other great agencies, but we want to put an end to his very existence for always, so that he wili never, no never, be heard of in this goodly land of ours again. And if we fail with our local option. or should it be a State issue and we fail in the' election as we did several II l .A J . years ago, we will continue to iry ana try again, and persist in trying, after having used our prayers and the best methods possible, ever looking to (jod for help and strength, from whom must come all our success, until at last our efforts are crowned with suc cess byi the Great Ruler of the uni verse. Mr. Editor, I must ask. pardon for taking up so much of your valuable i . . l : 1-1 paper, ana tnis article is mucn longer than I intended when I commenced, and my only excuse for its length is the great interest and importance of this all important subject, and I do hope it will be further discussed, and discussed in tlje 'right spirit by more abler pens than mine. L. R. L. INCREASE OF PFNSIONS Congress Rolling Up a Heavy Bill for Veterans. Washington, April 10. The ques tiou of appropriations for pensions is becoming a serious one. The House, while not very acti vei n other respects, is showing much energy in the matter of appropriating money for pension, bill, which bas already passed the house, is $15,UU0,oU0 larger than tne bill of last year. The Mexican pen sion bill, which has just passed, adds from $2,000,000 to $8,000,000 to the ex penditures, and possibly much more. And it gives a new and very dangerous precedent in our pension legislation: It establishes tne principle oi a service t m v. A A. 4.1 A- nftnsioni MQ aggregate amount mai may be required to fulfill all the re quirements of the Mexican pension bill has been estimated at $100,000,000. There is a bill pending in the senate to add $50,000,000 to the list by pen sioning dependent veterans oi tne late civil war. ! Don't forget that LISTERS' is the best fertilizer t W. . Fakmeb. THAT HOLYOKE EDITOR. A Reply from Mr. H. T. McLeod and Another "Fling" troin Holyoke. From the Springfield Kepublica0. HOW IT STRIKES A NORTHERN MAN AT THE SOUTH. To the Editor of The RejwbUcan : , In the latter part of November, 1884, the writer, a New Englanderby birth, education and association, came from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Like all people from that section I possess ed certain ideas in regard to the South, its social and political views, espec ially as to the so-called feeling in re gard to the results of the war. Since my residence in this State I have had unusual opportunities to observe and study evertljing pertaining to the ex isting feeling of the South toward the North, and of the results of the war upon this section of the country. It is with pleasure that, with a few rare exceptions, I can record nothing but what reflects credit, and that of great magnitude, when the personal in terests of those most concerned are taken into consideration. Of the few exceptions mentioned they can be em braced as belonging to that class of cranks of which the North holds an equal portion. Of this latter I would speak in connection with an editorial which appeared in the Holyoke Iran script of March 20. By this: time the circumstances at tending the presentation of a banner to the Goldsboro rifles, its capture by the 27th Massachusetts regiment at Newbern in 1863, and its return to the rifles by the Massachusetts veterans, are well known. The peculiar kind ness and courtesy of4 the act are too well appreciated not only by th'e rifles, but by the whole State, to need com ment. But one of those ignoramuses belonging to the above mentioned ranks, residing and conducting a newspaper in Holyoke, Mass., has seen fit to not only show the narrow ness of his own thought, but also to insult the community in which he and veterans of the 27th Massachusetts re side. ' Not satisfied with the publica tion of a vituperative article which is a misrepresentation of the honored profession which he disgraces, and of the sentiments cherished by the people of his State, he adds yet more by send ing a copy to the Goldsboro rifles. He lays great stress on the words "treason" and "traitors." Has he built unto himself a law that he so soon forgets that by the "treasonable" and "traitorous" actions of Masschu setts's greatest men the independence of this great Union has been given and preserved to over 50,000,000 of people ? The writer well remembers the patriotic indignation of the whole North -when Sumter was fired upon. To the North it was a cause in which everything was at stake. How about the South ? They had their homes, their property, and, as they believed at the time, their rights. The war was fought, the South defeated, and the issues accepted. It is of the past, and but for the outbursts of a few speci mens remaining from 'the debris of political misrule, forced