The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-04-10

lack of sympathy, she took the queer road
so, many rnen, though few women take
nowadays.
-Eldridge T. Gerry said in a public
address in New York on Friday I'd inst:
"Not long since | made an estimate of
the fallen women in this city. In 1867
they numbered 5000. To-day there are
between $4,000 and 80, 1000 of these poor
unfortunate creatures in the city of New
York. I have the greatest pity for these
fallen women" Z
Gov. Jarvis and Judge Clarke are out
of the race for Governor. The Mews and
Observer, a week ago narrowed the race
down to these two and Steadman and
| Fowlc, but THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
thinks old Mecklenburg will come thun-
dering to the front on the home stretch. |
Alexander to the fromtN So say the farm
ers and business men all over the State.
The Detroit Journal having an
nounced a prize of $500 to be given to
the person who should send to it before
June 1st a correct guess as to the three
hottest days of the coming summer in
Detroit, General Greedy, Chief of the
Signal Service Bureau, telegraphed from
Washington on Friday that July 18th,
18th and 10th should be the three hottest
days. |r"t
Col. Tate, who has been engaged du-
ring the past week in examining into the
affairs of the broken State National bank,
reports that the total shortage of the bank
is $40, 56O.6l. The amount due to other
banks and depositors, all told, is $4Ol,-
1884. The assets are nominally $685.
7O3.91, but consisting of notes, overdrafts
and real estate in the main, will not pro-
duce exceeding 1924, 900 in cash.
The Wilmington Star says /" we'll
known gentleman of this city is authority
for the statement that a request in behalf
of prayer for a young man away from
Wilmington was sent into the Pearson
meeting n night last week, and yester-
{ day the news reached here of his CONVEX
[ sion, and that conviction seized hold upon
him about the very time prayer was be-
\ ing offered in the Tabernacle in his be-
5 half"
We publish in this issue afull and care
fully prepared report of the proceedings
in the Stone-Hearm libel suit, tried in
: the Superior Court, in this city last week,
before his Honor Judge Ship. 1t
= trenches largely upon our space, but we
f think the Importance of the case and
the deep interest which the readers OF
j THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER feel in the
matter, iustifes US in giving the pro-
e ceedings in full -..15
i Rev. DR.. Thomas Henderson Pritch.
ard, pastor of the. First Baptist church Of
Wilmington, N. c., has been chosen {
delegate to the Worlds Missionary Con
a ference to be held in the city of London
o Eng, from June 9th to 10Th, 1888. We
are glad to know that the State is to b.
IS represented abroad by so fine a type O
v Christian manhood and ability. He will
IS reflect credit upon his native State AM
the country at large. .
d. "A telegram from New York make
IF the marvellous statement that the Brighton
le Beach Hotel at Coney Island, which i
IS 400 feet long and 200 feet wide, was, o.
Saturday, April Sd, safely moved bac
st from it's exposed position on the beach, t
a point 800 feet inland. Trucks restin
n on rails supported the building, and 81
locomotives attached by ropes to the III
err derpinning furnished the motive powe.
Not a particle of damage was done to th
or building. r~ r
"A New York newspaper says
to "Taxed on all sides, protected on nom
I'd and deprived of a competitive markt
through trusts and pools, when the slow
I. moving agriculturalists get really ma
e. somebody will get hurt" If this north
ern editor did but know the rapid, glar
up strides being made in the South by~tt
d. Farmers Alliance the ayenging Men
he ises-he would hardly. use the ter
he "slow-going." Positively, it is GOVERN
e. the land as an ample blanket.
TIC Since our last issue there have bee
no new developments worthy of speci
wv mention in the White-Cross bank stes
he The runaways, who are now in Canad