The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-02
North Carolina Items.

Major w. w. Pierco, for many years resident of
Quartormaster6f the Department of North Caro-
hna, died IN Norfolk, Va, on Monday night last of
cholera Major Pierce was Of tho most enter
large family to mourn his loss.
Wilmington Dispatch.
The estimate of the tobacco crop Of Virginia and
North Carolina the present season is 40 600 hogs
heads.-Ibid.
Ono day last week, Mr.. Lowis Blake, living
near Williamsburg, in this county, set bear trap,
and whom he returned to it to ascertain his success
found that he had >capturod four-three cubs and
their mother.-Greenbifer Independent.
The editor OF tho Salisbury Banner has in his
possession a. an ear Of corn containing sixteen rows
and siXty-thrce grains to tho row-counting out
1908 grains. Hard to beat.
In tho U. s. District Court, Judge Brooks pre-
siding, ut Newborn, on Friday, verdict was given
for the plaintiff and 5000 damages awarded, in the
on the arrival of boat ut Newborn, was not forth
coming on the presentation of his check, and
hencc the suit.-Rdteigh Sentinel
We learn that citizen of m adjoining county
waile coming down the Chesapeake, O few nights
since, was approached by person on the boat,
who represented himself as clergyman's son from
the South and asked permission to share his state
room. Permission was granted, and in the course
of tho night the impostor made an attompt to rob
the pockets Of the North Carolinian, who caught
him in the act. Tho fellow resisted arrest, and in
the scuffie had his ear cut of. He was finally Sc
cured.-Ibid.
DRIED FRuTr.-During the past season, E. A.
tOSler, OF oalem, bmppeu NOrtn tnre6 nunQr0Q
thousand lbs. Of dried apples, ono hundred thou
sand lbs. OF dried blackborries, and about ten
thousand lbs. of dried peaches, amounting in all
to four hundred and ten thousand lbs. j. L. Full
kerson shipped twenty-five Thousand seven hun
dred and fifty pounds Of blnckberries, and forty
one thousand pounds Of apples in all, sixty-three
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds.
Add the two summaries, and we have exported
from Salon, says the Press, four hundred and
seventy-three thousand pounds Of dried fruit,
which brought greenbacks into the place to the
amount OF about sixty-two thousand three hundred
and seventy-soven dollars.-Daity Journal
ANOTHER OUTnAaE.-It seems as if we shall novor
be permitted to close tho record of villany daily
occurring in our midst and the country around
Last night our townsman, o. r. Colgrove, who has
recently boen carrying on q farm noar Trenton re
turned to this place, bringing with him all his socI
and household goods to avoid their uttor destruc
tion by tho desperadoes who arc now infesting the
country. We learn that this movement was hasten
ed by the following circumstances Mr. Colgrove
having heard threats Of attack upon his premises
by tho robbers, mnde somo preparations't TO receive
them by constructing, stockade and enclosing hi
aetock, DC. True to their promise, the rufians t.
the number Of twonty or more, made their appear
anco yesterday morning. about one o'clock, ant
prepared way for an advance on tho corral b,
setting fro to Mr.. Colgrovo's cotton gin and out
houses. We understand unginned cotton to tn
amount Of thirty-flyo bales was destroyed with tn
buildings, and other property worry much damaged
, Whom will those outrages DO stoppedP A com
pany Of Regulators would bo Of service Who vii
raise it it?-Re,obern Jomnalof Commerce.