Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-04-28
STATE NEWS.

| our COuVSnflbn, lRlSHAND.
STATE NEWS.
From the Nevbern Nut Shell:
whale seventy feet long was cap
tured near Beaufort few days SINCE
About 1000 gallons of oil will be
realized.
Theo. N. Ramsey and Col. Hickman
are going to Louisiana together to
lecture Oh temperance.
From the Robesonian:
A new band composed of young
gentlemen of our town IS now in full
training un,ier the accomplished lead
ership of Mr.. r. g. MCKENZIE All
tie instruments are new and Of fine
tone aud volume. We wish the young
gentlemen great success in their har-
monious undertaking.
The Bulgarian Greek priest and
Jerusalem man made his appearance
upon our streets yesterday. His novel
costume and birthstone .ountenance
made quite a sensation among the
bows, who followed the eccentric
genius around. but at respectful dis
lance. We know not from whence he
came or where he intends to 60.
Lumber river. more than any other
stream in North Carolina, is noted for
the size, flavor and beauty of its pan
fish. The fishiI & season is now IN Its
glory, and the disciples of Isaac Wal
ton are out early aud late with the pole
and line. The red breast, ''goggle
eve" blue brim and raccoon perch
understand their business and lay
hold of the hook with the most accom-
modating avidity.
There is man living in Wilson, in
this State, fiity-iour years of age, who
never owed a c III to Il living soul in
his life. aud, AS tn" records will show,
was the first man, for the past thirty
years. - pay his tax to tue Sheriff.
Though Il blacksmith and plough
max: " tcade, he cuts and makes
his own clothing. and when engaged
at this work if there is ii call at the
shop has WIFI goes TO the anvil aud
will shoe a horse. brace plough,
upset A., axe or perform any other Job
in the Inc Win rs much skill as her
husband.
From the Dupljn Record.
We learn that th9 people of Lime
stone township will assent le at the
new store Of George u. Smith, e q,
near his residence, on Saturday, the
18th Of May next, for political organi-
zation.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Tatum, of Sampson
county, recently killed five pigs. five
months old, Weighing respectively 40,
1871. III, 116 and Us pounds, making
an aggregate weight of 6l8 pounds
Those pigs died early, but tn J had
made their young lives profitable.
From the Roanoke News:
Tenor Lassiter, alias Tenor Pentou,
g black devil Of seventeen or eighteen
years of age. was committed TO jail last
Friday By Justice John O Brien, for
ATTEMPTED rape upon two little white
girls aged respectively five and seven
years, daughter and stepdaughter of
MIR. Fl. G. Harper. near dalifax. We
truly hope the black imp will have the
full penalty of the law meted out to
him.
The many friends of the Rev. DR..
Gloss, presiding elder of this district,
will learn with regret that he lies vHry
i'll with pneumonia at Toisnot DIR:
Gloss is a distinguis he'd minister and
a devout laborer for the cause of rell-
gion, aud we hope to soon learn OF his
restoration to perfect health.
Several of our farmers have cotton
up, ard since the rain it will now
spring up like popcorn in hot ashes
From the Charlotte Observer:
/ Z 70 priests OF the Btnedictine
| order arrived in this city last night,
from st. Mary's College, Richmond,
Va, accompanied by two boys, Ell
route to Woodlawn, CASTOR county.
| This is the place whele the new CATH
| olic College is to be established, and
! this is the business of these priests
! It is the purpose of the church to
erect very elegant building. and one
which will be prepared in every re-
spec for the education of a large
nun b,,r OF students.
gentleman from Monroe reports
the destruction by fire, yesterday
morning about o'clock, of the black
smith shop of Mr.. VIM. Owens. The
shop contained two or three new
wagons aud a buggy, and these were
burned with the building. The loss is
somewhere from $500 to 800, with nc
insurance. The fire originated by an
accident in the shop.
Oar Salisbury correspondent writes
Us that VIM. Etheridge, the maker Of
the celebrated Etheridge walking
canes, was found dead in his bed OF
Sunday morning last. A coroner s
inquest was held, but ELECTED nothing
definite.
Mr.. J. I. Hales brought to our Office
yesterday a number of lamplightels
cut from white pine by a machine
made for the purpose. They are the
size and shape of the tapes made b5
the ladies of paper, for lamp and gas
lighting purposes.
AS noted yesterday. the banks o.
this city have commenced payiny on
silver coin for fractional currency.
The Federal Court at Statesvi!le ad.
iourned yesterday. The Rev. Henry
Turner. colored, who was tried fol
stealing three registered packages
from one Waddell, a colored rout.
agent OH the Raleigh & CASTOR Air Line
Railroad at whose house he (Waddell
was boarding, at Sanford, Moore
county, Was convicted and sentenced
to three years at hard labor in Albany
Penitentiary. He made speech. pro
testing his innocence. w. II. Bailey
Esq, of this city, defended him ably
zealously. Persons who heard the tria
speak of it as very plain case. Turn
er's wife was acquitted. Waddell was no
implicated at all, except that 1t wal
almost cuipable negligence on bis par
which allowed the divine an oppOrtu
nifty to steal the money. He had huns
his mail bag up in his boarding hous