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Local Department Notes on Business and Town Life
The item reports receipts of cotton in Raleigh reaching 49 129 with an 8 050 increase from last year. It notes the sale of Webb's tobacco Warehouse interest to A. W. Graham and mentions local editors, a Cincinnati trip, and praise for Mrs. C. Gorrell of Durham for dress goods. It also covers Hillsboro street disorder and a crowd chase of Gates, ending with his capture and jail for explanation.
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