Wilmington journal., 1875-01-29
STATE NEWS.

Adam Butler, of Salem, killed a hog
last week that weighed 635 pounds.
Judge Kerr has moved to ReidsvilIe
to be Convenient as possible TO all parts
of his district.
A branch of the Orphan Asylum has
been established at Mars Hill, in Mad
ison county.
The Milton Chronicle says The
junior editor of this paper Is offered
the business or financial management
OF the Vlcksburg (Mlss.) Herald, at Il
urge salary per annum.
Mr.. j. a. Lassiter, of Henderson.
recently killed three pig, one yeaT
and three months old, weighing res
pectfully 47O, $40 and $50 pounds
The Milton Chronicle says: A muir
Ter was committed hear the dividing
inc betwee North Caroiinaand South
Carolina line on the 18th inst David
Trawick and Jesse LeGette were riding
III buggy, both uuder the intiuence
of liquor. They fell out and LIE Gette
shot and killed Traw;ck.
The Raleigh News says: The RI.
Rev. James Gibbons, D. D., who ar
rived in this city yesterday Mt 1 P. NJ,
will preach at St Johns Catholic
Church at IL A NJ Sunday. The
Bishop will also deliver a lecture in
the evening at $50 P. NJ, subject,
The Church and State"
The Raleigh News says: The Oldest
member of the North CaroIina bar,
who received his hcel Sc in this State,
a Iu6rrQ RoIIau nf A AShnx-iIlo
w. Venable, of Oxford, +. ceived his
license in Virginia. we think, in Is20
and is a few months the senior OF
Judge Bailey. Judge B. is also one
If the surviving members of the 1885
Convention.
The Duplin Record says For the
year 1874 there was shipped from
Duplin Roads 297 bales cotton. 2, ,S1I
casks of spirits of turpentine, /. 7jt;
bbls rosin, 224 coops of chickens,
about 1890 head, 90 bbl4, G6 crates
and 81 boxes of eggs, about II. .040
dozen. The chickens and egg
brought little over "a, 900
The Wilson Plaindealer SAYS: On
saturday, January I'd, Mr. Ram~y
Bailey, who lives in Johnston county,
about twenty miles from this plac,,
having recently bought land was max
ing prepations to move to the same
about two miles distant and for that
purpose cut down IA tree across Il
branch for g foot way. The tree fell
upon Mr.. Bailey and killing HIM III
stantly, his little sons standing by
heing witnesses as to the cause of his
death.
The Raleigh News says At 3
o'clock yesterday evening the funeral
procession of the late Mayor, Joseph
w. Holden, took place from the resi-
den"e of his father. e1 Governor HoI-
den, on Hsrgett street. The stores
we're closed and business in the city
generally suspended. The firp COM
panies, KNIGHTS of Pythias and tin"
Raleigh Light Infantry turned out in
full dress, and With the citizens on
foot, formed the longest funeral pro
| cession we ever witnessed in the city.
DR.. PritchaId preached the funeral
sermon at the Salisbury Street Bap
tist Church to one of the largest an
diencas that ever assembled in the
building. His remains were deposited
in the Oakwood Cemetery at . clock.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says :
Pattie Clark. about IA years of age,
daughter Of Mr.. Jessie Clark, living
| near Red Mountain, was, on Satur
day night, so badly burned by her
clothes taking fire that she expired on
the next night. Her fat her and mother
and the rest of the family had retired
| in the same room and bad fallen
asleep. She was left sitting up mend
ing a garment and it is supposed fell
asleep when the fire was in some wav
communicated to her daess. When
| her father and mother were awakened
| by her cries she was enveloped III
| flames, and it took some time 20 ex-
tinguish them, in doing which the
hands of both were badly burned.
The Raleigh News saxe: Joseph "
Holden, Esq, Mayor of the CITY of
Raleigh, died at the residence of bis
father, W. w Holden, at 5 O'Clock
yesterday morning. of dropsy. He had
been coLfined to his room for over
two weeks. and several days ago We
| were informed that his physic ans CON
8 dered bis c ise hopeless. His demise
was therefore not really unexpected
Mapor Holden, though comparatively lv
q young man, has filed several import
ant offices in the. gift of the people,
being elected to the House of Repre-
sentatives from this county in Aprit,
1868, and was chosen the Speaker Of
that body. In May, 1878, he was
elected Mayor of the city, which Office
he held to the day of his death. The
Board of City Commissioners met yes
terday at IL O'Clock, and passed appro
rriate resolutions in regard to his
death.
At West Point, Grant stood No. q