Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-15
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS


the Agents on the ~ iImn ton and Manchester Raj
II Road, that new Post Office has been established
Il on that Road to be called F1oy S. c. TIL,
p Pas p s ssswesn Fas Butt Pa and Litt'
PARTIcuLARs THE 0uTRAaE n AsHE. We have
! recently heard the particulars of one of the mos
outrages perpetrated In either a say
i age or civilized community 1T occurred in Ashe
county, in this State We had before heard some
runnors OF it but only a few days ago learned the
i particulars z
It seems that a man, named Mitchell had a negro
hired, who slept I'M the loft sof the house in
which Mr.. Mitchell lived. During the absence Of
i Mr.. this negro, together with another negro,
/ and q white man named Whitaker, outraged the
person of Mrs. Mitchell and then murdered her The
particulars are too revolving for publication. The
negro that was hired to Mr.. NJ made full COMES
! sion, duplicating the other two named. He was
tried at Ashe Court two weeks ago, and convicted,
but sentence was not passed against him, in order
that he may be "a competent witness against the
other negro, who viii be tried next fall in Wilkes
county. 3
There being no competent testimony against
Whitaker, though scarce doubt is entertained of
his guilt, heWas not brought to trial but We learn
that number of citizens caught him one night, a
week or two ago. and after stripping him to his pan
falcons, proceeded to give him hundred lashes,
well laid on. He was then hung until nearly dead,
when he was taken down and permitted to revive
and then hoistcd again. This process was repeated
three several times. When taken down the third
time he thought to be Dead but in the darkness
he managed to slip off and that is the last We have
heard of him.
AS general thing we are oppooed to Lynch law,
but in like this we deem it not only justifia-
BILE, but commendable. The scoundrel ought to have
been suffered to hang little longer.
Salisbury Banner.
ATLANTIC RAIL ROAD. An election is to be hid
in Craven County on the 4th of next month, to de-
eide whether not that County shall subscribe
$780, 900 to the stock of the Atlantic Railroad that
is of Railroad continuing the North Carolina Rail
road to the Sesboard at some point Beaufort Har
Dor. The question is submitted to the people in
pursuance of an order of the last County Court of
Craven County.
The question of a subscription of fifty thousand
dollars to the same Road is to be submitted to the
voters of Lenoir County. These County subscrip-
tons to he made by virtue of authority in the
Bill Chartering the Road
LAUNCHED. On Saturday afternoon last, about 5
o'clock, the pilot boat VIM L. Leitch, was launched
i'll beautiful STYLE from the ship yard of g. W. Berry
the opposite side of the river She is of the bur
then of IS TONS and built by Mr.. Beery for Lee
GLADDEN. Co., of Charleston The Leitch is of
beautiful model, and constructed of the best mate
rails. Wilmington Herald.
CANADA Corn. William Voss, ESQ, of this coun-
ty, has favored us with some Canada Prolific Corn,
of his own raising. Mr.. Voss induced to try
the experiment of growing this variety of from
reading article in this paper, in January, 1858.
He accordingly procured some seed, and the expert
ment has proved successful in every way, with
yield over the common corn, as set forth
in the article alluded to. Each grain produced from
three eight stalks, and each stalk two or three
ears. 1t is beautiful, full, smooth, plump, we'll
shaped white corn. Salem Press.
il ST., hundred and fifty tons of North Carolina
Copper Ore, were sold at $3.50 per ton for per
cent of yield. Wilmington Journal
LIGHT House KEEPERS APPOINTED At Wilough
Spit North Carolina, John w. Vaugher, $500 per
annum At Cape Hattcras North Carolina W. B.
O'Neal and II. B. ONeal, assistants, Scoop
The NORTH EASTERN Is. CO. RAILROAD. The
of this Company held their annual
ing time since at Charleston, s. c. The fol-
lowing extracts from the close of the Presidents
port of interest to this part of North Carolina
"W We cannot close, says he, without brief ref.
,rence to the Importance of Road from Cheraw to
Raleigh, in North Carolina, DETECTED to pass
through the valuable Coal formation of that State
The freight upon ton of Coal from Philadelphia is
equivalent to the cost of transportation from the
Coal Fields of North Carolina to Charleston. Con- |
,ccting Cheraw with Raleigh, shall have unin-
errupted line of communication, and in the most |
lirect route with Washington
Savannah, with her characteristic enterprise, is |
pushing her Road towards the Gulf with zeal and |
igor. This completed, the travel from Pensacola,
will strike the great sea-board route at Savannah,
passing through Charleston thence by Cheraw to
Raleigh, and by the Raleigh AMI CASTOR Road to
at which point he will unite with the
hahn of Roads leading to the extreme North"
FARMERS BANK-At the annual general meeting
carolina, which held in this place, pursuant to
ublic notice, and in conformity with the Charter of
aid Institution, the first Monday of April inst,
be following persons were duly elected Directors of
aid Bank for the year commencing the Sd day of
april, 1854 to wit:-Joseph Ii. Pool Robinson
White, William Shannon, Jas. NJ Whedbee, l.. j.
ohnson.
On the following day, Tuesday the 4th inst Jo-
eph H. Pool r. White, VIM. Shannon and Jas NJ.
yhedbee, Esqrs met at the Office of deposit and
iscount Of the Farmers Bank of n c., in E. City,
nd held an election for President, Cashier and Tel
r of said Bank for the current yeal-when Joseph
l. Pool, Esq, reelected President W. w.
riffin was reelected Cashier, and George w. +.
ashiell was reelected Teller. Old North State
ANorHE PLANK RoAD.--We are pleased to learn
lat branch plank road is in contemplation from
lis place to Pennington, in Dayie county, by way
CemmonSvle, distance of about 23 miles in
ct the construction of the road is almost placed
eyOnd contingency, as nearly sufficient stock has
ready been subscribed
This road will cross the Yadlzin river at or
alls Ferry and lead into of the richest farm
g regions in this section of country. Salem Press.
STABBING CASE. In the upper part of the town,
\ Sa urdays evening last, man by the name of
gorge Costin was so severely stabbed in the right
de by Peter G. lilly, as to render his recovery e
emely doubtful The particulars of the unfortu-sI
ate affair we have heard but, of course, the
after will undergo judicial examination, we for s.
Ear comment lilly, shortly after the occurrence,
sliyered himself up Yilsaiagto,e Herald.
The TuRPEsrIsE Bus1NEss. we see that the, pro- i
lotion of Turpentine has commenced in the vicinity
Cheraw There are five companies engaged, and
of the distleries went into operation last week.
In Wake county, the business is also being pros s
uted with energy, there being three distleries in
e neighborhood of Holly Springs all making go cd
offs - +,
The traveller on the Manchester Road, in a year