Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-28
STATE NEWS.

Col s. d. Pool will address the
people on the subject Of educatian aud
orr system of public instruction, III
on Saturday, June 9Th.
The Hillsboro Recorder says: Du-
ring the Centennial Celebration, the
Hon. w y. Graham sat for his photo
graph surrounded b. his seven sons.
THIS viii be a valuable memento of
the occasion.
The Graham Cleaner says: We are
Informed thnt on last Wednesday |
morning, at her home il Gullford |
county, Miss Eunice Worth, sister |
of our worthy county1lan, Daniel |
Worth, dropped dead.
The Elizabeth City Register says:
Mr., ThomSI Thompson and Mr.. Johu
Harriss, we yong gentlemen who
left this county last year 10 reside III
Ohio, have returned, sufficiently
amused with the West.
The Wilson PIaindeaIer says: Henry
Moore, colurrd, who lives upon the
farm OF MIR T. T. Eagles, in this
county. is 81 years of age, has Is
children, and cuts ana mauiS $50 rails
a day. Bring out your ancient color
ed individuals
The Reidsyille News says: We
record the total destruction by fire on
asst Thursday evening Of the residence
Of our towus1Aau, Il. q. GLADSTONE
Nothing was saved, not even Il Eieca
OF wearing apparel. \ pnrse of some
thing over three hundred dollars has
been made up tor him.
The Winston Sentinel says: One
day last week a man by the name OF
Press Brown, working for Dr. Shelton,
III Davidson county, got into diff
Guilty vi h Mr.. Epps, the Doctors
overseer, and struck him with a single
tree, tle niddie clasp entering his
head, inhicting 81 dangerous wound.
Brown madr his escape.
The Winston Sentinel says: The
most digniii5d sight presented to our
citizens this week was Judge Cloud
making All assault upon a negro ana
throwing q stick aud few cuss words
at him. The offense of this ward of
the nation WAS singing a camp meet
ing song in hearing OF his houOr.
The AshevilIe Expositor says: The
first census taken ii Buncombe county
was III the year 1SO0-G5 years ago.
Il then Contained 5I2 Inhabitants
In the year 1910 1t contained 9,277;
1920, 1G,54Z; 1880, 10.281; 1910,
! l0,OSt; 1850. 1924 1860, 1861;
1870, 5,4l2. Asheviile con aims 1900,
! of VI HON SZ9 are white and 57l colored.
| The Raleigh Sentinel says: It was
very neatly done by the 6tonewali
| Fire Company from South Carolina,
who before they even rested the soles
| OF their feet, marched TO the house in
| Charlotte where Mrs. jackson and
! child War2, and uncovered heads and
! paid tribute to the widow of God
/ predestiaed soldier. They then gave
three cheers for JacksCu's wi low and
! enid, and retired.
The Statesville American says: Mr.
| NJ. Z. Hyams, the Botanical Superin-
tendeut OF Wallace BiutII..cs' Ware
house, is rapidly arranging the large
number of medical and o5her plants
gathered il Western North Carolina,
/ and which Ii is his Intention to place
OH exhibition at the Centennial to be
held IN Philadelphia next year.
! Already he has sOver four hundred
different varle les of herbs, plants,
seeds and woods neatly boxed ard
tasteful'y labeled.
! The Hickory Press says: Dr.. A. NJ.
Powell, Of Caiawba, showed US some
fine specimens II gold ore Il few days
ago. He mad one lump that weighed
seven pwta. Ihis MAS found III his
mine near Catawha Station. This mine
wac formerly known as the Old
''ShufOrd mines" but it Is now owned
by DIR. Powell. He says the mine Is
very rich, both on the surface and II
the veins. Several hands are now st
work, and other large pieces Ct value
have been recently found.
Tie Charlotte Southern Homo says
We regret to learn Of the death OF
Saturday morning, about 2 O'Clock, %
Mrs. Jane N. Swami, aged "a years, :
daughter of GeDrg,. Mckinney, one o!
the heroes of Mciutyre's Branch fight
while CORVALLIS was in Charlotte, ana
an cstimabIe old lady She leaves 6
very large circle oi relatives and con
nections III the county.
The Raleigh News says: His Elk
cclency Gov Brogden never owned OF
wore a pistol. q pair Of boots or ;
watch he never owned Il deg, went
fishing or shot at a squirrel. He is 10y
no means homety, and it is said he
has been discarded by sweetheart:
ofttner than any other man Of his
age. having never been able to get the
answer yes. yet-apd dat ish DE-
kind of man our Governor ish.
The Charlotte Democrat says: Al
though there were thirty or forty
thousand people in our streets OF
Thursday, the Goth, there was not The
slightest disorder, ana / o arr, SITS Were
necessary OF any sort. II was, indeed
the greatest gathering that has eve1
Oc urred III TINS country, and more
orderly one was never known. VIZ
are proud Of the good conduct of Ou1
Southern people and Of ae conduct Of
all visitors from Northern and West
ern States. No gathering in the wOrlt
ever surpassed the gathering i'll this
city last week in good feeling, goot
ord, / and good cheer.
The Asheville Citizen says: ON
friend, Kelsey Ray, showed Us a fine
specimen Of aquamarine beryl, found
in his mica mine on the south side o
Black Mountain, recently. He a!st
has a magnificent garnet, found in oul
county some time since, which Is val
ued at 500. Mr.. Ray IS doing mucl
towards bringing into notice the min
erals of our section. He says tina
there are more gurnets, be thinks, il
Buncombe than III all the rest of
North America besides. He Is cnthu
siastic on the vast mineral wealth O.
our Western counties. The mica bu
siness is looking up, and, OF course
Western North Carolina mica is al
ways Ill demand.
The StateBvilie Landmark says: By
passengers on the Western \. G.
Railroad we learn of q most diab0Iica
murder peIpetrated in Rowan county
on Saturday morning last. The muir
deer is q white man by the name OF
Mesimer, and his victim. an old lady
by the lame Of Heiig-his m0tner-in-
law. Mesimer visited Mrs. Heilig's
house Oh Saturday morning for the
/ purpose of plunder and murder Mrs