Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-22

He married, settled and resided fer many
years in Franklin county, n. c., which
county he several times represented in the
State Legislature. He subsequently re-
sided for number of years in Hillsboro',
but for the last eight or ten years had re
sided in this city.
Salisbury ola North State.
Kemp P. Battle, Esq, has consented to
deliver the Annual Address before the
Central Agricultural Society at the Fair
to be held of Henderson in October next.
MURDER NEAR FAYETTEvILLE.-On Sat
urday night 9th instant Harrison Maner,
colored, was shot dead in his house on the
Clinton road some three miles cast of Fay
etteville. He is said to have been a q1iet,
inoffensive man. A jury of inquest was
called Sunday evening and they with the
coroner, examined witnesses and investi
gated the caee until Tuesday evening when
they returned q verdict.
One Jake Manuel, cclored, is charged
with the murder, and the circumstantial
evidence seems very conclusive that he is
the guilty party. The jury SO report, and
he IS now in prison. family feud or
domestic jealousy is said to have caused
the sad affair.-Fayetteviile Eagle.
that we ever, at this season, knew the
whea crop to promise better than it does
now. 1t has not been damaged by winter
freezing, and there is an unusual breadth
sown. The farmers are busy with prepa
ratiOns for a large crop Of corn, and some
have already planted.
Greensboro RepubIicom.
The wheat crop presents most favora-
BILE appearance, Notwithstanding the few
frosts we have had. Farmers are now
busy planting corn, cotton, &C., and We
hope this year will bring prosperity to all
class es. es.-Rutherford TiHdicat0r.
DEPLoRABnE. The Greensboro Patriot
say s, we learn our aspiring Senator Shof1-
Ger, and famiy, left this county a few
days since for the far West" never to
return. Oh, what a loss is this, my
countrymen p
Good bye Shotfner. Yours was short
but brilliant career,-from the anvil to
the Sanate-irom boiling negroes to get
ting into hot-|ater yourself.
DEAD-J. r. Mclean, Esq, OF Green's
boro', died in that place on the 18th inst,
leaving wife and children and large cir
Gle Of friends TO mourn their loss. His
death was not unexpected, as ha had been
| lingering for long time under the hand
of that fell disease-cOnsumpti The
Masonic Lodge Of Greensboro paid ap-
propriate tribute to his memory.
Agriculture in the Galaxy
Mark Twain having been engaged TO
conduct new department IL the Galaxy,
with the fist copy" for the May num-
ber sends the following characteristic let
ter to the editor:
BUFFALO, April 2.
Nh +. p. Church, Editor of The Gala9y:
DEAR SIR My own paper, the Buffalo
Express. does not occupy my entire time,
and therefore [ accept of your offer, and
from the present time forward will edit
and conduct Department Of Agricul-
ture" in the Galaxy Magazine. I thank
you for leaving to me the selection of
department, and in choosing that of agri-
culture feel that my judgment has an
sWered your highest expectations.
I have not made this choice at haphaz-
ard. After careful survey of the ground, /
saw that the subject of agriculture had
been wholly overlooked by the magazines
of the day as a sensational topic, and that
all that was necessary to do was to eater
tain and seize this rich opportunity. For
tune is secured TO US. Nothing can pre-
vent such a consummation. In this virgin
soil [ will insert a reaping-hook that shall
blossom like the rose, upon this sailless
desert l will launch triumphal barge !;
in this deep mine of affiuence will plant
a sturdy tree of prosperity whose fragrance
shall slake the hunger of the naked, and
whose sheltering branches shall stretch
abroad until they wash the shores Of the
remotest lands Of the earth.
U never can touch the subject of Agri-
culture without getting excited. But you
understand what I mean.) Under the
head of ''Memorande," [ shall take hold
of this neglected topic, and by means of q
series of farming and grazing articles of
blood curdling interest will proceed to lift
the subject OF Agriculture into the first
rank of literary respectability.
Herewith please find my manuscript for
your May number. MARK TWAIN.
P. 81 have no practical knowledge of
| Agriculture, but that need not interfere.
You may have noticed that the less I know
about subject the more confidence have
and the more new light throw on it.