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' This A-rgus o'er the people's rights Doth an eternal vigil keep ; No soothing strain of Maia's son Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep". VOT,. VIII. GOUDSBORO, -N. G., THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1892. NO. 7 THE ARGU. DAILY AND WEEKLY LOCAL. BRIEFS. Two little bovs brothers, got hold of a self-acting pistol Wednesday at their home in Stony Creek town ship. At this writing one of them is not expected to live, with a ball shot into his temple. . . It was a busy scene across the way from The Argus office yester day. Mr. I. B. Fonvielle was mov ing his mammoth stock of groceries into his new double 6tore, formerly occupied by Mr. I. S. D. Sauls. The attorneys of Mr. Willis Brog den, charged with the murder ef the late Fab Sasser, have waived a pre liminary hearing, and the defend ant will remain in custoday uutil Superior Court for the county con venes. We hear line reports from Hon. C. B. Aycock's speech at Faison's Monday night. They do say he made tJjfPg'? hum down thtre to the tune of unadulterated democracy and be fore ho got through the entire crowd were chiming in. The Argus does not make much fuss about itself, but it comes out every day and has done so for nearly eight years, and its weekly edition goes broadcast throughout the couutn; anl if you are not an advertiser in ics calumns you ought 6 be. The steamship "City of Paris," in which Mr. Arnold Borden, of this city, made the trip to Europe last Summer, has just beaten all trans Atlantic records, measuring the dis tance from Queenstown to New York in 5 days, 15 hours and 58 miuuteg. Think of it I - Jt will be a pleasure to many in Ooldsboro to know that Miss kena M- Hudgiua, of Greensboro female College, and a distinguished gradu ate of the New York Conservatory of Music, will open a special class of vocal and instrumental instruction in this city at an early day. The Democratic gtate campaign flpened formally at Whiteville, Col umbus county Monday, with I Jon. $lias Oarr, candidate 'for ttpvernor, and our own gifted and intrepid townsman Hon. C. B. Aycock, can didate for Elector-at-large, on deck. It was a glorious gathering of Dem ocrats, we are sure, oc a j x ; ' THEftE has been a tearful fatality within the past four weeks iu the family of the late Lawis Langston, the colored drayman of Messrs. II. & M. L, Lee, of this city, who died of fever three weeks ago Justoue Kee)c Prior, tg his death, his father Jjied, subsequent to hia death hi mother died; then followed the death of his wife's mother; yesterday his wife died, and her father is dying if not dead at this writing. TUB Democratic Congressional ficnyeutioi; for. this, the second dis rict, whip) met yddnesday at Scot land Neck, nominated Hon. Fred, A. Wo'odard, of Wilgon, for Congress aa the ninth ballot, and Mr. N. J. House, of Kinston, was nominated for Elector. Both theBe selections are admirable. Both gentlemen have clean Democratic records, are irien of ability and of the people. ttfhey will make a vigorous canyass and the people will make a very se rious mistake if they fail to give them 4heir entire support. At the elegant home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. L. H, Castex, in this city,' Thursday evening, Miss Julia Castex held a' card reception, complimentary to her young lady visiting friends, Miss Wilson, of ' Charlotte, Miss Bell, of Chattanooga, Mis Crow, of Norfolk, Miss Bogart, of Washington, and Miss Faison, of Faison. The attendance of young ladies and gentlemen was large and thoroughly" congenial, and every thing was informal and delightful as it is possible to conceive. The lawn, beautifully adorned and illu minated with many Japanese lanterns, was a cool and inviting rendezvous fturing the evening, snd thg qpapious and an?y parlors, with their profus ion of cut flowers and artistic decora tions, were centres of attraciijn for conversation and music. The service of refreshments was elaborate, and iustipe was duly rendered in thjs re gard when 41 1" were seated around the festive board. It was an occasion the pleasant recollections of which will linger with all the participants for a life time. - We see occasionally a stray "Third partyite" hunkered at some, street corner in the. shade these warm days, and as we pass we hear them solving the financial situation and diagnos ing the country's condition and telling a handful of listeners "just what's the matter with Hannah." These fellows have not found out yet that it is already all over with their so-called "party," except the Democratic shouting which will make the welkin ring when the votes are counted in No vember. Mark it. The opening of the Crescent Can ning Factory of ML Olive, under the management of Mr, Jno. II. Smith, will be .n important addi tion to the rosources