Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-14
STATE NEWS.

Raleigh's protectors are seven day
IL; nine night policemen.
NJ. f. TEL. Busbee has been elected
tie attorney OF the Raleigh Board OF
: aldermen.
Tie Hash county jail doors stand
vide open.
The scarlet fever is in Charlotte
with several fatal cases already.
GOV. Kendr;cks, Of Indiana, has sig
aifad his intention to be present at
-he Meck!enburg Centennial.
Tie revival at Toisnot continues
With unapated interest. There have
been over fifty conversions.
Paul Crutch1ieid, an employee Oh
lie Nor. LWestern road, had his arm
badly mashed on last Tuesday, at
Greensboro, while coupling cars.
Rev. A W Mangum, of Edenton
street Methodist Church, in Raleigh,
has been invited to deliver the annuui
address at Greens boro Female College
Jno. ". York, Esq, was elect. d
Mayor 81 Batt:eboro, with Messrs. K.
L. AicGuire, *. G. Pope, B. Frank
P4tJ. ,. $. Aisop, Dr., aud L. Ii. Her
Rev. DR.. Hooper, LII. D., has ac-
cep ID the invitation to deliver the
address Of welcome TO the members
the State Medical Society, which COT
venes at Wilson on the 18th inst.
The Winston Sentinel says: Little
Cnatiie Ogburn killed a crane near
town last week that measured five
feet seven and one-half inches from
the tip Of one wing to the tip of thu
other.
The ETarboro Southerner says: We
are panied 10 announce the critical
condition Of MIS-. Gen. W. d. Fender
II is feared she will not recover. Sine
is suffering from severe attack Of
pneumonia.
The S0utherner records a Demo-
cratic victory in Yarboro last Monday,
the result Of which was that Jesse A.
Williamson, Jacob Feldenheimer,
Frederick Philips, Daniel ". HURT,
Alex. NcCabe and Joseph Cobb, were
elected Commissioners, four of whom
are Democrats.
The Charlotte Observer says: A man
named Peter Peeler, of Cleaveland
county, hing himself in his barn We'd
nesday. It is a singular fact that
Crow, the former owner of the planta-
don on which Peeler lives, hung him
self some years ago near the SAM
S. OF. Peeier was deputy sheriff, and
during the war was 1t. Col. OF Militia.
The Raleigh Capital says: "NIrs.
CtAskins, Of Carteret county. N. G y
says tie GreenviIle IS. o. News,
weighs C40 pounds, and one of her
stockings held bushel of shell, i
corn" We acknowledge the corn
fuis story is a grain or so too much
ier Us; though the News man said he
see i i measured. Mrs. Gaskins had
seven grandsons, the smallest weigh
ing 125 pounds.
The Charlotta Eagle says: Mr.. J.
Armstrong, aged 60, resident of Gas
ton county, vas thrown from his bug
81 and killed last Tuesday, while re-
turning from Dallas to his home. MIR.
Armstrong. we learn, had been drink
l4g heavily, and on the road leading
rom Dallas to the South Fork, his
morse be. am frightened and threw him
ont, breaking his neck on the wheels.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: At the
oad sale last Saturday Mr.. VIM. S.
Battle bid off beautiful lot on Church
street.. aud Immediately presented It
a. The Episcopal Church. This is a
handsome. present, and we trust that
liJe Church viii bestir itself and soon
commence the erection Of handsome
inlLsiing, Quite large amount has
already been subscribed.
The Salisbury Waterman SAYS: Mr..
i. y. Bradford, of Davie, has left on
ny table several specimens of mineral
rocks, indicating deposits of iron and
| copper, and possibly silver. These
specimens were taken from a shaft
sunk by Mr.. 3. n. Allen, of Full
| son; and they promise something, al, a
! Ne hope 1t will turn out that there i,
| q valuable mine OF some character at
| the place named.
The Charlotte Observer says: In a
.e;t=r to Col. Brem, Capt. Blanken-
| ship, OF the % Richmond Howitzers, -
says he thinks his battery will come to
| Charlotte on the Goth, if the Centen-
MAI Association will furnish horses
for the guns and officers. Notice Col.
Brem's advertisement for forty horses.
The hOwitZels are said to have the
handsomest unifom, and to be the
best drilled military organization in
the Southern States.
The Raleigh News says: We learn
that the Board of Trustees of ,he
University adjourned yesterday even
ing after protracted and bard-work-
ing session of two days. There was
much enthusiasm in the Board and
entire confidence of success. A
scheme of reorganization was adopted,
and committee was appointed to So
licit contributions from the alumni
and other friends of education in the
State and elsewhere for the revival of
the institution. The doors will be
opened for pupils on the first Wednes-
d ~ in September A Faculty will be
elected the 10th of June next, when
the Board will re-convene for that
purpose. Before adiourning, the
Board agreed to borrow 1000, to be
used Immediately in repairs of the
College buildings and Professors