Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-03
STATE NEWS


Airy Railroad excitement is still in
progress. We hope it may succeed.
9 For the fiscal year ending June Both.
1875, North Carolina paid internal
revenue taxes to the amount of 81, 3d.
984.
At Rockingham Court Judge Kerr
sentenced an old man named Rowe to
ten years in the penltentiary for
brutal assault upon woman.
And then we hear of fair prospects
of the Goal FIELDS Railroad. from
Danvillesto Statesville. through this
section of country. Success to 1t.
Mr.. Cornelius Stephenson, of john
ston county, raised this year 400 bush
els of sweet potatoes on two and
half acres. He realized at the rate OF
$l45 per acre.
Mrs Parker, living near Mocksville.
in lDavie county. was recently wound
I'd, perhaps fatally, by the accidental;
discharge of a gun in the hands OF her
son.
The cotton gin and tobacco factory
oflRobert A Jenkins, Esq, of Will
liamsboro, Granville county, were to-
tally destroyed by fl ), accidentally, on
the morning of the 18th.
Mr.. A.. FL. Martin, an aged and high
Y esteemed citizen of Charlotte, died,
10 that place, Saturday morning last,
in his list year. He left no 1mmedi-
ate family, having not been married
The Hickory Press says: A silk
dress ON exhibition at our Fair de-
serves special notice. The silk was
and made
INTO a dress, all in Catawba county.
It is owned by Miss Fisher, of this
county.
The Rev. NJ. H Vaughan, of Louis
burg, has accepted the call from st.
Stephens Episcopal Church at Oxford,
and will probably enter upon his du-
ties IN this latter connection about the
first of December.
We are truly sorry to learn that
Capt. Nj. B. Crawford, the clever con-
ductor on the W. & W. r. r. freight
train, had the misfortune to get his
Al broken at Rocky Mount last Sat
urday in handling some heavy boxes.
The gin house of Mr.. Powell, OF
Halifax, who lives about miles from
Enfield was burned on Wednesday
with large quantity Of cotton. The
conductor on the train who gave US the
information did not learn whether the
pre- perty was insured or not.
The Winston Senti,aelsays: The large
an 4 growing business of our town de-
mands greater facilities than we have
at present, and we are glad to know
that we are in fair way of getting a
National Bank established here. $70,-
900, we learn has already been sub
scr.bed.
Says the Oxford 7orchlight: Messrs
J, NJ. Currin & Co., proprietors of the
Brick Warehouse, Henderson, n. c.,
on last Friday sold about 800 lbs. OF
tobacco fol Mr.. F. B. Hester at IL
average of $50 per cwt Mr.. Hester
liv near Oxford, and we tender him
our congratulations for obtaining such
high pr cGs wL.n The weed was 81 I0w.
Granville tobacco oeats the word.
Says the Sentinel: 1--WE were shown
yesterday an exquisite point-lsoo hand
keSchief, oyer stitch, winch Is the
work Of Mira. Mary Lucas, of this city,
who is 81 years of age. The work Is
rich and delicate, sonla of the figure
of birds and flowers seeming Ike g IS
sam r fabrics. Mrs Lacas has never
yet used spectacie3 or any other artlti-
cial aids to eye-sisht
The drfelace was conducted by
Messrs. ElcCorkle, Leach and Watson.
| Messrs. McCOrkle, joyce, Dobson and
Leach fully sus ained the reputation
| that they have already attained at the
bar, while Messrs. Stevenson, Glenr
and Watson added greatly to theirs,
| Nd oh0vral h., h.
| of the profession. The charge of bis
his Honor WAS exceeding fair and i'm
partial one. and gave general satisfac
| ton. Up to the time of going to press
| sentence has not been passed upon
! him.
We lean that on the night of the 81
instant, the vicinity of Pekin, Mott
| gOmery county, the gin house OF james
| Skinner was fred by an incondiaEy
and together with its contents was
entirely consumed. The house at tie
time. CONTAINED a considerable quan.
tity of cotton, and alt gether it Is be-
lievtd the loss will amount to fuzzy
| LOCO. Mr. Skuuer is said to be 6
very worthy man and i'll able to stand
SUCH a heavy loss A cOlored mar
whose name we have forgotten, ha,
been arrested on suspicion of having
committed the deed, and confined j,
jail at Tloy.-Rockinghana South.
The trial OF William ID. HendricF
for tho killing CT Robert Jennings
which was moved to tits County from
Yadkin at the last term of YadkI1
Conrt, began on Wednesday morning
jury was obtained by one O'Clock
and the examination Of witness be
gan il The afternoon AID lasted uuti
last Ihursday night. The case We,
argued before tie jury on Friday AM
Saturday morning. aud the charge o
the Judge was delivered IN SATURDAY
afternoon. The jury after being GU
! forty-eight hours returned with a Yer
dict of maus!aUgbJer. The State wa,
alb Y represented by Messrs. DCbson
Joyce, Glenn aud Stevenson.
The Wilson AdUancc says We re
greet to lean that MIR. William AppIe
white If StauEt3nburg township, il
this cnunty. sustained a heavy loss {
few days since by the burning Of hi
| gin EonSa with some considerabl /.
! quantity. We understand it origina
red from the friction Of the runuiI:a
| work3. There Was no insurance Fire
| will occur. Ihey cannot always b,
| prevented. Buk the Ios4 can be lessen
I'd or prevented entirely by INSURANCE
| We extend 10 Mr.. Appiewhite orr sym
patty In sis heavy loss, some $1,000
and trust his misfortune may be ,
warniEing to Others to insure thei
gins and other property.
The Raleigh Nea0s says The Sher-
| IFS yesterday commenced in earnest
PUTTING in an appearance. and replcn
ished to some extent Treasurer Jrn
| kin's money bag. NJ. y. Dogget, TAI
! DOLL ctor of CIeayeiaLd county, pal
over S4.404; J. IL. Buchanan. Staff
Of Jackson, dissorg-d himself of ST..
1875; Sheriff Kenneth Haynes, of c.
lumbus county was ea@ed of So, $50 II
| Joseph Cobb, Sheriff of Edgecou1 be
county, boiug overburdeGed dlsgorge j
the snng little sum Of SIG, 900 u, aid
J. 4. Hail, lax Collector of Rocking
ham. handed over $7,954 a. The
Sheriff Of Buncomba was on hand. bat
| had not settled vhan We were III the
rrensa1er's cffioe.