The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-06-25
An old lady from the rural dist,

Ing the CenUennlal pump iTODl Wnlcn
the water flowed freely. Having neither
pitcher nor bucket, her continual pump
ing excited considerable interest. AT last,
with CONSERVATION depicted upon her
face, she said to q bystander, mister,
please, sir, show me how to stop this wa
ter from running out r.
| Col. H. Humphrey has justre-
turned from New York where we learn he
has been engaged with Jay Gould, the
great rail road and telegraph mogul ofthe
East, consulting the possibility Of build
ing the N. G. Midland route. We hope
the colonel will succeed in inducing north
ern capitalists to take hold of the road
for two reasons: LIST, 1t would give en-
lployment to several thousand colored la
borers. I'd, II would give a competing
line Of through freights and result in
much good to the people.
ANOTHER DEBRIS. AT half past eev-
en- o'clock on Monday night we were
aroused by the alarm Of fire in the neigh
borhood of the old fair ground. On look
ling out we saw that it was the house Of
our near neighbor, Mr. Jno. r. Smith,
/ -
in full fame. There was only twenty-five
hundred dollars insurance on the proper
ty-loss about five thousand dollars. We
sincerely sympathze with Mr.. Smith and
family.
"A gentleman from the country
called at Griffin Bros, and bought CT
gar. He stepped out in front Of the ho-,
tel anticipating fine smoke. He was
not gone long bgcTe he was back again
in towering rage and thus to Messrs.
|G.:
'This ere seegar a'int no count
You've cheated me- Gimme mother
one or gimme ten cents.
"Ah!" said the polite Mr.. G. ''Let
me see it. My friend, the cigar is all
right, butt forgot to tell yon sohicb end
TO HgMW
AT about one o'clock "Wednesday
night the 18th inst, the vicinity Of
Little Washington was aroused from
slumber by the startling cry of ''6rel
lirel' and in few minutes large crowd
collected to witness the burning Of Mr..
Stanton Howell's house and store Moth
ing was sayed-nothing and the family
barely escaped with their lives.
| Our esteemed young townsman, lawyer
EJ.C. Stevens, was obliged to stand
out, !" though We believe he lost nothing
save silver watch and that was returned
to him by his friend A. B. Smith. The
sufferers have our heartfelt sympathy.
Where is the fire engine? Answer ye
city fathers.
! Court convened here on Monday
morning, Judge Graves presiding. The
charge of the Judge is considered unusu>
Tally able and will be beneficial to others
as well as to the Grand Jury. But little
business was transacted the first day fur
\ ther than call Of the cases and setting
them for trial. Witnesses and defendants
were conspicaoasJ absent and seemed to
re.assert that old anglo-saxon spirit which
Blackstone tells us forbade free man
ever to do thing exactly at the time
commanded. The Judge thought this
Sgpirit inconsistent with the due admins
tration of justicdand proceeded to fine
the recalcitrants without regard to race,
color, or blood.
| On Tuesday there was no court, as this
day, MAY l0,) was made a legal holiday
by the last Legislature.
i Wednesday morning the court resumed
business starting with the case of The
!. State Us William Gurganus for assault
| with intent to kill, removed from Greene
county. The State is represented by Mr..
| Solicitor Galloway and Messrs. II. F.
J, lGrainger, ex.Judge Strong, and John F,
\ Wooten; the defence is sustained by
Messrs. Dortch, McRae, Faircloth, and
Clarke & Son. Aswe so to press we no
tice that the State has exhausted its force
IN the case and has no hope of conviction
In addition to the resident bar we no
tice 10 attendance Col. d. McRae of Viii
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