Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-01-01
STATE NEWS.

The Kinston Gazette says: Cap
Kitchen, our gallant standard beare
IN the Congressional contest two year
ago, had his gin house and content
burned last week. Loss 5000.
| Hon. T. J. Jarvis, of Pitt county
was married to Miss Mary E. Wooc
son, of Virginia, on Wednesday, tn
22d inst.
The Greenville Register says: Their
is negro moman in this county VIII
gave birth to triplets: the first wa
white, the second mulatto, and tn
third black.
The Wadesboro Herald says: w
are informed by our Montgomer,
county correspondent that Messrs
Elias Hurley, O. G. Wade and Jess,
| Smlthermon, who have been prospect
ing for gold in said county, on Spen
GERS Greek, near BunnelI mountain
have recently developed some ricl
digglngs. Our correspondent further
says, that q specimen of rich ore has
been found III the same diggin gs.
The Tarboro Enquirer-SoutLern
says: We are privately informed that q
young merchant, Mr.. VIM. Credle,
living III Washington. in O difficulty
With negro in his store a few even
ings ago, shot linn in the mouth with
pistol infiicting very serious
wound, which will in all probability
prove fatal. Mr.. c.. has been placed
under q 81, ZOO bond for his appear
;lnce at Court.
The Wadesboro Herald says: We
hear that on Thursday last young man
known as Gal. Teal was accidentally
Killed by being struck On the head
with the lever OF a cotton pross, known
as the .Grasshopper press, on the pre-
misses of M. Thos. J. Uafdison. He
lived only about two hours after hav-
ing received the blow.
HE Raleigh News SAYS: We regret
to learn OF the death in New York, on
Tuesday, of Col. John II. Manly, eldest
son OF the late Gov. Manly, OF this
city. Col. Manly has been residing in
tt txas for a humber of years, but
being i'll delicate health, recently
E.assed through this city en- route to
D." i'o1k with the hope of benefting
iIiElself.
The Enquirer Southerner says; AL
len Lyon, colored, who was confined
n the jail at this place about six
months ago Tor an unsuccessful at
tempt 20 outrage the person OF negro
woman living about eight miles from
own, was recommitted en- Tuesday,
having accomplished his heiiish pur-
pose III most brutal and shocking
manner tie night previous, on the
>ame individual. Swift justice and a
'tout rcpe viii ho almost too good for
MA.
The Wilson Plaindeale- says: The
Tournament at Marlboro, Pitt county,
S reported to have come off in good |
order at the appointed time on Friday
asst. The following Knights entered
lie list:
b = Moore, Knight of Tysons Cross
2oads; f T Carr, of Willow Green;
" Il Eives. of Tar River; r W Nc
iowan, of Land We Love; A G Allen,
Did North State; NJ j Fields, Domes,
ic Circle; W B Easton, Marlboro; J F
5Peight, Lady [ Love; J II Smith,
A " Fields, Sunny South;
l S isippen, Contentnea; Richard 81
3eeoles, Centre Bluff; G. " Thomp-
on, Biighted Hope; II @ Turnage,
Knight OF Pitt.
Knight of Sunny South crowned
Mss Alice Hardy Queen of Love and
3eauty; Knight of Centre Bluff |
Miss NJ Z King First Maid Of |
Honor; Marlboro crowned Miss Lizzie !
lang; Tys0n's Cross Roads crowned |
Hiss Julia Turnage.
The kinston Ka2ette says: On last
morning, about a. M. our
'e0pte were aroused from their drowsy
lumbers to witness one of the most
errlbje coniagrations that has ever
listed this town. Promptly to their
'Cst, the tiremen labored with super
nman efforts to stay the raging ele- |
1ent, and wrought miracles with the
lender ll3l.ns at their command, but
OF until every building on the west
ide Of Queen street, from Harvey &
tanleys to ID. III. Wade's was made
ne complete mass of smogldering
mbers. As before stated, the brave
remen, with taeir little engine, did
laster Y service, but the means of de-
ance were inadequate to the heavy
ask imposed, and hence the many
OGDEN structures were forced to sue
umb to the wild fiend, resulting in
tai loss Of about $4,000.