Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-30
STATE NEWS.


rEver7 paper in the State has seen the
ssfr.t cotton bloom of tie season..
There are over 200 teachers in attend
onc4 NJ the Normal schU0l, now III session
81 sylvan Academy, Chatham county
The stockholders of the Atlantic and
Win Carolina Railroad will meet ut
Morehead City to-day.
Splendid rain in Goldsboro' last Sun
day.
Newborn had big rain las. Sunday
night.
Halifax town has Thespian corps IN
full blast.
RnrcIars are committing depredation5 IN
Warren county.
Rev. John Powell has been nominated
for Convention in Caldwell county.
Rev. n. F. Reid, D. d., IS to deliver
u,s,nic ad iress in KInston Tomorrow.
The Foreztvj!je paper mills will again be
N oDaraflon 10y the middle Of August.
The Convention campaign has com
nc-ceI ia Forsyth county
C.rg5es of brick are selling in Newbern
At S. per 1000
The floating debt of the city of Raleigh
to J. funded by tie issre OF city bonds.
Warren county has 1. to 1nshi chris
toned = Six Pouud."
TIE Raleigh Sentine, has lad its first
ric- re-cLes
TIE & INK Of Stasesvillo has been or
oaniz 4 VITA Saul Med. Tate as Presi-
Gc.t, aud L. L. SimontOn, Cashier.
The Charlotte District Conference wi /
convene at Concord on the 3D. Saba III
August. The Shelby Conference. at Shell
b., on he 4th Sunday in July. The Hills
h3ro' CJutere nee on the 9Th Sunday in
July.
lie Lsglo truly says that Fayetteville is
tie o1ly town iG the State that has water
works.
Hoe Tbos j. Jarvies, Hon Edward j.
Warou and Major Seaton Gales were in
GaiGsJ0Io recently.
Mcca!epbarg ia o have t speci4I
Term ol SUPERIOR Court, commencing
July II.
The Wayne county Radicals have nom
mated Curtis II. Bryg len and j. I. Pear
SOD, Convention.
10 meat for sale ia tho NewOern mar
ke: las, Monday. Worthy, that must be q
one horse ;oHb.
I'll wife Of the ez sheriff Of Jones conn
ty recently presented him with tIiplets.-
Uutor u4t-te father ,
At tic recent commencement al Wake
Toc,st College. the degree OF LII. d. was
conferred upon Hon. IhOs. Bragg.
The Sentinel says that Rev. J. E. Nc
NAuara, Priest Ia ST. Johns (Cat hol1c)
chuic1, Ia Raleigh, ha~ just returned from
an exa nlcd Wit o the North,
Tee Warren II Gazette says that Lu-
cius /, n, the Nash county murderer,
re. lily nc 10 desperate bat intellectual
effort t escape f1om tGe Jail at that place.
During the recent commencement at
TrIu ~ College. a thief entered the cham
b ROT tie Pr, sdent. Dr.. Craven, ana car
red off 4 watch worth Sl2O.
The Sentinel has been presented by
lady Of Raleigh with an onion seventeen
inches in ,il,umf, renee. i've aad half
inches IN diameter, and Weighing twenty-
hr G UuDcta
The Warrenton Gazette gives glowing
ace0uLt If the crop prospects in that Gee
ton. WaeAt Is better than was anticipa
ted an tie pro ,pect IS good fOr ap lIa-
4ense Weld of corn and cotton.
The Salisbury Examiner says: Ii is cur
s-o5or cf thermal Revenue for this Dis
tric' was recently assessed in the sun Of
sir hul1ired d0lLurs, TO be appropriated to-
wards The supl ont of the 'CaroIina Era,
the office holders new organ. Our dis
hnguiahed and accommod dating Asses
sor, We are informed. responded with
commeldable promptness.
The Roanoke News says: The rumor
prevails, backed by degree of certainty.
that the Raleigh & Gastoa Railroad will
son pass into the hands of the great
Pennsylvania Genital. For what purpose
this change Will be effected we don't know
as this road is g cross-road to tue through
air line which the Pennsylvania road de-
Sires to run through the South.
\ pt cniier csse has just co me to light IN
Newber1. La the Mayors Court there was
case wherein cOtOred woman was plain
til and g white man was defendant. Con
trary to The rules and regulations OF the
Republican party The white han was dis
charged, when the Mayor was remonstra-
ted vi h b, some of his dnsky cOnstltu-
ency. He therefore thinking that the
majority must DO right, gracefully admit
ted hiusef IN the wrong, regretted nav
ing decided as he had done in the case
Just before him, and promised hereafter TO
BE- better Republican. Ye gods, and lit
tie fishes
The Charlotte Democrat says Certain
Bonds of thu A. t 4 0. Railroad Com
pany, Issued in 1862, are held by persons
in Sou h Carolina. The holders demanded
fall principal and interest in Federal cur
Tency the President of the Road thought
that the debt ought to be scaled according
to what Confederate money was worth at
that time, and is ready to settle on fair
basis at any time. The bond-holders,
being non residents of this State, sue III
tie Unired States Court for their demand.
The Telegram says that the President of
The United States, upon the application
Of Governor Caldwell, Supervisor Perry,
Deputy Marshal Foote, and U. S. Attor-
ney Stnrbuck, has granted full and I'M
conditional pardon to Peter Null. Ephraim
Abee. VIM. Britain. Rob't Carswell, Jno.
Smith, Jno Robins II, Harvey McGalliard
and VIM. G. Adams, convicted of illicit
dl8h'latlon at August Term, 1869, of the
District Conrt of the United States, held
at Mo- canton, n. c. This relieves the
defendants of the fues imposed as we'll as
Inc costs Of the prosecution.
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