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, 1881-09-03

BREADsTUFFS AND SEEDS.
Fl.OUll-WAs unusually QuIet but worry orm. There
wan only lxht local demand, shfppsrp seeming 10
have scarcely amy orders tat they could MI At tho
prico4 asked. Balus rnra ruportcd Ut 20 brla syo
fuuF DrivAu t0rns 6a hrIs nnt0rn xt &tD for low
9rndu and 81 for good III bfls unt m nacks spFIngs,
pnrty At $50 Vntnl hGu1! to Oh hsls Winter 1ours
wcro quoted at N0s7Dt shipping sptInRa, Is. .lDdsa5a,
tho low xrads springs, @tssaM leso Hour at about
ttU03iLl0
OTHER M1L1xTuYrs-Were In good demand md
nru, with uodtrate supply. eales wcr0 reported Of
~ curs bran a. sMsIa:A; 3cass ud.ll,ngs nteslAos
tQt car whuat screenings At tR0} and car coaE1a
caFn.nonl At $st0Q On track.
SPRING WllEAT-Was aattra und Irregular, but
averaged hIHhut. Tho uiArket for Octobur dscltned
Nslc tt,an advanced IL, mud closed No lower than
On Thursday afturnoon. Tho nritsh kilograms
aaotod YOU'D deEsna t ant st tfonx toaa but & ~.
sfs r. ia H. % s's sstss s
psY. oa5 ;sSs wY,S surs as re
.spsis Ist.,stsa: Thsrs sSna ses.smtss sss.s
s2a S ss H. t1 ut t.
70 ss{' .a :e'!SSs -sss"s stss ssou.
@ xd fesl suxh ara e raGat ahq so .ea es s
sas1t @ FaTsis. u 81 i.ya,s ssss ! s!sas dsai: oSr
fs +
s; SS;'': :sS5 |: Il .'s s;ss. I'D ;
b., Niso cars Nc. ! Minnesota IL SIN
SSieetsd ss.s1 .t'as ~ Tc@,na a. S
1W ap;St lscissd Ex9es,usly t. % mpToysd m T.
.l;sG: :na siStsd fs %. NS;sasss %ats;l
llucptuber MID nn Change a sLAhAlAt closing at
41H. and tiI9 year rahacd th1 sAina ~ 8ept.nher.
cs!l loa'd ss.nssstoaa;; tSna.G; ,,,.n. ,,,.u,
No. 1spriHg. 7haratty. ,Ytstettay;, .Ia;
I:::::; II:I: S:;;::;: E
WISTEn WIleAI-BxleA wGfu ears No. red vi
mixsd No: I Il si.asjl.M .-'-
e4sIof rAuKe. Tile AxtGt Tor EuIt mouth 0dyAncod
NJ esty. declined Nv. Hnd elossd ~ lower than 2n
, 1881-09-03

LoSpos, Sept. a.--cansols, Us l;|-la; account,
~.
United Stntcs honls-NGw fs, llnA.
American r7,ilwny erctiritles-l1t!nuia Central.
IT.: tlsru sccnrtlE. t!k|!i; ltnatliIlE 10y
Tho ntlntlrt nr bullion Withdrawn tor Amer
tcl to-day was 1.sU,MU.
Amount Ut bn1linu Withdrawn from tho Uank
of England nh balnllto tStny Is 4ssssSI 0O0.
PAnlh, Sept. 2.-Flcntcs, xjE 4tc,
'NEw ORLEANS.
NEW tlH1EAHs, Sept. ..-StNht uxchnngo on
Nuw York, $1.01 per $l,0N prrMlum. Sterling,
4HL -----
, 1881-09-03
THE CALL SATURDAY,.
JUDGE DKuAMOND-lh Cha1nbers.

