Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-05-03
STATE NEWS.

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accepted call from the Episcopal Church
at Oxford, Mississippi.
| COMMENCEMENT AT THE UNIvERs1TY.-T
commencement at the University this year
promises to be q most brilliant affair. Our
young friend julius S. Barlow, OF Tarbo-
! rough, we observe, has been chosen Chief
Marshal, with G. G.. Latta and ". S. Pear
son Assistants, and those who know ''Jule,
and the other young gentlemen associated
with him, know that they will never be sat
/ isfied if they do not make this equal to any
| other occasion of this kind, which has ever
occurred at that famous seat of learning
General Henry a. Wise, of Virginia. has
consented to deliver the Annual Address.
His reputation as an orator is national, and
we congratulate the young gentlemen OF
the University upon their happy cholce.-
The interest of the ceremonies will be
heightened by the presence Of the famous
Salisbury Brass Band. Our citizens had
the pleasure of hearing this band last De-
cember, and We need add nothing III It's
praise. Altogether we think the Com
mencement of 1867 promises Il rich treat
to the lovers of eloquence and music.
Wilson Cor0liniun.
REvIvA1-Rev Mr. Hill, of Oxford, is
assisting Rev. Mr.. Atkinson, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church in this city, in carry
ing with happy results.
Raleigh Episcopal Methodist.
A REVIVAL ITEM.-Rev. T. W. Guthrie,
of Fayetteville station, n. c. Conference,
writes to a Baltimore paper, as follows
"I am very much encouraged in my
work. We have had several conversions,
and some others are enquiring what they
must do to be saved. All the interests of
the church have very much improved, and
the prospect for good is encouraging.
ELECTION OF VEsTRYMEN. election
took place on Monday last, being Easter
and the following were elected Vim. G.
Hall, f. G.. Roberts, Major John Hughes,
William Fl. Oliver, Jacob Gooding, Sen,
Daniel T. Carraway and Jos. Fulford.
Netrbe1,a Commercial.
LUsUs NArURE.-A gentleman from West
ern North Carolina has given rs some in
formation concerning the rarest freaks that
probably nature was ever been guilty Of
The facts are strange and worthy of pub
licity. In Mitchell County, North Carolina,
there is man who looks very
much like rattle snake and has
some of the habits of one. His hands and
feet are shaped naturally, but once year
regular scales are formed and shed. His
eyes are small and serpent like, whilst his
whole appearance is wondrously strange
| He has a fOrked tongue, which he shoots
out with the rapldity OF q snake, making at
times peculiar kissing noise In winter
he lies most of his time in bed, and in sum-
mer will for two days at a time lie stretched
out on the ground enjoying the sunshine.
He will wind himself up like a hoop, and
| by his actions continually remind you of
the reptile he SO much resembles. His
| body is not only shaped like snake to
considerable extent, but is pied all over
He seems to have no mind, relishes wild
game above all things else, and when a
RABBIT is brought him, will manifest his de-
| light in the widest excitement. His name
| is VIM. Wise, is of respectable parent
age, and is twenty-one years of age
His mother, some eight months before his
birth, had the misfortune to tread upon
rattle Snake. Large sums have been Of
fered for the privilege of exhibiting him,
but his relatives have steadfastly refused.
General Sherman visited him when in
Western Carolina. Our informant is q
Baptist minister, and perfectly reliable.
In Haywood county, there is another
curiosity equally great. There is a man
made in the shape of dog. His name is
Messer. - IF07TentOn TtndiCatOr.
Lorenzo Shepherd, A. W. Tourgee and
Thos. B. Keogh, of this State, have been
admitted as practitioners fin the United
States Supreme Court.
ANOTHER REBUKE.-The Springfield
(Mass) Republican, ultra Radical, admins
ters the following severe and just rebul1e to
Mr. Holden. This is but one of number
of similar articles that we have seen
''The Raleigh IN. O. Standard, Ex-Gov-
ernor Holden's paper, makes great use of
the confiscation bugbear, evidently for the
purpose of frightening reluctant Southern
ers into support OF reconstruction. This is
bad policy. If it shall accomplish its OBJ
ject, it will at the same time establish in
those acting under such motive an uncon-
querable hostility to the party threatening
the infiction which they thus avert. The
Standard makes the matter worse by de-
Tending confscation as just and proper in
itself. It would be the most monstrous of
political crimes"
ANOTHER MATCH GAME.-The "Crescent"
club of this city and the "Euphemians "
of Kinston, have arranged a match game
of baseball for next Thursday, on the
grounds of the former We annex the
names of the "Crescent's " frst nine: Maj.
B. G.. Manly, Jno. G. Blake, Capt. G. j.
Iredell, Geo. II. Snow, E +. Page, James
McKimmon, S. G. White, W. A. B. Branch
and A. Phillips. Progress.
DELEGATES TO SOUTHERN BAPTIST Cox
vENTIoN.-We learn from the Biblical Re
corder, that at recent meeting of the
board of missions in Raleigh, the following
delegates to the Southern Baptist conven-
ton were appointed
Elders L. E. Skinner, ". T. Walters,
I'm, r Inf
ham, W. Hooper, A. Mcdowell, J. B.
Hardwick, L. B. Kingsbury, S. G. Mason,
A. D. Cohen, w. NJ. Wingate, J. 3. Solo
man, T. r. Owen, j. Fl. Phillips, n. B.
Cobb, r. r. OVERLY, r. H. Griffith, P. D.
Gould, Jas. Mcdaniel, A. P. Repiton, W.
Royal, ". T. Brooks, Jas. Purefoy, N. W.
Wilson and Il. B. Jones, and r. G. Lewis
and p. T. Pescud.
SUPERIOR COURT OF WARREN-Warren
Superior Court was in session the past
week,-Judge Barnes presiding. The most
important case tried was that of the State
rs. Pearce, from Franklin, charged with