Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-10-11
STATE NEWS.



Durham has Thespian Society.
The Newborn Times office IS Delns
built up anew.
Only II deaths in Wilson during the
past year.
The Hook and Ladders OF Washington
are building new truck house.
OYSTERS, perch, rock and nullets very
plentiful in Washington now.
Bets ION the Presidential election run
high in Raleigh.
No more smallpox about NASHVILLE
The excitement has abated
Ramsey LODGE of Good Templars has
been established in GoIdsOoro'.
Mr.. Ed. Williams has been appointed
telegraph operator at BurgaT
OYSTERS retail in Raleigh at 81 90 per
gallon.
The receipts of cotton in Raleigh average
100 bales per day.
Five compositors in the Raleigh Ne!r$
office are members Of the f. Of L. and q. /.
The De Leon Brothers are TO be in Raj
eigh during Fair week, with an Opera
troupe,
Col. VIM. Cowles, prominent lawyer
of Wilkesboro' is suggested for Heading
Clerk of the Senate.
The funeral of the late DR.. J. B. Smith
took place yesterday afternoon from Christ
Church, Raleigh.
Two more convicts pardoned out OF the
Penitentiary by Gov. Caldwell The
election is on the 9Th of next month.
Hon. X. P. Battle, Mai. Sea'on Gales
and Mayor Whitaker are to welcome the
Petersburg firemen at Raleigh next Mon
day.
The campaig inn Duplin will shortly
open. Col. VIM. a. Allen, Capt. j. D..
Stanford, and other speakers are already
preparing for the "hustings.
The Eastern Baptist Association ofNOrth
Carolina will be held at Union Church
Lenoir county, commencing on Tuesday,
October Sth. 1t will continue about four
days.
The Winston Sentinel says: An inter
esting revival has been going on for the
past week in the Methodist Church of this
place, under charge of the pastor, Rev. ii.
p Cole, and is still in progress.
The Wilson Plaindealer says that Rev.
G.. w. Phelps with his family, on We'd
nesday last, arrived in Wilson, where he
will reside, as pastor of the Episcopal
Church.
The Raleigh Sentinel says Col. John
Fagg, of Buncombe, the ''straight-outlst,
has been in close consultation with the
Radical lights hereabouts for the last three
The Durham Tobacco Plant says: Mr..
Samuel Cole sent to our office few days
ago a stalk of corn 17& feet loug, with two
large ears on it. This corn grew on Mr.
Coles farm near this place.
Gov. Caldwell has issued proclamation
commanding the Sheriff Of Lenoir county
to hold an election on Tuesday, November
9Th, to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Stephen Lassiter, member elect to She
e Off on
same day with the Presidential election.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says: Mr.
Willis Bishop, Of TuckahOe township, is
ninety-twO years of of age, has never mis-
sed an election, voted the State COnserva
tive ticket in the last election, and Provi
dence permitting, will vote for Greeley ant
Brown on the 9Th day of November.
The Hickory Tavern Eagle says: "Olt
Nancy Smith" died on the 26th of Septem
Der. She was 1l5 years and months cit
at the time of her death. She lived nea
Old Fort and was one of the landmarks Q
Western North Carolina.
Richard Henderson, of North Carolina
is among the cadets admitted into the Ma
val School at Annapolis, and Samuel G
LeInby, also of North Carolina, has beer
appointed one of the Cadet ELsigns of the
Corps.
The Raleigh Sentinel says The polti
perpctrated in this community. Crowd
Of Radical cmi5sarjes are arriving IN this
city and encouraging those they haV
duped into making all sorts Of statements
They say the " claims . VIII be paid lrhC
Grant IS elected.
The Battleboro Advance says: Mr. &c
bert Harper, Of this county, brought to on
office on Wednesday, great curiosity ii
the way Of chickens. He has pair Whic
are covered with something more like hal
or fur than feathers, and they are the Onl
two of the Kind on the premises. The
will be exhibited at the Weldon Fair.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says: w
learn that barn belonging to Col Il. +
Webb, on Flat River, Ill which a lot {
tobacco was stored, was burned last SatuI
day night. We have not heard how tn
fire originated. Loss between $1,000 an
$500, covered by insurance to the amour
of $500, i'll \. c.. Home.
The Magnolia Advertiser says: Mr.. J
Sellars, 4 venerable and esteemed either
died at his residence III Sampson county o.
Friday, the 18th ut,, at the advanced ag
of 81 years He was a soldier of the las
war with Great Britain and in his declin
ing years received a pension from the gov
eminent in acknowledgment OF this
services.
The Salisbury Waterman says: The Oh
Fort Mills were entirely destroyed by fir
on the 2Sth of September last. The fir
was discovered about fifteen minutes afte
nine, but had made such progress that i
was impossible to save anything. The fir
was undoubtedly the work of an incen
diary. The loss will be about 3,5O0-nt
insurance.
The Wadesboro' argus says: Quite
sensation was PRODUCED yesterday by tn,
appearance of a ''snow-white, red-eyed
possum, brought to town by a Mr.. Davis
of Lanesboro. 1t was bought by j. j
Barden, Esq, of LileSville, who has it OF
exhibition at his store in that place. 1t is
certainly great curiosity, and will be SEN
on shortly to join the living curiosities OF
old John RObinSOn'S show"
AT Hickory Tavern you can buy grown
fowls for 12a to - cents each; fine largC
apples for so to 60 cents'per bushel; ant
eggs at 10 to 12a cents per dozen.
THERE are no further developments in
regard to the sudden death of DIR. j
Brinton Smith except that jury of in
quest has been empanneled and that the
Coroner has been sent to PHILADELPHIA tC
have an analysis made there of the con tents
of the stomach of deceased. The jury will
not report until he returns.
The Raleigh NearS says: Alfred Will
liams, colored, delegate to the Louisville
Convention, has called a meeting of the
Executive Committee of colored Liberal
Republicans of North Carolina to convene
IN the city of Raleigh on the 10th October
The COmn1ittpa ORC fO1IO1re.