TIE CALI MONDAY.
1uNE DRuAMoNn-in Chutnburs.
JunGk 0sHy-AiDtionH.
1up0g BM1Tn-alotlous.
lul,uE Observation-Disclosures motions.
JUDGE LuUsllS-lnsAnG Case8 at III u. m.
, 1881-09-03
COMMERCIAL.

The following wcro tho receipts and shipments
OF loading articles Of produce In tho city during
tho tweuty-four hours ending Mt O'Clock
Friday morning, and for tho corresponding ttnao
A ycar ux0:
, 1881-09-03
MINING NEWS.

Spettdt Dhpatet to Tia Chttcoo Tribune.
HUSTON, sert. s.-Tlio only foattro Il, tho min"
Inv sharus war tho sale of :t:'Al sharrs Of crcs.
cent ut HIs{u nu advance of G.iu over ycstes-
day. Franklin impruvcl Tic. San fcslro was
OF !iGlaEc, and 5u Bhurcs Ut Silver lsrt sold ut
40t.
II Tho Tpt,ifrn .l,aociattt I'rrss.
IsosT0N, Sept. rr.-MEntng stocks closo't ns fol-
lows:
Anucs slln!ng Co..... 5ll.ownhic.... I?
Calumet 4 ilcun......as ;ssa
, 1881-09-03

Money, N15. closing VI u Fs1me mercantile
paper t6td.
HtcEllng iexchauge, sixty days firm; 479X for
dvtaanA; 4h!1s for sight
Dry g0ous Imports 1ur the woeGk, ea,B1t, 900.
AU8TOk.
5psstal DHpattA 10 Ihs Chicago TttbAn&
DOsTNN, Sept a.-The stOck market continues
weak, although the d1GliuO wa4 not 70 great ~
yGstsrday. In rallr1a4 8aafes, AtchteDn ad-
vanc0d i, 10 l3tls Pullman !. 10 LIT: Talatlo.
, 1881-09-03
BY pELEGIeApH'
1FnIiFfGN, ,

NONE10S. Va u,
LIVERPOOL, Sept s-l!'a = a.
| No. T. lls ID. ,,, "A, No " =, ~
/. .sp1.uE. hq, i il sai NJ. 1 ~ vi sh'sa an"
, 1881-09-03
GATTLE BALEB,

1IU0S-Woro In Kood iomapd nnd .yeuc.,
stronger thntlHh without yuulan,o advanco. III
suprI whc1, N ssnnnt!ty ind quality was much III
out b! tho middle of the afternoon nrf te inaftst
si2Sgu tiEin " As.a for poor to cho!es ehI ii
%1 H. e. ShSlss hsnyy snlEpets ~ The a.ser
dss for packers Gr.lcs, Mnd II 81. .bei5 fot Sta1i
Ahltlh3t1. ktln8 Satd Il HiilftH ~ -e-'1
, 1881-09-03
THE COURTS.


OlSNihNLSs
James c. Thomson, Aug. - Inst, filed n
bill for divorce In tho Snpcrler Court ugainst
An,,a \. Thomson, OIL tho ground Of adult
dry, Tho bill has only just been returned
10 the iIles.
III tho Circuit Court yestertlay, Anna
Brock,hann filed bill for divorce agutnst
her husband, Gotttricd Brock1,luu,,. Tho
parties were married III 1870. md lived
together until May :. 1877. when the 1usGand
deserted his spouse. She n!so submits that
lie has for n long time. past abandoned him
SELF to atlutsrous habits.
And still another deserted wIfo appeared
to claim the equitable assistance Of the Cir
cult Court II, thu person Of Caroline Held,
who states that slle was married May 27, lsls4
In the City Of Geneva, Switzerland. Nto
Charles Held. 'rliey lived together, until
January, tS7tl wlei. l!e deserted her without
giving Any rurs0llS for Ills conduct.
Mary llOpeweal also tig into tho Circuit
Court with a collection Of serious charges
against her husband Henry, for,Nurly af
tirent Britain. Tlley weru niirrIed ns long
ago IT'S Aug. 10, lsiA, In England, md re-
moved To Clticugu In la5a.. Size managed To
put TIP with ten years nf llnbitnai drunken-
lIess nnd years uf cruelty, but II now IN
mortal terror Of her life. Matters culu,l-
1,ated OH Sept. by her llnvlng him arrested
for assault
, 1881-09-03


