Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-11
STATE NEWS.


DEAD.-Rev. Samuel Doub, who we men.
toned last week as having received some
serious injuries from the falling of 9 trao
we are panied to learn, died on lasa Satpr
day.-Winston Sentinel.
ACCIDENTAL sHOor1NG.-Mr. Thomas
Vanderford accidentally shot q colore1
woman on Monday, while shooting Of
bird. The wound, we are clad f. ,oor.
is only slight one. Be more ,orof.,,
with tire-asms, boys.
Salisbury Examiner.
A DRUG STORE ROBBED by A u. S. Eor.
DER. The drug store of Thomas Emory
of Chapel Hill, was broken into some
nights ago and robbed by one of the L. !.
soldiers stationed at that point to prevent
rooOerles, outrages, and to keep eril.docrs
from stealing the College Buildings with
the Faculty in 'em. -Hillsboro' Recorder.
That New PARTY.-A few days ago an
enthusiastic moderate Republican ap-
preached worthy old citizen of orr town
"a Democrat, who is as witty as he is
wise. and who is unsparing in his deuun-
clatlons OF the thleving party in power
The following short dialogue took place:
Moderate Republican-IYe arc forming
a new party-a party of moderate men-a
party that will save the country.
Democrat-SaVe You mean You will
saue what your party has not already eto.
len
Mod. Repub.-That's not the question
This party am telling you about is new
party 1ee1o party. The Governor fayors
il.
Dem.-He does ? Then d-n Il party
where Holden's the head and Yates the
tail.
Mod. Repub. But, friend you arc q
moderate man; come join our new party.
enthusiastically The bail is in motion
Let us keep it rolling
Dem.-A ball ! [ reckon it is It baH, ana
there is set Of id - bugs Il roNine
it.. D-n your - bug party
Mod. Repub. had nrgent business nj
town Immediately.
Raleigh Sentinel
SUPREME COURT Wednesday,, MARCH, ..
187O.-Court met according to adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Merrimon made few remarks add
ditional to his argument in the case Of
Carter VS. Hoke, argued yesterday
Mr.. Merrimon then proceeded with lis
argument in the case of the State VS. Lyt-
tie, from Buncombc.
He was followed by the Attorney Gen
eral, who concluded the argument on Inc
part of the State.
This is an interesting case. 1t is Il ease
of Forgery. The charge was that the &c.
PENDANT forged the signature of his father.
a blind man, upon the prosecution bond
in suit for divorce brought by the defen-
dant. The defence set up is that no crini-
nal intent existed, the son believing thai
he did no wrong in signing his father
name, as he had often signed il as agent
for him.
The Court then proceeded to call eases
from the 9th District, and disposed OF
them as follows:
Waller VS.. Forsythe, Granville. Put OIL
Futrell VS.. Smallword, Northampton.
Put Off
Jesse w. PEBBLES VS.. G. II. Horton,
Wake. d. G. Fowle for the defendant,
Phillips and Battle for the plaintiff
Mason vs.. Williams, continued.
The cases of Critcher VS.. McCaddeD, ana
Bayne VS.. jenkins, are the only cases re-
naming to be argued.
Court will probably adjourn the last Of
next week.
At 80 P. M. Court adjourned.
HARD AT WoRK.-It is encouraging to
notice the extensive preparations that our
farmers are making for the crops Of THE
year. Everybody is hard at work, much
manure has been prepared, and the real
work of the season has fairly begun.
1t is sincerely to be hoped that al album
dant harvest will attend all this diligent
labor. -Tarboro' lS0aaherner.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Decatur
Depriest was murdered, and his father.
Mr.. Randall Depriest, was shot at by James
McGaha on Thursday last. There aro 50
many contradictory reports as to the cause
of the difficulty between tho parties, aud
as the matter will be thoroughly invcstian-
ted we forbear to comment upon It, until
legal investigation shall determine who
are the guilty parties.
Rutherford Viudicator.
ANOTHER BIG Whenever you start
Edgecombe she is hard to beat. During
the past few weeks several counties have
been Dragging upon their "bigs hogs"
and last week we noticed one, snativo to
the manor born" that far surpassed any
thing yet reported
We have another TO chronicle this week.
Mr.. w. j. Edwards, on the End February,
slaughtered hog 80 months old, with the
following result He weighed 500 lbs,
net, measured feet in length, feet Q
inches round body. and 80 inches in
height.
What say you, other "banner" counties?
Go to jericho till your beard grows
Tarboro SOutteruey
OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE.-Messrs. J. 7.
Long and j. L. Nelson, editor and pub
Usher of the Eastern Intelligencer, have
come out in card, taking ground in OPP
position to the Radical party of this State.
Thew are not DarticuIar what tbov NOV I've
called, whether Democrats or Conserva-
tives, or Consery atives Democrats but
they are determined to battle against the
fraud, extravaganza and acknowledgement
of the present Radical administration, and
all who belong to or sustain it, We can
say to Messrs. Long and Nelson that there
are many thousands in the State who have
come to the same conclusion, and only
await an opnorknnitz To carru Il into e.