Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-01-10
STATE NEWS.

resolved by the Otdt0 I4AScdtAHO OOiAA-1A40
tee of the Constitutional Union Party of
North Carolina, that "a State Convention OF
the party be held in the city of Raleigh,
on THURsDAY, the 5th day of February. A.
d. 1868, at Ii o'clock OF that day.
1t is confidently hoped that the friends
of a Constitutional Union and civil liberty
will be active n the effort to make the
Convention the largest and most respecta-
BILE that ever assembled in the State.
Let the Cons .ative people in every
county of the State, where meetings have not
been held, held meetings at once, pass APP
propriate resolutions, appoint delegates and
see that they attend the Convention. The
condition of public affairs demands the
patriotic effort and cooperation of every
good citizen, to save the country from i'm
pending danger.
By order of the State Executive Com
mittee. 4. &. BADGER,
Secretary
January 4th, a. u. 1868.
REV. 7. II. PRITCHARD.- a meeting
Of the congregation of the Baptist Church,
on Friday evening last, Rev. T. FL. Pritch-
ard, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of
Petersburg, was invited to the passionate Of
the Church in this city. We learn, also,
Wilmington. Whether he will accept
either, and, if so, which, is not known
His former acceptableness as a Minister, in
this city, leads to the earnest hope that he
will yield to the wishes Of his Raleigh
friends and admirers. Raleigh Sentinel, 9TH.
ANNAMEssIc r. Rive learn from a
friend just from Washington, n. c., that
the Annamessic Co., have made a survey
of direct line for Railroad from Ply
mouth to Wilmington, \. G., and have
commenced the Dismal Swamp Canal
This line, he says, just touches the town Of
Washington, and will cross the A. q n. G.
L. r. between Kinston and New Berne.
Raleigh Square and Compass.
A CARD.-About the middle of Novem-
Der, man who called himself J. P. Bigler,
and who represented himself as a nephew
of Gov. BigIer, of Pennsylvania, and Gov.
Seymour, of New York, and produced
forged letters purpOrting to be from the
latter, came to this place, and, after good
deal of chaffering, made a conditional bar
gain for the Patriot and its machinery and
type, on condition that he paid a certain
amount for the same, but the property not
to be changed and he to acquire no interest
in the same until the payment was made.
After having contracted debt with the
house of Brenizer, Kellogg & Co., the said
Bigler left without having made any pay
ment for the Patriot or having acquired
any property or interest therein.
Under the erroneous impression that the
said Bgier had some interest in the Patriot
and its materials, which was the subject of
q seizure and sale, the aforesaid firm OF
Brenizer, Kellogg & Co. sued out an at
tachment against the said Bigler q Co., and
the same oon the Patriot office, its type,
materials and fixtures, and the door of the
Office has been closed by the Sheriff, by
which the publication of the Patriot will
have to be suspended for season, until the
above named case can be adjudicated at
our next Court.
[ very much regret this unfortunate oc-
currence, and the disappointment of the
friends and patrons Of the Patriot IN hay
ing the paper suspended, as we'll as the
great loss and damage to which [ shall be
subjected ny the imprudent levy of the
aforesaid attachment. l have TO ask the
Indulgence Of my friends and the subscri-
bers to the Patriot, for this unavoidable
circumstance, and to hope they will exer-
else little patience, as this difficulty will
soon be removed and the publication Of
the paper resumed.
DAVID f. CALDWELL,
Editor and Proprietor of the Greensboro
Patriot.
BURNED TO DEATH-Mrs. Penn. DImott,
living on Queen street, near the \. y n. G.
Railroad Depot, was burned to death on
Sunday night by the explosion of d kero-
sene lamp We learn that in moving the
lamp from one part of the house to anOth-
er, the oil N the lamp ignitcd, causing the
explosion, that Mrs. DIS clothes took fire,
and in an instant she was enyelOped IN
flames. She was burned SO badly that she
expired in about fifteen minutes.
New Berne Herald It'll.
ROBBERIEs. Saturday night last four
robberies and attempts at robbery were COM
mitted in our city. The robber, or rob-
bers, entered the house of T. 3. Hender-
son on Broad street and after ransacking the
house, upsetting everything IN several
trunks, which were not locked, took Mr..
H. s clothes outinto theyard and distracted
from their pockets all the money therein
contained, SD, and safe key doubtless
through mistake) and then left for opera
tions in other quarters.
During the night the robbers visited
three other houses, Mr.. Minzesheimer, Mr..
B. Jacobs and Mr.. VIM. +. Perry, but failed
in their attempts, except at MIR. NJ. s, where
they succeeded in getting SO in money.
1t appears that money Is all that these
robbers are after, and we advise those who
are fortunate enough to have any of this
commodity on hand, to invest it I'M
mediately, thereby securing themselves
against these night robbers AS for our
self, we are not afraid of them If money is
all they are after, for we do not leave any
money home for fear of fire, don't carry
any with us for fear of robbers and don't
put any in the bank for fear the bank may
break New Berne Herald 7h.
CHAPEL HILL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
CHAPEL HILL, January 3, 106S.-1ueSsrs.
Editors The FirstyAnnual Festival of the
Chapel Hill Agricultural Society was held
in this village on the 2Sth ult. The at
tendance was large and deep interest, we
thought manifested in the subject. Hon.
w. II. Battle delivered the regular annual
address before the society. Of the character
of this production it is but necessary tc
say that the expectation of the public was
raised very high, and their anticipations
fully realized.
The COmmittaa on Grasses made pretty