of that thriving little town of our county. At pres ent Mr. Smith will devote hi3 whole attention to the canning of tomatoes. This will afford a convenient aud profitable market for the growers of tomatoes in that locality, and by ex tending their lines to include the canning of apples, corn, grapes, ber ries, etc., an important industry will soon be in operation that will be an object of pride to our eqterpqsjng neighbor The death of Mrs. Betsy Eason occurred on Sunday last at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Monk, at Newton Grove, in Samp son county, in the 84th year of her age, after a lingering illnesp pa tiently borne with christiau resigna tion for many months, cheered by an unfaltering trust in the Saviour's love and the consoling assuranpe of a glorious immortality that is the inheritance of a christian life. The deceased was the mother of our esteemed townsman Maj. Julius C. Eason, to whom the sincere sympathy of many friends is extended in his sad bereavement. Thb thanks Argus y.eturng its, sincere Band for a delightful serenade yes3 fertjay afternoon, This wag the first appearance of the Band before the public, and we know that wa but echo the sentiments of all our citizens when we say that it is des tined to be an attractive fea ture qf gur pity, an4 that we trust ' lliey will1 recejye' 'every needed encouragement and wjll for many years continue to please and entertain &U worthy people with their gFaud harmonies, that cannot fail to produce better thoughts, purer impulses, and relieve the tedium of many weary hours. Here s to the Ooldsboro Cornet Band ! Well! well!! well!!! What strange things we see sometimes. Yesteruav we saw in earnest conver sation ao old line Republican, one who affiliated with that party, from its odious record of the "Kirk war" an down to the time wheTit had no office to civa him in its power, and one of those "fire-eating" Democrats who used to fight at the drop of the hat they were talking for the benefit of a little, audience of six and they were both sitting on the sasse gooaj box, close up to" each otaerl'and one said: "I "tell you if we Th,ird party fellows don t. carry the country there Will be a war, and J've had enough of war. I don't want to see another war"; and the other fellows said "me too." And yet neither of them were ever in the war or in shooting range of the war guns they "kept out" somehow. The Cleveland and Parr Cam paign Club of this city and town ship at its last regular meeting sent an invitation to Hon. Adlai E. Ste venson, Democratic candidate for Vice-President, urging him to visit Qoldcboro and under h augpipea of pne V-poqr u:s ' speas to tne people of this section, Thb Argus is glad to be able to announce that Mr. Stevenson has signified his willing' ness to come and has notified Hon F. M. Simmons, State Chairman, that he will come to North Carolina and speak at five different places in the Stats, as designated by Mr.' gim- mons, unis certainly secures tor Goldsboro and the people of our sec tion a visit from this distinguished gentleman, who is not only of North Carolina parentgge, but is said to be an able speaker and thorgugh campaigner, The death of Mrs. L. Edwards, after a brief illness of pneumonia. occurred at their home, corner of Mulberry and John streets in this citv. Saturdav afternoon. She leave: a, devoted husband and six children 4-one a mere infant and a wide circle of relatives and friends to mourn her untimely demise. She wa3 of the Hebrew faith, a loving wife and mother, a devoted friend, a kindly neighbor and with abound ing charity to all. The outstretched palm of pleading poverty never re turned empty when extended to her. All who knew her loved her and she will be grievously . missed. To the bereaved family, who sit sorrowful and disconsolate in the shadow of Jehova's visitation this morning, The Argus tenders its sincerest condolence in common with their many friends here. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the home at 5.30 o'clock. The handsome new pipi organ constructed by Cole & Wcodberry of Boston, Mass., for Si- Paul's Metho dist churoh received the final touches . 4 . . J. . . - noon, ana was tested later in tnel evening by Mr. Arthur Whitley, who, by the way, is complete master of this king of musical instruments. Mr. Whitley exhibited his skill in a man ner that delighted the special audience of ladies and gentlemen assembled; hi3 changes from gay to grave pas sages, from the deepest -diapason to the faint and etherial yJSoline showed him at perfect eas in his position and prove4 the wisdom p,f the committee in selecting an ingtrument that con tains sq many beautiful effects and combinations. It is to be hoped that Mr. Whitely can be secured to pre side at the organ on Sunday, in or der that the congregation may get the full benefit of this magnificent instrument's scope and power under his skilled hand. gOMISSIQNERiS CURT, Ggldsbobo, N. C, Aug. 1st, '92. The Board met in regular session, all the members present. A petition for a new road in Fork Town ship, from Jones' Mill to the road near Ebenezer church, continued to September meeting. . J. 8. rorrell aiM W- B. Talton were granted retail uqupr license' at' Pikeville. r t: W. U.'Brbgden" resigned as. Fence Su perintendent. : Treasurer's report for J,ay wft3 ap-. 