The enquirer southerner., 1874-07-24
STATE NEWS

Corn and cotton look WeIl IN wilson.
Surry Visitor says wheat crop turn
ed out small in that county.
Let every Conservative see that he
is registered.
Judge Pearson has almost entirely
recovered his health, which has been
bad for some weeks.
Ripe scuppernong grapes have
made their appearance in Whining
ton. So says the Star.
The Journal says the merchants
of Wilmington are calculating on a
big trade this fall
The Rsidsville Record reports that
the present is the best corn crop for
twenty years in that section.
The "black tongue fever" of a
very malignant type is prevalent in
Henderson county.
There are over three hundred
guests at the Atlantic House, Beau.
fort, and accessions are constantly
making to the number.
Says the Wilmington Journal ::
Spirits turpentine and rosin are at
last looking up, the market for both
having advanced yesterday"
The Southern Home says that
Judge Logan finds Diversion for
Sunday in riding sbour the country,
urging the negroes to vote for him
for Judge.
Mr.. W. W. Smith, who has re-
turned from a voyage around the
world, has consented to deliver in
Raleigh on the Goth lecture for the
benefit of the Orphan Asylum
The Wilmington Star has found
the wickedest man in that town. He
Is young mau twenty years of age,
and has never read page of the
Bible.
The Hon. Thos. J.IJarvis is taking
care of Cobb in Pitt. Cobb has just
begun his canvass, and is behind
Maj. Yeates, who has already visited
hAo " oStSGA OoNAtAOc Va IAo OASLAlCG'
, There was big row at political
meeting at Trenton last Thursday.
Sheriff Becton knocked a man down,
whereupon the friends of the man
assailed the Sheriff with pistols, and
Sgeneral melee followed. This we
learn from the Newbern Times.
ReidsTille Record: We doubt
very much if the history of the world
ever produced 80 fine an illustration
of the eternal fitness of things as the
nomination for Congress of William,
the Windy, by the Radical party.
Gov. Vance says the nomination fits
that party as closely as a number
nine shoe fits his pedal extremities.
The Southern Home suggests to
the business men of the Meclenburg
District to raise the sum af $4,000,
which will be the amount of Logan's
salary, and give it to the Great In
competent, upon condition that he
stay at home; believing that the
business of the district is injured
to that amount by the delays which
mark his courts.
The Charlotte Tobacco Leaf says ::
"The finest grades of North Carolina
and Virginia tobaccos is wanted for
exhibition and sale at Danville, July
the Path. Let US have our best to
show to foreign buyers that it is
North Carolina and Virginia that
grow the finest qualities of the gol
den weed.
Says the Newbern Times: COW
ing to the low price of naval stores
in the Northern Markets, there are
few ifany shipments being made.
There ara at present, perhaps, two
full steamship loads of rosin alone in
this city awaiting shipment when the
price will justify it, but which, at
present prices, is bound to remain
here, though the owners of steamship
lines should offer to ship it for moth
ing"
During the prevalence ofa thunder
storm at Magnolia, Duplin county, on
Saturday last, q young man named
Daniel GGsson was struck by ightn-
ing and instantly killed. His hat
and shoes were torn into shreds, and
his clothing set on fire, his skin being
literally, cooked from head to foot.
30 we learn from the Wilmington
Star.
William Cain, Esq, of Asheville,
has been elected Professor of Mathe-
natics, Engineering and Astronomy
in the Carolina Military Institute al
Charlotte. Mr.. Cain is son of the
late VIM. Cain, of Hillsboro, gradua.
ted in the Academy there while under
the charge Of Gen. R. E. Colston, and
has lately been connected with Prof
Kerr in the Geological survey. He
is about q years of age; and having
the ardor Of youth connected with
fine abilities, is valuable addition te
the corps Of teachers headed by Col
B Thomas.
Crescent: When Mr.. Headen the
Radical nominee, for Congress was a
Dukes Store in Franklin county,
there being no joint appointment be-
tween himself and: Joe Davis, Mr.. W
+. Green put in an appearance and
asked for division Of time, which
was refused by Mr.. Headen. There
upon the Conservatives insisted on
Green's speaking anyhow. Header
then withdrew to speak elsewhere il
the vicinity and was followed by the
negroes but all the white men, those
heretofore Republicans as well as th'
Conservatives, remained to hea1
Green.