Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-09

West on The UlustriOus Insane.
Tarboro's amateur Thespians are
entertaining the good people of that
burg.
The revival in Wilson is still pro-
crossing and with very satisfactory re-
suits.
There is strong feeling over the
proposition 10 remove Johnston Court
House from Smithfeld TO the railroad.
One thousand tons of new rails will
soon 30 laid on the Piedmont road be-
syoee n Greensboro and Dauville.
4 boat vas capsized with four ne
groes who were out sailing. Mt Eliza
beth CITY, and two were drowned. =
More Sunday work.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: MIR.
Marcus Hill, of Eigecombe. cuts and
splits one hundred fence rails in one
Lonr. He has done this repeatedly,
and W. claim that be is the champion
rail splitter III the State! Who can
beat II?
The Raleigh News says Thomas
Bracking, white, charged with killing
last fail man IN Yancey county named
Moore. some time since, escaped from
the jail IN X,,ncoy and made bis way
iuto Tennessee. He has recently been
recaptured in that State, and is now
in Yancey jail awaiting his trial.
The Reid5viIle Enterprise has been
merged INTO the HeidsviIie News,
Messrs. i}eth9 Reid & Webster. eds
tors 1t a., ,e',,rs ID a new dress, with
fi,,f and
1 very creditabie Appearance.
Til" Gold boro Messenger says
TIE GnaT.cial condition of our town
government. thanks to Mayor Henry
an two or three Of re Buaid Of Com
niissnurrs, IS just now in a very
healthy condition. The town is ont Of
debt, and will probably have surplus
OF hand WIN The term OF tue present
! administration expires.
Tie Raleigh Sentinel says: Tlls
morning III tins county, in the neigh
borhood OF r J. Harrison's, Franklin
| Township, two little boys, johnny
Atkins aud Billy Maynerd, got t.
quarraiiiug over birdie, one trying
10 t:skr, it from the otuer, and little
/ Johuny out with his knife and stove.
5h, dude into By Miynarsls sid -
/ tie boy >ra@ badly st..tts.-d aud Il doc
I ar vas ln,,uvd,tt Is sent for
/ The Dup;in Record SAYS: Some over
/ sensitive citiz- Is OF foreign i,iit;! have
/ token Of lection to some remarks of
I N J. EuEelhar,l, AT recent me citing
! i'll NiiEnI: gtCl,, misunderstanding ana
/ n;sapl,iyIue What be said We knew
! Maj Enge!hard ia the days OF Know
! NcthiDgI> n-wheu student, and
! know that he stood against proscr!p-
+ ton then. Hts course Las been con
! sisttnt since. His Democracy is above
suspicion
! Western newspapers & 70 encourag-
! Ing account 81 tie growing wil.'at
crops IL that s. ction Of the county.
/ Tie winter h:t., been unusually severe.
Tho5 would have operated injuriou~!y
urr.. tne wheat mad it not been pre-
/ tcf-'G by suow. which fell early, aud
+ laid upon the ground ike mantle
! Most 0; tue neat vas sown last fall
and has formed thick coat, in many
instances entiteiy covering the ground.
! The Fayetteville Gazette SAYS: The
ground jlerea bouts hasn't been dry
| since the !st Of January. and in all
| that time we haven't had three cnneec-
utive cieai days, while we have suffer
erred ev.ry extreme of heat and cJld
/ The .ong confined rains have put the
| soil IN bad condition for blowing and
| tiiiage, and farming and gardening
are greatly retarded
The Wilson Advance says: The re-
vival which has been Conducted by
! Rev. DIR. Rosser il the Meth dis
! Churcl ia this place with SO much
! success for the last four weeks, closed
! on Wednesday night. Such all awuk-
/ ening on the subject of religion was
! never before manifested in Wilso:
! There have been nearly one hundred
conversions, and at the close of the
! revival there were several mourners
! The Raleigh Sentinel SAYS: Ra.,
eigh j. to have i third Baptist
Church AZ meeting stei,lay
Of few Of the prominent 1nembs ~
four Thousand dollars was sub-crID. d
. towards this END in very few minutes
and tn" meeting adjourned nut1i TO-
morrow evening, Friday, at four
clock, when tn'r', will be a fuii ate IL
dane" Of the church ana in all prot
. ability the requisite snm OF Thirty
thousand dollars will be raised.
Il" Charlotte Observer say We
are Informed that a most remarkable
leak .! nature has IA Gently occurred
~ the site Of tie burt dwelling OF
our towESman, Henry g. Williams,
Esq. II thr cci.tre Of this burnt 30:
has recently burst forth bold sp.ing
Of Wat-r which gushes out of tb. earth
IL three spout. as large as mans arm,
AID alter running III pelIucid streum
foT twenty feet sinks into the gr0usd
and disappears. \ medical friend who
drank Il tits suddenly create d spri,.r,
tells rs the Watcr * as cold as ice and
dist;ho y sslipLurous III taste.
Tn Raleigh Sentinel SAYS: ". 3.
tid > IL. flrGow, OF Charlotte, have
inverted Il rotating dinner table which
sup@r@edes TIL Necessity of negr,,
behind each chair at the table as was
ihe oa custom Of the country. There
~ an outer or stationary rim upon
wL1c,' Is placed the plate. knife
aid fuiK. Then there is nu inner or
circular centre, npon which the pilates
aid dishes continuing the meal are
placed. With IA single touch OF the
niger yon can turn this inner or cen
aug dish on tie table.
The Charlotte Observer saws A
friend wiring from Mt. Mourne, Ire
dell county, sends ue the following
item Aale i{yers, "a well to do color
ID man. was going from lis work in
tui@ i9hbo:i,ood on tuesday. seated
IN tn. on:k # 3 work OK The OK had
= chain aso'.nd bis horns. one end Of
shich Was being carried by Byers il.
Tvs hand. Tii~ negro got tired Carry
lu:5 th4 aua,u II his maud. aud put the |
end OF It around his own neck. The |
TX took frIgh at something, threw
the negro off. and dragged him
about q hundred yards oger VIEW |
rocky place. Both were found s.Ele- |
I the afterwards, the OK standing still, |
aud the Legro perfectly dead, with the |
chain st1it around his neck,
HIS ExcellereY, Gov. Brogden, las
sem out the following circular letter
II the Solicitors OF the 7th, 9Th and |
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