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E. E. SMITH,
G. A. MEBANE, EDITORS.
j. II. WILLIAMSON
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He went driving again, did he?
The fighting editor, where is he?
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PRISE.
Camp-mseting commences near the
city Friday.
Solicitor Collins is yet in the city,
looking well.
Rev. A. M. Turner is visiting his
family in this city.
Miss Mary M. Smith il visiting
friends in Franklinton.
Thanks to Mr.. Copeland. at Rocky
Mount, for a list of subscribers.
The accomplished Miss Ada New
ton is spending a while in the city,
stopping at the st. Lawrence House.
Profs. }. 8. Lea and E. H. Lips.
combe are spending a few days in
Durham county, fishing, hunting, NC.
Quite an interesting communics-
ton from our Duplin county corre-
spondent came too late for this issue
DR.. Palemon John, of Elizabeth
City, has been again appointed a no.
tary public.
The paper read by Hon. j. G..
Dancy before the press convention
last week exhibited thought and was
well received.
The p~arochial school taught in
East Raleigh by Rev. MI. Chrest6eld,
has closed. The examination and OK,
hibition are said to have been quite
creditable.
Miss Ada A. Newton has o nuns
Der Of beautiful articles, the produce
tim Of her own hand, which she pro.
poses to place on exhibition at our
next Fair.
q The numbering of the houses Of
the city began on the 18th inst, and
soon Raleigh is to have and enjoy
the blessings which come to q city
from the free delivery system.
Mr.. j. II. Plummsr, for a number
Of years mail agent, running between
this city and Norfolk, has been re /.
moved and his place filled by Mr.. E.
W. Turner, a gentleman of attain
ments.
DR.. Lindsey, of Smithville, we
are pleased to learn, is doing quite
a good practice in that ancient town,
W. met this young nan while in
Wilmington last week.
z While in Wilmington last week
attending the press convention, we
had the pleasure to stop with Mr..
G. z. Rouke, who, with his smiable
wife aud interesting children made
our s%ojourn very pleasant indeed.
Anything in our reply to the Sen
tinel that might be construed al a
personal reflection upon its worthy
editor is hereby retractsd. There
seemed to have been Il misunder-
standing.
Mr.. Melvin Mobiles, the liveryman,
who recently experienced heavy losses
by the fire, has, we are pleased to
note, again opened stables, and in a
short time will, We hope, be so situa>
ted as to accommodate the public
generally in his line.
Henry Jones, formerly Of Halifax
county, who was convicted Of the
murder Of deputy sheriff Blake, Of
this county, sometime since, has been
sentenced at the present term Of the
Superior Court to be hanged on the
9th of August next between the
hours of 6 and 8 o'clock .. m.
Possibly some of the most able ar
guments ever delivered in a civil &C
lion at the bar i'll this city has been
made during the present term in the
city ~mandsmus case. The counsel
both for and against the plaintiff sx>
hibited in the arguments consider
able research and great ability.
President Upper is hard at work
experimenting the erection Of the
east wing Of the central building of
the Shaw University, which will be
about l62x64 feet. He has had
manufactured on the school site mil
lions Of bricks and to-day one IAN
not observe whence he procured the
clay.
The court house has been the centre
of attraction in this city during the
week, and the mandamus case the
subject Of considerable discussion and
comment. After a continued discus
sion by counsel on both sides for four
days the court decided that the plain
tiff should have proceeded by taking
Q writ of quo ,carranto and not n
OF mandamus.
Capt. George L. Lane, of Fast
Raleigh, practical undertaken and
c.,binet maker, keeps constantly on
hand a full and well assorted stock
OF cofins and general household fur.
niture, which he offers at rock bottom
prices. We bad the pleasure one day
during the week Of q visit to his es
Enlistment and seeing his large
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