The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-29

of the Richmond & Danville's 20
leased lines we're pulling at the seat
Of his breeches. and the Capitol:ne
aspirant standing 10 II tract.--Er
Queen Vi-toria, who is GA years
old is in a critical staee. Recently
she fell at Wind ,or Castle. sustain
ing serious injury IN the knee. and it
is now fearei that she will die from
the effects. She is said to he chris
tian woman, and her subjects are
much alarmed at the situation.
Should death cnsue, the Prince OF
Wales. who is now more than 4O
years old, will, bee0lne King.
Smithfield Herald: There are
in all l46 cases to come before the
Spring Term of Johnston Superior
COurt-47 cases ON the criminal
locket, 60 on the civil docket anil
81 on the appearance docket.......
| Mr.. John NJ. Wilson, of the Wilson
Mills section. will this year run an
experimental tobocco farm, ana
should he make much Of success o.
it. we predict that many of our farm
ers will engage in raising tobacco
instead of cotton next.
| Biblical Recorder: Rev. Reub:n
Jones, the beloved pastor Of Church
land. Va will preach the sermon to
the graduates Of Chowan Baptis.
Female Institute at its approaching
Commencement, June 26Lh......The
meetings at the Second Baptist
church. this city. continue. DR.. Mel
son had intended to leave for home
on Thursday last, but SO great was
the interest among Christians and SO
crowded was the inquiry room with
penitents, that the brettren prevailed
on him to remain longer.
Wilmington STIR We regret to
learn always of the destruction Of
Southern cotton mills. Our regret
is intensified when such loss occurs
in North Carolina. One of the
largest mills We suppose. has been
burnt at Mount Airy. as was tele-
graphed to the Stur.......Mr. J. /.
Macks, of this city. has received the
appointment Of Commissioner OF
Deeds for Massachusetts,, New York.
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
Georgia Florida, Kentucky, Tennes.
see, Ohio and California.
Greensboro Patriot: jerome
Holt was hung to-day at Graham at
IL NJ. A large crowd, principally
negroes, assembled to witness the
execution. but were not permitted to
see it. The hanging took place in
the Jail yard. and only limited
number were admitted. The job was
we'll done. The neck was broken
and death was almost instantaneous.
Holt made an incoheEests f0 minutes
talk. in which he said he was drunk
when he committed the deed. lie
said liquor was the cause of it, and
begged his colored friends not to
drink liquor. R
DIED IN HER LOVERS ARMS
Mary j. Cunningham. we'll known
young lady in the, western part of
the city. died suddenly of heart
disease late Tuesday light, at the
residence Of ner parents. No. 1Ol7
twenty sixth street. unler circum.
stances of peculiar sadness. A
young man named John Callahan,
to whom she was soon to be married.
called during the evening. He re
NAMED until abolt 10 o'clock Wien
he started to leave. Miss Cunning.
ham caught his arm saying. please
10 not go yet" He turned with
some gentle protestation. when he
noticed that she was very pale and
gasping for breath. He caught her
in his arms and called for assist.
ance, but in few moments she was
dead - Washington Post.
Toisnot Sunny Home: Senator
David Davis, of Illinois, who mar.
ried Miss Burr, of Fayetteville, N.
, e., last week, presented his wife
with bridal present of $500,O0O
.........Newberne is getting to be
| one OF the most prosperous towns
in the State. Her tracking inter.
est is increasing every year. In
Z deed she seems TO have taken new
} life in every respect-......We learn
that MIR. 3. ID. Wells, ut Nash coun
2 ty, has planted a ten acre field in
{ corn, and that other farmers of this
r an6 that county are preparing t.
| plant at all early day. Mr. Coun
+ Gil Hardison who lives about five
miles from New Berne, was knocked
:, down and robbed OF about 1900 on
y Friday night last. No arrest had
been made at last accounts.
). Goltlsboro Messenger Senator
/ Ransom has been invited to deliver
). the address on the occasion of the
7 UNIV ling of the Confederated monu
e ment in this city on memorial day
), and It is thou int he will accept tn,
invitation.......Ju sthefor day Thurs
g lay morning some thief entered the
h bakery Of DR.. CogieH, near thu
- warehouse, and robped the money
drawer of seventeen dollars and !.
, malt, besides taking off considera
:. BILE amount OF eatables.. A com
;. mittee has been appointed by thu