The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-06
STATE NEWS,

lation of the real estate therein $43,-
900, making it sl74,000 instead OIL
1881 900 as heretofore.
Greensboro Workmm: An unfor. |
tunate affair occurred at the Oak
Ridge party last night A Mr.. Lin
yille.from near Kefnersville, while
ollt IN the ward received pistol shot
in5his head. The origin Of the shot
was not known At the time, and the
extent Of the injury is not known.
Says the Charlotte Journal. ObScr
Ger: Messrs. H. D. Lee & Co., bankes
Of Shelby, have been badly swindled
by forged check and will lose 81 200.
On the 18th of this month they cashed
a check Oh New York for that amount,
and'it has since transpired that the
check was a forgery. The PROPOSE
ton has been maae to work the pri-
soners sentenced by the Inferior courts
to Jail on the streets Of the city.
Weldon Nears Much of the cotton
planted in this section has not come
up yet on account Of the dry and cool
weather, and that which isup has been
retarded in growth hy the same cause.
We lave been requested to an.
nounce that grand glass bali shoot
ing match will be held in Scotland
Neck, n. c., on the 9TH Of June,
Shooting will commence at 10 o'clock
A. NJ; lst prrze, 800; 2nd, $50 ;
3rd $50. ea.
Clinton Caucasian The stockhol-
ders of the q. w. & w. Telegraph
Company will meet ut this place on
Thursday, the 18th Of June, for the
! purpose Of elccting ofiicersand attend
ing to ether matters connected with
the enterprise. The first ship
ment Of beans, consisting f 100 boxes,
was made from this place Monday.
Since that time about 300 boxes adj
ditional have been shipped. AT last
accounts of the market they were
commanding $3.50 per box.
Kinston Free Press Lenoir county
boys have nearly all returned from
the University. Lenoir furnished ten
and seven of them were from kinston
Hon. A. S, Merrimon "opens the
| ball" to.,l.y before LaGrange Acade'
my by Capt. NJ. G. $. Noble. Fab. II
| Busbee, Esq, delivers the addres:
before Kinston College on the eth da,
of June, and Rev. L. w. Eason and
Geo. NJ. Rose, Esq, delivers annua
addresses before Davis High Schoo
at LaGSange on the same day ant
night. .,.e ....- &
Last Monday evening, at supper
the family of Hon. VIM. Robbins att
of pickles which had been bough
loose at a grocery store, and shortl!
thereafter all were taken very sick
They had noted and remarked upoI
the peculiar flavor. and directly afte
tea the whole family was taken witt
vomoting and continued very sick 70
some time. Mrs. Robbins has beef
confined to her bed ever since. MAJ
Robbins and the children made al
early ecoyery.-Gr Greensboro Work
man.
The journal. 0bserrrr, speaking q
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt in connection
with the Presidency, declares that
would gladly give him its cordial sur
port If the Democratic conventiO
should nominate him. Like Col. Wad
dell. we ourselves have decided lear
Ing towards Mr.. Hewitt. lie is no
a professional politician, but is :
} thoroughly trained as a public ma
as 10 be very familiar with the work
ings of that vast machine which i
called the government. His entr
into public life in 1875 was the occG
, sion of many expressions Of great cor
fidence, illustrating that his sterlin
} worth, his integrity and ability wer
appreciated Oh all sides. He is a
able statesman, a man Of sound view
: and of the very highest character. II
is sixty years of age, was educated fu
the law, but early turned his attention
to business. the principles and natur
, of which he probably comprehend
more thoroughly than any other pull
lie man in either party. lie woul
; sweep New York almost rs clean q
: Clevelani-anh he would carry ever
Northern State that was not ingraine
. in iis radicalism. 4 month ago |
conversation with a New York gentle
men who probably had an inside vic
. of what was passing in the minds {
, New Workers. We suggested that Nj
; Hewitt would be the coming man. II
replied that people thought il Nigh
lay between Hewitt aud Flower. Th
later is the merest possibility ; the fol
mer j. a probability. The Democrat
could not well do better. There Il
however, n very decided feeling at III
West that the West should have III
Presidency-but they have no ma
, who could be so safely nominated Il
Mr.. Hewitt.
says the Goldsboro Messenger:
romance IN real life isnow progressin
in our city. One Of our society youn
men recently purchased straw ha
beneath the inside baud of which h
found dainty little note requcstin
that if the purcha .er should he goo
lookingunmarricd mi n desiring lad
correspondent" he could be accommt
dated BY writing 80 certain numbe
on Madison avenue. Baltimore. Nd
The voting man at course complete
with the modest suggestion. The en-
Il MOI set .---.luIius W. Beard, u whit
man, while intoxicated. pulled of III
shoes and lay duwu un the railruat
track jusl beItw Dudley last Fuc>'lal
night and fell asleep. He Iay wltl
hi heal upon one rail All HE Zee
up,m the other. aud while in this psi
ton the fast mail gniug South cam
down upon him. cutting III his hea,
aut let and badly mHtilaiing sbody
Twu other fruius t1a@xpl over hi@ bod