Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-19
STATE NEWS.


J. H. Headen, of Chatham, was
nominated for Congress by the Radi-
Gals of the Fourth district, at Frank
linton, on Friday.
The house of Taylor Barrow, in
Greene county, was recently destroyed
by fire. Nearly everything Of provis-
ions, furniture, clothing, &C., was lost.
The Davidson correspondent of the
Winston Sentinel says: The fruit crop
Will be cut short; oats will be injured
by the dry weather; wheat is looking
well; corn is small and looks bad |:
tobacco plants are not to be had.
The Fayetteville Gazette saws: At
the Convention of the Conservatives
OF Moore county, held at Carthage last
Saturday, 9th inst, K. FL. Worthy
was nominated for the Senate, Capt.
A. A. Mclver for the Commons, J. M.
Monger for Sheriff, and the present
lncumbents for the rest of the county
offices. 1,
The Clinton Reporter says: The
case OF John E. Powell, indicted for
parricide, was put on trial Tuesday
morning in our Superior Court, and
at IL o'clock, p. NJ, the jury return
ed verdict of mot guilty" Solicitor
A. r. Mcdonald for the State and
Messrs. Stewart and Kerr for the pris-
oner.
Thei Raleigh News says During
the storm of Wednesday evening,
Hamilton Bridges, a colored man, was
instantly killed by lightning on the
Tarboro road, about five miles from
this city. The mule that he was driv-
ing was also killed by the same stroke.
Both were found in the road about
sun set.
The Salisbury Watchman saws; Last
Sunday night a colored gentleman, be-
lleving, no doubt, that the civil ri ghts
bill had become law, walked into the
Methodist Church and deliberately
seated himself among the whites. He
was finally prevailed upon to leave in
asmuch as the civil rights bill is not
law. He did so, though very re-
luctantly.
The Tarboro Enquirer-Southern
says DR.. Jos. III. Baker has brought
to our Office q stalk of oats 81 feet tall.
its head is % inches long. Also q
stalk of timothy 5 feet high, with a
head 10I inches long. Who can beat
it These stalks were grown upon
DIR. BIS lot and contradict the theory
that small grain and grass do not
flourish in Edgecombe.
The Wilson Plaindealer says: Straw
berry season is about over. A friend
informs us that Messrs. Westbrook, of
the Wilson Nursery, have shipped
nine thousand quarts of Strawberries
this season besides supplying the
home market at Wilson with about
one hundred quarts per day during
the time. These were raised on about
four acres of ground.
The Fayetteville Gazette says: A
very prominent citizen of Moore
county, who visited Fayetteville last
evening, brought us the well
come information that Moore is more
I'LL right than ever. He is confident
that Waddell's majority will be as
large this election as last-he is of the
opinion it will be a good deal larger.
Fuller will leave Moore with rousing
The Wilson Advance says: Notwith-
the unfavorable start, the
farmers Of this section are now in fine
spirits in regard to the prospects for
L good crop of both corn and cotton
The cotton crop especially looks prom
sing for the season, and as Il general
hing, is in good condition. The
stand of corn is not very good, but the
recent rain and favorable weather
nave given it i'll impetus that Will Sc
'ure az average crop if no disaster oc-
.urs in the future.
port comes to us from Greene township
hat L. 2. Shaw, It man aged about
seventy, well thought OF i'll the com.
nunity where he lived, beacon light
n Mr.. Welker's church, and promi-
1ent Radical, left wife and family,
taking to his bosom thirty-five year
Did widow, named Jane Greeson, with
whom he departed last week for parts
unknown. There is no telling what
will become of Il man before he dies
who belongs to the Radical party.
The Charlotte Observer says: Mr..
John Smith, whose postoffice is Hick-
Dry Grove, York county, S. c. was in
Charlotte yesterday, and he tells a re-
story. Before the war he
owned 100 negroes, and up TO this day
those negroes are living with and
for him, not one having left
after the surrender. They express
themselves as satisfied, and say they
1on't want to live anywhere else. This
state OF things is creditable to the
good sense of the negroes, and shows
that Mr.. Smith is kind and good
master.
The Raleigh News says: We learn
t. 10 4nl
Monday, (the 18th inst.,) to hear the
application Of the Directors of the
North Carolina Railroad Company
,or dissolution OF modification of the
preliminary INDUCTION obtained by
Thomas Branch, Of Virginia, for him
self and other Stockholders, against
he purchase of the Western North
Carolina Railroad, and against carry
ing ont the CONSOLIDATION Scheme"
generally. Jos. b. Batchelor and
Kemp z. Battle for plaintiff !; Smith &
Strong for defendants. Judge Watts
has designated Franlklinton as the
place Of hearing Of the argument, but
an effort will Ice made to induce him
10 change to Raleigh.
The Raleigh Crescent says: One of
Gen. Pettigrew's favorite soldiers told
Us the other day that it was Oh the re-
treat to Falling Waters, when the
cavalry charged them, and
they were sleeping with their blankets
around them in the road, and he saw
the yankee that rode up to Gen. Petit
grew and shot him dead with his pis-
tol. But that yankee never lived, for
he captured 'Friday", carrier of
Pett;grew's, and foolishly put Friday
behind him. Friday shot linn through
and through as he rode off with him.
Gen. Heath was present at the time,
AMI exclaiming, ''Boys, save your
he rode off at ga!lop. and the
soldier says he has never seen him
since. A Major Jones took charge of
the command and got them out OF the
''fx." Jones, OF course, was tar
heel.
The Milton Chronicle says: Oby
colored, and a friend. are
to have repaired to q
pond of water up the river short dis
tance, on Sunday last for, the purpose
of cooling their carcasses by bathing.
Oby bid lis friends adieu when he
left home, but they nistrusted him
not. Getting into the pond Oby went