Wilmington journal., 1871-06-30

A railroad from Shelby, CIeavelaud
county, n. c., to some'point on the Spar
tanbnrg and Union Railroad, s. c., i:
talked about.
The revival which commenced IL the
African Methodist Church. (colored) in
Raleigh, about the close OF tho winter, is
still progressing, end bids fair to last DIR
| ing the sumner.
The young man Harris, charged with
robbing the q. :. mail, and convicted OF
| the crime few days ago IN the L. S.
circuit court, has been sentenced TO ten
years imprisonment.
A negro named Moses HIatLees, employ
ed by the contractors nov bui!diDg the
lar River bridge, on the R4leigh and Gas
ton railroad, fell off the bridge YESTERDAY.
He fell about 65 feet, and received injuries
from which he died IN few moments. o
says The Telegram.
The Raleigh Telegram learns that it is
tEa intention Of Judge Brooks to hold a
Special Term of the U. S. Court as that
place, commencing on Monday Of the
second week in September, especially for
the trial Of alleged Ku. KIux cases.
The Telegram says that E.more w
Woods, Of Chapel Hill. has been appointed
by the Southern Claims Commission,
Special Conn iesiOner I'd lake testimony ia
regard TO claims against the Z. S. Govern
nIent, in Ills State. No cla ms lager than
So COO wil! be referred to him.
The Sentinel says On Wo2nes s1ay g.,t
/ yonng white woman go5 aboard the &c
com dat!Ol train on the r seigh & Gas
ton T. iiirOad at FIauklinton a g4v- bir Il
20 bouDciog boy baby while ih2 train
vas rnnaiUg between Macon and Litt!eton
depot. TIE conductor, u Young unmar
ried man, vas considerably astlnI>het aut3
very mach embarrassed Us 20 the PrCper
mo1e Of p-o :edare,
The Raleigh Telegram tells us that Luke
SsepLerd, who has been snlfari0g from
&C ofu ., had his right orm amputal ed
,bpva tie elbow, on Friday, by Dr.. +. 3.
Hay wood, as listed by DR.. Fab. Haywood,
Jr., and Or. Little. Immediately after ii
arm was anputate;i, and before the arter-
les Were tied up, uGdor the influence Of
cLiorcfnsm, he spranG from the table and
ran. The dCc:OrS had & rec3 t. catch him
to fni~h the operation.
The DelleviIe (Oauala) CIr-..ivlo gives
very Interesting descrip ptloa rf an enter.
tain frent gival I that paea Oh las5 Mon
dag by D.. ". j. EAimar, form =rIy of the
Dear ana Dumb In3ti7U-o IS HsleIgh, but
now al tao head cf similar ipadtution in
Bellcyil:e, to DR.. JOHN CIokt3o, Superiu-
tepdect ot W illla sburg Asylum, Virginia;
Dr.. T. Grissom, Of Raleigh, North Caro-
lima; Dr.. Z. Il. Hughes, o. Fulton, Iowa;
Or J. Lewis and wife. of NeWburg, Ohio.
besidts these there were q nDmber of dis
tincuishea gentlemen grts3Et. The enter
ta:nmest paase3 oil Il 8 verr rl5asant
manner to Eli.
4 Cum )s1rY-Dr. 2forris. sass the
Western Sentioel Of the ed inst, de.ver-
od q gro woman - &. female child, near
Graham s meeting house, in this (Forsyth)
county, on last Sunday. watch is a curios-
itY worthy Of a place IN BarnUm's Museum.
The chi!l has tail three iQcheo long fiat,
and about three inches broad, and covered
with fuze, and on the end of tho tail j.
eometbin8 like a feshy bulb. and finger
with one joint, and well developed nail
Dr. Morris st ties that the child can Vig2le
It's tail, and is perfectly formed in every
other respect. We understand that there
is white man living in Taiem who is
bless ed with a caudle appendage. His
Jail, we understand, resembles that Of
hog, particularly the Peccary, or South
American species Cf that animal Where
is Darwin