Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-31
State News.

State News.
Haywood w. Harris, Of Craven county,
was struck and instantly killed by light
1.ing on Saturday last.
Major II. A. Gillian, Of ChOwan. and
Mr.. j. l.. Mitchell, of BERTHE, are the Con
sentative delegates to Baltimore from the
First District.
RADICAL CONGRESSIONAL NOMINA-
TIoNs.-C. l.. Cobb has been renominated
in the First District, and G.. w. Chandler,
of BuncOmbe, has received his party nom
ination in the Eighth District.
Captain Fred. Phillips, of Edgecombe,
has consented 10 deliver the address before
the young ladies of the Wilson Collegiate
Seminary, on the 9th June next. Capt.
Philips IS an accomplished scholar and fine
speaker.
Our friend Capt. Swift Galloway, is
highly cOmplimented by the GOldsboro'
Messenger for his speech made last week
at Greene Court i'll prosecution OF a negro
named Elliot, charged with burning the
gin house of Mrs. Whitehead.
ThOs. A. Nicholson, Of TredeII, and Dr..
G. l.. Cook, of Wilkes, have been nom;-
mated for Senators by the Conservatives of
the Senatorial District comprising the
counties OF Wilkes, Iredell and Alexander.
HEAVY ON TAY-PAYERs.-Fou or five
worthless negroes, men and women, are
, boarding at public expense in Mecklenburg
jail for killing two babies-their own off.
spring. With baby-killing, chicken steal
ing, hog-killing, &c, the public is burden
ed with heavy expense. So much for rc-
n
GIN HOUSE BUKNT.-On Wednesday
night last, 22d, the gin house of Mr.. JnO
\. d. Wilson, near Pioneer Mills, Cabar-
rms county, was burnt, together with four
bales of cotton, tools, &c. Loss about
$500. Supposed to be the work Of an in
cendiary.
On the next night, The 23d, in tho same
neighbOrhoOd, the smoke house Of John
Caldwell, ST., was robbed and burnt. lie
lost all his bacon, wheat, and some other
articles.-Charlotte Democrat.
North CAROLINA CEDAR.-In a day
OF two, says the Pittsburg Mail, the first
consignment of three or four cars of cedar
will be received from the eastern part Of
North Carolina, via the Baltimore and
Ohio and Pittsburg, Washington and Balti
more Railroads. The lumber belongs to
a company formed in this city, and in
Guiding couple Of merchants of Plila-
delphia.
The region from which the lumber is
taken lies on the Roanoke river, and the
tract comprises sixty to eighty acres.
SPECIAL. NorICE.-On the lst day of
June, the publication Of the Daily JOuWaL
Of Commerce will be suspended. | sin
cerely regret the necessity which requires
this step. For more than II months it has
been published by the undersigned under
the most adverse circumstances. Whether
the publication will be renewed, depends
upon contingencies. The Jew subsCriD-
tons and advertisements that have been
paid for in advance OF that period,
will be made good III such other
edition OF the paper as shall be
continued. In the meantime, if purcha-
ser can be found who will buy the office
and publish a Democratic-C Conservative
paper, the proprietor will sell. To the end
that sale may be effected l invite cores
pondence on the part on any one who
means business.
| respectfully ask my EDITORIAL friends
in the State to make such notice ofthe con-
templated suspension, and desire for sale,
as they may think proper.
NEwBERN, May %, 1872.
Ma Or JoHR HpGHEs.-It was our for
tune to be present when this distinguished
gentleman addressed the people Of Greene
county, on Thursday of last week. a
large crowd had assembled to hear him,
and never have we seen more enthusiasm
eVinced by the white people OF Greene
county.
Major Hughes spoke about one hour,
and was listened to by all present with the
greatest attention. lie made a powerful
speech and left fine impression on all
who heard him, and all parted mutually
gratified at the result Of his visit.-CdroH-
1lG Messenger,
w. III. Willard, Esq, left the CITY,
says the Raleigh Sentinel, Monday
evening for New York in order to at
tend to the interest of parties interested in
the house of Dibble, Worth & Co., II is
supposed that the liabilities of this house
amount to a con2idera pie sum.
CERTAINLY In speaking of the dire
tul Quarrel between our able Temperance
contemporaries, the Banner and the
Friend, a Republican unglammatically
asked our devil, "Who are you in ia
vor of?"
'EAny body to beat Grant :" replied he,
and the two peacefully wendell their soil
tary way towards 4. n. Upchurch's-
''Two straights p'-Raieigh Ne7ea.
Twenty-Five or thirty years ago Rev.
Charles q. Flnney, now president Of ODER
lin College, was carrying on a series of re-
Vival meetings in some Eastern city-Bos-
ton, we think. One day gentleman called
to see him on business. MIR. Finneys
daughter, perhaps five years old, answered
his ring. s'Is your father in 2" asked the
stranger. ':NO," replied the demure mai
den. "But walk in, poor dying sinner
Mother can pray for you."-Ejtquircr
Massachusetts has just passed a bill
which is wanted here badly. 1t prohibits
all city officials. whether appointed or
elected to office, from having any interest,
directly or indirectly, in any contracts
whatever. The penalty for infracticn being
both fine and imprisonment.-Er changc.
Stamps to the amount of 81 900 were at
fixed to FraSt1S Corninp'S will