Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-07

has at last been lodged in Jail. Having
lodged about the woods for some TINA, he
finally delivered himself up to the authori-
ties, and being unable to give bail, was
furnished with quarters in the Hotel de
Williamson. ..s =.
lbL.-We very much regret to hear of
the extreme illness of Gen. J. r. Stubbs.
President of the Williamson and Tarboro'
Railroad.
--latest reports from Williamson state
that he was in & very critical condition,
and fears are entertained of his recovery.
North Carolina can i'll afford to loose such
citizen as Gen. Stubhs.
Tarboro' SoutAe,7,er
Rowan has 18, O99 people. -
GREENE county crops are said to be
short. "a.
WAYNE county has over 10. 900 inhabi-
tants ; 4. 900 moro than in 1860. a
THE Hilsboro' Recorder has been shown
lump of gold found on the Poor House
tract, in Orange county.
Forty-one pairs of twins have been dis
covered in Wake county, all under one
year of age.
W. W. BoDDIE, Esq, late member of
the Legislature from Nash county, died
on Monday night.
TIE Hillsboro' Recorder learns that
several families who left Orange for the
West are about 10 return to their old
homes.
The General Assembly of the State meets
at Raleigh on the third Monday in next
November, which is yet seven weeks dis
tant.
TIE State Council, Friends of Temper
auce, Of North Carolina, will hold their
Fourth Annual Session in the city OF Raj
eigh. on Wednesday, 30th November next.
THE School Committee Of Raleigh Town
ship wish to engage the services of tive
good teachers (three males aud two fe-
Township.
JOHN l.. BR1DGERs Esq, Of Edgecombe,
with Gov. H. B. Vance as alternate, has
been selected to deliver the address before
the Cumberland Agricultural Fair next
November.
ONE E. A. Estes, white, shot and killed
Nelson Estes, colored, in Wake county,
last Thursday The difficulty between
them was slight one, and the weapon
used was pistol
The Sheriff5 of Iredell Burke, CASTOR, AL
exander, Union and Mcdowell settled with
the public treasurer on Thursday. Iredell
paid 50, 534 IS; Alexander, 50 $50 43; Burke
81, 272 40; CASTOR, Sc, 400 81; Union,
Sc, 329 OF, and Mcdowell s.. 929 47.
THE Goldsboro' Messenger says that dur
ing the second week of the approaching
term Of Wayne county Court. the so-calied
Lenoir county Ku KluX cases will come
up for trial. AS the new Judge, Clarke,
has been, heretofore, engaged for the pros
ecution, We regard it as scarcely probable
Al, x1,1lI Io ~ Hnf
him.
The CENSUS VS.. IHE VoTE.-It las been
charged that Capt. Swift Galloway, the
Conservative candidate IL the Senatorial
District composed Of the counties of Wayne
and Greene, was defeated by stufing the
baIlct-boX with illegal votes. The census
returns for Greene county show that there,
at least, the allegation ie not grorndless.-
Several hundred more votes were cast than
there are malo citizens above the age of
twenty one.
We hope Capt. Galloway will contest
the election of BrogGen, before the Senate.
There is no doubt that lie is justly emit
tied to the eeat.-Newbern Journal Of Com
neTce.
The Synod Of North Carolina will meet
in this city Wednesday, Oct. 5, and be
opened with sermon in the Presbyterian
Church at = O'Clock, p. NJ, by the Rev.
Jesse Rankin, of Lenoir, the last Modera-
tor. The Synod is composed of the Pres
| byteries of Concord. Fayetteville, Meek
| lenburg, Orange and Wilmington, aud ac-
cording to the published minutes of the
General Assembly, embraces 95 ministers
and 80 candidates for the ministry. Each
church, in addition to the ministers, is en-,
titled to be represented by ruling elder.
| Standard.
PUBLIC SALES. Yesterday at noon, Dep
uty Marshal Foote, sold ut public auction,
the buildings of the Standard office and
the house and lot formerly known as the
Root property, under an execution against
Milton S. LittIcfeld in favor of S. S. White
of New York The Root lot was bought
for the plaintiff at 5000 ; the tStandaro
buildings were knocked off at $201 to Sher
if Lee. The Watson lot was also put up,
but so groundless was Littlefeld's title,
that it was knocked off for $5. There are
many membranes on all the property
! sold. .-SentineI.