Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-06-17

1T is an electioneering trick of his. He
thinks it tells on timid people, and besides
it looks brave thus to wear his dagger In
his mouth.
Our people shonld, however, learn a
lesson from all this. They see that it is
intended to fret them into violation of
the law if possible. It is the wish of Gov
ernor Holden and his partisans to outrage
the feelings and the rights of the people so
as to force them to the committal OF acts
that would Justify the interference of the
military. He has already issued his pro-
clamation of war. The telegraph informs
US that the militia is to be enrolled; that
reserves are to be picked out and special
troops for active service organized. He is
determined to breed mischief and discord
Let us possess our souls with patience
Let us so conduct ourselves as to defeat
the schemes of this vile plotter. Let us
bear with our wrongs until we can correct
them at the ballot. box. Let our braggart
| Governor swagger and swear vengeance
upon the heads Of innocent persons let
him organize his ignorant mobs under
apOstate sons of the State His threats
and h militia are alike harmless against
the law abiding citizen. Let US so act
that his thunder bolts will fall upon his
own head. Let us bide our time.
A NEW ENTERP E.-The Navassa
Gnano Company have inaugurated q new
enterprise and one quite novel in this sec
ton. This is fish oil and phosphate
factory to be located at Federal Point,
near Fort Fisher, and to be supplied with
material from the numerous little STAT
fish" that swarm so plentifnlly in the
shallow waters near the Point. These fish
are to be compressed and, the oil thus ex-
tracted from them, the refuse matter to be
used as phosphates in the manufacture of
guano. by the Company, at their works at
Meares' Bluff, near this city. Three
buildings have already been erected and a
| fourth is now in course Of construction
The first Of the machinery will be carried
down on Thursday, and it is thought that
operations will be commenced in a few
weeks The Company proposes to buy
fish of others, rs also to have their own
nets. The prospects are, now, that it will
prove very successful enterprise It is
engineered by men Of business capacity
and experience, who never venture blindly
on any undertaking, and who are satisfied,
before hand of the success Of their invest
ment.
JAIL DELIvERY.-A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
THREE OF THE ROBSON County PRISONERS
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prisoners, confined in the county Jail at
this place, succeeded in making good their
escape. The fact was frat discovered by
the jallor early in the morning, as he was
making his rounds, and little search dis.
covered to him a hole in the brick wall of
the west facing of the building, out of
which the prisoners had crept Blankets
were found tied to the inner iron gratings
of the windows, and down this the men
had slipped until they reached the ground
below. a distance, probably, of some 40
feet.
Geo. Appewhite, Stephen Lowery and
Henderson Loftin, three of the Robson
county outlaws, were those who escaped |
One other, Calvin Oxen,line, was found on
the upper floor of the building, but it is |
not known why he did not escape with the !
others.
It would seem that these four prisoners
had been confined in cell together on |
the first cell floor, but it has been the Gus
tom, each day, to allow them the run of
the passages around the cells. At night |
they have been carefully secured in the
cells, the bolt and key Of which it IL i'm
possible to reach from within without first
removing some Of the iron grating to the |
door. man by the name of Sylvester
Capps, colOred has been in employ as |
guard, and it is his duty to remain within
the prison all night. He reports that he
entered the JAIL about 8 o'clock on Sunday |
evening, and that he examined the cell
doors and found every thing secure. He
remained there until about , o'clock when |
he y ent down to the kitchen, On the floor |
b5lOw. He heard nothing at all during
the entire time. and in the morning when
locked, but none Of the prisoners were
within. One of them was found on the
floor above and the other three had es-
olped.
There is something very mysterious in
all of this, AMI it is evident that those who |
escaped had a confederate within the |
prison. This is sufficiently proven by the
fact that tho cell door was found uninjured |
and locked, and the two doors leading to
the floor above, from whence the escape
was effected, were also closed and locked, |
as usual, The bricks Of the wall were
broken ont, it is asserted, with piece of
lead ana staple, and, although there must
have been some noise yet the Jailor heard
nothing.
Sheriff Schenck was promptly notified
of the fact, as soon as it was discovered, |
and yesterday morning about o'clock,
he, in company with jailor Nash and four
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