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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.
Why we are not Likely to Get It---Pre-
ciselY How the Case Rests.

The law now provides that there shall
be a free delivery of mails in towns of
20, 900 inhabitants or more and that
there may be, at the discretion of the
Postmaster General when there is money
appropriated for that particular use free
deliveries in towns where the postOffice' s
gross yearly receipts are as much as $50, 900
Raleigh is among towns of the latter class
Raleigh, therefore, may have a free de-
livery if the General sees fit to
order it, and if there is money appropri-
ated for that purpose. POstmaster-G Gen
eral Gresham told Postmaster Nichols that
he was especially anxious for Raleigh, and
all similarly situated Southern towns, to
have free delivery. The appropriation
of the last Congress for this purpose,
however was not large enough to cover
these Southern towns The hope that
Raleigh has had is that this Congress
would appropriate enough for this specific
purpose to give us the free delivery. But
the appropriation bill as reported to the
House by the committee cuts the special
appropriation for letter carriers and the
free delivery system down 5000, 600 less
than the last appropriation. II the bill
is passed in this shape we shall not have
the free delivery.
Similarly situated to Raleigh in this
matter are Charlotte, Wilmington, and a
great many other Southern cities.
The whole matter, therefore, now rests
not with the Postmaster General not with
local pOStmasters, not with particular
| members Of Congress, but with the House
in general, and with the Postal Appropri-
| alton committee in particular. The econ
!, omv of the Democratic House is against
! the chance.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
SHOE HEEL.
News About Railroads. New Settlers
and Politics and a Good Story.


SHOE HEEL, March 12-Our people are
alive on the Exposition, as was shown by
their action when they requested the
County Commissioners to appropriate
81, 900 towards Robeson's exhibit. which
will be brought up before the joint Board
of Magistrates and Commissioners in June
next. We are also preparing a Hand
Book, which the printer now has, setting
forth inducements and advantages of this
section to immigrants Already strangers
are coming in and enquiries being made.
The Crofters have come and made Us feel
right much ''ScOtched up" One of our
natives, it is said. brushed up in his Gel
ic" and repaired to Iaurinburg to greet
his friends from DER the sea, and there
he was bright and early armed and equip
ped; but alas, unfortunately he tackled
John B before he did the Crofter and
so when he met the latter his 'GHlic" was
departed and his English badly mixed,
and thus the glory oE the world passes
away; nevertheless they all had grand
and glorious old time.
Before the Summer closes we expect to
be connected with Fayetteville by the
! completion of the G. F. Il Y. Y. r. r. to
| this place, and then we will have two
chances for ourselves and truck Our
| town is looking up in all its interests, and
| if our people had the capital they would
| accomplish a great deal, but as il is they
are always wide awake to every public
enterprise.
Nor are we without politicians. In fact
we have some professionals, but as yet we
| have heard no expressions as to choice for
| Governor. We shall be satisfied with any
| good, able man the party may choose,
| even though he be a RObesonian; but
venture to say that Stedman sounds very
| we'll for Lieut. Governor. OBADIAH.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
POnolation and PubIfc RufldinPs.

To THE CHRONICLE: Can you inform me
what the population Of the following towns in
North Carolina was in 1880: Charlotte, Fay
etteville Greensboro, Winston, Goldsboro Sal
isbury, Wilson, Windsor, Wadesboro, Tarboro.
and Asheville? Also what cities or towns in
the State nave public buildings? r.
GulUestO,,. Texas. March 7.
The populations Charlotte, S,e12 (;
Fayetteville, 4,341; Greensboro, 1896 (;
Winston, g. 4S2 ; Goldsboro, 5000 Sails
bury, 2,777; Wilson, 1850; Windsor AGO;
Wadesboro, 1000; Tarboro, 1000; Ashe-
vile, 2,700.
Raleigh and Wilmington, The CHRoNI-
Gle believes, are the only cities in the
State that have buildings built by the Uni
ted States Government.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
The Political Issue Found.
From, the wilson Advanc

Let the next platform of the Democratic
party, paying no attention to such trouble
some questions as tariff, or the internal
revenue system, adopt platform some
thing like this:
The Democratic party. in convention assem-
sembied, do hereby
Re,olre, That we favor the immediate and
total abolition of the license marriages
and that we will raise the entire revenue for
the support of the state cover nment by a
heavy tax on all unmarried men over Is years
OF age
From, the Naelbu Aurora.
At the next election we will vote for no
man who wants three dollars tax on
marriage licenses. If taxes continue to
increase we will soon have dollar tax on
babies
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
LESS TIME BUSINESS.

