Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-14
State News.
Raleigh has a cat 80 years SID.


Thermometer 100 in the shade, in New
bern, on Sunday.
John S. Manix, local editor of the New
bern Times, wants to go to the Legislature.
The young meEs of Charlotte are speak
ing of organizing military company.
Raleigh has "Horacc Greeley Minstrel
Troupe"
DR.. Edmond Gibson, citizen of Row
an, died suddenly OF heart disease, at his
residence i'll that county, last Tuesday.
The Hon. Joseph John Wilson, a mem
Der of Florida Legislature, but native
CarOlinan, is III Raleigh.
The Statesville american says A pro-
tracted meeting has been i'll successful
operation at the Presbyterian Church in
I this place tile past week, eliciting much in
terest. Rev. Mr. Mack is officiating with
! Rev. Mr.. Wood.
The Raleigh Sentinel says We learn
by letter that the Conservatives of Harnett
county have nominated for the House, j.
II. Grady, and for sheriff, III. X. McNeill.-
Neill S. Stewart was recommended for the
Senate, for that District. The Joint Com
mission to nominate Senators meets in Fay
etteville on the 10Th inst.
The Sentinel says: A stalk Of cotton
| Peoples from his farm about three miles
from this place, with Is leaves and squares
Hurrah for Tom!
There is a saddle in Rockingham, Rich
mOnd county, 103 years old, and one OF the
| first buggies ever brought to this State, is
also owned there. Mr.. Samuel Terry is
the fortunate owner of these articles.
The Raleigh Ne,ca says: JOHN B.
| HUssEY, EsQ.-Wc were very much
! pleased to see in our Office on Friday last
/ this talented young lawyer, from Cataw ba
who was Gu route home from Colorado
/ Montana, Utal, and other distant climes
Mr.. uussey went out with the view OF
/ prospecting the country, aud to locate
colony If the advantages there were favor
able as represented. He returns home
under the conviction that North Carolns
is the best place after all.
Our candidate for Lieutenant Governor
Major john Hughes, and our candidate
for State Treasurer, Major j. w. Graham
will address the people at the following
points at the times mentioned:
Wentworth, buckingham county, JUNE
18th.
Danbury, Stokes county, June 18th.
Winston, Forsyth county, June 10Th.
MOcksVille, Davie county, July I'd
Statesville, lredell county, July 18th.
MOrgantOn, Burke county, July 9th.
TarbOrO, EdgecOmbe county, jun
18th.
Greenville, Pitt county, June 18th.
jacksonville, OnsloW county, June I'D
PARDONING POWER INvoKED.-Lieuten
ant Samuel HeltOn, of Yancey county, OIL
Of Kinks lambs, is on a visit to the CITY,
Lieutenant HeltOn is Of our personal &C
guidance ; he had and deserved the conf
dence of Holden, Kirk, and, we suppose
Caldwell, too.
Judge Kerr, DIR. Roam, and all of tn
CaSwen and Alamance prisoners, will re
memyer him. sheriff Percy, Of YanceS
accompanies Lieutenant Helton to tn
city. In fact we may say the one has tn
other in charge. Lieutenant HeitOn hay
ing taken liberties with a neighbours no
| was indicted, convicted and sentenced b
radical judge TO imprisonment in tn
penitentiary for eleven months, and henc
his visit to the city with the sheriff.
This is one of the loyal brought frO1
the hog range Of Y aucey to instruct Judg
Kerr, DIR. Roam, and the best men of Cas-
. well and Alamance, in their duties to SC
ciety and the government. The radical
seek To have linn pardoned. Let j. b
done. He deserves his liberty more tina
those who stole SD 100000.
The beauty of the criminal law is til
justice with which ii is administered. Sc
! how unjust it is in this case when a loyt
man goes to the penitentiary for stealing
hog. The radical party steal S15,000,OO
and not one of them is punished.
Raleigh Sentinel