Judge Tuley Will have general call OF his
docket Tuesday, Sept. ~.
Judge BRrsnlin Will also lave n general call
of Ills docket Oct. i next.
Tho Judge. Ut tho Circuit Court Will not
colnmot.cs business uMtlI the third Monluy
OF this month.
Tho law calendars Of tho Superior Court
will not be called unill Sept. ~. Notwltll-
standing, Judges Gary ulld Smith will be In
court 0M Monday t0 lear motions.
Judge Jameson will bu In court MUldnytO
llenr contested m0tlUns. Tuesday llu Will
call through his September calendar, md
set for he0rillg all such eases OIL tl,nt calell-
DIR rs PARTIES agree to try. Tlscro Will bo no
regular call until Sent. ~.
, 1881-09-03
LIVE STOCK.
NJPt1



CAI'fl'S'-'rie nlarkut presented m,,ch ~ N
features M 1 tho dnY ncfnre. FOR ali Is .'e aens
1xcerstn9 medium Nnd conimop prn., ns,,. puohA
WIS you'd dculand, md, a. tic rccc,n,. taeto
and EnstnFR advlccs nut unfnvosahIn n,,sa lRht
efn' III fne1 choice and u1trn beoycs ,na ~ sesa
ricaA than etavo previously boon rolched nantF
EIis being paid in two inatntccs 4, ~. 'eason
!'anoscr tla!l md sYout iros S1.cna snat hsnr4
f..fnnF eglh y hcnd Eatac.l nnd fei iy sa'ee 1hs
I.awsott. sanGahpn Cenhty. whlIn the Woosa fmes.I
eoxera! Dtlier snos A. but liz vens5t .tre
An " tho !ecarta WAS not materially st1t Ate.
rt1nnst nnd thlf fat tnttyps making ~ .hSH .SH eIhs
bulk Wcttorns nnd Texans wtfo In fsj.ir w crest
quest, and t9ld fully un 70 former rtirca Y.
TURNER ukttI1 k15a4 ~ atd nf tt1a stt ~: =: 2! ~
3h Ihnre ~pt0 sales Of acAlAwA0 fIAtlr ~ ~ kAs
knKs md oxen At FauSaa7i lit few catiio vs., ogIS
uYcf. ~ ~"l''' "eFt LETT
QUOTATInSx,
Extrn f!coves-Stoess wo!RhlnK 1,d,D,bs ant
Chnlco Neoy1s-f1n0, fnt, mid wrli.fn,.n,; aAhakH
Hteola, we!1hlng 80 II l,4a1 Ibs, ,.,, s+..,.
Gund kcevGswM nll.fnttoned steers. H"irh..' 'assap
Ing 10 l.tUlns. s.................,...s syot-
ho.ilIHi Hsados1steofs In tsno dehl, wetch.
GutehcTs stocSors;r Il .,,,;;,
common t3 chDice c1Ns for cltJ axuVhtora
,wo!4h!H9 Au to to Luz, DtB B..,,,.,,,..' g,.,,.
stuck EnttlH-CummOn ss.lttc, weighing Hi ~''sAs
inferur-lIat md thin cows, heicfs. a;ay.
nM,'s. hT1 sS.]E 4 s5oor".
, 1881-09-03

