Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-11-25

who received letter from Prospect Hail. Bladen county
enabled to give the following particulars OF the
accident referred to yesterday
1t appears that at day light Saturday asst John J. Gil
MORE son of VIM. L. Gilmore, aged about 81 years and
of W. N Whitfield aged Is A. started out hunting at
IL o'clock being tired they lay down in shade with their
by them and hearing some rusng among the leaves
both started suddenly taking hold of their and
haps cooking them. AS they rose young Whteds gun
redthe whole load entering Gimore stomach and pass
ing towards his left shoulder and lodged there This was
the only testimony given to the of inquest and the
declaration of young Gilmore before his death which hap
ened short time after dark his extreme suffering caused
the examination to be brief.
dent occurred but they evidently steps
Gilmore thought at FIRST to have had hold of the gun
from the scattering of the shot must have been other
wise There 81 distinct shot holes The jury
rendered the verdict DEATH by the accidental discharge
a gun in the hands of Jas. NICK. Whitfield.
CUMBERLAND SUPERIOR CoURT.-Very little done on
the Civil Docket on Monday Tuesday Yesterday Rand
slave belonging to Messrs. D. w. McLaurin
estate Of Carr Hagrove For the State Solicitor Strange
For the prisoner, Messrs Jas Banks wm B. Wright and
This the only capital case but the misdemeanor docket
has been growing for year or two and there will proba
be- n N som dispose @ r. Mcae
of Christian Campbell, James Hosun was tried on
we the ese the
defendent carried to Alabama
For the plaintiff Hon. Warren Winsow, A. R. Kelly, w.
Haigh, B. R. Huske, and G. G. Wright Esq'rs for the
defenden w. B. Wright AMI James Banks, Esqrs. After
clear and lucid charge from the Judge the jury retired
about hours brought verdict for the defend
ent.- CdrOliniGn.
az-The Albemarl house" owned by Mr.. A. E. Jacobs
at 81 600.
PIccoLoM1N1 IN IRELAND-A few young gentlemen in
Dublin have presented Piccoomin with superby bound
performance of Zerna The vocalist in letter to her ad
mrers says she will forgetthe dear Irish
Caroline that the largest exhbiters of agricultural
implements at the State Fair last week Messrs. N.
oyden Son. of Salisbury in this State. Messrs Boyden
also very large exhibitors the North Carolina Fair
last month and received many premiums Their establish
LARGE and must be of great service in many
ways to Salisbury.
The Salisbury Waterman Of Yesterday that they
the implements Their premiums consist of four med
ais (wo of gold and two of sver and pieces of sill
yer plate, all rich and beautiful. "-Fdy. ObS
To BE FoRTFIED.-The foundation of a fort Hog
Island Ledge, Portland harbor has just been completed
The foundations could only be worked at low water and
the process long and tedious The cost of the
estimated $3.50 OOO and to be fitted
80 guns. 1t will command all the entrances and all the
chorage ground of the harbor.
HARD TINES U. g. RAILROAD CONDUCTORs.-A
from Cincinnati suspected in Pulaski county, Va,
last week of tanper1g with slaves and was hung up five
censon he let loose with the that if caught
in Virginia again. he would have to stay up for permanent
Icy.
CHAPLAINs IN THE AMERICAN NAvY.-There have been
appointed to the American and since the organ
ans l25 Presbyteans 81 Me,hodists 80: Baptsts 81;
l2 Catholic s. and other
s. At the present time the number is 43Epscopaans 49,
Pesbyerians g. Methodists s. and Congregationaists
SENATOR As-There perceptible change in the
condition Mr. Douglas health When he first strick-
down he oyed in preparing reply to Judge
Blacks reonder which has been issued in pamphlet FORM
in an unfinished state. He remarks in note II am too
feeble add Here let the controversy close for the
present, perhaps forever
RETURNING TO SLAvERY.-By the will of the late David
Glass this city, his who desired to go to Liberia
ordered to be set free upon arriving at the age OF IL
years In accordance with the provisions Of the WILL two OF
the negro manumitted by the County Court and
delivered Mr. COwan, the agent of the Kentucky Colo
nizaton Society Mr. c. started with them few days
When they reached lexington they expressed wish to
Uhn Sif1eHt
readily acceded to this but they did not return
Mr. after them when they positively refused to go
Mr. Glasss mas taken charge of them. They
will fall back on the heirs and probably be sold; c,;o
WHITE WOMAN SHOT By NEGRo.-On Friday night last,
Elizabeth Mix white employ ed at the drinking
wounded in the neck by pistol shot fired by Daniel Keith
Doyle, negro Doyle arrested and some of the by
ISLANDERS held as witnesses.
JAPAN TRADE-A vessel arrived lately at Puget Sound,
from Japan with small cargo of Japanese goods and was
load with lumber for Japan The people of Wash
ngton Territory elaed with the hope of near,
and excellent market open for their lumber.
VEGETABLE GU1DE.-A little plant is found upon the
praries of Texas called the compass flower which, IN
frost sunshine invariably tunes its flowers and leaves to-
wards the North thus avrdng an unerrng guide to the
traveller who unadd by the needle seeks to explore those
Iowa CORN CRop-A correspondent who has lately been
through fifteen of the southeastern counties of Iowa. says
The crop almost universally goodsay forty or f
o seg o Is
lvered in towns Buckwheat potatoes, turnps, &c. are
abundant Wheat not half crop the river counties
ties named at 10000 also estimated that 20 OOG head
of beeves will be fed this winter. The crop of sorghum
syrup estimated in those counties be worth from s0
900 to 100000
sP1RTUAL1sM LITERARY MEN-In recent letter tc
Charles Dickens Mr. W. Hewitt says that the ghost
Capt. Wheacroft, dragoon officer wi killed before
Delhi appeared at the office in London and caused
correction to be made in the recorded date of his DEATH
The London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
that Mr. Hewitt is in and that there ghost
ALL but that the death of Capt Wheacroft
rage OF his was discovered The same writer adds that
Hewitt and his family confirmed spruaists and ghost
seers and that Sir E. Buwer Lytton is also believer ii
Spirits mediums and the Sir Edward the author
story in recent number of Blackwood, entitled " The
Haunted and the Hauners The House and the Brain.
The theory of this story that minds distance
ifest their will in mysterious and awful manner the
minds of others present on the scene OF momenous actions
in Nhich the haunter has borne part
ABOLITION PETITIoNs.-In New York Monday night,
prayer meeting held in the lecture of Dr. Chez
church, urgent prayers offered behalf Of Johl
Brown and his associates and two petitions informally
sgned requesting Gov Wise nterpOse executive cemen
prevent the operation of the of death The
meeting thoroughly endorsed the spirit of the Hapers Fer
~ invaders. black among the speakers.
meeting of abotiOnsts held at the Cooper Institute tt
the best method of liberang the condemned
and to the passage of personal liberty bill.
ARREST ALLEGED A, VA
l. Washington, NOU. l9.-The Alexandria (Va) Sentinel
of this morning. arrested in that city
terday having been recognized of Browns
the Harpers Ferry riot He committed Jail avail
. further Identification.
FATAL Nashville, Nou. l8.-Alen A. Hall
editor of the News killed g. G. Poindexer the editor
the Union and American, to-day in street rencontre.
was editorial quarrel.
, ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY.
HE NEXT ORDINARY DRAWING OF THE ROYAL
Havana Lottery conducted by the Spanish Government
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