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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07
REVlSTA EUaOPEA.
CORRESPONDENCE ESPECIAL
lsB . 2.ETIN MERCAN MITE >
Paris, Julio Is de 1892.
FRANCIA.

La question iudfa, que tanso
preooupa los animos, empieza a to
ner malos resaltados, y quizas sca-
be por una verdadera guerra de re-
Ggi6n. A consecuencia de srticu-
los pub'ieados por Drumont en- la
'Libre Parole" fa6 este condenado
4 una multa muy grande; clio ha
dado lugar esca adalos; ell sen II
Orumont acusa al Pre- 'idente de la
Oorte, M. Marriage, de haber influi-
10 sobre las intenciones del jura
10. Ell asunto era picante y diver
tido,y Sc ha lido olvidando gracias q
otro acontecimiento mucho mis- i'm
portaate y triste. Estos mismos
srtfculos han dado lugar a una Sc
rie de desat(os, entire judios y cris
tianos; unO de ellos, entire ell Mar
qa6s de Mor6s y ell captain Mayer.
IA tenido p )r consecuencia la muer-
to del capitsn jadfo; verdad es que
81 solo SO tiene la culpa; por ser
muy diestro en- ell manejo de las
armas, tom6 ciertas responsibilities
des, persuadido de que habfa de
dar una leoci6n al marque, de Mo
res, PERI el marques ha sido capi
tan de caballeria, y no maneja ma
las armas ell judfo es el que hs
pagado su temeridad.
Ea breve Sc hara IN prooes), co.
no siempre cuando hay muerte or
un duelo.
TodOs estOs ao)ntec;miantos tie
aen sama importancia; a ua re-
iactor del EctGir se le ha ocu-rid,
averiguar y publican ideas y OPT
niones con motive de la campaIls
antisemi'a.
Mr. Julio Simon Sc ha daclaradt
anemigo de la campana, que no O.
N is one una guerra de religion
ur. Renan ha expresado Ia misms
o pini6n; Julio Ferry admite, Col
nuchisima raz6n, una question ju
dia en- Argel, pero no en- FfancIa
el antique Presidente del Consejt
de Ministries ha hablado del asuntt
como IN hombIe que ha estudiadt
a question a eondo; los dennis, Ba
rodet. T,sard, WALTON, BArthe'eml
st Hilaire, vituperan la CUE
"a contra los j1dios. Por mi par
1e, soy euemigo de reVoluclones J
10 Grim snes, pero tengo que confe
ar que hoy dia el judfo 10 ha aca
1arado todo, que sus msniobrs'
co nerciales y financierss son mu!
pei grosa', y que los h,mbfes qu'
81 periodista ha consultado no te
nian mas remedio one ser partida
clos de los iudlos. En- otra OCCASION
ne ocupare de esta question grave
e interes ante.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07
B0getin Mercantil
Don Feaerico Hern6ndes, Secretayio
del Ayuntamiento del pueblo de
M0un0bo.

