Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-05-01
STATE NEWS.

THE RECENT SToRM.-Thursday morning
last was the occasion of one of the most
severe storms ever known in this country
at this season of the year, eliminating in
a freshet which carried devastation in its
track and onty equalled in severity by the
Well-remembered freshet of 1868. From
about o'clock, a. M, the lightning flashes
and peals of thunder were incessant, whilst
the rain descended in continuous flood
On the day preceding the storm, Wednes-
day, 18th inst, about l o'clock, p. M, a
hurricane, extending over a belt of 200
yards in width, passed along portions OF
Henry county, Va, and Rockingham coun-
ty, n. c., carrying devastation III It's course.
Near Leaksville and Wentworth, n. c., it
seems to have been most severe. Hun
dreds of pannels of fence seemed but pa
per in its course, and rails as straws were
blown, in some instances, as far as 40 and
50 yards. Near Leaksville, the frame dwell
ling-house, corn-crib and dairy of Mr..
Thomas Ragland were utterly destroyed,
and log school house in the immediate
vicinity was blown down. Miss Lane the
teacher, with the children, were in the
house at the time and miraculOusly y escaped
with few bruises-One child boy of
eight years, son of Mr. Ragland, however,
had his leg broken. The destruction of
the houses is complete. The school house
was built of logs averaging 10 inches in
thickness, and some of them were blown
20 ana % yards from the house. At Went
worth one or two houses were unroofed
and the church steeples considerably dam
aged.-Danyille Register.
A BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN. specimen Of
gold, just from the Crucible, collected at
the Empire Gold Mine-heretofore known
lotte, was exhibited to us yesterday. Its
weight was IA : 6-10Oths ounces.
We learn that much heavier and more
beautiful specimen will be prepared this
week, as the mine is now being more sue
cessfully worked. Success to the mining
as well as the agricultural interests of the
county.-Charlotte Bulletin.
A FRE.-On Monday yesterday morn
ing, at about o'clock, the alarm of fire
was given and found to proceed from the
grist mill, the property of Mr.. Pinkney
Berryhill on the line OF the North Carolina
Railroad, near the old bridge, in Charlotte.
1t is supposed that the fire was the work
of an incendiary. Loss estimated at from
$500 to 81, ,OOO.-Charlotte Bulletin.
EXECUTION Dula, convicted as
principal in the murder of Laura Foster,
was sentenced last week by Judge Mitchell,
at Iredell Superior Court, to be hanged Oh
Friday, May 1st.
PRESENT FOR GEN. LEE.-AIr. Wilson, al
English gentleman connected with the
Rock Island Manufacturing Company, has
made beautiful walking cane Of black
walnut, elaborately carved, which is de
signed as present for Gen. r. Z. Lee.
MILITARY REMovALs.-Gen. Candy ha:
removed the magistrates composing the
County Court of Buncombe. The Ash
Vile News makes the follow ing comments
"Why these gentlemen were removed
has not been made known to them but :
clue to the secret may be found in the fac
that at the last sitting of the Court fellow
by the name of Jesse Sumner, q deputy
Sheriff, was tried, convicted and sentenced
to pay fine of $50 and costs, for brutal,
assaulting young man by the name O
Henry Jones, one Sabbath night, while
Jones was on his way from church in com
pany with some ladies. Sumner is now the
Radical candidate for Sheriff of this coun
~, Willie UOueS IS conservative. LII il
known that Sumner, through the STANDING
medium Of communication between Genera
Candy and the Radicals of this section, ap
piled to headquarters to have the fino ant
costs remitted, or part of them, which til,
General refused to do, but has removed tn
court. The next court will be able to re
move the penalty.
We understand the assault upon Mr.
Jones was an unprovokcd and maliciou
one, and the penalty was considered light.
En- PAssANT-There is quite larg
amount of naval stores passing over tn
Wilmington and Seaboard roads at present
forming the principal freight There is bu
comparatively little cotton going into MAJ
ket just now, the bulk of this staple havin
been sent from the country.
Weldon Ne,US
A RIz.-From the effects of the youn
Hood which visited this country and til
sections above us last week, our usual
placid Roanoke was made turbulent an
really outrageous in her proportions o.
Sunday The islands beneath the rairoa