Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-07-26
STATE NEWS.

til to-day. number OF witnesses IN Ile
case of Messrs. McRae, Toler and Watkins,
are in the city. Messrs. Strange, Fuller
and McRae, the able counsel for the de-
fence, are all present.-Ralelgh Se'ttneI'
1871.
FIRE.-Between one and two o'clock,
this morning, the GO Old North State Iron
Works." owned by Messrs. B. 2. William
son & Co., and extensively used as Plow
Factory. were discovered to be on fire.
The flames could not be arrested, and near
ly the entire property was destroyed, IN
Guiding much valuable machinery, &c.-
Particulars Tomorrow
Raleigh Sentinel, 18Th inst
The Stockholders of the Chatham Rail
Road held a meeting in Raleigh on the 10th
inst.
The Asheville Neecs says that Capt. A. Fl.
Polk, of that town, at the last meeting OF
the Buncombe Agricultural Society, exhlb-
tied a specimen Of sugar from sorghum,
made by Gorys Sugar evaporator. The
specimen is pronounced equal to the best
Coffee Sugar now in use.
Professor Kerr is now assiduously prose
cutting his survey i'll Western Mort Carroll
na He has strong hopes of having dis
covered large bed of Magnetic Iron-ore
er on the French Broad, near the Warm
Springs Raleigh Sentinel
ANsoN COUNTY COURT. The July term of
this court began here on Monday and
closed on Tuesday. Very little business OF
any public importance was transacted. The
trial docket was light the cases consisting
of Il few assaults and batteries. In one
case, in which whites alone were concerned,
olT or hA
civil rights bill.
There were very few citizens present in
town daring the sittings OF the court no
one coming here except those who were
compelled to be in attendance on the court.
Wadesboro' argus.
Ex-Gov. Vance delivers the annual ad-
dress before the Literary Societies of Da-
wilson College, to-day. The Rev. J. Rum
pie will also deliver an address before the
Williams Association.
Raleigh Sentinel, 17M INST
The Statesville American says that
Messrs. Wilson and Hunt, contractors on
the Western North Carolina Railroad, be-
yond Morganton, expect soon to receive
three hundred Chinese Coolies, to be en-
ployed in building the road through the
mountains.
The RECENT CONFEDERATION IN TARBoRo'.
The Tarboro' ISOuthe7meT OF the 18th in
stant contains lengthy and detailed ac-
count Of the destructive fire in that place
on Tuesday night last. The fire, which
was<evidently the work of an incendiary
originated in the stables of Mr.. E. j. Keech
in rear Of several business stores. BY
strenuous exertions, however, the dwelling
of Dr. A II. Macnair was saved from en-
tire destruction. But one entire square
situated in the most business portions of
the town was completely destroyed. and
daylight disclosed the sad spectacle-this
beautiful quarter lay in smOuldering ashes,
and the solitary chimneys alone marked
the spot where formerly thriving enterprise
did its work. The SOMheTmc3 thinks that
fifty men properly organized and controll-
ed would have been sufficient to have
stopped the flames in their course, but the
crowd was too bussily engaged in removing
and piundering the goods from the differ
ent stores to pay any attention to this fact,
and but short time slltficed to give the
flames headway to which opposition was
futile.
those suffering.
E. Rosenthal, Real Estate and goods ST.
900, fully insured.
Z. Cromwell, Real Estate, 5000, no in
suranCe.
B. j. keech, Real Estate and goods &c.
900 covered by 81, 900 insurance.
Lord & Smith, Goods, $5, 900, no insu-
rance.
J. A. Williamson, Real Estate S., 900, no
insurance.
Wiley Walston, Real Estate s., 900 no in
surancc.
VIM. NJ. Pippin, Real Estate 81, 500, full
ly insured.
Estate of S. S. Hicks, Real Estate 50, 500,
no insurance.
Mrs. S. S. Hicks, Real Estate and furni-
niture, IS, 400, no insurance.
Express Office 5000.
James Magee, notes and accounts ST.
Jno. Ward, Furniture etc, $500.
Zoeler & Williams, Goods &c, S., 600 not
insured.
DIR. r. II. Nicks, Furniture, &C., 5000.
Chamberlain RaWls X Co., 500, lnsur-
j. Harris & Co., Goods &c., $500, not in
sured.
Cobb, King d Co., Goods &C., $1,000
not insured.
Cofield d Thigpen, Goods, &C., $500 not
insured.
Jno. W. Lipscombe, Goods &C., $500,
insured.
CHATHAM RAILRoAO.-The annual meet
ing Of the Stockholders of the Chatham
Railroad Company was held at the Office of
the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad in Raleigh
on Monday last, at which Geo. W. Morde-
cal, Esq, presided. There being no quo
rum present, the meeting adjourned over
until Tuesday, at which time majority of
the stock being represented. business was
regularly proceeded with.
Gen. ". r. Cox, President of the Com
pany, at the conclusion of his report, read
letter from Col. w. Mel. Mckay, Presi-
dent of the Fayetteville & Florence Rail
road Company, urging the advantages of
connecting the Chatham Railroad with
Jonesboro on the Western Railroad, and
aiding the building of the Florence route.
After an interesting discussion, the follow
ing resolution was adopted
ReSolred, That the Stockholders entertain IA
vorably the proposition of Col. ". Mel. Mckay,
President, that the Chatham Rail- DAD sh all by a
branch crossing Cape Fear river Haywood,
connect with the Western Railroad at Jonesboro'
provided contract can be made with the said
Western Railroad Company, giving to the Chat
ham Railroad Company the privilege of laying a
track by the side Of their track to the Gulf oil
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