Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-23
STATE NEWS.

inc than anticipated month ago.
Swing chickens 12l cents in Warren
ton.
The Young ladies of Statewide are GRO
quoting -.
rrarre1ton on Saturday next.
D;,o peaches and tomatoes have ap-
aortd in the Raleigh market.
Growing cotton is looking well in Edge
cOnbe.
ok CIanton, of Warren county, had
..t.on squares in his field on the 11th
instant.
The Conservatives of Wilson county had
meeting last Saturday. III. O. Moss.
E.o.. prominent lawyer, was nominated
tor Convention.
The cheese factory near Asheville is IN
thriving condition, and manufacturing
cheese Of the best quality.
About $413 has been collected 10 Sails
bury for the purpose of enclosing the
Lutheran Cemetery.
Col J. NJ. Long, the old war horse,
bas been nominated for Convention In
Y Cabarrus.
Col. Stnrgis, of New jersey. is prep Aring
~ work the Potts Gold Mines of NASH
N The new machinery costs SAC. 900.
Fifty-two colored people. men. women
md children, have recently left the
Vicinity of Rocky Mount for Louisiana.
Ri. Rev. Bishop Atkinson was in New
bern last Sunday, when two Priests and
me Deacon were ordained.
Judce Cloud bas gone into the noun
tain country on a deer hunting expedition.
Let Us have peace.
The water in the Tar river is very low
and the steamer Cotton Plant necessarily
makes very irregular trips between Tar
boIo and Washington.
Some $50 bales cotton were received one
day last week at Charlotte, from the up
country, by the Atlantic. Tennessee &c
/ Ohio Railroad.
On Monday last while some quarry
hands were blasting rock at Warm Springs.
gentleman named Bliss struck on
the head by a fragment weighing Al
mounds, aud was injured SO badly that his
life is despaired Of.
The Conservatives Of Wake county met
ast.Saiurdny aud nominated Hons. Thos.
B-aog, D. NJ Barringer, A. S. Merrimop,
candidates for Convention. Wake has
flea one of her biggest guns, and
the sound will be echoed back to her III
August. Hurrah foc Wake.
We learn from the Godsboro Messen-
ger that J. Q. Jackson, Esq, has Ueen
ananimously nominated for the Couven-
ton by the good people of Greece county.
Among the speakers IN the occasion we
notice tie name OF our old friend Capt
Swift Galloway.
The Charlotte Southern Home says that
jos H. WiLOu, Esq, has Withdrawn his
name as candidate to represent Mecklen-
burg in the State Convention. He assigns,
rs a cause of his RI signatiOn, his ina ity
TO canvass the county III advocacy of the
Legality and necessity Of the Convention.
Another is to be nominated July Sd.
The Charlotte Democrat says we saw in
this city last week Mr. Jno. lEIwood, who has
inst returne d from England where he went,
in company with Gen. Leventhorpe, to
secure II fortune left him in that country.
We learn that he secured $3.50, 900 TO be
divided between himself and brother, Jas.
ElwoCd.
The Slatesvllle American says : We
learn Il at report has been circulated that
Judge Anderson Mitchell. of this judicial
District is opposed to Convention. We
have rea-on TO know that said report is an
error, and that Judge Mitchell is in favor
of Conve ntiOD, and ls in favor of chang
ing many OF the provisions in the present
Constitution.
JUDGE BUxToN's LETTER.-A gentleman
from Harm, tt says Judge Buxton's letter
is libel upon the people Of that county.
There are only three persons IN the poor
house, and not pisoner in the Jail. The
Court got through its business in three
days. A year ago Hernett county was the
scene of midnight bnruings.
The nineteen negoes now in Wake
county Jail extended their operations anc
burnings to Harnett. When We conslde
the number of barns b1rnt, the wonder i
that Judge Buxton's letter did not re cit
more outrages that it dId.-Sentinel.
SUPREME COURT. following are al
OF the proceedings of the Supreme Court
on Monday las, that are of interest in thi
section. We extract rom the Telegram
D. A. & l.. w. Humphrey, executors US
R. ". Ward, executor, ct al, from Ons
low called and continued for issues to b
tried. Bragg & Strong for the plaintiffs
and Battle & Sops and Hubbard for tn
defendants.
Solomon Bear. ct a., vs. P. Cohen, fror
way lie CdIlSu dHu ecu III AN0AAAS5 ~ ~
end of the district. Bragg & Strong TO
the plaintiffs, and Phillips and Merrimo
and A. S. Seymour for the defendant.
The following are among the opinion
delivered:
By Pearson, O. j.: K. P. Battle as. 10
Thompson, from Robson. No error
Decides that where a defendant is In
dehted to ,he State, he cannot introduce
Gs a set-off, or counter claim, the indebted
ness of the State to defendant upon coupon
bonds of the State.
State Us. Ruth Williams. from Edge
combe. ''Venire de novo.'
Where husband and wife commit an as
sauIt and battery, and there are no cir
cumstances appearing in evidence, auC
showing that in fact, the wife acted with
out constraint, the feme defendant is no
guilty, and the Court should so instruc
the Jury. The presumption of law bein
that she acted under constraint, and she i
therefore excused.
Dick, j.: S ate as. Lucious Jones, iron
Baden county. No error.
Where the defendant turned barrel G
turpentlne from its head over on its sid
WI fol