The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-10-05
aNsIttklY Statthath
State News.

At Wilkes Superior Court, held last week,
tvo colored men were sentenced to the
Penitentiary, one for five years, the other
for three years, and white man sentenced
tn iail for four months. 80. The Roanoke
river is now lower than it has been at any
previous time this year.. -. The Roanoke
cotton yield will be above on average. This
is the estimate o: the Weldon Neps The
Newbern Journal Of Commerce says that
woman of that village recently gave birth
to twins which, though dead, had each
complete set of teeth. The Roanoke and
Tar River Agricultural Fair Ground Works.
near Weldon, are being rapidly pushed
ward to completion. "A very interesting
revival of religion is now in progress in the
Methodist Church at Salisbury, under the
ministration of Rev. Mr.. Burkhead..
Robert Parks was married to Miss Polly
Worrick, at the residence of the bride near
jackson. Northampton county, N. c., oD
the 10th inst, Justice ]. A. Buxton oficiat-
ing. The groom was II years of age, the
bride not quite So. I. Mr.. Alex. Buis, an
old citrzen of Salisbury, died at that place
on Friday night. >. The annual meeting
of the Wilmington, Charlotte, & Rutherford
Railroad company, will be held in the city
of Wilmington, on the goth day of October
next. 'fFH t''sTg
At the recentterm Of Sprry Superior Court
Jerry Shropshire was convicted of larceny
and sent to- the Penitentiary for for two
years. James Thompson was convicted for
the sameofense andsentenced for four years.
:. ;. Cicero W. Harris has commenced the
publication OF the Adoance, weekly news
paper, at Battleboro', Edgecombe County.
-. After the first of October, Mr.. P. F.
Duffy, of Greensboro, will take a position
upon the editorial staff of the Patriot :.
Rev. T. B. Kingsbury proposes to write
history of North Carolina from 1860 to
1866. .... Census returns report the popu-
lation of Edgecombe County at q, $40. =.
The fruit crop of Orange County is estimated
at 100000. -. Hampton Austin and
Phillip Hardy, both colored, escaped from
the jail at Tarboro', last Monday night. -.
J.B. Dyer, of Elizabeth City, died suddenly
on the 18th inst. .... j. ]. Goodwin, Sheriff
elect of Halifax County, failed to give bond.
whereupon Jno. A. Reid, the old Sheriff, was
appointed to fill the vacancy. =. Apollos
o. Dey has been appointed Clerk of the
Superior Court of Currituck County, oiee NJ
V. B. Gilbert, resigned. -. MIR. Dixon Da-
Wis, of Johnston county, was stabbed to
death last week by man named Herring.
The latter was arrested. -. Supervisor
Perry, of North and South Carolina, reports
an increase of revenue for the five months
ending August 81, 1870, over corresponding
months of 1869, of $744917. -. The cleo
ton in Hartford county will be contested 80.
The Ridgeway Nurseries offer $40 for the
best selection of fruit trees, grape, raspberry
and strawberry vines, grown in the State
that maybe exhibited at the State Fair. =.
Mai. 81. A. Gillian has been elected presi-
dent of the Edenton and Norfolk Railroad
Company. Vim. C. Wood, Secretary and
Treasurer. Gen. w. G. Lewis, Chief Engi-
gineer. An assessment of 6 per cent. was
levied upon the par value CT the cash stock
of Subscriptions made and the survey of the
route ordered. 80. A travelling correspon.
dent informs the Hillsboro' Recorder thai
Mr.. W. H. Bailey, of Salisbury, was arrested
in that city on the 18th, just as he wa:
about to start for Spartanburg, S. c., to en-
gage in duel with Major A. c. Avery, O.
Morganton. The meeting was to have taker
place on the 10th. Maj. Avery was to have
gone across the country from Morganton. and
had not been arrested when the correspon
dence was penned. The difficulty grew GU
of an alleged wrong from MIR. Bailey to
wards Maj. Avery, in trial which tool
place in Salisbury some months since, an:
the particulars of which are not gwen. .
Mrs. Mary D. Mills, of Rutherford county
aged SO years, died on the nth inst. i. =.
Col. John Roland, was shot by C. c. Yes
at Murphy, on the, 10Th inst. The wound /;
not mortal. -. Antoine Rush, of Whining
ton, was kicked to death by horse OF
the Goth inst. .7a
The grist mill of Henry D. Robertson, a
Flat Swamp, in Martin county was totall
destroyed by fire last week. 80. The SENT
mel says that one of the features of the ex
hibition of the Cape Fear Agricultural So
ciety, which opens on the 18th of November
will be grand tournament, at which til
prizes to the successful Knights are, list,
horse valued at $500; End, horse valued
at $500 Bird, saddle and bride valued a
800; and, 4th, for the best rider, a pair o
spurs. -. Mr.. W. P. Blair, of Asheyille
lost three fine horses, Arabian extraction, il
one week. 1t is supposed that they wer
poisoned. -. The Fayetteville Eagle say
that the Naval Stores business in that sec
ton this year, amounts to only about go pc
cent, of that done in 1859. -. Col. lChas
Gurkin, Of Elizabeth City, has been appoin
ted Assistant Assessor for the 1st District
80. Mrs james W. Groom, of New Hal mover
county committed suicide by drowning her
self last Thursday. Christianity. ~
We take the following from.the Roanoke
Nesos: On Friday afternoon last young
negro Eoman of this place, namaa ssephfng
Scott was taken suddenly with severe q
of some character, fellto the floor, and a
once became unconscious, in which condi
ton she remained some twenty-four hours
when death came ta i.e=l= zssEii55fl Two physi
clans were in attendance upon the woman
but were unable to give her relief or posi-
lively decide as to the character of her dis
ease. =. We have to record another fire a