Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-14
State News.


The crops are looking well everywhere.
STURGEON is selling at cents per
pound in Fayetteville.
A large grey eagle was lately shot about
two miles north Of Raleigh, by young
colored lad.
Seven cars loaded with cucumbers, beans
and SQUASH passed through Wilson, III one
day last week, for Northern markets.
L. A. Warren, ESD, ex-sheliT Of North
ampton county, died very suddenly on
Tuesday evening last.
W. Fl. Finch, ESQ, has been appointed
Commissioner of Insurance and Inspector
of Corporations for North Carolina.
The churches of Raleigh dow have po-
licemen to keep the loafer5 from disturb
ing the congregations.
Thos. II. Briggs, of Raleigh, has been
elected member Of the Penitentiary Board
of Directors, vice Gen. Alfred Dockery, re-
signed.
The BattleborO' AGr0Itce is about half
right when it says: The newspaper press
in North Carolina has improved thousand
per cent. since January first.
The Fayetteville Eagle says that Messrs.
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erecting a new store on the site Of tbs OLD
Clarendon Bark.
ExcURsIoNIsTs BEWARE We under
stand that one of the female eXcursi0nsts
to Salisbury. on last Sabbath, gave birth to
full sized baby, in Burke county, before
reaching home. Excursionsts BEWARE
Hickory Tavern Eagle.
The Hillsboro Recorder says Miss Nan
11io T Nichols sold on ST .JUDa one GaVS'
picking of straw, berries, dried, to Henry
n. Browns lbs. at 10 cts. perlb. Brown
says the fruit crop is worth more than all
the other crops exported from the country.
The Winston Sentinel says Tie area
OF tobacco planted this spring in the coun-
ties of Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Iadllin
will be largely increased over any previous
year. The season las been fine and plants,
though quite small, abundant, and with a
seasonable year the crop will be large.
The Southermcr reports the steamer
Vesta all alive and kicking again and Says
"The energy and dispatch shown by Capt.
Hatton III so soon placing his boat upon the
line again after her late mishap is deserv-
ing of the highest praise.
The Goldsboro' NesseaYer says Onr
townsman, DR.. Geo. l.. Kirby, viii during
the summer erect very handsome resi-
dence. 1t is to DC built of brick and when
completed will be the handsOmest dwelling
in town. The cost Of the building viii be
about $4,000.
The Greensboro Patriot says We saw
this morning in the yard Of hlr. Charles
Yates, curiosity III the insect line, which
consisted Of countless thousands Of WORMS
about half an inch long, which move III
one continuous string, resembling at first
sight, one great, OvergrOWn worm. The
made their appearance about week ago i'll
the garden but don't seem TO DO any dam
age.
The Raleigh NctrS says Allison IIor-
ton, aged about 80 years, highly esteem
ed citizen of Little River Township, was
killed on Monday last by being thrown
from his wagon against tree.
Mr.. Horton was returning from visit III
the neighbOrhoOd with his two daughters
when his horse became frightened, dashed
off, and the wagon striking a tree threw
him out, causing the sad accident. The
young ladies escaped uninjured.
The Salisbury Examiner says The
Rev. j. II. Tillingnast, for more than five
years Rector of st. Luke's Church in this
place, has resigned his charge and accept
ed call to the Passionate of St. Johns and
Zion Churches, Richland county, South
Carolina.
The Vestry of st. Luke's have invited
the Rev. Frank j. Murdoch, of ASheville,
n. c., TO I'LL the vacancy caused by the re
slgnation of the Rev. j. II. TillinghaSt, and
it Is believed that he will accept.
Hon. JOSIAH TURNER, JR.-The name
of Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr., of Orange, had
been prominently ment oned in connection
with the nomination for Congress from this
District.
In the Convention yesterday, before any
names were put in nomination, Mr.. Turner
came forward and asked his friends not
to put his name before the Convention =;
that he was not candidate for any pO-
sition-that be had enlisted ''for the war;
against Radicalsm, and would not be cOn-
tent until North Carolina was redeemed.
Mr.. Turner continued in a patriotic and
encouraging speech, which produced great
applause. The manner in which his re-
marks were received attested what deep |
hold he held upon the affections OF his |
friends in the COnvention.-Raleigh NeauS. |
RADICAL LIES NATLED.-A statement /
is being circulated by the State Radical |
was cut, on last Monday, by "enraged XII !
kluX,' to prevent Tod 4. Caldwell and .
Hargrove from meeting their appointment
at this place. The republication of this /
falsehood in every Radical sheet makes it
necessary that we should notice it. The !
statement is simply LIE, and the asser-
ton that it was done to prevent Caldwell
from reaching GoldsbOro' is a malicious
falsehood, manufactured out of the whole
cloth for political effect. F.
1t is true that the bridge was cut on
Monday morning, but it was done by the
Caswell, to enable their steamer
to pass, and not in the interest of any pO-
litical party or out of political motives.
The Caswen has been running on the
Neuse between Kinston and Newbern for
nearly two months. The Neuse is navi-
gable stream, and nei6her a railroad nor
private indiV' duals have right to block
up the highways or navigation. The pro-
prietors have again and again applied to
the railroad authorities for draw in the
bridge. This they agreed to. Weeks
elapsed, but nothing was done in that di-
rection. In the meantime it became he
cessary to take up span of the bridge
whenever the boat had occasion to pass.
This caused much loss Of time to the boat
and no little vexation to its proprietors.
The CasWen came from Newbern last
Saturday night, and anchored near the
bridge, waiting patiently for the railroad
employees to take up the span. Patience
gave out, and on Monday morning the l
boatmen cut the bridge and the steamer
came to Kinston. This delayed the mail
train some four or five hours-until the
damages could be repaired. Political mo- /
lives had nothing whatever to do with the I
cutting of the bridge. With the owners of t
the GaSwAll GEtiroa 10 VooDav on1 fbaca |