MNWuNOO.
Oertifioo: Q1e en- session extssor-
lin ria celebrada con cara ,ter d.
or'iinaria por esta Corporation, el
dfa diez y seis del actual, p,6via la
aonvocatoria dispuesta por ell pa
rrafo seguudo del arti, ,ulo 100 de
a Ley Municipal vigeote, 4 la que
asistier0n los se1ores reiacionados
alpie, Sc trat6 y acord6, entire ooros
psrticulares, el que Va 4 continual
ci6n
"Seguiiamente pidi6 la p ,bra
ell primer Teniente Alcalde Sr Ro
driguez, y conoedida que le fu6,
suplic6 q la Presidencis d.iara 6s-
ia por breves momentos, por tener
que tratar de IN asunto que con 81
Sc relaolona. Asf heoho, ocup6 ID
Presidencia eli senior Rodriguez, y
sontiuuando ca ell uso de Ia pala
bra manifesto: que conocidos eran
de este Ayuntamiento el cello 6 in
ter6s que venia dem ostrando Dor la
Administration Municipal ell ac-
tual Alcalde don Demetr o Santae
liza Oort6n, haciendose acree ior s
la estimaci6n tanto de este Oonce-
jo, cuauto de vecindario en- gene
raj, por sua activas gestiones en-
pro de Ia Administration Munic,-
pal; por 10 que, como prueba de
gratitud y para dejar en- pArte re
compensados estOs servicios, propo-
ola q sus comp neros de Ooncejo
SO le aumentaran los gastos de re-
presentation, q contsr deide ell pre-
sente mes, a ''noventa pasos men
suales", en- lugae de los se5enta qoe
viene dlsfrutando, con los que pue-
da atender decorosamente aIasobli
gao,ones de 50 deiioado cargo y n
las de 50 familia, evitando asi yer
aos privad0s de los servicios de tsp
honrado y dlgno fuao:o aario pd oil
co; pues sabido era que la vida,
en- localidades pequenss como ests,
~ hacia ditlcil sostenerla, 81 no St
coLtaba con suficientes recurso
para cubrlr las necesldades mas
spramiantes; con Ia aclaraci6n dc
que, 81 fu ra I'm hecho O. sueldo de
los AIcaldes, SO en- ienda este DIT
noventa pesos mensuaes. Ense-
rada 10 Corporation de la mauifes-
racion del primer Teniente Alca. de
.enor Rodriguez, la asogio con el
mayor gusto y beneplaolto, aoep-
tandoia como suya pr Jpia, y acor-
iando de oonformidai con todo
euanto en- la :nisma SO p oorne,
ptevia sprobacio1 def 4itlVa de Ia
Janta Municipal, trlbutando, ado
/ mas, a su dlgno Presideate, senol
Santaeila, IN voto de gratitud J
10 conhaaza, como testimonio dt
to satisfecha que eeta de sus ges
tones administrativas".
Alcalde Presidente Don Dema
trio Ssntaella. - Pr mer Tenlentt
Alcalde Don Ramon R)isiguez
-Segundo Teniento Alc .lde: Dot
ynacio ColIazo.-Ool cei .l<s t: Dor
Juan Albarracin. den Gela o R)
! iriguez, don Francisco b rsios -
Sscretario: Don Federico Heraau
dez.
Es copla hel y exacta lei ori,
ginal do su content 10, a qua III.
remlto. Y para entregar al senol
Alcalde expido la presente, con t
V? b. del senor primer Tenient,
Alcalde, en- Maunaoo, a We nte ,
slete dias del mes de Julio de m
ochocientos noventa y us s-Et Sc
seetar ., Federico Hefndades. =
V? B?-Et prmer Teuiente AlcA.
pc, Ramon Rodriguez.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07
AUOlENCIA De L0 CRIMINAL
. E M A Y AGUEz.

Juioio oral CON motiro de la causa
nGmero liz, snstruida por el jug.
gado dc San Germdn, por el asesi.
nato del DR. Don Angel Franco,
reoino de Cabo- Rojo, es Ia noohe
del 20 do Septiembre de 1891.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07
2ACETA DE. HOY.

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aAauF q nssAl ortvasalo -
| Ayuasamisnsos e. ps 10 de In goa
| aisasAn a M.slsssfio. Va co
sra parte.
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saa@asts, e. E@@x.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

La fiesta francesa del Ia de Julio
empieza hoy, Is. y no se,a may
brillante este afio, q causa del NAL
Giempo. En- cuanto al c6lera, no
presenta ninguna gravelad ex-
traordinaria por ahora.
Mas vale asi.
E. OOntamine de Latour, Corr es-
ponsal del BOLETIN MHRoANTIL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

