Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-11

Greensboro wants flour inspector.
DR.. Mccain, leading citizen of Rock
ingham county, is dead.
Mr.. Joseph Gilbert died very sudden,v
In Wake county, on Thursday.
/ There is to be tram road from RIM
wood to Enfield.
Messre. John l.. Hardee and @. s
Groom, of Lenoir, picked cotton bolls on
the Both ult.
Near Shackelford's Mill, in Greene
county, on Wednesday of last week, Hav.
named Cox, his former paramount At
last accounts the girl was not expected to
live. Jones, we learn, has been arrested.
On Saturday last after the passenger
train from Raleigh had left Wilson'S Mills
lightning and badly damaged. Three Of
the cars were thrown from the track and
the train was delayed ne arly twelve hours
No injury to person.
A Mr.. Dunehue, in Salisbury, on Mon.
day last, while assisting to start the roller
of the planning machine in the machine
shops of Messrs Meroney & Bro, had his
hand caught and torn to pieces. This I'M
fortunate gentleman lost two fingers from
the other hand during the war.
The Cheraw Democrat reports the dead
body of white man found near Florence.
on Monday of last week. The cause of
death was not ascertained, but the BODY
was recognized as that of man from
North Caroline, who had been employed
at mill at st. Stephens depot, S. c., and
had left there about six weeks ago. to re-
turn to his home in this State. Name
not given.
Last Saturday as the two free traire,
crowded with negroes, were returning from
the Goldsboro Radical Mass Meeting, and
when near the Brick yard, few miles this
side of Newborn, one of the negroes fell
between two of the fiat cars aud was in
stantly killed and his body totally mu-
tilated, eight gears having passed over
him.
It is stated that the Cherokee Indians,
in Western North Carolina, have filed
claim against the United States Govern.
ment for all the lands lying between the
Blue Ridge and the Cumberland noun
tains and extending from Bristol south to
Chattanooga. The grounds of the claim
are that the chiefs did not sign the origin.
al treaty of cession.
Mr.. Colfax, of South Bend, was at the
| 1romOuC hOuse yesterday. LII Is under
stood he was arranging with weil-known
piano firm for the agency of his patent
corrugated chocolate curry combs (non-
explcsive), in the manufacture of which he
will engage on his approaching retirement
from public life.
The Persian Minister at London, denies
the horrible reports in relation to the con-
dition of the people of his country. He
admits there is a lamentable scarcity Of
food among the poorer classes, but no
such occurrences have taken place as those
chronicled. Those needing food are sup
piled by the government, and order is
preserved by the police. We are glad OF
this silver lining to the cloud which rumor
had spread of the fair land of Persia and
it's people.
The Rutherford Vindicator vindicates
the alleged Ku Klux In that county in re-
gard to the eport put in circulation by
the Asheville Pioneer to the effect that
over 100 of them had fed TO the Businesses
of Cherry mountain. fortified their posi-
ton, and bid defiance to pursuers. 1t
says the Pioneer has been sold. 1t has
beard of only one kind OF fastness being
used by the Ku Klux, and that is-fast
ness of legs in leaving that section Of
country.