Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-13

st. Patrick's Day is to be celebra-
ted in grand style il Raleigh.
Snow on the R. & G. R. R., between
Henderson and Ridgeway, on Friday.
The Louisbourg Courier says: On
Friday evening last the body of a col
ored man, named Doc Keathey, was
found dead, about half mile from
town, at place known as the
Crooks" Heart disease.
The Greensboro Patriot says Mrs.
Captain John Endy purchased at the
State Fair pair Of Partridge China"
chickens. since when she has received
in payment one egg day for 80 days,
and the machine is still in good run
ming order.
The Piedmont Press says: When
Gen. Patterson moved to Palmyra he
found there a superannuated negro
woman named Clary, aged So. He
supported her until his death, and she
yet lives to mourn for her old master,
at the great age of one hundred and
thirteen.
The Raleigh News says: Raleigh
Grange Patrons of Husbandry, propose
giving grand supper to their brethren
of the State Grange on the occasion OF
the State Grange meeting on the 10Th
inst. Every preparation is being per-
fected to make the affair one of inter
est, and we have reason to believe the
festivities will be on grand scale.
The Raleigh News says: The sic Ell
has done great damage to fruit trees
throughout the country. From Major
Crenshaw we learn that it was particu
larly destructive at Forestville. Al
Leesville it is said that all the old frui,
trees were demolished. In Johnston
the fruit trees suffered considerably
while along the railroad to Durham
trees of every kind were entirely strip
ped of their limbs.
The Newbern Republic oui Ter pys
One of our colored merchants doing
business near the Peoples Market re.
ceived a two dollar bill last Tuesday,
which had its value designated upon
one corner by the Roman method, viz
with two capital rs, which he, the
merchant, construed to be figure Is
The purchaser got his dozen eggs and
$40 Is in change, after which he i'm.
mediately left the vicinity. Judge ot
the merchant surprise when the tanl
would receive his eleven dollar bill foI
only two dollars.
The Raleigh Examiner says: A ives
tern member of the Legislature is il
receipt of letter stating that join
Jones, revenue officer. shot and
killed Jesse Colverd, in jefferson
Ashe county, recently. Only a few
facts are given, and they are as fol
lows: Jones was in town on his horse
and COlverd attempted to pull him off
when Jones shot and killed him. Jones
was in Jail at the date of this informa
ton, but there were mitigating cir
cumstances i'll the Staying, and he viii
be allowed to give bail.
The Raleigh News says The fol
lowing, furnished by a gentleman fond
of statistics, is statement of the yari
GUS professions and avocations pur
sued by members of the present Gen
eral Assembly: Farmers, so /; mer
chants, 19; physicians, 70; lawyers
45 /; ministers, ex-sheritfs, 4 man
ufacturers, 5; revenue officers,
teachers, 4 carpenters, 3 liquor sell
lers, 3 printers, 2 BARRIERS, 2 sail
| ors, temperance lecturers, l; hote
keepers, 1; blacksmiths, l tailors, 2
shoe-makers, 1 total, ITO.
The Charlotte Observer airs fel
low by the name of M. S. Miller, Of
Winnsboro, S. c., a member of the
South Carolina Legislature and {
white man. so-called, who came tx
Charlotte recently in the endeavor te
induce colored prostitute by the
name of Carrie Walker, who had been
living with him, to return to his bee
and board. One of his letters is pub
lished in the Observer, and is as sick.
ening piece of mawkish sentimental
| ism as we have ever seen. It would
form a good text for an editorial il
some of tho Radical newspapers at the
| North.
The Kinston Review says: We heal
from John r. Moor, of Craven county
that an old lady by the name o.
preacher, residing on Core creek, was
recently burnt to death. 1t seems
that the old lady was preparing some
medicine to doctor her husband, who
was rheumatic. when her dress tool
| fire; efforts were made to extiDguis1
the fire, but in vain; the unfortunate
sufferer died in a few days.
|
Our town was aroused last Saturday
night by vigorous alarm of fire. Oul
| citizens and fire companies were
promptly on the spot, when the smoke
| house of the dwelling occupied by Mr.
| W. G. Troy, and owned by Mrs Mary
| Gilchrist formerly of Fayetteville, bu
| now of Jacksonville, Fla, was dis
| covered TO be in flames, The dwelling
was considerably scorched, but through
the efficient agency of the fire com
panies the loss was confined to the
smoke house, which was entirely con
sumed. It is not known how the fire
| originated.
The Raleigh News says: The Chair.
man of the State Executive Conserva
tive Committee, Gen. VIM. r. Cox
| acting under the advice of the Legis.
lators of the Fifth Judicial Distl let, has
appointed the following gentlemen as
an Executive Committee for that Dis.
trict:
Jas. Fl. Myrover, Chairman Cum
berland county.
w. E. Murchi son, Harnett county.
A. A. F. Seawell, Moore county.
w. H. Watkins, Montgomery
county.
Samuel ]. -Pemherton, .Stanly
county.
Samuel FL. Walkup, Union county
John NJ. Little, Arson county.
Walter L. Steele, Richmond
county.
Obscure Diseases, no matt er how
they originate. and without regard TO the sc Z
the sufferer, are cured without danger or neon.
venience by Helmbold's Ext. Buchu, the grea
Diuretic, which acts spec fcally upon the Kid.
neys, Bladder, and auxiliary organs. No othel
| Of Aelmbold's Extract. 1t 10 the only genuine
1 Buchu, and it never fails. John r. Henry, New