Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-17

The Raleigh streets are again gas
lighted.
Over 2,5OG visitors to the Fair
Grounds at Raleigh on Tuesday.
Charlotte raised between $500 and
$500 for the Shreveport sufferers.
The wife of Col. John L. Morehead
is in New York City, dangerously i'll.
Mr.. A. G. Badger, formerly of Char
lotte. died in Dallas, Texas. on the 9th
inst
DIR. 3. F. Arlington has located in
Raleigh for the practice of his profess
sion.
The 20 year old dwarf. Is inches
high and weighing % lbs. is in
Raleigh.
Old Johu Robinson has sent $500
worth of monkeys and birds to the
State Fair.
The Farmers Savings Banks of
Mecklenbnrg County" bids fair to be
settled fact.
Ex-Gov. Vance was to have spoken
at the De nocratic meeting in Rich
mond yesterday.
Charlotte is to have dramatic en-
benefit of the Shreveport sufferers.
Experiments in cotton-raising have
been made in portions of Burke
county this season, and the results are
very favorable.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Rev.
DR.. Pritchard preached at the Presby
terrain Church on Sunday morning,
and took up collection for the Mem
phis sufferers, which Melted about 500.
A man named Evans broke the skull
of a young man named Workman, in
Hillsboro', on Saturday last, with
rock. Evans fled and has not been
taken. 1t is thought Workman will
die.
At the election in CASTOR county to
appropriate so, 900 to the Chester &
Lenior narrow guage r. r. the ap-
preparation was voted down by about
$50 majority. The whole vote polled
| was about $50.
The Charlotte Observer saws: Mr..
| Alfred DOZEN showed us yesterday a
sword bean which is very much of 4
| bean. It was raised by him in the
garden of Mr.. James Horney; it
| weighs six ounces, and measures four
teen inches in length.
The Weldon News says: A few
months Fago Mr.. J. A Monroe, of
Little River Academy, Cumberland
county, N. c., advertised for female
teacher. The advertisement was quick
ly answered by Miss Eoline P. Powell,
of Northampton, and a correspondence
began between the two. She refused
to accept the salary offered her as
/ ,a1>~ =!
ence went on until they were engaged
for life and on yesterday morning at, 3
O'Clock, near Boykins, their vows were
consumn ated, neither having seen the
other until after they were engaged to
be married.
| There are some errors in the above,
for correction of which see marriage
notice in this paper.
The Monroe Enquirer says: A young
boy, Meek Saunders, son of Mr.. T. W.
Saunders, in the western part of this
county, a year or two ago, when he
was only II years old, walked over q
mile, commenced after sun-up and
picked 225 pounds of seed cotton be-
fore shutdown.
The Laurinburg Scotchman says
Private advicas state that the crops OF
Robson county have greatly changed
for the better during the past few
weeks, and have now arrived AZ the
age of maturity, and a much better
yield is being gathered than was an
ticipatcd n few weeks ago.
The Charlotte Democrat SAYS DIR.
S. 3. Higgins informs us that his
fathers barn and stables, in Guilford
county, were burnt on Saturday night,
the 4th inst. The whole years crop,
except sweet potatoes, was consumed,
together with two horses, buggy, har.
ness, &c. The loss is a severe one,
and there is good reason for believing
it the work of an incendiary.
The Newborn Times says The
seronaut of Haights Circus met with 4
serious accident at kinston yesterday
which may prove fatal. 1t seems that
the balloon i'll descending, and wher
about one hundred feet from the
ground, bursted, and came down with
a crash, crushing the man badly. He
was removed on q litter, and medical
assistance rendered.
The Raleigh News says: We learn
that two Deaf Mutes will be married
at the institute on Wednesday evening
next, at o'clock. They are from
Charlotte, and are both graduates oil
the Institution. They came to Raleigh
to be married in order to avail them.
selves of the benefit of an interpreter.
and also that the inmates of the Iusti-
tuition may witness the interesting
ceremony.
The Newton indicator says The
tournament at RutherfOrdton. during
Court week, was Il credItable affair
attracting large concourse of people
from the county and not few from Z
distance. Mr.. John Mitchell was the
successful Knight, browning Miss
Tillic McEntire Queen of Love and
Beauty. The coronation at the Bur
nett Hotel was a grand affair, and the
supper one of the finest ever eivei
there.
The Charlotte Southern Home says
With rare exceptions, the crops O
corn and cotton on the line of the Cen
trail Railway are much below the ave-,
age of last year. The caterpillarS
have stripped the cotton leaves .er,
bare. We did not bear any one say
that the Oranges had caused them
and we were glad thereof The cater
pillars have done more good than evi
this year, but if they should come
earlier next, much mischief might be
done.
The Newton Vindicator says: There
are two families living III Jacobs Forl
township, remarkable for their health
and ages. Their parents died at the
advanced ages of 80 years and more
One the Michael Propst family, con
sisting of IL children, all living. the
eldest Go; the youngest 81 years old.
The other, the George Lore family
consisting of 8 children, all ivins-, the
oldest about 60; the youngest At year:
old.
The Monroe Enquirer says Las
Monday evening, between sunset ant
dark, young man named John Har
vey Simpson, living six miles north O
this place, on Crooked Greek, dice
suddenly from heart disease. At til
time of his death he was sitting in ;
chair with slate in his hand making
| some calculations. and a few moment.