1olpt,oe l. burlington Il. to l5H. Wisconsin ton
s.l cotIne, !s X q : rinl TT" Sargrs.o 10
:ssi4; New Ynrk 4 Nsw Etiainnd si. to ~; Et,Ht-
ern ]. tn ~; Chicago, burlington Quincy j, -
RISK. cx-tlvitrntl: summit ltrnnca |. to III,
Othora substantially nv before md stnalt trshs-
ncttDns.
rho rstruatl bonds wcrc fcat,iretcse. Hartford
ErIn fs bc!lg tho only point VI interest, thoy
AulllOH H1 "a
, 1881-09-03

CHICAGO HORSE MARKET,
3fessrs. i. j. berry L. Co., pf tae Monroe
Street Horse ant Mula Market, report tue fol.
1nwjnp sales:
, 1881-09-03


Tho Mutnal Unipu : ia advancing lis lines
rupl,lty. Tho liucs to Chicago, 1t. Paul, St.
In,,Is, and khnsns civ mn ,,cariy cornnetod. a
u,.'',,or., u,1n ~ cnts,,,o ~" wastt,,.,4an -
southern hhe 10 enteaRo' YIN Hnsntnelof'' is
nbout two. thirds ilnshed. Tho compuny IS pre-
nna IT IL nr,nosc,, to oraar,izf comnonv IN Inn.
aao ~ ,,,e. .,,,s,,nsa ~ a~tona,ra .,..n stro.
Re1' 'ur .ao pueposo VI eAtouu!ns taeeo lines
through the Dominion. ..--,
Tho i've largest coal-earricrs have Increased
their pcrcontuues as follows during tho year
.,o... ''@e '~"s
poos'
49, ~. ~. Pr
o,,,h v.,,ov 49,. . xnns: IT, yansia 1snsii esnt;
iSrksmans iStsS Il
t:"tfrni Suw jGrsny. .5.ItUI iTS;fteSj II
iuIawnro iia,is0i,. .i.TiEoH iI@sGI il
i'hllado,phia Il ksad!uR....... ..%sit6s auAG1 II
1hore Is, howeyer, a Wide difference in tho
financial condition OF those companies, as Will
w soeu !Iunl ,ne to!!omns s'a'e'e''s; -, ~, ~,
'GhHn snllsys noaaed ~ w
n nsg nSo hMn ts; y Nj Y III
i'sia"sro 1instson bo,sie,i dSbt s
i'iiilMdpIpia ilcndinK 6onIsu inbt. ...... VUHss
Theso figures show that LacknwAnna has a
,.arv t,or.Idnrntlo .ivcnturo ~ t,a rcm,,ot,tcra
Tho n~,.,ic ~ rn,crr,1,, t thn recsnt .rt,c1n tn
49,. ..,..,t, t,s,,mI.t. .t,,.,.,,. ,t,. s..,..
, 1881-09-03

unvernnent bonls wcTo fairly active. III
chcuYe, District Ut Columbia 1.B6s were lGa!s
Old aud l07.t aske.t: 3,ss were iolh bid aud Luz;
~. llsA and lf9.i; xud tAs. ll2S and 1l3G.
Foreign exchange was dull, With Ao variation
in rates. Now York bankers arc quoted u ex-
ltcctlug saon such further leoiue a. will
p0rlnlt ut fresh tupurtauous Ut gold. Hank.
crs' stuFl!ng Mus AHl4f and tbi. Sterling actua!
rates wvFe t1O.i md 4xj: commercial sterling was
nomtnui,y 47I1a77!s. ltnnkcrs' fEancs worn GsaN
for sixty days and h:..'ts fur duD,xnd; French
eoIhiheTclal bills worn gu and G1,s; Belgium
commercial, a.i.i; bankors' marks, W and H4,
and commercial, EIGbHJ.i.
Chicago bsak cieRrlnvr reached tho highest
figure yes maae-3Ms sb0l00. Loaus were not Ia
, 1881-09-03
1 Short lShrut- l.. It ST short
ribs 'ttrt. cisars. c'tnrf,
Loose, part snlted......| S1,4s i7.n | tLW gJI3
UU. boxed,... ,.......j g.71 7.3 NiA ! uW
September. !G0se,.... n45 1M w Ht5
OCkBHEf. Il uGl | i,W | nA1 3ti&