1$. Jordan was appointed Constable for Grantham's township. J, L. Bridgors, Eugene Head, Richard Johnson and Howell Garris were elected Cotton Weighers and the price of weighing reduced to five cents per bale. The following Jurors, for tifcteuber Term, of WHyne Superior ' Court, were drawn: 'l ' 1 " ' ' -; V : F.IK8T WEEK. S. T. Grant," Rufus Ham, George B. Bprt, J. Jyey, p. L. SummerUa, Henry & Elaw.T.IVBiazeU, Silas Pike, w.R. Thompson, R M. Howell, II. T. Jonoa, J. E. Person, Alfred Bryant, (col.), Ichabod Grant, H. T. Ham, Henry Grady, J. B. Smith, K C. Exum, G. E. Grantham, Si mon Eium, (col.), J. L. Mayo. J. O. Th mpson, J. J. Street, L. D. Hoolis, W T. Smith, Benalah IIerng, I. F; Ormohd, n: l. tloQK, J.JJ, Jones, Li, ti, Hatch. J. B. Parke, J, J. Scott, E. S. Grantham, G. H . Britt, T, J. Hood, 13. Ureech. SECOND WEEK. J.F. Bunn, "VT. H. Burch, n. F. Pate, Henry Aycock, A. G. Bogue, M. C, Hales, John H. Ijoftin, 1. S. 1). l?auls, J. T. R. Robinson; M. Qv&j an, C, fj an.1 C, V: Brown, William Bailey, George Garris, C $. Hudson, William Potts, Asa B. Herring, J.A.Daniel. Pauper orders were issued for $90.50 and accounts were paid to the amount of I he Board then adjourned. f,lk.evUe Letter. PlKlEVILLE, N. C, Aug. , 'Q, Bear 4rSVg Work on Mr, W. 1 Pike 8 new store is now going on rapidly. Several of our citizens "took in the excursion to Norfolk last week. Mr. John E. Edmundson, who has been in the grocery business h3re for the past eight months, has moved nis Btooic ot gooas to Fremont ana will open a store at that place in a few davs, and add dry goods to his stock. We wish you much success, John. - Mr. K". J, House, of Kinston, Democratic elector for this district, spoke here last Friday. So also did Messrs. 0. S. Wooten," B. F. Aycock and Dr. W. P. Exum. There was quite a large crowd in attendance. Mr, and Mrs. K. ti batman, of Wilson county, are in- town on. 8 visit to relatives. Wa had, a beautiful shower cf rain yesterday evening wmcn nas made the air some cooler, and greatly refreshed the growing crops. J. h . 11. Woodland Crumbs. ikar Argyi i The Friends' Y-early Meeting will conyene at High Point, N. C. the 10th of this month Tickets will be on sale after the 6th It is still dry and warm. Wa have had a few light showers, but pot enough to wet the earth, Cotton and corn is suffering badly. The melon orop are rather short, but wil probably average with other crops. It is rather warm to be ' talking politics, bnt people will talk. M. BE CONSISTENT. Under this heading a communica tion will be found in our columns this morning, and the injunction, as above, with which it is indicted is directed against The Argus. It is evident to the most casual reader of the article in Sunday's Argus that our correspondent this morniLg is "off at a tangent" in his charge to us to "be consistent", for in that article we used this intro ductory language ; "The unofficial inquest which the whole body of citizens are constantly carrying on ppOn their own account in regard to t.np arlmtmsr.ratinn nf rtnhlic affairs " . , . municipal, State and National, when it culminates in a common conviction constitutes the opinion of the com munity; and when such an opinion, calmly arrived at, makes itself man ifest no. .conscientious nowspaper should fail to giye it utterance." With this introduction Thb Angus then proceeded to state what the Opmityi of te coimnwnityis in regard to the action of the Hoard of Alder men in thft particular matter under controversy, and our correspondent his morning should therefore ad dress himself to the community and not to The Argus, who is simply the expQnpnfc of-their views as we understand them to be, and as we did take particular care to in form ourselyes thereon,We "jumped" at no "conclusions", "firstly" Gr Sec ondly". bvt simply stated facts. , It was not a '.'conclusion" that the Board borrowed $2,00Q;-it is a fact. t was not a " conclusion " that it would require 1,000 to give the Park healthful (and that is what we want) drainage. We were told so by a member of the Board, who. being a member o the Ioard, it is to be presumed that he had given the matter careful investigation. He is, dioreover, a mau who baa had large experience in draining lands, being a practical and successful farmer him self. This opinion was sustained by that expressed by a number of otheis likewise con