upon the South at the close of the war from hot'beds in the North, would soon be forgotten. There are plenty of good schools in Massachusetts with- fine facilities for progress. Let this scion of a wandering and discontented race be placed in one of them, given a thorough course, and learn that not only has the war closed, but that a kind forgiveness oi errors, tempered with acts like the restoration of this banner, has a greater tendency to fratefnize and bind in one solid chain the great North and South than many bourbon outbursts. Not now as of yore, for we are one people, having the same great end in view. No indi vidual fool ishness can impede our solid progress. H. T. McLeod. Goldsboro, N. C, March 30, 18SG. It was very kind towards the Holyoke editor that the iiepitMiean pruned Mr." McLeod's letter of much of its "North Carolina rhetoric and epithets," else the Transcript man would have liled in his billiousness. He replied to Mc Leod's letter thus : ( From the Republican April 12th ) DENIES THAT HE MAILED HIS ARTICLE TO THE NORTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS. To the Editor of the Republican In yesterday's Republican you print a falsehood coined by H. T.' McLeod, of North Carolina, and 3ou also re iterate it editorially. It accuses me of . sending a copy of the Holyoke Transcript containing a c.iticism of the rebel banner banquet at Goldsboro, to the Goldsboro rifles. I did not send, nor did I cause to be sent, nor do I belieye that any one connected with the Transcript establishment did send the paper to any one in North Caro lina. Notwithstanding tne tempery enithets of Mr. McLeod's letter and your mistaken editorial, I still hold the opinion that it is inappropriate, unwise and not in good taste for ex Union soldiers to join with ex-rebels in glorifying th& repossession, by ex rebels, of rebel flags, rifles or cannon. If it is in good taste for regimental and company associations to do it, then it might be considered proper and appropriate for the United States government to return to the different southern states the cannon, colors and small arms which were captured from rebel state organizations during the war, (though the soldiers' cemeteries n it T iL - 1, i. 1 lVvl V.-.r 1 w-i Lot tne xsortn miguL ub lvuuvyj. uj iuc rsct,) and the Congress and the survi vors of the legal Legislatures to hold a grand jolification over the affair. Mr. McLeod indulges freely in North Caroliaa rhetoric, but it is noticeable that the word "mudsill" as an epithet for ah northern man has fallen into disuse. I with the people of the South and the states of the South prosperity and success, but friendly relations between the North and the South will not be more strongly cemented, in my opinion, by the return and glorifi cation of emblems of treason. This is not the first time that I have differed in opinion with North Carolinians and Yours truly, WiLLiAii S. Loomis. liolyoke, Aprils, 1880. The Republican in commenting on this last last letter says: S "Mr. Locmis of the Holyoke Tran script denies having mailed to the North Carolina soldiers a copy of his gratuations "rebuke" to the veterans of our old 27th regimentv He wrote the article, and some one else was quick to look after it. "Twenty-four years ago," writes a soldier who served on the rebel side, "the 27th Massach usetts regiment captured our flag, and by its return have captured the hearts of our people. Their victory is now complete!" This second capture must be a painful spectacle for Mr. Loomis to contemplate." THE CROPS. Summary by the Department of Agriculture. Washington, April 10. The Ag riculture Department reports thatrfhe official statiscal investigation for April makes a reduction of Winter wheat area of 3,500,000 acres from the breadth seed two years ago, and 5 per cent, reduction from the area a year ago. On the Atlantic coast there has been a very slight reduction, and none on the Pacific coast. The largest decrease is in Illinois, Kansas and Missouris. The comparative areas seeded in the rinciple States are as follows: New York 97, Pennsylvania 9S, Ohio 99, Kentucky 95, Michigan 99, Indiana 95, Illinois 85, Missouri 92, Kansas 84, California 99, Oregon 103. In comparison with the breadth har vested last year there is art increase. A moderate degree of protection by snow has been enjoyed, though :the covering has neither been fceavy nor continuous. The winds have laid bare exposed surfaces and covered valleys deeper. The general average of con dition is 92i, against 7G last year (the lowest everreported), and 94 two years ago. Average of 1883 was 80," and 188158. The condition in the' States is as follows: New York 98, Pennsyl vania 99, Ohio 94, Michigan 93, In diana 9G, Illinois 86, Missouri 94, Kan sas 8S, California 100. The condition of the soil for autumn seeding was favorable in four-fifths