The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08

PAPER AT SAlTHvILLE.-Wel learn
that some parties at Smi;hville have
ordered the necessary material from
New York to start a weekly paper al
that place..
/ Gen.W K. Cox was married on
the 31st January to Miss Fannie
Lyman, daughter of Bishop Lyman
of the Diocese of North Carolina.
Mr.. Thomas j. Brady, who IS not
unknown to fame. shakes the dust of
| Washington from his feet. He sells
his house and lots near Farragut
| Square for $125,OOO.
We are sorry to chronicle the oath
lOf Mr.. j. W. Harper, one of the
editors of the Newberne Journal.
He was born in Lenoir county, and
received his education at the Univer-
sity.
The proposition is that Raleigh
shall subscribe $15O,OOO to the Albe-
mari and Raleigh Railroad. as part
of subscription for grading it from
Rocky Mount or Wilson here.-Ob-
SerUer.
James G.. Blaine will make trip
through some of the Southern States
in the Spring unless the 3O6 man.
ayers can get out an injunction to re-
strain him from trampling down their
fences.-PhH. Press, Rep.
The Governor of Alabama offers
reward Of $4,000 for the capture and
and return to the sheriff of Montgom.
cry county, of Isaac H. Vincent, late
treasurer of the State, the Legislature
having authorized the offer.
Charlotte Journal: Mr.. j. w,
late proprietor of the Belle.
vue Hotel, High Point, N. c., and at
one time, we believe, a prominent
official in the east, died on
Monday evening, of typhoid fever.
Col. Chas. r. Jones assumes the
sditorship of the popular Magazine.
At Home md abroad, published in
Charlotte, N. C. 1t was formerly
edited bv the Misses Bernheim. one
If whom is still connected with the
editorial department.
According to telegram from Raj.
Ugh it is authoritatively announced
hat Senator David Davis and Miss A.
:. Burr will be married at the lady's
ONE, near Fayetteville. n. c..
after Congress ~.
ourns. ''--Er. "
The frugal habits OF Governor
cleveland. of New York, are causing
ouch distress to a certain class of
is friends. He walks from his resi-.
ence to the capitol, and thus saves
arrlage hire, always shaves himself,
oes not entertain mu I'll, and evil
emily doesn't mean to spend more
han $4,000 Of his $4,000 salary.
They come high but the girls must
ave 'em. Cora V. Lansing of New
ork, has sued a coachman on a
alary of $18 week for $4,000 for
reach of promise. Should she
btaln a verdict the poor coachman r
ould he obliged to live very eco. :
Dnically .-W Wilson Advunce.
We are given by 'sgood authority"
he following origin of expression
He's brick:' When Agesilaus.
ing of Sparta. was asked by some
reign ambassador, 'sWhere are the
alls OF your city p he, pointing
'oudlv to his army. said. There
ou beholdest the walls of Sparta
n thousand men. and every man a "A
lick. '-SMfok Cusket.
The failures in the United States
e steadily increasing. For the
eek ending November IL, 1882, the
lmber of failures was 149. They
"a even fallen to some 118 in ao- at
her week. Last week they had
sen to PA. OF these IS were III
e South. If something is not rot.
n in Denmark" then failures are no
IN.
A Chester county paper has found
old lady of rs who. during the
st summer and fall, made patch
'rk quilt containing 8,64O pieces.
lese old lady quiltmakers are get.
lg tiresome. An old woman of -
, residing right here in this town, u
s made q quilt slice the 18th of
'tober last containing 17O,OS4.321
. pieces-and she is totally blind
q has no hands. But we don't con-
Ter the feat remarkable enough to