Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-28

iess Of the editor of the North Carroll
ia Presbyterian from sn attack Of
The Baptists are to have Educational
at Tarboro' on the LIST
l,roximo. Greenville the Sd, and at
on the 5th.
Pho rsllnor circulating in Charfotte
last week that two Raleigh editors mad
gone 70 South Carolina TO fight duel,
was INCORRECTLY WAS started by some
one for fun.
John alien ketchey, the notorious
horse thief, was at the house of Mr.. NJ.
Il. Hutchinson, near Charlotte, on Fri
day night last: An attempt was made
to aTrost him without succesa
b the census table OF 1910, the pro-
duction Of tobacco in North Carolina
BY the CENSUS OF 1870, it is put down
at forty-three millions Of pounds.
The Raleigh News says thestore OF E.
i. Uoelet5. five miles this side of
Toidaboru'. on the n. G. r. R., was
destroyed by fire on Sunday last. The
oss will probably amount to 81, 600.
All witnesses that were summoned
20 attend the United States District
Court at Asheville, -Statesvilie and
Greensboro, against parties indicted
:',dcT the Enforcement and ku klu2
acts, are excused from such attendance
unless e-suinnoned.
The Goldsboro Mef senger says We
are glad to learn that our friend Wm.
Robsinson. Esq, who about a month
ago had the misfortune OF having q
leg broken, IS doing IS well as could
be expected. He hopes to be ablo to
lo,..'o his bed in few weeks.
The Raleigh News says: S'ly.n
Hamilton died very suddenly So Sand
lord, Chatham county, on Friday. He
had been grinding his axe AID after.
wards was seen going towards q field
near by, where he was fonnd some
hours later lying dead. When found
the body was still warm. It is sup.
posed that he died of heart disease.
The Charlotte Democrat says On
Friday last &39, 900 of the First Mort
gage Bonds of the Western n. G.. Rail
road Company were sold by the Treas
urcr of the North Carolina Railroad a.
public auction, and brought IL cents
on the dollar. On Saturday $40, 900
of the same Bonds were sold at public
auction i'll this city and brought only
FIVE cents yn the dollar.
The Fayetteville Eagle says The
Beaver Creek Factory at the Bluff has
commenced work. In this factory
there are 81 looms, 2,7OO spindles, "a
cards, and when fully in operation will
turn out $4,000 yards of sheeting pei
month, and use $50 bales of cotton pei
annum. With both factories the
Beaver Creek Company will De able tc
turn out 160, 900 yards of sheeting pc,
month, and will use LOO bales of cot
ten per annum. Tie machinery in the
new factory is the latest improved, and
viii manufacture superior good.
The Rockfish factory will also be il
operation in a few days.
The Raleigh Sentinel says Though
Cebe Harris has been nominated by
Grant to Col. Ike Young's place as Col
lector of this district, and although
the nomination has been confirmed by
the Senate, any amount of bets will be
taken in this city that he will not finally
fill the Office. Blow Your-Horn Billy
Smith. it Is reported, telegraphed from,
Raleigh on Friday 20 President Grant
that the appointment ,CoHt do, and
must be RECONSTRUCTED and Withdrawn.
And now comes the battle-Biily Smith
vs.. I'm Lee. We go our pile on Billy
Smith. Look up, Ike and Willie-one
of you will win, and We incline to think
1t will be Willie, sure Ike has won.
See telegraph.-EDs. Journal.
The Raleigh News says: We learn
that Prof. ". c.. Kerr, our Stat,
Geoiogist, is preparing a large agri-
cultural and meteorological map of this
State for exhibition at the grand Inter
national Exposition at Vienna. The
topography OF the State will be de-
limited It's valleys, mountains, rivers,
etc. viii he shown, together with the
divisions Of the soil. etc. In short all
statistics nee assary to a complete
knowledge OF the State viii be given.
The various tables will be printed in
both the English and German Ian
guages. The 4a!l Will he finished in
III" course If til" heat three weeks.
Ne Ian, that the work Of copying the
nap il to he done at army headguac-
tora il New York.
The Raleigh News says: \ conaid-
cradle excitement prevailed in the
r"ighborho0d of the Raleigh /, CASTOR
Railroad depot yesterday evening, by
the appearance in that locality OF All
elasl,erated father in search OF his
daughter, who had eloped from his
hons" the day before with negro man.
ihr whereabo'!ts OF the lost daughter
was soon obtained, and the palenf, &C
c.fmnanie,: hF q stout young man,
made a descent upon the house.
The negro, seeing and recognizing
the party, n2a,}e good MS escape, but
the young lady was secured. The
party left GU the accommodation train
last night for Manson, Warren county,
the nearest depot OF the unhappy
father.
- tho request OF friends We with
loid the name Of the young lady. We
know the father TO DO respectable
citizen OF good standing in his neigh
6 orhood, and deeply s> mpathiZe with
MS sad misfortune. The young lady
s only seventeen years old and said 10
be remarkably beautiful, and the negro
she became enainored with is particu-
arly ill-favored, rusty and generally
-epulsive.
A man by tho name of John II.
SiInms, native of Nansemond cnun-
y, Va. ws4 knocked down and robbed
n GolIsbofB On last Saturday night,
IF $40 in money. Simms suffered
severe injuries, two of his ribs having
been broken. Two parties have been
arrested and have been identified by
lin.
The Goldsboro' Messenger saws
The force of sublime audacity to the
'idiculous could hardly be more glar-
ngly displayed than did Judge Clarke,
IN Wednesday Of last week, in our Su-
,erior Court. We will describe the
tultifying scene with all possible
oriefness, reserving our comments for
/ future occasion.
"a colored boy, Is years old, and of
more than ordinary shrewdness, stood
for forgery, in that he forged
arerg! orders on J. H Powell, Esq, &
narchant of this place, and which
called him about $40. Tile boy
anne forward in Court and submitten,
vbereupon His Honor delivered him