of all the coun ties. The exceptions are more fre quentlj'. In the districts of small productions in the Ohio Valley and in the Middle States the seed bed was in good con dition in nine tenths of the area. Iu Missouri and Kansas there was a larg er proportion of areas, andone-fifth of the reports were unfavorable. In Virginia and the Carolinas one-sixth of the area seeded was not in good condition. Georgia, one-third; in Texas, three-tenths. In at least five sixths of the entire breadth of Winter wheat the conditions of soil was un favorable" for seed in germination and under growth. The damage to wheat by the Hessian fly is iudicated in scarcely one county in twenty in the Winter wheat. Its presence is deem ed worthy of mention in 10 counties of Indiaca and 8 of Illinois, Ohio, Iu diana, and Michigan, andalsoin Penn sylvania and New York, it is respect ively reported in four to six counties. The damage has not been serious. The returns of the condition and for manimel shows-an increase Of preva lence of the hog cholera, and a loss of 0,000,000 of swine from all causes, or 14 per cent. The losses of sheep are reported at 7 per cent., of cattle at 4 per cent. The losses of horses are small, amounting to seyen-tenths of one per cent. The losses of cattle are the heaviest in the Southern States; and one ranch, from 4 to 8 per cent., while in the warm regions, where shelter is provided, the los is only 2 per cent. WAYNE COUNTY COMMIS SIONERS' COURT. April 12, 1SS9. This Board met pursuant to adjourn ment. Present B. F. Hooks, Chairman, J. A. Stevens, M. T. Johnson, A. B. Thompson, J. H. Loftin. , Accounts were allowed as follows: Sabrey Wilson, pauper.. $ 2 00 Dr. Thos. Hill, coroner in case of Henry Flowers 8 W. H. Bowden, Bryant Lane, James Cox, H. Warrick, Jno. W. Patterson, W. D. Lane. 25 jurors in above case, at $1.50 each . ' A. P. Holland, fence account. . W. B. Whitfield, bridge guard. 9 55 9 00 40 00 John Hines (pauper) was ordered sent to the poor house. D. F. Massey,Wm. Massey and West Massey were allowed to bring their lands in Fork Township within the stock law territory, ' D. E. Glisson to be notified to at tend the May meeting of this Board. The Clerk was directed to have pub lished the poor house committee's report. This Board and the County Board of Education then met iu joint session to receive the report of the late Edu cational Finance Committee, and af ter discussion, adopted and passed unanimously the following resolution: Resolved, This, the 12th day of April, 18SG, by the Board of County Com missioners and Board of Education in joint session, 'that the indebtedness of the county to the school fund be ad justed by the county paying to the school Board the sum of $2,500,00. in full settlement of all claims, balances, or arrears, to May 12, 1885, (excepting the claims due the schools by Sheriff Grantham,) and it is hereby agreed that this sum shall be paid the school fund in two equal payments, out of the tax levies for 18S6 and 1887. The Boards then adjourned. Published bv order of the Board. W. T. Gardner, Clerk, &c. Use Lister's Guano for Tobacco, f W. S. Farheii. A large and beautiful line of Children' Carriages just received at : f FUCHTLER & KZBH'6 SURVEYING OYSTER GROUNDS. j Lieut. Winslow audliis AVorkin Nortli Carolina Waters. LElizabeth City Falcon. The coast survey schooner Scrosby arrived in this port Sunday last, en route for Beaufort, where she will be gin her surveying operations over the oyster beds in connection with the State survey, now being prosecuted by the Board of Agriculture. The Scrosby is aiso cnargea witn tne survey of such portions of our waters as have been recently improved by the general gov ernmeat, or such as have changed their hydrographic features since the original surveys made many years ago; but such work is incidental to the main object, which is to determine the areas and positions of the natural oys ter beds of North Carolina, in the same manner as was done for Mary land,Virgmia and other States Lieut. Winslow, who is already directing the operations undertaken by the Board of Agriculture, has also been charged by the Superintendent of the Coast Survey with the direction of the gov ernment work. The Scrosby will pro ceed from here along the shores of the sounds for the purpose of viewing generally the grounds to be gone over duiing the coming season, and will reach Beaufort by the end of. the week, at which place active work will begin and the survey prosecuted northward. The detail of the Scrosby for this work which is so important to the people of North Carolina is due to the interest felt by the Federal Gov ernment and the people generally in the extension of the present oyster area of the Union. Oj'sters are al ready becoming so scarce in the North ern States that any addition to the supply is a boon to the whole popula