Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-27


meeting at Fayetteville on Monday.
| An old lady, Mrs. Betsey Friday, died
recently in CASTOR county, SO years of age.
| CoTToN, in this State, is nearly all plant
| ed.
| THERE is fine stand Of cotton in Cum
| berland county. Large quantities of fer
tilizers were used this season.
| The Perseverance Council, No. "A, f. of
T., in Fayetteville, now numbers 93 active
| members.
CONGRESSMAN HEAJoN. Of Ohio-North
Carolina, is again convalesceut and has
resumed his scat in the House.
| Major John w. Dunham has been nom
mated for the Legislature by the people of
| Wilson county.
| r. G. Pittman, Esq, Typographical en-
gineer, is to make a survey and map of
| Tarboro'.
| JOHN ROBINSON, Esq, of Goldsboro.' is
to lecture shortly, in that place, on Geol-
| ogy and Revelation. Proceeds for the
proposed Roman Catholic Church.
TIE Standard relieves itself by stating
that ZOO negroes had recently left The
State. It should have read 1000.
A Mrs Fairfield, of Goldsboro,' recently
| presented her husband with three children,
at one birth. Two have since died. how
ever, and the third is not expected to live.
The mother is doing we'll.
The Radical grogseler, Thiems, of
Raleigh, is going back Oh his friends,
with vengeance. Such as do not pay
within Is days will find their names and
accounts published and itemized in the
papers.
THE Messenger tells US that the NIessrs.
Cloud & Co., firm of Northern gentle
business near that town, have shipped near
| ly s, 200 quarts of strawberries this season.
| They have nearly fifty acres of ground
| planted with that delicious fruit.
| TEMPERANCE AMONG THE CoLoRED PEo-
PLE.-Albert B. Williams, who was among
| the first to inaugnrate temperance societies
among his race in this State, has been ap-
| pointed agent for the State to organize
! Councils of cOlOred men, under the name
Of Sons Of the Soil"
WILL He SELL.-The Sentinel says: 1t is
stated that Jim Harris, the Radical candi-
date for Congress, sold out to Deweese
last year for 81 500, and that certain ne
ophyte is anxious to buy him off now a
| the same price.
Will Jim sell We will see what we
shall see.
STAN1Y CoUNTY.-The Conservatives Of
Stanly have nominated A. L. Atkins for
the Senate, aud V. Maurry for the House.
The season at Kittrell's Springs has COM
mencod. Prospects are favorable for a
large number of guests this summer.
THE next issue of the Wilson Plain-
dealer will contain Biographical sketch of
Dr. Caldwell, of the University, from the
pen of Rev. William Hooper.
Pepper and O'Connor, of Raleigh, have
leased, for term of years, the hotel
property known the Macon House,
Morehead City.
Col. L. ". HUMPHREY GoldsborO
Messenger recommends Col. l.. W. Hum
phrey as the Democratic and Conservative
candidate for Congress in the Second Dis
trict. A good recommendation.
WILSON CoUNTY.-The Conservative peo-
plo of Wilson have nominated Maj. J. ".
Durham for the House 3. T. Briggs,
Sheriff t. J. Rowe, Register of Deeds,
and FL. @. Moss, Treasurer.
FROM all sections of the Roanoke coun-
try we learn that the stand of cotton being
obtained has never been surpassed, though
+bo cold y,;o ri, uya NOM vic
tied are retarding its growth somewhat.
From the Standard we learn that Gov
ernor Holden has called a special term of
the Superior Court for Edgecombe county
on Monday, the 22d day of August next,
being the 4th Monday. Judge E. W.
Jones will preside.
The commencement exercises at the
University of North Carolina will occur on
the 9Th and 9th of June. Addresses will
be delivered by Senator Abbott and Col.
John H. Wheeler, historian of North Caro-
lima The Fayetteville brass band has
been engaged for the occasion. Thus the
Standard
The Wilson Plainaealer says:
Simpson, Hill and Willis, charged with
the felony of horse stealing, were tried
and convicted N our Superior Court. on
Wednesday last. His Honor, Judge
Thomas, sentenced them to ten years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary.
The Conservatives of Johnston county
assembled in force at the court house in
Smithfield on the 14th instant. The fol-
lowing nominations were made for the Le
islature and unanimously adopted:
For the Senate-L. +. Waddell.
For the House Of Representatives WIN
H. Joyner and Jesse Hinnant.
The people there are awake, and will be
heard at the ballot box i'll August.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Some weeks since
we stated that Catawba was probably the
banner Pnblic School county in the State