Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-06-14

Na1lCLlcS Va AAiOAlCsaA SFdp0S-tno ASaOcAiti,
the Catawba and the Scuppernong-may
be said to be natives of North Carolina.
The first received its designation in hon
or of Mrs. Isabella Gibbs, of North Caro-
lima, whose husband carried vine from
the garden of Governor Smith, IN Bruins
wick, to New York, and planted it on Long
Island. For table use it is now, perhaps,
more universally cultivated than any other
grape.
We are not prepared with the evidences
as to the righteousness to this State OF
the Catawba, but such is the reputation OF
its nativity We know the fact, only, that
it abounds in certain localities, and that all
the physical indications are in favor of its
luxuriant and profitable culture.
The delicious Scuppernong, Tor, as we
find it written in the earliest records, SECS
sc0-per-noJa,'') is undoubtedly native, and
exists in our midst in almost incredible
abundance. The first explorers of the State,
Raleigh and others, found the vines stretch
ing in all directions in the primeval woods,
covered with their heavy clusters of fruit,
and Lawson mentions it with an enthusi-
asm rather foreign to the style of his
quaint hist orical narrative.
Raleigh Sentinel.
JUDGE KELLEY AND HIS ToUR.-Judge
Kelley was serenaded in Philadelphia, last
Thursday, and in response to the comph-
ment, made u speech. He said he was re-
ceived cautiously and kindly in every
Southern city, save one. Speaking OF North
Carolina he said it was the most beautiful
and richest portion of earth upon which
his eye or feet had ever rested. This State
from which more than fifty thousand of
her sons have fled to Indiana and Illinois,
is the land of vine, of honey, of the apple
Ehr e a o.
granate, all Of which he saw prosper in the
open field, and under the most artless Gull
ture In the forty-two hundred miles we
travelled, the whole earth is underlaid with
gold, so that child, with an ordinary
wash basin, could wash the sands from the
rivulets and make at least three dollars a
day, and vet he had never seen SO mnch
poverty as he found in North Carolina
You can hardly credit this" ''but, said
he, tell you it is true"
REMOVAL OF THE FAYETTEVILLE OFFICERS.
The North Carolina Presbyterian, abiding
to Cen Sickles' removal of the Mayor and
Commissioners OF Fayetteville, says:
AS 10 cause is assigned for the removal
OF our town authorities, except a general
allegation of ''inefiicieLcy," we take Occa-
sion to say that, in the uogment of our cit
liens, the officers who are removed are not
inferior in worth, intelligence and effcien-
cy in the discharge of every duty, public
and private, to any who have ever held the
Office of Mayor and Commissioners since
the town was Incorporated by our General
Assembly,"
HEAVY RAIES.-The recent rains have
been themost severe that have been expe-
rienced in this section in many years. The
creeks are greatly swollen and we appre-
bend that serious injury has been done the
growing crops -Raleigh Sentinel.
PERsoHAL.-We learn that Chief Justice
Chase in company with Judge Brooks, eX-
Prov Gov. Holden and Col. d. NJ. Carter,
attended the African Methodist Church in
this city on yesterday morning. We pre-
sumo they attended Tupper's Church at
night Sentinel
ADDRESS To THE CoLoRED PEoPL e. -
There is to be a large mass meeting of the
colored citizens of Franklin county, in Lou
isburg to-day. J. J. Davis and r. [. Wynne,
Esqs., are to address the gathering.
Raleigh Sentinel.
CIRCUIT CoURT-The Court Was engaged
on yesterday in the trial Of an action for
damages in assault and battery brought by
DR.. DeRossett as. Peyton A. Dunn, Col. L.
G. Haywood appeared for the plaintiff and
Messrs. Phillips and Battle for the defend
ant. The case had not been given to the
jury, at the time of ou making up the pa
per
The following order has been made by
the Court:
cit being considered by the Court that
all persons born Or naturalized in the
United States, and residing in North Car
DINA, are citizens entitled to equal rights
under the laws, and therefore equally con-
cerned in the impartial administration of
Justice
1t is ordered, That henceforth, in sum-
moning grand and petit jurors, the Marshal
of the United States for the District of
North Carolina make no distinction Oh ac-
count Of color or race among citizens 9th
erwise qualified to serve. "-Sentinel.
SUPREME CoURT.-This tribunal met in
this City, on yesterday,-al the Judges in
attendance. A number of candidates for
County Court license we're examined.
Raleigh Sentinel.
ST. PREME COURT-The following gentle
men were, on Monday, admitted by this
tribunal to practice in the several County
Courts IN this State, viz 3:
William NJ Davies, Hend erson County.