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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1886
Page
2
A Victorian era reflection on the old year and hope for 1886. The piece notes bank failures and local commerce, discusses Norfolk and Portsmouth, tobacco, peanuts, and harbor activity, and mentions figures like Mahone and Daniel. It closes with wishes for readers of the Recorder and a call for renewed vigor.
A Black Hawk stallion owned by Charles H. Ferguson in Wyoming killed a mountain lion in a dramatic night clash. The horse, struck by the lion, countered with swift hooves, crushing the feline skull. Ferguson claimed the lion skin as a trophy and the scene was reported along with other regional and national notes.
A fragmentary moral admonition for young men warning that debt leads to ruin and that early marital proposals without means are deceitful. It condemns vain dress and street life, stresses honesty in dealing with others, and urges reliance on substance beyond cigars and appearances.
The piece extols Texas wealth and size with figures on area 370000 square miles timber 46000000 acres and 7300 miles of railroad. It cites crop projections for 1885 including cotton 1800000 bales wool 82000000 pounds corn 80000000 bushels and wheat 4000000 bushels. It notes cattle herd 12000000 and population growth to about two million with state wealth estimated at 603900000. It adds schooling fund at 7000000 and land for education nationwide. A local item reports a gin house fire at Everetaville destroying gin and cotton with no insurance. Another notes J J Pippin seriously injured by a blow from a negro named Isaac Whitehead near Cabin Branch after a quarrel over alleged knife drawing.
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