Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-18
STATE NEWS.

The cattle distemper is said to be quite
fatal In Surry and the adjoining counties.
Passenger and freight rates have both
oeen reduced on the A.. T. G o. r. r.
Gen. Bragg has returned to Raleigh,
improved in health.
There is to be Grand Ball al Kittrells.
on the 23d and Oath insis.
The Newbern Journal of Commerce is
ahead. It has seen a watermelon that
weighed &c! Tbs.
The Salisbury Examiner has seen new
cotton raised by Mr.. @. W. Beaver, of
Rowan county.
The revival in the Baptist church, in
Warrenton, has resulted, thus far, in 20
conversions.
The Franklin Courier suggests a Con
ventlon OF Taxpayers, in Raleigh, in Sep.
TENDER or October.
The Wilson Plaiudealer says the crops
OF cotton and corn are very fine. notwith-
standing the recent cool weather.
The last election was the first at which
a full vote has been polled in Warren
county since the war.
The cotton crop in Edgecombe is said
" OO fCbJ AuOS duO dI I0dSb OO3 per CeDIs
more vii! be made on the same land this
year than was last.
DIR. S. Bratton, Of Charlotte, was thrown
from his buggy near that place on Thurs
day morning and severely injured about
the head.
Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr., applied to
Gov. Caldwell, on Monday, for a requisi-
ton to have ex Gov. Holden returned to
this State. Caldwell refused.
We lrarn that Gen. VIM. c. Lewis, of
Tarboro', has been unanimously elected
Chief Marsahl of the n. c., Agricultural
Society at its next Fair, to be held the
third week in October next.
A lew steamboat, called the ''Vesta." is
soon to commence running between Wash
ington and Tarboro'. This is to be COM
manded by Capt. Hatton, late of the ''Cot-
ton Plant"
No negro has been elected to any Office
in Wilson county until the recent election,
when one jerry Bullock was elected
School Committeeman, 10 Joy ner's town
ship.
The Rev. A. d. Hepburn, formerly Pro-
fessor of Mental aud Moral Philosophy and
Logic, in the University of North Carcll-
"a, has lately accepted the Presidency OF
Miami university, III O1lO.
The Weldon News Gays that shus far
$50 900 has been subscribed towards re
building the Roanoke Valley Railroad, aud
parties most interested are yet TO be hero
from. AS soon as the requisite amo Mt $
subscribed, operations will commence.
The Statesville American SAYS that. CT
'he LIST ms, Mrs. Logan Ligman, Ca
tawba county, presented her husband, 81
one drawing, with three stout, he 4tthy.
perfec; babies. weighing. il the aggregate,
172 Tbs.
The Warrcntca Gazette is responsible
for this A Eandy creek map killed l. 300
rats in one day, and his neigbbor, d relia-
bile and trnthfuI man (who Is our inform
anti says it was not good day for rats
either.
Hon. Plato Dalham publishes a card
are not five lines Of real truth, in the
gatbled statement published by the Radi
cal papers, of his testimony before the
Outrage Committee.
The following premiums on cotton from
North Carolina are offered for = Cotton
Fair to open in st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 3rd
For best bale of Long or Short
staple Cotton, ........ $500 OO|
For second best, $50 OO|
For third best, ......... ...... 100 OO|
The Raleigh Sentinel learns that Gov
Caldwell has appointed Holden's militia
rigadier-general, John O. German, late
OF the late Telegram, acknowledgement Of
the State, with the rank of brigadler- gen.
eral. Where is carpet-bag Fisher, we've
not heard of his resignation? ''Gorman
is with US now"
In speaking of the manner in which
the election was conducted, in its section.
the Asheville Citizen says: All sorts of
falsehoods were put in circulation, too
late to be contradicted, and other means
used, to intimidate freedmen. In due
time, we shall expose the mendacious con-
duct of the miscreants to whom We refer.
The Charlotte Democrat learns that on
Tuesday morning last, just before day,
three negro men went to the house of Mr..
VIM. Medlin, on Richardson's creek, in
Union county while Mr., Medlin was alb
sent), and robbed the house of 500 in
silver and 800 in greenbacks. They were
we'll avmed, and knocked Mrs. Medlin
down and beat her.
KU-KLUx--We are reliably informed
by a gentleman from Iredel, that night
before last, party disguised themselves
and went to the house of an old white
lady, in that county. for the purpose of
frightening, as IS alleged, soma negroes,
but only the poor white woman fell
victim to the marauders; Application for
a warrant for the arrest of the parties was
made to Mr.. Harris. a Justice of the
Peace. when 10 and behold, the K. h
turned out to be five negroes in disguise.
How now? An investigation was to be
had yesterday. Observer.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: ''There was
in our city, yesterday. German named
Carl julius, some forty years old. said by
his German follow countrymen to be man
of culture and of good fsmily. He was
found prowling around farmers house
in this county, on Sunday night, and
caused considerable alarm. He was, how
ever, arrested, and found to be uuarmed
and harmless, and possessed nothing but
pack of books. &C., which he declined toI
have examined or touched. He stated
that he had walked all the way from New
York, and was on his way to Charleston,
8. c., where he says he has relatives. He
is evidently non c0mpoS. and by subscrip-
tjon among onr citizens has been sent on