Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-06-07
1t Runneth Thus.

IHE ARGUS man came across
Col. j. B. Whitford, of Newbern,
yesterday, who is just back from
Washington. ID. c., and in reply
to our inquiry he stated that per-
haps the newspapers would con-
tain all he knew of interest to our
people. However, he could say
he was informed by an officer at
the Navy Department that such
progress was being made respect
ing the erection of a Light House
on Hatteras shoals as left very
little, if any doubt of success
with the next trial.
The borings on the shoal have
proven that the necessary foun-
dalton could be secured to sus-
tain the structure. This work is
known to be under contract, yet
the government will aid the con-
tractors now to some extent to
secure SO important a beacon to
commerce if practicable. In this
connection he stated further that
President Chadwick, of the A. &
N. G. R.R. is advocating, for the
interest of passing vessels, range
lights on the shore about -
miles from Cape Lookout, which
would guide them in a bay en-
tirely land-locked and thus give
safe harbor and also save many
lives and much property. Our
1.-TWO members Branch and Grady
are stirred up at the protestation
lof certain of their constitu-
tents for allowing Republi-
leans to be retained in the life
boats and in the Light houses.
when good, capable and true
Democrats are applicants for
lsuch places.
Of course u members are
Hooking forward to the next cleo
ton with more than ordinary
Interest as just who will be seated
again is in some doubt. Mr..
Bum, whom Speaker Crisp
said, in our hearing, was one
among the most useful members
in the House, will, if fall he
must, do SO with grace and dig
nifty. Senator Ransom is robust
in health and attributes a full
share of it to our Seven Springs
water, which he keeps generally
lat hand.
Senator Jarvis is quite coy il
the chair of the lamented Vance
lille is not so aged as a Washing
ton City paper would have us be
lieve (65) by several years: the1
again he has more than the streal
lof bald on top of his head
IOf course the two Senators vii
act in conjunction where the wei
fare of our people requires it
Whatever the differences may b.
i'm North Carolina as to which
lone will retain the seat after thu
respiration of the present term
1--WE are told to cook a Dolphin i
first to catch him. The way t.
lead to the selection of any Dem
|ocrat is first to obtain a Demo
cratic legislature, and the way t.
do that is not made easier b.
abusing Mr.. Cleveland, Carlisl
land other great and wise men il
the party in our State and out o
lit.
A joke is told on one of GU
members of Congress from Mort
lCarolina, which is applicable t
!. the times. He was riding wit
his son who would persist i
bringing up the silver questio
and talking of it in a knowing
!, manner. Finally the father, GU
. lof all patience, said ''hush, 20
fools and talk about somethin
. you know something about.
Mr.. Thurman, one Of our creates
statesmen, says he knows moth
ling about it, and even Mr. Cleve
land and Mr.. Carlisle have said
twists them.
In returning from Washingto
[ met on the train a very int
ligent gentleman who was abus
:, ling the President for running o
to North Carolina on "fshin
!, frolic, as he said, when men wei
visiting Washington to consul
him about office. Certainly, sal
II, the President should hav
, some relief from such conSta1
; ATTACKS, or he would soon be
dead man. The gentleman a
0 luded to went home a violent OF
0 ponent of Mr.. Cleveland.