Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-26
STATE NEWS.

The Kineton Gazette says "He
ha. name enough to kill BIN Is
mistake. or the senior JOB Printer OF
Newborn would long since have gone
up" His initials are r. &. T.. A. IL.
The kewbern Journal of Commerce
says: We are pleased to learn that
Hon. II. E. Manly has consented to
deliver the address at the approaching
of Confederate Memorial
Day-the 10th Of May.
The Newborn Times says: We are
pleased 10 learn that several Of our
Young men have srganixed, and are
now psrtscting by practice, a minstrel
troupe. The troupe il composed OF
seventeen or eighteen, the major part
of whom are excellent musicians.
The Statesville Intelligencer says:
We learn thst violent hurricane
passed through the Northern part OF
trsdsu county last Monday afternoon.
ranging from the southwest to the
northeast. 4 great deal Of damage
was done in the way of twisting OF
timber, unroonng and blowing down
houses &c.
The Magnolia Record says: Capt.
w. L. Bird, residing near Strabane,
Lenoir county, has one OF the finest
surnip patches We have heard Of The
turnips vs learn, generally measure
from ~ to 80 inches in circumference,
while he has some much larger-one
going even 36t inches.
The Asgno,.. Record says: Geo
W. Carroll, Lsq-, of Kenansvlile town
ship, from one and hall acres OF
land housed four hundred bushels OF
good putatoes and cut ones were fed
to his fattoning hogs, and twenty-five
beds Of hog. we're fed two weeks on
she pickiugs of the plat. This beats
cotton badly. Who can beat this
The Washington Echo says: 4 re
vivai is now progressing IN the III. r..
Chnrch ri this place. under the able
aud efficient ninistration OF the Rev
4. f. Raven. Alread two persons
have been happily converted. and SOY
erat others are still at the altar, seek
lug the pardon Of their sins.
The Z, cky Mount Mail says: There
we're sh'pped from Rock y Mount duriug
The SIX mouths, from September list,
1874 IL March LIST, l IS, six thous~td
one Iluuirei aud mn bales Of cotton
against even SIX thousand bales SHIP
ped daring the twelve months ending
September LIST.
The Danburv Reporter says: Our
jail doors are standing open, aid have
been for months. The Rerorter sa "
a man blowing on the 18th inst. for
the first time IN nearly three months.
Tobacco plants will be scarce, as a
large number Of plant beds have been
washed away.
Fillmore Boobitt, a gay youth OF
Granville. sold his fathers horse few
days ago and started off on a northern
tour The old man, however, was
boo soon for his recreant offspring,
and telegraphed ahead OF him to Wei
don. where he was arrested and re-
,nrnsd home.
lhe Tarboro Southerner says: Il IS
estimated that IS, 0OO bales of cotton
have bssn shipped from Tarboro dur
lug the preseut season. This does Lot
include the whole crop of the county.
Quantities have been shipped from
points On the river and stations or
the Wilmington and Weldon Railway
and some 10 still In the ha nds Of far
mers.
Tie Raleigh News says: In the Hal
Of she House OF Representatives to
d.y, ct u NJ. the members Of that
! house will present Capt. James L.
. Robiusou, ,heir Speaker, with an ele
CANT gold n stob and chain as q testl.
nonisl of tier high esteem as q pre-
siding oficer. Er. John n. Staple
<,S Gi,1Ii]np1 h.s ha., abAcop IN L.
| the presentation speech on the part oil
| the members.
The Raleigh News say: We learl
learn that = telegram was received IN
/ this city J yesterday evening which stated
, that WA. r. Blake. engineer of the
material train on the North Carolina
Railroad. was severely burned, though
| nos dangerously, on yesterday nea,
| Gibsonvills. The cause OF she acci-
dsns vas not given, but 10 was proha-
oily caused sy al explosion of his en-
CINE or the bursting of acme Of the
dues.
The Charlotte Observer says: A te,-
4. sgrsn arrived Ia this city yesterday.
announcing thai while train was
! going from Greensboro to Compauy
Shops. the engine ran of she track and
turned over There were two eng:
neers on abe locomotive; VIM. Blake
and George Wishsrspoon; both of these
J were seriously injured, having been
! much bruised and scaIded. A young
man named Wombls, q clerk in the
depot at Greensboro, was also injured
but not 30 badly a. the others.
The Fayetteville Gazette says
, Passing she residence OF j. A. Worth,
Esq., few evenings since, We wee
struck with his beautiful green field OF
craving wheat. Upon this little patch
Of an acre or two Mr.. Worth will raise
enough wheat TO make -four for his
family during almost the entire year
Hs prepared the ground we'll, naanured
| highly. but not so much as to make
she crop any less profitable, and lie
! has demonstrated the fact that good
wheat can be grown in this section.
! aud that our people, ii they try, can
produce every thing necessary for their
OWE consumption.
The Salisbury Examiner tells the
following good one: Just abont the
sime of Stoneman s, Raid on Salisbury, a
, sqnad OF blue coated cavatrymen rode
mp to the stable of good old farm. I
not far from here and coolly saddled
one OF his two horses, and were pro
ceeding on their way with the booty
when our friend. not Wishing to lose
his best horse, ard supporting OF course
that the rognes belonged to Stone
mans command, acoosted them TINS.
Dang 1t ali man, yous wootent take a
soot union mems horses woot YOU
. The very kind we're looking for old
chap, and We will relieve you Of the
other one two, which they did. The
old man had mistaken his men: they
belonged TO Wheeler's Confederate
Cavalry, aud TO this day reproaches
himself with dad lame ii, what &
tarnasion fool was tat time again"
The Charlotte Observer says: We
mentioned yesterday that on Wednes-
day 40 accident occurred on the North
Carolina Railroad between Greensboro
and Company Shops, whereby thr, g
persons were injured. We learn Shat
Mr.. Womble, clerk in the depot at
Greensboro, died on the night Of the
day when the disaster occurred. He
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