Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-09-24

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of obligations. Poor, down trodden, mis-
represented, maligned, though they have
been, the vigor, the energy and the intel
lect of the Southern ers, with their fruitful
soil and genial climate, have already placed
them in command of the trade of the
nation, and we shall soon find that as our
buyers are now sought as reliable payers
60 will our statesmen be called to the
councils of the nation rs pillars able to
support the tottering fabric Of the Re
public.
We have borne our humiliation with a
fortitude which will justify us in exulting
in our victory. Southern brains and
Southern honor will as surely preside in
the chair of State as that Southern cotton
rules at the seat of commerce.
Fatal Accident ON the South Carolina
Railroad.
We have received information of a fatal
accident on the South Carolina Railroad
on yesterday Saturday morning, The
express freight train from Charleaton to
Columbia, consisting of thirteen freight
and two passenger cars, ran through all
opening of the trestle near the Congaroe
river, within two and half miles of Kings
vile. about q o'clock Saturday morning.
The engine and the thirteen freight cars
went through the opening, The two pas
senger cars remained on the track and
thus escaped. In few minutes the loco
motive exploded aud tho freight cars were
wero all burned.
The engineer, u Mr.. Harerove, and ono
o the iremcn, Mr.. Gilbert, Wore scalded to
death. The other fireman, Mr.. Burns, was
badly scalded, bnt it is hoped that he will
recover-it is strongly probable that he
will get we'll These men were all of
Charleston.
It seems an act of special providence
that the passenger cars were also not pro-
cipitated down the trestle. The accident
was caused by fallen tree which shattered
the track and knocked down portion of
the trestle.
TIE robson OUTLAWs.-A letter to q
friend in this city from gentleman in
Robson makes known further particulars
regarding the gang of outlaws and ,ieapo-
radoes, headed by the notorious Henry
Berry Lowry, which have so long infested
Robson county. The gang, it appears
from this information, extends through
Whiteyille, Wilmington, Georgetown, e..
o. Goldsboro, Raleigh and Fayetteville,
and numbers several hundred. both white
and black.
This information is obtained by one who
is at the head of a movement against
these desperadoes, who has actively traced
up the gang from point to point and who
is in possession of important facts that will
prove startling, and will before many days
make important arrests. We wiBil him all
success in this work and trust that he will
be the means of bringing many If these
Offenders to Justice, and thus rid this sec
ton OF dangerous characters 10y whom
the public peace is continually placed in
Jeopardy.
ANOTHER CONFIDENCE GAME "A gen
tleman residing i'll Brunswick county, who
has been coming to this market for the
past thirty five years was made on Friday
the victim of the - confidence men who
intest this city Our friend brought to-
market cart load OF potatoes ana had but
three bushels left when he was approached
by the rogues Their manner of approach
was this One CT them came M the cart
and desired to buy the potatoes, and
agreed to take all that were left st GER
tain price. Running his hand into his
pocket as If to draw the money, the rogue
stopped suddenly and said that one bnsEel
of the potatoes was for Mr. Agcstlni, ana
that he would soon carry them to this gen
tleman's store near by and return IN a few
minutes. Another blshel he said was for
his friend ian accompilce standing hy) who
would direct the gentleman where to carry
the third bushel, to his store uptown,
and he was to pay twenty cents addition
al for the trouble. The owner of the ro
tatoes was taken in by the rogne's appa-
rent honesty and simplicity, that he per
mitted two bushels to be remoyed-one as
if going to Mr.. Agostinl's, and the other
by the friend as If to his house, The &C
complete in few minutes, the principal
not appearing, offered to show the owner
Of the potatoes to the store uptown, where
he said the money surely awaited him. The
gentleman went, but hail not proceeded
far before the rogue gave him the slip and
took to his heels. Immediately it flashed
across the mind of our country friend that
he had been imposed upon, and returning
to Mr.. Agostini's store and finding that no
potatoes had been brought there, tho al
ditional fact was manifested that he was
the loser of two bushels of potatoes.
INTERESTING TO FARMERS. "A new variety
of oats, called the Norway Oats, have been
tested by prominent planters in the South
the past season, and with Astounding re-
suits. We learn that the proprietors have
published the results of these experiments,
as stated by those who tested them, with