yersant with, tiie cost of drainage ; so that the " gross exaggeration " complained of by our correspondent in this regard is not so " ridiculous " after all. As to the finaucia,! condition of the ci'y o? the w mid-summer rule ", these are not germain to the issue in question, nor do they affect the prin ciple inyolved. The borrowing of money by the city td V tide it over he u4drsaB:imer duUnes3 'n carrying on the machinery of the city s gov ernment, " so as n.ot tQ be in arrears with the street hands and current exoenses but to cash all bills that may come against the city as they are presented insteaa 01 inaKinj? their creditors wait. &c" does not hold water when advanced in justin Cation of the loan of $2,000 to be expended in " blocks of five " hund red dollars upon the luxury of i Park while the city is growing up in rank weeds and redplent with, ob noxious Qp.rg P,f decay and threaten ing contagion. If it is necessary to borrow mouey wherewith to improve the Park, why not submit the question of "Park bonds" to the tax payers p the city? This is the way c.ther cit ies da. whn building and ornament ing parksj and if (xoklsboro would do likewise the "opinion of the com munity" could then be learned with out the possibility of a doubt, and we could issue bonds for a sufficient sum to secuje a highly'? ornamental city Park when finished Attempted Assassination. Yokohama, July 3Q. An at tempt vyaa made to-day to assasin ate Count Oknno, leader of the Progressist party and the Viscount Keno Tokana -cabinet, ihe plan of the assassins were miscarried however and they failed ' to effect their murderous' design. Be Consistent. Editor Argus : With considerable interest I read the article in last Sunday's Abgus, headed : " The Opinion of the Com munity," in which is denounced the action of the Mayor and Board of Ald ermen because of the appropriation of. Five Hundred Dollars for the im provement of "Hermann Park." The Argus in one breath deplores tne msumciency or tne appropna tion and calls it squandering the money wantonly. The next minute it wants to be recorded as public spirited and thoroughly anxious to beautify the Park and make it a pleasant resort for our citizens and longs to see the day of its ascomplish ment. It furthermore jumps at two con clusions, firstly, that the City has just borrowed $2,000, hence has no business to make an appropriation for the Park; secondly, it claims that it requires One Thousand Dol lars to give, the Park even a Health ful drainage, J ust where The Argus gets its in formation from I am unable to say, but one thing it should do, in justice to itself and the public, and that is, to investigate matters of its own ac cord so it will not convey an errone ous impression to its readers as it is doing in this instance, for I will give The Argus credit that it does not willfully misrepresent the state of affair?. In the first place it is well for The Argus and the public to know that the - finances of the City are by no means desperate, in fact, no worse than they usually are at this season of the year, and as I am reliably in formed the City frequently had to borrow money in the Summer for a short time. As a rule, about mid summer the City Treasury is short of funds, aud to tide over the time un til the annual Taxes are collected the Aldermen very wisely borrowed some money so as not to be in arrears with their street hands and current ex penses but ta cash all bills that may corns against the City as thev are presented, instead of making their reditors wait until the annnal tax money comes in ; this is businesslike, and as before remarked, not initiatory with this lioard, but nas been cus tomary before. When the taxes will aave been collected the Citv will easily pay off this temporary loan and be iu as good financial position as ever, As tor the statement that it re quires One Thousand Dollars to give the Park even a healthful drainage this is grossly exaggerated and is so wide from the.Eaark that it becomes ridiculous. It was the calculation of the Park Committee that inside of $10Q the Park can be thoroughly-drained for all practical purposes. Since -then two-thirds of that work has been done and up to now "not over twenty- five dollars has been expended. This of course would not include brick or underground drainage, such as are found in highly ornamented City Parks when finished. Nor was it intended that $500 should be sufficient to complete and orna ment the Park in all its appoint ments. I his sauii is, however, as much as the Board of Aldermen cared to appropriate this "year, and considered that this sum, properly expended, would make a very credit able showing. The appropriation is no greater than tne city can spare and at tho same time carry on other necessary improvements. Furthermore, it is well to remem ber that when the city accepted