Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20

night.
Just 1850 bales of cotton shipped |
from Concord from September LIST |
1873, to March 1st, 1874.
The Conservatives of CASTOR go into |
a Convention on the 2Sth inst for the |
purpose of electing an Executive Com |
mittee.
Prof. w. J. Palmer, Principal of the
Ontario Institute for the leaf and
Dumb at Belleville, Canada, will visit
Raleigh during the latter part of next
month.
There has been q remarkable work
of grace recently, in the Female Col
lege at Statesville. Some sixteen or
eighteen of the young ladies' profess
conversion.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
North Carolina r. H., will probably
be held in May or June, when the
amended charter in reference to con-
solidation will be submitted for accep-
tance or rejection.
A religious meeting of great interest
has been IN progress for some time i'll
the Methodist church at Ridgeway,
under the ministry of Rev. Mr.. Bosh-
amer and Rev. w. FL. Bobbitt. There
have been many conversions.
The Magnolia Monitor saws: We
learn that the Baptist Church at Snow
Hill, was sold at public auction on the
9th inst, for a division of the estate
of the late Jonathan Wood, decd. Our
fellowcountryman, Rev. VIM. M.
Kennedy, became the purchaser.
The rutherford Star says: We learn
that Mrs. Frank Weaver's barn,
hi l. I
mules were burned las. Wednesday
| night, about II o'clock, in Polk county.
Lit was supposed to have been the act
of some incendiary
The Durham Tobacco Plant says:
We are informed that Josephine
Rhodes, living about two miles from
| this place, was attacked with disease
OF the head few days since, and such
was the intensity of the pain and no
relief being obtained, her eyes popped
out of her head.
The Charlotte Southern Home says:
| We learn that a lordly legislator, from
one of our central counties, rode in
tirst-class car, on Billy Smiths dead
head ticket, and then saved the whole
of 10 cents by putting his wife in
second class car. 1t is needless to say
| tllitI lie belongs 10 our governor
party, and is in full accord.
The Newbern Times says: A meteor
of large size and great brilliancy pas
sed over Newbern yesterday morning
at about seven O'Clock, and exploded
at about one minute and a half dis
lance, as near as we can Judge by de-
scription from several intelligent eye
witnesses. The noise accompanying
the explosion was not unlike the dis
charge of u tlLirty-two FOUNDER, follow
| ed by rafting not unlike small arms
in the distance.
The Charlotte Observer of the 18th,
| says: We learn, from undoubted au-
| thOrity, that the females of Lexington
have served notices Oh all the bar
! keepers in that place that ON Sunday
! tomorrow prayers will be offered up
for them in all of the churches of the
| town, and if they do not close up their
doors and abandon the liquor traffic,
that they (the females) will wait on
them on Monday to pray, sing and
| plead with them.
| The Robesonian says: The History
of the Outlaws Is bringing hundreds
of new subscribers to the Robesonian.
| Every mail brings orders from some
! Z,ou
of our circulars are Eow in the hands
of parties all over the United States
! and Territories, and daily orders from
Maine to Mexico are the direct results.
Our friends, both here in town and
throughout the country, are working
| for us, ard their efforts are being
| crowned with success.
The Charlotte Democrat SAYS: A
naf r. nf
Carolina Railroad was held at Company
Shops on Thursday last. We learn
that n dividend of six per cent was
declared-three per cent payable on
the nrst of April, and three per cent.
on the first of October, 1874. The
Directors directed the President of the
Road, w. A. Smith, to consult with
the Governor in regard to calling
meeting of the Stockholders to con-
slider the Consolidation Bill.
The Raleigh News says The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Board of I'm
migration consisting of Col. Johnston,
DIR. Hawkins, DIR. Howerton, Mr.. Mutt,
Prof. Kerr and Col. Little were in SEES
sion all of yesterday. The most of the
time was consumed i'll appointing
agents for each county in the State to
represent the Board, preparing
blank forms for the use of agents and
discussing the matter to be embraced
in the pamphlet, which the Board hope
to publish soon, in the interest of i'm
migration. w. ]. Woodward was
elected Corresponding Secretary of
the Executive Committee. The Com
mittee adjourned to meet in this city
on the 9TH of April.
The Raleigh News says: The Su-
preme Court, after one of the most Ia
borious sessions on record, adjourned
sine die yesterday. During the term
the Court filed one hundred and eight
ty-tive opinions, many of which were
of the most complicated nature. Be-
fore adjourning the Court ordered the
following new rule to be spread upon
the minutes and published: The Court
orders that Rule XI of the rules adopt
ed at the June Team, 1869, be amend
ed so that the last sentence thereof
shall read as follows: 'In the absence
of such request, executions shall be
made returnable on the third Monday
of the term of this Court next ensuing
their teste; and on motion, for special
cause, execution may be taken out dur
ing the term"
The Weldon News says: One of the
uSSIo vi tllc ,.
and r. Railroad freight II ain on Sun
day last, was severely hurt on the road, /
beyond Boykins, by falling between |
two cars while the train was in motion. |
He was on the top of a car, and in at
tempting to "put On breaks :" chain
or something slipped or gave way and |
he fell between the cars and the train |
passed over him, but, strange to re-
late. there was only a severe cash on
the back part of his head and some |
slight bruises about the body. He so !
arranged himself under the cars as to |
prevent contact with the wheels, and |
his escape from death is considered, by
all, miraculous.
The Charlotte Southern Home says:
The town of Shelby has just had SEN
sation showing how Glove laughs at
locksmiths." Mr.. J. r. Moore, from
the classic. banks of the Cape Fear,
was some twelve months ago, pupil