Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-07
STATE NEWS.

The three leading nursery firms of
Guilford county, sold last season 200,
900 trees for about $4,000.
There is report current IN Raleigh,
that cx-Goyerner Holden is TO be
appointed Postmaster OF thai city.
The wife and child CT 1Tr. Z. VI.
Watson, o. Raleigh, were severely
burned by the accidental igniting gas
| ollno OH Thursday.
Tho election for member of the
Legislature IL Edgacombe county, On
Wednesday, resulted in the election OF
10. Cobb, radical. Of course.
Judge Merrimon, Senator elect, haa
gone to Washington City, to sake his
seat, q special Sc SIGN Of the ,oanate
having beon called by the President.
Col. 7. S. Kenan, OF Wilson, haa
been elected Secretary and Treasurer
OF the Wilson and Tar River Railroad,
and survey OF the road has been or
Gered
J. ". Holden, Esq, Of Raleigh,
proposes to write q memoir of Union
u2en OF both parties. from the incep-
ton Oh the iags war down to the pies
ent time.
One of the Lacks conveying q recent
Wedding party from Hi bbo.o o to the
depot turned over, and Mr.. John 3 agg,
OF Raleigh, passenger, escaped with
out serious nlury,
An attempt was made last week TO
set fire to the residence OF Air. Shada
Loftin, in Einston. Some scoundreI
placed cotton and lightwood, thorough
ly saturated with spirits OF turpeptine,
between the kitchen ard smokchouse.
It was discovered il time to prevent &
confagration, which would have de-
stroyed large portion Of the town.
During q warm debate in the S3oua.o
last nigh. says :ho Sentinel, Oh points
OF order, d member wound up his
poetry machine which threw o. tho
following instaDter
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Ii the hasty and necessarily iu2ptr-
feet sketch OF the remarks OF Mr..
NcGehe,, on Amnesty, reported oil
yesterday, says the Raleigh News. tie
following passage occurs ''E.o mel
toned some OF tie viudictivo expres-
sions that had ia}lca from the Ups ot
Judge Tourgee, :.ud drew q parallel f7e-
tween t:iat officer nld tho bloody Juatc
Jottreys." L ehoUld have read thus.
He quoted the lauSuage usetl By he
judge of tho Seventh judicial Dis
trict, ''that hc intended 10 give Orange
county HI and said that no parallel
to such Language by any judicial Off
ccr could be found. unless IL
sono O! tho expressions which, from
time 80 time, fall iIom the drunk, Z
and bloody Jo1reYs. He iasistc;; that
the vin,iic.;ve passions displayed by
the Judge. before whom most ot these
cases wonii ba tried, constituted
powerful argument for Amnesty.
Tho following arc the Boards Of
Directors for tao different Institutions
in and about Ra,eigh sent 10 tie
Senate " Governor Caldwell, and
which we're 10 havo hecn acted on by
that bo3v, IN exc outivc session, vs.
terdav:
hesfitn,ion fyr THO Dcaf onc, D,n.lb
and h3.: Blind John Nichols. 7. =
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