Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-07
State News.

,rbo vo,nr ladies of the Raleigh Baptist
FonaIa Institute gave Concert last night.
The local of the Raleigh Neecs is very
sick.
The proceeds of the recent Fair and Fes-
tival at Tucker Hall, in Raleigh, amounted
TO about 5000.
The Alumni of Trinity are to have
GRAND festival at Commencement on We'd
nesday evening.
Ice in Charlotte sells at three cents per
pound before S A. NJ, after that one hail
cert per pound is added.
The Raleigh Ne,rs is responsible for the
assertion that Mr.. Green, of the Durham
Tobacco Plant, is the handsomest editor.
DR.. r. K. Speed and Jas. c. Skinner
have been nominated in the first Senatorial
District.
Col. G.. G.. Luke, of Camden, has been
nominated for the House of Representa-
tives.
CONSERVATIVE NoAINATIoNs.-Chas
Price of Davie has been nominated for the
Senate from the District composed of the
counties Of Rowan and Davie.
Rev. DR.. T. II. Pritchard, of Raleigh,
will commence a series of religious meet
ings in the Baptist Church at Tarboro' to-
morrow.
The candidates for the Legislature in
Halifax are-Senate, Capt. w. FL. Kitchen;
House. DR.. Geo. E. Matthews and e.
Tyler Branch, Esq. A good ticket.
The Newbern District Conference of the
NJ. E. Church, South, will hold its annual
session at Goldsboro, commencing on
Thursday, June the 9th at O'Clock A. Nd.
The Winston Sentinel says that DR..
Zevely, of Salem, died in the cemetery last
Thursday night. His remains were brought
home and inferred in the cemetery last
Sunday.
Elder j. Fl. Foy, of Kinston, has con-
scented to deliver the address before the
students at the Wilson Collegiate Institute,
on Friday, the 26th day of June.
A sturgeon, weighing three hundred
pounds net, was caught in POOLS slides on
the Neuse river on Wednesday and brought
to market here yesterday, says the Raleigh
NcaCS.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: The commit
tee appointed to solicit contributions ror
the erection Of the new Methodist Church
are still actively at work. We suppose
their collections must by this time amount
to something Ike 5000.
| The Raleigh Sentinel says: The L. S.
! Circuit Court conveoes in this city on
! Monday next, at Metropolitan Hall. II is
/ said that come 1900 or 1900 witnesses will
| be in attendance, and that the expenses of
, the Court will amount to over 100000.
| The Raleigh Eeacs says: Jerry Hinton
was on yesterday accidentally shot, in Mil
I OF Io
| of that section whose name we did not
I learn. The ball took effect in the thro at,
/ causing severe snd painful wound, but
| not necessarily fatal.
| Hon. Asa Holt, venerable and highly
respected citizen Of the State OF Georgia
! who died in the city of Macon a few days
| ago, was born in the county of Halifax
. North Carolina, in the year 1780.-Tele
| graph and Messenger.
The Raleigh Ne,rs says Judge Merri
, mon leaves here tomorrow morning fol
Beaufort, at which place he will address
the citizens of Carteret On Monday. He
will speak in Goidsboro on "Wednesday
and at Clinton, in Sampson county, Oh
Thursday.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Capt. Robt
v JOyner has been appointed one Of th'
This is a good selection. Capt. JOyne
was a gallant soldier Of the gray and vii
fight Radical corruption with the same
pertinacity that he fought the blue coats
The Wilson Plaindeoler says: Fred
Philips, Esq has consented to deliver tn
annual address at the Commencement ex
ercses Of the Wilson Collegiate Seminary
| on Thursday, the 9th day of June. MI
Phillips is one of North Cardinals risin
young men, and We shall expect much G
him.
LEACH AND AsRE.-The nomination
CT these two able and distinguished gen
tle1ueu in their respective Congressiona
: Districts gives great satisfaction to til
, Conservatives. General Leach has neve
) known defeat before the people, while tn
/ pure, incorruptible and eloquent Ashe Wi
make a Representative Of whom the Stat
, will be proud-Asheville Citizen.
: She Balance Rock near Kittrell'
! Springs, says the Raleigh Sentinel, is th
most remarkable rock in the world. Is
about 20 feet wide, Is feet long and /
feet thick, and balanced on another tire
: mendouS rock with such nicely that
small child can place its hand on eithe
end and move it over four inches. TIL
: rock viii weigh over 90 tons.
, The Battleboro Adrdnce says Messrs
! Battle Il Son are manufacturing thei
, | factory at the Falls Of Tar River in thi
) county some 800 pounds of spun cotton pc
, day, most of which is directly shippe
North They speak Of replacing thei
I cloth factory burned down in 1870. Thi
f kind of enterprise builds up the South.
SENATOR RASsoM.-From private let
ter received i'll this city from Hon. Sion Il
Rogers, we learn that Senator Ransom wa
very jealous and untiring in his efforts j
behalf of the Amnesty Act which recent
passed Congress, and Col. Rogers think
the success Of the bill is due in some meas
ure to Gen. Ranson's unceasing exertions
! RQ}ejgb Nc1c&.
CRors.-The recent rains, with fine III
, tervening weather, have greatly cheere
our farming friends, and improved the az
pearance Of the crops.
Cotton is now receiving its "secon
! working" and Is very promising.
| Corn and wheat look well; PARTICULAR
t the latter, of which there is little sown i
T Arson.
Oats were considerably damaged by tn
| | "drv sDells,'' but will make an averag
, Weld if the season continues favorable =
9 WadesboIo' Argus.
SOLD OUr.-The President of the W
, n. w. y. G. Railroad has returned from
5 New Yolk, and informs us that he ha
! sold the road to the Southern Securit
| ! COMPANY, on the terms that they are t
, take the road, pay all Indebtedness, TAX
| all assets, and complete it within the mex
: Ten months We understand that thi
=. and undertakes to build them from Oh
! T-or+ "a Wolf Creek and WavnoSVille