The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-07-10


to take it when he can spare the
money. We. of C ,ulse, felt like say.
ing, "well that will be all right, III
send you the paper and you c.n send
me the money" But We did not "a,
it. We hope to see the day when the
newspaper business vii. be conducted
on business principles. When that
time comes editors will 20 mt TAD
greater respect.
State Chronicle: The Legislature
by q special SCI hired 800 c1nylts To
the Roanoke d Southern iailrua FIR
sl50 per year each, or fort, cents pc.
day. l20 conviets have been Iur
nished the road aud The railrO i Us
thorities have hired tLcm out " lac
contractors at $1.00 yer day, making
aproft of gu cents per day Oh the
labor of each convict. The peniten.
tiary authorities do not like that and
have declined to give the road the
other $50 convicts to which they are
entitled The Attorney General will
be asked for an opinion as to whether
in this state of the case the peniteD-
tiary directors are compelled to ful.
nish the full 300 conyicts to the
road.
Clinton Caucasian: A north bound
special train ON the w. IL w. Rail.
road ran over 3 negro boy, near War
saw, Monday, and he died from his
injuries about an hour afterward.
-Sampson county's annual loss Is
wasted fruits and vegetables, Ii es
lima:ed in dollars anu cents and held
up before our people, would cause
some of them to open their eyes in
sstonishment. Each season is a re-
petition of this wanton waste, and
what is the remedy?
Durham Sun: Wanamaker's coons,
or some one else, are getting the
mails in q pretty mess" We have
mailed the Sun 10 q subscriber iU
Morehead for more than one week,
yet we are informed by that sub.
scriber that she has not received d
single copy. No Wilmington papers
we're received here night before last.
The thing is getting exceedingly
ahomiaahle
THERE is q degree Of trachery and
falsehood in the attempt Of the New
York Sun and other Republican Pro-
lection sheets TO make 1t appear that
MIR. Cleveland owes his defeat in the
last campaign to his position on re.
form and tax reduction, that il should
be denounced aud exposed by every
true Democratic paper in the whole
land. He was defeated by the
treachery Of so.called Democrats
like Dana, and by the free use Of
John Wanamaker's and other BoOd.
lers' money, and BY tie old, we'll
tried intimidation methods Of the
Monopolists and Republican Bosses.
This is true, every word of it. To
prove il, Mr.. Cleveland received q
large majority of all the voters who
went to the polls. His majority was
over one hundred thousand, and he
received more than million majority
of the white voters So it is false and
unfair to cay he was defeated by his
principles Who would not rather
be Cleveland, bonored, respected,
trusted in retirement than to be Hlr.
rison, false TO promise and record. IN
office, wearing the purple and going
on Sunday iauntsy VIII. Mes.
Wilmington Messenger: Col. vii.
Iiam =. Beasley, who has labored very
hard and earnestly in behalf of 4
North Ca.oi;na Soldiers Home sends
US a communication which We call ut
tention 10 in these columns.
The effort Of the Messenger W.,
not barren Of results, and was only
temporarily suspended TO await the
action Of tue veterans in their county
meetings on the fourth Of July. ouI
undertaking was intended to be aux
iliary, and when the President of the
Veteran Association issued his cal
for the fourth Of July meetings, W,
determined to await the action oi
those meetings before proceeding fur
lther. Whatever action they may
take they will have our hearty Co
operation and support.
Il is suggested that the two lad!
solicitors be appointed for eacl
township in every county, and will
their aid aud resOlute efforts We hav,
no doubt Of the success Of the fund
The suggestion Of our correspondent
that the churches and IL, alliance
contribute stated sums to the Hon,
fund is q good one, as TO such churches
as are able TO make The donation, ant
all the alliances should be amply ablI
] TO give the sum Of ten dollars each