The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-15

tor Vance made gallant fight in be
half of North Carolina manufactures
of cotton goods, and was sustained
in his argument bv Senator Ransom.
The amendment which these gentle.
men favored was, however, lost.
According to the most correct est
mate made as to the amount OF rice
marketed in Washington during the
past season it is $4,000 bushels.
This estimate is very encouraging
and shows the extent of the rice IL
dustry in this country.
The Greensboro Patriot says that
John Burns, man from Moore coun
lty, discovered gold on his farm /;
! kept his secret until he had takel
Tout 100 pounds of the pure metal,
then sold the land for $4,000. Now
he IS spending his money like 3
lord.
! At some of the sessions of the Uni
ted States Senate, although there Il
generally quorum present, quo
rum cannot he secured on important
subjects, because so many are paired
Senators are not always patriotic.
but they would be more SO if their
pay should be stopped when they
are absent Neus.
RocKPoRT, February 10.-Last
night two robbers broke into the
house Of VIM. McGruder, farmer,
living five miles south Of this city
shot him and his ten-year-old daugh-
ter, gagged his wife, and robbed
them OF a small amount of money.
McGruder and his daughter are not
expected to live.-Er.
The Legislature has decided to
ere,t r. sidence for the Governor
which is to cost $4,000. This is
Tor start. How much it will be in
the end the taxpayers will probably
find out. The salary will be found
TO be insufficient, we may expect,
and especially if the Governor runs
u free hotel for ''particular friends
and hungry otfice.seekers.-WH.
Star.
| Wilmington Star speaking of the
Railroad Commission for North Caro-.
lima says:
Without knowing mnch about
railroading we know enough to au.
thorize US to say that there are prin.
ciples that enter into the freight
|question that are not generally under
stood, and that it will require great
care and reflection to adjust the
freights in a proper way"
A GREAT SCOURGE.-Few person S
outside of farmers, realize the gre al
annual loss sustained from hoe
cholera. A gentleman living, on the
Cape Fear recently informed us tn al
last veal he lost over eighty fine
porkers from this scourge. and al
ovel the country the yearly destruc
lion is immense. The discoverer O
a reol cure for hog cholera would bt
a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Observer
Fl The floods at Cleveland, O., ar,
very destructive. It is reported tina
the Valley Railroad is under waite
for miles and one of it's bridges il
swept away. The damage is estima
5 ted at a million dollars. Three
+ bridges on the Wayne & Chicago
Railroad have been carried away
The water is said to be higher thai
: .-ince 1859, and perhaps higher thar
then.
Mr.. Charles Cox, young man
l was shot on the streets of Big Lick
I IN Stanly c, unity, last Saturda,
!, night, by some unknown person. l
was very dark, but as he saw fror
what direction the shot came, b
drew his pistol and fired, with VIVA
effect is not known. We have n
particulars, but are informed tia
MIR. Cox died Sunday evening from
the effects OF the wound.-Neus an
Observer.
9 There are eleven millionaires il
the Senate Davis, of Illinois
Brown, of Georgia Camden, of We
: Virginia; Hale, of Maine; Cameron
e Of Pennsylvania; Davis, of Yves
Virginia Hill, Of Colorado; Miller
Of California Pend eton, of Ohio
: Sawyer, Of Wisconsin, and Fair, o
:, , Nevada. and it will soon be as diff
= = cult for poor man to 90 there as i
is for rich man to go to any othe
place.-Chicago Inter. Ocean.
: NEW OFFICEs.-Judge Philips
:, owing 70 his necessary absence OF
:, account of his Office as Judge. re
- signed as president aof the Pamlic,
Insurance and Banking Co. Mon
It day the Stockholders met and elect
O ed Hon. George Howard presiden
:. and DR.. Jos. II. Baker director i,
). the place of Judge Philips. AT" tn,
meeting of the Stockholders of til
Bank the salaries of the officers wer
n increased $3.50 per annum.. To,
n borO Southerner.
The first ,,umher Of 4 Chimes