Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-26
Almost another FIRE in Newbern last Sat


urday.
The Conservatives of Craven county meet
in Convention at Newborn.
Jo. W. Holden is now in Omaha. We
hope that be will stay there until sent for
Frustrated attempt at burglary in Ral-
eigh, on Friday night.
The Baptist church in Raleigh, has
been covered with new carpet.
Warren county is shipping largely Of
Strawberries.
The Salisbury Frdmine, has been shown
soEne Rowan county clover Sc inches in
height.
Judge r. P. Dick lectures in Raleigh
this evening. Subject, "Tbe Anglo-Sa1-
on"
are to meet in Pittsboro on June Sd, to
nominate candidates for Convention.
Rev. E. B. Wetmore, of Rowan, is
thortly to lecture in Raleigh, on Temper
ance.
The Fireman g Celebration in Charlotte,
last Saturday. the Goth inst, was q very
successful and very pleasant affair.
Wilmington street, in Raleigh. is now
eclipsing Fayetteville street. as business
thoroughfare.
The wife of Rev. H. H. Banks, of Ashe-
vile, Was recently poisoned ny eating a
half dozen castor oil beans. Timely med
ical aid soon relieved the sufferer.
The fifty fifth Annual Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the State
of North Carolina, will meet in Emmanuel
Church at Warrenton, tomorrow.
The Warrenton Gazette records the death
of AIRS. Rhoda Collins, of that town, aged
80 years. and of Payton Vaughan. of War
rem county, aged "a.
The revenue officials again rAided in
amount of confscated liquor was the re-
suit.
Hon. j. B. Currie, l.. L. D., ex u. 8.
Senator from alabama, will delier the An
nual Address before the Literary Society
of Wake Forest College, at the coming
June commencement.
The Statesville AMERICAN cheers Us thus
ly Crop prospects contine to flourish in
this section. Wheat and oats doing we'll
corn though small, is coming forth, and
cherries not SO abundant, but peaches will
be plentiful.
The Warrenton Gazette gives full anc
very interesting account of the Conserva
tive Mass Meeting held there on Saturday,
the 18th inst, and says, among othe
things, that the nomination Of Messrs. W
A. Montgomery and Hon. D. r. GoodIoe
as candidates for Convention, was received
with cheers and applause b both white
and colored. A significant fact.
The N. G Home Fire Company has
already paid the losses incurred by it a.
the recent fire at South Mills, Camden
county. The company also presented $5U
to a person who, with great bravery and
presence of mind, rolled barrel of burn
ing oil from one of the buildings, thereby
preventing the further spread of the
flames and greater damage to the insure
and the company.
Chatham county is moving nobly up to
the front. A Mass Meeting of the people
held in Pittsboro', on the 10th inst, was
largely attended by bota white and blacks.
Resolutions endorsing the call for Con-
vention were reported through the Chair,
man of the Committee, Henry A. London,
Jr., Esq, and enthusically adopted
Messrs. w. G. Albright, the Senator, and
r. James Powell. the Represen from
this county, announced, that in accord
ance with their promise made during the
campaign last Summer, they were ready
to pay over to the treasurer of the county
the amount of their per diem in excess of
four dollars, but, On motion of the treas
urer, the meeting requested them to re-
tain that sum until the expiration of their
term.