Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-21
STATE NEWS.
Raleigh wants a Public Park.
Greensboro has a News Depot.

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CONSERVATIVE Barbecue at Plymouth on
Thursday, 9th inst
PERSON county is infested with mill burn
ers. of the League extraction, doubtless.
Three negro prisoners recently escaped
from the Jones county Jail. at Trenton.
Halifax Superior Court opens at Weldon
| Tomorrow
Harry Mccarthy performed in Charlotte
last night.
Mr.. Joseph Cutchen, of Whitakers,
died last Saturday. aged II years.
Trade in Fayetteville very brisk. New
| cotton comes ia freely.
Mr.. P. T. Lehman, OF Forsyth county,
was. seriously injured in the face. last
Monday, while at work in a sorghum mill.
EDGEooMBE county, so far, has not ship
ped this year bali as much cotton as she
did last.
The census returns show,that in Caldwell
county there are 8. 448 inhabitants, 1888
dwelling houses, 1,705 families, 1,4S7
vosers.
The gold mines io the vicinity of Char
Iotte, n. O., are proving v.ry rich, and
are guiding a large profit to the o3era-
tors
Mr.; E. b. Virgins. of Halifax county.
killed a buck last eek that weighed ole
hundred ana ninety one pounds.
FORREST opens in Raleigh on Monday
next, instead Of Tuesday, as heretofore
announced.
There is Furnishing Temperance order
10 Elizabeth City, called the knights of
Jericho"
Bishop Pierce will preside over the N.
q. Conference to be held at Greensboro,
Nov. %.
The Democrats of Wake county meet
today to nominate candidate for the
House, vice Hodge, deceased The Rad
icals nominate on Monday.
The Sheriff of Jones county has taken
the same stand in regard to the special tax
drawback, did Sheriff Schanck of New
Hanover.
The Battleboro' Ad0aace says that the
Edgecombe crops have fallen far short of
the expectations of the farmers. From
the best information obtained, the cotton
crop is short one-third.
Mr.. STEPHEN DAVIS, the young man
who was killed by the Robson county
desperadoes on the 5th inst, was from
Moore county. His remains were carried
10 Carthage for interment.
The Fayetteville Eagle learns that the
Egypt Coal Mines will soon be in opera
ton again. Several copper mines are
being worked along Deep River, in Chat
ham county, and more are to go into ope-.
ration.
The Senfiae! promises to publish, in a
few days letters from Gov. Holden to Kirk,
1nstructlng him to send troops to Plato
Qurham's town, Shelby, to keep him and
his friends straight. and to send as many
soldiers as he could spare, home to vote.
Says the Washington IpteNigeucer: We
are glad to learn that some Of our ener-
getlc farmers are making ready for the
Wilmington Fair, and also the State Fair.
This IS move in the right way.
The Weldon NelcS says that the amount
of through freight passing that point just
now, going over both the Wilmington and
Raleigh roads, is extremely large. It is
evident that the Southern merchants are
this fall purchasing heavy supplies of
goods.
A vessel has just been built at Mays
Lardlng, n. j., with one hundred feet
keel, twenty nine feet eight inches wide.
costing SIG, 900. She will be employed in
New York
Gov. Graham will deliver an address on
the life and character OF the late Chief
Justice Ruffn, for many years President of !
the Il. G. Agricultural Society, at the Fair |
Grounds in Raleigh on Friday next, the |
last day OF the holding Of the State Fair. !
The NewberD RepubHca2. says: The storm
Of Tuesday night is report ed to have done !!
40 tbrc
this city many trees and chin aeys were |
blown down; many of the market vessels !
Nc, were sunk or severely Injured; |
shingles were stripped from the houses |
and many were flooded with rain.
The Standard tells the truth sometimes,
but by accident, of course. Referring to |
the death of Col w. j. Hoke, OF Column |
bia, S. c., it says: "ac filed conspicu.
Gus positions in the late war for the rights |
of the South"
The cases Of the Lenoir county so-celled
Ku Klux prisoners came up for tra! before
His Honor, Judge Clarke, at Wayne coln |
ty Superior Court, ia Goldsboro, on last |
Tuesday. Tie Messenger tells US that the
Judge very justly declined entering into
the trial, he having, previous to his ap-
pointment to the Bench, been employed |
by the State as one of the prosecuting at
der bond, for trial at the Spring Term.
WE are glad to chronicle the increasing |
interest ia the State Fair We learn THAI !
DR.. D. NJ. Buie, of Wilmington, n. c., the
has authorized the Execu-
tive Committee to offer a special of 1000
pounds Of cotton, wheat and tobacco fer
tiliZer, for the best bale Of Sea leland or !
long staple cotton made in the State and ex-
hibited at the Fair. If DO competition in |
this GLASS then for the best bale Of shoTt |
staple.
Another party authorizes the special of
q gold medal, for the best Sewing Machine |
on exhibition.
Interesting to Building Associations.
The case of the United States as. The |
Franklin Square Building Association, No. |
/, was argued yesterday in the United
States District Court The defendant wae
sued for penalties to the amount of $500
for violating the internal revenue law by