The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-03-09
THURSDAY, MARCH ., 1899.

THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1899.
SAMUEL l.. Patterson, of Caldwell,
who was oustcd by the Fusion regime,
has been reelected Commissioner Of
Agriculture.
THE new Railroad Commissioners,
now called Commissioners Of Corpora
tions, are Frank Mcneil, Of New
Hanover, to succeed Ma or j. w.
Wilson; Samuel l.. Rogers, Of Macon,
to succeed 5. Ohio Wilson; +. &.
Beddingfeld, of Wake, to succeed DIR.
Abbott.
ACCORDING to J. +. Patrick, chief
industrial agent Scaboard Air Line,
upwards of 40 families have settled
along the line Of this road during the
past wear. He saws further that these
people brought with them an aggre-
rate Of about 81 900, 900 in hard cash
to begin life on in the South.
A Washington dispatch says David
Bagley, Of Raleigh, N. c., brother
Of Ensign Worth Bagley, who was
killed in the battle Of Cardenas early
in the Cuban campaign, will be APP
pointed cadet in the Naval Acade-
nv at Annapolis, the President hav-
ing promised this to Senator Pritch-
ard
Mrs. Anna NJ Clark, mother, OF
Associate Justice Walter Clark, Of the
Supreme Court, died at her home IN
Raleigh Tuesday morning, in her
10th wear The body was taken to
Halifax for intermrnt yesterday.
Mrs. Clark was Miss Thorne, of
Halifax county. She was a member
of the Methodist church and noble
Christian woman.
lotte last Thursday destroying the
Southern Railway freight depot, 4
cotton compress, the joint property
of the Southern and Seaboard Rail
roads, large storage warehouse,
four thousand bales of cotton in
tended for export to England and
Germany and several hundred tons
of fertilizers. The loss is said to be
about $2O0,0 900.
PRESIDENT Mckinley last week
nominated Assistant Naval Con-
structor Richmond p. HObsOn to be
advanced ten numbers from No. l of
the list of Assistant Naval Con-
structors to be No. : on the list of
Naval Constructors. The promotion is
made for extraordinary heroism-in
the war with Spain, not in facing
and kissing so many silly women in
his Journey across the continent just
previous to his departure for Marila.
The selection of Mr.. James Il.
Young. of Henderson, as State In
surance Commissioner. is one of the
best the Legislature could have made.
Mr.. Young is an able insurance man
who understands the business
thoroughly and who will at the same
time look out for the interest of the
State He is a loyal and earnest
Democrat and has been the efficient
chairman of the Democratic ENecu-
tive Committee in the Fourth Con
gressional District for four years.
Charlotte NeTS.
BILLS for the erection of public
buildings in Elizabeth City and Win
ston were passed by Congress, while
a similar one for Durham failed to
run the gauntlet. We congratulate
the first named cities while svmpa-
thizing with our Durham friends in
their disappointment. Durham is
certainly entitled to a government
building and she ought to have it.
Congressman kitchin did his best for
it. but the fates were against him.
THE scarcity of hen fruit and the
high price thereof provokeS this
..lav" from the bard of the Atlanta
,JOurnal
There is SORROW in the orchards al
the dreadful blight of buds. Their,
is moaning on the farm lands ut the
freezes and the floods. But the grie
above all others comes to town ant
country men. with the news that the
recent blizzard has wavlaid the lay
ing hen, and the egg question is be
coming one of deep concern in many
places
THE friends of popular Ben Lacy
rejoice at his election to the position
the duties of which he discharged
with such signal success and abilit,
during his former incumbencv. III,
was last week chosen as Labor Com
missioner 10 succeed j. Y. Hamrick
No more capable and efficient mai
could be found for the place thar
Benjamin r. Lacy As the Charlotte
Ne~S APPLY says: His eNcellen
work in that position is well remem
bered and appreciated. He is