Como en- Francia Y en- casi todos
los paises, las elecciones inglesas nos
han reservado una sorpre 30, pues
los liberales han ganadO terreno y
tienen la misma situaci6n que en-
1885; entonces contaban con 80 in
diviGuos, cuyo ndmero bsj6 II;
y hoy cueDtan con 80 miembros.
La question de las ocho horas de
trabsjo ha tenido cierta iufluencia
sobrs las elecciones, graciss & elias
ha podidO scr nombrado Mr.. Keir
Hardie; en- otras parties, los candi
datos del trahajo que Sc han pre-
sentadO contra los liberales, han
fracasado por complete, , entire
ellos Sc halla Mr. West Brosdhurst,
antigua trabajador que ha contri-
buido al desarrollo d. las asocia-
clones obreras.
Enviado al Parlamento por sus
csmaradas, fue nombrado Sub SO.
cretariO de Esta 10 en- ell Ministsrio
del Interior, dusanta el Gabinete
Gladstone; esta vez ha fracasado
por su culps.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

fesuitad0, por 10 men0S apasent3.
La prensa inglesa SO llmita a de-
cir que los asuntos del Imperio NJ T.
rroquf Sc halla1 Ell muy NAL esta-
10 y van empeorando cads dia
mas. Como apoyo de sn opinion
cits las sublevaciones cue con mu
,ha frecuencis Sc repiten, Y la po-
"a a1toridad que tiene ell Sultan co
sus d miuios, 10 que da lugar q
'onstitneiones aut6nomas que nc
tien n mas ley qua el despotlsme
lie sus jefes. Anaden que 81 las co
sas contindan asi, habra que inter
eenir muy pronto, y que sers ne
'esario que alguna naci6n intere-
sada ocupe parte del territorio.
Esta indirecta es claro SO We
nuy bien qae el Gabinete de
L>ndres, con ell pretexto de oivi
izaci6n, quiere meterse en- Ma
rrnecos, como sc ha metido or
Eglpto; la idea inglesa es spode-
arse de I anger, que por 81 situa-
ai6u geogratica es con Gibraltar Ia
IlaTe de todo el Mediterraueo. s.
Ios ing 'eses llevan 4 cabo su plan,
40 co1su.tarsn 4 ninguns naci6n
EsDana le toca tomar sus pre-
cauciones, al no qulere que Ioglate
ira Ia paralioe EN- sus operaoiones
La prensa britannica esta orepa-
rando el terreno; es una campana
De pluma, y va que estsmos preve
aidos, hay one impede a todo tsal.
CO la constitution de IN Tapgei
ingl6..
Tambiea los diarios ffanceses
han toma 10 la oosa q pscho el
\" Temps " emp'ea un esti' o que no
s para a9imar q los ingle,es; afr.
ma ri dlasio frances que las sub'e-
vaeiones no tienel ninguna impor.
tanoia, slno IL que 10 dan los iugle
sss para logrAr 10 que qulesen. y
'ermina dinien 10 que de ning6a
mo 10 se dcbs permitir un imp rio
MArtoqui ingls,; el stsia qa, e.
aecesario para mantener Ia par en-
Europa,
La dl4slos ltaliaaos quleren que
Sc aFfegle euAnto aa,es ia cues,ion
le aarsaeeoa. porlIe b sce "a mu
hos Ah qla llama la ataaoi5a de
Ga'opA, y hay qle latesvenlr
"a eaaqalog pals cuyo, asuatos
scan pesjailclAles psta Ia paE ge-
acsal.
Ia Eqoea,1 de MAdsli. Sc ha
osapsi io del Asaato J Dc Ia mlsioa
10 ) ET@a sm sA paEccc one el
dobsegao laglsa 80 solo nccesi.a.
"a "a cossitt.e l5a do algunas for,
s4c4oaca ea I anger, slno que
g IA - rcyss46a dc "a eo4venos3n
a. Ia 4 al ! los casopeos cl dcrc
. 70 lie qaFIf propltda ic'.
E4a. a. iesxs eaAnao osro ea-
Fpksn2 - essAblssr ca MA!sne
s1a, sssas = FccAa&aAs dIsica IN qac
@so qssI4I.cA 1 50 cosacssto Et
/. e:esei@sAsso 'ae EspsAs la pse
.pa4Als e@ssgse aca.r. Aa Aslsca1o
! easa - esp esa vsasaasad DC. Sal
As . as4sAbe. ea Ga. aa EgAaata'
ts. h&aeo s~s2A 10 Ftaacsa tns
- ne a = - IL. Ia O. aso Sua ss.
: asscs sea sas TIA ser. psists &C
as 81 II ssass sss&Aso essa@o HaeJos sc,
a&<s. y 80 @rssAa o@tfAF 60 Ma
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7 ~ aAsesa &c aaav8 - aagaA ss3n, =
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