Mr. b. X Pu7tin, Grocer and Commits
sion Merchant The farmers of Wake
county are buying less on time this year
than ever before. They bought less last
year than the year before and less this
year than last And they are not buying
as great quantities of fertilizers as for
merly. But have sold more than four
times as much seed oats as on any previ-
Gus year. A big grain crop is their pro-
gramme, and noteworthy move towards
diversity OF crops.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
RICH MEN ARE LUCKY.

Mr.. Jos. e.. Broe'n n, Cashier Citizens
National Bank, Raleigh The tobacco
men are not only making the biggest for
tunes in North Carolina, but they are the
luckiest fellows alive. The Durham syn
dicate-which is a financial pride to the
State-had the good luck to get hold of
that valuable mineral land in Alabama,
when a hundred other syndicates, and
hundreds richer, would have given thou
sands and thousands for the chance
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
North Carolina Orators.

THE CHRONICLES s'TravelIer" happened
to remark one dull day not long ago that
we had fewer great orators than we used
to have To the long list Of our living
orators the Winston Sentinel adds Mr..
James w. Reid, of Rockingham county,
and the Reidsville Times asks if the
''Traveller' ever heard of Fred. Strud-
wick, of Orange? He is another daisy on
the stage. -"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
WHAT FOLKS TALK ABOUT.
Little Interviews Picked up Here and
There by 'ChrOnicleo Men.
MORMONS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Rev F. L. Reid, Of The Raleigh Chris
tian Adcocote There ought to be, and
l think will be, a law passed by the Legis-
lature to keep Mormon missionaries from
entering the State at all 1t is a question
only Of expediency whether the United
States Government should not suppress it
in Utah as it suppressed slavery-by the
sword
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
What PiOus Living Does.

FrOns Ite WtlnttHylON IteTIeU.
There are six members of the First Bap-
Church in this city whose united ages
lount TO sol years, or an average OF "a
Prs. Their ages are IS, 80, SO, "a, 80
F. 30 years respectively.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
The Hen.HOuse of the World.

from IHc HlcEO5y ITeSS.
lessrs. A. A. Sufford Il Co., Of HEX
. shipped to the North about 5000
,rn eggs during the month Of February,
ides an immense quantity sold by re-
10 the town trade.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

4 hint given by a cigar manufacturer
Let the campaign committees have cheap
and vile cigar named for their candidates
and give al hands frcc snake. A r~i
label on il would hc good campaign liicrs.
'ure- II would traf badges so death.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

And our poet, Thodore n. Hill, ha
written verse that would do credit to an,
of our Boston literati
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

Mr.. Albert Smith, a former resident
of Smithfeld, whose home is now in Gull
man, Ala, is visiting his sister, Mrs E.
w. Pou, of Smithfeld
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

honestly believe that IL the Dcmc~rattc
boys of North tarolina had ihe.r way
about II. our Uncl. Samuel would b. The
Presidential candidate not so much i-..
cause OF In. ''old isssse." as becau~s ,ls.
tarih or no tariff would have 90 kind %
lie low.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
Some Good Things to Read.

