Wilmington journal., 1873-08-01
STATE NEWS.

dead Monday While at the dinner ta-
ole. She had not previously been sick
Mr.. Samuel Erwin, leading citizen
Of Cabarrus county, was killed on
Monday last by being thrown from a
mule. He lived but few minutes
after the accident.
DR.. G. W. Graham, of Raleigh. son
of Hon. W. A. Graham, was married
to Miss Sallie Shaver, daughter OF
Rev. d. Shaver, d. D., of Atlanta,
Georgia.
Rev. J. T. Wheat, d. D., OF Mem
phis, Tenn, formerly Professor ut
Chapel Hill, is on visit to his rela-
tiyes and friends in this State He
breaches in Greensboro on Sunday
next.
The Raleigh News says:-Wc were
shown yesterday by Z. I'll. Stith q spec
linen of copper ore from his mines iii
Davidson, assaying forty-five per cent.
Also a nugget of chrystaline gold
weighing two pennyweights. The gold
mine has been sold to Company of
Nothern gentlemen.
The following North Carolinians
were at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs on the Dist inst: DIR. Il. ID.
Hogg, Miss S. Hogg, Miss j. Hogg, of
Raleigh; Mrs. Maria Aston, Miss Julia
SomerviIle, of Warrenton; Mr.. William
Burnett, of Enfield, and Mr.. Al.
Branch, of Wilson.
On the shoal opposite the Neuse
River Manufacturing Company, says
the Hickory Press, Messrs. Eli's and
Shuford, two of our monied and enter
prising merchants, Will erect another
factory for the manufacture of cotton
yarns and sheetings. Hickory Tavern
viii yet be the Lynn of North Carolina.
A Convention of the owners Of lands
III the great Coharie Swamp, Sampson
county, will be held in Clinton on the
first Saturday i'll September, to devise
plans to reclaim the rich lands of that
swamp. 1t is said that there is one
half million dollars worth OF land lv
ing idle, which can be drained for s.
per acre.
Much of the track of the Whining
tn 4 Weldon Railroad is being laid
w h new tish-ioint iron. The road is
nov comparatively smooth for many
ni,as from Weldon towards Goldsboro
1t $ much needed improvement. and
will make nervous people feel much
easier while on the usual fast schedule
of this line.
Thc Newton VindicatOr says:-"TwD
gent, nen of olden times who w~re
pionec-s in western North Carolina.
and " , entered large boddles of Ter
tile Ian Is on the South Forl- River
IN Cat wha and Mcdowell counties
could Il, t agree upon 4 division of sad
lands, j. tn prefering the rich Gardens
IN Mel owcn. Their names were
Whitenel and Mcdowell They finally
agreed t decide the division b :
vrestle a ..ovei idea. Mcdowell thr, q;
Whitener md Tell heir to the Pleas
ant Gard rs where cid Fort j. no2
located. Both have defendants i
this county.
The Piedmont Press says tir&t :, Sc
riOus difficulty took place in Marc,
on Tuesday last. Walker James, anl
Walter Check, had some words abou
Il breechy COW. Cheek came int,
James, shop picked up a pair of black
smiths tOnrs ;nd knocked Jane
dOWn--brusln% him considerably =
James rose ierked the tongs ont q
Checks hand and struck him II bio,
over the head fractrIrinG his skull, an.
producing conclusion of the BRAIN
Check has been iii "a compose stat,
ever since and little or no hopes enter
tanned of his recovery.
The Supreme Court, says the Battle
bOrO Advance, has decided inat the ;e
of the Legislature, transferring I,
Franklin = portion Of territory o
Granville, was constitutional. Thi
question has excited great interest il
the two counties, and much anxiet,
was felt as to the result In a politica
point nf view it is Conservative tri
unph, for Granville, ON account of tn
large ascendancy of the negro popu!:l
ton III the county, is hopelessly Rad
ical, and the part added to Franklin
contains a majority of white votes. -
This fact, considering the close vote o
Franklin, may turn the scales i'll on
favor i'll that county. To Senate
Davis, OF Franklin, is the credit du
for the passage of this act
The Raleigh Sentinel ays:-Our So
nior, who spent the Sabbath at hi
home i'll Orange, informs lis of an ut
tempt to poison the family of IL MI
Wilson, who resides near HilIsboro
The facts are as follows. Mr.. Wils0
was preparing to thresh his wheat, an
expecting to have several extra person
''batch' of dough kneaded and set t
rise the night preceding. The ncz
morning Mrs. Wilson, while workin
the dough over, remarked that it WA
unusually tough and did not feel right
She touched it to her tongue IN
found it exceedingly bitter, whererDO
she threw the whole of it away, and
dog and q chicken, after eatiDga porto
of it, died III Il few minutes. The pO
son could not be accounted for, bll
1t is supposed that it was put i'll tn
ougll some time during the night pre-
ta,ns with Il view of poisoning til
,,oii Milton Chronicfc says : W
W. a. '"3pg visit to Greensboro las
INC, I't;iE 3und everything flourish
NJ pnni's going up on all Sides
aI,i;t;",' '',"T t - building handsom
'''''i'i"il J." MS hhal with store under
meath. Go in what 1;rn,t;n,, ,,,'1 ,';II
you will find houses Oh -.,n,o L ;;,I -,n;n,
mp The great draw-bao. 70 tho ,,lac
IS the immense prices at vbicb tow,
lots are held. Tw" or three, ,,..,
the most Of the eligible proper. = nn,' h
and hold it at big prices. v rr,
Blackwell, the Tobacco prince :.
Durham" has bought Il lot and Sneot
VI iuoNi'lS HES lactofS tnefe. IO0u
II Corbin. of iIillsboro. Tobacco mm
ufacturers have bought IA lot and wi
move their factory shortly. AIS
Causey, of High Point, another mani
itctrlrer. 1t is Il good point for IL,
business, with every facility in the Wa
OF banks, railroads and the reven1
OF .ce ut your door. Factories is IL
Grs 1t need of Greensboro, and if thes
me. commence work there the Toha
co market will be a success busine.
double what it is at present, besid,
making 1t more of a cash trade instea
of barter as il is now.
About Even.
| got introduced to splendid stra1
ger u: the - ~H, John" the ira
lllInG cor. .,ni ut of TIE New EOl
.Stto. Sim by hts; sitting down o
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