Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01
STATE NEWS.
Elizabeth City skates.

Elizabeth City skates.
Wilson is improving rapidly.
Very heavy rains in the Raleigh section.
1t rained so hard in Raleigh OF Thursday
night that the circus couldn't show.
US. District Court in session at Eliza
beth City.
H. A. Badham, U. S. Consul 10 Tam
pico, is in Raleigh.
The Marlborough House in Raleigh is to
be enlarged.
Elizabeth City has curiosity in the
shape of an Esquimaux dog.
Snow at jefferson, Ashe county on Mon
day the 14th.
Raloicb now talks of Thcspian corps
and Reading Room.
One exhibitor had 12S varieties Of apples
at the State Fair.
Foxe. are abundant in Rockingham
county.
The Raleigh real estate market is quoted
as lively.
Tho Cherokee Indian Base Ball club |
have gone to the Danville Fair.
Dwelling houses in demand in Green's
boro'.
There was a pumpkin on exhibition at
tie Salisbury Fair weighing 90 pounds,
The Wilson Plaindeaer says that small
pox continues in Nashville, and has peel
so far fatal in every case.
There were 5000 persons at Henderson
the day of the circus Old John Robinson
carried away s., 883 from that county.
The Lieutenant Governor Of Canada has
been investing In. mineral property in the
neighborhCod Of Danbury, Stokes county.
Il. E. Parrish was arrested in Green's
boro' last Tuesday, charged with passing
counterfeit money, and was bound over Tor
trial before the L. S. Court
The Fair of the Peoples Agricultural
and Mechanical Society will certainly be
held at Hickory Tavern on the 18th and
18th of November.
Rev. Jordan Rominger, Il minister OF the
Protestant Methodist Church, died at his
residence in Davidson county, on last Fri
day night.
The Battleboro' Advance says: The
Deputy Marshal of Nash, boasts that he
will have a company of U. 5. soldiers to
keep the ballot straight in that county.
The Wilson Ledger says: The canvass
in this county is progressing timely, and
Greeley and Brown stock is considerably
above par.
The Raleigh News says that II names
were registered at the Marlboro House yes
terday, and it was not a good day for
registering either.
The Conservatives of Lenoir have nomi-
mated Mr.. S. y. West as candidate for the
Legislature, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Stephen Lassiter. This we
learn from the Kinston Gazette.
The mattleboro Advance says: NIajer
Fed Dozier, Of this county, gathered from
rows, 210 yards long, $50 bundles of nice
fodder, averaging 2 pounds to the bundle,
making stack of TIP pounds.
The Hickory Tavern Eagle says: We
were shown, last Monday, sweet potato,
grown by Mr.. Gabriel Marshall, 3 feet and
II inches long. Ye sandIappers and
eastern roOt-diggers, can We beat it?
Geo. Y. Strong, Esq, Hon. Sion J.
Rogers, Capt. S. A. Ashe, E. II. Busbee
and Hon. w. n. Smith, are vigorously
canvassing Wake county.
The Grand Lodge of the F. and A. M
Of this State meets in Raleigh on the first
Monday in December, which falls on the
I'd day OF the month.
The Raleigh News says: Mr.. II. A
London, our Elector, made an excellent
speech in Oxford on Tuesday. He i:
working CALAMITY for the cause, and shows
no signs of tagging.
The Greensboro Patriot says: While a
the State Fair last week Prof. Kerr showed
us native diamond, picked up in some
of the mines in The Western part of The
State, and sent to him by Gen. Clingman
IL + oh
The Greensboro Patriot is informed tina
about $50 negroes will leave the line of til,
Lynchburgh q Danvile railroad, to return
to this State to vote. They Will come int
Rockingham, Caswell Alamance and thi
county.
The Raleigh News says: Three homes
farmers from Harnett county started in
wagon from their homes to attend Robin
sons circus i'll this city. Their wager
broke down and they footed it through til
rama distance of 35 miles.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says: Las
week more than twO-thirds Of the citizen
OF Durham signed petition to the Legis
lature to prohibit the sale OF alchOli
liquors within 2imiles of the corporate limit
OF Durham, which petition will be present
ed as soon as that honorable body meets.
We regret to learn, as we do from tn
Sentinel, that Capt. j. Q. DeCarteret. wa
lying critically i'll at the residence of hi
mother, and hat no hope of his recover.
was entertained. MI. DeCarteret had
stroke of paralysis some months since
from the effects of which he never full.
recovered.
The Tarboro' Southerner says: Gov
Caldwell has offered reward of 5000, fO
the apprehension of Creech, the murdere
of Frank Battle. With characteristic goo'
sense he had the notice published il
papers in other sections of the State, whel
it is we'll known the murderer has beef
and is now lurkinfi in this county.
The Tarboro Southerner says: Mr.
Charley King laid upon our table on Mon
day few magnificent specimens of sweet
potatoes of the Yam species. Two o
them weighed the pretty little amount Q
nine pounds and one ounce. They haC
been dug more than week, and conse
quently had lost considerably in weight.
Edgeworth, one of the finest building
in Greensboro was burned last Monday
morning. 1t was occupied by Mr.. Julius
Gray as a residence, who saved most o
his furniture and valuabes. Edgewortl
was built about 1888 by Gov. Morehead, a.
a female seminary and was so used unit
after the war. 1t was valued at abou
$4,000 sand was insured at $4,000 A: