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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1878
Page
4
A April 26 1878 dispatch from Wasnixctos D C reports Mr Deputy Collector Smith of your city seeking promotion within the Internal Revenue Collectorship. He complains of poor pay and seeks support from Fayetteville Republicans and Gov Holden, hoping to replace Col Young if a change occurs.
A local column cites the Wake County insane asylum report showing 23 inmates there versus two in Warren County, calling for proportional distribution by population. It also notes a judge's grand jury charge on arrest duties and recounts a fatal lightning accident on the Hickory River involving Darius Doselty and family members.
The report details cotton market prices with quotations for Ordinary, Good Ordinary, Low Middling, and Middling, plus prices for ginned cotton, turpentine, resin, and related commodities. It notes a firm yet dull market, daily sales volumes, and official quotations from the Cotton Exchange, with stock and port figures and naval store prices.
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