Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-20
Cen. Ueth is in Raleigh.

. The cotton crop is very good in the Sails l
curry section.
. Mai. VIM. A. Hearne has assumed ]
charge of the editorial department OF the
Raleigh Era.
The cotton worm has made It's appear
ance in Wake county, and is playing sao
hovac with the crop III ForestVlie sec'ion !
= Fielding Riddle, of Davie county. was
t1~ from his horse near Smith Grove
on Sunday, the LIST, and killed
The first Monday in October has been
fixed 11pOn for the visit Of the BollngbrOke
COMPANY of Petersburg, to the Raleigh hre-
men.
The Winston Sentinel says: 1900 tons OF
iron for our Railroad have arrived at VIII
minrton. 2,400 tons is the amount that
will be required to lay the track from
Greensboro to this place.
The Caspian, Of the Allan line of steam
ers from Liverpool to Norfolk, arrived at
the latter place on Tuesday last with a
large number Of foreign em1grants, many
of whom landed at Norfolk for Virginia
and North Carolina.
The Wilson PlaindedIer says: Mr.. John
Barnes, of this county, has received a
handsome silver cub from Messrs. GWath- |
new Bros. & Co, of Norfolk, a., as
premium for the first bale of cotton sent
from Wilson county this season.
The caterpillars are at work on the cot
ton near Charlotte The Observer says
This is said to be the first time for quite
number Of years that this pest has visited
this section Of country. We fear that the
cotton crop will be materially damaged by
their appearance.
Neasrs. II. /. Bailey, n. II. Carpenter,
James w. DeVeny, John IL. Gross, IL. >.
Mccormick, S. S. Pague, William a.
Saunders and Herbert J. Sloclum, from
this State, have passed examination, and
are to be admitted to West Point.
On Saturday last the house and furni-
/ ture of Uansel Harris, Esq, OF Wilton,
/ Granville county, were entirely destroyed
] by fire. The fire originated in the garnet
/ Of the builing from what cause is as yet
unknown.
Tie Tarboro' Enquirer says: About $50
has been raised for equiping the Band tnat
was organized here q short time ago. Nl1
| not Our citizens come forward and COM
plete the necessary sum? $500 are re4uIr-
! ed.
The Tarboro' Enquirer says: In addi-
/ ton 10 the yaria5leucsS Of the season the
nest Of fhe Southern States, tie army and
! boil worm. has made its appearance III onr
county and III some Places played havoc
with the tender plant. The crop will prob
ably fall far short OF al average one.
The Salisbury Tribune asserts, most
Dos lively, that NO ofthe fifty-fiye Radical
members Of the next Legislature have de
clared for Greeley and Brown. Indeed, It
publishes 4 letter from one Of them saying
| lG SnnOnlt
candidates in all good faith. When the
roll is at length called, there may be 9th
ers 10 answer 10 their names.
In tie Seventh District Of North Carroll
IA the revenue collected amounts to $lS,-
751 50. For the collection Of this sum the
Government paid out $4,000; clear gain
only S2,751 80. In 1871 the amount paid
for the collection Of taxes in the same dis
tiict on eleven subjects was $4,000. Ii
, 1872, after all but four Of these subjects
were abolished, $4,000 was appropriated
fol the service. Thus we go!
! The Statesvilie American says: Welear1
that out Of some twenty-one persons tina
attended the late term Of the United State
, Court at Salisbury, from Wilkes county
4 some eighteen OF them were taken witt
fever after returning home, five of whom
have already died. and that three by tn
: name of Edwards were buried IN one day
: The party had remained i'll Salisbury SeV
! eral days and while there, it is supposed
S contracted the seeds of disease, they con
ING from a healthy region.
G The BattlebOro AdU0nce says: Ley
Y Skinner, c0lored, had a difficulty with Nj
y Jones, clerk for L. V. Avent, Esq, {
'e Nash county, on Wednesday last and wa
II dangerously stabbed. DR.. T. j. Drab
T was called to see the wounded man, an
thinks the wound will prove fatal. "
n have not the full particulars, but hay
II been Informed that the negro grossly il
o. suited Jones, and struck at him with
- stick before hc was stabbed.
Il The Hickory Tavern Eagle thus III
~ coursetll on the subject of The self: const
as tutad Raleigh delegate to the Blatant Dor
key Grant-Ring convention:
tn Then there was G.. w. Gassett, WI
II was on the committee Of organization
At Gassett is from Raleigh and voted Il
n straight-out Radica. ticket last August.
i'll His character as !; man is about on
n. level with his politics. lie was commi
,is sion merchant in Raleigh. Some tiftee
81 bags Of flour belonging to Elias Longerie
a very worthy citizen of this county, we
consigned to him about a year ago. TT
.lo flour was sold, aud, we are Informed, NJ
ne Longerer las never received cent +
tie it. The scoundrel sold the flour al
ca then refused to pay for it. Fit represe
~ tative, he.
ile Perhaps lie needed Mir. Longeriel
n, money to pay his expenses to the Graz
elk side show at Louisville, where he went
oE search Of office.
FRIGETENING NORTH CAHOLINA.-T
Fro, published at Raleigh, n. c., rene1
rs its threats Of retaliation and resistance
'"U case Judge MerrimOn persists in his PIT
''h pGse TO contest the return Of Caldwell
IN Governor Of North Carolina. ''Suppose
iii s'shOuld turn OUT says this paper, 18th
en- ''Caldwell contests the Legislature on Il
'S ''ground that it is not legally constitute
III ''Legislature-not having the requisi
'S s.number Of Inembers-and that the a
- F.pOrtIonment under which the late electiC
II was held was premature, and SO unco
III ''stitutional and wholly unauthorized" al
d threat is held out that the Governor m;
NJ de.lare all the seats vacant and issue /
MS proclamation for q new election.
m This is nothing but broWbeating. If
IL. were possible for the Governor to dissol
-. the Legislature, or to resist by force
lat arms, as The Era proposed that he shout
lc a constitutional decision by the Legslatu
an that he was not duly elected, We have !
Cd doubt the Administration managers won
r.. insist upon his doing it. But 1t is not pc
asc sible. The American people would rebul
nsr such an outrageous usurpatiOn in langua
not to he mistaken, and the North Caro-
49,, ia Grant party knows it very well. NV
e. truth is the people Of the State ha
" been so much oppressed by carpt
~ bag and hayOnet rule that til
~ dread more than anything else the
81, reference Of the Federal Governmel