Harper's Young People brings its juve-
nile freshness once weeA ~ ....lsfy chill
dren who get tired of waiting a month for
a new number of {: magazine.
"a Perilous Secret" the new story by
Charles Reade, now running in Harper's
Bazdr, is full of the daintiest, freshest
bits of nature and human nature
The Current, the new weekly review
published in Chicago, comes nearer than
any other similar publication to combin-
ing in an ideal way the enterprise of
Western journalism and the dignity and
scholarship that it is wished could be
claimed universally for Eastern journal
ISM It promises to be the best American
weekly review.
What a graceful little periodical st.
Nur4s Muse is, graceful as the proud in
stitution whence it comes is venerable
Though somewhat petite, as becomes a
newspaper in petticoats, it is a great deal
more, (you can't say better than the
''sweet girl graduates in their golden
hair" It's articles are fresh we'll written,
and decidedly not schoolish there being
no prettier word to express the character
istic of most college publications.) The
Muse is one happy evidence among many
that the venerable Alma Ndter of the
mothers of so many Of US is youthful and
vigorous, and old only in years.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

Mr.. T: B. Kingsbury has been invited
ston College on the 5th Of June.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

discussion took place the other das
between men who were trying 10 deter.
mine how far the old soldier element has
an unconscious influence on our politics la
tins year Of grace. But they 1smc 60 no
conclusion and leave your readers To
think IL over.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
Business Habits in Durham
ErOns the Reporter.

There is a certain young man in town
who goes to see his girl seven nights in a
week.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
HOME CAPITAL.

Mr. M Nc6e1tee, Commissioner Of Ag-
riculture When our good and generous
friends in Georgia boast OF having more
capital than we have invested in cotton
mills, it is worth our while to remember
that except the factory at New Berne.
there is not cotton mill in North Caro-
lima that has any outside capital in it.
And they have almost all grown from very
small beginnings. In our whole expert
ence as cotton manufacturing State We
have had hardly failure-a record that
any business or anybody may boast OF !;
and it is almost unparalleled.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

Thomas Crittenden, son of ex-United
States Marshall Crittenden, the noted
Kentucky statesman, has been senten-
ced at Louisville, KY, to three years in
the penitentiary for killing negro boy.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
THE OUTLOOK FOR MANUFACTURING.

Mr.. W. II. Kerr, graAluate of the
Institute Of 7ec1,nology Boston, Aassa-
ctusetts: 1t does seem to me, after
looking about somewhat, that the virgin
field of the whole continent for manufac-
turing enterprises is in North Carolina.
The raw products are cheap, unskilled la
Dor is abundant, and skilled labor can be
got cheaper than in more densely pcpu-
lated and consequently more expensive
communities +; rents are cheap, and the
eyes Of the Union are turned on US.
Along with all this, our own people are
waking up to their opportunities in a way
that would astonish any man who knew
North Carolina as it was half a dozen
years ago, and h>x' not known it since.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15
THE TRAVELLER.
THE PEOPLE uE uEETxAND THE
GOSSIP HE mEA1x.

Wusors. fa~ts. Tanet~., Nk~cspastoas
Mna S@nl 1atk Ak0at all n0tts 0f
ssst~ess Picked sp all Over sAe ssasr.
The biggest stnrc in the state IL said TO
he the Ncssr~. Watkins's af Henderson
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

One of the most instructive and enter
tanning experiences you can have just now.
If You have the good for:.ne so know Mr..
richmond Pearson is to hear him tell Of
his winter sojenrn and travel i'm tho West
Indies and especially in Mexico. Being
one of our very bcst-travcled men aud a
student by nature and training. no makes
his whole large circle Of acquaintance the
broader and wiser for knowing him.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

met Georgian on tho cars who hnd
got the situation in North Carolina down
very fine-his name was White aud he
lives in Augusta II ask people nj tho
old-fashioned towns, hc said, chow bust-
ness is. They answer, oh, pretty good
nothin' p'rtieklar'. II ! ask a little Mtg,
ger Mt a tobacco town how the town is
thriving, he grins and giggles Lord
boss, gwine right cr long. Eyeybod.
busy hore.'"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