tiepen con Russia ; por desgracia,
las 1ltimas elecciOney dan la victo.
ria a los liberales, cuyas tendencias
antialemanas son muy Conocidas );
prueba de clio el viaje anunciado &
Londres y desmentido inmediata-
mante. Ii duico que hay que yer
CON ell nuevo Emperador de Ale-
mania en- Madrid es la negociaci6n
del tratado de comercio, y tanto es
asi que ell senor Bolowitz cobrar&
On Madrid el mismo saeldo que te-
Eia en- Oonstantinopla, 10 que cons
tituye para la Embajada en- Madrid
IN aunento de cincuenta mil mar
COS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

y
asi que Ell senior Bolowitz cobrara
On Madrid el mismo saeldo que te-
Eia en- Oonstantinop pla, 10 que cong-
tituye para la Embajada en- Madrid
IN au nento de cincuenta mil mar
COS.
La Gaeeta de Alemania del Nor-
to ha empezado una campafia con-
ira el Principe de Bismarck, al que
acusa en- t6rminos muy serios de
haber inspirado todos los ataques
publicados des le hace dos amos
por Ia prensa extranjera contra el
gobierno del Emperador Guillermo.
La GacetG se preocupa sobre to-
do de las crftleas dirigidas por Ell
antique Oanciller contra la pOlitica
VICENTE, que, segdn 81, ha ocasio-
nado Ia alianza franco -rusa. Dice
que e] Principe no tiene raz6n en-
dejar caer Ia responsabilidad de
estos acontecimientos sobra ell Ge-
neral Caprivi, puesto que la base
de las relaciones franco rusas SON
la consecuencia del tratado del 70.
elaborado por ell hombre que diri-
gfa entonccs los asuntos de Alema.
MIA.
En este tiene sobrado fundamen.
to la hoja germ Anioa; al ofender al
Ozar, y al ponerse de part, de Aus.
tria, en- Ia politica balkanica, Bis
marck ha facilitado Ia alianza que
hoy tanto le mortifica.
81 ell dario alemkn Sc hubiese
contentado con sus ataQues retros.
pectivos 81 no hubiera hecho mas
lque aclarar, con uua pol6mtca, un
lpuuto importante de la historia
contemporaries, no hubiera causado
una gran emoci6n On Europa. Pc.
70 la hoja Va mucho mas lejos; ha
lproferido verdaderas amenazas, Y
ha dado & compreader que el Em-
lperador tomsrfa msdi1as de rigor
para imponer ell silencio al vecino
Ffiedrichsruhe. Aquf Ia situaci6n
Sc vuelve tragica. El fundador de
la unidad alemsna goza en- todos
los paises germ inicos de ua prasti.
gio emo me, y naiie esta seguro de
lque se callarfa todo ell muudo si Sc
tomase una medidaf fignrosa contra
lei. El Enperador entra en- I'M CO.
mino que ie puede scr fatal. Es
probabls que no Sc expondrA &
clio; en- todo case, muchas cosas
han variado en- Alemania desde la
muerte de 50 imperial abuelo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1892-08-07

~ hA eoeee3sIo II. J Ast.
f4eh II ysF "a aa,or .oa raa
tsresF q eaFgo Ga V"ss6 r. us
Sac ia \ sfaesa &c N eAsa g.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-18
THE OPERA HOUSE.

