The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-01-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

VARIOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST
GATHERED, AND BRIEFLY
STATED SINCE OUR LAST
ISSUE.
4 bank has been established Al
Scotland Neck.
Mr.. A III. paddison has become
an associate editor Of the Burgaw
Herald.
New York boasts OF the publlca-
tion Of 27o6 distinet newspapers ann
periodicals.
In the new territory of Oklahoma
there are 80 900 people In need for
the necessaries OF life.
The expense 10 run our exlrava-
CANT government II said TO be about
500 every minute.
The Durham Blackwell Tobacco
Company, put up 7o0, 900 pounds OF
Its celebrated smoking tobacco In
December.
The Chicago Herald says that tho
next House OF Representatives Will
be the largest party niajoity in the
American Congress-
President JEFF. Davis mansion, in
Richmond, Va, has been conveyed
to the Ladies' Confederate Literary
Association.
There has been more cold weather
In England and the whole continent
this winter than there has been ior
q century.
The records of insurance compa.
nies show that the American man
lives longer than men of the same
race In the old world.
The miners OF Pennsylvania make
a strike which will affect 80, ,0O0O.
This is what such nen as Mckinley
is doing for the people.
Hon. Paul C. Cameron, of Hills.
boro, died last Thursday. lie was
the weslthiest citizen Of the State
and bad held many prominent posi-
items Of trust.
Minnesota has electeda Democratic
Alliance ticket in the House, aud
Nebraska, after much difficulty, has
succeeded in having Democrat a.
lance Governor.
The cotton crop OF the South l.
much moro than the total corn cr,u,
of the whole United Statesand more
than $l00,O0O,000 greater thar the
wheat crop of the whole country.
Edwin B. Wynans was Inaugural.
ted Governor Of Michigan fsw days
ago. He IL level-headed farmer
and the first Democratic GovernLi
that the State has had in thirty years.
The experiment Of limited female
suffrage has not proved a success IN
Boston. The first year Of its intro.
duction 20, 900 voters registered, hut
last year less Than 5000 came In line.
Blind Tom Is said tn be dying OF
consu nptiOn. During his life 30
accumulated about $500, 900, but i,n
Is now dying in poverty, and hc
can't ''see" where his wealth has
gone.
[ sGor. Hill, Of New York, says h.
will not except a third term, noi
will he be candidate fer the United
States Senate; and Il seems that no.
thing will satisfy him but the Presi-
dency.
The e.ection of Mr.. Doughton, of
Aleghaney, rs Speaker, seems 10
give general satisfaction. He Is in
full sympathy With the farmers and
one of the glittering stars that adorns
the West.
Statistics on the growth of the
South from $3.50 TO 1890 show an In
crease ofpopulation Of 1919 per cent,
Of act'ial wealth, 62.5 per cent, af
capital invested I'm manufacturing,
20.7 per cent.
The Richmond (Va.) State say g:
"With Cleveland as the Democrats
standard bearer, victory will be as
sured. Compared with Cleveland,
the best Republican that could bc
named would appear weak
The Sylvan Grove steamer, Mt Nor.
throp's wharf, on the west side oI-
the Cape Fear river, where she was
laid for the ~ .nter, was burned on
last Saturday morning. The lo.s is
about sac, ,000 with insurance for over
go, 600.
Ex-Poliee.,ian Hogue, who was
ffried for his life I'm the Wake C1ui,-
ty Superior Court last week foi kill
Ing a negro several months since In
Raleigh, and who resisted the ptIicc-
man I'm arrest. wa acquitted after
three day. trial.
last year We sold abroad s225. .000.-
600 Of bread and meat and $40 ,0D0,-
900 in cotton, a practical ilIusi "a -
OF the truth of Senator VOL: ti's
-emark that this is not go II time
20 disorganizc the South. New Y.
World, Dem.
The majority of the members Of
the Legislature, which convened last
week, are new men. There ARE for
ty-ihree Democrats and seven Re-
publieans In the Senate, aid IO2
Democrats. IL Republicans aud sac
Independent in the House, and II IL
what might be called Farmer
Legislature.
The New York Herald gives out
The following, not neYs, but a iar.
sThe young men OF the country are
leaving the Republican party by
hundreds Give us a few morr Fmc.,
bills and there won't be anyihin
left Of that party except a reninis-