Newbern weekly progress., 1858-10-28

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sTRAWs TEL " lilcH WAY THE WIND Blows.
found but little that v ould interest cur readers,
But we were struck with one significant fact:
Those merchants who advertise seemed to be
busy waiting ON their customers, and sdisposing
ofstheir goods, while those who do not, were
lounging around, gaping and yawning, they and
their clerks gazing wistfuly at every passer by,
and looking as though they d like for fire to
break out to change the monotomy. Cards, stuck
in shop windows !" won't win - now days, and
our 90 ahead citizens have no time to read writ
ten notices, tackled on trees or pasted on dead
walls. Hhoae Who advertise in newspapers ---the
/ proIssr draw the crowd aud do the
best business, sure. We could give names and.
point out places in Of this. if SO disposed,
but then ii ght not Be considered our business.
Neither is it; some men will
4 Know the right, and yet the wrong pursue"
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Om Superior Court is still
inS session.. The attention of that body was
principally occupied yesterday, in the investiga-
q ton of the claims Of colored man by the name
( of VIM. Brookfeld, who had sued for freedom.
! Very able counsel was engaged on both sides,
who. entered into the discussion with great deal
of earnestness and determination.
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returned verdict accordingly, giving him his free
dom and four hundred dollars for his services for
four years just passed, whicfis to be paid by the
1 Defendant.
Th9ease reported in our last isue as not being
decided when we went to press, night before last.
hung the jury all night and until after 10 O'Clock
] yesterday and finally rendered in
favor Of the Defendants, ulJor wficff, 'weu1aer-
stand his honor gave jury avery sharp rebuke.
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/ QUIETsToWN.-It is the lot of those employed
on norning papers to be the street. very often,
at late hourssof the night, and from what have
seen or heardof after residence of three months,
we are1ofS opinion that Ne1vbern is very quiet
and orderly town. We have no rowdes to dis
Fturb the rest Of quietly disposed persons ormake
might hisIaousas they have in places that
we read Of After reasonable bed time, say 10
o'cloek,a deathly silence prevails which is rarely
interruptad TIL early dawn True, we occasional
ly meet up with drunken man but even this is
4 a rare oecurrance; and when do meet with
such cases theysare generally foreigners. unac-
qnainted with the laws of this country or town.
i LUMBER Those.w who take an interest in the
nanufaetnrig interests of our town, and are fond
Hef seei1g good maehineryfrun to advantage, can
. have their desires largely gratifed by calling
j round at Mr.. R. N Taylor's steam saw-nin Mr.
4 SIC 81 stlseas apaala .sn-
e runs
kAe Fate Of 2. 44oon plank. and from
q the i1H4Ese1fse of lumber about his
d mill 6old think he could supply any given
4 ul1a37f 81 81 fbe shortest notice
Il sGIEx xSf 6k sCHEDUL E.--The night train on
s. the III l6i& and CASTOR Railroad, which during
& lslasts vse] Iz5a been. leaving Weldon at 8 A. M
for f|Ie sn1nodation of persons attending the
u Fai1 71i is week be discontinued altogether
8 and ffez 8hf BY Adams & Co.'s Express which
llslaitIefsa ak been carried on the night line, vii
be red to the day train, and will reach
II live hours earlier than by the former
q 20 This will be much more conve-
8 sai6nE iS 1esInerehants. Fs
81 [EEE EHs EHssARREsTED.--The man Sterling
81 8 red 4 Mrs. Cotton, in Wayne county
& Eas 1sz ago. has been arrested, and is now
8 > the Jail at &c oldsboro'.
1zs<[ AIENT NT AT NEW ALBANY. ss
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