The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-16
WORLDS NEWS IN BRIEF.


Ssaseessf,eI Tic Planter
I Farmers ia the western part
Of Caiawba county, who have
bsen experimenting in raising
rice on their wet bottom lands, are
well pleased with the result. AMI are
irving to get enough land owners on
the South Fork river and Clark { and
Potts creeks interested in the
business 10 justify the purchasing of
IA mill for cleaning the rough rice.
1t produces from twenty 10 forty
/ bushels TO tfe acre un lands that
cannot BE- cultivated in anything else,
aud ali the labor and expense r.
quired in raising IA crop is the plant
ing and gathering it.
/ i New vestibuIe Train.
/ The fast yestibule train between
New York aud Atlanta on the :.
4. l.. will be put on by june
LIST. 1t will be a very hand
some rain, but 10 name has
been decided on for it. Its time BE-
tween Raleigh and New York will
be thirteen hours and between Raj
eigh and Atlanta twelve hours. 1t
will stop only twice on the Raleigh
and CASTOR Division, three times on
the Raleigh and Monroe Division,
and five times on the 29i-mile divi-
SIGN of the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern. The Pullman Company
will build the trains to order, aud
the design, fittings, and color will be
very handsome.
The legislature incorporated 10
new railroads.
The mad dog fear is rampant in
several sections of the State.
Henry BIount goes on the stage as
Il lecturer. He went to Florence s.
c., last week.
The Legislature gave $4,000 to
erect monument in Raleigh to the
Confederate dead.
Hon. \, Lsazer has been appointed
superintendent of the Penitentiarv
by Gov. Carr:
Hon. W. Z. Cox. of N. c., is said
to be the most popular candidate
for Secretary of the United States
Senate.
Evangelist d. l.. Moody is con-
Quoting meetings at Charlotte. Five
thousand persons were present at his
first meeting.
A flock of % sheep belonging to
j. II. Hoffman, member of Legisla-
ture from Burke county, was recently
destroyed by dogs.
Hon. T. NJ. Simmons is reported
as willing to serve his country as
collector of Internal Revenue for the
East North Carolina district.
The Boiling Springs Rural Re-
former says; Mr.. Bed Justice, a
soldier in the Mexican war died Feb.
Goth. He was about Is years old.
Twenty-one banks were chartered
by the recent Legislature. This is,
probably the largest number of
banks ever chartered by any one
General Assembly in the State.
The justices of the Supreme court
have under the new law appointed
Robert T. Gray, of Raleigh, Supreme
court reporter. Up to this time the
Acknowledgement has been reporter.
Several new cotton factories are
being discussed in Chatham county:
1t is said that a company has been
organized with a capital stock of
$4,000 to build factory at Lock
vile, Oh Deep. river
The question on every lip is, .swhat
has the legislature done:?' The only
answer is, sit has killed the demo-
cratic party in the State" What "a
pity to kill a thing in its sins. But
has it soul?
Judge VIM. B. Rodman died at
his home in Washington on the 9TH
inst. at the age of rs. About a week
ago he had quite a severe fall, cut
ting his head, and it was feared dur
ing the dav Of his fall that he would
die but he rallied and was thought
to De rapidly improving, until a very
short time before his death.
The Washington Post says that a
North Carolina firm has an order
from Northern company for $780,
o u, rabbits feet, hind feet preferred
This order it is said resulted from
some ohe's presenting Vice President
Stevenson with the cleft hind foot
OF grave yard rabbit while he was
In Raleinh durinn tho L.. a.