tion, and, therefore, the efforts of North Carolina are viewed with great interest, not only by all who are con nected with the oyster industry, but that much larger class, the consumers. The investigations of the Scrosby, conducted as they will be in connec tion with the survey of the Stp.te au thorities, will be of great benefit to our people, and we have reason to con gratulate ourselves upon having so in fluential a delegation in Congress, as without their influence in securing the assistance of the government the State could not have accomplished the de sired work in time for it to be of any great benefit. While the area in this State now oc cupied by oysters is comparatively small, we are assured by Dr. Brooks and Lieut. Winslow that there is fully a half million acres that can be utilized. That is about the same as is now pro ductive in the Chesapeake and Dela ware Bays, and the oyster industry in those localities is worth something near $11,000,000 per annum. If the Scrosby and the Board of Agriculture can, together or separately, win an approximately equal volume of busi ness into the Eastern section of North Carolina, a benefit, the vf.lue of which can hardly be expressed, will.be con ferred upon us. The people of the Southeastern section have already taken hold of this matter with praise worth zeal and energy and it is to be hoped that our people will not be be hind hand in doing likewise, and will extend every facility and assistance to Lieut. WTinslow and his associates. The officers of the crosby are Lieuts. Walling and King of the U. S. Navy and other officers will join the vessel in Beaufort. Fourteen men compose the crew, most of whom have been long employed in surveying along the coast of the United States. Mr. King is a graduate of the Naval Academy and has been employed re cently on the survey of New York har bor, having, had especial charge of ob servations for determining the specifio gravity of the waters of that estuary. He will have general supervision of similar work in our waters. Mr. Wall ing, also a graduate of the Naval Academy, was especially detailed for the work in the Scrosby, by the Navy Department, on account of his great experience in surveying, he having been for a number of years emplojed in the U. S. S. Ranger, in the Pacific, surveying the coasts of Mexico and Central America, and much important Work was accomplished under his su pervision. He will have immediate charge of all important surveys under taken by the Scrosby, as well as gen eral charge of the vessel, and the State is fortunate in harinsan officer of such standing employeaupori, this work. The Scrosby is a schooner of about 80 tons, and has quarters for five offi cers and fourteen men. She is pro vided with three large boats and a lib eral allowance of instruments neces sary for her work. She left Tuesday, but is expected back in this port dur ing the summer. HOOKERTON JOTTINGS. News and Gossip in and Around Hookerton. Dr. Arlington, of your city, was in town last week. Mrs. Jordan, wife of Dr. T. M. Jor dan, and Miss Virginia Jordan are visiting your county. We notice that the wire fence, re cently put around the public square, is nearly down. It is indeed strange that some people will take a pride in such cowardly mischief as injuring public and private property during the silent hours of night. The- love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil. The Classic Contentnea has put on a new phase since the recent heavy rains; and the daily appearance of the steam boats has enlivened our quiet little village. If the present shipping facilities could be kept up the year round Hookerton would throw off her old appearance and put on a new robe. The school at Fountain Hill, under the efficient management of that most excellent lady and ! erudite scholar, Miss Nanm Latham, of Greenville, closed a most prosperous term the 2d inst. Thoroughness seemed to be MissNannie's watchword in the con duct of her school. The most modern text books, the newest models of in structing boys and girls, with all the pleasant features of making the school room attractive were applied by her. The people of Fountain Hill were for tunate in securing the services of such an able and experienced teacher. Remembering it was the frnt of April some one put a quantity of pep per in the so-called wine used by the Social Glass troupe here at their en tertainment. Imagine the spitting," blowing, the faces made and the many actions, as each one in his round took a swallow, some less than a bucket full, of what they thought to be sim ply sweeter 1 water. The monotony of our life was broken last Saturday as we stole away aud visited the interesting town ofKin ston. On our way we saw people bus ily engaged in planting corn and pre paring for a large crop of King Cot ton. The majestic whistle of the iron horse has a peculiar