Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-04-05


in his usual good spirits .-..
We also saw Gen T. L. Clingman here on Mon
day.-Sahisbary Banner.
FATAL RENCoNTRE IN ELIZABETH CITY.-A diff
Guilty occurred last week in Elizabeth CITY, be
tween Mr.. W. W. Weatherley of that place. anG
the death of the latter. Mr.. W. was bailed in the
sum of 81 900.
BURGLARS AT WORK IN RALEIGH-We learn
from the Sentinel that the store of Mr.. John c.
Palmer, Jeweler, entered few nights since
and number of valuable articles, spoons, jewelry,
&c., distracted and on the same night, an un-
successful attempt was made to break into the
store of Messrs Heart & Lewis.
PEACHES KIILED.-The severely of the weather
has been such, for several days past, that nearly
al! the peach blooms in this latitude have been
killed. This will be severe deprivation. The
apples are safe as yet.-Se1tiae.
Twenty-Five boxes of the Revised Codes having
been lost or stolen, Governor Worth has appointed
Mr.. Obadiah Woodson, an agent for their collcc-
ton.
CHOwAN COUNTY, North CARoLINA.-We have
hitherto, more than once, alluded to the grape
growing region of the Old North State, which one
of these days will become celebrated as a grape
and wine region. In Chowan county, a gentleman
cultivates a hundred acres in vineyards which en-
brace large variety of the grape. His success
has been splendid. In one year he sold wine from
his cultivated grape area to the extent of So, 900
and we are Informed the annual expense
$500 He has been offered for his grape crop, on
the vine, SIX cents per pound Here is region
for French, German and Swiss immigrants, whose
occupation hitherto has been IN the vineyards of
their native lands They would in time make
old Chowan almost as famous as the fair Rhine
land or the smiling slopes of the Alps
Norfolk VUyi,dan.
Gen. Mat. Ransom had very serious difficulty
few days ago, which came near being fatal,
with one of the freedmen in his employ He had
occasion to reprimand him for the slOthful manner
in which he did his work. but the freedman threw
himself on his dignity, and doubted the capacity
of the General to Judge his work, and, with Oaths
and insolence, his conduct such that the Gen
eral called upon his father, who is quite aged
man, to go to the house for his pistol. The Gen
eral fred barrel, thinking to brighten him, |
but tie negro advanced with an uplifted hoe; the
second barrel did not explode. Ihe negro struck
the General, which disabled his left arm. He
then fired second time without effect. The ne
gro gave him another blow which disabled the
other arm A hand-to-hand encounter then en-
sued and but for the interference of a negro man,
doubtless the negro would have killed him, as he
swore he would do. The Generals father went
to the house for gun, and in his absence the
negro made his escape The other freedmen were
lou in their excavations of the villian.-Cor
pondence Norfolk F1yinion.
APPOINTMENT. Matthias E. Boyer Esq, has
been appointed Postmaster for Statesvie, and en-
tered upon the duties of his office
The LAST PRISONER OF WAR-There arrived in
the city last evening, by the City Point train the
last of the Confederate prisoners who had been
confined at Fort McHenry His name is Hayton |
Davis, and he served through the war as mem
Der of Barksdales bri gade of the Army of North |
ern Virginia. He lost his leg at the battle of
Cedar Creek, October 1864, and there cap |
tured, He detained by the nature of his |
wound, and speaks in the most grateful terms of
the kind treatment received from the T. S. Off |
and soldiers at the Fort.
He leaves this morning for his home in Arson |
county, n. C.-Peters6Uy Lader
The country in the vicinity of Fayetteville was
carpeted with heavy frost last Monday. Fruit |
gone up.
The LAST MAN OF THE RETREATING ARMY.-Ihe |
Petersburg Inder, speaking of the dissertation OF
Il burial lot in Pocahontas, that city, makes
the following interesting mention of the lost de
voted North CarOlinian
''There is buried here one soldier North |
Carolina Curtius-who on the night of the evacu-
alton, left at Pocahonas bridge to fire it, and
was killed there the last mali of the retreating
my. He was found dead by the Federal forces in
advancing. and by them inferred, blanket his
only coffin, and the apron of woman who came
there to weep his only shroud."
We add, disturb him not, but let monument be
erected to his heroic memory!
Col. THTLo WHTE.-Col White, the founder of
the Raleigh Standard, and sometime Minister
Resident at Quito is visit to this State.
EDGEcoMBE CoUNTY-Theri will be special
session of the County Court of Edgecombe, on
Tuesday, 10th April
The stables of Captain Cofield King near Tar
bOrO, was entered few nights since, and one of
his best horses stolen. The same night, the barn
of Mr.. James l.. Battle was broken into and two
saddles stolen. The SOuthe1ner says that such af
fairs getting to be of frequent occurrence.
The negroes of Raleigh, North Carolina, have
resolved not to import Yankee doctor, but to
patronize the Raleigh physicians long they
make no distinction account of color.
On Wednesday a hogshead of North Carolina
tobacco, weighing 900 lbs, sold at Petersburg,
Va, at $50 per cwt. l.
TOBACCO CULTURE IN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CARO-
LINA-From all quarters of the tobacco region of
Virginia and North Carolina there assurances
that great efforts will be made to plant crop OF
tobacco. The want of agricultural labor Will be
exhibited less in the production OF tobacco than IN
any other agricultural product.
LOOK OUT FOR HM-A week or two since, at
Surry Court white rascal named Robert Cox
was convicted of stealing iron and brandy from
couple of traders named Burnett and Brown, and
sentenced to be whipped. The fagellation was
promptly administered, and the alternative was
then presented to him to take another, or leave
that section of the country forthwith. We presume
he left Western Sentinel.
CoMNG.-The Secretary of the Treasury at the
request of the Governor of North Carolina, on
Saturday forwarded him full set of United States
standard weights and measures to replace those
destroyed during the war.
Among the recent deaths from Small POx in
Newbern We notice that of W. c. Loftin, ESD,
formerly collector of the Port
Ne. Now uon,,,+o, of T,inooln County re-