Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-02-22

dE ISSu1C VI GaS hlSSlOu SIVSu
by Rev. G. l.. Arnold in st. Stephs
ems Episcopal church in this city,
and concluded last week is most
gratifying. There las been a great
increase in the church attendance
and in the religious fervor of its
members. Activity has been quicks
ened also in the il terest of church
ex e%nsion, and it is probable that a
rector for the parish will be secured
at an early day. Plans for the rec~
tory, too, haYe been adopted and the
work of construction will begin ais
most Immediately. So much for the
untiring energy and jealous preach
ing of Mr.. Arnold, who has now res
turned to his charge in Detroit.
The ancient gander, several times
mentioned in these columns during
past years, belonging to Mr.. G. W.
Smith, CT the Sleepy Greek section,
that came to his father with a flock
of get Sc more than 20 gears ago, and
that passed from sire to son when
the latter married and set up house
keeping, that ran the gauntlet of
Sherman's army, the only survivor
of a great flock, coming out of that
memorable raid, 20 years ago. with
a broken wing, the result IF a
gun shot in the hands of a Yam
kce soldier, is.at lengths dead. He
froze to death the first night Of
this cold spell, and by the best Gals
culation that Mr.. Smith can make
the gander is the r e of 50 years Of
age. The editor of THE ARGUS Sc
cured his ancient gandership the
morning after the demise and has
had him taxidermitized and he will
be among the exhibits at the New
bern Fair next week. This is un-
doubtedly the Oldest and most hiss
t0ric gander Oh record.
JOHN Jarrett, secretary Of the AS
ISOLATION CT Iron and Sheet Steel
Manu- acturers, declares that he &C,
tually knows agents Ct foreign man>
ufacturers now III this country soil
citing orders. This is marvellous
knowledge But does Mr.. Jarrett
know that a shipment Of pig iron is
about to be made from B rmingham
mills in Alabama, to Liverpool from
New Orleans, at $3.50 a ton, with
sales abroad at S11,05? This is the
work of agents of American manu-
facturers now in England soliciting
orders. Alabama f>rge pig iron sod
last week at $3.50 the ton in Pitts
burg, equal to $3.50 at the furnaces
while Middlesboro dealers could do no
better than S. so the ton at the fur
naces. The Association of Iron
and Sheel Manufacturers, however,
has decided on a forty per cent. re-
duction in wages go be made when
tie Wilson bill passes the Senate"
1t is not a question of agents from
abroad, but the subsidy at home that
wo; ries the Jarret style of bumbug.
A LARGE part Of the exports Ct
the United States are southern pros
ducts, such as cotton, lumber, naval
stores, cotton goods, etc. Some OF
the southern ports are the nearest
and most natural outlets for the ex-
ports of a large region of the west.
These natural conditions are Begin
nlng to tell. There has been a Steady
and ra lid increase in expectations
from all the Leading ports of the
South. Last year New Orleans i'm
ported goods to the value of only
$21, 900. but her exports reached
the enormous total Of $50, 900,
or almost twice as much as the
exports of Philadelphia. Balti-
more's exports reached $74,SOO,-
900, while her imports were
only $15,OOO.0 900, Norfolk with
very small imports had an export
trade of oyer $10,000,O00, while
Newport News exported $40, O0O,O 900,
a large part of which was western
produce. w have not seen the figures
for Savannah, G larleston and Bruns-
wick, but they will show very large
exports. The Southern ports hold
"a commanding position, and direct
trade between the South and Eurone
is growing at & wonderful rate. The
South is all right, AMI Goldsboro is
Ia it.
EARLY yesterday morning, b.
tween 3 and 4 O'clock. with the wind
blowing a gale, the alarm of fire
startled our citizens and brought the
heroic members Of our city's voiua-
teer fire department hurrying to
their respective fire houses for acS
ton. 1t was found that the kitchen
of the Hotel Kennon, located in the
second story ofthe building,east wing,
was in a full blaze, and at the time
of discovery threatened the destruc-
ton of the building; and with the
high wind prevailing there is nc
telling where the flames would have
stopped if they had once gotten a
Roadway. But the prompt response
and heroic, arduous work of TIE fire
department,and a plentiful supply of
water from u splendid water works
plant, soon brought the flames under
subsection. The wood work of the
kitchen was completely destroyed by
the flames, and all who viewed the
scene yesterday say it Is TIE best
piece of fire extlnguishing they ever
saw, and speak IN high terms of
praise Of our volunteer freldepartment
that cannot be too highly estimated
by the community. Notwithstanding