Wilmington journal., 1873-07-11
STATE NEWS,

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STATE NEWS.
Judge Tourgee has gone to Phila- /
delphia to have his eyes operated on.
Mrs. James M. Walker, of Castalia,
gave birth to three male children on |
Friday, June the 9th. Their aggre- |
gate weight was thirteen pounds.
There is valuable and we'll known |
Oak in the town of Halifax which is
perhaps the largest in the State. Its
foliage spreadr over 10000 square feet
of ground.
The steam saw-min of the Messrs.
Riddle, near Enfield, in Halifax county,
was destroyed by fire few days since,
the result of an accident. The loss
was 81 900.
The Ashville Expositer says: Nor
rison Summey, son DIR. d. F. Summey
received the appointment from Gen,
Vance to the Naval Academy at Annap-
Oils, .'and started for that place last
week.
Mr.. Thomas W. Slocumb has re-
signed his position as Freight and
Ticket Agent of the w. & w. Il. K,
at Wilson. The vacancy will be sup
boro'.
North Carolina had two Major Gen
erals and six Brigadier Generals killed,
and lost thirty-s six Colonels, who either
died from wounds or disease during
the war, besides several who were dis
abled and retired, and the list Is not
complete.
The Greensboro Patriot says: Fire
rains continue to descend upon our
growing crops-the farmers are happy:
One asked us yesterday if we knew OF
any of the adjoining counties that
could be rented-he said Guilford
county would need land to stack her
oats on.
The Wilson Plaindealer says: 1t
may perhaps be 81 well to have 1t
known that old people can live in Will
son county as well as elsewhere. Ben
Parker, colored, said to be 1O6 years
old is now living on the farm OF fdr.
Thomas Jordan, near this place. HIS
youthful wife, has only reached her
18th year.
The Salem Press says: From what
we can ascertain, there will be about
two-thirds of wheat crop only real.
ized in this region of the country, and
the first crop of hay is also rather
short-However, there is still con-
siderable quantity of old grain in the
country, and there will be plenty and
to spare for another twelve months
at least.
The Raleigh News says: Yesterday
the pardon of VIM Mcintyre, of Ru
therford county, this State, now con
fined in the Albany, New York, Penn
tentiary, on the charge of Ku-kluxlng
was received at the Office of the United
States Marshal in this city. Mcintyre
was sentenced for two years, and hi
time would have expired on the 1st O
October next.
The Enfield Times says; On Sunda,,
last, fire was discovered in one o
the buildings at the steam saw mill o
the Messrs. Riddle near this place
The building was destroyed, and on
of the engines slightly damaged, bu
the fire was prevented from spreading
further The loss is estimated at $500
The cause of the fire is thought t.
have been accidental
Governor Caldwell has received
requisition from the Governor of Soutl
Carolina, for the body of one Calvi1
Faison, of Cumberland county. Faiso1
is charged with horse stealing in Ches
GUS character, and was arrested an,
lodged in Jail at Fayetteville sometime
ago. The warrant for his delivery wa
issued from the Executive Office yes
terday.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: MI
Mills, the Superintendent of the OK
ford Orphan Home, says he expects t
have at least two hundred children a
the Home by the end of the year
There are now fifty-four children
twenty-eight girls and twenty-six boys
The fathers of many of these littl
children were killed in the war. The
are the wards of the State and shoul
be we'll cared for.
The Raleigh Sentinel says:-W
learn from a gentleman who has re
potion of the State, that the crops i
that section are very fine. The peopl
informed him that the yield of whes
this year is larger than that of an
year since the close of the war. Thl
is a sign of good time ahead, for whe
the wheat crop is abundant our peopl,
as general rule, are prosperous.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: W
learn that about a month ago N. Bo,
den ct al, filed petition to throw tI
Western North Carolina Railroa
Company into bankruptcy, on til
grounds of preference to creditors, an
suffering its property to be taken c
execution. The order to show caus
is returnable on the 5th inst,
Greensboro. The eminent firm
Scales & Scales appear for the plaintiff
We'have not heard who the couns
are for the defence.
The Raleigh News says: His Exec
lency, Gov. Caldwell, has appointe
the following gentlemen Directors
the North Carolina Railroad, on IL
part of the State: ". r. Myer
Rufus Barringer, James Mcdowell
Samuel II. Wiley, N. H. D. Wilson
John r. Harrison, w. A. Smith an
L. w. Humphrey. G. w. Welker hi
been appointed State proxy at the al
preaching annual meeting of the stool
holders.
The Raleigh News says:-We lear
that gentleman, representing an En-,
hsh company, is engaged in negoti
ting with the owners of the new Ridg
way property, on the line CT the Raleig
and CASTOR Road, with view of color
1zeing there large number of Englis
emigrants. The property embrace
about 5000 acres of land, and include
the elegant Hotel erected on the roa
some two or three years ago.
The Wadesboro Herald says; w
learn that white man named Joh
Saunders, apparently enjoying goo
health, while cutting wheat in the fiel
of Mr.. Uriah Station, near Ansonville
one day last week. fell dead. He ha
Just returned from dinner, and, to hi