Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-08
STATE NEWS.

Greensboro has just organized colofeo
fire company.
U. S. District Court opened at Ne"oefn
last Wednesday.
Sixtv-one deeds registered IN wake |
county last month.
That filthy sheet, the Winston Repuoll- !
can, has played out.
Grand Temperance demonstration in /
Raleigh on the 2Sth instant.
A firm in Salem has received an order |
from England for thousand pair of part /
ridges.
Mr.. John W. Kent, Of New York, has !
qualified as Commissioner OF Leeds Tor
North Carolina
Since the last meeting of the State Ccun-
oil. F. of T., 80 subordinate councils have
been organized.
The Western Expositor, new PAPER, IS
soon to be issued from Ashevine, y. c., by
FIR. T. d. Carter.
The tobacco raised in Gui'frrd county,
this year, has been well cured, all is OF
very superior order.
The Hillsboro' Recorder talks about a
sweet potatoe 20 inches in circumference,
and weighing polInds.
Mr. Albert II. Dowel is to publish a
weekly paper at Asheville to be called the
Thunder Clap of Freedom.
Arthur G.. Neal, James Wago, and Rufus
Parkas, left Allegheny county few days
ago for Texas, where they viii reside III I'd
ture.
Owing to recent rains Tar river is flush,
and the steamers that ply between Tarboro'
and Washington have resumed their reGu-
lar trips.
A special term Of tile Superior Court has
been ordered for Wayne county, to begin
December 3O.h. Judge Samuel Watts is
to preside.
Messrs. Eeagle s, Smith propose to pub
lish paper in Linc0Inton, y. G., about
tie first Of January, 1873. The paper is
to be called the States Union.
The Raleigh Spirit Of the Age says that
the Pomeroy Sinclair Operate Concerts
will visit Raleigh again on "Wednesday, the
10Th Of this month.
Mr.. Clayton, a UniyeIsalst minister,
from Columbia, S. c., organized a church
with p members, week ago at Wooding-
ton, in LenOir county.
The Battleboro Advance says: A!.agro
boy, about ten years old, got caught in a
cotton gin at Col. F. NJ. PaIker's last week
and was instantly killed
The Tarboro Enquirer says; Tie rains
In our section last week were Of unusual
severity, and Tar liver was forced out of
its banks in many places.
A court-martial convened in Charlotte
OIL Wednesday last, for the trial Cf L. s.
soldiers. Maj. Merrill, formerly stationed
at YOrkville, 5. c., is President.
Governor Caldwell, it is said, will, in
view Of the prevalence Of tie horse malady,
issue a proclamation III regard to the i'm
portatiOn of hOrses into the State.
Mrs Jane Z. Nelson, Of Newbern, was
awarded Nj. Nason's premium Of SO, for
the best carpet-bag necktie. It's we'll that
The money remained i'll the same political
family.
The Raleigh News says: One of our
city billiard experts made a run OF 1G5
points on one of Miller II Nelson's : carom
tables last evening the largest ever made
i'll this city.
The Rockingham Observer says: Mr.
John Watson has shown US two ears o.
corn, one having l ,1Z0, and the other hay
ing 1,1GO grains and Mr. I. j. Steele La
shown us one having l, 1920 grains.
Governor Caldwell has ordered a specia
term of Craven Superior Court, to meet
January 9th next. Judge TOurgea viii
preside. Criminal and civil cases will bt
tried, but no Grand Jury will be drawn.
E. Bennett, of Scotland Neck, was run
over and killed by the mail train going
North on yesterday, at a point in Edge
cOmbe county, a little north Of the Wilson
county line.
The Hickory Tavern EuGlc says Mr.
Cotfey, of Watauga, sold 1900 lbs of cab
bage in this place last Saturday, which
averaged about 10 lbs. to the head. One
head weighed 2344 lbs. This will be OF
exhibition at the Pair.
The Magnolia Advertiser says: Mr.
John Knowles, a venerable gentleman
over whose head the fIOsts of SO Winter
have passed, on Sunday the 10th ult., wa
baptised and received into the Baptis
church (Cornith) in Sampson county.
The Raleigh News tells Of terrible ira
gedy which occurred at Franilinton, OF
Friday. Two men by the name Of Bragg
and Vaughn quarreled about bar bill du,
by the former to the latter, which resulte,
i'll Bragg's shooting and killing Vaughn
with gun.
The Newbern Republican says : w
learn that new daily paper, to be call
the Daily Liberal, will soon be started il
this city. The new type aud material ha
already arrived. The offi.e has been loca
ted on Craven street, third door south O
al
gagged upon the first issue.
The Greensboro Patriot saws GeOrc
NJ. Arnold has been removed from the as
sistant assessorship Of this District. TIL
alleged cause is disrespectful conduct to
wards Supervisor Perry, but the real caus
is that his devotion to Grant has been sus
pected, and no man is retained in offic
these days who don't work zealOuSly TO
the reelection Of his master.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Yesterda
bids to supply the State with stationel,
for the ensuing year, were opened at til
Secretary of States office, and the follow
ing awards were made : Contract flo
book paper, to the Falls Of Neuse Manu-
featuring Company blank books, to JOIN
Armstrong, Raleigh, n. c.. miscellaneou
stationery, to j. W. Coleman, New y ork
The Elizabeth City Economist says
On Thursday night last, the barn ard sta
bles of George d. Pool, Esq, about ST
miles from this city, were discovered to b
on fife, just before day. The flames ha
made such progress that they could not b
arrested, and they were entirely consumed
with their contents. Mr.. Pool cannot &C
count for the fire. There was partia
insurance on the property.
The Hickory Tavern Eagle says JOIN
T. Miller and John I. Miller, Gather ant
sony charged with burning the Earn Q
Peter Il. Baxter, OF Lincoln county, hav
been arrested and are now in Jail at Knox
vile, Tenn. A requisition has been mad
upon the Governor of Tennessee, by th
Governor of North Carolina, for these par
ties, but, from some defect in the,requisition
we learn from the Sheriff Of Lincoln, VIII,
has recently been to Knoxville after them