The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-20
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11rsnAy MORNING, NOVEMBER 90, 1866.
North Carolina Items.

North Carolina Items.
r1.ar SHIPMENT OF New ConN.-Messrs. Hayens
sIotham corner of South Front and Craven
streets made the first Shipment OF new corn OF tne
dav before Yesterday. We made considerable ado
ahont the first bale Of new cotton. Here's your
first new corn. Who's ahead
NOV ~" Ne,obern Commercial.
REcoNsTRucT1oN.-The A. and N G. Railroad
bridge over the Trent is rapidly being reconstruct
ed rnder the supervision Of j. J. Robinson Esq.
Ne,Cbej1a jour. Com.
BOLD RoBBERY.-On Sunday night last the store
Of Messrs. Hammond & Mclaughlin was entered
by thieves, and over $10O worth Of goods abstract
ed.-ChdrtoHe GUARDIAN
CRops CoMMa IN.-Largo quantities OF cotton @
corn md naval stores continue to flow into New
bern. One shipment Of 400 bales will reach mere 3
by the freight train on the Atlantic Road to-day,
besides numerous smaller shipments not allnoono-
ed in advance.-Ne,obe,n Commercial.
CorroN CRopIt is estimated theS sae psestho pt
amnton and Brunswick Counties va will amount
to 10000. Halifax, warren Franklin, Granville,
Northampton, Edgecombe and Wilson Counties,
Nofsn o'loA ~ { [NoJolk Virginsan.
The .sLumbor Business in this city is being
nushed vigorously at present. The quantity
shipped is regulated merely by the ability OF
shippers to get vessels.-Ne,obe,7, Commercial.
CONFEDERATE NAVY YARD,-The Navy Yard Of
tised for sale by the Federal Government on the
29th inst.
DEATH OF AN EDrroR.-Thomas j. Garner, editor
Of the Weldon State, died at that place on Tuesday
night.
Arson CouNrY.-A friend informs us that tho
short. Il is said that the cotton crop will probably
weld to the County Only about $500 900 at present
prices. Tho corn crop is SO short in that section
Of the state that many persons speak Of eomong
Newbern and its vicinity must be terrible to live
in. Hardly a day passes that we do not see in our
Exchanges from the city, details of crimes OF the
most shocking and brutal character. We see by
the papers Of tho 18th that q murderous attack
was made on Mr.. T. McIlwean, ar, on his plan,
taton, few miles from Newbern. Negroes had
been stealing the gentleman's corn, and he secre-
ted himself in The fold to detect the inroadcrs
Two negroes soon made their appearance, anu on
being questioned, deliberately shot at the gontlo-
man with muskets. Fortunately, the gentleman
fell at the very moment the guns were Discharged,
thus saving his life He soon put the negroes to
fight with revolver with which he was armed
The next case reported is that Of party, dress IS
{being white men), visiting the house of q = Mr.
John Rogers, living about fifteen miles from new
bern, and demanding money. THOR demand be-
ing .efused, and after threatening diro punish punish:
yield, as last resort they carried him, his wife,
and Young lady, short distance from tue house,
and three Of the rufdans held them down while
others ransacked the house. Not finding any
money they left without doing any material dam
age Charlotte Guardian. 10
Em1aRANrs.- conductor OF the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad informs us that he will bring
down about 800 Quaker emigrants from Gutord
County, n. O., on their way to Indianapolis, In
DIANA -sNo,5ok Old Dominion.
NEW R1oE.-We notice the arrival in this city, on
yesterday of 100 bags of rice OF the new crop. It
was consigned to Messrs. Mallett d. Hoffman, and
was from the plant 1tion Of Mir. 8. r. Potter.-WN-
naington Dispatch. s,4.#=z
TIE R4cu CRoP.-It is understood that the rice
Drop of the Cape Fear is almost dn entire failure.
Before the war the rice crop of that region was an
nuaity about 2t5, ,oee buphots. Fhu osont yyur
will not, We are told go beyond 10000 bushels h
riously effect the price of the article and the act
i've means of that section.-Raleigh Sentinel.