Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

Frank Taylor. youpg man of Colum-
bus county. mt shocking death in
Green county on Wrdnes6a az Last. Mr..
Taylor Wa, on a visit to some friends in
SNOW Hill township, and in company
With others, had been ont on q fox
hunt the day of his ead death. Re
turning In the evening he and another
young man agreed to race their horses.
1t seems that Mr.. Taylor's horse took
fright at an OK cart and made sudden
SHE dash and between two pine trees.
| The jump was so sudden and unexpec-
ted that ere Mr.. Taylor had time to
check the horse his body struck the
two trees with such powerful force
that it broke his skull and both shoul-
ders. The unfortunate man died with
in an hour after the accident. The
horse sustainrd no injury.
The Raleigh NeWs says: TIE North
| Carolina Agricultural Society made
application yesterday, which was ap-
| proved by the Governor, to the Inter
| national Exhibition at Philadelphia
for the following space in the grand
Centennial Exhibition building; Forty
feet length; fifty feet breadth; making
two Thousand square feet to place the
articles in. Also thirty feet of wall
space to exhibit the ;args Lap of the
Ssnte that Professor kerr had prepared
for the Vienna Exhibition. Also six
square rods of ontdoorsp to exhibit
tue long leaf pine tree with little
turpentlne distillery-for North Caro-
lima makes more turpentine than all
the rest of the world togrth ri-and
other trees, particularly the live oak
with it's hanging moss which is found
il the eastern section. The Society is
endeavoring to get one hundred gen.
t!einen from the State who will receive |
commissions from the Governor to as
sIst in g. tting up the grand collection |
for North Carolina for the Centennial, |
to give fifty dollars each to defray the |
expenses of the same
In the Supreme Court at Raleigh |
the following casas were argued on |
monday:
D. A. and L. W. Humphrey, Ex' r.
VS. Il. W. Ward, Ex'r ct al. !
Onslow. smith and Strong for
plaintiff, aud Battle and Son and A.
G. Hubbard for defendants.
Martha Williams VS. Alfl ed Houston,
Duplin, was continued in absence of
council.
BIackman Lse VS. Gardner Lee 1T al,
Spmpson, was argued. Kerr and Kerr.
Smith and Strong for plaintiff, and W.
Mel. Mckay and W. A. Guthrie for
Amos Wade VS. City of New5ern,
Carteret, WIS continued. Geo. Green
aud d. G Fowle for plaintiff. and J.
Il Haughton and Smith and Strong
for defendents.
Ssete VS. Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, New Hanover, was argued.
General for State, Wright
and Steadman for defendant.
Friday January 14th inst, is the day
appointed for the citizens of Raleigh
to vote on the subject of funding the
city debt.
In Buncombe, J D Brevard and
Maggie J Poster
Ii Jackson, II 81 Taylor and Martha
Wilson.
In Haywood, J NJ Medford and NJ
E Snyder.
In CASTOR, DR.. g s Rossel to zena
Davenport.
In Nash, John Shearin and Mary
Newby George Bachelor and Frapcis
8ockley; S s Kendrick and Lon II
Deans; S T. Coley to Ellen Whitley.
In Wilson, " G Tayler and Sallie
In Mecklenburg, Jas. 81. Spencer to
dary II Fisher
1n CobarrIts, John A. Kline TO Laura
INN Barriue;er.
Iu Iredell. W. F. Gather to Ida
turner.
In Macon, Mrs. Nancy G. Mccoy,
ged 80.
In Wilson, John Gray Williams. aged
8 years.
In Caldwell, George Powell aged 98;
irs. Lidney o. Miller, aged 81.
In Charlotte, Julia Stiney, aged s.
In Lincolnton, Mrs. Eliza A. Iander,
ged 83.