From 1892 until 1899 the North Caro-
lima Journal was the great newspaper for
all this section Of the State. In that
year the Raleigh Register appeared The
Minerca and the Star We're the other early
newspapers.
A Sensation Of Early Times.
In 1897 an attempt was made to burn
the capitol in order to destroy documents
showing that great frauds had been com
mitted in land entries. 1t was foiled, q
confidential messenger having been sent
from Nashville, Tenn, to warn Gov.
Ashe of it, For two months strong
guard was stationed around the building
The messenger, whose name is not
known, overheard the plot of the con-
spirators Had he ever been discovered
he would have been assassinated. In the
samu year, On the occasion of the mar
riage of the State treasurer. q ball was
in progress at Casso's tavern. when 8
servant ran in with the news that bnr
glars were forcing an entrance iuto the
capitol The thief was caught and ii
! was found that he was Phil. Terrell col
ored, a servant Of William Terrell, one
of the men charged with the great land
, entry frauds Phil waa hanged here for
this offence April 81, 1893 The docn
ments were in trunks and the negro had
secured number of them In 1899 the Sc
cretary of State, James Glasgow, was tried
| for the fraudulent issue Of land warrant.
and was convicted. In 1899 the supreme
court was established.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-18

On the 21st of June. 1881, the old cap
ital was burned On the 4th day OF July,
1888, the corner stone of the present
building was laid. with imposing cere
monies. The building at the time of It's
completion, four years later, was pro
nonnce0 the most magnificent public
structure in America.
The Joyous Old Bays.
In those far-away days Washirgton's
birth day and the fourth of July we're
great days here There were always pa
rades, illumiuations, banquets, toasts an
balls A fsvorite place of resort for a
great many years was tie mineral
spring" as it was termed, which was a
short distance southwest Of the coIored
department of the deaf mute and blind
institution. Once in each month the
Governor held ''levee."
The City Watch.
It was in May. 1910, that Rev william
McPheeters, of Virginia, became princi-
pal of the Raleigh Academy" which
stood on the square where the Governor' s
mansion now stands. He also became
officially, pastor of the city" In 1925
Gen Lafayette paid his memorable visit
here. 4 feature Of this was hia visit, in
company with Miss EhzaHaywood. to the
rotunds Of the capital. where he viewed
the statue of Washington, his great CON
| inander and beloved friend. This
scene is illustrated on one OF the histori
cal floats in to days procession, as is also
his reception BY the then Governor, Bal
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-18

ry Potter, upon special authorization,
sold much of the land bought of Joel
Lane, except the stone quarry. in lots to
suit purchasers. 1t was from the pro
ceeds of this sale that the improvements
of the capitol above referred to were
made, Mr.. William Nichols, man of
very marked ability in his profession,
being then the State architect.
Primitive Raleigh.
Raleigh in 1912 was very small, having
only about 1000 population Prior to
that there were two hotels, or taverns as
they were then called one kept by Casso,
near the capitol square, the other, the
Indian Queen, kept by Capt. Scott
where the post office now stanis. The
town bell was put up at Casso's corner
La 1912 Capt. Charles Parish op, ned his
new hotel, a brick structure, the Eagle.
Qbe site of present agricultural building
This was, with the exception ot The STATE
House, the first brick building here, Il
was not until 1918 that the old Stalc
bank was built Qhe Y. II. c. A. buiid
lng), also the First Pre- bgterian church.
the bank Of Newbern (now Christ churcL
rectoTy) and Gales printing office II
1922 these, with Coman's store, were
The only brick houses in the CITY,
the 'palace" being outside the limits
Fayetteville street was in 1922 lined with
small wooden buildings, mainly stores.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-18

