Durham daily recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1886-188?, 1886-07-08

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| u bSat the htel, was he p Squibbs--
IsYes, shotrightin therotunda." Gibbs
-"Great Scott No wonder it killed
him. That's a terrible place to bit a
| man. - Chicago Rambler. 8
-Ffom the amount oflumber being
delivered at this place. Some Of our
people must expect to build up the
whole tow at once. We believe the
prospects for Durham are growing
brighter each: day.
Democrats should be careful
this scar and select their most faith
full, able and best men. to fiji the
various offices. We may look for
legions Of Independents. AMI it be-
hooves us to put UP our most avail
able men. ~ ssg
Georgia has another ex gambler
revivalist.. His name is Munday, and
he is roping in. sinners by the score.
Recently Ire had two gray haired
sinners before him progressing reli-
gion, with whom the revivalist had
frequently played poker previous to
his conversion. f@. n9 f. Z
---Ifthere 1t not a general cleaning
up of the filth IN Durham there will
be great deal of.sickness. Iti sur
prising to see how hard some people
are trying to kill their own families.
A failure to clean up your lot may
cause the death of your wife, son or
daughter, or perhaps your own life.
The following gentlemen from
Wake county have been suggested as
suitable men to send to Congress and
their claims are being pressed for that
position, to wit: Maj. r. 5. Tucker,
M. 7. Leach, Esq, w. ]. Peele, ESQ.,
Gen. w. r. Cox and Maj. John Cat
ling.
A delapidated individual came
out of a restaurant last night, minus a
hat, plus black eye. He looked
around while and falling to find q
policeman, started home with the re-
mark that "he would fetch the ole
oman down and bust up the whole
business ~
= There has been 50 much rain the
farmers fear it has washed the guano
out Of the land and will do the crop
no good. The farmers in some sec.
tions are putting more in their crops.
This will be a very serious loss to
them. They are becoming alarmed
in some sections. II
"A superstitious subscriber, who
found q spider in a copy Of his paper,
wants to know if is considered a
bad omen. Nothing of the kind.
The spider was merely looking over
the columns Of the paper to see what
merchant was not advertising, so that
il could spin its web across the store
door. @
do not support in the Congress
sional Convention, any man @ho is
backed up by Federal office-holders
Go for the man who has the greatest
ability "a pure christian gentleman
and you will honor yourself and
name man who will reflect credit
upon the State.
The Wilmington Review says:
We hear it stated on good authority
that Sl,000,000 Of Cape Fear 4
Yadkin Valley railroad bonds were
sold yesterday in New Yorkat nine
ty-fve cents OIL the dollar. We did
not learn whether these were first
OF second mortgage bonds, but pre-
sumo that they were first mortgage.
"A merchants traveller at dinner
REQUESTED the waiter to bring hima
piece Of rare beef, and when II came,
II was rare indeed. Waiter" he
remarked warningly, as he looked at
the undone dish. ayes, sab" respon-
ded the oarky. "Take this beef out,
please, and kill it." The waiter craw-
led into a napkin ring and disappear
ed.
Merchant (to his clerk, "Young
man in loye.") "John, are you crazy9
I told you to write and ask for the
best figures OH that coffee, and you
hand me this: My little birdic,-l
have told your pa that I love you to
distraction, that you are more to me
than the sun, moon aid stars, and
swecter than the honey that is slipped
by the bees and a lot more nonscl sc.
Now, sir, suppose I had hastily signed
that letter and sent it J"
1T is said that the President will
not follow Che example ofhis imme-
date predecessors and 90 to the Capi.
tai TO sign bills rushed through the
two Houses just before adjournment.
IF he shall remain in this Executive
Office al he should do, the adjourn.
ment may be delayed a few days but
| Il will be a death blow 10 The jobs