Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-08
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The RaiLroad Gazette says that
43 miles of railroad were con-
structed in North Carolina IN 1875,
and II in South Carolina.
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines began
her suits afresh in New Orleans
last week. They have been before
the courts in one shape or another
for nearly half a century.
A woman, according to a late
decision of the Supreme Court Of
Iowa, may hold any Office in that
State, except that of Judge or Of
mem bcr of the Legislature.
The Charlotte O6servey learns
from gentleman froE. Springfield,
Mass, that it is probable that
twenty Ave families will come from
that State and settle In North Car.
DINA.
The new census in Paris shows
that the city has a population Of
100000. This was the por ula-
f. 1870. just previous to the Fran
co German war, so that the city
has simply regaiued lost ground.
The RothschiIds are said to be
worth--a!l OF them togctler-the
agreeable sum of SO, 200, 900.
One of them, Baron Edward, has
Just purchased at auction curious
piece Of furniture, covered with
plates Of Scrres, tor 100000 francs.
Asheville Citisen The revenue
office of this place lately nnder the
management Of Maj. Pinkncy Rol-
lins, has been removed to States
vile, the two districts having been
merged into one, and Mr.. Mott
swallowing up Mr.. Rollins and his
office.
"Thc number of failures in the
United States during the past year
WAS nine thousand with total lia-
bilities amounting to $191, III, ,7S6,
an average of $21,235 TO each
failure. The number OF failures in
Canada were 1928, the liabilities
being $25,417,991."
The total shipments Ut petro-
leum from tue Pennsylvania oil
regions during 1876 amounted to
10000 900 barrels. In January
the price was 81 II per barrel in
March it had reached 81; in Au.
gust it averaged $3 SIS Crude oil
at the wells, and refined oil at
$3.50 per barrel at the seabOard,
netting the re6ner profit of Sc
per barrel
KEEP THE BEsr.-Millions Of sheep
could be put upon cheaper lands,
where winter feeding may he almost,
: if not quite, dispensed with. Keep
the best, and keep them in the best
manner, and they will pay you better
= and more certainly a profit than the
, raising of wheat, or even corn and
. hogs Freezing don't kill out wool
dry weather don't dry it up; chinch
bugs do no harm; grasshoppers can
not destroy the crop. 1t is the cheap
est produce to handle or ship that the
farmer grows.
Quite a number of the sheriffs OF
h the State arc sending INTO tho
+ Auditor their accounts tor holding
, the late election and for bringing
!, the returns to Raleigh, when they
h really did not bring them at all,
i Lut sent them by mail, express or
otherwise. The law makes nc pro.
vision for any moneys to be paid
i, sherifs Tor forwarding returns, bn'
n, only proposes to pay them when
&c the returns are actually delivered
fc by tie sheritfs in person.
~ ~ Cut this out and paste it in you1
= shoe; it is only every little while
a. we read Of some QUO who has
:, stuck rusty nail in his foot OIL
"a some other part of his person, ane
re lock jaw has resulted therefrom.-
at All wounds of this kind can bt
le healed without any fatal results
al following them. The remedy /
e, only to smoke such wound, or an,
y, wound or bruise that is infamet
y with burning wool or woolen cloth
at Twenty minutes in the smoke o
I'D wool will take the pain ont of tb
ur worst case Of inflammation alisinI
sh from any kind of wound.
- The postal service of only min
ho States shows balance on the rigl
nm side of the ledger. Seven of tn
70 nine are New Hampshire, Masss
.at chusetts, Rhode Island, Connect
Of Of cut, New York, New Jersey an
,er Pennsylvania. Alaska is on Il
he he list, with its little driblet of S2.f
,nr for years letter postage; SO al
Wyoming and the District of O.
lu.nbia. OF the thirty-nine Stat
with deficits, Ohio leads the Ii
ar with S613,O0n. Missouri com
eo, next; Nevada and Louisiana ne,
Vi with Illinois nearly as large, L