HAurt Ribs, socr Nct0bgr. closed Ut ~. .tDe4 Oh.
Cunihet!ands DA4i0a Dxod lot'g.cut faus, lles!iH9
assaSs xte has sana ayaa sos
llaG0n anutvd u saslc for shHuldsra, e3kt4 1tslo
for short Ribs U3{dftlc fur spFL olxars, for
hams. nil tAnynseu and pac*1d -.
hEEF--Wns 1ulet A. =. 1Sp!GD for tncss. 3107a@
llu fur KIN pjfs3, Ali4 Ell 4ls4.skW for hams,
, 1881-09-03

.NlNTEh HNEAEbA19A MGft 7 cara NO. i teu "
lIl, sna cas. TX s4gplo 1t *i.2+slss, sso cars
GUHN-Wss moderately actavo and irregular 1t an
essof range. Tic IpAxk6g Tor mouth 1dy yAncod
~ esrty, declined lNU, aud closed ~ lower than on
IhWIsday attQEnp0ns Yh1l9 czzA lytS VsSs about No
, 1881-09-03

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The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23

q thousand public schools for color
ed children, the pupils Of which ag-
gregate more than sixty thousand,
and other States show handsome
records. Besides common schools
any one of which is better than the
average of those attended by white
children Of the last generation, the
blacks have more than twenty col
leges, all Of them largely attended
and Of as high grade as most Of the
colleges for The whites that are scat
tered through the States. Colored
youths atrdy law and medicine Of
colleges rstronized wholly BY their
own race, although the greater num-
Der Of graduates preach Or teach,
just as waslthe case with white grad
yates fifty years ago."
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23
GRAND !LsNEss Excursion!
From
@ clsbOrO
no
Molslsad City and Beaufort,
Tuesday, August 1e, 1881, at
8 O'clock.

\ Ar Excursion Tram Of l6 Cars or more
vii! leave Goldsboro on Tuesday, August
10th, for the benefit Of the farmers and
their families visiting the Sea shore. ~
EVERYTHING will be doneto make this
pleasant trip.
Parties along the line Of the w. h w.
n y. will do well to come to GoIdsboro
On Monday. in order to be in time for the
train, at 5 o'clock. IA n
Children under 10 years Of are half
fare, There will be 8 Cars left az Kins-
ton and 3 left at La Grange. Secure your
tickets from +. h. Agent at your Station
before the train arrives, 0'.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23

WE clip the following from the
New York Herald, which shows
what the Negro is doing in the
South
From time to time the North-
ern eye has been opened, just for .
moment, to the change that is taking
place in the intellectual condition Of
the Southern blacks, but as the view
has been offered principally as az
Introduction to ) subscription paper
the Northern eye has closed again 81
quickly as possible. In letter from
Macon, Georgia, which we publish
to-day, are some statements, backed
lby figures that any one can verify !
.lhe chooses, that will startle th'
North into wonder. In o singl'
Southern State there are more thai
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23
AGENTS FOR THE STAR,

