Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-29

lied last year more tuan 1o,ooo p''io' q
of cotton. q
The Good Templars of Durham pro- S
pose an cXcurtion to Greensboro on a
the 9th, of September. i
The proposition to levy a special tax {
for the county of Franklin was voted {
down by a large majority. The vote !!
stands 266 for, against POI.
Mr.. Jordan T. Jones, at Laurel, in
Franklin county, and DIR. j. L. Bellamy,
at Hunters Mill, Edgecome county,
propose to erect cotton factories.
The. pianist. Rubenstein. has been
extended an invitation to attend the
Grand Musical Festival to be gwen
during the approaching State Far.
The Washington Express says: y
fool of negro ate ten watermeiohs,
iced and all, ut Bath, in the lower part
of this county, last week. lie soon
went to his long home.
The Clinton Reporter says: me
big" hog exhibited by MIR. Buck >.
Peterson at our last county Fair, was
converted into bacon, from the saIe Oh
which Mr.. z. has just pocketed Sfo'''9!
Tie Washington Express says: lnthiS
and adjoining counties crops are saiu 10
he the best for several years. Inc
cotton is not so good-too abundant
ro;ns cansine too much growth and
early shedding Of its squares.
The Battleboro' Advance says Mr.;
4 J. Pearce, of HilliardstOn, exhibited
II Nash Court stalk of his extra cot
fon It contained over 300 bolls and
JOrms and attracted good deal OF
attention. Gentlemen who had seen
the acre on which this cotton grew,
iudeed it would make at least . p''ie'
OF lint cotton.
The Raleigh News says: Nathan
Field. the lucky individual who some
time ago found the large amount OF
money in rear of the Marlborough
Uonse is q sensible man. He has Just
returned to this city and taken sltua-
tion nc floor servant in the hotel above
named He says he can better enjoy
his new found wealth at work than III
idleEess.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: We
coDied an article the other day from
an exchange relative to the lamented
Col. Few. which seemed to make 1t
nrettys1lre that he was killed III battle.
There is no sort of doubt of lt-any
more than the death of hundreds and
thousands of other soldiers.
We are able to give the following
important and conclusive testimony;
There is now living in Raleigh =
worthy mechanic who knows positively
that Col G.. G. Tew was killed III bat
tie. We are unable to state with GER
tainty which battle-bnt we think II
was Sharpsburg. If important We can
ascertain.
Sergeant John ID. Thompson, Com
pany X. 18th North Carolina Reg
mcrit. belonged to the Ambutant'
.Corps. He declares that he knew Col
Few. and saw HIM when hcwas brought
fn the rear with Il bullet hole through
his head, and that he was then dead
Col Trw was accommodating, when I'M
fortunately raising his head above :
hill. he was fired upon and Int IN liz
forehead
SO the painful uncertainty Ill Wi!rt
his fate has So long been shroudrd - a
last rcmoved, and We low know that H.
fell like SO many other brave AMI lie
voted men IN defence OF the ca'ls. lisa
was holy and Just. Peace f" i'i@ :'Slt
and rrerHncsS to his memory
The Piedmont Press says III
name Of Henry Canister, an old ali
long distinguished citizen OF lhnc"i
county. IN honorable cOtemporflN VT
tliur0ln'S most IllustrlOnS sons. I'll
tokc's, FornCE'", AleXandcr', 'Hrtons
SIippS and others. was omitted III III
list ii names published Ill the isaieI@
News, and rrpuhIIshed III last Nr''h
Press. as tie survivors OF the t'nvrl
tion nf lo::;5 Mr.. Canister was Il men
her Of hat Convention with til" lion
E:artIctt Ship. He has lived t"
Green old age years -aiiG tiiru9s
helpless from palsy. his mental VIC,
IS uuimpairc,!. He has served I'll
.,no,,Ic uf Lincoln IN almost every G:
lr,city, as Il public officer, first :;
Sheriff, then rs i delegate to the Con
vcutium OF ISL then rs Il Com'non'
for many years. and lastly as Chan
man of The Special Court. The Sp'
..iaI Court of i4incOln with Canister i.
Chairman. and burton and Al"NAnde
rs Justices. enjoyed Il reputation +
legal ability and acumen co-eZi.lsiT
with the State.
He has always been a vigorous III
eswcrvirg democrat of the Jacks"
School, and is ycf-couldn't stan
1;reelevism even. He resides abor
mile from Lincolnton the place {
his birtII-ard his last days are ch"ere
,y the devotions of anoble hearted an
;liFcctionate daughter. When he l'asse
away an important link that connect
rs with the past Will be lost,
About six years ago, 4 gentleman {
Raleigh, of well known integrity an
Christian zeal, was written tG I:y
gentleman i'll county and ---
State. who was childless and desire
to adopt, rear and educat" Il youn
child. He requested the Raleigh gel
tlcman to find him an orphan 81
about four Years of age, descrlbn
the stvlc OF features complexion, Ia
IL I, Il,,lY 10
rcd the child of their adoption to hav
Our Raleighite, being anxious to fu
ther this la1Idable christian CHART.
and having asccrtained that the Iln'
hearted stranger and his laA% WEI
worthy and able to carry Their goo
intentions into execution, made dlhgel
search and, after the lapse of = yea
found bright little girl Of four SIN
aners, who, he thought, would suit tt
wishes of the proposed benetActo
The mother Of the child. hoWcve
was iiving-its father was dead. II
mother was very poor but Il r"$pec
able and picus woman, and was
that time IL hOuse-keeper III the i:tnl
of = distinguished resident Of s.alelg
The gentleman in - was Wrhtt
TO: he replied that he would adOl
The child llpon the strict condition tn
the mother should relinq1ish ali clai
10 and control over it, and that 81
should never know where, or in who
possession. it was. The proposltl'
was made to the mother, and the q
vautages that would accrue to the chi
were rehearsel to her, but her year
ing love for her only child-zs 10
whose intensity a mother heart alo'
can En,w-matlc her hesitate. Ii 81
COAL = Sc it now and then. al
pres, &; ,i...r heart. full ito oycrtlo
ing {, -. pcu1-up love, she wonld
satist,p 80 let it go to the comfortah
home and fine advantages offered to
If she could only be called to Its DE
-.lIc when sickness should come np'
Il. or death. perchance, approa
# She would be willing
lnrz.ro the pleasure that cV