Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-10-01
STATE NEWS.

| CDGECOMBS,-h IL. y. Holden is
now conducting most interesting re-
vival at the Methodist Chutch in Rocky
Mount r=. so -F -a. .
10 WAKE.5-The Executive Committee
of the State Agricultural Society have
unanimously rendered an invitation to
Hon. Jefferson Davis to deliver al
address at the Fair to commence on
the 18th proximo. The presence of
Mr. Davis on thai occasion would add
greatly to che interest of the week,
and would give universal delight to
the public.
Z AT LAtsaE.-NVe have learned with
regret that the schooner Eliznbeth A,
from New York and Pt.tchcgue, bound
to. Hollywood. Carteret County, was
totally lost on Core Bank, on Sunday
morning, the 18th instant 'Phe vessel
and cargo belonged, to .Ap pleton Oak
smith, of Hollywood. and were valued
It about five thousand do!Inrs, on
which there was no iinsuraDce. Size
was commanded by Oapt. Lorenzo T.
Bioekson, of Carteret, VINO states that
he never encouLt1 red, a more violent
gale tlIan that which drove him ashore.
Nothing Of any value was saved from
| ths wreck, and the vessel has gone to
| pitces.- Ne1Cbesm Tines. 2. .s..
| Since Monday last great fears have
been entertained by the friends Of APP
pleton Oaksmith in Cateret as to his
safety. He sailed from Patchogue,
L. L on the 7th of September inst. sin
company, with the schooner Elizabeth
| A. having on board furniture and eff
| fects. He was last seen by the Eliza
beth A. on the night of Saturday the
18th inst, at Ii p. M. about 20 miles
s. s. W. of Ocracoke. The following
morning the Elizabeth A. was driven
upon the beach by the violence of the
storm, and Capt. Blockson, who COM
nlanded the Elizabeth gave the Min
ME up for lost. His friends in Carte
ret were agreeably surprised on Thurs
day the 23rd by the appearance of the
Minnie coming through Gore Sound.
She had weathered the severe storm
Ct Saturday the 18th and Sunday the
l9th inst, but had lost sails, sprung a
leak. and after great exertions, was
got into Ocracoke thence she pro-
ceeded, after temporary repairs, to
Holly ywood, iwheressshe arrived on the
evening of Thursday last.-Ne,o6elm
7T,ces. -''
WAKE. Henry Mordecai died at his
residence near Raleigh, on Wednes
day, in the 57th year of his age.
\ ORANGE. Mr.. j. w. Cheek, an es-
teemed citizen of Durham, committed
suicide on Wednesday, by tying the
musquito net around his neck, and
fastening ii to the bedpost, swung him
self therefrom. .l gEL. Il ~ %
MEoKLENBURe.-Ex- Governor Vance
has received an invitation from the
Chairman Of the Executive Committee
Of the Democratic party Of Ohio in
viting him to that State to take the
stump in behalf of VIM. A. Allen, the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
He lis also in receipt of a similar invi-
tation from the Chairman of the Dem
ocratic State Executive Committee of
Mississippi, but cannot accept either,
for the reason that his Fall Courts are
just coming on, and he cannot possibly
afford to miss them. He regrets this
very much, and especially as to Ohio.
He replied to the letter from this
State, on yesterday, announcing his
inability to accept the invitation
Charlotte Observer.
CASTOR. were shown yesterday,
d lot of beautiful tobacco, a sample of
what is now being cut and cured by
his farm in. Gaston county. Mr. Leak
is cutting this tobacco now at the rate
of two houses per day. Until he COM
| menced it this season, tobacco raising
was thing almost unknown in Gas
ton. We understand that he has caused
good deal of interest to be felt in the
production of s'the weed" and that
next season the people of that county
will enter quite largely into raising it.
CLRvELAND.-We see it stated in the
| Shelby AurorG, that a man In that
town has entered suit against another,
for passing the notes of the late Bank
of Mecklenburg upon him. The Au
rora says that many persons are await
! ing with Interest the result of the suit,
there being good deal Of this money in
the hands of the people of Cleveland.
| Of conrse the suit will result in favor
Of the man who brought it having to
pay the cost. i.