Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-15
STATE NEWS.

The Insane Asylum is full to its utmost
capacity, and more than two hundred ap-
plications for admission are on file. The
useless and expensive habit of bringing
patients without previous agreement is
still persisted in.-Raleigh StaadGTd
A SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. ". Il. Handy
died in this city on Sun lay quite suddenly.
On Saturday night about II o'clock he left
Jack Halls bowling alley, where he had
been rolling ten-pins, went TO his room
and was found there next morning, lying
on his bed, speechless. All neceSs AIRY
medical cid was called in but without effect.
He never spoke, and died aEout 2 O'Clock
Sunday. He was an agreeable, peacabie
man OF many good qualities. He came
here from Maryland during the war, and
Capt Henry Mccoy at this post. HIS
relatives live in Maryland. He was decentIy
buried on Monday evening.
Salisbury Examiner.
A WAR INCIDENT.-Col. Hayman OF the
seventeenth United States Regulars is now
commanding a detachment of federal
troops in Raleigh. Ln battle during the
late war he came across a confederate cap
tain who was lying wounded on the field
and he gave him drink Of brandy
What's your name? asked the confederate.
Eayman, answered the yankee colonel
Hayman /! said the confederate Why
there was q Lieutenant in my regiment
the eighth North Carolina, killed to-day
by that name' Colonel Hayman hunted
over the field and sure enough found the
dead body Of Lieutenant Hayman-H aCas
his cousin!
TIE OLD, CID CL.oCK.-Tke Oldest clock
in America is right here. Il was presented
to Hillsboro by King George OF England
when Gov. Tyron was in command of this
province Daring the revolutionary war
the tories dashed into this town and took
it's lead weights for bullets, and threw it's
big striking bell into the river Emo where
it is now 4 new bell was made for it in
Philadelphia in 1905 and it now sits on
top of the Court House and rings out the
dinner hour fOr man and beast.
Hillsboro Recorder.
A Gray Eagle wus killed last Saturday,
about miles east of town. It measured
7 feet inches from tip to tip. This ma
tional emblem was disloyally assassinated
or Kn-Kluxed by Mr.. M. &. Fowler. Gov
ernor, we want troops-the county is in
state Of insurrection.- Greensboro Pat
riot.
KIL1ED.-John Hicks, of Stokes county,
was killed on Wednesday of last week at q
wood chopping. He had cut down tree
which lodged against sappling, breaking
off limb, the stub Of which struck him
on the head, killing him Instantly:
Winston Sentinel.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mrs. Elizabeth Bow
man, an old lady living in Stokes county,
on last Thursday morning was in her usual
health, and after eating hearty breakfast
complained of feeling unwell, and rapidly
continued to grow worse, and in fifteen
minutes after eating breakfast was corpse.
Winston Sentinel.
AN EDGECoMBE MAN IN TROUBLE.
time during last year. young man of this
locality, named ". L. Edwards, left here
and settled il Searcey, Arkansas. On
Monday evening last, Mr.. N. P. Edwards
his father received = dispatch stating that
his son was confined in the Jail of Little
Rock, charged with murder.
Mr.. Ed wards took the train on Tuesday
morning to look after his unfortunate son.
We heard none of the particulars.
Tarboro' S0utherner.
SATURDAY last two boys of our town having
a desire to see how o ''Crater'' would look,
filed bottle with gun powder, buried the
same, and in prosecution of their game ap-
preached with fire coal-result both
boys blown away, with eyes badly damaged
and no chance to look for many days.
Moral. Boys beware of playing with gun
powder r-Tarboro' Souherrer.
SPRING FIGHTS OPENING. under
stand fight occurred on Wilmington
street, yesterday afternoon, between a
couple of white men and colored man, in
which the colored man was badly hurt
The difficulty, we understand, originated
in political dispute; the colOred man, III
speaking of the election of Sheriff, said he
would n OF vote for an Irishman, whereupon
the white men, being Of that nationality,
and friends of our present Sheriff, ''pltch-
ed in." They were afterwards arrested
and held to appear before the Mayor. We
did not learn the names OF any OF the
parties.-Raleigh Sentinel
John Peccary Vest has laid out $50 of
his per diem for license to practice law.
All We Iitigants that have cases on hand
which require great erudition, legal learn
ING, assisted by immense natural talents,
walk up. John Peccary will make as good
q lawyer as he did a legislator, and at half
the price We understand that he has
rented one of Judge Blackburn's store
rooms Kitchen or smoke-house) in the
Court House for the present As the
Judges extra rooms have not yet been
fixed up, owing to the negligence of the
County Commissioners, We suppose this
arrangement is only temporary.
Winston Sentinel.
New RECRUITS. s.-The Sheriff of Rocking
ham brought down three new recruits for
the Penitentiary yesterday; two negroes
aud one white The darkies are in for
twelve calendar months each, one for IL
licit dealing in other peoples dry goods
and shoes, and the other for his immoder-
ate fondness of bacon.
The white man, Sam, franklin, is in for