Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-04
STATE NEWS
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Just 292 bales of cotton received at
G0ldsboro' last week.
The Wadesboro' 1rglS quotes cotton as
steady, on Thursday, at 13q cents.
The cotton crop in Edgecombe VIII {
probably fall short one-thlrd.
Raleigh boasts Of the finest Dana OF
music IN the State.
THE local of the Raleigh Net"S tells 1What
no Knows about iuries in Johnston.
Rohinson's circus exhibits at Cmpany
sLons on the Goth Of October
Grading will soon commence on the
road from Joyner's Depot to Greenevilie.
The Salem Brass Band will attend the
Charlotte fair.
The tobacco crop of Stokes, Surry ana
Forsythe are reported as very good.
Gov. Vance has returned from Kentucky
and is now attending Court in AsheVllle.
Sweet cider % cents a gallon in Hills !
boro'.
The PRESBYTERIAN Syond meets in Char
lotte, on the 9th OF October.
Mr.. VIM. Flanagan, an ex-sherif of Pitt ,
county, died at his residence last week.
Mr.. Rufus Bobbitt, who died recently
in Granville county, had his life insured
for $4,000.
The ground has been selected for the
new Baptist church at Weldon, and the
building framed.
Cotton piclzers near Raleigh are some
times stung by what is known as the Buck
worm,
From all sections Of the State comes the
report that the cotton crop is materially
lcssened by the late drought and by the
worm.
There was q Gretna Green marriage on
the 24th between Dir. Joseph L. Weede
Of MurfreeSbor@' n. c., and Miss Celia
jackson, Ferry Point, Va.
Asusual Judge Tourgee did not open
Coust in Rockingham until Tuesday.
While witnesses, suitors, jurors, &c, were
waiting for the Judge he was loaiing
around Salem.
The Sentinel says cotton is Hc crop i'll
Johnston to the great neglect OF corn and
root crops. The cotton, however, will, 1t
is thought E5y the best Judges, fall one
third short Of the June and July anticipa-
ton.
The Nevbern To1un0I Of Commerce de-
MES the statement made by the Times that
it would suspend October list. We are
dad to know that the report is uniOunded
and that our cotempOrary will continue to
be published.
The Raleigh Sentinel says There is
aid to be a crazy woman roaming about
G woods near this city. She is perfectly
wild, and has been at large for some time.
She is said to be almost in a state OF
nudity.
The Magnolia Adterti&er says: The
amount of freight received at the ware
house of the w. 4 ". r. r., in this town
is constantly on the increase, and we are
Informed by the agent, Mr.. Morris, thai
it is largely in excess Of any previous year
The colored Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, composed o
tie States Of North Carolina and Virginia
under charge Of Bishop Miles, has beer
postponed, and will convene i'll Edenton
This State, i'll january next.
The Goldsboro EesScnye" says: A gen
fIemau lust from Washington Uniform
us that Judge Warren was stricken dow
With paralysis a few days ago. The man
friends Of the Judge will learn this wit
much SORROW.
The whole number Of cases on the Stat
Docket at the last term Of Wilson cour
was eighty-threc. OF these twcnty-ciSl
submitted sixteen stood a jury trial, an
Of these eleven were convicted and fly
acquitted. a mol pros was entered i
seven cases.
The Raleigh Sentinel says Application
has been made to tie Executive Commit
tee of the State Agricultural Society by tn
ar Base Ball Club of. this city, and til
/. 5. Club, composed Of soldiers lat tn
Garrison, to play match game on eac
day Of the first three days OF the ensuin
Fair.
The Raleigh Netrs man has been attcnL
ing Johnston Court this week, and state
that Ed. Brewer and w. G.. Massey
Oh h:l al q
name of Holt, We're called and failed, an
judgment uiSj entered against their surety
Billy Smith, the Congressman.
The Raleigh Nc2cs learns from Judg
Battle that he has made such progress wit
his work Of digesting the public statut
laws of the State, including the " Code {
Civil Procedure" that he expects to b
ready to report it to the General Assembl
at their meeting in November next.
Says the Greensboro Patriot: We lear
that the tobacco barn of Mr.. Andrew Cur
Dngham was destroyed by fire last Satul
day night and large quantity of Tobacco
destroyed.
He had Just about finished curing th
leaf when it Accidentally caught fire.
We learn from friend at FrankIinsvill
that Deep River is lower than it has bee
since 1916. The drOuth is so general i
Randolph that most of the creek mills ar
unable to grind, and that wagons com
twenty miles to Franklnsville with grail
Gr bread. So says the Greensboro
Patriot.
The Greensboro Patriot says : Th
store Of James NJ. Sutton, at Gibsonvlle
was entered by burglars one night las
week, and the safe broken open and rob
bed of s., 200. One of the parties nance
Chance has since been arrested, and mad
u confession duplicating three others, al
white.
The Carolina Eagle says: One day las
week, small colored boy living at MI
Abram WinklerS, fell from a load of la
on the prongs of pitchfork which he hel
i'll his hand, and one of the prongs pierce'
entirely through his neck. He is still iy
ing and will probably recover.
WAYNE COURT.-There were 81 nc
pros. entered i'll cases on the State Docke
ut last court; fifteen jury trials, eight con
EictiOns, six acquittals, one miS-trial an
seventeen submissions. The whole mum
Der of cases on the docket was rs. Tn
thlrty-One mol. pros. tax our county wit
10 small item-MeSScngcr.
The Wilson PidHdeUIcr says We IL
greet to record the sudden and melanchol
death Of very promising young man Q
our county. Jas. Is. Winstead, fell on th
18th instant, from the door Eof the gil
house on his fathers place to the groun
ana was severely bruised by the fall. Hi
heath had been bad for some time previ
Gus TO the accident, causing Il CiZzines
about the head which NAV have causet
the tall. tfrom the effects Of which or thu
previously acquired sickness or both com
bined he died on Friday night last. The