Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-23
STATE NEWS.

wagons in the town of Durham loaded
with tobacco.
The Wadesboro Herald now claims
a circulation three times as large as
that OF any newspaper ever published
in Arson county.
The Asheville Pioneer has changed
hands, E. r. Hampton becoming
editor and proprietor. 1t will continue
Republican in politics.
J. W. Blount, Esq, of Wilson, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address to the students of the Instl-
suite, at Nashville, on the 9th prox.
The Washington Express pays a
high compliment to it's retiring Mayor,
Mr.. r. L. Myers, who, it says, would
not accept salary for his services.
The Madison Enterprise says: We
have on our table a leaf of tobacco
which measures 81 inches long, by 10
inches wide, grown by Archibald Fry,
of Stokes county.
Eugene Morehead, ESQ.,, of Green's
boro, has been appointed by the Gov
ernor delegate to the Convention OF
Governors which meets in Atlanta,
Ga, on the Goth instant.
The Winston Sentinel says: The
damage by the late rains and freshet
has been immense. Uplands have
been injured by washing, fences and
bridges swept away, and the bottom
lands overfiowed.
The Charlotte Observer says: The
mumps have taken a stout hold on this
community, and the persons who are
],
to double the natural size, are alto
gether too numerous to mention.
The Charlotte Observer says: We
learn that severol nights ago Mr.. Jas.
Mackerell, of Blackstocks, was killed
on the Charlotte, Columbia and Au
gusta Railroad. It is supposed he sat
down on the track and fell asleep.
He was run over by the up-train.
The Wadesboro' Herald says: The
heavy freshets have SO swollen the
Pee Dee River that the low grounds
approximate are entirely submerged,
and, as a consequence, the wheat crop
will suffer severe and irreparable
damage. The rise is the greatest
within the memery of the oldest in
habitant
The Charlotte Observer says: Mr..
D. Wyatt Aiken, of South Carolina,
has written to Gen. Young, of this city,
informing him of his purpose to adj
dress the citizens of Mecklenburg, in
Charlotte, on the 18th of June, upon
the subject of the organization of
Farmers Oranges in this State, and
upon other agricultural topics.
The North Carolina Conference Sun
day School Society, at its annual meet
ing held in Charlotte last week, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Rev. l.. S. Burkhead, Presi-
dent Rev. J. B. Bobbitt, Treasurer
Rev. L. w. Crawford, Secretary and
Rev. A. W. Mangum, Corresponding
Secretary. The next meeting of the
Society will be held in Raleigh.
The Newbern Times says: We arc
Informed that a greater quantity of
fish was transported from this market
over the A. & n. c.. Railroad during
the month of April than any previous
month since the shipping commenced.
During that month there were about
800 barrels transported over the road
which were shipped by the Newbern
dealers.
The Washington Express says:
our county, the cotton,
which has generally been planted
from two to four weeks, and on account
of the cold and drouth has not been
able to make its appearance above
ground, from the copious showers and
genial weather of the past few days, is
rapidly coming up, and most of our
planters think they will secure good
The Raleigh News says: The Yves
tern N. G. Railroad Commission was
again in session yesterday The pro-
ceedings were private, but we have it
from good authority that the Commits
sion are of the opinion that they have
found a solution of the difficulties be-
setting the road, and by which the
interest of the State will not suffer.
We will inform our readers as to par
tlculars as soon as we are in posses
sion of the facts.
The Madison Enterprise says: Tt is
reported that Mr.. Samuel Mabe and
his son, ten or twelve years old. were
drowned at Seven Island Ford, one
and a half miles above Danbury, on
last. They left Danbury, on
their way home, and were last seen
near the ford. Diligent search has
been made, but nothing has been
heard from them. Theriver was flush
at the time, and esupposition is that
they attempted to cross and were
swept away by the rapid stream.
The Raleigh News says: Last even
ing the Odd-Fellow fraternity of this
city gave banquet in honor of the
Grand Lodge, now in session in this
city. The tables were arranged with
an elegance and taste which did in
finite credit to Mr.. Partin, the Super
lntendent of the National, and those
who assisted him, and were literally
supplied with all that could tempt the
palate. The Order, together with in
vlted guests, mustered strong and filed
the twenty tables spread.
The Norfolk Virginian says: Millions
of feet of log timber are being collected
in North Carolina, shipped on the
Chowan river, through the Dismal
Swamp to this city, where it is
into merchantable timber at
and other mills. The
swamps on the Blacl-w are we'll
tlmbered and thousands of poles for
telegraph and other uses are being got
daily. A great many men are engaged
in the lumber business-which now
seems to be more profitable than any
other.
An exchange says that an old citizen
of Randolph visited Asheboro' last
week for the first time since 1861. He
looked around wildly, saying he did
not know any one, except B. F. Hoover.
He lives eight miles from ASHORE;
did not know who the President was,
nor the Governor; has never been out
side of Randolph county; knew the
father of A. M. Diffee, and said he
had heard that the young man was
now PrOrost Judge. He had heard
of the war, but did not know much
about it.
The Ashville Expositor says: A large
of Cherokee Indians are in
the city in attendance on the Federal
Court. We are informed that a man
named Swaziland, and another, were
sent out from Washington some years
since, to pay over a large amount of