Wilmington journal., 1875-07-16
STATE NEWS.

Raleigh is to have chain gang on
the street,.
One Toisnot firm sold 81, 900 worth
of goods last Saturday.
An effort is to be made soon to build
a Presbyterian Church at LaIrange.
The Tar River Jocky Club will en-
Joy a good dinner at Runnymede Park
next week.
Hillsboro and Durham are pitted
against each other for a match game
of base bail on Tuesday next.
Messrs. Wooley & Gardner, of the
Snow Hill Vidette, have purchased
and will hereafter run the kInstOn Gt.
zette.
THE Radicals of Jones county have
nominated Jacob f Scott, the present
member of the Legislature, for Con-
vention.
The Executive Committee of Lenoir
county have placed in nomination Jas.
NJ. WoOten, very popular and deserv-
ing young gentleman, III the place OF
tir. Parrot, declined
Bryant Z. Hlnnant and p. L. Massey
are the Radical. Convention candidates
in johnson. The rumor that Mai
Smith Is a candidate is untrue. The
Major is however actively canva sing
the county in the interest of the Rad
ical party, which we had hoped he had
grown tired of.
The Kinston Gazette and Snow Hill
Ti1ette are to consolidate, and publish
ed from the Gazette office, by Messrs.
Wooley 4 Gardner of the Vidette, who
have bought the Gazette. We wish the
new management success.
A banquet will be given next week
| to the delegates to the Cotton States
! Congress which assemblies in Raleigh
ON the 18th inst.
Rev. J. B. Bobbitt was called to the
Raleigh Edenton Street Nj. e. Church,
vice Rev. A. W. Mangum, resigned
but was compelled to decline.
The Salisbury Examiner says: Mr.
j. w. Fisher, of this county, raised
from 3 bushels of seed, 121 large
shocks of oats, and he thinks it vii
thesh out between 100 and 1875 bush
| els.
The Mt Airy Watchman says: The
crops of Surry were never in better
condition at this season. The corr
| promises an abundant yield; large
fields of wheat greet the eye in every
locality, and the stand of tobacco il
excellent. All of these Indication
| give promises of future wealth.
A Western exchange. that evidentl,
nows something of the carpet bal
Legislature of North Carolina has thu
following good hit: IAN ex-member o
the North Carolina Legislature ha
| returned to his old home-the Obi,
State Penitentiary-and he seems t,
feel more cOntented than for year
past"
Gen. Clingman has accepted the in
vitation of the Trustees to deliver tn
Annual Address at the Commencement
of the University of the South at Be
wannee, Tenn, on the 5th of August
| This Institution of learning was es
tablished by the Episcopal ChureI
South and has its entire support.
The Court fer Cabarrus county no,
in session, is held in a store room, il
the absence of Court House, tina
building having been destroyed b,
fire some time since.
A negro was captured at Tarboro Of
Friday, charged with acting as a sp,
for Hamp Austin, an ex-renitentiar.
bird. aud gang of rogues who i
thought to have a rendezvous in th
Western part of Edgecomhe county
The boy has been 'passed up" an,
promises to make developments tina
may lead to the rest of the gang.
Says the Tarboro .Southerner O
Thursday: Capt Nc. Corkle, Chic
| Engineer of the Seaboard d Raleigl
r. r; has been in town. for several day
| in the interests of the above namet
road. The Capt. informed us that h,
thought probable that the road would
be put III running order to Williamson
| by the fail. He has been over the lin,
below here, and left Wednesday morn
ing for Raleigh, by private conveyance
to secure the right of way. The peop
| of this section should hail with deligh
the opening of a new route for freight
and passengers.
The street hands of Charlotte have
"struck," because they were not paiC
| weekly instead of monthly.
Cne 4 ,nvIlto Citizen says of Mai
Marcus Erwin, who it was stated b,
the Pioneer would canvass the Wes
| against Convention 1.-The Major will
do no such thing, but upon the con
| trary has all along been in favor O.
Convention, as many other good Re
| publicans are. Don't cut up at false
alarms, but stick to your civil rights
platform.
1t appears that North Carolin,
furnishes three-fourths of the driec
blackberry crop of this country-15,.
| 900 barrels of 20, 900 barrels raised.
Georgia cotemporary does not wish tG
see it's State waste any longer croI
that paid North Carolina q half million
of dollars last year. 1t contends thai
| drying blackberries at 81 cents pei
| pound is far more profitable than rails
| ing cotton at 10.
| Newborn Times eve saw yes
ter by the courtesy of those having
them in charge, ut the jewellery store OF
Sam X. Eaton, two handsome gold
| headed ebony canes that are to be
| shortly presented the Col. l.. w. Hum.
| phrey President A. & N. @. r. r. and
| Capt. W. 81. Green, Superintendent N.
@. ID. Richmond and Danville r. r.
| by the officers and members of the
Newbern Steam Fire Engine Company
as an evidence of their appreciation OF
the courtesies shown them by those
officials on the recent trip Of the Com
pany to the celebration at Charlotte
The presentation will take place next
week"