Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
North Carolina.

| A Secession flag has been raised at William
ston, Martin county
The Iredell (N. Co. Express states that TIVE
distinct shocks of an earthquake were felt al
Morgantowu, North Carolina.
Rev Mr. Wood has entered upon his pas
| torate in the Presbyterian Church in Washing
ton in this State.
New Posr OFFIcE.-The Postmaster Gen
eral has established a new Postoffice called
Poplar Hill, in Union county, this State.
FoR CONVENTION W. W. Holden
Geo. E. Badger and Quinten Busbee are the
Union candidates for the State Convention in
w axe county.
Rufus L. Patterson and Thomas j. Wilson,
Esqs, are the Union candidates for the Con
vention in Forsyth County.
Hon. j. G. Shepherd and David McNeill,
ESQ.,, are candidates in Cumberland. 4 meet
ing has been called to nominate others to op-
pose them Messrs Shepherd and McNeill are
the secession candidates.
DR.. Thomas Bunting and w. S. Devane,
ESQ.,, are candidates in Sampson.
B. A. Kittrell and B. C. Douthett, Esqrs.,
are Union candidates in Davidson County.
Hon. w. A. Graham, Capt John Berry, and
John W. Norwood Esq, are spoken of as
Union candidates in Orange. The County is
entitled to two members
Hon Bedford Brown it is said is a candidate
in Caswell for a seat in the Convention.
Three car loads of powder containing 1900
lbs reached Charlotte on Saturday by Railroad
for Georgia.
CoRN-The Wilmington Herald says that
90, $50 bushels of corn arrived there on
Wednesday in dozen vessels from the n. E.
part of North Carolina And that from 70, 900
to 100, 900 bushels have recently been shipped
from the same counties to Charleston.
WAKE FOREST CoLLEGE.-Thc Literary So
cietes of this Institution celebrate their Goth
Anniversary on the 18th inst. The Orators on
the occasion are for the Philomathesian
Society Mr. j. B. Richardson, Carthage, n
c.; for the Euzelan, Mr.. j. L. Deans, Murfrees-
boro', n. c.
CHATHAM OPERAroNs-The Raleigh CORES
pondent of the Petersburg Express writes:-
Mr. Burns, of the Novelty Works here, has
for some time been working his machinery day
and night making pumps, &c, for a mining
company in Chatham county, who intend to
open the Chatham Coal Mines.
The Senate of North Carolina on Thursday,
laid the resolutions of the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature on the table, because they were regard
ed as ''oensive to the South" General
Dockery, one of the strongest Union men in the
State applied this language to them and said
he thought they should be treated with silent
contempt
A Raleigh correspondent says that the
following gentlemen were on Friday last cleo
ted Trustees of the insane Asylum, for the
next two years DR. Pride Jones, DR.. P.
I. Henry, j. w. b. Watson, S. H. Rog
ers, L. Hinton, Esqrs., and Doct. William
son.
T. j. Purdie, Esq, is the Southern Rights
candidate for convention in Bladen. Mr.. Pur
dies former political classification was that of
an old line whig, The Opposition candidate is
George Cromartic, Esq Mr.. Cromartie leans
to the Federal consolidation notions.
DrrLlS.--A meeting is to be held at kenans
vile on Saturday to nominate candidates s-Eor
the Convention.
CAHyAS<IHG-The candidates for. .tiic Con
vcntIon in Wake county are canpasslng and
malling speeches. -
ANornuH TrckEr-A mcc:1ng has been cal
led at Raleigh for Monday next to nominate Il
secession ticket in opp :Stion to Messrs. Bad
ger, Holden and Bushee