convention met and adopted this resolu
ton: ''This convention will not fix the
seat Of government at one particular
point, but it shall be left to the dis
cretion Of the Assembly to ascertain the
exact spot; pr0cided al1odyS that it shall |
be within ten miles of the plantation
whereon Isaac Hunter now resides, in
Wake county" On the Gath of
November, 1890, the bill for the
ratification of this ordinance OF the
convention came before the House Of Com.
voting against and 81 voting for the
present location. Stephen Cabarrus, the
speaker, broke the tie, voting with the
latter side. In the Senate there was a
similar division, but there Gen. Lenoir,
the speaker, voted against the resolu-
ton. In 1871 the General Assembly
met at New Berne and liz compliance
with the positive constitutional mandate
passed an act carrying the conventions
order of 1888 into effect. The act thus
passed appointed ten commissioners ''to
lay off and locate the city of Raleigh
within ten miles of the plantation of
Isaac Hunter" and five persons ito cause
to be built "a State House sufficiently
large to accommodate with convenience
both houses of the General Assembly, at
an expense not to exceed ten thousand
pounds" $50, ,000.) La 1892 a major
ity Of these commissioners, Frederick
IIargett, Willie Jones, Joseph Mcdowell,
Thomas Blount, William Johnson Daw
son and James Martin, met April 4 The
next day Col. Joel Lane conveyed to the
State 1000 acres of land immediately
contiguous to his residence at what was
then bloomsbury or Wake Court
House. The commissioners laid off the
plan Of city containing 400 acres, ar
ranged in five squares, one of seven and
The Otherso four acres, and 27G lots of one
acre each. These squares were Union, Gas
we'll, Burke, Nash ard a0ure. The
names Of the towns 10 the direction tow
ard which the principal streets ran gave
the latter their designations and the
mes Of the commissioners aud of other
promincnt ritiI - we're given to others.
ID s'tnd Tor all tiAe. 4e chief strestr.
Newnern, Hllsb2ro, Fayetteville and
Halifax, were named in honor Of former
$ ats OF tho State government, and were
made 80 feet wide, the others being &C
feet in width. In December, 1894, the
legislature met for the first time in
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1t was building of brick and wood
and in a general way bore some resem-
blance to the present building, though
smaller and not st all graceful. 1t was
constructed from the net proceeds of the
sale Of city lots in 1892. In its two halls
and the passages there We're balls, theGt-
rical presentations 4th of July ora
tons, worship on the Sabbath, &C. Later,
in 1922, dome was added to the build
ing and also porticos, while the walls
were succeed, and in 1924 noble work
Of art, Can0va'S marble statue of Wash
ington, was placed in the rotunda The
capitol, thus improved, became a slightly
and most attractive edifce AS Cover nor
Swain remarked in his address st the
opening of Tucker hall (Aug "a, 1850
'there were but few of the better class
of travellers who did not pause IN thciI
passage through Raleigh to behold aud
admire it
Othel Public Buildings.
1t was not until 1902 that the legisla-
ture required the Governor to reside
he, q On lot No 131, where the National
B Of Raleigh now stands, plain two
ST ! building, painted white. was erec-
e for his use and his Office was erected
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ton. In 1911 all the white males in the
city were arranged in twenty classes or
companies, each commanded by cap
tain. and these did duty under the name
+ the City Watch, as patrols and fire
men. Such was the custom for crest
many years. The city bell rang at
o'clock at night, as a signal for slaves TO
he &t home aud the public to go to bed.
Il Was the ''curfew" from the French
courre .teu, or cover fire. For many
ears he only bell was that of the State
House Il rang Sad peals for funerals,
ano Joyous ones on holidays.
The War of 1912.
1u 1914 Raleigh sent a company tt the
var with Great Britain John T c.
Wyatt was captain. 1t also had citi-
zens n another company s.; that time, Of
which w II McCullers WAS captain.
Later il that war il had citizens IN two
companies. one commended by John
l Bell, the cthtr br John Green.
i The social features # the city. flI
Raleigh was alw IS a city" never pass
jng through the ordinary intermediate
tsges II village aid town, y ere delight
ful. TIE newspapers Of the first half
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at the corner This was the executive
office, which was not then IN the capitol
In 1913 the Legislature appointed Henry
Potter, Henry Seawell, William
Hinton, Nathaniel Jones, Theophilus
Hunter and William Peace ''commis
sioners to erect on the public lands near
Raleigh convenient and commodious
dwelling house for the Governor at d
cost not to exceed five thousand pounds
($25, ,00O) to be paid for out of the sale Of
lots" which they were authorized to lay
off and from the sale IF the lot No. 131,
on which had resided Gems. Turner,
Alexander, Williams, Stone, Smith and
Hawkins. The new residence of the
Governor was located at what was then
the southern end of Fayetteville street,
facing the capitol. Iu 1916 it was com
pieted and Gov Miller was its first occu-
pant. 1t was commonly known as the
palace" that name following the
official designation Of Governor
Tryon's palace at Newbern. In
1910 Duncan Cameron, John Winsl0w.
Joseph Gales, William Robards and Hen