Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-16

unauimous for Convention and ara conf
deut of CIR vi g the county by large ma
io.ity. Our old friend, Jere Luther, Fsq.,
we learn, will probably be the candidate,
and we regard hs election as a foregone
nclusion.-Robessoiam.
Goldsboro is in need of rain.
Raleigh is threatened with burglars.
Goldsboro IS shipping peaches. beans
and c0cumbers.
Harvest has begun in Forsyth county.
An average yield il probable
Crop prospects in Greene county very
good.
Tie water in the Tar river is 0 low RS
10 prevent navigation by the boat running
between Washington and Tarboro'-
The conservatives and democrats OF
Stokes county have nominated Col. Sam.
M. Hughes their candidate for the ap-
preaching state convention.
Nr. Lemuel Lassiter, ali aged and re-
srected citizen. and a Mason in good
standing, died at bis residence, in Greene
Ct unity, on Thursday the 1st inst.
The residence of The late Governor
Worth, says the Sentinel, has been sold f.
MIR. Friedrich Burger, late Of Bremen, Ger
many. He is gentleman of large capital
and much energy.
General Clingman has published a
mastery letter in favor Of Cooventiou. It
is able, bold and tcathing. We shall take
an early opportunity to lay it before our
readers.
The Winston Sentinel says that Peter
Tice, q citizen of Davidson county, com
mItted suicide last Tuesday by throwing
himself under the cCg wbeels Of the How
ard mill Oh Abbott's creek.
Mr.. T. r Debnam, an old and GhighIy
respectable cit In OF Wake, vas acc dentIy
shot IN the hardware store Of Mr.. Julius
Lewis in Raleigh, by the careless handling
of a pistol. The wound is u very serloas
one.
FOUND GUI1TY.-Sheriff 4. G. S. Powell
Of Sampson county, who was indicted be-
fore the Z. S. Circuit Court, at Raleigh,
for holding Cffico in violation of the Four
teenth Amendment, having been 6 CON
stable before the war, has been found
guilty. The sentence has not been rem
dered.
The people Of Chatham county want to
estabIi>h Ia the Haywood AID Cane Greek
Railroad, cha,terel by the last Legisla-
turo to run from Hay wood, on Deep Riv-
er, Uia Pntsboro, to q point IN Alamance
COMFY Books OF subscription have been
opened.
CAPE FEAR NAVIGATION CoMPANY.-We
! learn from the Fay ettevi le Eagle that the
annual meeting OF the Stockholders OF the
| Cape F. al Navigation Company, was held
| in Fayetteville on the Tub. The report
submitted 10 the Stockholders showed that
a considerable sum had be expended
last ear in improving and keeping opsn
toe channel of the river, and that force
was now, and would be continued during
| the summer season, in further improve
ments. The Stockholders suggested to the
| President aud Directors, for the future, to
ch rge 10 per cent. upon the gross amount
of freight as tolls, and as far as the season
| instifi 20 al. d the means of the Co, enable,
to con inue the Improvement of the chan.
mel OF the river. by keeping the same free
and OF en-, and so do Other improvements
as may found practicable.
Jno. D. Williams was e-elected Pres
ideut the ensuing year, b. G. Worth
aud d. r NtuTchleon, of Wilmington. aat
W. n Tlh,Igt a4t, and Thos. j. Jones, o.
Fay yetteville, Directors.
We were shown last week stalk Of cot
ton from the pIanta ion of Mr.. Ii. q. Al
ford, Lear Floral College, in this county
tn 1t bore a dom weIl-formed sqnares.-
These we're tt e first we had seen this sea
son, and we tn nk are in advance of any
til pg reported from any county IN th
State Last year Il ,be,on furnished tn
| fl st bloom, the nfs6 open DOil, an
: the talIest stalks, and this year. haviD
: gained the first, pr pose to take eac
| succe+d,rg point up to the II st bale.
Mr. D MI J. Mel Oh, residing at Nc
L ans x roads, III this county, alto r'
ports baVing cotton square on his tarm
- early as the 28th lt.-R0beSomidn.
TRE LATE JUDGE HEATH.-The stat
N meut of the manner of the death OF IL
late Hon. r. r. Heath, published IN IL
- Sentinel, was copied from the Statesvll
y Aneric IN. 1t will be gratifying to IL
e. family connections and friends of the d
~ ceased to learn that his death was IN I
10 manner suicidal. as will appear from tt
t., following letter:
SALISBURY, June 7ih, 1671.
Hon Josiah Turner, Jr.:
DEAR Il undorstand that the haIel
ke7aSheE and StatesvIIo american ascrloe
death of Hon. Il. Il. Heath TO Stttc1ddE az
1his is a mistake. From authentic lntormatl
coming to me- this broth las" from Jeh
SON where the Judge died, L am able to Sta
! that under supposed partial derangement'
attempted suicide, but WAS frustrated IN
- effort AZ d that his death was natural one, a
in no manner ascubabe to artificial means I
| the benefit of the Judges family connectlC
and frieLds. YOU will peace puonsh the abot
e. T. G.. HAUGHToN
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