Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-03-01
STATE NEWS.

Cotton in Tarboro', 10 to p cents.
Elizabeth city is to have bookstore.
Grand parade of the Newborn Fire De-
partment on the 22d.
Horse thieves are getting numerous III INC
Western counties OF this State.
Snow and hail in Hillsboro' last Sat
urday.
Hickory Tavern is to be made money
order Office.
Tournament at Fremont yesterday.
Elm City Council, Z. of T., are flourish
ing finely.
There is to be a tournament at PlheVillc'
Wayne county, on the Zeth.
Wilson is to have branch OF the new "
chartered State Bank, with capital not to
exceed $4,000.
Rutherford College, Burke county, has
1870 students, and more expected.
The first issue ofthe Raleigh Cdrolinidn,
under Messrs. Stone & Uzzell, will appear
March 1st.
Mr.. Eugene Morehead will open a tobac-
co warehouse, in Greensboro, ABOUT inc
first of March.
very valuable mari bed has been dis
covered ON the land of MI. w. &. Carroll,
near Magnolia.
Augustus Savage, a very worthy young
citizen of Edgecombc, was drowned last
Thursday, as welearn from the S0Hherner'
Mr.. William Culpepper, Of Charlotte,
was accidently, but not dangerously,
wounded on Thursday by the discharge OF
Il pistol in his pocket
The IIillsboro Recorder, without crack
ING n smile, tells of an old woman living on
Reedv Fork, in Alamance county, who
cures burns, by blowing over them.
The Newberu Republican learns that
Lieut.. Charles \. Abbey, at present COM
7nandinn the revenue steamer "SteyenS,"
uow-at NeWbern, has been promoted to a
captaincy.
The Greensboro Patriot is in receipt OF
a letter from Durham, which states that to-
bacco is being shipped from that place to
China regularly, and is very popular with
the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire.
The Hi Recorder says: General
Joe Holt, aged about siXty-hye, died in
Salisbury the other day. He lived in Ala
nance till since The surrender. He moved
from Thomasyille last Tuesday AMI died
on Friday.
The Magnolia advertiser says : We
learn through u friend, that d. ID. Wells,
ESD. of this township, slaughtered a few
DAYS since, 4 pen of seven hogs, whose aS-
cregate weight was two thousand one hun
bred and ffty-flye pounds.
The Goldsboro Messenger says We
have Just received necessary materials for
our new paper-IHe Masonic Monitor
and its first number will appear on tie first
of March, and on the first Of every month
thereafter.
The Raleigh Iyo says: Mr.. Murray
Upchn ch, of Chatham, fell dead on Mon
day last, while in the act of entering the
store of Mr. Basil Yates, who lives in thi:
county. Mr.. Upchurch was seemingly Il
perfect health. He did not breathe atte
he fell to the ground.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says: III,
book for subscription to the capital stock o
the Bank for this place, was opened at tn
office Of a. Day, Esq, on Monday last
$4,000 had already been subscribed, upt'
Yesterday morning. \ new bank buildin:
is to be erected during the Spring.
The Elizabeth city Economist says: /
foreign vessel. name not known, is ashor
on the beach, two miles to the north Q
Bodys Island light. Her cargo IS suga
and oranges. it is also reported that Their
are two other ships ashore on the sam
beach They were driven ashore in til
severe gale last week.
The Salem Press says: \ number Of tn
GufOrd farmers have been trying Tobacco
with the most gratifying results. MI
Buchanan worked last year three acres an
a half and realized from the CROP in til
TIraf total
pensa of cultivation was $3.50, thus maxim
a net gain to him on 81 acres, Of $1,000, {
nearly S4OO per acre. Will anything els
on the farm pay as well?
The Elizabeth City Economist says tn;
on Monday morning about O'Clock,
house on Main street, the property of ID
VIM. G. Pool, was discovered to be on fir
1t had made such progress when dlSCOvere
that it was impossible to arrest the flame
and it was entirely COns MED. The fl
originated on the inside, AID was unique
tionablv the work Of an inCeDdiary. II
house was unoccuped and partially il
Sured.
The Raleigh Sentinel says We are il
formed that on yesterday X. i. Battl
ESD, sent a communication 10 his AccideI
cy declining the appointment as memb'
of the board Of directors for the lnsai
a II.
very plainly to Ills Accidency that he It
carded his election to that office by IL
General Assembly as in every way leg
and constitutional. and would act under II
other authority. The other members
the present board, WHO We're SO Untcrl
nate as to have TOd's appointments thru!
upon them, concur, as We are informed,
Mr.. Battles views. Poor old Tod, yOl
hash is almost settled.
The Sentinel says: If it were not f
fear of prciudicing the case of TheO. \
Ramsay, contractor for the public printin!
which may ultimately come before tn
Supreme Court. we would call the nam
Of a high judicial functionary who was see
verv drunk at the breakfast table at
hotel Sudav morning, amusing himself b
talking law and quoting dog-latin to IL
servants.
The following is a corrected list OF Go
Caldwell's appOinteeS to the directory
the Insane Asylum: r G Badger, II Mahle
Thos ii Briggs, jefferson Fisher, DR.
Haywood, X p Battle, Jos II Green. /
Chas L johnson, } p Prairie, q w Brodi
IcoN and j w Hood, (col) of Wake coul
ty, DR. G Ramsey, OF Rowan, DR. PriC
Jones, of Orange, John Norfeet, of Edg
combe. and Jos w Holden, Of Omah
Kansas City, Washington or any Otht
place.
The Raleigh Sentinel understands tn;
Gov. Caldwell, by and with the consent
the Council OF State has made the follow
ing appointments of Directors under Il
late decision of tie Supreme Court:
Pe1ate1tidry.-Alf Howe, negro, GeI
Dockery, John r Harrison, G. W Welk,
and Jacob Allen.
Institution for the Decf 03ad Dumb an
the Blind-Handy Lockhart, negro, Tin