Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-01-18
NORTH NEWS.

The Danyille Register says that
J. S. Carr, Of Durham, and a delega-
ton of North Carolina tobacc"nists,
went to Washington last week to
ak the Ways and Means Commit
tee To urge the abolition Of the to-
bacco TAX.
New Berue Journal: Governor
D. G. F'owle will open n Fair on
February oath. The managers have
received letters from several promi-
nent Alliance men in which they
said kind and complimentary things
about the last Fair and stated that
they would attend the next one.
Hon. T. J. Jarvis says he will be on
hand again
Progressive Farmer: According
TO the New York Commercial Bul-
letia, the rice crop in North Caro-
Ina is better than was expected.
The yield in this State. according to
the Bulletin, is $4,000 barrels. The
quality of N. c. rice is aaid to be
very fne. The total product along
the Atlantic coast will be 10000
barrels, against $4,000 last year.
New Berne journal: There will
he An election in November for
Judge of this Judicial District, and
the friends OF Clement Manly, Esq,
will press him tor the position.
We are not advised of Mr.. Manly's
wishes in this matter, but should he
be presented as a candidate for Su-
perior Court Judge, be will be
warmly supported by the Democrats
IF Craven. and fully endorsed by the
surrounding counties in which he
has a large practice.
Wilmington Star: From present
indications February promises to be
; hangman's month in this State, as
there are seven mor:als condemned
to the gibbet whose executions will
take place in that month unless exc
%cutive clemency interteres. This il
not a very enviable showing for the
old North State, but it is proof O
the fact tha, the mills OF Justice dc
some grinding here. With this re
+ cord Of executions, if capital punish
t ment accomplished ite purpose an6
Q deferred from CRIME, capital offense'
2 ought to be scarce for some time t
come.
: Goldsboro Argus: This is to Ger
!, tify that it is the opinion of thi
q writer that it will not be safe TO
o Peg Leg" Williams or any of hi
hlrelipgs to show themselves in thes'
parts any more until next fall. The,
e can come again next tall, after crop
are housed, and welcome, too, t
take all the "coous" that are fool
a enough to 60 to the Yazoo of "Pe,
Leg" Blu, till then, peggy" oil
- boy, take the advice OF the Aryu
e and don't m%aterialize in these partt
G otherwise it might not be altogethe
II lovely for you. Of course this /
only our opinion. 1t goes for VIVA
it ia worth.
wilmington Messenger jim Hen
:, derson, a Charlotte negro, set
,, steel trap for chicken thieves. II
! ! sailed out gun in hand the othe
. night, and the Neaos gives the sequel
TN his haste be forgot abou, hi
trap and didn't remember any,hin,
about it until it's jaws closed on th
d toes of his left foot. AS the ira
I squeezed down on his foot, he ga,
a coon u away with a chicken il
o its mouth. Jim priced the trap opeI
after a good deal of difficulty an
found one of his toes cut completed
of, while another was hanging by
piece of skin and still another badl,
N %lacerated. He lost two toes an
will be a cripple for several weeks
is LIFE WORTH LIVING?
Not it you go through the world