Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-10
THE Episcopal Festival in Fayetteville
last week, netted about $500.

last week. netted about $500.
Portions of the Chatham Railroad have
been washed away by the late heavy rains.
VERY heavy rains and much damage to
crops in the neighborhood Of Wilson.
Heavy rains everywhere in this State
and badly injured crops is the cry.
Hon. 9. G. CLARKE has been mentioned
for the Congressional nomination by the
Conservatives of the Second District.
IT is estimated that not less than 100
acres cotton, along the line of the Neuse
river, IN Wayne county, are now under
water.
The .Sandara learns that the Forestville
paper mill has been washed away by the
recent freshet in the Neuse, and that two
bridges have also been swept away.
THE Legislature of Virginia has passed
Joint resolution providing for the ap-
pOintment Of board of commissioners to
ascertain and fix the boundary lines be-
tween that State and the Stat Of North
| DIR. r. G.. BARHAM. of Wilson. has re-
! ceived and accepted the appointment OF
Professor OF Materia Medica and Thera-
peutics in the Eclectic Medical College of
| the City of New York. We learn this fact
| from the PLtindedler.
The Sentinel says: w. A. Allen, Esq,
the Conse1 vative candidate for the Senate
! in the 1911 District, is doing good service
aud displaying on activity and energy
! wortiy If imitation. He addresses the
people of Richlands. Onslow county. on
| Saturday next, and on the following Mon
day he speaks at Jacksonville.
| Windy Billy Henderson makes one false =
hood the sponsor for another, IS witness
| tho following:
AssEssoR's OFFICE,
9TH DICTRICT n. c..
SALISBURY. June 1st, 1870. }
In relation to the Notice to Distillers, y
published in the s'Old North State" of the
| 9th of May, / wish to make an explana-
| ton.
/ intended to add, in another paragraph,
! that the bill making the changes stated
had only passed one House the second
| reading, but that had no doubt it would
speedily pass both Houses and become a
! law.
It was in anticipation of its passage that
I intended to notify distillers to make
preparations
W. F. HENDERSON,
Assessor.
| DISMISSAL OF THE RAILROAD AGENT Al
| WHITAKERs.-We learn that QUE Thomp-
son, who was appointed Railroad Agent at
| Whitaker's Turn Out in this county, tC
succeed yonng Griffin, who was SO brutally
murdered last fall, has been recently dis
missed by the railroad authorities for an
| alleged misrepresentation of funds belong
ing to the Company. 1t is stated that
! ThOmpson's books show that he IS some
So. 900 in debt to the railroad, and as 1t is
doubted whether his bond is solvent there
! is strong probability that the loss will fall
on the Company.
Thompson was taken to Rocky Mount
on Saturday, on the charge of larceny OF
the Railroad funds. b. FL. Bum, Esq,
| appeared for the defendant. and Dossy
Battle, ESQ, fot the prosecution. Alter
hearing the evidence and the arguments
in the case, Justice Fountain decided that
it wGs not larceny, and the accused was
discharged.
Thompson, in o-partnership with one
Owens, has Eeen carrying on grocery
and liquor store at Whitaker's for severa
months, and the Railroad authorities
charge that he has been embezzling thel1
funds on private account. The matte
will no doubt be fully investigated here
after.-Tarboro' SoattherneT.
CONSERVATISM IN WESTERN n. CIV
we're pleased to meet large number o
prominent citizens from all parts of th
West last week, and better pleased to learl
from them that the Conservative ant
Democratic candidates, in almost ever.
Western countywin certainly come OIL vic
tOrious IN August next. The true peopi
of the west are rallying as one man,
support of the Reform party.
Asheville Citizen.