The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-05-01

Normal School, of Winona, and the Uni
versity at Madison that the missing fort
on the chart of Perrot, the French x
plorer, had been discovered near the vii
lage of Trempeleau. ~ .a.
In the recent trials for selling liquor
on Sunday in Philadelphia, a witness,
William ]. Smith, swore that the average
price of whisky is $500 a gallon, and if
sold at 5 cents a drink the dealer can still
make $1,000 profit on a gallon.
An exchange having asked "why it is,
with so many negroes dying, nobody ever
sees a black ghost?" the Morristown
Herald replying says, ait is for the same
reason that, with so many white people
dying, nobody ever sees a white ghost"
The German-American proprietor of
the New York World, Mr.. Pulitzer, has
purchased for S625,OO a site in New
York City upon which he will erect at
once, or so soon as the work can be done,
the World Building, to cost one million
dollars.
The Henderson Gold Leaf is pleased
to see the name of Rev. Geo. w. Sander
lin so prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the State Authorship, and says
a better man could not be nominated for
the position, and we are for him against
the field.
For the information of those con-
cerned we will state that the compt-
roller Of the currency has issued a notice
requiring all persons having claims against
the State National Bank to present them
with proofs within the next three months,
or they will be disallowed.
Forty thousand dollars worth disipa-
ton! The Greensboro Patriot says: On
the back of a fve-dollar bill received by
one of our merchants on Saturday eve
ming was written. "This is the last of
forty thousand dollars. Beware of wo-
men, wine and fast horses"
Mr.. J. P. CASTOR, against whom Mr..
J. L. Stone instituted an action for GRIM
inal libel and who was committed to Jail
in default of bail, has begun an action for
damages against Mr.. Stone, laying his
damages at $4,000. Stone gave bond
for his appearance in the sum of $4,000.
-Messrs. Cross and White, late Presi-
dent and Cashier of the State National
Bank, gave bonds in the sum of $4,000
each, and were released from Jail on Sat-
urday night, at 11:3O p. m, April 2lst.
They proceeded directly to their respec-
tive residences, each accompanied by his
wife.
Rev. J. S. Dill, of Goldsboro, will de-
liver the annual literary address at the
Commencement of Kinston College, on
June 7th, 1888. Mr.. Dill, who has re-
Gently moved to North Carolina from the
State of Georgia, has the reputation of
being a polished gentleman and a fine
orator.
AT a special term of court held last
week, for the purpose of hearing his case,
A. w. Pearce submitted as to the charge
of misdemeanor in office and rendered his
resignation as Clerk of the Superior court
of Franklin County, which was accepted,
and a mol pros was entered as to the
charges of embezzlement.
The butchers of Wilmington are get
ting pious. At their last meeting they
adopted a resolution agreeing not to do
any butchering of cattle hereafter on
Sunday for the Monday market. A friend
looking over our shoulder, as we write,
suggests that this action is one of the
results Of the Pearson meetings.
1t is said that the movement to send
to- France a statue of George Washing
ington as a present from the ladies of
America is we'll under way. The names
of the statue committee of prominent
ladies will soon be published. The French
newspapers are unanimous in the express
sion of satisfaction with the project.
Lord Salisbury said in a recent letter
to Earl Carnarvon: II sent Mr.. Cham
berlain to Observation-Disclosures by any or
ders beyond informing him Of the broad
viewszof the government in regard to the
Fisheries treaty, that it was to be a noun
ment which should indicate the peaceful
and cordial feeling existing between both