TO ~ 4slf i5s ffEssstei n
sd. glowing named gentleman are til
~ AS agents Of the STAR to receiv
aNptions and advertisements.
hop j. A. Beeba, of the q. M. Z
\ Nj, for North Carolina, Tennessee
FLORIDA.
jVrs B. n. H. Brooks, Knoxville
10. w
! Ion. Jno. G. Dancy, Tarboro, N. G.
3Il, lis Fisher, Esq. Kinston, N. @.
Hon. Geo. H. White, New Berne, N
C,s
Hon. j. G. Hill,S Wilmington, N. g. \
u. Thornton, ESQ.,, Warrenton, N. @
Hon. John T. Reynolds, Enfield, N. G
w. b Baker. Dudley, N. c..
Hon. G. w. Battle, kattlesboro, N. @
Jno. Howard, Esq, Weldon, N. G.
John M. Lee, Esq, Edenton, N. U.
". Nv. Arlington, Esq, Hilliardston
&, John d :. Yelvsrton, Esq, Fremont, n
G. '
Hon. Hugh Gale, Elizabeth City, N
Rensnow Pace, Esq, P,keville, m @.
joseph Croker, Esq, Fremont, N. G
Richard Mckinney, Esq, Snowfall,
NC.
John Jones, Esq, Murfreesbo s, N. G.
y y 9. Chambers, ESQ. Satesvillc,
d Il Moore, Esq, Elkinville. II. G.
I Albert Bigslow, Esq, Yanceyville, N.
Salem Bell, Esq, Jacksonville. N. G.
DIP. Allen, Esq, LumberhoA, N. G.
ALFRED Johnston, Esq, WILLIAMSON,
j. Fl. Camper, ESD, Tarboro, N. G.
w. s. Giles, Esq, Harellsville, N. @.
i j H. Taylor ESQ, Hilliardston, N.
Alfred Robinson, Monroe, N. C.
Caesar Morton, Esq, jacksonville, N.
c.
2. Haley Margarettsville, N. g.
Jones Bailey, ESQ, Asheville, IN. @.
Chas. Grant, Whstakers, N. &.
Archie Walker, ESQ. !, Hsrgaw, N. C.
4 Hon Alex Hicks, Plymouth N. O.
!, ReF Richard N. Dicks, Edenton, N.
Rev. Fl. i. Stevens, No 1872 Missouri
ST, isa.aapolis. Ind.
gno: Graham, Esd. Selma, N. G.
W II Burnett, GoldsBSlo, N. @.
" Il. Moore. ESD. STATE at large.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23
LOCALS.
French and Indian war Id 1854

pFcuCu huu Juuinu Wal ~ AhU"
Qaeen AIMS war was from 1902 to
l7ls.
French and Indian war from l722 to
final surrender in 1903.
IA hunter, in the Greek language. is
called d leader ofdogs.
REV. E. Fl. Hill, Of New Berne, N.
G., is one Of our authorised agents for the
STAR.
Negro riot in New York in 1874. 30
we're executed and some forty burned at
the stake.
St. Augustine, Florida, was founded
in 1866, it is tn Oldest town in the Uni
ted States, save Plymouth, N. G.
Printing was introduced in America
,lBS9 and the "Freeman's Oath, an
ymanac and some other things were
d that year.
.IsiieAS Garfield is growing strong.
4 daily, and It is thought will soon b
y be to c6nsult'on the business affairs d
ne government.
We learn that Mr.. james NJ. Penny
q
Republican,. route agent on theroad be
zen Kichmond and Wilmington ha'
d removed and s3mocrat appointed
sisted. He is, Col. Canaday
Shear from you. =
When Napoleon crossed the Alp
was piloted BY an Austrian VIII
thought that Napoleon would give him
wtune. But when Napoleon came i
yhtof the open country he gave hi
IN pilot . rope and told him to 6
napg himself
v. SHADEPArR, d. d., ON Pro
ON AND THE REVISED New TIES
MIR. Pate are you in favor
bibition Bill now before he PEI
II fsvOr Of Temperance but th
sldading divines that are in !
SibIllon are also 10 favor of
Tw Testament therefore,
toboth, and I shall Do 81
Vhe adoption Of both ne'
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23