If the public were 10 take IA much in
terest in other sorts Of things as IL takes
in politics, We should get along at dou.
ble-quick rate. To illustrate: read that
Wilmington needs and wants big hotel
If everybody in Wilmington or who goes to
Wilmington were To talk about II an much
as they talk about Mr.. Stcadman for Lieu
tenant nt-Goycrnor, Wilmington would have
big hotel directly, and everybody would
go to it.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-03-15

met man who argued thus ssThe
Exposition" said he, ''is private con-
eern. It's stockholders hope to get the
amount Of their stock back again. They
may make money. ! think they will.
Now, county cannot take stock and have
the chance to get its money back but
counties are asked to help make the exhi-
bit which will help to put money into the
stockholders pockets" Well I! That's all
true, as matter Of logic But when a
man prefers to look only at your nose and
refuses to catch the expression of your
whole face, what can you do q, This rr1
position is true; yet it is .itterly false.
You can't argue Let him alone. let
him alone. The earth has room for many
graves. Suppose the Exposition were to
declare (as it might that all money re-
| ceiyed more than was subscribed shall bt,
divided pro rata among the counties which
| make exhibits, he would find another ar
| gument to ease his soul.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24
A Great Success.
Texas Siftings.

There was twinkle 10 his eyes as
he entered a livery stable the other
morning and proceeded to lock over
the horses. When he had made the
rounds the proprietor asked:
Looking for horse9"
"Say, I've one of my own, but a
neighbor is continually bothering me
to loan him the rig for a drive. Have
you an animal which you will war
rant to run awayT
"You bet. That old roam there will
make break before he is driven two
blocks"
"Then l want to borrow him this
afternoon. I'll give that neighbor
all the buggy riding he wants for a
year to come.
''The horse was sent to his barn at
the hour agreed upon, and hitched up
for the neighbor and his wife. Lacky
for the wife the horse ran away before
she got in, and she was thus saved
from big scare if not case of brok-
en- bones. When the animal was re
turned to the stable the proprietor
inquired.
well, 1 warranted him to run
away or no pay"
Yes, he ran away"
and your game succeeded"
Yes, / suppose SO. That is, I've
got to sit up nights for the next two
weeks with a man with a broken leg,
and l suppose my buggy was damaged
about 500 worth"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24
BELLE BOYD'S PISTOL.
The Famous Confederate Spy Sends
Bullet to its Mark.

DALLAS, Texas. Oct. IA highly
sensational shooting affcay occurred
here last Thursday night, in which
Mrs. F. NJ. Hammond, formerly
known as Belle Boyd" the famous
Confederate spy, was the central
figure. In 1874 Mrs Hammond, then
Belle BOYD, married in England an
officer of the United States Navy. a
daughter who was named Maria was
born to them, and is now about Is
years of age. She is an attractive
and sprightly young girl. A short
time slncs her mother discovered that
her daughter had been betrayed, and
at once began inquiry as to the author
of the trouble.
Thursday night, by invitation the
Young man, James Collier, whom she
suspected, called at the house. Mrs.
Hammond. in vehement manner,
charged him with her daughter ruin,
which he denied. She insisted upon
his making instant reparation by
marrying the girl, which he declined
to Go, whereupon she drew pistol
and fired at him, The first shot miss
ed, but the second took effect IN his
left arm, below the elbow. He at
once grappled with her, and left the
house. She recovered the weapon aud
followed him, firing several inetfectu-
al shots.
Mrs. Hammond states that her
daughter was betrayed by the young
man under promise OF marriage. She
sent word on Wednesday to him that
she wanted an interview With him.
He called that night but the Hammond
family had retired He went again
last night aud had an interview.
THE GIRLS ENTREATIEs
The daughter bsgged him to marry
her, or at least, provide her with
money so that she could leave the city
and hide her shame. He said he
would not marry her or give her
money, and would have nothing to do
with her.
1t was at this juHcture that Mrs.
Hammond drew tse pls.o4 and com.
menced shooting. Mrs. Hammond
claims that her daughter was engaged
to Collier and wore his ring. On the
other hand, Collier denies the engage
ment story and claims that he is en-
tirely innocent of wrong-dolng IN the
matter. Collier is a young man who
stands high in business and social
circles. Maria Hammond is belle
in her home. Mrs. Hammond, the
chief actor in the affair, is we'll.
known character in the south, and in
deed throughout the country.
BELLE BOYD,S CAREER.
In 1854, as above stated, she mar
ried a Federal naval officer. He died
in 1868, aud shortly afterward she
married f. NJ. Hammond, a Massa-
chusetts man. After living with him
several years it was discovered that
he had wife living, from whom he
had notbeQn divorced. She then separ-
ated from Hammond until the divorce
was procured, and then remarked him.
A short time since Hammond
brought suit for divorce from her for
the most serious of causes, but it is
understood he has since become rec
onciIed to her She has been living
in Dallas for some three years, aud
has been Il conspicuous character,
periodically stirring up the town with
something sensational.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24

