Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-15

U-As had been expected, the trial Of Mrs Cum
bingham for the murder of DR.. Burdel resulted in
verdict Of acquttal in the of Mrs c. and in the
discharge of the other accused person, Eckel.
In fact there was no evidence to show that either
OF these persons killed Burdell. he circumstances
did not necessarily point to either OF them as the
perpetrators of the outrage Indeed, 1t was easler'
from the evidence to think that they did not than
that they did.
We suppose next, that the woman, Cunningham,
will establish her claim to Burdprs property as his
widow, and the delightful menags be kept up at the
old place. minus the bugaboo Doctor. The charming
Helen and Augusta and the delightful Snodgrass ana
Ecke with the buxom Ma, will make quite happy
family. 1t is queer chapter IN New York history
not, we trust sample of the conduct Of all the peo-
pie there nor even majority of Them but still illus
ratre of class altogether too numerous in that as
in all other large cities These furtiVe marriages.
unknown and unrecognized relations between people
of mature age, are not indicative of anything COM
mendable that u.s. taking for granted that BURDEN
and Mrs. Cunningham were married, which we DOUBT
And the whole arrangements which the various In
yestigatons revealed would be impossible in any
community outside of a large city, at least among
reople making any claims to respectablllly
o. The North Carolina Road has discontinued
running an express train between Godsboro' and
Raleigh. 1t employs, or help to employs soliciting
agent at Weldon, 10 turn passengers on TO the Raj
eigh and CASTOR Road, by which route they will, OF
course avoid fifty miles Of the North Carolina Road
in fact the North Carolina State road management
appear TO regard their duties as commencing at
Charlotte and ending at Raleigh, the eastern section
being sort OF unpleasant necessity-a sep-chld,
against which they combine TO employ an agent to
labor.
We cannot think that the very respectable gen.
tlemen composing the Board of President and Direc'
tors of :the n c. Company, view the matter IN this
light or they would act differently; of this we feel
confident. Blu, tie thing is SO, and although, with
the words of kindness and cordially still sounding in
our ears-with the feelings of gratitude for the dis
play cf generous courtesy which marked the well
come extended TO our citizens on recent occasion
still warm in our community, it is hard-it spanfu
to say anything with reference 10 things OF this kind,
still these are things, and things OF that character
that demand notice, the so, as We have con-
fidence that the policy pursued is through mistake,
and not ILL., feeling1 and that therefore gotd-mnch
gooG-may result from calling attention to the facts
and bearings of the case To think otherwise, would
be 10 regard the expressions of cordially towards
this section as just SO much breath-or as sound
ing brass and tnkiing cymbal-a mere frolic -Uor
ct prctcrea nihH. Such is noI-such cannot be the
case and therefore take the liberty 10 the
matter, in the hope of better things.
Bgg~The people in The neighborhood of Concord,
in this Stale are very much excited by the discovery
of an outrage which one would have thought impos-
sbIe in this nineteenth century" At least. one
would have looked for the delusion and tanatcism
which instigated it.
General Means of Cabarrus county, received init.
nation that the graves of two children whom he had
recently buried had been robbed. He hardly belev-
ed it but t. be fully satisfied he had examination
made when it was found that both the bodies and
of the collins were gone. Suspicion attached TO a sort
| of Matchmaker and Ouark Doctor. naned Nusont
who had been d resident of Concord for six
months He confessed the fact, not only Of hav.
ing taken up the bodies of Gen. Means children but
of fourteen others, He overw helmed by the uni
versal outbreak and the fear OF violence that he died
asst week of fright; at least, such is the opinion,
post morton examination revealed none of the effects
of poison, nor any other cause of death. He said he
| took up the BODIES 10 get OIL from them, having
theory that oil from human liver was good for the
liver complaint, sc. After securing the oil, he was
in the habit of burning the flesh and bones up
Gen. Means was shown where the ashes of his chill
dred were, and upon examination, some teeth and
part of skull were found.
A man named Baugus, shoe maker, has been lodg
ed in Jail at Charlotte as being implicated.
1t is one of those horrid, half crazy affairs that
belong to another age, but will sometimes appear in
a manner, out OF season. Nugent and associates mus
have been illiterate persons