!. 'VA'ieVnOuc ~ ulcSSis. ucnti6r ~ Kern
u III 1884,, &c III ~ 80. O ! ~.
lf.m;Iv Il ~ co. .Sa..,, p'ae' sol
|. thev .ra on ~ g ~ sy . : 4 oIo
oors,,.., ~ "o''S' = w n
The FALCON says A company is be
Z lng organised TO start the railroad ffor
? Suifolk e doldsboro, crossing the Roam
Ioke at Williamson and running thrcug|
/ - N n. m ussa i. $3.50. 4 i. ~
rbow.r r;;v II ~, z paa... s CO. 1880 =
'.-',
-Ihe Free Soil party and the yiimo
frovlso was adopted BY TING present ne
publican party IN the canvass IA the Stat
OF Illinois between Douglass and Lincoln
Inc Wilmct proviso was pemocratl'
measure, but IT was soon seen that the!
49, 49, Il $3.50 = - \ Nss'' =
Or. William Wells Brown, Of Boston
Mass, who Is now making some speeches
on Temperance in North Carolina, is thu
leading colored Author Of this country
He has written several books Of which
The Rising Son." THE Negro in the
Rebellion" and My Southern Home,
~ - $50 '' ''
I'VE have lust interviewed Rev. 3.
q. Aill, OF New Berne, on Prohibition,
and he y opposed TO the present Bill.
he thinks II is prescription rather than
Prohibition, and SIS tilat the ministers
Jas well as laymen VIII vote against il.
weary every oi1 sn1ol ~ eastern caro-
Il ,ua NY " h;.t 49,. = ~ a''uslous son-
49, =
IHE PRESS CONVENTION. Yes, Bro.
Globe. we are in favor of the Press Con-
vention being held in New York City
this time, and in 1882 in the city Of Chi
cago. Now, brethren, let ushave no con-
fusion about it. The GoIdsboro STAR
will be represented ifthe meeting is held
in the city Of San Francisco, on the Pa
0ln0'
ANOTHER FIRE COMPANY. The boys
Of Goldsboro have secured the use Of
Messrs. Griffin Bros. large Soda Foun.
tain and viii, at no distant day, make a
display Of their skill in extinguishing f,p,
in cid boxes and barrels charged =
kerosene OIL. Go itheys, shs orAn :
with you, and 50 are the cltlzeDs.
AN ANTI PROHIBITION MEETING. =
The first celebration Of the anti-prehibi-
non lnd'llgers' Tor the season. was ENJOY
"a at the mayors once by many specsA'
Tors, on MONDAY the l7tn inst. our es'
leemed iAayor< acted as cnairlnan' Hop'
W. T,suortch as spokesman for the coca.
'lon and our cnief Of police as sergeant az
arms y. Holland ana ". y. Durnet'
made short speeches. ana al'er taxing up
: collection the meeting ADJOURNED
New WARE HOUSE. The grading for
The new side track Of the W. &W. R. R.
Co.. is progressing rapidly from the old
Fair Grounds towards the old warehouse.
The new ware house and cotton platform
will be a great convenience 10 the mer-
chants and cotton buyers. Col, r. R.
Bridgers is one Of the best Railroad men
to accommodate the business men along
the line Of the road.
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23
"a COLORED PARSON ON
g HADES. I"

Parsen Sandy, . eolored gentle
man Of. long standing, went into
Little Rock book store yesterday
and asked s4s
" Boss, am yer in possession Oh
de revised statutes OBJ de New Tesla
ment?'' When answered afirma,
lively, he continued: "And 50 yer
is heppin ter stribit dis 'ception.
Talk ter me bout Hades. Hell is
de word. What 'auence w,edd my
preachin' hab if I was n tell de
congregation dat he VII don't obey
de functions is n dan ger Of Hades ?
Dat ole book lay BE too slow fur de
white folks, bgs It hits niger pow
erful natra!. De- say dat de Lord is
|unchangerbu.. II dat am de case
why do dJy wanter change his word?
Why aoes dey say Cat de inspired
graz ner and rithmetlc Of de possels
wsater be crecktid? I spose dat
yhar Peter says Il 60 a fshin' de
latter day gospel upstarts wants him
ter say, de pronoun I in de fust
pusson, hab arter mature liberation,
'cluded to s'cure ter my own use
some wurms fer bate, an ter repair
to desea shore, whar de aforesaid
personal pronoun OBJ de fust pusson,
proposes to engage in de piscatorial
exercise OBJ fishin. Dat amt del
kind OBJ book ter ssha 4 man,
baptism, but de white folks is trying
ter make two faiths, two Lords, an
2 multitude OBJ baptisms."
but, old man, said the book
seller, ,Sou are ct Liberty 70 use the,
or edition. Al
"Hain't de Gubper dun declared
dat de ole book is repealed an dat
de new one is in force p
Certainly not. The Governor
has no jurisdiction in such Matters
can da can't take de ole book
away from me?'
"No."
"Den Use heeled. kaze Use got
hell on my side; an TIL tell yer.
when niggah amt got de fire an
de birthstone on his side, he can't
colleck ten cents q year from de
church"
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23

