Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-09-15


had fully considered the situation
and had made up his mind to vote
the straight Democratic ticket. He
stated that he had thought he would
vote the Third party ticket, but on
serious reflection had come to the
conclusion that the best interest OF
the country demands the election Of
the Democratic nominees. Thus
our friends are coming back to the
Democratic fold, and we recelve
them with open arms. The latch
string still hangs on the outside.
IT is reported that DIR. Exum,
Third party candidate for Governor,
said, in his harangue in Wadesboro,
that he would carry Wayne county
by 1900 majority. Surely the Doe
tor is misrepresented, Or is badly
mixed up and was thinking of his
$500 goats. Blowing with the
Doctor seems to be a chronic com
plant. But it shows up from the
tax list that the Doctor really has
only 80 goats-and this is about the
number of votes in toto that the
Doctor will receive in Wayne county.
IT is a real pleasure to The ARGUS
to announce that the well-known
and reliable Music House of Messrs.
Ludden & Bates, of Savannah, Ga,
have opened an extensive branch
house in this city, on West Centre
street, next door to Messrs. Royal
& Borden, with that courteous and
efficient gentleman Mr.. Henry G.
Mlllerin charge. They have a mag
nifcent line of pianos and organs on
exhibition, and they are noted for
the entire satisfaction they give their
customers. The ARGUS wishes them
much success with their Lew branch
house in this city.
HISTORY recites that in 1868, I'M
der Republican rule, a saturnalia
was held in North Cardinals Capt.
tai. There are those v no attributed
this wild license of the baser sort,
not to the wickedness of the party,
or entirely of its representation, but
to the EVIL influences Of the times.
In 1885 the Republicans gained a
temporary ascendency in the Legs
lature, aud all those who attributed
the wrongs of 1868 to the evils of
the times, were u~ndeceived, and if
they we're of a reflective cast of mind
they concluded, and rightly, too,that
the evils of 1868, as also the tenden-
cies of 1865, were not temporary al
terations, but inherent evils of the
HIS Excellency Governor Holt
and the State Board of Internal I'm
provements arrived in the city Fri
day afternoon from their trip of
inspection of the A. & n. G. r. r
They found the road bed, bridges,
cross-ties, equipments, etc., in most
excellent condition, and to a man the
Board had only words of generous
commentator of President Chad
uick's administration. In this con-
nection we take occasion to correct
the figures given in our article on
the divident the other day in regard
to the floating indebtedness of the
road when Mr.. Chadwick took hold
Of it and which ne has fully llqui-
dated. 1t was $4,000 instead of
$4,000.
IT has come at last-the bitter
est hour Of John l.. Su.livan's
life. The sand of the ring soaked
with blood, and he, the winner Of
a hundred battles, lying prone and
helpless upon it. Close beside him,
IN spite of the shrieking and howl
ing crowd outside the ropes, he
hears the words "Seven. eight,
nine-out." And then the loud
twang of the gong tells that the
battle is over The battle is over,
and as his dazed and blinded eyes
are gradually restored, John L.
Sullivan tastes for the first time
in his long and brilliant career the
NORWOOD and gall of defeat. He
was knocked ont in the 21st round,
and now slim Corbett," the
Frisco Slugger" is the worlds
champion, and "John L." the Boss
ton bully, takes a back seat.
SUPERIOR Court convened in this
city yesterday, with Judge Henry R.
Bryan, of Newbern, presiding, and
Solicitor Pou at his post. Judge
Bryan's charge to the Grand Jury
was the feature of the morning
session. It was O comprehensive
presentation of their duties, scholarly
in finish, eloquent in diction and i'm
pressite in delivery. This is Judge
Bryan's first holding of court here
and he has won u people at the
start. He is courteous, considerate
and aggressive and there will be no
delay of public business under his
presiding. The following are the
Grand Jury of the term J. J. Ivey,
Foreman, r. M. Howell, d. Creech,
E. T.. Grantham, j. l.. Mayo, Benz
Herring, j. E. Person, Henry Grady,
j. E. Parks, HI. T. Jones, Ichabod
Grant, Jr., G. E. Grantham, j. B.
Smith, E.. S. Grantham, G. B. Britt,
Simon Exum, (col.) g. F. Butts, ].
]. Street.
AT the close of the war the Gov
eminent, to meet the large debt in
Cured by the war, levied a tax of 81
cents a pound on cotton, 33 cents a
pound on tobacco, 80 cents a gallon
on whiskey, and l per cent. on real
est besides other fayes. The war