attraction and as we listened to it we . ondered how long it would be before the people of Hookerton could daily listen to the same music. Two men were here last Saturday and reported that they would give a free magic lantern exhibition at night, but some time during the day they emigrated to other regions. Wo are reliably informed that about one thousand gizzard shad were caught at Freeman's mill, near here, last Monday. "Sweetened Africa," is a common expression now. Messrs. Parker, Parper & Co.. are the losers. Thir driyer, while hauling freight from the ware nouse a tew days ago, let a bar rel of molasses roll out of the wacnn. and as a natural result the contents went flowing down the hill. " The little negro boys dipped 'lasses to their hearts content. ' p. KINSTON ITEMS. Paragraphs by Our Regular Re porter. Rev. Mr. Journey left for Baltimore lastMonday to buy windows, furni ture, &c, for the Methodist church. That Mr. Crabtree spoken of last week, has purchased an interest in J. W. Collins' tin and repair shop and settled down to business. Dr. J. T. Walsh and wife both con tinue in a lingering condition, both being confined to their room. J. W. Grainger's damages by the late fire have been adjusted. Harper and Loops are still biting their lips and waiting for the adjuster of the "Georgia Home" to arrive. L. Harvey, their agent here repre sents several of the best insurance companies, and he is always anxious to have the damages or lo.s promptly settled. Rev. Israel Harding has succeeded admirably in beautifying the court house yard, considering the small amount of money he has had to op erate with. Dr. Pollock, of No. 7 fame, aud his son Stonewall, both arrived last week from extended trips, u Mr. John Cunningham, died at his home in Kinston on the 7th, inst., of pneumonia. A remarkable occurrence. About one year ago Miss Annie Fort, sister of Mrs. J. J. Loftin, lost a gold ring, and recently when Mr. Loftin's beans came up, one of them had grown through the ring and brought up out of the ground, and delivered it to its anxious and greatful owner. At the residence of B. W. Hardy, in Contentnea Neck township, Mr. Guil ford Phillips and Miss Fannie Jones were married by Rev. C. W. Howard. Squire Jones, col., who has served out two terms in the penitentiary, stole a bolt of cloth out of S. H. Lof tin's store Saturday evening and was caught in Messrs. (Ettingers' back yard and sent to jail. The cow-hide is worth more than the State prison. The great freshet in Neuse river placed the new road near the iron bridge in imminent danger. J. A . Prid gen, Chairman of County Commission ers, summoned a large force and by two or three days hard work raised the embankment as the water raised and saved the county considerable money. VALEDICTORY OF KINSTON ITEM1ZER. For nearly three and one-half years we have been a constant contributor of "Kinston Items" to the Messenger, Having missed, we believe, only three issues of the paper in that timo. Dur ing this time of service, ties that are strong and hard to sever have woven themselves into our habits and our feelings. We like the editor, we like the paper, and we would like "item izing" if we had the time, the ability, and the compensation that would en able us to do justice to this commu nity, to the paper, and to ourself. But other duties press hard upon us, and we have decided to utilize our en ergies and capabilities in the better performance of the functions of the profession we have chosen for a life work. Our objects have been to build up the interests of the Messenger, and the community we have represented, and we retire with a clear conscience that we have done justice to all, and injustice to none, intentionally. SNOW II ILL DOTS. Mrs. Nettie Watson and Misses Net tie Harrison, Annie and Eva Sanders have returned to their homes at New Berne. The young ladies made many friends during their stay amongst us. Mr. Dempsey W ood and family are visiting in the citv. The Doats are making regular trips now. The river is in spienuta coating condition. Sheriff Luby Harper took five pris oners to the Penitentiary Sunday. They all go for, larceny. The Sheriff in speaking of the number of men he had carried to the Penitentiary says he has carried at least 100 atfd they went to work on Western i Railroads. Still Eastern Carolina does not want them to build Railroads for her. rJ Etta Exum's school at Mr. Joe Williams, has closed and she has re turned to Snow Hill to spend the va cation, Sugg, Grimsley & Dail have sold over 3oO tons of guano. There were but three bales of cot ton on the market last week. The colored brass band, of HookeV ton, came up Saturday night and ser enaded the town. THE WAYNE COUNTY POOR HOUSE. Report of the .Special Committee on its Condition. To the Board of justices vf MU Cviintir. The undersigned appointed by von January 1880 meeting to investi gate and report upon the affairs of the poor house respectfully report: That they have examined all ac counts and vouchers which they could find relating to expenditures and have inquired into the sources of income for the threo years ending January 1st. 1SS0, and find the expenditures of said institution for that time to hav been as follows : For supplies clothing .t2.541' 72 For wages 1)91' 51 For coffins and removals to . new grave yard KH ' 75 For medicine and physicians. 