The enquirer southerner., 1874-12-04

ing at w HCShW.
Wild pigeons are plentiful in the
forest near Gr,enville, Pitt county.
In the last number ofthe State Ag-
ricultural Journal Johnstone Jones,
ESQ, makes his bow as editor.
Miss Julia Lancaster, the leader of
the Presbyterian choir in Oxford, ls
said to be the finest vocalist IN the
State.
In Mcdowell county corn is worth
80 cents, wheat S1.25, oats 65, butter
20 cents, sweet potatoes 40 cents, and
Irish potatoes 6O cents.
The bank of New Hanover, in
Goldsboro, is doing splendid busi'
ness, the deposits on several occasions
in the past month being 100000.
Tho kinston Gift Concert did not
come off as advertised. Parties hsv-
ing purchased tickets can have the
money refunded by applying to Dr.
Bagby at Kinston.
Tie crv from the west is pass
law to prevent the wholesale deorruc
ton. .of cur patridges. The farmers
say if it continues they will certainly
have a grasshopper plague,
The false measure trick is played
10 a considerable extent in Whining
ton The County Standard KeeI er
is kept quite busy, having destroyed
1000 ia Sc measures since he has
been in Office.
At the Fayetteville Fair VIM J.
Anderson Of Black River Township.
was awarded the premium offered by
VIM. overly, fine saddle, value
SIS, for the largest number of boy
children, he having eight boys on
the Fair grounds.
The Wilmington Commercial Re
porter man has been shown a Miuia~
ture Steam Engine boiler complete,
made by hand, that works like
charm. 1t is the invention of 8 Wills
mington mechanic and will be on
exhibition at the Fair.
The negro that entered the dwell
ing of Mr. w. NJ. Cox, at Green
Vile, a short time since and stole his
clothes and money, was found drown
ed few miles from the town of Coll
umbia, in Tyrrell county. In his
carpet-bag were found some notes
and bonds of Mr.. Cox.
Two negro girls in want of a new
bonnet placed distractions on the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad,
near Warsaw the other day, as they
say for the purpose of killing some
ladies on ue train that they might
secure the bonnets. They havs been
tried before J. ?. and sent to Du-
pin jail.
The trial of young Elliott for the
murder of c. T. Neal, last summer
at Statesville, has terminated in the
conviction of Elliott for manslaugh
ter, and he has been sentenced to the
Penitentiary for FIVE years. The
trial lasted nearly whole week, the
evidence being quite voluminous.
The best legal talent in The State was
employed on both sides.
The Asheville Citizen says that
Judge Dick, of the Federal Court,
has dismissed all indictments against
all parties where the offence is charg-
ed to have occurred prior to 1872,
and has given the U. s. Commission
ers aud Marsh Is very strict rules for
their conduct, Somebody breaths
better.
News; Mr.. w. N. Mitchell, faith
er Oft. T. Mitchell, Esq, the Rep.
resentative from Franklin county in
the General Assembly, died at hi:
residence in Franklinton Friday
night, the Oath instant, in the 52d
year of his aye Mr. Mitchell wal
a leading and prominent citizen O.
the county.
tt e impudence of liquor dealer
seems to know no limit, 1t has no
been very long since a Charlott'
dealer advertised favor,te whisky
as "Zeb Vance Whisky" Thos
more intimately acquainted with the
Governor know how severely hi
modest7 was shocked by this impu
dent outrage. We now have a Raj
eigh dealer-Mr. Gill-adverti8ing
list of the Governors of the Stat
from the colonial times down to tn
present.
Says the Wilmington Star: AT
meeting Of the Directors of tho ne,
Cage Fear Agricultural Association
held last eveninE, it Was determine,
to extend au invitation to His Excel
lency, Governor Brogden, and bot
houses of the General Assembly, t
attend the annual Fair of the Asso
cation IN December. In furtheranc
OF this object Committee was az
pointed, tO act in cencert with a lik
COMMITTEE ON the part of the Pro
duce Exchange and CHI mber Of Com
merce, to act as joint Committee {
deception and Entertainment. 1
tins connection, We would state ths
steamer will be chartered for tn
purpoSe OF taking the visitors dow
tner've to view the various obiec
OF interest, including the works i
progress for the improvement of OF
River and Bar
At one time ship buildin
was carried on as extensive
in this State as in any 9TH
in the URiou. Commencing from
very early period, when the first Sc
tiers butt their canoes, small boa
aud plantation built vessels, dow
TO 1866 when tha bnSinass nf hnil