Year: 1874




DtGr Journal


The battle for political and social
freedom has been bravely fought be-
tween tho woll-known contending
hosts, and the people ftho Old North
State are tho victors. They now
quietly contemplate the fruits of this
grand triumph. Oar city has again
resumed its wOnted tenor of daily
routine. News items are scare, but
we discuss to you in this episode of
prospects, enterprise, &c. . here abouts.
There is universal activity observed
hero in the erection OF new and cle-
gnnt structures for various CONNER
cial and manufacturing purposes and
preparations for many more. Fay
of the hammer, trOwel and saw. Tho
new q. s. Postoflice is slowly but
surely raising its superstructure, and
when completed will reflect credit on
its designers, and constitute largely to
the architectural bcauty of the City of
Oaks. Apropos to the mention of this
edifice the State is no little indebted
to the energetic efforts in Congress of
our late lamentcd Rogers for nation
al appropriation for this purpose
The sad Intelligence of tho sudden de-
parture from earth of this good man
has reached you and VIC know Will
mington sympathizes id tender
sorrow for our loss of SO good
citizen and the State SO pure q public
servant rs Sion H. Rogers.


We are in the midst of the fruit sea-
son md the supply of water melons Of
many varieties is unprecedentedly
large, while we have apples, peaches
and grapes of skilled culture and of
nmbrosial flavor.


Our citizens arc waking up to the in~
portance of domestic manufactures and
We note the completion of the Oak
City Mills. which will contribute i'm
mensely to the supply OF meal, &c,
for our city. We hope soon to estab
lieh ono or more cotton factories,
which shall manipulate the great sta
pie here, and thus secure to homo in
dustry the fruits of this character of
manufacture.


The large and valuable lead mine
only two miles and n half from Eal-
eigh is about to be opened and this
very rich mineral resource in its de-
velopement will add to our material
prosperity.


The most important topic of which
l would speak just now, however, is
the approaching Exposition of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society
it's fourteenth annual Fair, which Is to
commence i'll this city on tho 10th Of
October and continue for some eight
days. The premium list now ready,
presents many new fcatures-offering
largo awards for par excellent speci-
mons in all departments of industry,
natural productions of the soil, &c.
This list will go very soon to all parts
of the country. The efficient and self
sacrificing Executive Committee of the
Society are untiring in their efforts to
render the next Fair q grander suc-
cess than any previous one. Every
indication points to magnificent ex-
hibition for all classes of contributions
in all lines of industrial and agricul-
tural art, and it is certainly the duty
OF all to afford that support and en-
couragement to the State Fair which
will assure its triumphant success, for
the multiplied reasons so obvious to
those who wish North Carolina and
her people to compete successfully in
the great race of human improvement.
The zeal, work and solid support
manifested and given to the Annual
Fair by its President, the patriotic
Thos. M. Holt, and the corresponding
cooperative exertions, day and night,
of its able Secretary, r. L. FuIghum,
with the unceasing labor of tho Exec
utive Committee, should he apprecia-
ted by advocates of progress and adj
vancement of our States interest i'll
competitive industrial expositions.
There are many personal celebrities
who will be at our Fair, among whom
the Chief Executive Of the Nation, who
who will impress the occasion, and we
shall have Bonner, Of the New York
Ledger, to speak of horsss and horse
manship, and there will be an orator
| who will elocutioniza to the edifcation
of all. His name will hereafter be an
nounced. Our press throughout the
State should say and do something
ROlii for tho Fnir VIDEJur