Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-03
@TATE NEWS.

Several severe storms of wind and rain at
Washington during the past week.
Hon. S. F. Cary lectured in Newbern on
Tuesday evening to very large audience
Tha Newbern Journal of Commerce
hrinos ont its rooster to crow for Ransom.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says that
the mills of Messrs. w. & z. j. Mangum
at that town, were burned last Tuesday.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of Washington, n. c., is progressing
finely.
Lieut.. c. A. Abbey, commanding the
Revenue Steamer Z. A. Stevens, at New
bern, has been confirmed by the United
States Senate as Captain U. >. Il. NJ.
The building now being erected for the
Conservative Convention at Greensboro IS
nearly completed, and will seat 1000 dele
gates.
The Statesville Tntelligencer says: VIM.
Roseberry, aged 10S years, dieu last week
In Alexander County, where he has liveo
perhaps for half century. 1t IS salu he
and his son both served in the war OF lol2'
A communication to the Raleigh Sen
tSnel recommends Prof. A. Mclver, for
nomination by the Greensboro Conven-
ton, as Superintendent of Public lnstrus-
ton.
Elk Governor Caldwell seems disposed
to go back on his party. In speech made
at Oxford, the other day, he declined I"
endorse the construction of the late RaGl-
cal State Convention, which endorses Tie
act of Ex-Governor Holden.
The Hillsboro Recorder says: . The to
bacco barn of William +. Thompson, OF
this county, containing 1900 pounds OF to-
bacco was burnt to the ground last Sunday
night. He lost a barn the same way about
this time last year. There had been no
fire about the barn for several days.
Gov. Caldwell opened the campaign at
Oxford on Tuesday. He was ably replied
to by Gen. Cox. Ike Young, d Revenue
officer came next, and Joe Turner paid his
respects mildly to the Gov. and the scala
Wag.
Gov. CALDWELL AND THE lIISH.-GOv.
Caldwell was severe in his Oxford speech
on the Irish. He was especially and unac-
eountably hard on that class Of our fellow
citizens. He said they were nearly all
Democrats, and We presume his hostility
proceeds from the fact that they chance not
to agree with him in politics. A beautiful
spectacle, this magnanimity of our Cover
nor RAJ. Ne1DS.
An alteration occurred yesterday be-
tween Col. f. z. Jones and Judge Tour
gee, arising from misunderstanding in the
application of epithets. a couple OF blows
were exchanged, when bystanders inter
fered and restored peace, whereupon eX-
plantations followed, whenit was discovered
that they misunderstood each other. En-
pressing mutual regrets at the occurrence
they shook hands and departed "as good
friends az before. ''-(I rpPDSbOrO' Patriot.
THAT MACHINE.-Gen. Hill, of the
Southern Home, has an old crazy poetry
machine which, now and then, grinds out
right good thing. His late parody on
two lines of the g Sta. Spangled Banner
was capital, and we think the suhiOned Is
not far behind it.
Agin the ,Judges.-Th negroes in the
Radical Convention showed their dislike q
the Judiciary. They went solid against
Judge Logan (late Of the penny and costs,
and Judge Settle (late Of Peru,) and sup
ported the laocLeSS Tod r. Caldwell. TheIl
charming little song is:
Mass Tod he was too many
For " de cost and de penny
He made 'em feel berry blue
DE buckra man from Peru.
Mass Tod, he de man tor us
Coz he rip round, swar and cuss,
Coz he talk out and say psha
To cherry kind OBJ law.
hEPU BlJlCAN CDN IN
TIoN.-This body met in this City yester
day, and organized by calling Ii. IL
Helper to the Chair, and ThOs. il. Adams
Secretary. W. S. Mason, i'll Il brief bu
pointed address, explained the objects Q
the Convention.
A Committee was appointed TO recon-
mend suitable names as delegates to til
National Convention, to be held on the Is
of May next.
During the absence of the Committee
DIR. II. j. Menninger addressed the Con
vention, dealing some hard blows on tn
late office-holder's Convention i'll this city
The Committee reported the following
names as delegates to the Cincinnati Con
vention, which report was unanimousl
adopted:
w. S. Mason, DR.. II. j. NIenningcl
Simon 3. Craven, Wake; Alex. McIveI
Orange; II. II. Helper, Rowan; Hon. Levi
Hanes, Davidson; Hon. d. 4. GOOdloe, j
L. Labiaux, w. Il. Montgomery, Warren
Stephen G.. Johnson, James II. Orr, Meek
lenburg; Dossey Battle, Nash; L. w. Pou
johnson, DR.. Jno. r. Thompson, John
ston; Oscar Aston, Wakefield. Nc1rs.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS AND MER
CHANTs.-As Will be seen by the subioine,
communication of the Secretary OF the
North Carolina Agricultural and Indus
trial Convention, strong effort is bein;
AOI al VI CIiC NlSIl IlLlili'ltlpl
observed by our railroad authorities il
regard to local freights
SECRETAEY'S OFFICE,
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL
AND INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION,
RALEIGH, April 25, 1S7-
Editor Raleigh NeacS:
Will you please publish the following Il
an item Of interest to the people OF Ia
State:
At the late Agricultural Convention he'll
in this city, the following resolution wa
adopted:
"Resolued, That the President appoint
committee of five, who shall confer wit
the Presidents of railroads and other rail
road officials il order to have the Giscrimi
nations against local freghts removed s
far as practicable; and that the Committe
collect the facts connected with diScrimina
lions against local freights, and report t
to the next meeting of this Convention"
The President, Hon. j. w. Norwood, c
Orange, in obedience to the above resOlu
tions, has appointed John L. Bridgers, {
Tarboro; Lynn Adams, of Raleigh; p.
Cameron, of Hillsboro'; W. L. Steel, 9
Rockingham; q. W. +. Harper, of Lemon
Caldwell county.
Respectfully,
Il. w. BEST,
Sec'y n. G. A. & l. Convention.
More About Mrs. Mason
A correspondent of the Alexandria (Va.
Gazette says that Mrs. Mason, lately befor
She French arms committee of the Senate