Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-11
STATE NEWS,

Raleigh wants to be a Mayor
Gov. Vance has been selected to q
LIVER the Memorial Address at Cha
trttc.
DIR. Turner, OF Shelby, in n card
the Charlotte Obscrrcr, denies tn
there is any meningitis in Shelby.
In Duyie county there is rail fen.
which has been standing tifty-fo,
wears, without any repairing exec,
ONE rails placed on top.
=. c. Badger having accepted Il
,f1ice Of I. $. Attorney Of the Easter
District Of this State. on 'I-hursda
rendered 20 the Governor his resi-;
nation IL It member of tic House ,
representative from Wake county.
On Sunday afternoon last the carr
ace house and barn Of Mr.. Saluue
Parker, near Enfield. took fire, an
The two houses, q lot Of fod der, farm,
ing utensils. cotton seed, &c, were de
strovyl. - TIE amount uf $500 r
more.
The Raleigh News say: A ;s-ltIe-
man writing us from W:st;raga c'Gnsy,
.tats, tIat the Courthouse II that
county, together with tic ,=cords NJ
tie co,.l.iv, were Destroyed -! i're On
saturday morning last ne are WAS
.,1p.n,scI to be accidents.
\ u,.-ro man Nance John. living
viii, william Tapp, IL the Hilisboro
vicinity. laid dowp before the fire ard
vent IT, sleep, whipped up In 8 bed
.,1iIt As migIv have been expected,
i,e awoke wrapped up in flames. Il -
not possible lhat he can survive. -
The Cbsflette tbscrec-- says Mr..
A1her+ Nance of the western part of
tIis couatv. Was, enc day last week,
.ccidentaliv struck on the Jaw by q
r,jeCr Of timber. His tongue was
nearly cut of, but ~ doctor :,ewed ii
together agaiii, G&d The unfortunate
man - Going a. veil as could be e.
rec.tel under the circumstances.
Mr.. Theodore <. Ramsey returned
10 Raleigh on Saturday after m ab-
Spncs. oI about five days, - four of
which he organized foufiodcts of Good
TenpIare. ana delivered M address
before each At paimyra, lie organized
n lodged ii 20 members: Weldon, one
Of II members: Henderson, 80 mem
b .rs, ard Enfield, 80 charter mem
bers.
The Rutherforiiton indicator says
We are informed that a number OF di-
a.nond have been found recently on
the LuckadOo speculation lands sold
Monday of orr Court. We should
Ike to see some of the specimens and
hope the report is trnH. Mr.. j. c.
Mills was the purchaser OF the lands,
and We hope To- congratulate him on .
good find.
The GoILsbnro' heterogeneous: The
DWELLING of Mr.. Elisha Bereefon, re-
siding near Speight's Bridge, in
Greene county, was entered Oh the
night of the 2Sth nit, ana II trunk con-
tanning neatly s., geo in gold and cur
rencv, and lot Of valuable papers
stolen therefr0m. Mr.. Bergeron's
store vas robbed of quantity of rner-
rhandise 2 few weeks before.
The Goldsboro Messenger says: ""
regret to learn that two barns OH til@
plantation Of our friend. Henry VI.
Thompson, Esq. i'll Wilson county.
we're destroyed by fire on the night OF
The 18th Of March, together with -
.Hrrels of corn, s, 900 or 5000 pounds
# fodder, wagon. harness, implements,
&r. The fire WAS doubtless the work
i all incendiary. Damage fully
Il 900.
The Concord Sun says 4 terrible
,ail and rain storm swept over &
greater portion of orr county on last
Tuesday 1t destroyed fences, blew
Town trees and tore up things gene
ally. We are informed that it was
cry severe in the neighborhood of
Rocky River Church. completely un
oofed the Cotton house of Mr.. lIa
'ayette Pharr, and blew down several
,rlndred panels of fence. No lives
Ost
The Charlotte Southern Home says:
ross Willis, living within two miles
I Beattie's Ford, claims To be 113
ears old There is but little doubt
hat he is III years old. Nr. William
ling Saws that his father, Mr.. John
line, examined his free papers some
ears ago and according to that record.
Willis is now III years old. The old
.egro is very much stopped, but gets
bout remarkably well and enjoys
,ood health.
The Raleigh News says: On 5atur-
lay last DIR. CT. W. Graham, Of this
ity. performed n very successful sur
heal operation i'll removing a cataract
rom the left eve of DIR. ID. C"cd"G, II
ioidsboro' Il WAS what J. known as
he ''f.iti,riten' operation. rr. trr:
iam was assisted hy Drs. Z. J.. Hines,
;. J. Haywood, Jr-. Of this city. end
)r. Moore, of o1oldoiroro- Y - this
inc the patient. who is at H.. iar""-
orgh House. Is doing veil.
Tue State-villc IrtciljSrr~cr sars :
IN Thursday night last J. = Bel AT
acked Capt. +. g. Price, the rirl'ane
nd genticInanly proprietor Of IL" 81
Duntou House, with 1ie arly fatal re
,lllts. Bell struck hiln over the head
With g. heavy cane, and then drew a
Knife and made AL attempt to cut his
Prices, throat. On yesterday Bell
vas tried before His Honor. judge
Mitchell, found guilty and sentenced
o one months imprisonment III the
'nmmou i:;il of the county.
The Statesrille lntelligencer says
. personal difficulty occurred on III"
streets Tuesday night just after dark
between Amos Guy, Melon Wa'f.ar ant!
several others. Both the parties ,ncn-
-ioncd were hurt severely. Walker
received ali ugly cut IN the region ct
he carotid artery, ard Guy getting
about the mead. Is the
matter viii probably undergo legal
Investigation We forbcar c"lnnl"nt- ~
latest accounts t was tilouPilt tt!a'
hay ; wonnd would prove fatal
\ special 10 the Raleigh News, from
says: There was large and
meeting held here to-day
in reference to the Halifax. and Scot
lan,i Neck Railroad. The subscrli1-
lions amounted to : 70,00o. The
county commissioners voted q county
of 800, 900. The company
was organized by the election of Col.
Walter CLARK, President, and Messrs.
Il. II. Smith, Walter Clark, j. ].
Gregory, Edward Conigland, J. &
J. Il. Tillery, Noah BlggS
and J j Goodwin we're elected boarc1
Of Directors. Nj GriZzard was elected
Secretary and Treasurer. Tie s"rVe,
of the route will be commence dat once
The Robcsonian says From Rev
T. c. Counelly, of Richmond county
we have the Darticu1arS of q robbery