Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-01-29
STATE NEWS.

LoYA11zED. Etheridge, OF Ons-
low, was the only North Carolinian whose
loyalty was sufficient to recommend him to
| the consideration Of the House of Repre-
sentatives to have his disabilities removed,
| in the large batch of names which has re-
Gently passed that House.
Rev. John S. Long will commence the
publication of a weekly paper in Washing
ton, n. O., in few days.
| IAlM1eRATIoS-Ano letter just re-
ceived from Mr.. ". F. Atkinson, an
nounces that he has arrived ct Horgen,
Switzerland, and has gone to work on the
mission which induced him to visit the old
country. He informs us that he can secure
a vessel for the purpose OF bringing lmml-
grants direct to Beaufort, Wilmington or
Norfolk for $4,000. We cannot but agree
with Mr.. Atkinson, that the chartering of
vessel would probably be the cheapest
and best way provided sufficient orders
! for immigrants are obtained to make it
| justifable to do so.-Golds. Messenger.
! GROSS OUTRAGE We understand that
! liams, about seven miles from Kinston, Was
broken into night Or two ago, and his
remains carried no one knows where. The
! body had been consigned to the tomb
more eighteen years ago.
! The authors Of this gross outrage are un-
| known. Their object is supposed to have
been to secure the silver mountings OF the
coffin in which tie corpse was confined.
Newbern, jour. Of Com.
! W1LLIAMsToN AND TARBoRo' RAILROAD
The Tarboro Sontherner learns with pleas
ure that the work upon this road is to com
mence at once-notw outstanding the
croakings that have declared the building
OF it failure. President Stubbs has Just
returned from Raleigh, where he has been
in the interest Of the road, and says the
work will go on at once, aud the Agent for
the contractor is making all necessary az
rangemonts-the iron has not only been
purchased, but is now ready for the track.
The recent action at Raleigh in regard to
the Injunction against the Chatham road
does not effect IN the least the value Of the
bonds granted by the State in aid Of the
Williamson and Tarboro' road, and HE
contractor regards it in this light.
: 4 SUPPOSED MYSTERIOUS MURDER -
! Within the last few days developments
have been made which lead to the suppo-
sition that negro boy, some ten or twelve
years Of age, murdered some time last sum-
mer upon the farm ofINLr. Burton Powell, on
! the line Of the Wilmington road between
this place and Halifax. It seems that the
/ boy in question, the step-son OF one Will
liams, negro, was at that time missing, but
it was told by his father and L2other thao
he had run way from home. Since Christ
mas some younger children Of Williams has
developed the fact that the boy was cruelty
murdered by his step-father, his mother
burying him somewhere On the plantation
the children having been kept quiet hy
threats. Efforts have been made, We IN
derstand, to investigate the affair, but We
have not learned Of either the recovery Of
the body Of the supposed murdered boy
or the arrest of Williams and his guilty
consort. Weldon Netcs.
We ARE pleased to be assured that the
young ladies of this city viii, IA about two
weeks, present series Of rabeaux, &c.
the proceeds of viii h TO be applied to al
leviating the wants Of the poor Of our
city.-Ral. Sentinel,
OSE Of the members OF The State Legis-
lature wrote letter t. gentleman in this
city the other dag. and sent it in sranked
envelope, bearing the signature Of a. II.
Jones, NJ c., and enclosed another Of the
same kind for an answer. This is rather
hard on the ranking privilege.
Newbern Times.