comfortably, and then I'll see. I'm in
the habit of doing about as please.
There was nice young fellow in my
neighborhood last July, who tried to
be very gallant and wanted to help
me whenever I did any work. If I
chopped little wood he wanted to do
it. If l went after a pail of water he
wanted carry it. If I put bag of
grain on Icy shoulder he insisted on
giving me lift. He was pretty nice
boy, but he made me tired. One day
I wanted the hay-rick on the wagon,
and | took hold of one end and clap
ped it up on the wheel so quick it
made him dizzy. Let me- says he,
but he only threw the whole thing
down in trying to get the other end
up. He didn't have the strength.
Says I: on, go away. You don't
eat enough No 2 wheat Then l
put the rick up in good style. We
meet lots of such fellows out there.
They are good enough, suppose, but
when I want one I will send for
him "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24
A Crusty Old Bachelor.
New York Sun .

I was in Pullman sleeping car in
the middle of the night.
The passengers were all asleep but
two. One of these, an elderly female,
was moaning in an undertone:
''Oh, [ am so dry, | am so dry, am
so very, very dry"
She kept this monotonous cry w
until the other wakeful passenger, an
old bachelor in the berth opposite,
grew wild. He got up, CROPPED his way
to the end of the car where the porter
was engaged in blacking boots, gave
him a coin, and told him TO take a
pail of ice water to the old lady and
see that she drank every drop of it
Then he got back into his berth.
The porter carried out his instruc-
tions, the old lady thanked him CRATE
fully, and all was quite.
Presently, and just as the old fellow
was losing himself in sleep, the same
voice querulously piped out:
''Oh, l was SO dry, | was SO dry,
was so very, very dry"
The bachelor passenger bounded TO
a sitting posture, bumped his head
against the bottom of the berth above
him, poked his face through the cur
tains. and shouted Indignantly:
my dear madam, will you Re kind
enough to dry up?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24
Hand-saaking in Difreren, Nations.
Lemon Truth

The Scotch hand grasp is the rough
est, the Frenchman shakes hands with
the tips of stiffened and drawn-togeth-
er fingers, which signifies that he walls
himself roundiwith poitaness as with a
fortress, to keep off intruders. Never
expect anything of person who
shakes soft hand in s. limp way. l
have had wide experience of false
cordiality, which was betrayed by
"old soldiers" who, in battering
through hotels and boarding houses,
have lost all womanhood, by harden
ed diplomatists, by persons thankful
for past favors and hopiag for fayors
to come, and by exhibitors at univer-
sal exhibitions wanting puffs. An
Italian, who, in all cases, tries to hide
his little game, hates to offer his hand.
To avoid doing so when he meets an
Englishman. he rubs both his hands
slowly together, as if washing them.
An enthusiast about ideas, principles
and systems rarely puts cordiality in
to a hand-shake.
Theirs hand-Shake, though brus-
que and dry, was not unpleasant.
That of Gambetta contrasted with his
apparent openess and heartiness, and
did not express character. Clemen-
ceau's is nervous and rapid, and with
a friend very friendly. Grevy scans
your countenance in a good humored
way IN holding your hand. Madame
Adams hand-shake is that of a fear
less and amiable woman who wants to
make conquest of every man, WON
all and child she meets. 1t is counted
improper for a French miss in her
teens to offer so much as the tips of
her fingers, whether they are gloved
or not, to a gentleman. The French
= ~ shakes hands in a pussy cat style,
and the German frau in an honest,
simple motherly fashion. Victor Hugo
does SO in the manner of Cradiose
statue, into which, as into Galatea,
the breath of life has been breatAed.
When he has TO do with lady he,
with Olympian majesty, tempered by
chivalrous feeling, takes ner hand
slowly, gravely and kindly, and. af-
ter holding it to his lips, lowers it to
the level where it was when he raised