Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-10-03
LOCAL..
Bank OF New Hanover.

The Goldsboro' Messenger says Of
sbe Branch Of the above Bank, located
IN its town: THE Bank of New Eau-
over. in this place, We are glad to learn,
has met no loss ut all from the finan-
rial panic, except that arising out OF
their not being able to furnish New
York exchange. owing to the unsettled
condition of the banks III thai city.
otherwise TIE bank has transacted all
business in a calm and highly creGi-
table way. We were also glad to Oh
serve that orr business men had the
most implicit confidence in the insti-
tution. as was apparent in the fact that
nearly all of them continued making
their usual deposits.
The Complaining Tax Payers.
There is at last quorum in the
state of our Board OF County Commits
sioners, and it is understood chat g
meeting will be held in this city
on next Monday night. The complain
ing tax payers of the eight complaint
ing townships Of New Hanover viii
again appear, through counsel, before
the Board on that occasion, and repent
their application for redress OF their
grievances SO often explained in these
columns. The Board has the power TO
afford the asked Tor relief, and we
trust it viii be extended to cur suffer
ing People, whose condition is rendered
still worse by the prevailing financial
panic. It is the desire and request OF
the Executive Committee Of these dis
satisfied tax payers, that one or more
citizens from each of these townships
should attend next Monday night this
= Jno1,i ,>,,Ia1. 10,
in testimony as to the value Of lands
IN their respective townships, to the
end that reiief may be obtained 1t
will be better if several prominent and
reliable witnesses of this sort should
come down from each Of such town
ships. The Board can give tile relief
asked for, and they alone can save TIE
expense and trouble OF litigation before
our higher Courts of law and an ap-
real to the Legis latUre.
The ScuppernOnG 2 Sati.c OF cOrsiA
Carolina.
Oar neighbor of the Raleigh No"s,
in recent issue says : The oldest
Scl1prarnong vine in the State is in
Harnett county, being q slip Of the
original vine brought from England t0
Roanoke Island by Sir Walter Raleigh"
This statement has been copied SO ex-
tensively by the papers in the State
and out of it, that we have. thought to
make a correction of the article Of
our usually very accurate contemporary.
The Nctrs Is in error in regard to
the vine, either as to it's being ''the
Oldest Scuppernong vine il the
STATE" or as "';s slip OF the
original vine brought from England
to Roanoke Island by Sir Walter
Raleigh"
Lawson speaks OF it and DR.. Hawks
gives us tie following on the subject !:
In the time of Lawson Q714 there
were six varieties of native grape
known to him. which he particularly
describes. We beIiev@ there were
more than six varieties. Those Which
he knew, however, were two kinds Of
black bunCl grapes, one yielding 4 /
crimson and the other a white juice;
and four varieties Of the fox grape,
two being summer and two winter
grape Besides these, Lawson says he
once saw 4 spontaneous 1cIitG bunch /
grape III North Carolina. We Of this
day know there is such n grape, though |
some modern writer's have said that 10 |
native white grape was ever found on |
this continent. Mr.. Wiley, We believe, /
is the first who has called attention /
to the fact, that the three finest native !
grapes of our country all spread from
North Carolina. These are the Soup /
pernOng, the Catawba and the Isabella. .
The ScuppernOng derives It's name /
from Scuppernong creek, or river. at /.
the mouth of Albemarle Sound. The /,
first vine was found i'll Tyrrel county,
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