Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-28


The Commencement exercises of Wake
Forest College will begin on Wednesday
next.
The Wadesboro Argus local offers the
paper free until December 1st to the party
who brings in to him the largest water
melon by July 10th.
Judge A. S. Merrimon, the Conservative
Democratic candidate for Governor, never
took drink of whiskey or brandy, never
used tobacco, never swore or used an oath,
and knows not one card from another.
Senator Thurman is North Carolinian,
having been born at EdentOn. His uncle,
the late Senator Allen, of Ohio, was
''tar-heeP' also. Senator Thurman's
given name is the surname of his uncle,
Allen.
The Fayetteville LGgIe says The first
new -four for this season was OH the mar
ket on the 18th inst. The wheat was
raised in this county by Daniel Butler Esq,
and was ground at Mr. w. e. Troy's new
flour mills.
The Winston Sentinel says: We saw
lady, who is neither deaf nor blind, in
Danbury last week, fifty years of age, who
had never heard or seen a fiddle. She un-
derstood there was to be dance there
and had come to crafty her curiosity.
The Conservatives of Richmond have
nominated the following ticket as we find
it the in Rockingham Obserter For
Sheriff, Stephen 7. Cooper; for Treasurer
r. S. Ledbetter; Corener, John d. Cur
rie; Surveyor, j. A. Baldwin, and for
Commissioners, James z. Leak, James T.
Roper, Green D. Tyson, B. f. Little and
Tod McAlister, colored.
The Conservatives of Carteret have
nominated the following ticket; House of
Representatives,, Capt. w. +. Il. Bell !;
Sheriff John d. Davis; Coroner, r. w.
Lindsay; County Surveyor, w. l.. Aren-
dell; Register of Deeds, John Rumley !;
County Treasurer, James {. Davis !;
County Commissioners, George Dennis,
John Il. Willis, DIR. Samuel Letters, j. f.
Wade, Jesse Fulcher.
LUsUs NATU.E.-Thc IIillsboro' Re
cOrder says Il married woman in that
| county had a calf to die. The calf was
spotted. The lady employed n colored
man to skin it. A fence ran close to the
house, and the colOred man skinned the
calf and placed the skin on the fence. The
lady was c1lcicIue and saw the skin. And
the baby was spotted like Il leopard and
every spot had hair on it.
| SHOOTING AFFAIR AT WELDON.-We
| learn that on yesterday an alteration Oc-
Cured yesterday between Messrs. r. l..
Emry, of Weldon, and Judge Tayl ylor, OF
Nash, i'll which pistols and guns were
brought into requisition. Mr.. Taylor fired
on Mr.. Emry first with pistol the shot
taking effect i'll the thigh, causing only a
slight flesh wound. NIr. Emry procured
shot gun loaded with small shot and fired
on Mr.. Taylor, several shot taking effect il
the head OF negro standing near, by the
name Of Tom Fields, and one or two il
Mr.. TaylOrs tace.-Rlleigh Ne'cs.
OUR MAJORITIEs.-Thcrc are clever
counties i'll this, the Sixth Congressional
District. These are Rnbeson, Richmond
Montgomery, AnsOn, Stanly, CabaITrIs
Union, Mecklenburg, Castor, Lincoln ant
Catawba, and in 1870 they aggregated
majority of 1870 votes for Shipp, owe
Phillips, in the election for Attorney-Gen
eral
This forms our basis in the approaching
campaign, and we believe that with prope
effort the amount can he more thar
doubled. To do this we must all WOrl
most heartily, for it is not only a cOntCs
for the District, but for the State, and ev
cry vote made from the opposition is cqua
to two votes for our ticket. Let us all gC
to work most earnestly, determined to re
deem our State from the dominion of those
who have done so much to drag her dowI
from her once proud estate I'ddcsJOrt