Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-05-26

gam.
What would Clay. Web ter. or even
Badger and CASTOR think of the estimes
aod the Manners" could they arise from
their honored sleep The Fair was slimly
attended. though there were quite a num-
Der of wagons and trading tents. People
are bent on good crop next year. ana do
not let eide issues" call them away from
their farms. Wadesboro' argus
The Battleboro' Adrnnce says that Dan'I
Bissett, who liver near Wilson, was f1eeced
to the amount of 1920 by a counterfeit
swindler a few days since. He paid that
amount for box marked @. o. D. in the
Express Office at Wilson, bat instead of
getting counterfeit greenbacks, which be
was after, he opened box Of saw dust
The Winston Sentinel was presented a
short time since with some specimens of
native alum, picked up in Surry county
One of the pieces was nearly as large as
hen egg, and ain ost pure. The specimens
were gathered from the surface, and is
represented to be in large quantities.
The Golds5oro' Messenger learns that
Jones county has voted by large major
ity of the voters, to subscribe SIS. 900 to
the stock of the Planters Railroad Com
pany. This road, it will be remembered,
Il to go through the counties of Jones and
Onslow, and connect with the Atlantic
Railroad at some point between Kinston
and Newbern.
The Salisbury E:cdminey says: Col
Tate Informs US that there is not county
along the hne of the Western N. c. Ro I'd,
but what will vote for a Convention, by
largely increased majority. The people
are everywhere awake to the importance of
the measure, and they are resolved to exer-
else their sovereign power, regardless of
thfe IFS or Radical QFOnmaUtl
There will be grand Sunday School
celebration at Rocky Mount on the Sd of
June next, and all Sabbath Schools are in
vited to attend. The Wilmington Wei
don railroad have agreed to pass all who
wish to attend the celebration for one third
OF regular fare, going and returning for
same; children, twelve years old and under
are required to pay one-half of the one-
third fare Tho Sunday School Agent for
North Carolina, Rev. Mr.. Leard, and 9th
ers will be present to address the children.
The knights Of Alamance county invite
all K nights Of good standing in adjoining
counties to tilt with them, at Company
Shops, on the 7th prox. Besides the usual
honor of crowning the Queen of Love aud
Beauty, there will be awarded TO the sue
cessful Knight an elegant bride aud sad
die. Those wishing to enter the lists will
communicate with s. e. Allen, Company
Shops, on or before the 1st of next month
for information as to terms of entrance,
rules, &c.
Messrs. G. NJ. Lea, J. r. Ruffin, Albert
Murray, Robert Bingham and L. B. Holt
have been selected as Judges for the occa-
sion.
Gov. Caldwell publishes Il card in yester-
days Telegram, in which he apologies
to Hon. Josiah Turner, of the Sentinel. and
the public generally for the very indecent
letter recently published by him,
in which he called Mr.. Turner
ga liar In this connection it might be
morsa rife in Raleigh and Wilmington,
for several day is past, that Mr.. Turner had
already taken steps to demand personal
salts action in the usual manner with gen
tlemen."
The Hillsboro' Recorder says "a con
siderable amount Of mortality is reported
among the swine In this State. A loss of
SO per cent. in Watauga county SO to rs
per cent. in Currituck 40 per cent in
Chowan large numbers from a new
disease ''of lung fever type" in CASTOR !;
25 per cent. in DAvie; 20 per cent. in
Lincoln 80 per cent. in Greene nine out
of every ten attacked in Yadkin 20 per
cent. mostly near fruit distilleries, in
Stanly; and 33 per cent. in Alexander -
besides smaller losses in several other
counties
These NORTH CAROLINA KU- KLUx-Gov-
ERNMENT WITNESSES FAIL To APPEAR.-The
New York Herald of yesterday has the fol-
lowing dispatch from Shelby, n. c.. dated
Tuesday, 10th inst:
The three arrested Ku.Klux charged
with whipping some dissolute white men
and colored men living together), appeared
at Shelby yesterday afternoon before Com
missioner Moore Besides those arrested,
eighteen others, whose names were inclu-
ded in the warrant, voluntarily surrendered
themselves. Biggerstaff, the complainant,
and all the other witnesses declined to at
tend, pretending that their lives would be
endangered. BiQgerstaff further alleges,
that on Friday night, while on his way to
appear before the connie sioner, he was
again outraged by the Ku-Klnx. The story
is generally discfe lifted It is thought
that, for political effect, Biggers:af's own
friends planned the attack. There is no
apparent ground for Biggerstaff's fear for
Lis life The country is quiet, and, if nec
essary, he could easily have procured a
guard. Commissioner Moore has ordered
the witnesses to be arrested and
brought to Shelby to-day. The prisoners
seem very anxious to have the whole affair
| investigated:
MORE KU-KLUxING-A NEGRO SHOT
JUDGE CLOUD NOT BIT "SKEERED. On
| Saturday, the 6th inst, says the Winston
Sentinel of the 18Th instant, some five or
six negroes disguised themselves and went
| 10 the house of old Jake Grabs, an old
negro blacksmith who lives near the Lit
tie Yadkin in this county, (FoIsythe) not
| far from the Stokes lines, and demanded
entrance Old Jake enquired who was
there, and was answered that it was none
of his id business. but if he did moi
open the door they would break it down:
He told them he would not open it. and
that somebody would get hurt if the door
was broken down. The parties on the
outside not needing the old mans
warming, broke the door down and at
tempted to enter. but Jake was prepared
and as they entered he fired aud brough
one of them down. The wounded mar
fell on the step just outside the door, ant
his comrades fed. Old Jake fixed up hi
door as quick as he could, and fearing
another attack didn't go out. He says th'
wounded man lay there for sometime call
ing for help, aud that finally some OF th'