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

Gen. Clingman lectured IN Char
lotte on Saturday on Science and
Christianity"
The frt number of the Illustrated |
Age, Capt. R. L. Fulghun, editor, will |
make its appe. rance nex3 week.
Mr.. Jas. III, Gardner, County Sur
veyor. aud a well-knOwn citizen Of |
Wayne county, died on Thursday last.
The Democrats of Hyde county have |
nominated Col. VIM. S. Carter as & |
delegate TO the Constitutional Con
VCntlOn.
Catawba county is entirely out of
debt, and perhaps. has more money
in the treasury tnan any other county
in the State.
There are in the county of Pitt, five
Incorporated towns and all exec!
Gceenville elected Democrats to FL
their town offices.
Gov. Brogden has issued a procla-
nation recommending that the Goth
be observed as general holiday
throughout the State.
The Goldsboro Messenger says:
Strawberries shipped from Goldsbofo
sold last week in New York at $125
per quart. Green peas So and 81 per
bushel.
Travel on the North Carolina Rail
road is not such bore as 1t was some
time ago. The speed has been in
creased to twenty miles an hour in
Guiding stoppage.
The Danbury Reporter says: One Of
our citizens Of Stokes killed fine
mountain buck last week, the only
one that has been seen ia the neigh
! borhood since the war, so far a6 we
| have heard.
The Hickory Press says The
dwelling house and sconteuts, and, our
Informant says, ''everything. even tn
corn, bacon, fodder, etc. belonging
to Mr.. Green Hendricks, Of Wilkes
county, was destroyed by fire, last
week The fire originated from
spark falling on the roof.
The Fayetteville Gazette says: We
regret very much to learn that on
Tuesday last the residence Of DR.. II
A McSwain, in the ne Shborbood Of
kyle's Landing. was consumed by
fire, together with his out-hOuses,
y
thing, leaving himself and family des-
| titute.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: This
morning Mr.. Bryant Smith, of this
county, his wife ANA daughter in the
cart, was crossing the track as the
Central cars came IL and the horse
took fright and backed the cart over
in u ditch, Knocked one of the ladies
senseless, gripping the horse aud
smashing up one of MIR. Smiths
hands.
The Graham Cleaner says The
closing exercises of the Graham High
Schuol will take place on Thursday
and Friday, the 9th ana 2Sth days Of
this mouth. On Thursday evening
there will be defamation and other
exercises 10y the students, winch V lii
be continued on Friday. CO.. John
4. @ ilmer, Of Greensboro, viii or Fri
day, the 18th, deliver an address be-
fore the Literary Society of the
School.
The Raleigh News saws: Mr.. john
Godwyn was picked Up oil the street
Saturday night III an iusensIbie con-
dition by the police, and conveyed to
the Station House, where he soon
afterwards died He had for several
years past been sffi icted with heart dis
ease and this WIS doubtless the cause
/ Of his death. The COFOner's Jury reB-
dered verdict of death from causes
unknown to the jury.
The Raleigh News saws: Gov. Brog-
den yesterday received a dispatch
from Gov. kemper, Of Virginia, re-
al,
HowItz-rs ANA other military cOmpa
MES "to invade the State" on the oc-
casion Of the Neck ,enhnrg Centenni-
al. The permission was granted. 1t
will be remembered that the Rich
mond Ho1itzers were with the North
Carolina troops at Little Bethel Ill
1861.
The Shelby Aurora says: We have
been caeditahiy informed that the
Rock Cut ~ about done. The ma
chinery us ID in hitting ont the rock
has been removed. Aud that great
rocky barrier has entirely disappear
ed It has taken many hard blows
and pounds OF powder 10 do the work.
II would not take a great deal more
work to finish the road up to this piacs.
II the bridge accres Buffalo creek was
done, it would not take long to lay
down the cross -ries and iron, and the
long hoped for train would be at
Shelby.
The Greenville Register says: There
is i'll Marlboro, in this county, cat
that gives suck to four kittens, pup
py and Il mouse, and tUey say IL is
amusing to see her tender care 20 this
| mixed household. Sometimes the
Tnn,rSa ctravc off 47,lnn
petition, and as soon as the Old cat
ascertains that tie little fellow Is mis-
sing she takes Il position near O certain
rat hole in the floor, and patiently
waits until mousie appears, then
selZes 1t, and like an anxious mother,
carries the little truaut home and
gently places it in the family bed.
This is true and will be vouched for
by many who have seen the mixed
family.
The Henderson Tribune says: One
of the most scientific operations was
performed on Col. Sam. Edwards, on
last Friday, by Drs. Cheatham, Hicks
aud Tucker. Col. Edwards has bee,
suffering for some Dime with a disease,
on account of which n, was much de-
bilitated, aud DR.. Cheath ham, his phy-
sician, saw that in a short tune it would
prove fatal, and the only chance to
preserve and pIolong life was to per
form al operation. which was done in
the most sklIiful manner, aud has
proved TO be a perfect success. The
dead and supe1fiuous flesh, taken from
his left side, just over the region of
the heart, weighed seven pounds. We
understand that the Colonel IS now up
and walking about his room.
The Raleigh News says: The readers
of the News will remember that three
years ago, IN our report OF the State
, Medical ASSOCIATION IN session at New
bern, we gave lengthy report of the
action OF said convention IN admitting
to its membership, a lady who had
regularly graduated al medical col
ledge and received diploma as
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