Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-23

shawls are woven.-Raleigh Standard
| THE LATE FRosTs.-The recent cold spell
and accompanying frost did mnch damage
to the early vegetables In this section
There is quite difference OF opinioo as to
| the extent of the damage to fruit Our
impression IS that while some peac., orch
ards have suffered severely, yet there is
sufficient fruit lett for an average yield
We hear that in most cases the forward
Strawberries have been killed.
Wilson Ph,indet;er.
Plato Durham, ESD, has Withdrawn his
notice to contest the seat Of Hon. A. II.
Jones, member from the 7th district of
North Carolina Raleigh .Tan7u'd
Co-operative Associations for building
purposes have been formed at NewDern,
Fayetteville, Raleigh and elsewhere.
Snow AND CoLD WEATHER EARLY Tues
day morning last, snow began TO fall in
this place and continued copioasiy to des-
cend for the space Of tx or seven hours,
and had it lain would have made depth
of several inches. For several succeeding
days the weather was quite cold. We fear
that the early fr1t has been materially
at the North Ola the 18th instant, and very
cold weatEer.-Statesvi.le 4mericm.
ELECTION IN ivEwBERN. election was
held in NeWbern on Monday to ratify or
reject the amendment to the City Charter,
and to approve or disapprove the issue Of
bonds to bniid a market house. In total
of S35 votes, there was majority for Rati-
fSaof of to Of
against the Issue of bonds in total Of 1913.
This election vacates the officers of the
city, and there will be an election to fill
them at an early day.
We understand that PRECEDENT Smith, of
the n. c.. Railroad, has issued an order for
freight to be conveyed from Goldsboro' to
Raleigh by passenger trains on such days
as the freight trains do not run. This will
ensure the prompt transportation of freight
to the West via Wilmington and Colds
oro'-Charlotte Democrat.
BOLD ROBBERY Saturday night last
the store of Mr.. A. ". Jamison, merchant
of this place, was entered with false key,
and his iron safe, which contained a con-
siderable sum Of money and valuable
papers, belonging to W. P. Caldwell, Esq,
District Attorney, removed to a vacant lot
in the Northern part of town and there
broken open with sledge hammer, which
Was obtained, without leave, from Mr..
Woodward's blacksmith shop, and with
demolished safe found next morning. Mr..
Caldwell was in the habit Of depositing a
locked book with his money and papers in
the safe, and was absent at Wilkes Court
As he is still absent, the amount of money
which he lost is not known, but presumed
considerable. Mr.. Jamison had only small
sum in the safe, but lost some valuable
papers. No goods were missing. The safe
would lake two stout men to carry it. The
door was found locked next morning. AL
together the robbery is most daring one,
and is supposed to have been done by white
men. or under the lead of a white man. If
done by negroes, they would in all proba
bility have taken some goods.
Mr.. Caldwell's loss in monev has since
been learned to be four hundred dollars.
Statesviile american.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE, The N. G. Presby-
terian, in an account of the meeting of the
Presbytery Of Fayetteville, held at Laurel
Hill, Richmond county, on the Sth inst,
says:
''Presbytery declined to give assent to
any change in the constitution or in the
charter of Davidson College. The prop
osition to rescind that clause in the consti
tuition requiring Trustees to be communi-
cants in the Presbyterian Church was re-
jected SO also was the proposition looking
to g transfer of the institution from Pres
byterial to Synodical control. The action
of Presbytery on both these questions was
we'll nigh unanimous. The feeling seemed
70 no hot &c H01pO
that any material change in the govern
ment of the institution would be of doubt
full propriety. Let we'll enough alone"
BNGHAoIs SERIES OF GRAA1MARs.-It is
truly gratifying circumstance to know
that any of our people are succeeding in
legitimate and praiseworthy business. We
really are glad to learn that tie Grammars
of Col. VIM. Bingham are meeting with
large sales The demand for them is
great, and so popular are they with educa-
tors generally, they are not only being in
troduced into schools and colleges, but the
publishers, the Messrs. Butler, Of Phiia-
delpbia, are urgent in their request that
the author should prepare OF once
other classical works for publication. Col.
Bingham is q native North Carohnian,
and it affords us singular satisfaction to
make this record OF appreciation ana sue
cess in book craft
Raleigh Sentinel.
THE FRUIT-In the northern and west
ern portions of this county the peaches are
reported killed Though Mr.. Tinniu has
brought US tWig from three miles north
of here that has 81 live ones on it and
dead. But in the eastern section the
peaches are less daroaged. An experien-
ced farmer informs us that he walked
through fine orchard in company with
other farmers and found bnt three peaches
killed in the whole orchard.
HilIsboro' Recorder.
DISGUSTING. "A white man OIL the train
at the Shops the other night, threw his
arms around negro waiter and fairly hug
ged him. He pulled him down to him with
his arms around bis neck and whispered
in his ear. A couple of negroes sitting
near and witnessing the sight--one OF