Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-10
Glt0ltiilulil1to1 yo1u:nal.
STATE NEWS.

OulSt CAuICA i.b lSoChy UAOuAo Va. A
day night. There are a number of
penitents still enquiring the way.
Maj. VIM. A. Smith, the present in
cumbent, from the fourth district,
has positively refused to allow his
name to be used for denomination by
his party for Congressional honors.
The Salem Press says: The wheat
crop in this and neighboring counties,
and throughout the Western part OF
the State, looks very promising. The
peach crop has been injured to great
extent by the recent frosts.
The Greensboro Patriot says Mr..
G. W. Albright, of this county, has
dog, Scotch terrier and bull, which
conceived such an antipathy to Yankee
soldiers during the war that he growls
now when he sees any one dressed III
blue clothes.
The Kingston Gazette says: We
learn that little child OF Col.
Purdew, two or three years old, living
near Waters mill, was kicked to death
by a mule the other day. The little
one was playing in the yard, when the
mule in q vicious freak kicked 1t, from
which it died.
The Raleigh News says: During a
revival of religion in the Shiloh Zap
tist Church at Henderson, for the last
four weeks, conducted by Rev. +. Il.
StoweiI, seventy-eight souls were con-
verted to God. On the 9th Sabbath
in March, fifty-one of these were
baptized and added to the church.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says ::
We have Just met with couple OF
Young men who left North Carolina
about IS months ago. and have been
irving their fortunes in other states.
They have returned to remain, convlnc-
ed that the cold North State" is the
garden spot of the world To those
eager to try distant cline we would
commend the experience OF those who
have tested it.
The Madison Enterprise says {: Pr.
Peter Scales, ..ivingnear this place was
kicked by a mule one day last week,
and is considered by his physicians to
be in critical condition. Mr.. S. went
into the stables as he had been in the
habit of doing: but on this occasion
was kicked by the mule in the region
of the stomach and liver, doing such
injury to those organs as to seriously
endanger his life.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: We
learn that Mr.. Martin Hyatt, who lives
near Sloan Postoffice, in Surry
county, lost his dwelling house and
nearly all his household and kitchen
furniture by fire, together with some
$3.50 in specie, 1000 pounds of bacon,
and about 500 bushels of corn. The
fire originated in the kitchen, which
was attached to the house, and when
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dsfficulty that the family made their
escape.
The Wilson Advance says Griffin
HollOman, who eloped with Mary Ed
wards some time since, and whose vie
tim was recovered by her father i'll
Virginia, became Disguised with tlln-
ing in the Old Dominion after losing
his prize, and has too returned to his
home in NasL and asked his lawful
wife "to forgive Il he would not for
GET, and she has g.J0ted his request,
and all seem reconciluI and as happy
as could be expected lD7nr the cir
cumstances. Griffin lOyet not wisely,
but too well.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: There
is at Lemons Bridge, in the county Of
Nash, about six miles from this place,
an enormous oak tree which has with
stood the blasts of centuries and has
trilmphed over decay. Its Briarean
arms extend one hundred and foJlrt cen
feet, by actual measurement, from ex-
tremity to extremity. We measured
its body near the ground, and we
found that the circumference Of said
oak was thirty-seven feet, twelve aud
one-third feet in diameter.
The Goldsboro Messenger says: We
learn that our young townsman, Isaac
Il. Dortch, ESQ, viii shortly visit Tar
boro and Greenvil'e for the purpose of
instituting new Lodges of Knights of
order is in hourishing condition in
this State. During two months OF
Mr.. Dortchs administration as Grand
lima, fine lodge has been organized
stituted at Mt Olive, Tarboro and Green
from many other points.
The Raleigh Crescent says: Profess
sor Kerr has in his museum the speci-
men of iute grown in Duplin county,
which was exhibited at our last State
Fair. 1t is of very vigorous growth
and is twelve feet high. II grows lux
uriantly on cotton land and if our peo-
pie would take hold of it and raise ii
instead of SO much cotton, they might
make a good thing of it. All the cot
ton bagging is made Of it, and the jute,
III it's raw material, is grown IN India
and sent to England and manu- actnred
there, and then shipped to rs. We
can grow it here, and manufacture il,
or let England manufacture 1t for ts,
and at cheaper prices than she can get
1t from India.
The Salisbury Watchman says A
colored man by the name of Sandy Me
Cam was run over and killed by the
east bound train last Sunday morning
near Sugar Springs about a mile from
this city. He was cut in two and 9TH
erwise terribly mapgled. Too much
blue ruin twas the cause. He was
drunk the evening before and had 4
bottle in his pocketwhenh ew found.
It is supposed he had laid down on the
track and gone to sleep. The train
has passed over three persons ut OF
near Sugar Springs within the last two
years, two of whom were killed out
right, ana the other, Simon Jones,
col, seriously hurt Mrs. Minor was
killed there while trying to get pet
dog off the track.
The Fayetteville Gazette says 4
couple from the land of the green bay
tree and the soft waving pine-in plain
English, from Robson and Cumber-
land-were up on Haymount last Mon
day morning, looking for Gretna
Green. But as Rev. II. C. Hill was
absent, they found the hymcneal black
smith in our esteemed friend and CO.
temporary, Rev. L. l.. DeVeaux of
the Presbyterian, who quickly forged
about them the golden letters of we'd
lock. The bride-qulte young thing
from the vicinity of st. Paul's, Robe
son county-is said to have taken clan
destine leave of the paternal roof. The
groom, however, looks as if about 81
halmv summers had passed DER his
j; ~ head. His name is Nc
Gill.
Iho -ensboro Patriot says A
party OF .udians travelling on exhibit
ton arrived by the r. & D. r. R.,
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