The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-12-20

of Cornell University:
The Charlotte News reports Capt. Sid
| Alexander as saying that out in Iowa
and Kansas, corn Is selling for IA cents
and oats for II cents.
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DR.. VIM. V. Tudor, pastor of CRANKY
ST. NJ. E. Church, South, Norfolk, Va,
has been chosen to preach the next annual
sermon before the graduating class at
Trinity College.
We regret to note that the failing health
| of Professor F P. Hobgood necessitates bis
retirement from the Presidency of the
Baptist Female College at Oxford Rev
] @. A. Jenkins takes that position.
We are glad to note that Fayetteville
| Presbytery has endorsed Evangelist Fife
| and his work and recommends that he be
| received as candidate for the ministry
with view to icensure.
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Mr.. Washington Bryan, late President
| of the Atlantic and North Carolina rail
! Service Association, of North Carolina as
its manager.-Raleigh Call.
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Ex-Gov. Jarvis is now Superintendent
| of the NJ. E. Sunday School of this town.
| He began his duties in that capacity last
| Sunday morning. He is an excellent man
in any position -Greenville Reflector.
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DR.. E. II. Harding, who has been pastor
| of the Graham Presbyterian church for
| five years, has accepted call to the pas
torate of the Farmville, Va, church. We
regret to see this able divine leave the
State.
A telegram to the Wilmington Messen-
ger from Col. John John L. Cantwell
states that at the Davis memorial meeting
| in New Orleans Wednesday night, Gov.
| Fowle made the speech of the night. He
was called out twice.
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Col Polk has rendered his resigna tion
as Secretary of the North Carolina Farm
ers' State Alliance, to take effect January
4th, 1890. He says he will retain his
I "a, and his relation as editor of the Pro-
gressive Farmer.
| The Navy Department has received
news announcing the safe arrival of the
| United States Ship Pensacola on the coast
of Africa where she took party of scien-
fists to make observations during the com
ing eclipse. Among the young officers on
board are Ensigns A. II. Scales and A. h.
Davis, of North Carolina.
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| 1t is said that publisher in Washing
ton city has requested of Henry Blount,
of the Wilson Mirror, the privilege Of
| making extracts from Mr.. Blount's writ
ings in the Mirror and publishing them in
book form. This is very complimentary
| to a North Carolina editor, and shows
that his fine style of writing, or rather
style of fine writing, is appreciated.
cord Standard.
H.P. Cheatham, North Carolina's ne
gro Congressman, recently did a kind,
and, for him, noble act. He asked fol
the retention in Office of a young white
Democrat, saying that he was good
industrious boy, and that he Cheat
ham) had been given to the boys mother
as bridal present. Now the family is in
| occasion to show his love for tEem.-Dur-
ham Sun.
We had always regarded brother Bundy,
of the Laurinburg Exchange, as a most
| excellent citizen and an honest, Christian
gentleman He bears that reputation
wherever he is known, and we were
| shocked and surprised to see this statement
in recent issue of his paper ''Some be
| lieve it was accidental while others believe
| it was the work of some vile creature OF
| rascality, TO THE LATTER OF WHICH CLASS
WE BELONG. Rockingham Rocket.
Col. Y. E. McBee has been elected Pres
| ident of the Charlotte, Columbia u Au
! gusta, ard the Columbia & Greenville
l l. hn Or,no in
| tendent of the Western N. @. railroad anC
he has had charge of the construction
of roads in other States. So conspicuous
became his position among railway mel
that he was chosen with Maj. Wilson al
an expert to settle long standing varian
ces between the Canadian governmeI'
and the Canada Pacific railway.
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Every year Legislative Committee Ii
appointed to examine the accounts, books
vouches, &C., of the State Treasurer ane
State Auditor. This year the Committee
consists of Senator Stubs, Chairman, Sen
ator Lusk, and Representatives Do9ghton
of Allegheny, Lyon, of Bladen, and Tenn
pie, of Wake. They are in Raleigh thi'
week making the examination. 1t is al
important task and involves much labor
The Committee is faithfully at work. W.
will print their report next week.
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Mrs. Belva lockwood has been to Win
ston and lectured on 'Is Marriage Fail
ure?n The Sentinel editor didn't like he
lecture or her ''broad" jokes and says
when she got through the only tw'
things her hearers were thankful for wer'
that they still lived and, second, that sh,
was never elected President Fellow -suf
ferers, just suppose that woman HAD beel
elected President and we had been obliget
to read her message! Shades of Cleveland
defend us! She knows more encyclopaedia
than Grover ever dreamed of and he
tongue is as long az the Mississippi river.
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The Goldsboro Rifles, of North Carolina
sent a guard of honor to the city hall will
historic battle flags. 1t was composed o
Captain w. T. Hollowell, Lieutenant
r. Griffin, Sergeant W. T. Harrison ant
Private w. T. Dortch, Jr. The commant
came as an escoIt to Governor FoWle
North Carolina, who was accompanies
also by his daughter and Colonel Williams
Captain Grimes of the Rifles and MaJo
Harrell and LieutenantJ. l. Thomson,
his own guard. The detachment sent t
the hall bore each a flag. There was on
that went through the war, another tn
regular flag of the Goldsboro Rifles tha
had been in several battles, the colors o
the State and the colors of Company D o
| ~. C;rst Raoimant Miss Helen EOWle