Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-05-27
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On Thursday, the free negroes iengaged in thes
late riot and resistance this County 10 the patrol
in which Mr Hinton and others We're iniuged, were
examined before the Court and Joseph Wilson,
white man, also involved, was brought up. .a>sT;5
Wilson was bound ever to the Superior Court lin
the sum of 81 600, and failing to give bail was COM
mitted. Henry Mimms William Robertson, John
Mills, and William Mills, free negroes, were alsa1
bound to the Superior Court, and committed TO
prison. Sidney Robertson, Jim Mills, Marshall Wal
dron, Allen Monaghan, and Alfred Stuart, free
negroes, were discharged. g.y T. is..i
The County Attorney, j. X. Marriott, Esq, and
H. W. Miller, ESQ.,, appeared for the State Messrs.
Battle and Rogers for Joseph Wilson, charged with
perjury and Mr. Rogers for William Mills and John
Mills, and also for those named above discharged
The County Attorney has evinced 4 commenda-
BILE zeal in ferretng out and binding the par
ties supposed to be guilty to the Superior Court.
One of the witnesses examined-a free negro wo
man-testfed that she saw Henry Mimms strike
Mr.. Hinton with the spade, used as fire shovel
He fell in the fire, and she pulled him out. At the
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Keith also swore that he Mmms strike the blow.
Mimms is large, black, dirty-looking negro, and
evidently a desperate character
GREAT RAnRoAD.-The senior Editor of the
Fayetteville Observer. writing from Charleston, S.
c., under date May 16, says:
injecting South Carolina acquaintance at Kings
vile, he introduced me to the President of this great
corporation, the South Carolina railroad, which ex-
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Kingsvie, to Columbia and to Camden. The main
road was built about so years ago. and at that
time was the longest road Q37 miles) in the world.
1t was originally laid with fiat iron bars, and we'll
remember how I was startled some 90 years ago,
when riding os it for the first time by one of those
bars being forced through the bottom of the car
snakehead as it was called-Rnd spending its force
just it touched my person 1t was a narrow es-
cape. There are no snake heads now. People have
quit building rail roads of such cheap ron-far more
costly in the end. The road is in admirable
order. Its income is a million and half of dollars,
and expenses half that sum. 1t pays interest on a
considerable debt and dividends Of 10 per cent. a
year to its stockholders. It's average dividends from
the commencement have, however, been only per
cent.
l learned fact from another South Carolina gen.
tleman to whom had the pleasure Of an introduc
tion, which deserves to be known. The President
Of the Road gets a salary Of $1,000 year. He
thought it too high a salary and he thought the eX
traordiuarv qualities of his General Superintendent
were worth more than the $4,000 ,'hich the Company
allowed to that officer and so he voluntarily set apart
one thousand Of his seven to make the Superinten-
dents three thousand four. Such rare instance OF
unselfshness added to the respect which his good
eense had i"cp;-od. He is a wealthy man. and has
been large contributor to the public works of South
Carolina. His Superintendent raised in the
workshops ofthe Company, and must be man of ex.
traordnary capacity and integrity to merit the praise
| which heard awarded to him by both the gentle
| men I have mentioned I suppose he will one day
be himself President of the Company"
We have heard this Superintendent spoken OF
before. He is self.made, practical man. The
South needs just such men in all her public works
men who know what labor is by experience, and
who are we'll acquainted with business matters and
with human nature. Labor, acork, ener7y, derelop
ment these are what the South must look for ir
all who serve her in places of Importance.
Running THE COMET INTO THE GRouND.-The In
dianapolis Journal advances new and very striking
theory of the Aurora Boreals," viz: That come
has at time hit the earth at the Northern Pole
a't run into Symme's Hole, leaving its tail sticking
+ the tapping of which makes auroral light.
Doubtful. The rumor now is that the comet i
going The other aoay. Our venerable and sagaciou
cotemporary of the Wilmington Commercial keep
close bead upon it. and is of the opinion that nj
damage will be done. If should come very nea
the United States, it may be ANNEXED. Cona-ical-
isn't it?
WASHINGTON GossIP.-The movement in the Cab
met comprehends plan for the acquisition of Cub
embracing the active cooperation of England, Franc
and Spain, by purchase, at the Ostend valuation
$l2O 000 Under Mr.. Polk, Buchanan, as Sec
reary of State offered the sum of 81 CO. 00O OOO
it is thought now that advance of twenty per CEN
will be satisfactory margin of allowance for the ir
creased valne of the island The Rothschids are
be entrusted with the practical business of this al
rangement; and their first requisiton will be the ar
pointment of member of their tribe and their fnar
cial family-Mr August Belmonte-as Minister
Spain. Mr.. Buchanans great ambition is the pu
chase of Cuba, and if he can buy it on reasonab
5 terms he will. Neo York Herald.
The above IS doubt "Washngton gossip" an
we give it for what it is worth. The Herald know
I every thing, and great deal more besides. Wo1
der if James Gordon Bennett would like to be Nil
lister to Spain or France. We expect to get Cut
long before he gets to either Court as a Minist,
e Plenipotentiary. -:
a ~'CHERAw AND CoALFIELDs RoAD.-The Charlie
ton Mercury, in publishing the advertisement gvir
s notice of the opening of books of subscription
# this work, says: we have often expressed OF
opinion of the value Of this road. 1t opens to Cha
b lesion direct communication with one of the ric
: est Coal fields of the Southern country; and tn
communication is, at the same time, of the sho
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