Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-08-07
STATE NEWS.

The grand Jury at Aheville ig-
nored the bills against Richmond
Pearson, for sending, nd J. X.
Hamilton, for bearing a nallenge to
a duel last April.
Person county, N. {, and Hal
flax, Va, will soon O on Sub
scrlption for the Durhsn and Rox-
boro Railroad" I, is claimed that
these counties will givelarge major
tiles for the road.
The great tabernacle meeting a,
Rutherford College is &c b held
this month, and the first ecursion
is to be run 10 that place August q.
Rev. DR.. B'anson, of Raleigh, who
has been at the college inconsulta-
ton with the tabernacle association,
says that accommodations will be
prepared for 5000 pereps. DR..
Talmage is expected TO reach there
oDce or twice.
The Progressive Farmer, Win
ston, n. c., says The wheat crop
in our State has been harvested un.
der most untavorable circumstances.
Much of it was sprouted aud other.
wise damaged. Proper %precaution
should be taken as doubtless the
~eevll pest will be unusually active.
And again, there is danger, from the
moist condition OF the grain, trait it
will become mus,y.
AT a meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Wake Forest College
held in Raleigh, July Goth, the fol
lowing Professors were chosen for
that institution 4: DR.. J r. Duggan,
OF Johns Hopkins, University, Ral,i:
more Professor OF Chemistry !; Dr..
Geo. w. Manly, of Louisville, KY,
Professor o: Latin /; w. H. Michael,
Esq, OF Louisburg, n. G., Associate
Professor of Mathematics and Ian
guages.
Raleigh Visitor: Mr.. Thos. Dix.
on, Jr., who represented Cleveland
county in the last Legislature, hav
ing eschewed politics has entered
the ministry, and preached a very
Interesting sermon in Shelby las,
Sunday. Mr.. Dixon is a gentleman
OF the highest intelligence, and his
ability as an orator is perhaps equal
to that of any man of his age in the
State. We predict ,ha, be will
make his mark in the service of the
Master.
John Cardwell, confined in jail at
WiIkesboro, N. c., under sentence
OF death, which was. to have been
executed July Both, was taken from
Jail on Monday night, July Goth, and
spirited away. The crowd which
assailed the Jail was about 200
strong aud quickly overpowered the
.jailor. His whereabouts are un.
known. Cardwell's crime was rape.
committed upon bis own daughter.
He had been twice granted a short
reprieve.
Last week at Raleigh the counsel
the defense laid before Governor
Scales petitions for the Communication
Of the death sentence OF Gooch and
Some 500 persons have
signed the petitions. They were
presented by Messrs. A. Nj. Lewis,
I. M. Argo, John Calling and w.
n. Jones, of counsel tor the pris-
oners With the petitions were sew.
e'al letters from judges and Justices.
The latter represent that IL is a case
Tor commu,ation. All the jury sign-
ed the petition. The Governor has
The matter under advisement.
The Raleigh News and Observer
OF July 10Th, says: Yesterday was a
great occasion at the Baptist Or
phanage at Thomasville. The cor
OF FIVE new buildings
laid with appropriate ceremo-
'ies. The attendance OF Baptists
large, all parts of the State be-
ng represented. Rev. Dr.. j. L..
of Ashevitle, preached the
Addresses ere delivered
by Rev. Drs Pritchar1, Hufham
OVERLY, and by Mr.. John c.
scarborough. Several excursion
rains ran. 1t was the first anpiyer.