Wilmington journal., 1874-01-16
STATE NEWS.

A seven inch snow in Rutherfordtcn
last week.
The Goldsboro Messenger office is
soon to be provided with new power
press.
The Hillsboro Recorder will here
after publish weekly letters from MIR.
James Barren Hope, of Norfolk. Va.
Mr.. n. Strudwick, of HillsboTo,
is to be urged for nomination as So
Iicitor for the Seventh Judicial Dis
trict.
The Wadesboro Herald says There
was ship, ed from the Wadesboro de-
not during the month of September
$40 bales of cotton; October, 365 bales;
November, 470 bales and December
1,425 bales, making total OF 2,51O
bales for the four months.
Appleton Oaksmith, Of Midland
Railroad fame. the great London
tinancier, is in Newbern. One of his
vessels. o large British bark, is an
clored ut Morehead City, loaded with
naval stores. Tho bark came direct
from Liverpool and Will in few days
return direct.
The Raleigh Sentinel says : Mr. X.
o. Briant, formerly of Person but now
of Wake, raised cotton last year but
saws he can do better on tobacco. He
reports that Dick Irice, a colored man
in Orange, three years ago raised two
and a half bales of cotton and 40 bush
els of corn with bull yearlinG.
The Goldsboro Messenger says: On
Friday of last week emily Smith, COL,
residing i'll Greene county. near the
Wayne line, was delivered by Drs.
Patti Exum and Joun Harvey, Of 8
child having two well developed heads,
four arms, three legs, but only one
body. All efforts on the part OF the
two physicians to save the child alive
proved fruitless.
The Washington Express says: Miss
Mary Howard. daughter OF Capt. Geo.
Howard, residing about three miles
from town, met with an accident q few
Gavs since which came near beieG very
serions; she was riding. and the horse
becoming frightened, she was thrown
iraul the buggy, breaking ont some OF
her teeth, and otherwise ipiuring hor,
bui not seriously, we understand.
The Greensboro Patriot says: Cur
friend Eugene Morehead left last
Thursday Tor Savannah, where he
marries to-day ono Of C:eorgia'a bright
est daughters. II lie gets Is good a
wife as she does q husband. couple
of very happy people will start out
On hfe's journey together. After &
bridal tour among tho orange groves
of Florida and elsewhere in the South,
they will reach here sometime about
.he both. We wish ti.ora III possible
bliss il advance.
TIE Washington E1prtsa says: On
SunGa: afternoon, December :1>tii, n
party o. boys assembled on the breast
works that surround the town to on
gage in sport of some kind in which
pistols were nscd, when pistol ia tire
hands Of VIM. Randall was accident
ally discharged. the bali taking effect
IL the brain ri John casters. lad
about = years Of age. 1t entered just
shove lie iei5 eve ana penetrated the
brain. Strange ~ say. BE is still lIv-
ing, and doing welt, u1tter tEo sI,iiIf,il
treatment Of nr5. Eiq,I;it and Hcil ~
a.!,!.
Tie E4icigi, 5a,;in.l say-: .Ai,.s.-
ham Truman, COZ, raised the largest
hog in Durham Township. weight .i5U
pounds. which vas sold ia GRAY Ear-
bee for s: Gems Per pound. Thirty
,,rht dollars and .Es,:lt - cents fur
,l'-. li'G is not - b@,i. i is certainly
better than raising Inc dogs lor moth
ing, Is many colcrcd and cvcn some
white ulcl dc. BESIDES the 538 25,
our friend N. i. Angler, ESQ, q lib
oral merchant at purharl, presented
abraham with one Of his best pocket
knives for raising tho premium hoer Of
the township.
The Raleigh News says: from q
gentleman Just from Caldwell count V
we learn the particulars OF Q very IN
fortunate case Of homicide which or-
curred il Alexander county, near the
Caldwell! line. on Christmas dav. Two
gentlemen, by the names Of Medlock
and Brandburn. while under the infiu-
cucc OF liquor, had a misunderstand-
ing, which led 10 blows. Erandburu
was knocked down. and while in the
act Of being stamped. caught Medlock
hv the foot and ruiled him down. As
Mediock fell. Bradljurn inflicted q cut
with his pocl ct knife in the eve Of his
adversary, which WAS at first regarded
as Il slight wound, but III less tl,an an
hour erysipelas set in, from the effects
If which Medlock died instantly. The
purtles We're men Of responsibility, bad
been warm personal friends up to the
moment of the unfortunate occurrence,
;nd but for the effects Of drink all
would now be well. Bradburn sur
rendered himself to tie authorities,
and was bouud over or the charge Of
homicide.
The Hiilsboro' Recorder says: A
worthy Divine, not thousand miles
from Raleigh, in the course OF his
frequent ministrations for charity, fell
in with m individual upon whom the
weight Of adversity seemed to press
with pee lliar severity. To his dllapi-
dated personal c-ndltioii, squaiid and
ragged. were added tie discomforts Of
house through whose broken doors
AID shattered windows the blasts OF
winter rushed without Il check, alto
gether making a powerful appeal to
the tender sensibilities Of the worthy
Rector.
Some relief was given to the imme.
date physical wants Of the sufferer,
and then the condition of the house
was noticed. why in tho world
don't You have Your windows glazed,
and your doors mended?" asked the
Rector. "No money, no money; moth
ing to pay with" Now the Rector
w-as On almoner OF fund. the weekly
contributors OF his church, bat the
repairs OF houses did not seem to
come within the scope OF his powers.
"Wel1. we'll; I'll have it done myself
go to PS drug store, get glass and