Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-18

00Se, unless III G0 true, as we nave heard
it intimated, that Gov. Holden has conclu-
vacancy.-SentineL
Messrs. John Hutchinson and George
Bishop have started O bucket factory at
Newbern.
On dit that the Organ" is aboutto pass
into the hands of a new grinder or grind
ers SO we may listen out for the old song
set to new tune, at an early day.-Senti-
nel
SKEDADD1ED.-The 'sindomitable" chief
OF police, in this town, has s1tedaddled from
Goldsboro, leaving his board bill at the
DERBY" and several other small accounts
unpaid. We learn that John has gone to
Raleigh, with view to apply to the pres
ent General Assembly for IS an act to in
corporate his profession of bum
ming. -Goldsboro Messenger.
Mr.: Robert Quincy of Warren county,
was seriously hurt near Fayetteville, few
days ago. He and others from Warren
were on business visit to this section
They Travelled in buggies and had stopped
near McQueen's some three miles from
town. While there Mr.. QuincY's horse
OoCdLu0 1EISIGeuSu ana unexpectedly DASH
ed OF, tho reins at the time being dropped
and ran some distance, turning over the
buggy and fracturing Mr. Quincy's leg md
otherwise injuriDg him. The injured man
was Immediately brought to the Fayette.
VILE Hotel for surgical treatment, where
he is still cared for and is now much i'm
proved and will soon recover. He is q
stranger in our community but seems to
be an intelligent and worthy young man.
Fayetteville Eagle.
A SHOCKING MATRICIDE. learn that
young man by the name Of Rufus j.
Rymer was committed to our county Jail,
on Monday, for killing his mother in this
county on Saturday last.
Rutns j. Rymer is young man about
~ years OF age, and is subject to epileptic
fits. His neighbors have considered him
partially deranged for some time past. On
the same day, at the house of one of his
neighbors, he borrowed an axe and cut off
one OF his fingers. He beat out his
mothers brains with stone, built up
fire IN the house, placed her remains upon
1t, locked the doors and went to bed. On
Sunday morning he went to o neighbours
and told them what he had done. He was
at once arrested and committed to prison.
He and his mother lived alone in the same
house.
Ills giving the information to the
neighbors himself is strong evidence of
insanity, if there were no other.
Salisbury Old North State.
4, REsPTED.-Gov. Holden has respited
the negro woman that was to be hung in
Hillsboro to-day, to the 9th of May, on
account of her peculiar condition.-!Senti-
neL
A MUSICAL CONVENTION for the purpose
of forming State Musical Association has
been called by the several choirs of Raleigh
to meet in that city on Thursday, March
23rd
LONGEVITY. Rutherford Vindicator
records the death of a colored woman in
Caldwell county at the advanced age of
ITO years.
ONE BY oNE.-The Mount Airy News
says that John Crane, Revenue Collector
for the 9Th district, who resigned recently,
was In arrears to the Government $40, 600.
He is another happy specimen of carpet
bag office holders in this State. So they
60; one by One-one by one.
The Standard recently gave an account
Of San outrage III Rowan county" of
man named Allen, who with his son, both
armed, made a seeming attempt to kill q
man named Hellig, and another named
Bringle, and left the impression that it
was a sort of ku kluX outrage. The Old
North State says, the parties were all
Radicals, and that politics had nothing to
do with the affair.
HORSE STEALING.-Last Wednesday
night Mr.. L. j. Lee, of Buncombe county,
had two horses stolen from him. He
tracked them over Hickory Nut Gap. down
Broad River, to within some eight or ten
miles of Rutherfordton, where he found
them concealed in the woods. Two men,
to be the thieves, were arrested !
The opinion seems to gain strength that |
the pubic business will be gotten through |
with by the 21st inst, and on that day the |
will adjourn. No resolution |
OF that character, however, has been !
adopted. Standard.
SEVERE Aoo1DENT.-We regret to learn |
that Mr.. A. M. Quarles, residing near
in this county, met with Sc
we're accident last Tuesday, having his left |
hand badly mangled by being caught in |
his gin, the teeth decorating some of his |
fingers. Dr.. q. M. Macon amputated one |
of the fingers, being enabled to save the
remainder of the hand.-Weldon Ne,cs.
RETURNING TO HIS DUTIEs.-We met |
yesterday Major VIM. A. Hearne, Editor
Of the Tarboro Carolinian, returning from
where he has been for several
weeks endeavoring to recuperate his great
y impaired health. We are glad to see
the Major looking much better, and to
learn that he will soon again be at his Ed
itorial duties.-Weldon NeUS.
WARREN COUNTY GRANITE.-Mr. Lene-
han, we'll known in this community for
his energy and perseverance, is making
extensive preparations, as we learn from
the Ridgeway Press, for the working of
the granite quaries at that place. We
have been informed that quite two hun
dred hands will he mt tn uorL fhoro |