Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-01
STATE NEWS.

FRUIT CRoP. We learn from those who
have examined, that notwithstanding the
recent severe cold snaps, all the fruit is
not killed, but that there is now II pros
pect for an average crop of apples and
peaches in this section.
Charlotte Observer.
INDIGNATToN MEETING IN PITT COUNTY
On Saturday last the people of Pitt county
without regard to party or color, met to
express their sense of wrong and outrage
which the officials OF that county are
charged with having perpetrated on the
tax paying citizens, by wasteful extrava-
gance and reckless squandering of the
public money.
The meeting was addressed by DIR.
O'Hagan, Messrs. johnson. Paul, Silly
and others.
Resolutions of a complimentary char
acter were passed, and committee ap-
pointed to Examine the offfcial record of
county expenditures, &C., with instruc-
tions to report the result of it's investiga-
ton to the meeting on Saturday. April 2,
to which day the meeting adjourned.
TarbOro Cdr0linidn.
A NAN SHOOTS HIS Yesterday,
about noon, James Shirley, a negro living
on Mr.. William Burrett's place, a mile
from town, shot and Instantly killed his
wife. The circumstances were briefly the
following: Jim got into a dispute at
dinner with negro man in his employ,
and finally went into the house to get his
gun, when his wife shut the door to pre-
vent his going out to kill the negro Henry.
It appears that Shirleys wife had hold of
the gun at one time, but just previous to
the firing Jim was heard to say 'if you
don't let me out I'll shoot you," and
almost instantly the gun went off, the
whole load entering under the right jaw,
producing Immediate death.
Shirley was promptly apprehended by
Mr.. E. zoeller and others, and broug ht
before Justices McCabe and Jackson, who
committed him to await the action of O
Coroner's jury.-Tarboro Cdrolinidm.
A CASE FROM JONES. 1t is probable that
Jno. r. Green, colored, will be placed on
trial to-day in the Superior Court. for the
attempted murder of Mr.. David J. Green,
of Jones county last Fall. The shooting
of Mr.. Green created much excitement at
the time and the progress of the case will
be watched with interest. Berne
Jour. Of Com.
THE JoNEs-DELEMAR CAsE.-Charles
Jones, colored, wrs arraigned in the Supe.
rior Court, yesterday. on the charge Of
murdering Asa Delemar, colored, in this
city last winter. The prisoner pleaded
Not Guilty, and was remanded to the
custody Of the Sheriff for trial. It is un-
derstood that the case will come up to-day.
We learn that the prisoner intends to plead
guilty to charge of manslaughter, and this
will stay all proceedings on the charge OF
murder. New Berne Jour. Of Com.
ONE BY ONE.-The Washington Repub
lican says:
United States Marshall Clarke passei
through this city yesterday route fo1
Raleigh, n. c., having in custody Gen
Bennett, formerly internal revenue super
visor for North and South Carolina, ant
an accomplice named Loring, both o.
whom were arrested on the 18th inst, at
Atlantic City, Iowa, on the charge of con
spiracy and collusion to defraud the inter
nal revenue laws.
So they go, one by one. Bennett will be
tried in Raleigh at the next term of th'
Federal Court