Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-06
STATE NEWS.

Not less ihan two luaIretl b:liiG-
lngs are in process of erection i'll The
city of Raleigh.
The question Of Il new Methodiet
C.lurch IL Raleigh, is again being scr;-
ots!y agitated.
Green Person, a negro living near
NhltaEers, having drunk an over dose
Of mean wiiiskey, while in Weldon CT;
"Wednesday, fell asleep. and slept the
sleep thai knows no waking
The revival at the Baptist Church IN |
Raleigh is progressing, and the in
terest manifested therein is unabs-
ted. Almost every night there are
some thirty or forty inquirers.
'nhe Concord Sun says: We regret
to learn that our friend, Mr.. II. If. |
Caldwell, was seriously inn red BIZ be- /!
ing thrown from his horse few DAYS !
since. Our informant fears that his |
spine has been injured by the fall
The Goldsboro Messenger says The |
ton. property Of UEzei Lassiter. ESQ.
IN Greene county. were DESTROYED hy
fre one night Of last week. Its. work
OF an incerdiary. Loss about $4,000.
The Charlotte Observer says: Yes
terday morning about FORTY eniera,lts
from the vicinity OF Concord arrived
III Charlotte and passed through last
night 81 route for Mississippi, where |
they isaFe, purchased Or will purchase |
homes.
Tic Charlotte Observer says: The |
farmers are now preparing their lands, |
and from al appearances viii plant |
cotton even more e1tensely than they |
did last year. They are already buy
ing large quantities of fertilizers for |
composing.
The Biblical Recorder says: The
Goldsboro Baptists are doing nice
thing for their excellent pastor, Rev.
c. Durham, building him parsonage
next door to the church, with most
cosy and comfcrtahie two-room study"
Oh the same lot. Is,
The Newbern Times says On Sat
urday morning last Mrs Nancy Sam
ders, living on Lower Broad Greek,
was suddenly taken with an epileptic
iit, and falling into the fire, was badly
burned. Her little boy being near
gave the alarm, which speedily brought
friends to her assistance, or she would
have undoubtedly been burned to
/ death.
! The Newbe-n Journal Of Commerce
says: On Monday last an invalid col
! ored man, named Jerry Simpson, re-
/ siding with his brother on Pembroke
| Road, III the city Suburbs, WAS left
/ with two small children in tie house
I When the brother returned home the
unfortunate man was found lying in
the ti.e, terribly burned and already
: dead. Beng subject to epilepsy, tits.
J supposed lie va" seized with a IL ard
] fell forward, with the result stated -
The Raleigh News says Yesterday
at Princeton, Johnston county. n Young
+ nlan 10y the name of Carps, while en-
! de;.V,tLnS 10 get Oh train On the
North Carolina Railroad. While il mo-
tic:i. slipped and fell to the track. and
the car wheel passing over lis lett
arm lnaug, el it horribly. Anpu:i,tion
! wits cous;tttj Cd necessary, which "Ge-
ration Waa performed hy Drs. Eich
/ and Hay.
! III" Raleigh Examiner says: Judge
Watts. 1T Chambers IN the Mayors
oiiicc on yesterday, heard counsel on
. tie VIII ~ HGIgfts cJ..t8tts sued ont for
Alien Paisley and Richard Thompson,
! trick: and convicted before the SAFER
Tor Court OF A!amance county a wear
+ or 50 ago for going III disguise, and
/ sentenced to a term of years IN the
/ State penitentlary, where they are
now confined, serving out that sen
teuce. After able and elaborate aTgu-
meat J2dge Watts decided not to
I grant Tie writ. Jones and Jones rep
: resented the conyicts, and Gen. " L.
Cox, the Solicitor, appeared for tie
State
There IS on Roanoke Island, \. c.,
81 grapevine called the ''Scuppernong"
by some 1.-The Lord Raleigh vine
which was growing when Sir Walter
landed Oh that island, IN 1910. 1t WAS
then three inches in diameter, and was
then spoken of as the largest grapevine
III the world. &c now covers one and
! Il hail acres, and last year yielded 46
! barrels uf wine, $40 gallons in ali,
which sold for s. per gallon, yielding
I 81, $50. There is ScSppernong grape
vine in Tyrrell county. n G., wh;ce is
! said to be larger than the Raleigh vine,
and to produce ut least fourth more.
This TyrTell vine produced last year
So barrels Of wine, $3.50 gallons in all,
which also sold for s. per gallon,
/ yielding the handsome sum Of $, 90.
! The Norfolk Virginian says: By the
arrived yesterday afternoon OF the
steamer L. G. Cannon, of the Pioneer
line. from Edenton, =. c., we have the
particulars OF a very serious cutting
/ ARRAY which occurred in that place on
"Wednesday last, IN which Az W. Il
! Abdell, 81 this city, was severely, and
perhaps, fatally stabbed by 4 negro.
1t appears tla- Mr.. Abdell and man
by the name OF Charles Babbitt, the
one a quartermaster ard the other
carpenters mate on the United States
coast survey steamer Hetzel, had gone
ashore on Wednesday night, and were
the evening. when q. negro by the name
Of Larlin Smith forced a difficulty
upon them, in which he used a large
knife with terrible effect. MIR. Abdel
received wound il the left breast,
penetrating the cavity and tie lung,
from the effect OF which he was unable
TO lie down fer some time. Mr.. Bah
belt also received several wounds on
the head, neck and left arm, the latter
being he-rnost seriors. He was taken
on load the ship for treatment, but
Nj. Abdeifs wound was SO seEi Gus that
he had to be taken to the Office of q
prominent physician, where he received
every possible attention. He reached
this city yesterday afternoon on the
Cannon, and is now at his home. His
situation IS somewhat easier, and
strong Eope is entertained of his re-
covery. The negro Smith was ares
ted and lodged III jail, there being
some difficulty in preventing the crew
Of the uetzell from lynching him.
The details for the great Universal
Exhibition to be held in Geneva in
1875, are nearly complete. The plan
fer the building has been prepared by
II. jules Chatron, the architect OF the
Lyons Exhibition. The structure will
occupy 10 less than $780, 600 square
metres, apart from &C, 600 reserved for