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Newspaper
Wilmington Post
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1880
Page
4
The item notes Mr George Evans of Nashville born March 1782 plans to court a woman by his one hundredth birthday. It also reports the October term Grand Jury discharged, with a visit to the Jail and Poor House finding them well kept and prisoners cared for.
Reports from across the country show strong Republican gains and Democratic discontent. Akerman’s anti-Colquitt speech circulates in Atlanta while Indiana Democrats split over English the English papers attack him. Grant’s arrival heats Ohio politics as Republicans rally behind Blaine Conkling Schurz and Payne in New York. Delaware faces dangerous moves, and Connecticut leans Republican amid Philadelphia events supporting the national ticket.
In Cumberland Fayerravitn North Carolina on the 27th a joint discussion drew a large crowd. J Kantiet soni Moos Galladay Shackelford and Kornezay faced off as Air Shackelford sparked applause but faltered, while Mr Canaday delivered a steady, pointed rebuttal highlighting contemporary issues and garnering support.
An expository note touts brain and nervous exhaustion among professionals and urges use of Compound Oxygen as a restorative agent. It includes Rev D L J head of South Am boy endorsement and an invitation to request a free treatise from Drs Starkey and Paleo of Philadelphia. The piece also lists quarterly church meetings across Wilmington District with dates and urged participation.
Oct market notes record firm prices in turpentine rosin and cotton with sales of 1000 bales at 10.97 to 11.05 cents futures and steady openers. Oil and resin sales included 457 barrels of crude turpentine and 600 plus good strained rosin with prices around 120 to 125 dollars per barrel or per cask.
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