this land for park purposes they did so in good faith and with the intention to improve it and make it a pleasure resort for our citizens as early as it could be done practicably j it was so accepted by a former Board over two years agos and this Board is merely carrying out these pledges. Iu my opinion, as also in that of the majority ef our citizens, as far as I can learn, this Board of Alder men deserve credit for commencing a work so much" needed, one that will give our citizens healthful ex ercise and recreation and tend to i add greatly to the attraction of our 1 -. . ... already pretty city. . Citizen. Legislation ty the FLftyiSecond Con- jjres Affect injjtb,e South. Manufacturers' Record. The first and long session of the Fif ty-Second Congress, ust closing as we go to press,- has ; oeen fairly fruitful of legislation bearing on Southern interests, directly and in directly.. Owipg to the fact that the Senate and House of Repre B3ntatives are at present controlled by different political parties, no partisan legislation, with the ex ception of a budget of separate, tariff bills, was attempted, and none has been placed upon the statute books. Both branches of the National legislature, therefore were compelled under the circum.-. stances to content themselves with the passage of the regular appro priation bills for the support of the government and only such other legislation as seemed to be de manded by the public interest. The most important feature oi the federal appropriations, which amount to $500,000,000, aa against $393,456,248 for the corresponding first session of the FiftyFirst Con gress, were the grants for the pays ment of pensions. The amount granted at this session for the fis eal year that began on July 1st was $145,737,450, and in addition to this sum, $7,674,332 was given on June 7tb to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for pensions for the last fiscal year, ending June 30th, thus making $155,411, 683 devoted to this object alone Touching appropriations, tho ports and waterways of the South have been well cared for in the river and harbor bill, which was passed in the House under tho lea, dership of Hon. Newton C. Blanche ard, of Louisiana, chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors, and in the Senate under the lead ership of Hon. William P. Fryc, of Maine, -chairman of the commit tee on commerce. It directly ap propriates $21,153,6i8, and author izes contracts in addition to be ciw tered into involving $31,700,521, or a total 01 su2,yi4,13i earned by the bill, as against $36,408,074: appropriated by the river and bar" bor act passed at the first session of the last Congresa, the largest hitherto known. Of this sum North Carolina received the fol lowing. Inland waterway, between licaufoit. harbor and New river, $10,000. Lockwoods Folly river, $3,000. North East (Cape Fear) river, $5,000, Ocracoke inlet, $15,000. Pasquotank river, $3,000. Capo Fear river, above "Wilmington, $15,000, Cape Fear river, at and Below "Wilming ton, $200,000. Contentnea creek, $7,000. Neuse river, $15,000. New river, $5,000. Pamlico and Tar rivers, $10,0a0, Roanoke river, $50,000. Trent river, $5,000. Yadkin, river, $5,000. Lumber river, $500O. Fishing creek, $15,000 Black river, $10,000. Inland water route, from Norfolk har bor, Ya , to Albemarle sound, N. t '.. $a,ooo. Beaufort harbor, $ 10,000. Examinations authorized for brcakwati r to protect the towa of Beaufort, of Poio- hunk river and of Durham's estuary. For Register oi' Deeds. Mr. Editor: Not being m .accord with the way campaigns have lnvn conducted in "Wayne county, I feel a delicacy in attempting to bring for ward the name of any friend for office in the coming contest; howev er, as we need men manly men, who never press their claims for po sitions of honor, trust and profit, I desire to place before the people at their next county convention, for the office of Register of Deed3 for this county, the name of a man whose modesty has long kept him in the background; one who is no office-seeker and is no stranger to the people, but if nominated would giye us a winning ticket that man is Josiah S. Cox, of Grantham's township. Mr. Cox has been a faithful Democrat, a lover of the Alliance principles, and would do as much a3 any man to bring all fac tions together to the support of an honest administration. Mr. Cox does not seek the nomi nation, which adds greatly to his fitness and should give him strength with the masses. We believe in the office seeking the man. Respectfully, "Nolens." Grantham's, N. C, Aug. 2, 1892. DON't forget that the Cleveland and Carr Campaign Ciub meets in the court house- to-night. Let eyerybody attend. We need to get our forces organized early in the cam paign and the campaign is row open. . I I i p. f ? - i
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