Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-06
STATE NEWS.
Goldsboro talks about using gas.


Warren county Jail has had no inmates
since last March.
Goldsboro has a Greeley and Brown
Club, with SO members. ,
The Cumberland County Agricultural
Fair will be held at Fayetteville on Novem-
Der 18th, goth, 2lst aud 22d.
North Carolina has but four cadets at
the U. S. Military Academy at West Point
She is entitled to eight
The Marlborough House at Raleigh was
sold on Saturday at public auction to Mr..
Fab. Johns for $50, $50.
The Messenger says that the Goldsboro
Bank will be opened for the transaction of
business about the 10Th inst. The capital
of this institution has been increased TO
$4,000.
The Goldsboro Messenger says: A col
ored woman, Martha Jones, died in Dup
lin county, about two weeks ago, aged lO1
years. She was the mother of only two
children, and from the youngest there have
sprung fifty grand and great-grand chill
dren.
The Reidsville Record says Mr.. Temp
kins, an Englishman, residing few miles
| from here, has in his garden a Chinese GU
cumber, called the SOtoQetae, which is now |
3 feet inches in length and still OH the /
| grow.
A man named Buck Ball, charged with
obtaining money under false pretences
from the Express office at Oxford, was ar
rested in GoldsborO, on Saturday last,
disguised in wOman's apparel, over his
! boots and pants. He was returned to Ok
ford
On the night of the 39th of August, the
stables OF Archie Davis, near Henderson,
Granville county, were burned, with a
large quantity of corn and farming imple
ments and some horses. Loss, 5000;
no insurance. 1t is supposed to be the
work OF an incendiaIy.
The Rockingham Observer says: Rev.
r. III. Whitaker delivered a temperance
lecture at this place on last Monday night,
August 10th. He organized Council of
the Friends Of Temperance here, with
seventeen members, and Col. John W.
Leak as President.
Col. JOHN II. MANLY.-The Houston
/ (Texas) Daily Union contains a lengthy
i and able speech made by Col. Manly in
) defence Of Walker and Black, charged
with murder. The trial took place at Gal
velston and created great interest in the
city and the State. Col. Manly, judging
from what was said by Texas papers,
added much to his reputation by his able
defence Of the prisoners.
DR.. Murphy and family, from Sampson,
arrived at this place few days since, and
s are stopping at the Eagle Hotel. The Doc
tor looks to be in fine health, and but lit
D tie wOrsted by the late campaign. He was
e reelected to the Senate by handsome ma
Il jority. The people of his District, and in
It fact the State, may congratulate them
S selves upon having so able and worthy a
: Senator. A Legislature Of such men would
b soon restore our good old North State to
s her original purity and prosperity
: vile Citizen.
It The Asheville Citizen says Gen. r. NJ.
II Henry, Solicitor, for the 18th Judicial Dis
e trict, leading republican of this State, and
e a strong friend to the election of Gov.
Caldwell, opened the campaign in Cherokee
2, the other day for Greeley and Brown. His
Il speech is said to have been good one, and
, made many votes for us.
! The StatesvilIe IntelIigencer says: At a
:, meeting of the stockholders of the Yves
u tern n. G. Il. r., called to take place at
;, Old Fort on Thursday last, it was found
. that there was not enough stock represent
- ed to transact business, and the meeting
) adjourned.
p The Charlotte Democrat says: Horace
q Greeley has been invited to deliver the
Address before the Agricultural Fair at
4 Charlotte on the 23d of October. 1t is
JnOuSlL LndI he Ill accept Jne invitation
n and meet the people here on the occasion
T., of the Fair OF the Carolinas.
8 The Asheville Citizen says The Bishop
Is OF n orth Carolina is on his annual vista
1t ton to this place. He visited Trinity
It church on Sunday morning, and preached
a a most eloquent and impressive sermon
and in the evening of the same day ad-
ministered the right of confirmation to
10 eight persons, all of whom were adults.
- He also visited Haw Creek in the after
' noon, preached and confirmed several per-
u sons. The Bishop will be in the noun
ie tains for some weeks, and will preach
~ again in AsheVille on Sunday, September
" Sth, at which time he will ordain Rev.
~ John Deal to the priesthood.
n Two carpet-baggers at this place by the
h. names Of Tourney and Trout, and one
,e Col. John A. Fagg, it is said, left here a
IL day or two ago to attend the Louisville
IS Grant side-show Democntic (?) Conven-
10 ton. This trio, when it is remembered
IS who they are, will be an exceedingly APP
il propriate addition to this body Of " sore
=, heads"
10 Trout and Flourney are insignificant
10 carpet-baggers here, of a few months
1t standing, and on the first Thursday fthis
is month voted the straight-out Radical tick.
e ct ii. e.) for State officers.
a We do not know how the Col voted but
Re We lIdFC OCClI lllOIlI-Ctl UIdJ lie Sdlu before
h the last election, that he would never vote
s. another Conservative vote.-Ashcville CGti
10 zen.
:. &. w. GASsETTE.-We learn from
y good authority that an individual rejoicing
:, in this cognOmen left this city Saturday
{ evening to attend the Bianton Duncan
i Convention in Louisville, KY, in the ca
ftsfeitY Of a delega,e from this State. Nc
Convention or has taken place il
:, this StaCe i'll reference to this mover emit
u and therefore Mr.. Gassette has no creden-
+ tials from any body of pretended Demo
5 Gratis. On the otl,er hand, we are assured,
= and know it to be fact, that this man IS
e in the employ Of the Republican party, and
by them his expenses to Louisville are
D borne. This "straight-out Democrat
e Mr.. Gasscttc, not only voted for w. A.
f Smith, the Republican nominee for Con-
&. gress i'll this District, i'll the late election,
e but attended and participated in the Con-
Y ventlOn which nominated him. Here we
have a nice specimen of ''straight-out
2 Ocrat."-Raleigh Sentinel.