Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-05
STATE NEWS.

average OF / 200 letters per Gay.
Abr. Cross, of Canada, is in Char
lotte for the purpose of buying large
tract of land to settle a colony of Ca
dadians.
Cotton in the Raleigh section is
looking remarkably well. The chop
ping out season will be in full blast
next week.
The Winston Sentinel says: During
a fight last week John Beard, aged Ill
teen, was stabbed severely by John
Kester, aged about the same.
Hon. J. NJ, Leach publishes a letter
declining to be again candidate LOT
Congress. We shall hereafter publish
extracts from his very fine letter.
The Goldsboro Messenger says We
learn that the residence of Mr.. VIM A.
Hardy. of Greene county, was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday last while
the family were gone to LaGrange to
the Conference. Supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
Marc Erwin, Assistant U. S. District
Attorney, of Asheville, and Gen. p. Ii.
Hampton. Clerk of the Federal Court
at that place, have resigned, unwilling
to obey the orders of Judges Dick and
Settle and the "Greensboro Ring, to
vote for Plato Durham for Congress.
tt ia said that Gen. Hampton will run
for Congress as an Independent Re
publican.
The Newbernian says We notice
that large shipments OF .sea-turtles,
through the Pioneer Transportation
Company, are being made to Norfolk
by our Beaufort dealers, and that the
Norfolk steamers, upon leaving this
port, are well freighted with this ma
rine delicacy for the Northern market;
The largest OF the number shlpped
Yesterday weighed IA pounds.
The Goldsboro Messenger says: 4
Convention of the Conservative cltl-
zens of Wayne county is called to
meet in Goldsboro On Monday, June
18th, for the purpose of organizing for
the campaign in accordance with the
plan of organization recommended by
the State Executive Committee. Also
to appoint delegates to the Senatorla
District Convention, and to set day
for the county nominating Convention
The Raleigh Sentinel says In the
ssWhite Church" Cemetery, the oldest
burial ground at Lincolnton, are two
yery old graves. The stones, made OF
common granite, though much worn
by time, still bear the following legible
inscriptions
SIN memory of Mary - Summerow
died October "a, 1922. Aged p years.
GIN memory of Henry Summerow
died December 1st, 1922. Aged e
years"
The Raleigh Crescent says : DR.
Mills, the Master of the State Grange,
has ordered the appointment of the
following additional delegates to the
Agricultural Congress at Atlanta on
the Sd of June L. J. Hau9hton
Chatham county j. W. Purdie, H!a
den; Jonathan Evans, Cumberland; n
s. Stewart, Harnett; II. c. Fladger
Arson; J. M. Mckimmon, Robson
John l.. Bridgers, Edgecombe; DR.. w
J. Jones, Greene; M. J. Battle, Edge
combe; J. E. Nash, Newbern.
The Raleigh News says: A friend
Just arrived in the CIV from the vol
canic regions report ali g1liet at Bald
and Stone mountains; no .nriOus rum
blings having occurred III IL past tel
days. He furthermore reports The
fact that the prayer meetings have
been suspended and the mountaineer:
have returned to their confields 81,
pea patches. It is to be hoped tlla
"Old Badly will keep quiet lore
enough at least to allow the people t.
clay by their crop.
The Raleigh News says: We wer,
shown yesterday, by Col: Geo. Little
nugget of gold weighing "a grains
that was found on the farm of gen
tleman living in one of the borde
counties of the South Carolina line
The gold is about the same IN qualit,
as other North Carolina gold, ant
from the written statement of the gen
tleman, is plentiful in the section from
which this specimen came. For Tea
sons best known to himself he did DO
state the county where these new
mines have been discovered, but if Iii
present operations and experiment
prove successful the location, etc., vii
soon be made public.
The Charlotte Observer says: W.
learn from gentleman who is jus
from Morganton, that, at the Conven
ton of the Conservative party of tn,
3th Congressional District, held il
Asheville on Saturday last, to nominate
a candidates for Congress, Hon. Rob
b. Vance, of Buncombe, was unani
mously re-nominated on first ballot
Every county was represented save
Cleveland. The meeting was presided
over by Col. John d. Hyman and tie
greatest unanimity and enthusiasm
prevailed. Mr.. Patton, of Asheville
put Gen. Vance in nomination, and lie
was at once re nominated by acclama
ton amid great applause. Cheeri ne
news concerning the prospects of the
party come to us from the West.
The Raleigh News says: A promi
nent railroad official on yesterday ap.
piled at the Treasury department with
$S10,OO i'll certain railroad bonds
wherewith to settle a law suit, now
pending between the State of Nortl
Carolina and said road, the Official
stating, 81 now offer you the principal
and interest of the debt, and if you
refuse to receive it / notify you I'll
pay no more interest. The Treasure
being absent, the railroader was met
by the elegantly attired teller. who re-
piled from beneath the walls of his
milk-white beaver, in the language o
Toodles, 'It's against my interest to
take so much principal, whereupon
the railroader replied. ''And it's
against my principle to pay SO much
interest. The matter is yet I'M
settled.
The Washington N. c. E.s3o5eas
gives the following account of the diff
Guilty experienced by c. l.. Cobb III
obtaining denomination for Congress
Says the Express:
cat the Convention of the Radical
party of the First Congressional Dis
trict and Second Senatorial District
held in Plymouth, on Thursday, c. L..
Cobb was nominated for Congress, s.
L. Carrow and A. A. Crookston for the
Senate. The Convention was assem-
bled for two or three days on account
of the delay caused by the disorderly
crowd. Pistols and knives were drawn.
and general riot was barely suppress
sed. and quite a row would have taken
place but for the Sheriff calling ont
ms militia and stationing a guard
around the court house. A few man.
aged f" ,'cH sober enough to give an
accoGu' II r'..- affair."
The liz, - Press says: 1t is sell
dom IN oui country that we have to