The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-03
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The North Carolina Tobacco Crop-Mur-
der TrinI-Ship News.

FORTRESS MONROE, June 1.-The prospects for
good crop of tobacco in three large producing
counties in North Carolina are not said TO be
encouraging. The tobacco plants seem 10 De
the Injury infiicted by y' the Nv some Of the
tobacco lands have also been planted in other
crops. The eight leading tobleco counties IN the
old North State in 1860 were Caswell, Franklin,
Granville, Orange, Parsons, Rocklngham,
Stokes, and Warren, which produced 2S,073, 1872
in 1860 614S,32l pounds, and Granville, 6,025,57l
pounds Meclxlenburg is comparatively unim-
poItant as tobacco county, the product being
The cargo OF the wrecked steamer Sheridan,
which went ashore last winter near Body
Island, n. c., will be sold in Norfolk at auction
on the 18Th inst. The estimated value of the
cargo was about million of dollars. and the
portion recovered consists of tar, oil, ltnseed
and lard oils white lead, zinc, dry goods of
every variety, and hogsheads of Irish and Bour-
The British steamer Bosphorus arrived at
Norfolk this morning, having made the run
n cargo OF cotton and naval stores for Liverpool
direct.
The trial of william S. Underwood, on a
charge OF killing Captain James S. Hawk ins,
at the Isle of Wight Court House, some time
since, commenced on the l5th ult., and. after
Two weeks, resulted in verdict OF not guilty.
Both Underwood and Hawkins were residents
OF Surrey county, where they have extensive
circles of friends and relatives occupying high
social positions and in consequence, there was
large attendance of the friends of both parties
at the TRIAL ChaIle Hayden, Esq, Common
weallh's Attorney, assisted by General Henry
a; wise, conducted the prosecution, and Messrs.
BLOW ana GOOde OF NOrtOlR, ana MAYOR " y.
Stringfellow OF Petersburg, appeared for the
defense. When the case came up for argument,
General Wise spoke two days Thirty six
witnesses were examined, and the utmost inte-
rest was manifested during the trial
The case of Reuben II. Clark, the owner of a
small store @t Mill Creek Bridge, about mile
from here, charged with killing one of the
buglers attached to the garrison, came up for
preliminary hearing at the Court House in
Hampton to-day Brigadier General II, S.
Brinton, the commandant of the Fort, and
DIR. George Cooper, who made q post mortem
examination of the deceased, were summoned
prisoners counsel waived the hearing, deem
ing il eXpedient on the ground that the case
required afull investigation, and to prevent pre-
tudicing the jurors either in favor of or against
the prisoner. He then requested that the pri-
soner be remanded to jail.
The prosecuting attorney offered no objec-
tion, and he was taken to jail again TO await
his trial before the County Court, which meets
House in which the justice of Elizabeth
county is dispensed was nearly the only build
ing left unconsumed when Magruder applied
the torch, and left the little village shoulder
structure, and has q few wooden benches and a
table near the interior, while the presiding
magistrate gave his opinion from an elevated
brick platform, and the prisoner was seated on
behind him while the counsel were arguing
their points. General Burton and DR.. Cooper
occupied seats in front, and the room was
filled with the friends of the accused and idlers
The body of man was found few days ago
washed ashore at the mouth of Harris creek,
near Yorktown. 1t was identified by papers,
to be j. c. Wood, who was drowned from small
sloop during gale in the bay.
The barque Friar, from Rio, with coffee, has
been ordered TO Baltimore to discharge.
The Phil. Sheridan Base Ball Club contested q
match with the Ordnance Club. The latter won
the game by three runs.