Charlotte home and Democrat., 1886-10-08
State News.


Z H Col. Thomas NJ. Holt Of Alamapse,
'has accepted the invitation extended him
bY the Cumberland coanty Agricultural
i6ociety J TO deliver the address - the next
Fair at syetteville. -
~ One thousand dollars worth OF
Moth Carolina per cent Bonds sold In
New York last week at 100. The new 6s
are quoted at 126 bid, l3O asked.
NJ. e. SURF CouRr. This Coart met
on Monday for the Fall term, with . full
bench. The day was devoted to the ex-
animation ofspplicants for license As at.
torneys. Ofgthese applicants there are
twenty-five, about the average number
Raleigh O5server. ,5 ,ass --i
=. ~ Gen. CIingman contributes TO the
press . valuable article on "Rich Gold
Mines in Western North Carolina" He
thinks there are'vast gold deposits in the
mountains, yet undiscovered.
az Reduce the State tax-there is no
use in q very great surplus iu the Raleigh
banks or in tha hands of the Treasurer.
Let the State tax, for State purposes, be
reduced ten or twelve and halt cents.
It can be done, and it ought to be done.
- Concord Times. ne rslfs 'fa
a. Gov. Scales has offered reward
of $40O for the arrest of Charles L. Heit-
man of Lexington, who is charged with
embezzlement. He was q lawyer of Lex
ington, and has made away with guam
,ity of money. His whereabouts is not
kno wn, as he fed some time since.
1B Rev. MI. Cannon, of the Presby-
terian Church, is going to leave Asheville,
IN. c., for a church at Charlottesville, Va.
A bad move. ,.t......s -...f
OLDEST GRAVE IN GAsToN COUNTY
The Oldest known citizen of CASTOR 10
that of man named Hamilter, who was
one of the first settlers of this county.
He owned land and lived between Dallas
and High Shoals He was buried within
about 800 yards of Mr. Eley Rhy ne's
house. He was buried 1OS years ago.
Mrs. Elizabeth Costner, who died eighteen
years ago, at the age of 1O2, remembered
the occasion of his burial
az Governor Scales has appointed
three additional delegates to the national
prison congress, which is to be held at
Atlanta, Ga, these delegates being Rev.
DR.. T. III. Pritchard of Wilmington, Rev.
Thomas Dixon, Jr., of ;Goldsboro, and COL
W. F. Bsasley of Oxford. 'asst ed .
az Mr. Geo. w. Hinshaw of Winston,
has reported that he is authorized by Col
A. B. Andrews of the Richmond & Dan
vile Railroad, to state that his Company
will iron and equip a'road from Winston
to Danbury provided it is graded and
cross ties furnished. Neaoton Enterprise.
az The Western N. C. Baptist says:
'sThe Indian girls will not attend Judson
College again this year. The government
has made sufficient appropriation for
their schooling, but as to where they will
be sent has not been decided" "-. /
| ~ The school for Indians at Yellow
| Mountain, Swain county, has been in
| charge of the Friends since it's establish
| ment. In about two months, the gov
ernment will assume control, the Indian
| Commissioner assuming authority. This
| gives a National instead of a sectarian
character to an institution which, though
it has done much good, and was we'll man.
| aged, will be more useful and satisfactory
when brought under the supervision OF
more enlarged views.-AsheviHe Citizen.
az Mr. F. W. Clark, general freight
and passenger agent of the Raleigh &
CASTOR Railroad, and the Raleigh e Au.
| gusta Air Line, has removed his Office to
Raleigh. This move has been in contem.
plation for some time and has been neces.
STATED by the great. amount Of business
under bis control, which required his pres.
ence at the central point. Mr. Clark is q
thorough-going and efficient railroad Off
cial, fertile in resources, and q pleasant
gentleman whose departure from the city
we greatly regret. Wilmington Revieao
PENs1oNs.-Last year was the frs,
when the $4,000 pension appropriation
made by the last Legislature was. dis
bursed. There were paid last year 2,034
pensions. This year, which began Sept
1st, there have been 2O7 new applications
for pensions, of which 127 have been al
lowed. This number added to the mum
Der paid in 1885 makes total of 2,l6l
/ From this must be deducted SO who have
died or been dropped from the rolls. The
Auditors clerks are now busy drawing
/ pension warrants, and Gen. Roberts hopes
TO distribute these during October to the
2, ,l25 pensioners.-RGleigh Observer.
| a. Mr. Dfewy Morgan, who died in
l OGauIy county t0Fee or Iouf years ago at
ripe old age, was one of the wealthiest mer
in all this section. Mr. Morgan was unable
to read, but learned to write his name, q.
it was necessary for him to do it frequent
ly in the transaction of his business. L
was entirely mechanical motion with him
It was frequently remarked by Mr. Morgan
that the secret of his success was that b,
attended to his own business and let Other
peoples alone. His experience in this re
gard will prove blessing to all Others
who will try it.-Morroe Express.
"a Miller, the Raleigh gambler, has
at last been released on bail, and a trustes
Iappointed to dispose of his property, pay
bis debts and taxes aud the fine and COS
Imposed by the Court, if there is suficien
funds to do it. An appeal has been taker
by the States counsel
/ -. ,... Beer Drinking.
Consul Tanner, whose Office is some
where in Germany, Informs the State De
partment that he has yet to see glass o
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