Wilmington journal., 1869-08-20
STATE NEWS


long drought Salisbury Erd'ntner.
The result of the Township elections in
Guilford county, shows Republicans elect
ed so, Conservatives 50; men whose poll
tics are unknown 13.
BURGLAR SHOT The Greensboro PGty'i0
of the 18th inst, says: On Monday night
last, about 2 o'clock, q colorcd hoy named
Dick Scott, aged about 20 years, was shot
while attempting to force an entrance into
the grocery of Mr.. King, on Davle street.
The ball penetrating the left breast and
passing out at the back, produced death IN
few minutes
FUNERAL OF JUDGE OSBORNE. fnner
al of Judge Osborne was largely attended
Yesterday evening, on which occasion Rev.
Robert Bnrwell delivered an appropriate
and impressive discourse. The remains
were Inferred In the City Cemetery, wherr
now sleeps one of CarOllna's most honOred
s0ns-One whose death leaves a chasm in
the community, and whose memory will
ever be cherished by all who knew him.
Carolina Times.
CROPS In Carteret county the crOpa are
tt0urishIng. Farmers expect more abun-
liant yield Of corn, cotton and gronnd
nuts than at any time for the last ten years.
Ihe country on the road from there to
tioldsboro' does not appear to have suf
fered from dry weather. On the line be-
tween Gol.isbnro' and Raleigh vegetation
IS suffering, and the farmers look anx-
Inusly for rain. Raleigh Sth"LTtL
Geo. W. Norwood, of Boxborn', Person
county, a wealthy and extensive manufan
turer of tobacco, has been arrested at the
instance of Collector Crane of the 9th Dis
trict and bonnd over hy u. S. Commits
sioner Ball, of GreensbOro', to the NOvem-
her Term of thc u. $. Court. for placing
fraudulent tobacco stamps on a lot of to-
Dacco found in h'nnsitu on the North Caro-
lima Railroad. Raleigh Standard.
Ex-Governor Worth, whose illness at
Rockbrdge Alum Springs caused some
anxiety, returned to his home in this city
on Saturday evening last, i'll company with
his son in-law, Maj. William ii. Bagley.-
Governor Worth stood tho journey quite
we'll and his health III not quite Ho prcca-
nous as his friends in this city had been
led to suppose. - RAJ. IHhta'in,tL
ssACCIDENr. AT Wilson's Cold Mine, last
week, u negro man had his hands SO terri
bly, mangled by circular saw that it be-
came necessary to ampntate both. DIR.
Gibbon. OF this city, performed the opGr
atlOn ami the man IS now walking about.
Charlotte Dem0crn.
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL. SOCIETY.
The Ninth Annual Fair of tho State Agri-
cultural Society will bo held III Raleigh on
the 10Th, Goth, 21st and 22d of October next.
The address will be delivered on the Dist,
by Prof. ". G. KERR. State Geologist. A
tour column list of premiums is published
III the Sentinel
Sunday last being tho Festival of the
Assumption according to the Roman Cath
olic Calendar. High Mass was celebrated
by the Rev. j. V. McNamara, in the Cath
OIic Church in this city, with the usual
solemnity of ceremony on such occasions
There WAS largo and respectable cOngre
cation, among whom was his EXcellency
Gov. Holden.
Before the conclusion of the service
Father Mcnamara delivered an eloquent
and impressive discourse in illustration
and support of the doctrine of the Catho-
lie Church. .-lsnl. Standard
ENLARGING.-Mr. J. E. Nash, the pro-
prietor of the elegant Pollok street book
store, intends shortly to enlarge his bust
ness operations by establishing branch
establishment in Wilmington. Nash al
ways does things IN a recherche manner,
and We can commend his enterprise to the
good people of Wilmington. He will open
his bookstore there as soon as the prelim
mary arrangements can be made.
NoWberne JOur. Of Com.
LAWS AND JOURNALa.-A friend writing
from one of tho Western counties. says :
The Governor is great enforcing the
laws, as proclamatOry illusions attest
Dnght he not to stir up his immediate
neighbor, the Secretary of State to publish
the Laws Of tho last Legislature, as his
dnty enjoins that it be fully done in thirty
days ?"
We DO not think the Governor would
undertake to stir mp " any of the nest,
Just now, no matter how derelict in duty
they may be, provided they remain trne
and faithful to His Exceliency. There arc
toO many stirred up " for the Governors
qniet already i Raleigh Sentinel
The many friends and admirers of that
sterling old patriot, e1Gov. Worth, will
be glad to hear that his health is gradually
improving He is now ahlo to sit up.
Raleigh Sentinel.
Rev. Cleo 7. Wilmer, of Asheville, has
been called TO the Chair of Bellies Letters
and Moral Science III William and Mary
College, Va.-Raleigh Sentinel.
SPLENDID CEOP. We few days since
passed over the corn field of our towns
man. Hamlin Allen, Esq., who is tending
the upper portion of Col. n. Nj. Longs !
low grounds, and can truly say We do not
remember to have seen IL finer crop of corn |
IA any section Tor years. Upon some pOr-
TONS Of the field the yield will doubtless
he ten barrels to the acre. Mr. A will |
probably make one hundred and fifty bar
reis OF corn from the labor of one mule
Weldon Ne,cs
ASSASSINATION IN JONES COUNTY.
er OF those terrible tragedies which shock