445 00 For hardware, lumber and material 101 80 For guano 91 00 For cash paid Chairman - Hooks for advances 20.' J 30 For cash paid Chairman for bagging, picking cotton ana advances 141 07 $4.05! 15 The crops and all the h.come IUI lUUC UIIIC O J 11 Total amt. pd. for poor house,$0.411 15 They find that Chairman Hooks, in December, 1883, paid to the Treasurer from poor house $330.00. Your Committee had no means of ascertaining the exact number ofpau pers at the poor house as no record of entries, deaths or discharges had been ' kept. But to the best knowledge of your committee the average number had been about eight. They find that t he value of the crop, provisions, stock, &c, now on hand at the poor house is about $300.00. Respectfully submitted, Jno. A. Stevens, i W. II. Ham, ' '.('on,. W. T. Gakpner, N M ILK RIXORD OF LAN-, ETTK. 1 7 1 84. Jersey Bulletin. Below we give the milk record of Lanette, 171S4. She dropped a beau tiful heifer calf on the 3rd of March, solid color with black points, bv Fraukie's Albert, 0142. ILlis 02J per cent, of the blow! of Albert, 44. a grandson of Duke of Darlington, 2400, and Couch' Lily, 3237; and great grandson of Eurotas, 2454. His dam, Fraukie 3d, 781, is full sister to Albei t, 44. We com menced this test on the 8th of March, when wo began increas- light ration of bran and corn stalk hay. March 8th she gave 30 flu, of milk. Oth ; " 41 10th " 45 Uth " 47 12th 45 44 So. - 13th " 44 " " '; 14th " , 45 " 8 oz. ' 15th " 40 " 10th 47 " 8oz. 41 17th 49 " Ho.. 44 18th " 50 10th 51 20th - 40 44 21st " 40 4 22d 4!) 23d 4"' 40 "., Making in 10 days 740 11. A. of milk. when we sold her to T. li. l'arker, of Goldsboro, px. C, after he saw her; milked. We have reserved the calf. She weighed on the 15th of March, 015 pounds. She will be five years old on the 4th of April next. When we sold her we were preparing her for a teptor butter. The" milk of the 1st of March, 45 tls., made 2 lbs. I oz. of butter. H. F. Ckeiohton A: Son. Anderson, S. C. March 2!), 18S0. Lanette was sired by Sidney, 3202. The son of full brother nd sister," Morse 847 and Ironette, 3030, both being bv Vanguard, 845, out. of Cow slip of Tonawanda, 2110. The dam of Lanette is Lillianettc; sire, Sidney, out of Leavadne, a granddaughter through fcire, andgreat-graHddaughter through dam of Vanguard, theiefore tracing six times to this bull. Nothing Venture Nothing Win. As aphasuof life in. the Creleent City, it will instruct inuny to know that certainly the hnnh Monthly anl the (irand Quarterly Draw ing of tho WorM-Farno 1 Ixmiaiana State Lot tery came off, with itsaeeuHtorael promptness at New Orleans, on Tuesday, March lrtth, wheo : J M ) wnti KHnu'i.rvxi .'.-V. ..... . rri i . will interest at least the winning parties, the rest can wait until the next time for tlnilr nharo of luck. Tho First Capital lrifl.noO) wan sol'l in tenths at $1.00 each won bv No. 73.H two of which c).m wa syltcctcl for tho account of Merchants' Nat'l Hank of Cincin nati. O.; one (I'j.OOi)) was held by Olaf Ander son. No. 4 ill Chestnut it han Francisco, Cal : another tenth was paid to Wells, Fargo & Co i Hank, Pan Francisco, "al.; the remainder went to parties In Mnaha, Neb.: etc., etc. Tho Sec ond Capital l'rizo of 50,0U0. was won by ticket No. 10 057 and was collec'ed as a whole for a party by Wells. Fargo Co.'s Itank.San Fran cisco. Cal. Tho Third Capital Frizo i20,0U0 was won by No. 46.743-was sold in tenths at f 1.00 each-one to John Graves, No. 11$ K 7tth St.. New York City; one to C. Kurz. Cincin nati. : one to C. L. Younsr. London. Ky . paid thro First Nafl Itank of Stanford. Ky.; one to J. C. Martin. St. Helena. Cal.: another was de posited as cash in Canal Hank, N. O., 1.. etc. Tho 1-ourth Two Capital Frizes (lO.OUOcach) won by No. 4i231 and 54.15 l-sold as In tenths at $1.00 one to J. K. l'rescott, San An tonio, Texas; one to Kly Oppenhclmer, Colum bia, Mo.; one to Frank Tlsser. 339 Jefferson st, htcago, I1L; one to John Cart well, Eransrllle Ind.; one to Max Wendt. 150 Leavenworth st., , San Francisco, etc., etc. The next (Irand Monthlv (thn liriili will tatn nlirAiiTiut.. May llth, 183d. of which M. A. Dauphin. New Orleans, La., on an application will give any one all particulars, bothinq rtnturt nothing qain.
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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