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


candidate for sheriff of Edgecombe.
Gov. Vance is to speak in Fayetteville
on Tuesday.
The Wadesboro' argus says: The pros
pecls now are that we will have an unusual
yield of fruit in this county during the
present year.
Mr.. J. r. BROWN, who was nominated
by the Republicans of Moore county for
an office, Indignantly declines any affilia-
ton with them.
THE Annual Examination Of the pupils
of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum
| takes place tomorrow and Tuesday.
Gov. GRAHAM and D. R. Goodloe, ESQ.,,
of this State, represented North Carolina
i'll the Conference last week In the Fifth
Avenue IIotel, New Y YOrk.
Hon. Thos. S. Ashe and Col. Walter L.
| Steele spoke at Lu1nberton on Wednes-
day, to large Outpouring of the COnserv-
avtives of Robson county.
The Conservatives of Edsecombe have
nominated Ii. &. Bourne, Esq, for the
Senate and Messrs. E. Il. Stamps and j.
G. Dellamy for the House.
Robert NJ. Fur1nan, Esq, of the Louis
! Vile Courier is running the Weldon NetcS
in the absence of DR.. Manning, who has
gone North OH the Great Editorial Excur
! sion.
The Pldindealer says: Mr. Thomas l..
| Manor, an esteemed citizen of the town of
| Wilson, died at his residence in this place
| on Wednesday last, the 10th inst, in the
9th year ofhis age.
The Raleigh Ne,1s says: Gov. Caldwell
| has cOmmuted the sentence of John Mills
| of Halifax, recently convicted of murder
and sentenced to be hanged on the 9th of
| this month, to imprisonment for life in the
! Penitentiary.
The Charlotte Observer says: John II.
Schenck, the Radical Mail Agent and Al
derman of this city, who was arrested in
Statesville last Friday, charged with con-
cealing tobacco, knowing it to have been
stolen, has succeeded in giving bail, and
has returned to Charlotte.
The Charlotte Despatch says The
IIillsbOro Military Academy is to be sold
on the 18th of July. This is most valu
able piece of property. Colonel G. G. Tew,
the accomplished Superintendent, was
killed at Sharpsburg, at the head of the
| I'd North Carolina regiment, and his body
was never recovered. The Colonel had
resigned in order to carry on his school,
and his resignation was accepted. lie had
it i'm his pocket Oh the fatal morning Of
Sharpsburg, but would not leave his regi-
mcnt i'll presence Of the enemy.
DRAKE ASsOCIATION-AbOn sixty
rcputed descendants of the renowned En-
clish Admiral, Sir Francis Drake, gathered
together from all parts of the country, as
sembled in BrOOme street, New York,
Tuesday, for consultation as to the best
means of securing the immense estate in
England, amounting to many millions,
TUl,i adv M
be awarded to persons proving their claims
within seven years. The Secretary
thought genealogical chain could be es-
tablished. DIR. Joseph A. Drake of Nash
county represented the North Carolina
Drallcs.- BdttLcborO 1d00Rce.
The TarborO SO1thc1ncr says During
the deliberations of the EdgecOmbe Agri-
cultural Society, on Tuesday last, there ap-
pcared upon the table handsome silver
cup, ordered 10y the Treasurer.
The Society had directed the cup to be
, purchased, and presented to that member
of the Society who should exhibit at the
June meeting the finest native milch COW.
, 1t was announced that Capt. John S.
Dancy and Col. G. B. killebrew had COWS
on exhibition. whereupon the Society con-
, stituted itself into committee of the
whole, examined the animals, and, upon
ballot, declared in favor of Col. klllebrew,
who received the cup rendered him by the
President in a neat and becoming speech.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: j. A. Nc
Cauey, of Alamance, employed three small
families of negroes, and put them upon his
farm. They cleared - acres of land, built
barns to take care of the crop, and raised
a crop Of 5000 pounds of tobacco, which
Mr.. McC. sold privately in Danville, Va,
at SO, $40 and $50 per hundred pounds,
at All average of S4} -. This is certainly
very good farming, ana shows what can be
done with proper industry.
The Greensboro Patriot says Leach
met Settle and Caldwell at High Point
yesterday, and efectually demolished both
of them. Parties who were present say
they never witnessed such complete con-
quest When they got through the would
be Governor and eX-Judge both looked as
if they were long way from home and
without any friends.
The Raleigh lSen,tincls ays 1t is singu-
lar AMI pleasing fact that Southern boys
have borne off the highest honors AZ Prince
ton College, n. j., during the last three
years. The late wonderfully gifted TheO-
| dolick Pryor, son of Gen. Roger A. Pryor,
Of Virginia, was graduated i'll 1870 with
higher honOrS than were ever taken before
by any student. In 1871, Skinner LaSsi-
ter, of Oxford, stood foremost in his class,
anu Is now III I-TIlll, 1IuSSId, III dIIclI-
dance upon the University, his Princeton
scholarship supporting him. Whilst the
other day, Richmond NJ. Pearson, Jr., son
Of Chief Justice Pearson, bore off the
highest distinction in class Of 96 graduates.
Both young Lassiter and young Pearson
We're preparation college by our friend j. Ii.
UOrner, Esq, of Oxford High School.
NORTH CA-soL1NA AT BALTIMORE
This quiet and worthy old State will have
her best men at the National Democratic
Convention. From the State at large we
see such names as Gen. A. nj. Scales, an
officer in the Confederate service and
| former member of Congress-; Major j. A.
| Engelhard, one of the leading Democratic
editors Of the South; Henry G. Williams,
Esq, one Of the ablest politicians in the
State; the Hon. John Manning, an eX-M.
G.. From the Congress districts there are
ex-GOy. Il. Il. Vance, eX-U. 5. Senator
Thomas L.. Clingman, eX-Minister to Spain
Daniel NJ. Barringer. These are men of
| national reputation. Others less prOmi-
nent, but having 4 State influence, are
Cos. E. ID. Hall, r. +. Armfeld, and
Thomas S. kenan. This delegation goes
llninstructed, but it is understood to be
favorable to the Endorsement OF the Gin
cinnati nOminees.-N. Y. Tribune.
DISTINGUISHED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NARY APPIICATION.-Our town was
hanorcd, on Friday last, with Il visit from
the bcdluitut, accomplished and UiriuOus
Rhody, widow of the great outlaw, (noW
defunc) Henry Berry LOwrey. The OBJ
ject of the Angel Queen in thus hOnOr!ng
ton til Iaa to alyn