Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-09-23
STATE NEWS.


THE tobacco crop in 1redell Is very
promising.
IT is announced that Laura Keene and
17duin Forrest are both to play IN Raleigh,
during Fair week.
THE Sentinel has been shown hawk.
li1lod in Wake county, which measured 3
feet inches from tip to tip
OWING to the recent change of schedule
IN the n. G. Railroad, the stage from High
Point arrives at Salem at o'clock, A. NJ,
and leaves at 3 o'clock, P. M.
THE annual meeting of the Stockholders
Of the Western North Carolina Railroad
will convene in Morganton, on Thursday,
Oct. 18Th.
STATE FAIR.-We learn that W. @. Gust
Ter, Agent of Amling & Porter, Rochester
EngIand) and London, will exhibit at our
next State Fair, October 18th, one of their
Road Locomotives, or Traction Engines.
These engines are largely used in England
fer agricultural purposes, such as plough
ing, hauling, driving threshing machines,
&c. and will be of exceedingly great in
terest TO oar planters It is thought they
could be proftably used in Edgecombe,
Halifax and other Eastern counties, where
the land is level. Raleigh Sentinel.
TIE following announcement is from the
editorial columns Of yesterdays Raleigh
Sqadu'd:
70 tie Patrons Of tie Standard Bust
ness complications, in no wise connected
With the present pEoprietorship and edi-
tOrial management OF the Standard, render
suspension Of the paper necessary for the
present. Ia q short time our patrons and
the public Will be communicated with and
or plans for the future developed.
w. A. SMITH & Co.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS AGAIN.--We have the
pleasure to chronicle to day, another spec
ial premium, offered by Mr.. A. Williams,
Bookseller, of this city, of beautiful
chrome picture, representing a flock of
sheep, worth $25, to be awarded in addition
TO the premium offered by the society. to
the best lot of sheep Ewes not less than
=, {SWeepstakes.l
We omitted to state that the tota. pre-
miums for the best bull (Sweepstakes), are
&40.-iSenhnet.
STATE TAxEs.-We have probably been
remiss in not calling tho attention of tax
payers to IA important feature in the law
enacted by the late General Assembly. We
cannot point specifically to the law, but
there is provision, we judge, in the law,
declaring null the Railroad appropriations
of 1868, that each county and tax payer
shall be credited in 1870 for that proportion
Of the special tax collected in 1869, which
was then unappropriated IN the Treasury.
SO far IS We can learn no deduction has
been made in any case, nor do we under
stand that the assessments IN the several
counties were made with that view. We
Judge that the Public Treasurer or Audi
tor failed to give any instructions upon
that subject. The amount at the time in
the Treasury was over $500, 600, which de-
Quoted from the present tax, would be a
material matter IN the taxes of some per-
sons.-Raleigh Sentinel
CAPT. VIM BIGGs.-The name of this
gentleman is familiar to the people of
North Carolina, as the active and efficient
editor of the Tarboro' Southerner, and also
as the young gentleman whose functions
rs a practicing Attorney were for while
suspended by the fat of Judge Jones, on
account Of an article that was published of
his honor by Capt. Biggs, in the Souther-
ner. The papers of the State at once open
ed their batteries on Judge Jones for at
tempting to bride the freedom of the
press, and nOW the House of Representa-
ti7es will have an opportunity of doing
Capt. 3. q more effectual service, by elect
ing him as reading clerk of that body; and
the object of this communication is to urge
his claims for that position. / should
think the choice would fall upon him with
great unanimity, as a testimonial of ap-
preciation for bis gallant and untiring la
bors III behalf of Conservative men and
measures. AMERIoUs.
Raleigh Sentinel.
SHOOTING AFFAIR. -Considerable excite
ment was aroused on Craven street yester-
day morning by shooting affair, in which
Mr. Henry Wallace and Maj. D. W. HURT
were the parties. While Major HURT was
standing in his clothing house, engaged
in conversation with a gentleman, Mr..
Wallace approached, and, drawing revol-
yer, began to shoot. The contents of
three chambers were discharged at short
range at Maj. HURT, but without effect.
A policeman appearing, Mr.. Wallace
walked off, but being oVertaken was placed
under arrest.
preliminary examination was entered
into by Justice Palmer, who bound Mr..
Wallace over to keep the peace in the sum
Of So, 900, and required him to enter ictO
bonds in 5000 to appear at Court.-New-
bern Journal Of Commerce..
a CHALLENGE.-Ou State Agricultural
Fair has offered premium of silver fire.
mans trumpet to the best hand engine,
and am authorized by Mechanics No. 2,
Of this city, to say we intend entering our
engine, and offer challenge to any hand
engine in the State of the same caiibre.
Calibre of No. 2, 5 inch chamber, s inch,
stroke, GIG nozzle.
Respectfully, &C.,
n. B. BRoUGHToN,
Foreman Mechanics No. 2.
THE SENAToRsHIP.-A correspondent of
the Fayetteville Eagle recommends Hon.
Thomas G. Fuller, of Cumberland, for the
United States Senate, in Abbott's place,
and urges the members of the Legislature
from the Cape Fear region to urge the
claims of that section to the Senatorship,
1