Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-05
STATE NEWS.

The KlssToN TRAaEDY.-A correspon-
deaf OF til" t'oldsboro' Messenger write
from kinston as follows Of the recent ter
rible tragedy in that place !:
From (almost an eye witness, an old
negro who lives near the bridge, learn
that the awful sentence of Judge Lynch
WAS certainly and most horribly executed
on the bridge, lie having been awakened
by the firing of pistols, sc. He says he
heard each "spIash - as the Inflated vic
TINS were cast into the seething waters.
l am informed by the jailor that, accord
ing to the confession of one of the negroes,
whose name was John Miller, these dupes
of ignorance desecrated the remains of Mr..
Williams, under the superstitious impress
sion that 10y putting portion of dust OBJ
tanned from his bones about their per-
sons-or, i'll other words, puncturing it into
their iaHs-ihey would be under the infu-
ence of Il kind of magic charm by which
they would be enabled to commit all man
ner of crime without the possibility of
detection. This is, i'll substance, the con-
fession OF Miller in behalf of the whole of
this desperate aud blood thirsty pack Of
bell hounds.
The names of the men 50 summariIy ex-
ecuted are as follows : Richard Mobiles,
Herring, Danl Smith.
The young man who was wounded in the
difficulty between the robbers and the
Sheriff's posse is still in a dangerous condi-
ton. His friends fear that his wounds
will prove fatal.
The town is strictly guarded, the negroes
OF this vicinity having threatened liberia
ting the prisoners now confined in jail,
burning the town, &c.
REPORTED TRAGEDY IN DuPL1N.-The
same correspondent writes:
[ have also been credibly informed of
the enactment of a most horrible tragedy
a few nights ago in the lower part of Du-
pin county, the particulars as far as ascer-
tanned being as follows : It seems that a
young man, by name Du Waugh, came up
on party Of negroes, who we're endeavor-
ing to violate the persons of some young
ladies. He, being armed, fired upon them,
upon which they desisted, making a pre-
cipitate retreat. On the following night
they went to the house where Mr.. Du
Vaughn slept, and under some false pre-
tense succeeded in getting him to open the
door, when he was struck a heavy blow
upon the head with an axe By one of the
party, killing him, it is thought, instantly,
in his room. No arrests have been made
elected from man who came down to
this place fer the brother of the deceased,
who lives few miles from this town.
However, I could not vouch for the accu-
racy of this statement
''LENo1R"
IMMIGRATIoN.-We publish below an ex-
tract from q letter We received from Mr..
Atkinson, dated at Horgen, Switzerland,
the 14th ult. 1t shows the great opposition
our agents have to contend with. We
would respectfully ask the gentlemen COM
posing the Executive Committee of the n.
@. Immigration Association to examine
into the matter and take immediate steps
to correct all such reports. Mr.. Atkinson
in his letter says:
Ga few days after we arrived we learned, to my
great surprise that infamous art Gle had been
extensively published in many of the Swiss pa
pers, stating that the first lot of immi grauts
which Mr.. Trueb had carried off (being the same
now sett ed on mine an my brothers plantations
near GodsboroD were sold by him (Trueb) into
slavery. This report certrinIy hal great dis
couraging effect on many who would doubt
emigrate. However, as soon as learned this, !
called on the Hon G. A. Page, the U. S. Consul
at Zurich, who very readily authorized US to use
his name in advertisements, and also offert /
! been looking for your O. IAN PAPER very anX-
! iousiy, and alsO for the !. lS5ENGER but yet
neither has arrived.
&C The address spoken of in our Society, setting
| forth the advantages and Inducements North
Carolina holds out to immigrants, and good
German paper would be of very great service to
us here.
'At this time we have about twenty families
engaged which We expect to forward with all
Others we may get, by the first or middle of Feb
| ruary.