Wilmington journal., 1871-01-13
STATE NEWS.

Daniel to morrow night.
Next Saturday, the 14th inst. IS to EeIa |
big day in Raleigh The Centennial An
niyersary of the Grand Lodge OF North |
Carolina is to be celebrated there.
The Raleigh Sentinel says that it is
whispered on the streets that ex-Gov. !
Holden will shortly connect himself with
religious paper Gs associate editor.
The Goldsboro' Messenger learIs that a
good many colored men are leaving that
section to work In South Carolina.
North Carolina has one hundred and
ninety-one tobacco factories, and the bonds
given bv her manufacturers amount. IN the
aggregate to $911, 600.
The Raleigh Gazette (Rep.) says: 'It, is
rumored that Gen. Milton > LlttIeneid has
been secreted in the city during the pas.
week, but fed suddenly alter the arrest OF
Mr.. Swepson- How true thlS Is We arc
unable to say.
Anew lodge of the hourishng order Of
Odd Fellows was organized i'll Raleigh on
the 4th instant. 1t is called 1.-The Seaton
Gales Lodge, No. 52,' in honor OF that
worthy gentleman, Maj. Seaton Gales.
The survey of the proposed railroad from
Suffolk, Va, to Edenton, III this State,
is about completed, and it is said that
work upon the road will commence IL the
early part of the Spring.
4 Special Term of tho Superior Court
for Wake county Is now in session at
Raleigh, Judge Watts on the bench. The
cases of the barn burners will probably be
taken up this week.
The LEGIsLATURE-Upo the re-assem-
bling of the Legislature, the two houses
will stand as fOllows:
Senate, Democrats 35, Republicans Is.
In
dependents 3.
Geo. w. Swepson, whose arrest We mon
toned day OF two ago, and who was held
to bail, succeeded in giving 1T yesterday,
in a bond of 5000, 900 for his appearance
next week at Buucombe Court. Raleigh
Sentinel.
The American says that the new Pre3by-
terian Church in StatesviIle occupied
for public worship on Saturday of last
week, Prof. Phillips, of Davidson College,
preaching the dedication sermon. Prof
Rockwell delivered an address, the subject
of which was q hi story of the Presby terian
Chucrh in StatesviIle from an cary period
At the meeting of the new Board of
Commissioners of GOldsboro' the follow
ing officers and employees were elected :
Town Clerk. III. Holowel.
Treasurer-C. G.. Perkins.
Chief of Police-Nathan Adams.
Asst Police-Willis Brogden and Joe
King; Lamp Lighter-Cus BRENT, col !;
Cart Driver-Aaron Robinson. col.-Hes-
Senger.
We are gratifed to learn that our young
toWnsman, Mr.. VIM. E. Clarke, late assist
ant teacher in the Newbern Academy. has
been appointed Professor of Greek in the
Collegiate department of the New York
Institution for Deaf Mutes and that his
elder brother, Mr. Francis ID. Clarke, has
been appointed Professor of Mathematics
in the same Institution. These young
gentlemen are the sons of Judge VIM. j.
CIarke.-Net0be7m Journal of Commerce.
A few days since, party of fishermen
drove school of blackfish on shore inside
of Cape Cod, which is said to have real
lied SO 00O.-EccAa1ge
What an inducement for Pilgrim Ashley
to ego marching home!' The idea that
school can be 6 on shore inside of Cape
Cod worth 5000, and the Pilgrim not
continue bis progress upward and on
ward" (as he stated last Augustl, is
strange. And black fish too But they
don't como under the Common School
SYSTEM" perhaps This may make diff
ference.-SentineL.
SALE OF THE SrANDARD.-On yesterday
about - NJ, the machinery, fixtures, type,
&C., of this mendacious sheet was sold at
the Court House, under mortgage made
by Nj, S. Iittlefield to Col VIM. E. An
derson, late Cashier of the State National
Bank
After the arrangement Of some prelimi-
naries the sale commenced and soon the
concern was bid off by W. f. Askew, Esq,
at 81 600.
Soon the crowd collected at the Sand
ard Office The assem- blage was composed
of few curious 'lookers on in Venice
and numerous claimants accompanied
their lawyers in scores. After much CON
sultation between the lawyers and their
clients, whispering and winking among
the crowd generally, Sheriff Lee proceeded
to sell the Bindery, Notwithstanding be
was informed by a lawyer present, that
the proceeds of the sale would be claimed
by Mr.. AskeW, under mortgage which
he had purchased from Mr.. Backalan.
The Bindery was knocked down to w.
A. Smith, Esq, for $500. The news
paper department was next visited, and the
type, presses, furniture &C.. were sold to
the same gentleman for 5000. Mr.. Askew
again gave notice of claim upon the
property by mortgage, and Mr.. Smith
gave notice that he held an unexp1red
lease upon the whole concern. Sheriff
Lee, the auctioneer, informed this last
named gentleman in courteous and ele-
CANT language that his least weren't worth
d-n," whereupon Mr.. Smith smiled 6
dissent and the crowd adjourned to the
Job Department. Here Tim again exer
cised both his lungs and ingenuity as al
auctioneer, and after another promulga'
tion of Mr.. Askew's irrepressible claim
sold this part of the establishment tc
Messrs Nichols and German for $500
That the paper that not only slandered th'
State and the best men in it, but the yer,
women too, should perish beneath th
weight of innumerable disreputable law
suits. is proper and just and we hope tn
hand of resurrection will never be reach
ed out to drag it from its grave of degra
dation.-Se1atinel.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE NIsITATIoN.-A des
tructive fire occurred in our city last night
originating in the stables in the rear o
Hahn's New York Bakery, and rapidly ex
tending eastward, consuming in its des-
tructive course the large brick store o