Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
STATE NEWS,

sue of that paper.
The Pee Dee Courier says that ne
gro woman named Nellie McRae was
shot and killed instantly, while at 6
party at Dave Fairly's house. DAME
Mclean has been arrested for the
crime.
E. Burke Haywood, Jr.. being al
officer of the State National Bank oi
Raleigh, Las resigned. on account Ol
bad health. Upon his departure the
officers of the Bank presented him with
an elegant gold ring as testimonial
of their regard.
The Auditor says the first tims he
pres umes it has ever happened IN this
State or any other State in the Union,
the State taxes have been promptly
paid. Ninety-four sheriffs have step
ped up to the scratch and settled
Raleigh Ne,0s
The Asheville E1positor says that
land in that Town sold at the rate OF
scVe'aty thousand dollars per acre.
The same paper has the following
''Gince Richmond and all Virginia
has been "shaking, "Oid Baidy' has
been quite silent. We hope the Cen
y
a sense of his position.
The negroes in this county says the
Raleigh Ne,Os, have commenced con
tractipg for the year. The farmers
generally pay eight dollars for the
first three months. then till the crop is
laid by, which is about the first OF Au-
gnst, and they are then allowed to
pick cotton by the hundred. a good
picker can make from one TO dollar
aud quarter day.
The Newberne Times saya: Ten
thousand blue fsh were recently
c;ught uE Hatteths beach six miles
South Of the Light House, by tsenty
men with five nets. The whole time
occupied III the catch was sixty hours.
from the same pager we clip the
following: j corresponds ent from Ply
mont:l. = {, mrit4s US that a few days
since = yonnG man ii that vicinity,
while playing with pistol, shot him
seji in the hand. After having the
wound dressed and baudaged. he
attempted to explain to sympatli-
zirg friend how the accident occurred,
and IL SO doing, again shct himself
Though the same hand, the balls iii
both instances going clear through.
st last accounts he had concluded not
tO fool with that pisto or enter into
:s!:y Lore p-uctIcai explanations.
On iast Wednesday IA steam yacht
put I!:to SHau5h0rl IL this State, when
about ten or twelve men landed, we'll
AIMED 'Eltl knives and pistols, aud
among them was a civilian, whom,
from the description ana pictures seen
10y citizens OF that place of the Boss
firmly believed 1t Was him. They
remained about Az houT, made few
aud then gor under way
and then pat 20 sea. Their presence
created ccnsi icrable excitement,
among Slie inhabitence OF the village.
The above information We obtain from
Mr.. Nash MuttUcl1s Of Ouaiow, who
lives within seven miles OF the place.
Times.
Union prayer meetings are being
hold III Raiuigh The Nes0s says Of
tbs, one held Monday night:
''At the Ineeting last night at the
Presbyterlup Church the galleries Cf
that spacious building and all avaii.-
bic space was c.owded. The services
were conducted by the Rev. Wm. r.
Atkinson IL the absence Of the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Vaughn The meeting was
the largest Of the kind ever known in
this city, even during the war when
there was So much cause for drawing
near IL Gou. fine following ge9tle
men took active part III the meeting:
Rev. VIM. Il. Atkinson, Rev. Mr..
Sharp, stranger heSe; Prof. Fair
child, Prot ". 1. Kerr, Jnnr Arm
strong, Rev. Mr.. Taylor, Rev. Mr.
Norman, Rev. Dl. Pritchard. Rev DIR.
and Rev. Mr.. Huffman.
night s.t Swain Street Bap-
tist C;.ureh, prayer fcr Foreign Mis-
sions
We print to-day from the Whining
ton journal communication over the
signature of BinQ Ridge. 10 which we
call attention. We agree i'll the idea
suggested of tie Importance 10 vii
mington IN the control OF ill., Western
North Carolina Railroad,
We believe thai il IS 70 the Interest,"
of the West that the Contra! Road
should nave controlling infironce III
this enterprise.
AS TO the Spartan nburg and Ashe-
wife Road, we do not see that 1t 6hOnld
be considered m opposition line to
Wilmington. The necessities Ot 81"
country will demand hoth roads, nnl
we believe shat the Spatt,.ubu,g and
Asheville Road would a:is3 greatly 20
the trade OF Wilmington sIll Char
lotte, because it gives two outlets. in
stead nf Que.
We suppose she SpartanbGrg AMI
Asteviile Road will simply aim to tap
the Western North Carolina Road ut
4 neville, and then force ,mmerci.i
relations with the French Broad line.
The Rapid Growth Of Durham,
North Carolina" Is tho title OF an in
tereating circular issued by II. A.
Reams, one OF the greatest tobacco
dealers of that fiourishing little city
It says A person who stopped at
Durham, ZEN years ago, would not
know the place if he stopped there
now. BlackweIl's great factory, and
Rean1's tobacco warehouse, are Two
buildings that wouid do honor TO any
place, no matter how large.
4 few figures will show palmer than
words the amazing growth of this
place. IN 1850, Il had a population of
leo, with property valued at $15, ZOO;
tobacco factory, employing hands,
and consuming 5000 pounds of leaf
tobacco; active capital, 81 900; 2 small
shops, blacksmith shop, and
bar room. Now (5anuafy l, 1SI5,) It
has s population of 1000, with pro
perty valued at $3.50. 900; Is tobacco
factories, employing 500 hands, and
consuming z, 800, 600 pounds of leaf to-
bacco active capital, 5000, 600 Is stores;
5 dung stores cuafectjonarias
boarding houses; l hotel; -ostau
wants and bar rooms; tin shop 2
c;,rIiage shor, ? steam saw mills
nachine shop; . planlng aud lumber
mite; and newspnl ler anG job Office.
We lave heard people talk about
the west. and how rapidly towns spring
up there but We doubt If aIiy place
there can show such solid prosperity
in the same length OF time as this town
Of Durham. Any nan IN North Caro-
lima or Virginia, who will work as
nard as ne would be forced to work
if he vent west, would have two dol
lars to show for every one he could
make there, and have besides the com
fort of living in county where ne
would not be compelled to close and