Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-02
gathered seem to be these. Mr.. Sweet to-

gathered seem to be these. Mr.. Sweet to-
day in his place in the Senate, made some
reflections upon young Jenkins, son of
the Treasurer. and as he was returning
after adjournment to his home, he was
approached in a threatening manner by
said Jenkins, and there appeared to be
prospect for fight with pistols as both
are supposed to have been armed. Parties
interfered and no blood was drawn. .a-
The scallawags sided with Jenkins, and
the carpet -baggers took sides with the
Senator. Gentlemen, "let us have peace: !"
Raj. Sentinel
"LET US HAVE PEACE. We are informed
that four boxes of arms were sent to the
Express office in this city on yesterday di-
rected to Kinston. VIVA does this mean !?
Is there another "new rebellion there
too, as we'll as in Alamapce -? Who will
tell ? What does the Governors organ
say about it ? 'Let us have peace"
Raleigh Sentinel
We can answer tie above queries in
part The arms spoken of arrived in this
city yesterday evening from Kinston.-
They were accompanied by large box of
ammunition. These implements of 'peace''
were directed to L. D. Wilkie, the radical
"o0I VI tuo Legislature lIoA jules
county, who, with Colgrove, controls the
whole party machinery there. and grinds
the people to the dust-almost. "Wbat
does it mean?" Simply, this fellow Wilkie
claims to have been appointed a detective
by some one-in other words, he is petty
spy-for the purpose of hunting up GER
tain horse thieves. For this purpose he
sends to Raleigh and procured forty or
fifty rifles and the wherewithal to load
them. This warlike array is shipped to
Kinston, but fearing the anger of an out
ragged community Wilkie has them re-
moved TO this city, from where they will
be transmitted to Jones county. There
will be instruments in the willing hands
Of this ''detective' legislators tools, to
still further Cypress a people already
driven to desperation by the acts of law
less ''peace" officers.
New Berne Jour. of Com.
MAIL RoUIEs.-The Wadesboro' Argus
has received the following letter from Col.
Dockery. It is important that bids should
be sent in at once:
WASHINGTON, March II, 1859.
d. MONEILL, ESQ. Wadesboro- S1R:-The fol-
lowing Routes arc established in Arson county,
viz 1zt From Wadesb0ro via Deep Gre K, Long
Pine, Orc, Whites Store, and Poplar Hill to
Wadcsboro, weekly.
81. From Wadesboro. via Diamond Hill, Rem
dali's lanyard and Oaudle's Mill to Wadesboro,
weekly.
Sd. From Wadesboro to Mangum, weekly.
Give notice thereof and let bone forward at
once as Congress will soon adjourn. Send up
bids with recommendation for Post Master at
each point, and If possible, will establish once
service on all the rou1es, not an easy matter,
however, wit the new regime with "retrenchment
on the BRAIN" SEND on the bids and 1 will do tie
best can.
Yours truly,
o. II. DoCKERY
DEATH OF GENERAL Polk. From pri-
vate letter just received from friend in
Mississippi, we learn that Gen. Thomas
G. Polk, formerly of Salisbury, died at his
residence at Holly Springs, in that State
descendant of noble ancestry, being a son
of Col William Polk of the Revolution
He was born in Mecklenburg county, N
c., and in early life married Miss Trotter,
only daughter of Richard Trotter, ESQ.,, a
wealthy merchant of this place. For many
years he was citizen of Mecklenburg, and
frequently represented that county in the
Legislature. He then removed to Sails
bury and resided in the house now owned
by Hon. Francis E. Shober until about
the year 1888, when he removed to
Holly Springs, Mississippi, where he
resided until the time of his death
He several times represented Rowan
county in the State Senate, and was
also a Major General of the Militia,
In politics he was a firm and decided Wing
and was nominated by that party as its
candidate for Governor after he became a
citizen of Mississippi.
Gen. Polk was emphatically ga gentle
man of the old school "-hospitable, gen.
ercus, high -souled and chivalrous. He
was also remarkable for his fine personal
appearance and commanding presence
He was an elder brother of Bishop Leoni-
das Polk, of Louisiana, who was also a
Confederate General during the late civil
war, and of Mrs. Kenneth Rayner and
Mrs. George E. Badger. One of his
daughters married Hon. George Davis, of
Wilmington, and died in this place during
the late war.-Salisbury Old North State.
NORTH CAROLINA. Old North State
in 1867, raised &c, 100, 900 bushels of corn,
wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat and
potatoes.
Besides this her tobacco crop was 49,
1000 pounds, and her hay crop $1,000
tons.
The number of acres she cultivated in
order to produce this yield was 2, 548, 49,
The value of the entire crop of that year
was $3S, 332, TIC.
Her crop of corn was worth $1S 692, 968;
wheat, 1906, $50; rye, $54S, 400 oats,
So. 226, $50 barley. $4,000; buckwheat,
$l9. $50 potatoes, $519, $50 tobacco, So
956, 679 and hay, So, 1853, TAO. The value
of her tobacco was nearly so per cent. per
pound more than that of Virginia's.
In Gates county she lost 20 per cent of
her horses from the disease known as the
blind staggers, which prevailed to con-
siderable extent in Onslow and Craven. In
Sampson, Currituck and other counties the
sleepy staggers carried off many horses as
we'll as mules-to the extent of 8 or 10 per
cent; nineteen twentieths of those attack
ed died. The disease had not prevailed
before since 1865, and is attributed to NAL
aria. In parts of Chatham county three
fourths of the hogs were lost from dis
ease.
The decrease in values of real estate was
very general in Al counties. AS a general
rule small farms decreased less than large
ones. The general average is stated at SO
per cent, and the causes are attributed to
the war, change in the labor system, scar
city of money and the unsettled state of
public affairs.
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