Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16
RICHMOND COUNTY.
at Rockingham and Easl--
rinburg-COurt Week-One of our
WiImin StOniROys- Richmond
Town Tickct-A Valuable EnYcn-
ton Nc.. &c. &c.
LAURINBURG. Nav 18th, 1873.

ton &c., &c &c.
HARRISBURG, May 18th, 1873.
Dear Joul7sal::
Leaving Wilmington the early part of
last week for Rockingham, we arrived
at the latter place in due course, hav-
ing the genial presence of Capt. Leg
get as conductor as far as Lumberton,
and of Capt. H. G.. Fladger for the
remainder of our journey. From both
of these gentlemen we acknowledge
polite and kind attention and must
declare ''weu done thou good and
faithful"
Rockingham, during the most of
our stay presented no very inviting
aspect. Confessedly, we didn't enjoy
it. For two davs it rained very hard,
which made the all prevailing clay
under foot, very soft, and we had and
suffered these two phases of the hard
and soft to a degree shocking to our
conceptions of the ''eterDal fitness of
things"
Court opened Monday 2. NJ, 9Th
instant, Judge Buxton being our very
atfable companion dc rOy0ge on the
trip up. The business of the Court
comprised nothing of general or a
specially attractive interest. The
trial of the negro Simmons, for
arson, resulting in his acqu;ttal,
was the most prominent and the salient
case. The accused was charged with
setting fire to the town of Wadesboro
in March last. Engaged as his coun-
sci was our former fellow-townsman
Platt d. Walker, Esq, who, in his
speech for the defense, which we had
tic pleasure of hearing, acquitted him
self with the eloquence and ability
characteristic of him and that have
made him a valuable reputation in the
section we are writing of. He was
further connected with most of the
business of the Court occurring during
| our stay, aud it affords great pleas
| Jre to us to be able to mention his
evident success and our own apprecia-
ton of his worth and ability which SO
decidedly impressed us on this occas-
| ion.
En- passa}at, Judge Buxton posses
| ses digndied presence on the bench.
On the day of our arrival an election
was in progress for Mayor and Com
missioners of the town, being the first
in the annals of Rockingham, which
was only incorporated by our las
Legislature.
The election must have been an in
! terestlng affair, since only 50 votes
were polled. Mr.. W. J. Everett. a
Conservative and a 2oat1on Of tht
JOURNAL, of course, was elected Mayer
| but the Board of Commissioners is
rather a melange of light and shade
| containing 4 Conservatives and .
Radicals, one "clIled." The Conser
natives could have elected full party
| ticket, and We cannot admire theil
| unnecessary concession to Radicalisn
in this instance, and do not see the
point, although our sapicnce may b.
| at fault
Mr. W. C. Mcdonald, a live man, i:
building new Hotel, an event ant
enterprise we must commend ans
applaud. Boniface should be an indi
vidual tender of the wants Of The
public
Well, dear JOURNAL, we duf
cheat a retreat" and coming t,
Laurinburg, for day or two, fount
the change of base a good thing. Their,
are many familiar faces, and old VII
mington is reproduced in host Of I'll,
good people now here. We have hat
the pleasure of meeting, among man,
others, Mr.. A. F. Bizzell, once o
Wilmington, but ROW one of til,
special features of Laurinburg, ant
The evidences of his prosperity wer,
very gratifying to us.
| Laurinburg has a lively and thriving
look, several new buildings going up
and on dit, Mr.. Thos. G.. James, Q
Wilmington, is to be a future resident
and to engage in the drug business
We visited new and very neat stor,
being got ready for his occupation
The recent heavy rains, as an adden
dun to the previous outrageous fros
in this section, as elsewhere. have re
suited In great reported injury to the
crops. The seed were, in many places
actually washed out of the ground b,
the inundation. Cotton will have t,
be, to some extent, replanted Fn
several days past there has been Yer,
warm weather and the stimulus Will b
favorable.
We 10 not wish to neglect sayin;
that Mr.. Ii. [. Parker, formerly q
the Parker House," Wilmington. i
keeping hotel here and knows hov
to do it. Our friends, when visitin,
Laurinburg, will always find heart,
welcome from HIM.
Before closing we claim space t
mention our friend Mr. Jno. T. Harris
of Greensboro, Ga. Mr.. Harriss. apar
from being a genial and thorough gen
tlemen is land just here the public i
interestedl the representative of nev
patented Improvement i'll Millston
Dresses. Our only object in referring
to it is one that is pro bono l3ubIico
since no more decided and positive i'm
preston was ever made on us affectiD,
the intrinsic value of an importan
mechanical Improvement. We proDcs
to hang no milestone about anybody
neck, and we are not going to do 50
We only advocate a new and uniqu
invention OF prospective advantage t
everybody and his wife, as is self-evi
dent. Nothing claims a reader ant
more interested attention from us THAI
the products of mechanical ingenuit,
and skill, ranging so vastly Ill thel
effects. But we get verbose and cry
bring ourself back to the main ques
ton of advocating the invention of on
friend. With the application of tn,
Patent Dress the result is an increas,
of from 100 to 50Oper cent. The mea
also keeps cool with wet and damn
corn, evidently desileratum of con
sequence.
1t will be introduced here, in a shor
time, by Mr.. NJ. H. Hoke, a brothe
of our old commander, General Hoke
and we take it that we need not be
speak, from any further circumstance
besides the real merits of the inven
ton, the consideration OF our citizens
Yours truly, b.
L. 5. We wrote the above cat7Cnt,
coioHao under a sunny and radiant
sky and a warm temperature, some
two hours ago. We have had since
wonderful shower of rain and hail
the latter as big rs marbles. Domino
Sampson would, perforce, have ex
claimed, ''prodigious.
An Interesting Exploration.
The military expedition, which vii
go into the country of the Sioux Irdi
ans to establish two military posts
tn re, in accordance with the act OF
| Gov c~rpSS of last session is inten1a;