Cleveland, Ohio, has one full
fedged and one half fedged colored
policemen. New York has--to be
continued.
st. Louis. Mo-, has colored pop
ulation of rs, 900, and it is said that
not colored boy is learning Q trade
in that city Why don't the colored
papers in that city take boy or SO
as apprentice?
/ The Savannah Echo says: "The
milk train does not stop at whey
stations, because she has a COW
catcher on board; besides, she is
afraid another train might butter of
the track. This is oleomargarine.
A general court martial has beer
convened at Fort Davis, Texas, o.
which Surgeon H. e. Brown is ap
pointed president, and Second Lieut.
Fl. O. Flipper, colored, 10th caval
} ry is judge advocate. ConssrvatOr
1.-THE comets tail is 100000
? miles long and the comet onl,
100000 miles from the earth
should it suddenly switch its cauda
D appendage around in this direction
? what's to become Of US
The way Of publishing . work j
y ancient Rome was this: The autho
3 placed q copy Of it into the hands 3
4 the transcribers, called lihraii, VII
Z wrote out the required number I
! copies. These transcribers, VII
! were equivalentstc mcdern printer
y passed the copies over to certain 81
! lists, called libraraiol, who orn'
i mented them with fanciful title
! margins and examinations.
"a
The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23

| Time does not stop because d
mans watch runs down. No more
does q newspaper because one man
loses his head and orders the paper
discontinued to hisaddress.
Senator Kellogg has ! private Sec
rotary, who is . black man, named
DeWhittier Dumas. He writes
short hand, speaks six modern Ian
guages, and is correspondent for
several English and American pa
pers.
Griscom's AS days Of, fasting end
ed on Tuesday 18th. During the
last few days he lost no flesh, Or, at
least, lost nothing in weight. Dur
ing the As days, however, the loss
was nearly SO pounds. ii is hard
to tell how this fasting will end.
Tanners 40 days abstinence, though.
it was thought he procured food sur
reptitiously once Or twice, astonished
the whole medical world. Griscom
adds five days to Tanners, and
comes through the ordeal in much
better shape. Za16oro Southerxer.
Bob Toombs, who carries perhaps
the heaviest calibred brain in the
South, let's out on occasions things
that surprise people. He was JEFF.
Davis Secretary Of State at first,
and was endeavorlng to secure the |
recognition Of foreign powers, but
slavery stood in the way, and he
asked authority Of the Confederacy
to free every slave in the South by
Davis hadn't thel
courage to do it, but if he had both
England and France would have re-
the Confederacy at once.
Davis wasn't diplomat, neither was
he statesman nor q soldier. There
IRE many queer things about the
Confederacy which have never been
odd. ! may write something some
lime, or leave some documents for
'ome one after 7 am gone" He re-
ligned as Secretary Of State because
Davis wouldn't let him free the
laves. Eyes, we had, a queer gov
'rnment. | remember one day a
'ecret agent Of the English govern
nent stepped up 70 me and said