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IG'S WEEKLY Sxiccessor "to -tlxe Ixrciesz VOL 1 .NO 49 GllEEMVILLE, jY. C DECEMBER. 20, ISO', 23 CIS- L KT o JOTTINGS. , ;hief Justice Snodgriss, of IVnnessee, didn't like the card f Lawyer Beasly which cliar;- 1 a decision' as being made from a political standpoint, so the tihief Justice went gunning for the lawyer, pntting one ball through his left arm and other in the ceiling near by. The Chief Justice doesen't like con tempt proceedings of the Evart kind CONFEDERATE NAYAL EX PL01TS. CRUISE OF THE CLARENCE, TACOXV... ARCHER. He sent messengers to Major An drews, Seventeenth United States Regulars, commanding Fort Preble, tor guns and men, and to Colonel Mason, commanding the Seventh Maine Volunteers, at Camp Lin coin, tor men to be ready to embark in steamers at once. With great promptness he chartered the tine, large steamers Foiest City and Cnesapeake, and a nall "vimi tug. The Clieasapeake Jook on board fifty bales ot cotton as barricades, two brass J pounder guns, the rreater portion of Seventh Regi menl, Maine Volunteers, and fifty citizens volunteers who had armed themselves and repaired on hoard. The Foiest City took on board, heside tier regular crew, Lieuten ants Merrymau and Riohardeou, of the United States Revenue Service and fourteen seamen belonging to the Cald Cushine, who happened to be ashore that night, three of ficers, and thirty-eight men, with one ii pounder and one 1; pounder howitzer, and forty armd volunteei formidable array vvav iu the incredibly short time of on hour. Thfv stood out to sea in uur&uit. ; nc Forest City and tug some dis tance in -advance. About-, fifteen miles oil the coast thry discovered the cutter and immediately stood for her. The Caleb Curbing had one iJ pounder ar.d one 12 pounder Howit zer on board, and when Read saw the three steamers beanng down 01. hi ii he knew what was up, and ciear'ng his little vessel for action, prepared to give them a warm re ception. When the leading stea mer, the Forest City, arrived wiihin about two miles of jiim. he dropped a well-directed 32 pounder shot within a tew feet of her. Approach mg still nearer, another shot drop ped still closer to her, which some what dampened the ardor of her captain and the citizen volunteers, wtio ha l come out as if tor a frolic, and eousiderirg discretion the bet ter part of valor, the captain put his vessel about .and hauled otT out of ranee, to wait lor t he eo operatiou of the Chesapeake. It is but just to state that officers und soldiers were anxious to coutinue on and run the citterdown, out the accumulated advice and disjointed comments of the bewildered citizens and the fear lor the safety of his vessel were too much for her captain, and he put her about. When he met tbe Lnes apeuke they held a conucil of war, and again "started for the Cushing with the intention of running her down. Coming within the rang Read again opened fire on them and tired three shots, but nn fortunately for him, at this time, his ammuni tion fall he could hnd) gate out and his prisoners would not tell him where the ammunition waa stowed. There were 500 jounds of powder Continued on Third Tg PAliT III. When William Deering, the millionaire plow manufacturer, interfered in the love matters of his sou, Charles W., the voting man went oil and joined the regular United States army, being now a trooper at Fort Riley, Kansas. Some officers daughter can now get a rich husband in a short time. Brevities. Governor Bradly of Ken tucky, is so troubled with of fice seekers, that he has issued bulletin to hold them back, ,UIU wa rcTuTV and under a private secretary, it n doesn't feed the turnery his Presidential possibilities may suffer. So Senator Pritchard is not a candidate for the Presidential nomination of his party, but is slated tor a port folio in Mc Kiniev's Cabinet. There's noth ing like being in time but the Senators precocity is amusing Several years ago a father and son, in Missouri, loved the same irl and she took the father. He died a short while ago and no she has married, the son. There's nothing like evening up old scores. Chicago thinks the National Capital must inevitably go West, and has its eye on it, in case it does conclude to move. Hasn't Chicago enough boo dlers of ;ts own ? About a half million dollars have been raised by Mc Kin ley's friends for a Presidential campaign fund. Look out for a boom in the price of delegates. Senator Butler was treated just as if he was a Republican in committee assi g n m e n t s. Well? The Duckworth Club, of Cincin nati!, have instructed it President to tender iu service to G.vruor McKin'ey if there is war with England, and J. T. Churchill, ex. (iovernor of Arkansas, and a