Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-12
Rutherford College has 121 students.
Ice 2! cents per pound IN Fayetteville.

| Greensboro has q slack rope walker.
The heaviest bail storm since 1880, Wis
it'd Guilford county last Sunday.
Yesterday was observed as Memorial
Day by the ladies' of Gree nsboro.
The town of Henderson has elected a
| democratic ticket.
Heavy rains in the Interior 4 Thurs
day.
Edenton fps largely of green peas to
| Mort hern markets.
Tue Weldon Neacs is to have new type
and a new sumner dress.
Republicans of Tarboro' elect Mayor
and two ont of three Commissioners.
New skating season opened at Raleigh
| last night.
The Masops and Odd Fellows of Colds
bOro' are to build fine new Hall.
From the Winston Sentinel we learn that
Winston and Salem have both elected their
! Conservative tickets
The Wilson Ledger sells US that the to wn
of Black Greek has elected a full Conserv-
ative munich pal ticket
There were ia bales of Cotton sold in
the Charlotte market on Thursday, says
the Observer.
A Cherokee Indian named WilIsawyer
| has been sentenced to the Penitentiary for
| five years, for horse stealing.
Fayetteville has received 1900 bales
cottou since last 1st September The
Eagle expects the entire season to count
mp $500 bales.
A Mass Meeting of the friends of Con
vention, III Wayne County, is aanOnnced
| in t.e Messenger, to be b. Ia at Gold bo: o ),
on Saturday. May 9th.
The young ladies of ST. Mary School,
! III Raleigh, last night gave repFesen ia
tion o. the Cantata of ''The Coronation
| If the Rose -
The Faye'teville F'ogle has met gentle
maa frt N West Cana6a, Mr.. E. Burns, who
is in that place looking for lands and
homes for people il Canada who wish to
move to this State.
The Fayette vile Eagle learns til At one c1
the business men that town returned to
! Z. s. Tax A-se sOr for the fiscal year, JUS,
closed, an income of $40, 600. A few cthers
aro reported at $4,000, al d several al
smaller amounts.
! ''Rev" J"hn NJ. Btar d', who las been
making him eff cor spicuous IN ChArl IT,
10 the pretended establishment Of q com
merciGl college, turns out to be IL swindler
and has left for izarts unknown.
The Sentinel saws that Mes>rs. Cowand
& al is, Of Norfolk, Va, purcha sel u
weeks since forty-:wo thousand ecr-s a.
the fines lnmh"r land in Nolth G. .rnlira
which vhey irt,n working on larg-
| scale.
On vet. rday say. the R4itigh Telegram
Deputy Sheriff NoWell arre~tei ii co!ort q
individual named Jones Fuller, who is
charged with burning barn in Edgecombe
county some time since. He was locked
up until called for by the authorities ot
that county.
The Raleigh Telegram understands that
| Mr.. J. L. Iabaux has been appointed b,
az their Special Agent for French ard
German imnlieratiop, ard Is empowered
. to appoint Assistant Commissioners in
France. Belgium end Switzerland.
Tne Wills II Ploindedle'' ga, !: Th" mn
mic q .I"cti in the town If i 1'e"r op
NJ j. da> ilsf, tee.sIred M tie i, ction of
A-.'nr p rn"s III r. S. N. Warren, =.
i}. Farnr-: G ". 3 ,ur, W. J. B clock
n z Wo tn Comm s:ortr4. d p
Chri-:c a., Cs.s.stahIe
From the Pn'ri0t we learufh Greens
horo has ele ctrd a full Com ervative ticket
for Mayor and Commiss toner's. Who next?
/ CHARLOTTE. Columbia AND AUGUSTA
RAzLRoAD.-From a report TO be submit
| ted to the stock holders at the annual me ct
| ing, we learn that the earnings Of the road
for the year closing December 81, 1871,
were $500, 474 O5, while the operating ex-
penses and taxes (Fe1eral and State) were
$3.50 542 70, leaving d balance of $27O,-
931 8; ; deducting interest on notes and
| coupons paid $129, 100 ", leaving the net
balance $141, 821 So, which is nearly five
per cent, on The cat ital stocA of the COM
pany, amounting to 81, 571 299 90. This
| balance has been expeBded in completing
the grading of the Augusta division of the
road, the bridge across the Savannah
river, building depots, and repairing and
purchasing rolling stock. Earnings Of the
past year are greater by $156, 6e9 Sc than
those of the year preceding. The entire
bond debt is 81 252. 600.
The TEMPERANCE DEMoNsTRATIoN.-Un.
fortuL ately for our temperance friends.
yesterday proved most inauspiciOGs day
for their te'ebratlon, and the extensive
preparations made for the occasion had,
in a grt at measure, to be abandoned. =
Nearly all the fore part Of the day the rain
poured in torrents, and SO n the stree
were IN a very muddy and disagree able
C 1ndition. Notwithstanding the difficult
lies and draw backs In the way, our TEN
pt rance friends determined d to carry GU
the original programme as far as possible
and accordingly at 10 Il. m., the members
Of Oak City and Carolina Councils end
the Juvenile Temperance Society. of this
city, and the delega' es from other Coun
cils in the State, assembled at the nav
Temrerance Hall, in Stronach's new build
ing
After prayer by Rev. n +. Reid, d. s
Hill, Esq President Of the Supreme
Counc1i, F. of T., introduced TO the aud
ence, Rev W w. Duncan. D D, of Nor
folk, Va. vino. il an address Of unusua
force and eloquence. entertained thost
present for about an hour and half i
| has rarely been cur privilege to listen tc
an orator more happy aud elegant in hi
choice of language or possessing more
pleasant delivery.
On the conclusion of DR.. DuucaL's ad
/ dress, Rev. J. O. Hiden, of Wilmington,
3 was introduced and Addres sed the assem-