Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-05
STATE NEWS.

! date l7O9.
t The Pidtadedler says that 10000 bales
of cotton have been shipped from Wilson
| this season.
Mr.. B. F. Perry, says the Journal of
| Commerce, is erecting new ice house in
| Newbern.
The residence of DIR. Walter Smith, Of
Rockingham county, was burned last Fri
day night. Loss 81 900.
The guage Of the North Carolina Rail-
road, between Charlotte and Greensboro,
is to be changed to that of the Richmond
s. Danville road.
| Mr.. William Huske has been appointed
cashier in Fayetteville National Bank in
place of W. 6. Broadfoot, deceased good
selection.
| The Battleboro AdUoace says: We see
the RAIDS of Forsythe county meet on the
1st day of April. a very appropriate time
All-FOols Day.
A timely discovery was made, the other
| day, Of an attempt on the part of some Of
the convicts in the Penitentiary, to "bur-
row out"
The Patriot says that one of the Green's
boro' nurserymen has sold this season over
over 10000 young trees, and some $4,000
| bushes and shrubs.
Major Seaton Gales has accepted an in
vitation to address the fraternity of Odd
Fellows, at their anniversary celebration In
| Elizabeth City OH the 26th of April next.
! The Fayetteville Eagle says that the road
| steamer has failed TO fulfill the expecta-
| tions formed Of it. 1t runs well enough on
| a hard smooth road, but will not answer in
! sandy or muddy places.
! The Winston Sentinel learns that Judge
/ Cloud ruled at Yadkin Court that all
bondsmep must be worth the amount of
the bond over the homestead and their
| debts.
| The Raleigh Fra is panied to learn that
! W. Il. Thrower, Road Master of the Raj
| eigh and CASTOR railroad, was caught be-
tween the cars Wednesday evening at
Henderson, and very badly mashed. His
| injuries are said to be OF serious charac-
ter, and doubts are entertained of a serious
character
PARDoNED.-Governo Caldwell on yes
terday pardoned Samuel Franklin, sem
| fenced to the PenitentiaFy, from Rocking
ham, for ten years, for horse stealing
The petition for the pardon was numer-
ously and respectfully signed, Governor
! David S. Reid taking lively interest in the
matter.-Raleigh Sentinel.
The raleigh Sentinel says: Yesterday
morning Mars Todd caused a sum of S1O,-
600 to be paid to the "legislative commits
sioners" of the penitentiary for the sup
port Of that institution. Caldwell, in true
| leather-head style, blundered into the late
| imbroglio, but has finally sneaked out Of it
| by inducing his appointees to recommend
that the money be paid over TO the ''legs-
| islative commissioners" Caldwell is
! stupid and weak.
The Raleigh Sentinel says The Radical
campaign was recently formally opened in
this State, and by whom, pray? Most ap-
propriately, by a lot of internal revenue
officers Ifit were not done by these men
it could not be done at all. There is no
body here to open the radical campaign but
radical office-holders Go anywhere to a
| radical meeting, and who is there ? No
body but negroes and internal revenue and
other office-holders, and now and then a
white man trying to get an office.
THE PENITENTIARY, &c, IMBRoGLIo.
We understand that on yesterday Governor
Caldwell, having taken the second sober
thought, concluded to pay over the appro-
priation made by the Legislature to the
Commissioners and Boards of Directors of
"
and Dumb and;Blind and Asylum for the In
sane, so that the business of those institu-
tions will go On as heretofore.-Raleigh
Sentinel
The Salisbury U'0tcRndn says: The
following account of a sad accident occur
red at Davidson College few days ago, is
copied from private letter dated at that
place, March 25th.
cfI
dent, was out hunting near the village.
When lifting his gun over the fence it slip
ped, and the hammer fell on the rail and
the gun discharged it's whole load in his
hand, going in a slanting direction through
the palm, and coming out at the wrist
The doctor at first thought the hand might
be saved, but on examining it while under
the influence Of chloroform, all the bones
were found to be more or less shattered,
and it was amputated that night, little
above the wrist. 1t was his right hand,
and will be an irreparable | ass during his
whole life
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
This body, at its Annual Session, held in
st. Louis, Mo-, adjourned to meet this year
in this city, on the 9th day of May. This
body is composed OF delegates from the
Baptist Associations, Theological, Mission
ary, Sunday School and Educational
Boards in the Southern States and Terri
tories. Messrs. =. F. Pescud, John G..
Williams, John Armstrong, w. G. Up
church ard John Nichols, have been ap-
pointed committee to provide accommo-
dations for six or eight hundred delegates,
who will need homes during their stay In
this city, which will not exceed four or five
days. Our citizens, noted as they are for
| their hospitality, will no doubt respond to
the application of the committee and pro-
vide suitable accommodations for the dele
gates.-Raleigh Era.
The following is an extract from an ar
| ticle in the Raleigh Sentinel, descriptive of
a visit TO Oakwood Cemetery, in that
: city:
The family of the late excellent Governor
Worth have just erected very handsome
! white marble monument to his memory.
| 1t is we'll situated in their private burial Lot
. on the south side Of Chapel Circle. 1t is
an upright shaft, graceful in proportions,
and the inscriptions are in every way ap-
proprate. On the west side, on the base,
is the single word WORTH. and above il
the following:
/ In
Memory of
JONATHAN WORTH,
Born in Guilford County,
November 18th, 1902;
Died in Raleight, n. c.,