Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06
STATE NEWS.


Wood 81 70 per cora III W aIIellIoii'
The horse disease is abating in Colds
borO'.
The Statesville American has LeeA en-
larged.
over 200 cases on the Edgecombe Grim
inal docket
The horse disease is rapidly spreading IN .
Edgecombe. /
Protracted meeti3g IL the Presbyterian
Church at Raleigh.
Snow fell in Shelby last Thursday night,
merely covering the ground.
ONLY five negroes jailed in Wilson, last .
week, for stealing sheep.
THE Wilson TIaindcalel records the ar .
rival of the horse disease at that place.
Commodore Wilkes, Of Mason and SlI- /
dell n0teriety was at Tarboro' ON Friday. !
a bear that aroU5cs the outskirts Of
Newbern at night is the latest sensation 7.
therc.
Eight hundred men are employed Oh the
airline road from Atlanta, Ga, to Char
lOtte, y. G.
\ negro woman, in adkin county, last
week gave birth to three children. Nj
.loing we'll at last accounts.
4fr. Willis Fisher, Of ElgecOmbe, has a
colt which, when thirsty, draws water 10! !
H. .
Davidson College has los students Of
these 20 are members Of the church, and
20 are candidates l0r the ministry.
Battles factory at Rocky Mount employs
nearly a Inn dred hands aid runs over 1000
spindles. lie las added another :: story
building.
There are five counties that have not
sent up the election returns in the August
I
and Watauga.
The Raleigh Sentinel regrets to learn
that Mr. LuttcIloh, Of Fayetteville, stu
dent at the University Of Virginia, died Of
typhoid fever few days ago.
Messrs. VIM. S Battle George Howard,
c. 3. KillebreW, W. NJ. Piper ana j. L.
Thigpen, have been elected a Board Of Di-
rectOrs Cf Tarboro' Female College.
The Rutherfordton Nindicator says:
old Granny Dock a colored woman, who
belonged to the NcEntire family for several
generations, died last week. aged ITO.
The Raleigh News says: The galleries
Of both Houses of the Legislature were
graced by the presence Of ladies during
the ballot for u. S. Senator yesterday.
The Raleigh News learns of the sudden
death in Greenvile, Pitt county, \. c., on
Tuesday last, of DR.. Oliver II. McCluer,
young man of some 81 years Of age and Of
much promise.
The Newbern Journal Of Commerce and
GoldsborO Messenger speak in terms Of
high praise Of the canvass made by Capt
Swift Galloway, Of Greene. as elector for
tie Bird District.
Any information concerning Thos. Ker-
nOdle, aged - years, no has been absent
from home about month, viii he thank
fully received by his ftther, i X. kcrHo-
die, Morton's Store. AlamanCC county.
The Newbern Times says Of he Wcatls2I:
One Cf The most rcnalka le charges in
tho weather tIiat We have ever experienced
occurred ON yesterday, tie Thermometer
running fiOm - down 10 2 degrees within
twelve hours.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: ATr. John
Cooper, a tenant on the lands Of Henry
Mord5ca, Esq, near this city, with three
mules, raised II BAGS Of cotton, 800 bust.
els Of corn, and something over 9O10
pounds of fodder.
Zadoc Thompson. cololcd, was found
guilty, last week, at Greene Court, Of The
murder OF HOneywood ENum, on the Is
of last month, and was sentenced to b."
hung on the nth inst, but an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Cont.
The Hickory Tavern Eagle says: " T.
were shown last week, at Lorgauton, a
small diamond, by Capt. Joe. Mills, who
found it whilst at work in his ooll mine.
The Captain has found several aud say
the Indications are i.iCtu".
The Battleboro' Advance says: We 1c-
get to learn that the small poX las again
made its appearance in Nash. The victim
this time is David W. Williams, Esq, I f.
s. Gauger. We hope the Importance Of
accinaton will not be disregarded.
Atkinson, q very worthy cOiored man. e.
years Of age, resident Of tie negro village
known as Little Washington, was rnned
t. death on Wednesday night last. While
alone he was attacked with fit and fell in
to the lire.
The Asheville Citizen s2ys: We We're
81 own the other day, by one Of our me-
chants, the largest hide that has ever.
within the memory Of man, been taken
from the carcass Of wild cat. 1t weighed
- pounds, and was brought III by a 18th
amendment from Clay county.
The Wilson Pi0indcdIcr says that the
Tournament at that place, last WeInes-
day, was delightful affair, in despite OF
ihc unprOmlsing weather. Mr.. l.. 4.
Ivey, Knight Of Goldsboro, who took the
ring nine times, crowned Miss Sale Law
renee Queen of Love and Beauty.
The Hickory Tavern Eagle says: Daniel
b. Whitener, in his S7th year, and Chas.
SrOnce III his Goth year, both brave soldiers
under Gen. Jackson, i'll the war Of 1872,
walked TO the polls on election day and
voted for Greeley. Their wives are still
living, aged respectively, 50 ana s..
The Winston Sentinel says: The pos
pect of IL early completion Of our r. j.,
las given an impetus to Improvement III
our town. New buildings are going up On
all sides and the mechanics have engage
Inents for many months ahead. We need
more employment can be obtained for 4
dozen more Cal penters and masous.
The Tarboro' SOutIerner says: On Sa-
urday last tie Square known as the Br k
Property, was sold at auction. The Let
upon whieh stands the Bank Building W. S
knocked off to Judge Howard fol- S2.934
also another lot to the same for S135. The
portion Of lot next the Jail was purchased
by the County Commissioners for 800.
The other lot was bought by DR.. j. II.
Baker.
The Raleigh News says We saw yes
terday, at the Marlboro House, one of the
greatest curiosities of the age. 1t was q
singular quadruped, called the turtle duck.
and supposed 20 be half wild duck and half
turtle. Its shape resembles both Of its
parents-with smooth back feathers under
its breast, four legs and a regular pair Of
horns, with head after the order of the
North Carolina pine-rooting hog.
The Wadesboro' Argus says: The Gin
house and ginning apparatus of William
Little in AnsOnville, was consumed by fire Oh
Thursday night last. There was in the
house about 1000 lbs. lint cotton and 35 900
pounds seed cotton. Less opposed to be