Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-25
LOCAL Intelligence,

IOOfAI Nv UIkLAaO6HSE.
Cape Fear Agricultural Association,
There will he meeting If the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Cape Fear
Agricultural Association at the Purcell
House on Wednesday evening, April
30th, at 8 o'clock, P. NJ. Business of
Importance will come before tie meet
ing. All members are respectfully re
quested TO attend.
4. y. McKoY, Prcs't.
J. A. ENGELHARD, Gen. Sec'y.
Papers in this part Of the State are
respectfully requested to copy. I'll.
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Onssoyv County.
The Wilmington Post attempts to
get off some rather poor wit at the ex-
pense of one Of our largest and most
enterprising merchants, or Of Cnslon-
county, or both, for it is very hard to
tell who or about what was the intend
ed target when the shot goes so wide
of the mark.
The merchant in question did not 60
through the county Of Onslow with a
large number of claims, with officers
and appraisers, collecting by distraint
He did go to Ouslow for the purpose
of collecting claim from one man
who was neither native of Onslow nor
of North Carolina, who be had good
reason to suspect was making efforts to
avoid the payment of his debt, and he
used only the usual and legal means to
collect the same.
Our cotemporary forgets that in
Onslow county sheriffs and magistrates
are not elected from that class of citi
zens who can be bought or persuaded
into lawless measures to forward any
process which may come into their
hands.
Our friend takes pleasure in stating
to us that, after business intercourse
of twenty years with the citizens of
Onslow, he has not only nothing to
complain of, but is free to confess that
he has never had more responsible
patrons in his entire mercantile expert
ence. And during this last trip he is
not only under obligations TO trust.
worth, officials. but to many citizens
who were exceedingly kind to him.
Wilmington Produce Exchange.
Quite a number of merchants and
business men met at the Hall of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterds V
morning, for the purpose OF organizing
a Produce Exchange.
Col. W. L. DeRosset, President of
the Chamber of Commerce, called the
mTaeslDe to order and stated its object.
He nominated Mr.. f. W. Kerchner for
Chairman. who was selected as such,
Mr.. 4. 4. Moi!itt was requested to act
as Secretary.
Upon motion of Major T. Fl. McKoy,
the organization was styled the :'W1-
mngton Produce Exchange
The following gentlemen and firms
We're enrolled as members : T. w.
Kerchner, Williams d Murchison, De-
Rosset i Co., Wick Il Mebane, E. Pes
chau, Sprunt & Hinson, J. D. Woody,
j. NJ. Stanaland, Davis & Elliott,
Wooten, Richardson & Co, Binford,
Grow & Co., Harriss & Howell, T. H.
Mckoy, L. NJ. Smith, Greene & De
Rosset, j. l.. Cantwell, G. Boney &
Son, JnO. L. Rankin, S. Louis & Co. ,
Roger Moore, Moifitt & Co.
On motion of Col. DeRosset, the
Chairman appointed Messrs. w. L..
DeRosset, j. W. Hinson, d. r. Muir
Gibson, Z. H. Mckoy and t. G. De-
Hosset. Committee to prepare and
report a plan Of organization, with
such rules and regulations as may be
deemed necessary.
Messrs. w. B. Binford, A. A. Moffit
and S. II. Fishblate, We're appointed a
Committee to bring the organization
SO the attention OF the business men OF
the city and solicit membership.
Upon motion of Capt. ID. r. Murchison
DR.. =. W. Harriss, and Messrs. G. p Me-
bane and J. L. Rankin, were appointed
a Committee to see to securing a pro-
per room for the purposes of the Pro
duce Exchange, and report progress at
the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned subject to
the call of the Chairman.-Daity
Journal, 2Oth.
It now transpires that Mr.. Savelle,
the Treasury Agent, did not visit our
city as n promoter of President Grant S
pes humbug, Civil Service Reform,
but merely for the purpose of making
q thorough" inspection of the books
and accounts of the Collectors Office,
of the Government buildings, Of the
revenue cutter ". II. SetOuyd and
other proper y and appliances of the
Customs service at this point. He
went to work yesterday morning and
left last evening for the South. The
| inspection, therefore, of Mr.. Rulnley
books in especial, must have been.
very thorough
As we expected would be the case
| the publication of an article yesterday
watlr the list of Custom House EN-.
pioyes, was Il regular old hpi shot il
the, camp q the P!iiiistines- is COR
rectnsss'we reassert, with tue excep
ton that Mr.. Alex. Strauss is not nov
| on. the list bayinr resi ional last