Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-21

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Raleigh was to have had match
game of billiards last night, for &
purse of $50.
Mr.. b. ID. Sinclair, a young gentle
man of much literary promise, Is an
nounced as the local editor Of tie
Charlotte Eagle.
Council Tyre, of G1ilford county,
aged SO years. died last week. Al his
last birthday the old man expressed
desire to live to be one hundred.
Father Evans, of the Milton Chron-
icle, declines the honorable position
of membar of the Board Of Com
missioners for that town, to which he
was recently elected.
Hon. M. G. Kerr, of Indiana.
Democratic member of the next Con
gress, is in Charlotte where he viii
remain until after the Centennial Cele-
bration.
The Statesville American says: Mr.
Joseph L. Caldwell, the spicy local Of
the Charlotte Observer, was out on
our streets the past week, having rar-
TALLY recovered from a severe attack
of rheumatism.
William Strickland, of Wash county,
who was convicted OF Ku-Kluxing
negro in Wake county, four years ago,
has just completed his term at the Al
bany penitentiary and reached home.
The Steamer Schiller, which was
shipwrecked last week on its trip
across the ocean, contained among
its three hundred lost passengers, two
North Carolinians. Joseph Vile, OF
Greensboro, and Miss Sue Dimmock
of Washington.
The Winston Sentinel SAYS: We
learn that several of the emigrants
who have recently left this section of
the State for Indiana and other Western
States have not found theEldoradO they
expected, and will return home TO the
Old North State as soon as they can
make their way hack. They report
that the demand for labor is light and
that there are more hands than can
fnd employment.
The Newbern Times says: The
schooner Addie L. Cutler, of Bangor,
Maine. to Charleston, S. O., struck on
Cape Lookout Shoals on Wednesday
night and sunk. Loaded with cotton
ties, soap, kerosene Oil, &c. Vessel
and cargo total loss. Captain and
crew saved.
The Charlotte Observer says: The
Centennial Medals, silver and bronze,
thee>I11T;f1Sellg the r 9 X executed and fresh from
the y. .: MINI NJ pl.iladeIDhia. were
received by the Committee II -. "a
created great excitement We under
stand that the rush was so great jLat
by - o'clock the silver medals were
ascertained TO be going so rapidly tbat
it was deemed advisable to order
more by telegraph. The bronze med
ais are almost as pretty as the silver,
and are selling rapidly.
The Tarboro Southerner says We
are informed by Col. john L. Bird
gers that among the antiques Of tLe
late Gov. Clark, is the left lappal q
the coat worn by Col. Irwin at the bat
tie of Germantown during the heyU-
lutionary war and in which lie s
buried. Sixty-two years afterwards
his remains were exhunei and the
fragment of the jaw bone through
which the ball that caused his de .th
passed al this lappel were the o4iy
things visible. 1t Is more than It
mark able that the above should have
remained in such good state OF pres
ervation for SO long a time.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: At the
Baptist prayer meeting last night Or.
Pritchard said that two years ago h.
saw in paper where young nuu -
the name of w. E. Pritchard, educated
| in the Spurgeou School ia EugituC
had come to this country ana located
as the Baptist minister at NilmIn"tou,
Ohio. OF the same name with him
self he wrote to him Immediately and
| since then they had kept mp very
| pleasant correspondence, and at DE-.
Pritchard's invitation the vuung arIau-
ger had joined them in their Souths:u
Convention at Charleston, ana 3ad
come to this city, aud would now lave
| something to say to the cOngrega
Mr.. Pritchard then delivered u shoe.
and earnest discourse which va
worded beautifully, and fUu OF good
matter, and at its close Dr. pricchard
asked the brethren up TO get acqualIt-
| ed and shake hands with the yonnG
stranger. All this came from wearing
| the same name.
The Salem Press says: The apple
crop is stated as better than az first
reported after the late frosts. In the
mountain region, Blue kidge) the
crop will be fair, while in the Pied
mont section it will vary between a
fourth and half crop. But little
encouragement relative to the peach
crop; it may be set down as almost a
complete failure. Cherries are seat
tering, and Will amount to but little.
Plums and damsons are said to be
more plentiful and may reach half a
crop. Strawberries Will probably
yield an average return. Grapes are
scarcely injured at all, and the pros
pect excellent. Several vineyards il
this county will come into full bear
ing this year for the first time. The
blackberry Ecrop will be full. Other
small fruits are just beginning to re-
cieye. attention. and the fruitage OF