Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-06-20

Tarboro has 70 business houses.

n. wheeler is preparing Legislative
Manual of North Carolina, which will
probably be ready by the meeting OF
the Legislature N November
The Commissioners of CASTOR sub
nit proposition to the people in
August to subscribe $5O,OOO to the
Narrow Gauge Railroad Company,
The Newton Vindicator says We
are glad to learn that the wheat crop
is turning out much better than was
anticipated, though not more than hall
a crop will be made. A complete fail
ure was feared a month ago.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: John
ston county jail has been empty fol
more than a month. Cost of maintain
ing the poor of the county for one
month was $37. Cost of board at jail
for April and May 1890. Very good
for Johnston.
The Tarboro Enquirer says: We
have distressing accounts of the con-
dition of the crops from all sections.
The farmers wear long faces and are
greatly discouraged, thinking another
67 inevitable. Excessive and protrac-
ted rains caused the damage, especial
ly to the cotton crop.
A special from Chapel Hill, to the
Raleigh News, says: DIR. Morgan Gloss,
a very prominent citizen of this place,
and brother of the Rev. DIR. Gloss, a
presiding Elder of the North Carolina
Conference, died suddenly this morll-
ing of heart disease. His death has
cast general gloom over the commu-
nifty.
The Monroe Enquirer says Last
Saturday night or Sunday morning,
Mr.. JAS. A. McNeely, living near Wal
kersville, i'll this county, about Ii
miles from this place, committed sui
eide by hanging himself. For four or
five days previous he had not been in
his right mind, and Saturday night
seemed to be very restless. Early
Sunday morning his wife, noticing
that he was not in sthe bed, stepped
to the door and saw him standing in
front of the dining room leaning
against tree, with one end of a rope
around his neck and the other at
tached to limb of the tree.
The Monroe Enquirer says: A gen
tleman who has travelled between this
place and Ansonville, gives us the fol-
lowing items concerning the crops,
which we think are encouraging
Wheat crop generally improved great
deal better than expected; oats will
make an average crop where the stand
is good cotton stand is good and
looking well, but is small vegetables
are very late he also informs us that
the Rocky and Pee Dee River wheat
is a failure on account of freshets
there is not as much grass as might
have been expected after so much
rain. Farmers are working lndustrl-
ously and have very nearly conquered.
The Raleigh News says: In the
United States Circuit Court, Saturday,
the case of A. HI. Swasey VS.. the n. G.
r. r., was resumed. The plaintiff S
counsel made application for an order
of the Court, to be directed to the
proper otficer..of the Railroad, to issue
certificates of stock 10000 shares) OF
the States interest and that said cert
ficates be placed in the hands of S. F.
Phillips, Esq, Receiver, to abide the
further order of the Court. Messrs. b.
F. Moore aud w. H. Battle argued
against the motion, bnt it was allowed
by the Court A. S. Merrimon, Ct
counsel for the plaintiff, gave notice OF
a motion, to be hereafter made for an
order of sale of said stock.
The Fayetteville Eagle says: In
Cumberland there are some 40 turpen-
tine stills running this year, which at
$50, 900 a piece will make total bust
ness of about 81 900, 900. Cotton pro-
duced.. in the county last crop was
$500 or ,, 600 bales, or S175, 900; and
of timber and shingles at least so, 600.
OF other produce from field, forest
and otherwise we may count so, 900,
making total of $1,25O,0 900 of the
yearly product of this county. We
have some II miles of railroad, i
steamboats, run ithat are owned
mostly here). 4 cotton spinning and
weaving factories which require near
representing over $500, 900 effects.
And there are about 100 stores OF
business places in town and some %
more i'll the county.
The Charlotte Southern Home says
We learn from gentleman from Hall
fax county that negro incendiarism is
frightful in that county and the perpe-
traitors are not brought toiustice. Col.
Walter Clark had his gin house burnt
last Spring and Jno. Arlington his
last Fall. Mr. - Jones also had his
gin house burnt. A large amount of
cotton was destroyed with these gins.
Mr.. Il. w. Nicholson has had three
barns burnt with about 1000 bushels
of corn, two Hussey reapers, plows,
gearing, carts, &c, &c. His entire
loss is about $4,000. No arrests have
been made, though TIE guilty parties
are known. The whites dread the
torch at their own doors should they
aid neighbor in arresting an incen-
diary. A negro called Crick Price is
the leader of the incendiaries with
such aid and comfort as they get from
a arpet-bagger named Dunn.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says
Fourteen German Immigrants. men,
women and children, arrived here
from Onslow county on Saturday last,
in a very destitute condition. They
had walked from Richards to Magno-
liza, at which place the citizens kindly
made up Subscription to pay their
way to this place on the train. 1t is
proposed to make up purse here suf-
ficient to carry them to either Peters
burg or Richmond. They are certainly
fit objects for charity. Arrived in New
York, some five weeksago they were i'm
posed upon by some scoundrel in the
shape of an Immigration Agent, who
decoyed them to North Carolina, I'M
der the impression that they were
going West, and in some instances to
Chicago, where they had acquaintance.
They went to the plantation eff Mr.. C.
Stephens, in Onslow, who, we have
every reason to suppose, was imposed
upon by the fend1sh agent, as much
SO as were the immi' rants. These I'M
fortunates. victims of scoundrelism,
now wish to go West and appeal to the
citizens of this community for all.
A special telegram to the New York
Times from Raleigh, North Carolina,
says: On Saturday morning last, in
Yadkin County, occurred one of the
coolest and most determined mul dels
and uicides ever committed in this
State. John Hoicombe, and his wife
julia, who had been married about a
year, We're the subjects. Julia posses
sed uncommon beauty, and was suspec-
ted of infidelity to her marriage VOWS.