The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-30
PAYING CASH FOR GOODS.


fhoes AMI the Country
Over tho Rumor that Mrs.. Cocl Q
WAS Mardered-Her Remaia. Exhamed.
Another Homicide In wake Couaty.
Mayor Challenged.
Messenger Bureau. Park Hotel.
Raleigh. y. c., July 20.
Commercial travellers report that
more merchants in this state are pay
ing cash for their purchases than ever
before. This is perhaps largely due to
the repeal Of the law %forbidding pre-
ferences in assignments. The mer-
chants who supply the country and
erence law.
The suit of DR.. w. r. Wood. DIR.
Spruill and Mr.. Peter E. Smith against
the government for the use OF their
patent electric-lighted buoy is for
5000, 600.
The people around Southern Pines.
known as the natives are making
things SO unpleasant for the residents
of hat town, nearly all New England
ers, in regard to the stock law. that
some Of the ~townspeople wish to sell
out and leave. A North Carolinian
just from Southern Pines says this is
the state of affairs and hat the coun-
try people, angry because the town has
a stock law, have threatened to burr
buildings. He further says that none
of the natives have come forward
and assured the townspeople that they
deplored the occurrences. The town
has a perfect right, of course, TO have
a stock law.
1t is expected that the tobacco sales
here this season will be larger than in
several years. Last season about 1850
900 pounds of leaf were sold in the two
warehouses. The leaf trade here has
not been encouraged by capital.
The shipment of Delaware grapes
from the vineyards here began today,
twelve days later than last season.
Good prices are expected as no Della
wares were on the northern markets so
late as the 23rd.
Another homicide occurred near For
estville last night. Tom Dunn. colored,
shot Will Kelly, also colored. They
had words. Kelly was the aggressor.
He stopped to pick up a stone, when
Dunn fired the bullet striking Kelly in
the abdomen. Dunn fed. The general
opinion appears to be hat it was JUS
tifiable homicide.
Persons just arrived from Asheville
report that great excitement prevails
there owing to rumors that Mrs. w. j..
Cooke, wife Of the mayor, did no COM
NIT suicide but was murdered. Her
body was exhumed Saturday. There
was $50, 900 insurance on her life.
The Governors Guard returned yes
terday from a weeks visit to the Ten
nessee exposition.
Quite a number of sheriffs and other
county officers passed here today on
their way to Morehead City to attend
the county officers convention or insti-
tute.
The windstorms of Friday and Satur-
day nights appear to have done little
or no damage to crops.
There is quite a stir in Stanley coun-
ty by reason of last weeks gold dis
coveries.
Durham has a sensation. The may
or, Moses McCown, is challenged by a
farmer, o Shiels, to fight a duel.
Shields claims he was insulted by Nc
Gown, who was a character witness
against him in a trial. OF course May
or McCown pays no attention to the
challenge.
The survey Of the Moresville and
Mocksville shortcut of the Southern
railway is completed. h road will
certainly be built.
The crop of melons is exceptionally
large and fine this year. Raleigh is
the largest retail melon market in the
state.
The revenue collector of this district
is directed to allow no cigarettes to be
removed Until new stamps are put upon
them. The tax is now 81 per thousand.
1t used to be so cents. 1t is understood
that goods already stamped can be
sold. New stamps are expected by
July 2Sth. Orders for them were sent
today. 1t appears that a new grade
of cigars will be made. The all-tobac-
co cigs~ les are now classed as cigars
Inc T the same tax as cigarettes
1t is supposed that they will require
new stamps. Cigars weighing over
three pounds per 1000 pay 50 per 1000
and those under that weight pay 81,
| which includes the heretofore all-tobac-
CO cigarettes. This change appears to
be in the interest Of the American To-
bacco Company. Rival companies had
put on the market the cigarettes 20 fov
5 cents. The American Tobacco Com.
| pany followed suit. The tax has beer
! cent per package. Now it will be ;
| cents. This will about cut out any
| profit and will probably withdraw the
| 20 for 5 cents from the market.
Tomorrow the commissioner Of agri.
culture again goes to Washington tt
get the cattle quarantine line moved
/ as far east as North Wilkesboro, so the
North Carolina railways a get som
haul Of fat cattle to market. As it !.
| they are driven on foo into Virgins
and as the commissioner says thus
Virginia gets credit for North Carolina
fat cattle as well as for our choice to
bacco."