Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-14
STATE NEWS.


The fruit crop all over the Stale prom
ises bounteous yield.
Gov. Caldwell has gone to his home il
Burke county for weeks visit.
In Newborn, on Saturday last, the Their
mometer reached 90 in The shade.
Gen. John Tyler, a son of the late Pre4i-
dent Tyler, was lately in Weldon.
| Roanoke river has subsidized and Weldon
| is happy over the prospect of plenty Of
| fish,
The Rutherford Star (RadicaD is in a
weaving way. Itthreatens to suspend un-
less it accounts are paid up in two weeks.
Tue body of George arthur, colored.
drowned near Newborn on the 1st inst,
has been recovered.
A company has been formed in Western
Pennsylvania to build n railroad from
Pittsburg, Pa, to Charleston, s. c., ria
Lincolnton and Charlotte, n. @.
correspondent of the Raleigh Sentinel
proposes that the people of the State OBJ
serve Il day Of thanksgiving for delivery
from the tyranny OF Holden.
Capt. John r. Williams, formerly of
this State, and late of Warreuton, N. c..
was shot i'll the head, but not dangerously
wounded, in fight in Baltimore few
days ago by his partner in business, j. E..
French.
The Raleigh Sentinel says that the Grand
Jury have found true bill cgalnst Solo
mon Frazier, charged with setting fire to
the Forestvi!le Paper Mills, short time
ago. The trial is set for to-day.
The Sentinel learns from a friend il
Wilson, that the people of that county are
| Ia earnest upon the subject OF Convention,
extra judicial opinion of the Justices OF
the Supreme Count have had bat one eff
= feet, and that is to intensity the feeling fol
Convention.
At the last term of Franklin Court
Judge Watts sentenced some Is negroes,
, convicted of barn burning, to months
i'm rigoument. The same Radical Judg5
. has lately sentenced two white men to
: years hard labor 10 the Ponitentlary for
| istealing rnnlet Of molasses and few
| other small articles from negro.
James P. Holman and James NJ. Utley
two young men of Wake county, charged
. . with Ku Kicking, aud up for trial befor
the present term OF Wake Court. hav
. fi.el an affidavit for the removal of thei
: case TO another county. The affidavit set
> forth that the defendants have reason t.
, believe that they cauno5 obtain far an
, impartial traial in Wake county, becaus
, of the pIc udIcts OF the people, ana tn
+ packing of tue jury by the county officials
Charlotte is destined in the future
become q great railrO al centre. The FOL
lowing is a list OF the roads, completed
building, or proposed, which the DenaOcrt
is confident will be in operation at the en-
LIST. The Charlotte, Columbia q August
Railroad, C )mpieted.
ID. The North Carolina Railroad, com
pleted.
81. The Will, Char. & Ruth. Railroa
Eastern Division. partly finished.
! 4th. The Will, Char. & Ruth. Railroad
e western Division,) partly finished.
n 9Th. The Atlantic, Tenn. i Ohio Rail
II road, nearly completed to States7llie.
9th. The r pad from Charlotte to La,
st 7th. The Airline from Charlotte
st Weldon.
o. 8sh. The Airline from Charlotte
Q Atlanta; vii! be completed in about or
year.
Danville, Va.
% 1Oth. The Airline from Pittsbur
~ Penn, via Charlotte to Charleston, s.
= 18th. The Bead from Charlotte
- Hickory Tavern or Newton, recently cha
a terCd by the Legislature.
l. MAIL ROUTES. --We learn that the TO
ot lowing mail contracts were awarded on II
W 31st ult., according to proposals heretofo
= advertised
.. Route No. 5000. Fayetteville to Wa
"a saw. daily, to j. F. Logan, Ashe Count
ID n. G.
X No, 5,OO7, Fayetteville to Clark's Mill
ir weekly, to E. j. Pennypacker, Wilmln
Ie ton, N. G.
Ig No. sou, Fayetteville to Shoe Het
weekly. to E. It. Ciemmons, Salem, n.
p present contractor,
lg No. 5,O72, Fayetteville to Lumberto
l to J. G. Blocker, Cumberland Co.
No. 5,073, Fayetteville to Harnett Cou
IN House, to J. @. Blocker.
No 5,O25, Fayetteville to Wilmingto
by Cape Fear Steamers. semi weekly,
n 0. II. Blocker, Fayetteville, present co
ut tractor.
st These contracts go Into effect on 1st
~ July, for four years. We learn that j.
ne Blocker's contracts will probably be traI
er ferred to Mr.. E. L. Ciemmons. who m
1g also get some of the others.-FayetteVl
OF Eagle.
IN The New York Home Journal annount
SITS the interesting intelligence that NJ
nd Nellie, daughter of President Grant.
re, engaged to a young naval officer of pror
he nent name and of uneXceptionable p'
:. igree."