Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-13
STATE NEWS.

Carolina, has Deeu appointed Superln
tendent of the State Lunatic Asylum
by Gov. Coke of Texas.
The specimens of buff sandstone
from Arson county, in the Geological
Museum, in Raleigh, are said to be the
finest on this Continent.
Gus Hall, lad about ID years old
was seriously, if not fatally, injured by
falling under the wheels of a tender il
the yard of the Charlotte, Columbia 6
Augusta Railroad, at Charlotte, while
playing.
Says the Raleigh News: We were
shown yesterday some magnificent
agates from Orange county. They
were set in pure North Carolina gold,
and were the property OF Col. j. d.
Whitford, of Newbern. The set con
sists of bracelets, breastpin and ear
rings.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: Last
Tuesday the conductor elected white
man from the cars near this place, and
soon afterwards the same man was
seen to set fire to the magnificent
bridge over Tar River. He was Lotiy
pursued, but succeeded III making h1s
escape
Says the Raleigh News: The Press
Convention of North Carolina assem-
bles in this city on the 18th OF May
The members Of the Convention viii
enioy an excursion to Raw River, tae
home Of the President of the North
Carolina Agricultural Society, and to
Lickville, where Messrs. Heck, Lob
dell and others are erecting immense
iron works.
The Newbern Times Of yesterday
states that Mr.. S. r. Street, proprie-
tor Of the Ocean House at Beaufort,
has bought the interests of Messrs.
Richardson and Boyd of the CASTOR
House of that city, and will take charge
of it in q few days. The new caterer
has had much experience as hotet
keeper, and we are sure tnat nothing
will be left undone by him to make all
who soiourn at the CASTOR feel at home.
The Weldon News says: We learn
that the gin house, On Gen. NJ. w.
Ransom's plantation IN Northampton
county, was burned on Tuesday last,
togethe- with about fifty bales Of cot
ton. It caught fire from the engine
with which the machinery was run,
and the house, contents and machinery
are total loss, there being no insur-
ance on either. This Will be Il severe
loss to Gen. Ransom as it stops ginning
operations besides the loss entailed by
the burning.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Col. J..
p. Thomas, Superintendent OF the
Charlotte Military Institute, has
placed at the disposal of the North
Carolina State Grange four scholar
ships in bis Institute. Recommends
tions from Masters of Subordinate
Oranges for candidates for the above
scholarships will be received as fol
lows: Two from the eastern section Of
the State, one from the central, and
one from the western section, at the
office. Of the Secretary of the North
Carolina State Grange, at Fayetteville,
Il. c., by or before tile 10th Of April
next.
The Raleigh Examiner says : Viii
liam Wilson, the slayer OF Andrew
Strong, one O. the notorious kpbeson
county outlaws. IN December, 1872,
committed suicide by shooting himself
in Fayetteville on Wednesday night
He obtained q reward uf S.. 900 for the
killing, since which til. he had be
come addicted to intomper,. &c, whcth-
CT from remorse or the coin nS into
possession of so snug a sum We 4" not
know-at any rate, he has been o.. The
go ever since, first i'll one place 5t,Ei
IN another, and at all times full of the
ardent-in other words, on the ''alco-
holic war path.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says
Durham is to have a cotton factory.
A man of unlimited means proposes at
an early day to establish cotton fac
tory il Durham. He has $40, go lie
expects to invest outside OF tie ma
chinery and fixtures which he has al
ready on hand. This establishment
will give employment to not less than
one hundred hands, and will be OF
vast importance to the mercantile
trade. Durham is destined to be Ut
manufacturing town of the South,
We invite capitalists to come among
us and they Will find their money can
be used to better advantage, per
haps than any other place III the State
The Wilson Plaindealer says We
regret to learn that on Tuesday last
the house of Mr.. Ferrell. who is qnite
an old man, near Black Greek, III this
county, was robbed of papers and
money of considerable value. Mr.
Terrell was in the field and his wife
in the kitchen at the time when the
thief entered the house in broad day
light, and came out without being
seen. The stolen property was III q
trunk and chest, being about three
thousand dollars worth Of notes,
which is not likely that the thief viii
be able to use, also. about SD in
gold and fifty or sixty dollars III silver,
and $50 or 5000 in greenbacfs.
The Tarboro Enquirer soys We
hear that Judge Clark-ee grew very
wrathy with q constable, and tie
sheriff of Edgecombe. under whose
orders the constable acted, because a
prisoner was carried to wilson Court
from this county with manac!es Oh.
His Honor thought such an in,iignit =
too great to be borne by free A1neri-
can citizen, and when he thought OF
the election TO take place this sum
mer, he felt like girding on his sword
for the fifth time. In fact he did be-
come SO furious, we hear, that he sent
the constable to jail for the offence
We hope the constable viii size him
for false Imprisonment, and that he
may be prosecuted under the criminal
law.
The Raleigh Examiner saya: The
Chatham freight train brought down
yesterday the road steamer which has
Tor some time at Jonesboro'. It is
consigned now to party in Florence,
$. G.. It never accomplished much on
the road fronl Jonesboro' to Eayette-
vile, and has been demeed inexpedi-
emit. 1t resembles an old sea turtle
very much, and looks rough from i'm
proper care. It goes to Florence to-
day, and will be put to work there
hanling turpent;ne and other freights.
The wheels q feet high are made Of
gutta percha with iron bands on the
rim, about as wide as mans hand.
The boiler is built as an ordinary sta
tionary engine, with one cylender.
The seat for the engineer is on top.
and is very much like the old gig seat.
The gentleman in charge of it told us
that on good road he could make at
least II miles an hour.
The Raleigh News says We learn
Il: 1t Rev. DIR. Pritchard, pastor of the