Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-04
STATE NEWS

A FRIEND from Caswell county informs
us that the wheat crop is very promising.
The tobacco plants are very small and
have been considerably injured by the fly.
| Raj. Standard.
| THE EXECUTIVE :OFF1cE in the Capitol
is being cleared out, the walls painted, and
the necessary repairs to the fnniture made
| during the absence of Gov. Holden.
Raj. Standard.
| A PETITION has been telegraphed to Gov.
Holden, at Washington, praying that Geo.
Johnston be respited for thirty days.
Johnston is Baylise, one of the Wade
Ditcher murderers, sentenced to be exc
cuted Friday, May 2Sth.-Ral. Standard.
Mr.. WILEY, United States Internal
Revenue Collector in the Sixth District,
reports that he has had two men killed
and one seriously injured while employe ed
in collecting the revenue. He has applied
to W. P. Perry, Supervisor for North and
South Carolina, for troops to assist him in
enforcing the law. Mr.. Perry has referred
| the matter to Commissioner Delano for in.
structions. Standard.
TERRIBLE MYSTERY AND PROBABLE MUIR,
DER.-Just before going to press we are
informed that at late hour last night a
wagon standing in Market Square was
found to contain dead body. The body
had been most shockingly mutilated, the
head having been cut off and the entrails
removed. No clue has been obtained of
the perpetrators of this most horrible
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impossible to identify the body, and the
affair still remains a profound mystery.
Raj. Standard
RoBBERY.-We understand that ON Fri
day night last, the store of Mr.. Beck, about
! eighteen miles northwest of this city, was
broken into and numerous articles abstrac-
| ted therefrom.-Ral. Sentinel.
| Mildred Foster, destitute and friend
! less lunatic, who came down to-day from
Alamance county, under the charge Of the
Deputy Sheriff of that county. seeking ad-
mission into the Asylum, had to be rejected
by the Superintendent Of that Institution
on account of its crowded condition. Nu-
merous other Instances of similar nature,
we are told, have occurred. We understand
that circulars have heen issued by the Su-
penintendent to the Sheriffs OF the various
counties, informing them that it is impos-
81 bic to receive at present owing to lack
of room, any more inmates.-Ral. Sentinel
The court was occupied all day Tuesday
with the trial of Richard Kendrick, charged
with the killing of Robert Lowrie The
Grand Jury found bill of manslaughter,
and upon that he was put upon his trial
Col. Bynum, State Solicitor, and Wilson
and Vance for the defendant. Able and
lengthy arguments were made by the conn
sci on both sides, and the jury, after being
out twenty minutes, rendered verdict Of
iustifable homicide. Mr.. Kendrick is a
good man and Well esteemed in his neigh
borhood, and this verdict was therefore
gratifying to his numerous friends.
Mr.. LoWrie was also highly esteemed by
his neighbors, and the affair was deeply
regretted by all, and by none more SO
than by Mr.. Kendrick, as was evident by
the remark made alter finding that the
blow was fatal. AS it is, the verdict was
righteous and all acquiesce in it.
Charlotte Times.
The Governor and Attorney General are
both out of the Capital at present. There
is less drinking, lbut still some drunkenness
in the Capital. Let US have sobriety as
we'll as peace.-Ral. Sentinel.
TOBACCO SToLEN.-Col. Tracey, who re-
sides near Barksdale's depot, had a barn
broken intoa few nights ago and over three
hundred pounds of tobacco stolen.
Milton Chro; icte.
The Commissioners of Raleigh last night
opened the proposals for building the new
Market House. The proposal of Mr.. J. P.
Prairie for $34, 400 was accepted.
Raleigh Standard.
THE --LATEST STYLE OF BooUEr.-Amid
the profusion of flowers showered upon
DR.. Craven, few days since, at the con-
clusion of his address to the Kernersville
High School, one beautiful boquet was
tied with genuine greenbacks, making q
very handsome present.-Ral. Sentinel.
The Banking House of Mr.. Il. G. Kel-
logg, of this place. was closed On Monday
last by attachment sued out by MIR. G. P.
MendenhalL Mr.. K. has been absent for
several weeks, and may be able to set him
self right before the public when he has a
hearing ng.-Greensboro Patriot.
TOUGH NEGRo.-We are informed that
Ben Rory, near Whites Store, was shot
while going to spring for water, by some
person in ambush, and fifty or sixty squir-
rel shot lodged in his body. At last ac-
counts he was doing remarkably we'll.
Wadesboro' Argus.
BURGLARS have been committing depre-
dations in New Berne. "Wednesday night
last the houses of ". H. Farthing and
VIM. T. Lego were entered. From the
former trunk was taken and robbed of
it's contents and the whole house ram
sacked.
STILL ANOTHER MURDER IN JONES CoUN-
TY.-On the 10Th instant, while colored
man named Willowby Parker was riding
on horse back about one-fourth of a
mile from the house of Mr.. Jesse W. Kin
sey, in Lenoir, near the Dupl2n county
line, five shots were fired ut him, three
taking effect, one in the left hand, one IN
the right arm, and one passing through
his body.-New Berne Times.
SEEKING LdaHT.-A lawyer in California