Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-01
STATE NEWS

| DEAD.-A telegram to gentleman of
this city, announces the death, in New
York, on Tuesday, of Mr.. Charles w. Gra-
ham, formerly of Raleigh. Sentinel.
| The Engineer Corps engaged in survey
ing the line of the Western Railroad from
the Coalfelds to Salisbury, completed the
survey to this place yesterday. We called
on the Corps few evenings since at their
camp before they had reached Salisbury,
and found them to be highly intelligent
and entertaining gentlemen. We have
not seen any of the parties since their arri-
val but understand that the distance of
the line surveyed is Sc miles. We shall
endeavor to get further particulars for our
next. t.-Salisbury EcamiHer.
VorE ON THE Town SUBSCRIPTION On
Thursday last the people of Fayetteville
voted upon the proposition from the town
authorities to subscribe $75, 600 to the Fay
etteville and Florence Railroad. The re-
suit was all that the warmest friends of the
project could have hoped. Ont of 416
votes cast, Ala were for The subscription ),
and one of the two votes cast against it was
| He says it was his purpose to vote for il,
but did not discover the error he commit
| ted until too late.
| It is with much pleasure we announce
this substantially unanimous cote. While
we believed that q large majority of the
qualified voters of the town would he in
| favor of the subscription, ace had not ex-
pected such unanimity. It tcertainly speaks
| we'll for our people and their determina-
| ton not to be left behind in the material
progress and prosperity OF onr good old
| commonwealth. 1t is believed that the
parties proposing to build this Road to
Shoe Heel will be speedily on the ground.
prepared to push forward the work rapid
ly. No doubt steps will be taken soon to
secure the building OF the Road from Shoe
Heel to Florence, where We will be in di
rect communication with Charleston and
all other points South and Southwest
Fayetteville Presbyterian.
LARGE SALE OF REAL EsTATE-On
Wednesday last the Plantation of W. P.
Lloyd, Esq, situate about mile from
Tarboro,' and known as ''Sand Hill" was
sold at public auction, before the Court
House door.
| The tract contained 1886 acres and
brought the handsome sum of $25, 425. 90,
payable in thirty days. 1t was knocked
down to Judge Howard.
Tarboro' Southerner.
| STATE EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION. At q
meeting of the Committee. appointed by
the Chatham Educational Association.
held September 3lst, 1869 it was resolved
that the time heretofore fixed for the
meeting of State Educational Conven-
ton be changed tn October 2lst
| This conclusion was arrived at after ma
tuIe deliberatiOn ami a correspondence
with many of the leading educators OF the
State
| All teachers and friends of education
are cordially invited to meet at the 1nsti-
tntion for the Deaf, Dumb and the Blind
in Raleigh, on Thursday afternoon, Octo-
ber 2lst, at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of
organizing State Educational Conven-
tion,
The various Railroads in the State will
pass delegates for one fare.
RICHARD WAT YORK.
President of Chatham Educational Asso-
citation and Chairman OF Committee.
State papers please copy.
! Hon. Thomas l.. Clingman has been in
vited to deliver one of the addresses be-
fore the Border Agricultural Society. at
their animal fair to come off n DanYille,
next month.
TBINITY COLLEGE. We have received
from the President, the following stats.
tics of the Institution for the present ses.
sion:
| In the School of Latin there are 1O8
students Greek SO Mathematics 142
English Literature 1O4 Natural Science
100 Modern Languages As Metaphysics.