The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-07-12
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! Gold Leaf: Julian S. Carr, Esq,
of Durham, proposes to defray the ex-
penses of removing the remains OF
the North Carolina soldiers now bu-
ried at Arlington, to the cemetery at
Raleigh.
FAYETTEVILLE Observer About ST.
OOO, 900 worth of printing is done in
the government printing office in
Washington every year, and each
mem Der of Congress gets a quantity
of public documents equal in value
to his salary. What good results to
the general puSlic, who pay for it all,
is a cOnundrum.
Star: There was a curious race on
July 1st, between a horse and sail
boat. The distance is 80 miles be-
tween New York and Stoney Creek,
Connecticut. The bet was $1,000
side. Daggett's trotter, Boston,
hitched to sulky, raced with Fred
Hughes ,catamarian Jessie. The boat
beat. The distance was made be-
tween o'clock A. M. and 8 o'clock
P. M. The boat got to Stoney Greek
at 1925 P. M.
Journal Observer It cost Turkey
over $15,0OO,OOO annually to support
the Sultan and his harem.. The
trade dollar is not legal tender, and
hence only passes for eighty five or
ninety cents. when in fact it contains
seven and a half grains more of sill
yer than the standard legal tender
silver dollar. And this IS all because
the trade dollar lacks the legal ten
der ''fat'' to give it standing.
Evening Visitor: Captain Ebene-
Ger Morgan, of Croton, c., not long
ago subscribed $4,000 to be used
for securing a genuine translation Of
the Bible from Baptist standpoint.
Now he has bought the translator's
] library wh1chh~the Baptist of this
country bad collected after five years
effort at the expenditure ct $40 900,
paying only $4,000, and he vii pre-
sent it to the Madison University,
Hamilton, n. Y.
i Winston Sentinel: DR.. Halfway,
the Philadelphia abortionist has been
sentenced to seven years imprison-
ment and $500 fine. His wife testi-
fed that he was in the habit of feed
ing dogs on the dead babies and that
large and ferocious hounds were in
the cellar, and you could hear them
gnawing and tearing the tender flesh
from the little bones. The brutes
!, were allowed to feast on more than
one human body, and they seem to
. relish the awful meal.
Daily Revieao: Work on the S nth
tunnel under the Hudson river is now
being successfully prosecuted, sec
tions of ten feet each being complet.
ed every twenty days. 1t Is thought
less difficulty will be experienced in
the new caisson than was the case in
the north tunnel. OF that tunnel l,
600 feet have been excavated from
the New Jersey side, and ITO feet
from the New York side. The north
tunnel, it is stated, can be finished
in eighteen months, and the south in
six months,
: Patriot: The huge group of sun
spots which made its appearance a
r week ago has now approached close
2 to the centre of the SUMS disk. and
3 for several days has exhibited indi-
e cations of intense activity, accompa
MED at night by displays of the au
:, rora borealis. This group, like most
q of the great sun spots which have
:, been accompanied by auroras and
s magnetic storms is evidently subject
ed to cyclonic action, the effect o.
/, which is perceived in the changes O.
e form it undergoes. 1t is fully as larg,
e as the group of spots that broke ou
s on the sun at the time of the grea
!. magnetic storm of April, 1882, anc
# can be seen without telescope NOR,
d easily than the planet Venus va
d during her transit in December last
h Newberne Journal Prof. Gruber
OF i'edell county. we'll known to tin
Il low. s of good music in this State
, was last week awarded by the iurv O
# Maj Tin county $4,000 damages fc
the scalding of his little daughter b,
q steam from one of the steamers O
FL the GAINESVILLE and Washington Rail
IS road Company. He entered suit fo
= $4,000. We learn that the Railroad
% Company has taken an appeal.
,r Mr.. Percy E. Battaile, of Louisiana
"a has caught in the last twelve months
$, with steel tray fixed on the top o
70 a We y tall persimmon tree forty on,
ma" IS, five owls. five crows and
e lars number of birds. One of tn
It i'aN rs weighed four pounds and meas
ID uf' {. four feet and four inches iron
|. til. - tip Of the wings. Many of tn
;. llaN were of the very large kind,
'e :. :aos and Observer Mayor WHITE
e Of Baltimore. laughingly inspecte'
e the zig check handed to him by MI