The enquirer southerner., 1874-08-07
STATE NEWS

Crops are excellent in Robson
and the season favorable.
Newbern has wife-beaters. Let
the men have thirty-nine.
The grass crop this year through
out the State is said to be fine.
The Roanoke News hears good re"
ports from the crops in that section.
The Oxford Herald reports arrivals
OF visitors from the Eastern counties.
Corn is selling at 80 cents per BUSH
elm Newbern.
There is a good prospect Of the es-
tablishment Of tobacco factory at
Warrenton next Fall.
Prof. Woods, colored, of Lincoln
county, is ia years old. He does
considerable labor daily.
Col. G. D. Hill, a very promi-
nent gentleman of Duplin county,
died at Faison's, in that county, yes
terday.
Warrenton is feasting on the idea
that cotton factory will probably
be established in that place this fall.
We hope so.
The cotton crop in this section is
quite promising considering the sea-
son. Tobacco seems to be rather
backward. So says the Salisbury In
relligencer.
Asheville Expositor From all
points of the district we have the
most encouraging news in regard to
Vance's election.
The Wilson and Rocky Mount
Junior B. B. Clubs played match
game on Thursday The latter won
by O score of 43 to %.
VINO in 1872,
A North Caro- Radical, and 1 will
said, "Sfa thief" is now running
Sh~ Congress on the Radical ticket |
We have not heard what he stole.
The Raleigh News says: The
Supreme Court yesterday adjourned
SO far as hearing argument upon
cases. It will be engaged next week
in writing up decisions and il hear
ing motions.-rhe present session Of
the Court has been quite laborious
one.
The Warrenton Gazette learns that |
the Petersburg congregation, depriv-
ed Of PASTORAL services by the resig-
nation of the Rev. DR.. Hatcher, pro-
pose to call the Rev. Mr.. Bailey, of
Warrenton, to supply the vacancy.
Warrenton demurs to the arrange
ment.
A fatal affray occurred in Bladen |
county Saturday between Mr.. s. Fl.
Twiggs and negro named Abram
Jones. Mr.. Twiggs struck Jones,
when the latter drew q knife and
stabbed Mr.. Twiggs to the heart,
killing him almost instantly. The
negro made his escape.
Marc Erwin, the leading Radical
of the extreme West, is out in a
three-column card published in the
Asheville Expositor, giving reasons
why he supports Gen. Vance for |
Congress He endorses Vance as ga
faithful, diligent, impartial and Just |
representative of the whole people of |
his District"
The Charlotte Observer says a !
complete reorganization of the Fair |
Association has been effected by the
election of A. B. Springs, Esq, Pres
ident, J. E. Stenhouse, Esq. Vice
President, Col. John. L. Brown,
Treasurer, and Col. D. G. Daxwell, |
Secretery. Preparations for holding a |
Fair this fall are already in progress.
Statesville Landmark. Mr.. II. |
P. Murdock, an Iredell farmer, plan.
ted acres in tobacco last year. After |
selling S215 worth, he still has on
hand 400 pounds. The product of
this yield is S107 per acre. Mr.
Paul Bost, another Iredell farmer,
planted 2 acres in tobacco and realiz-
ed $40, net, per acre.
The Observer thinks that Charlotte
is prospering because real estate is
advancing in price. There is, we
believe, future of fat things for tina
enterprising little city. No city in
the country has more wide-awake,
active and liberal body of business
men. They are just bound to sue,
ceed, because they will it and are de-
termined to accept no failure.
News: We learn that at the
speaking of the county candidates at
Egypt, Chatam county, on Thursday,
a serious if not fatal disturbance took
place between Allen Clark and Orren
Burns, both white, in which the
latter was seriously if not fatally stab
bed at the hands of Clark. There
was nothing of a political character
in the affair, it being the result of
long standing family feud.
The Roanoke News SAYS Some
six weeks ago Mr.. G. G. Stilley left
Rocky Mount, his home, to go on a
lecturing tour in the eastern part of
the state. When last seen he was
going in the direction of Swan Quar-
ter, in Hyde comfy, since which time
he has not been heard from. He had
money with him and suspicious that
he has been foully dealt with are
aroused. And information concern
ing him will be thankfully received
by his distressed family.
News: Some six years ago a son
Of a Mrs. Cherry, of Washington,
N. c., was abducted from his home
by some parties engaged in peddling
tobacco in that section. He was