Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
STATE NEWS.

The Examination and Commence
ment exercises of the Goldsboro' Fee
male College take place on the 9Th and
9th of June next.
Mr.. Thomas M. Ramsay organized q
Lodge of Good Tempiars at Rufin on
Thursday night, and another az Reds
vile on Friday night.
The Warrenton Gazette says: The
peach crop of that county promises
to be an abundant one, but we are told
the apple crop is not a full one.
Mr.. r. H. Whitaker, editor of the
Friend of Temperance, was in Smith
field last Friday night, where he made
temperance speech and organized
Council of Friends of Temperance.
The Raleigh Sentinel says it is in
formed that Prof. w. E. Kerr, State
Geologist, has obtained DIR. Hunters
collection of native woods of North
Carolina, amounting to one hundred
specimens exclusive of shrubs) for
exhibition at Vienna.
The Warrenton Gazette says: Not
withstanding the severe and pro-
tracted Winter and wet Spring, our
farmers are more forward this year
than last. and many of them have
begun to chop cotton, while nearly all
have finished planting.
Alonzo Peterson, colored, from
Sampson county, confined in the Peni
Tertiary for the crime of rape, attempt
ed to break out on last Saturday,
but was brought down by shot
from the guard. The wound is in
the neck and is not considered serious.
The, Newbern Times says We learn
| that new Cooperative Building Asso-
| citation upon g. large scale is to be
| formed i'll this city, and that sufii
cient number of shares have already
been taken by some of our most prom
| inent business men to insure its organ
ization and success.
The Charlotte Democrat says: We
are requested by the Rev. DIR. Phillips
to announce that the Rev B. Craven,
President of Trinity College, Will
preach the annual serman before the
Williams Association at the ensuing
commencement of Davidson College.
Gen. Thos. l.. Clingman will deliver
| the Address before the Literary Socie-
ties.
The Norfolk Journal says: The man
ayers of the New York, Norfolk and
Charleston Railroad Company, accom-
panied by portion of their staff, have
arrived in this city, and are now quar-
tered at the Atlantic Hotel. Rooms
were engaged yesterday to serve for
the various offices of the company.-
The engineers and craftsman will arrive
next week, when the surveys will be-
gin, running upon two lines from Nor
folk and one from Portsmouth. The
object is to locate the route hence to
Charleston upon n perfect air line.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says: 4
meeting of the North Carolina Con,
struction Company, was held on the
Odd inst, at which permanent organi
cation was perfected, officers elected,
and organization papers filed.
This company propose to build the
New York, Norfolk and Charlesto,
Railway, through to GOldsboro' during
the present year and are sanguine o
being able to push the work III sucl
manner as IL astonsh the public
Their engineers will commence opera
tons this week
The Charlotte Southern Home says
We learn from the President tha
stock enough has been subscribed Il
free consultation was held with tn.
! farmers Last week in regard to the
, premium list, and it will emphaticall,
be farmers list. Gen. Hampton vii
be invited to deliver the address, ant
we feel certa II that he will come. NJ
! other man in the United States cOult
t draw so large a crowd IN the two Caro-
linas. Gen. Hampton told the write
of this n few days ago that he woul,
be here in October. and there is NJ
doubt whatever that he will accept th'
5 invitation to the Fair.
} The Charlotte Southern Homo says
t We get from Rev. Mr.. David, the par
, ticulars of tho burning of the Negro
cabin at LanesbOro', Arson county
which consumed two little negroes
: aged respectively four, and two years
: The mother had shut them up in tn
, house and gone off into the neighbOr
hood Mr.. David said when Ii
; reached the scene of the disaster. tn
fire was still smoulderine, and tn
r half-burned bodies could be plainl,
y seen, but the mother and the Othe
negroes present. had made no effort
to recover them After remonstratin.
with them about the brutality of thei
Indifference, he got some of them t.
aid him tn removing thu charret
bodies.
, The Raleigh Sentinel says : TIL
next biennial session of the Suprem
Council Friends of Temperance will b.
held in this city, commencing on TIL
e 4th Tuesday III June, 9th prOX. Th'
, following are the officers of the Sl
, preme Council:
L ID 4,
L Georgia.
, Associate-R II. Whitaker, Raleigh
: North Carolina.
Chaplain Rev. \. z. Garland, Rich
mond, Va.
Secretary-Rcv W. 3. WelIons
Y Suffolk, Va.
, Conductor-Rev W. W. Green
Lewis Store. Va.
Sentinel-W. H. Grew, Richmond
l Virginia.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: A. W
Richardson, Sen, (familiarly know
as Applewhite Richardson,) lives OIL
: Liver River, near Earpsboro', il
O'Neal's township, Johnston county
He is 72 years old and hale and hearty
so much so that, until he joined til
3 church, two years ago, he could bea
t any OF his SOILS III EOOu guar
nights dancing, and he could do s.
,, now, if not prohibited by the church
Mr. Richardson has been three time
married, his third wife now living.
He is the father of q children, o
. whom six were girls, and of the who'll
number twenty-five are now living
4 He has also eighty-six grand childrel
D and one hundred and eighty-six great
l grand children, and not a singh
Radical amongst them. M. Richard
, son was always, and is now, an old
fashioned Democrat.
r It is a remarkable fact in connection
s with this large family, that they are 81
I located around the good old patriarcl
= as to be able to leave home in tn
l morning, take dinner with the Oh,
9 gentleman, and return to their home
:. the same day.