noted Confederate General has instructed Seuator Berry to offer his service? to the President on like occasion. FROM R0A TO ROANOKE. Umstatiter & Co., one of the old yt firms in Norfolk, Ta., has filed a deed to assignment. The lialnli ues amount to about, $l(ir,onu and preferences aggregate $3",(HMI. It 13 thought the assets will le suffi cient to pay in fuU. A representative of Maxim ha 'r.Might to the United States one oi Maxim's latest iuventio a gun mat is guaranteed to fire 000 rounds a minute. It weighs only FJ7 pounds and car. be operated by one man. lames B Face, a well known caj ralist of Richmond, Va., made an alignment Saturday. His liabih ties are about f'.HO.000 with assets more than ample to cover them. The Naionai Committee of the I'opuiist party will meet in St. Lu t , January 17th, H'.uJ, to make ar- mgemrnts fop holding their N.i tional Convfcnticn. Diptheria is raging m New Yo-k, ea.ses liug officially repoi ted. j id the death ra'e is JJ a wek. The use of anti top,e h.u h. . n . .1 : . i. r i 1 i . i-imi'o itn iaoraiile le-mi:.. The rtatemeiit of the Register of Deeds of Wake county shows the pernament debt of the county ii (0U. $20,000 of which is represented by bonds issued under the laws of Dl ; $-".00U by bonds in 1895 for bridge purposes. All interest due on the bonds has In-en paid. Mr L Banks Holt, the owner of the Aiamattje Farm and of John R Gentry, has decided to sell all the stock of that farm. He will engage no more in deTeloping race norsej, Out will stock ii.v farm with Shetland Knie, fine fowls, and cows All the stock. Gentry included will W sold at auction. The Federal Court at Raleigh sent only, ,J H Bunu of Johnson county and J K Gatris of Person, prisoner to the Hrookh n renileii tiary. f nited States Marshall far roll and two deputies, lUnna and IVrry took them to that peniten tiary. At Howell planing mill?, near Rocky Mount. Wednesday morning, an iitni dog broke the aw, a piec of which struck Philip Stuart in the neck, severing an aetery and causing his death from loss of blood. Governor Carr has called a pec iul term of Beaufort county Sur ior ( onrt to be held January 6th, Judge W A Hoke piesiding This 'II' 1 V tr- The physicians of Wyoming county. Pa., are creatlv nuzzled ver the case of Mis pearl P.erton, who has ben sleeping uninterrupt edly since November "27; h. lieorge W Met 'amnion, Adam Express agent at Faniiersburi:. Sul livan county, Ind., hvs !ef.inlied taking with him f.l,o(0 of tlit com pany's money. A duel letween Mjor Hearsay, of the State and Mr Boatner, of" the News, all or New Orleans, is likely i be the result ot a hot uewspapei coitt rovers. Postmaster General Wilson has accepted the invitation of the facul tv of Vanderhilt I'niversity to de liver thw commencement address in A busted pressman in Waahing- i.. ..nit timi,..-, tniilt of marble, at Murphy, Cherokee coun ty, was burned last Friday evenipg the tire originating from a bad flue The loss is abdut lt,o.Kt All the records were fvd. Gen Nelson A Miles Cjmmander in Chief of the I'nited States Army sH.nt part of last week around Ral eigh hunting and hating a kkm1 time. He favors Raleigh for a mil itary Post. Mr W E Christian, of the lUleigh News and Observer, has gone to Washington to take charge of the Washington bureau of that pajr. Twelve cars of the through freight train on the Seaboard Air Line was derailed near Warren Plainn. Sat urday, but no one seriously hurt. .1 1 lleon, Jr.. baa broueht suit ton City borrowed a half dollar tor $10,000 against the Winston-KA- trom his Senator. Joseph It Hawlev, lem Street Railway Company for and landed in the lockup for it. , killing his lutle boa. Tbe South Carolina Disjen8ary 1 It is said that Jackson Springs show assets, jv!04,(XK); liaoilitics, ; Chatham ccontrhaj leen .vdd to the 7 1.000; profits up to October 31st "TufLs," of Boston. 10'000' ! Nw Bcnie is making prepara. Ftzsimmons has signed articles tions for a still greater Mid Wiuter ofagrexmeut to fight i'eter Mfcher ' Fair in Febuary. for the world's championship on . ... , m February 14th near El Paso. . Jame8 cett of Darham billed u ... t ! hl bX h2 which wighed 950 Three committees will be appoint- i poundn gross. ed to decide tl e thi-ty odd con- i Joe Husk.T. a colored boy was killed near Shelby by a falling tree a week ago. . Raleigh is to hare another Teu ing paper, the Daily Capital which is soon to appear. Goldsboro is to bate a ihattle block factory. tested election cases now before the House ot Representatives. W II Harvey, "Coin," of Chica go, has launched forth his new 'sil ver secret oathbound party 4Pat riots of America.' Boston elected Josiah Quincy Mayor by a plurality of 4,370.
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