The enquirer southerner., 1874-07-17
THE
STATE NEWS

North Carolina furnished to the
late Confederacy III, 1876 troops. Of
these 99,33O were volunteers and
only 1886 conscripts.
/. B. Abbott has received the ap-
pointment of Inspector of Customs at
Newbern, and has assumed the du-
ties of the Office.
James P. Parker, son of Col. F.
Nj. Parker of Halifax, having passed
satisfactory examination at the end
of his first year, has gone on three
months cruise.
Judge Clarke addressed the ne
groes of Goldsboro last Thursday.
The Goldsboro nigs VOW that Clarke
shall wear the dirty linen in prefer
ence to Seymour.
The Wilmington Journal suggests
to the ladies OF that city, that they
make banner to be presented after
the election, to the ward making the
largest increase on the Merrimon vote
A good idea.
Col. Pool spoke at Lexington last
week to a large crowd. A correspon-
dent says his speech of an hour-and-
ahalf was able and effective. We
are glad to know that the Colonel is
giving entire satisfaction wherever
he goes.
The Vindieator and Watchman
says that the Radicals of Lincoln
county tried to hold a convention last
week, but there were not enough
white men present to "run a ma.
chine" and there was no convention.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: The
case Of the State of North Carolina
VS.. the Richmond & Danville Rail-
road, pending in the Supreme Court,
has again been continued at the
request of the Chief Justice who is
unable to be present on account of
illness. It is the guags question.
The Republican learns that Tommy
Purnell, the Republican candidate
for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, had his pockets picked recently
by some scoundrel in the Western
part of the State. To this the News
aptly adds: Well may he exclaim,
Save me from my friends"
The chinch bug in Anson county.
Says the Wadesboro Argus We are
sorry to hear that the ohinch bug is
destroying the corn in the upper
portion of this county. We would
suggest experimenting on them with
carbolic soap. We believe it would
destroy them wherever applied, and
do no injury to the corn. Make
strong suds, and sprinkle the corn.
A rattlesnake in Cleveland county.
Says the Shelby Banner: We have
been shown by our old friend Thos.
G. Furgeson, of Kings Mountain
Station, a rattlesnake, which was
killed near that place on Tuesday, the
2nd inst, measuring from tip to tip
> feet 8 inches in length, and 10
inches in circumference it contained
IA rattles and one button. Accord
ing to the rule, making him II years
old.
The Star Says: A discussion be-
tween the rival candidates for Con-
gress in this District took place at
Beaman's Cross Roads, about ten
miles from Clinton, Sampson county,
on Thursday last, at the close of
which, we understand, difficulty oc-
Cured between a white man and a
colored man in regard to the question
of civil rights. Other colored men
interfered, when a regular pitched
battle ensued, in which the most of
those on the ground, bo;h white and
colored, participated. The whites,
both Republicans and Conservatives,
arrayed themselves on one side, and
the colored people on the other, and
the way the missiles were projected
through the air was a caution, One
prominent white Radical, as he COM
menced selling fence rails, OK yokes
and other such implements Of war
fare and whirling them into the crowd
of colored belligerents, shouted at the
top of his voice, "Civil rights, it it ?
I'll give you civil rightsn'
"The colored troops fought nobly,"
but their white allies having turned
against them they were finally efec.
tually repulsed, after having been
four times driven from the field. Nc
fire arms were used and none of the
belligerents, We learn were seriously
hurt, though several were knocked
down and considerably bruised. Con
sidering that the widest excitement
prevailed during the progress of the
melee it is wonderful that no seriou
disaster occurred.
Some Of those present at Beaman'
Cross Roads stated that a fight wa
in progress at Averasboro,' Harnet
county, when they left there the day
previous, at which point discussi OF
had also taken place.
Seven days and twenty hours i
the recorded time in which a ney
steamer recently made the passag
across the Atlantic.
Why do women talk less in Feb
ruary than in any other month? Be
cause it is the shortest month in tn
year.
1t is now hinted that "Tom Col
Inns" worked up that little Wedde1
burn.Kemper job, which recent
created SO much interest in Virginia
Tom is ubiquitous.
The COwter-JOurnaI publishes
crop report from all parts of the Stat
For three months past in Souther
and Western Kentucky not enoug
rain has fallen at any one time I
lay the dust. The crops are almo