Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-05-29
STATE NEWS.

-os DESTROYED by fire. the work OF an IN
oona;orv It contained the entire crop OF
CoI r with the larger portion OF MI W.
n Rovsters. Twenty three negroes were
;,tarasted in it. There were also IN 1t TWO
wheat Reapers.
T",o negro women, Natty and Jane Bull
Iaok have been arrested and bound over
- or1r next Superior Court, In the sum OF
$500 each, good substantial evidence being
had of their guilt. Others are supposed 10
ne implicated.
The loss sustained by this fire will reach
$1,000, and we fear will prove quite emoar
1a,sing to Col. r. We hope the gulity
narties may be caught, and they ought TO
ho HING Such punishment as this IS the
orlv Wav to stop the wholesale arson and
larceny that is now rampant over the land.
Nothing is safe from the hands OF the
rogue and ipcendiary. If the law does not
sufficiently punish as to prevent 1t, 1t Will
soon become incumbent upon the people to
take the law in their own hands, and deal
with all cases as they may deserve. Some
thing must be done to put stop to 1t.
Henderson Lader.
MORE RoBBERIEs. Hardly q morning
comes that does not disclose some fresh
case of robbery on the preceding night
1t does seem to us strange that all of these
fagrant outrages should escape the notice
OF the police; or the police may be a small
one, and if SO, should be promptly in
creased in view of these repeated depreda-
tons.
On Thursday night the premises of X.
X. Terrell, Esq, were invaded both his
smokehouse and pantry entered, and
considerable amount of provisions, a lot OF
valuable crockery, some harness, &c, ab-
stracted.
On the same night a number of fowls
were stolen FROM the house Of S. ID. Harri-
son, Esq, grocer, on Fayetteville street.
Several rObherieS on the premises OF
the Rev. c.. Smith, the old Rayner house,,
have been committed Of late.
1t is very evident that we have serious
state of decentralization in our midst and
the most ef1ec i've measures should bt
adopted for It's preservation.
Raleigh Sentinel
An ExAMPLE WORTHY OF IMITATION
We learn that our young townsman, Mr..
H. p. Dortch, made another shipment OF
soae six or seven hundred quarts of fine
strawberries to New York this morning.
Mr.. d. has shipped in all about ten or
eleven hundred quarts of that delicious
fruit, and we hope his enterprise has proved
SucceSSlul ana pfOulhDIe.
We also learn that our young friend, Mr..
Johu Collier, son of Geo. w. Collier, Esq,
has shipped some forty or fifty barrels OF
green peas to New York this season,
winch be sold at the round sum Of $40 per
barrel.
Young men-go and do likewise.
Goldsboro' Rough NotFs.
Pens nNAL.-The Nashville CTenn.) Re
IL, 81
following complimentary notice CT General
W r. Cox:
1--WE had the pleasure of a visit yester-
day from General W. r. Cox, Of Raleigh,
North Caroliua, formerly of this county,
who is spending a few days with his rela-
tives in this portion of Tennessee. He las
hccn chosen by the people of his district as
one of the delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention. They could not have
selected an ADLER or more discreet repre-
sentative.
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE Hon. JOHN A.
GILMER.-The citizens of Greensboro as-
symbed in public meeting to express their
sense of the great loss the community had
sustained in the death of the Hon. John A.
GIImer All the places of business in the
town were closed, while the funeral Gel e.
monies were progressing. The members
OF the GuilfOrd Bar met on the 10Th, and
adopted suitable resolutions of respect for
the memory of the lamented deceased.
CALL ACCEPTED are pleased to in
form our readers that the Rev. George W.
Stickney, of New Orleans, has accepted the
call recently extended him by the Vestry
of st. Stephens Church, and will enter
unOn his dutjpS earlv in lime
Goldsboro' Rough Notes.
CoMMENDABLE.-We publish, with pleas
IRE, the following letter from a gentleman
in New York, a native of this city. The
letter was addressed to Mr.. W. Il. Jones ::
New YORK May 7, 1868.
Dear SIR Enclosed please find bill Of ladng
for eight pieces of Blue Flag Stone, three feet and
i've feet destined to cover the remains Of Confed-
crate soldiers, who fell NeWbern while brave
Iy battling In its defence.
Please present the same to the g Ladies Memo
RAJ ASSOCIATION OF Ne"oern' as shSnt eVluence
of the interest shall always feel in the place of
my nativity,
Wishing them ievery success in the lau1able
work they are engaged in,
am. very respectfully,
]. A. CHARLOTTE.
Newborn Journal Of Com.
NEGRO MURDERED negro named
Henry Alfred was killed on yesterday after
noon by another negro named Wiley Whit
ley, by blow dealt him on the head with
hoe. The affair occurred on the farm of
Mr.. Pearson, within some eight or ten
miles of GoldSboro. Whitley made his
escape and up to the present writing has
eluded capture. Rough Notes.
2GM.
ASSAULT. We learn that on last Satur-
day evening, colored soldier went into
the store of Mr. II. S. HAZEL, and stole
about a pound or more of navy tobacco,
whereupon he was pursued by Mr.. VIM.
Stafford (AIr. Hazells clerk who was about
to capture his victim, when another SOL
der (uo doubt an associate) made an as
sault upon Mr. Stafford, which enabled the
guilty scoundrel to make good his escape.
Mr.. s. was only slightly hurt.
1t Is due to the officers commanding our
Post, to say that everything is done by
those gentlemen to bring such lawlessness
to close, and the guilty parties to justice.
Goldsboro' Rough Notes.
ANOTHER AssAULT.-We learn that on
last Saturday eyenInUo cOuple of 1ruDkeD