Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-03
0((50llilnlingtolt Yonrnal.
STATE NEWS.

There is q revivalgoi on at the N.
E. Church, in High Point.
A case of smallpox is reported in
i the Eastern ward in Raleigh.
A negro child born without eyes is
thelatest odd sightinHenderson county.
Eight hundred lawyers have been
licensed in this State in twenty years
Ninety counties of the State have re-
ceived their part of this years appro-
priation of the school fund.
The, Commissioners of Jones county
ut q recent meeting ordered that no
liquor should be sold within three
miles of Trenton. The order gives
liquor dealers thirty days notice.
John .A.sByman, COL, has card in
the Newbern Times in which he gives
notice that under no circumstances
viii he Withdraw, being a candidate
for the Congressional nomination.
The Newton indicator says that the
officers of the Narrow Guaee road urge
the people of Catawba to subscribe
So, 900, which will grade, bridge and
trestle the road from LincolntoD, via
Newton, to Hickory. Contracts are
being let from Lincointon to Dallas.
The Concord Sun says We regret
to learn that the gin house OF our
friend, Mr.. Z. NJ Morris, was burned
ON Tuesday evening last. The fire
originated from match in the seed
cotton. About 10 bales of cotton were
burned, and no insurance on the gin.
This is the second time, within q year,
that We have had to report the burn
Ing of a gin house for Mr.. Morris.
The Statesgille American says: 4
recent trip through North Carolina and
Virginia revealed the most extensive
and best wheat prospect that We ever
saw at this season of the year-weil
set and green.
The Charlotte Observer says: This
entire community has been thrown into
n high state of excitement by a Smith
Vile COW having been made the happy
mother ON Wednesday night of twin
calves, which are well formed and
doing as well as could be expected.
The Goldsboro Messenger says
The revival which has been in progress
at the Baptist church in this place, for
she past month, is still going on, and
with increased interest. A very large
number Of penitents have professei
religion. Some forty person have
already been baptized, and q large
number OF Others anticipate to be
shortly.
The Wadesbcro' Herald says: A few
days ago negro child was found dead
near Gould's Fork. The Coroner was
summoned to hold an inquest over the
body, and the verdict Of the jury was
that the child came to its death
through neglect and exposure by It's
mother The authorities have been
searching for her, but have not yet
found her. 1t is thought that she has
gone to South Carolina for her health
The Hickory Press says: The ladies'
OF Old Fort donot Crusade but offer
their petitions in private, which is all
right and proper. Two pious ladies
had been PRAYING for some time
against Greg's -rogslop. Thursday
last, CraWford's lit building beside
the grocery commeLc'1 rocking and
finally tumbled over Oh Greg's cstab-
llshment, causing grea5 destruction
of decantars and waste Of - '0ckade. "
CRAWFORD intended Il1iS mouse lGf Il
grocery but is now going to convert it
into a store with Good Templar lo>;gc
room III the second story.
The Raleigh Crescent says: Mons
Walker, the Superintendent of the
United States census, has gotten out a
most interesting compendium Of the
year 1870 for the State Of North Caro-
lima. Did anybody ever hear Of a
town called Black Fork in this State
having eight hundred population It's
new to us. There's little mosquito
bit station, with q pine shingle over
the door reading BAR ROOM, called
Black Fork. Again, he puts down the
population of Salisbury at one hun
dred and sixty-one. Here's where the
laugh comes in. And Elizabeth City,
that in 1866 had population of TWEEN
ty-seven hundred, Mr.. Walker puts
down at eight hundred. In fact, Su-
perintendent Walker seems to have
'iDht hn1adred on the brain-we hope
they are not drinks. The truth is he
has confounded the townships with the
towns, and in so doing has made some
very ridiculous errors.