Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-11
STATE NEWS.

HEAVY RAMA heavy rain last Friday
visited this section, and along the creeks
and branches did much damage to the out
growing crops. It damaged the mill dams
around lis, washing away the trunk and
toby to Murray's mill, just two miles
from here, on the Barksdale road, and
! blocking all operations for some time to
come.-Danville Chronicle, Sept. Sd.
The BARBECUE barbecue given at
Jonesboro, last Saturday, is represented to
us as having been splendid affair, and
highly creditable to Capt. J. Morgan Smith
and the other gentlemen who aided in get
ting it up. There were three separate Ia
bles, one for the ladies, one for the white
men and one for the colored folks. The
tables groaned under the weight of good
things elegantly served up. Stirring
speeches were made to the large crowd by
Col e. B. Withers, Hon. S. F. Hill, Hon.
John Kerr, and Col. Cunningham. The
latter gentleman merely defined his posi-
ton. Stephen Slade, colored, also made a
speech, and every thing passed off as smooth
as pond water.-Milton Chronicle, 3d.
GENEROUS SUBsoR1PT1oN.-On the pas
senger car of the Richmond and Danville
Road, last Sunday, there was blind
Georgia Colonel, whose eyes were blown
out by the explosion of shell at Malvern
Hill. He was on his way to his home in
Augusta, and had with him a free pass of
travel from Col. Dodamead, the worthy
Superintendent of that road. Itbecoming
known that the unfortunate soldier was
without money! purse was Immediately
made up among the passengers and sum
! of $12 IS presented him. While the col
lection was going on, a bright-eyed little
boy came rushing up-his face beaming
with manly emotion-and gave the blind
soldier every cent of his "marble money"
He was Virginia boy and true type of
that grand old State Milton Chronicle.
ROBBERY IN W1LLIAMsToN.-O Thursday
night last the store of Messrs. Robertson
& Bros, in Williamson, was entered and
goods to considerable amount stolen, to-
] gether with 800 in cash. The thieves eff
fected an entrance by cutting a hole
through the floor from underneath the
building. The thieves, two negroes, were
afterwards detected on the following Sat-
urday night on board the steamer L. G.
Cannon, at Jnmesville. Their luggage WAS
searched and a quantity of fine dress
goods and the $50 in cash recovered, also
brace of bits which the thieves used to
bore through the floor with. After being
taken under arrest, by some mismanage-
ment they were allowed to escape.
ESCAPE OF CoNv1cTs. -Five of the nine
convicts in the chain gang at labor near
Tarboro', made their escape on Wednes-
day last. They were under the superin-
tendence of two guard, and while one of
these was absent with prisoner for water,
the whole gang made a break at once
The remaining guard discharged both bar
rels of his gun after them, but with no eff
feet. His pistols were tried and missed
fire. Clubbing his gun he knocked down
one and stopped two more. Among those
escaped is the notorious Lewis Smith, who
is generally supposed to be the author of
the destructive confagration in Tarboro'
last year. Parties are in pursuit, but there
have been no recaptures as yet.
DEMOCRATIC BARBECUE IN EDGEooMBE.-l
The Democrats of Edgecombe contemplate
having grand Mass Meeting and Barbe-
cue at Tarboro, about the last of Septem- |
Der. It will be grand affair and arrange |
ments have been made to secure speakers |
from various portions Of the State. A torch