Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-26

State Matters.
THE CONGRESSIONAL D1sTR1cTs.-Partes in the
different districts have at length settled down upon
their candidates, enabingus to announce them with
considerable certainty.
In the First District Hon. Henry NJ Shaw is the
Democratic candidate, S. n. Smith, Esq, the oppo-
sition, Both gentlemen have been nominated by
conventions of their respective parties IL the Second
District Hon. Thos. Ruffn has been nominated by
convention of the Democratic party. He has no op-
position. In the Third District Che Cape Fear)
Hon. Warren Winsow is a candidate for re cleo
ton, and, according 10 the usage Of the party in
this district, is the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress, at the election 10 be held in August next
AS there will be no Democratic opposition, we pre-
thcre will be other, as it oud be hopeless.
Nothing could enable Know Nothing candidate TO
futtr but division in the Democratic ranks Hon.
L. OBJ. Branch is the Democratic nominee in the
Fourth, or Raleigh District. Mr. Branch has no Up
position ard so far we know is not likely TO have
any, The Fifth, or Greensboro District reioices in
three candidates-two Know Nothings, John A. Gil
mer and NJ. c. Wadde, Esqs., and one Democrat,
Stephen A. Williams, Esq, of Alamance. The Dis
trct is preponderatingy Know Nothing, and if Mr..
Williams succeeds, he will deserve tho proiou due to
him who successfully leads the fOrlom hope. In
the Sixth District Alfred NJ. Scales, ESQ., jr., Dem
Ocratc nominee, opposes Hon. r. c. Puryear, the
Know Nothing incumbent. In the seventh District,
Hon. Burton Craige, Democrat, is candidate with
out opposition, and will be so elected, we presume.
In the Eighth, Hon. T. L. Clingman is the Demo-
cratic candidate for reelection and has no oppOsi-
ton so far, unless we count in Mr.. Wilson, from
Pigeon River, who don't amount 10 anything No
doubt is entertained of Mr.. CIngman's election.
CLINTON FEMALE INsT1TUTE.-We learn from the
Clinton Independent that the examination at this
School will take place on Wednesday and Thursday
the 18th and 10th days Of July. A. A. Mccoy,
ESQ, has accepted the invitation to deliver the ad'
dress before the graduating class on the 18th.
The SIXTH DISTRICT. The Salisbury Banner says
that the accounts this district very favorable
to the election of Scales Democrat over Puryear anti
Nebraska incumbent.
GOLD IN AEsoN COUNTY They have found new
gold mine ne or Lanestoro' in the western part oil
Arson County on the lands Of S. w. Cole, George
A. Smith and others. The vein is about fifteen
inches in thickness and extends fer great distance
It is said to be very rich. They making ten dol
lars day to the hand by washing the surfaceearth
in the neighborhOod Of the vein Such is the state
ment in the Salisbury Banner. OF course the excite
ment in that vicinity is very considerable.
WAKE FOREST CoLLEGE.-The annual commence
ment of this institution took place last week. The
annual address before the two Societies delivered
by Rev. Dr. Hooper, President of the Chowan Female
Institute. 1t was worthy of the high character OF
the speaker.
The General Agent, Rev. ]. Mitchell, reported that
of the $1,000 endowment recommended by the last
Baptist State Convention between $4,000 and $780,
900 had been subscribed The subscriptions are con-
ditional upon the whole amount being secured 1t is
therefore of vital Importance that the emainng sum
should he made up within the year The College
cannot MAINTAIN ITS r~~r- ~'"""h"6 "Llu usefulness
without such endowment. The Baptists of the State
can easily finish the work of subscribing the fifteen
to twenty Thousand still wanting. There were ad-
dresses by several members of the graduating class
among Others, by C. S. Ellis OF Wilmington, who de-
lvered an address suhjec g the Nineteenth Cen
tury," aso the Valedclory '-Mr. lis efforts are
highly spoken of by the press of Raleigh.