Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-06
State News.

There are now 90 young lady students
at the Raleigh Baptist Female Seminary.
Grand ball at Kittrell's an the 18th and
18th of September.
John Robinson's circus enters North
Carolina the latter part of October.
A highland moccasin feet in length, was
desnatched in Raleigh on Thursday.
The Greedy men of Rowan county had
flag-raising at Salisbury, last Saturday
Cen. r. B. Vance's majority in the
Eighth Congressional District was -''''''
fbor,otte's first bale of new cotton
brought 22a cents.
rho People's National Bank Of Fayettc-
Vile is now in successful operation.
Pow. G.. II. Hall, of Petersburg, native
of FAYETTEVILLE, died at the former place
last Thursday night, aged Al years.
new hotel is to be built i'll Raleigh Oh
++a otto corner of Wilmington and Hargett
streets.
# is confidently believed that 200 illegal
votes were cast for Caldwell IN w arren
county.
The next Fair at Weldon will be held on
the 29th, Both, and 31st Of October and Isl
of November
The Hickory Tavern Edgle learns that
L. :. Revenue officer was most unmercl-
fully caned by woman, in the town OF
Norganton, a few days ago.
At Nash Count last week John Cody, OF
Warren county, was sent to the penlten-
tiarv for five wears for horse stealing, aud
Moses Bum, convicted Of forgery, was
sen. up for one year.
j. The Winston Sentinel says: The tobac-
co crop throughout this section is looking
splendid and if the season continues FAVOR
able a heavy crop will be made. The corn
crop is also excellent.
Il is said that the negro MADISON, elected
to the House of Representatives, from
Ednecombe, is not eligible, as II was no'
g. citizen of EdgecOmbe county twelve
months Immediately preceding the cleo
ton.
The GoldsbOro' Messenger says: The
farmers generally throughout this section
complain of the dry weather. Ram Is
wanted. The drought is damaging young
corn and also the cotton crop. Cotton Is
maturing too fast.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: We take
pleasure in announcing that w. A Samp-
son. ESQ, of the Springfield Agricultural
Association of Guilford county, has &C
copied an Invitation 70 deliver the A9ri-
cultural Address at the next State + air.
Mr.. Sampson is very successful FARMER
and we NAV expect an interesting and IN
structve address.
MACON AND CHEROKEE.-Ihese two
staunch Democratic counties are not very
healthy places forthe growth of Radicalism
@ in Macon county.
hundred and thirteen votes were poled-
all for Merrimon, Vance and Love. No
Rad there
At Cheoah, Cherokee county, one hun
bred and fifteen votes were pOlled-all for
Merrimon, Love and b. K. Dicky. No
Rad there, either Raleigh Ne'cs.
The Tarboro' !Sout1terncr says: Agree
able to previous notice, ameeting OF Lewis
Store township was held on the 18th inst,
for the purpose OF organizing U!eeley
and Brown Club. At the first meeting OF
the Club, this grand old township, ever
ready to do her duty in good and noble
cause, enrolled seventy-tWO names as mem
hers of the Club, twenty-six of whom were
coIored. One of the strongest Democrats
and one of the oldest men in the county,
being So years old, is member OF tms
Club.
REMARKABLE LoNGEVITY.-A negro
woman died i'll Columbus county, Oh
Monday night of last week, at the extra
ordinary age of ia years. The woman
name was Hannah Powell. She was born
i'm the wear 1853, as the slave of a gentle
man named Stephens, at whose death she
descended to Col. Isaac Powell, who had
married the daughter of her old master
At the death of Mr.. Powell she became
the property of Mr.. Josiah Maultsby, and
continued his slaNe5-IrnGh she became free
in 1865. She raised six children, OF whom
the Youngest now has great grandchildren.
cold aunt Hannah" as she was called,
enjoyed perfect health up to the time OF
her death, retained all her mental faculties
in a remarkable degree, and was reVer-
enced by all as venerable Ielict of the
Golden time. -RobeSonidn.
JOHN POOI-FAIRLY CAUGHT.-Just
before the election Foster, one of the radi-
cal candidates for the Legislature in Cas-
we'll county, received registered letter
through the ! anceyyiIle Postotfice, which
he opened in the presence Of I'D. Brown,
the worthy Postmaster, to see that the
contents were all right. The letter was
from John Pool, enclosing two fifty dollar
bills for electiOneeti ing purposes MI.
Brown, an honest, clever gentleman, and
who is liberal in his political views,
spoke of the matter, and for doing which
he has been removed from office and nOtl-
fed that a arOndn will be sent there to re
lieve him. We are not advised as to her
color, or what relationship she sustans to
President Graut. And this is the Govern
ment the RAIDS and straight out" Demo
Gratis are trying to perpetuate- removing
an old and able officer simply because he
let it be known that the Government was
using the peoples money to corrupt the
elections through John Pool, the scavenger.
HillsbOrO Recorder.
FRAUD.-There is no end to Radical
frauds. gentleman from the Eastern
part of this State informs us that the Radi-
cal poll-holders of NiXOnton township, in
PasQuotank county, took the ballot-bOXes,
fully an hour before sun-set, and left for
home, carrying the boxes with them
Several parties came after that to vote bu:
there were no poli-hOlders on the ground
The Radical Sheriff dispatched messen-
ger after them and was politely invited to
go to h-ll. Getting out of temper the
Sheriff went himself after the deserters and
succeeded in bringing them back little
before midnight, when they proceeded to
count the votes. Several parties were
cheated out of their votes. NiXontOn
township gave about POO majority for Cald-
we'll
We also learn that in Caswen county,
one of the Registrars deputized his wife to
do the duty entrusted to himself. This
she did by entering the names of every
one who applied Messenger.
The New York Herald Eclipsed.
The New y ork Tribune has lately shown
an instance of journalistic enterprise that
eclipses the sending of Henderson to Rob-
eson county to interview the outlaws in
behalf of the Herald and their friends at