Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-09-20

Nicholson's extra prolific will exceed that |
Of ''Six Oaks, )" "Peeler," or any other man.
: Meals 25 cents. at the Rutherfordton
Hotel. -
RVv- l.. Branson has purchased J. A.
Jones, book business in Raleigh.
Six murder c.ses before Rutherford
Court next week.
Five persons were immersed and Joined
the RutherfOrdton Baptist Church on tie
Sth.
Henry T. Jordan, Esq, 81 Person coun-
ty, member of the last Legislature, is a
candidate for Chief Clerk of the House.
Mr.. A. j. McNairs has been associated
with Mr.. i. Goodwin, in the mercantile
business at Shoe Heel.
Stephen Lassi.er, recently elected Rep
resentative from Lenoir county, died on
the 10Th inst.
Two fine horses belonging to Col. b. F.
Little, OF Richmond county, were killed by
lightning on Saturday of last week.
The Louisburg Courier says Maj. II. A.
,Londons speech at LOuisburg is generally
spoken Of as one Of the best heard in that
section il an age
The RObesOnidn complains very much Of
the carelessness and neglect of his duties
by the colored Grant Postmaster at that
place. ....
Mr. John d. Corthan a we'll known citi-
zen Of Wilson county was beaten unm T.
cifully bad while OH Lis way home leas
Wednesday night.
The Newborn Times learns that the
Bodies Island Light House will be lit up
first ahOnt
October.
Miss Bette Cobb, of Nashville, recently
returned from visit to Baltimore, has the
small poN. There is young panic in and
around Nashville, i'll consequence thereof.
An election is 10 be held in Fayetteville
on the prON. to take the sense of the peO-
pie on the proposition to subscribe $75, 600
to the capital stock Of the FAYETTEVILLE and
Florence Railroad.
The RO6eSOnid1t says The Lee Cornet
Band OF this town has recognized for the
Fall and Winter campaign, and Mr.. ThOs.
j. johnson has been unanimously re-elect-
ed as instructor.
The Wilson Ledger says We were in
formed by dir. James ID. Barnes few days
since that he made on one acre of land 30
bales Of No. hay. This should impress
upon the minds of the farmers what one
acre of land is worth in hay by proper at
tentiOn, the 80 bales of hay did not cost
him to exceed $50.
The RObcsOnidll learns that new Ma
sonic Lodge has been established, under
dispensatiOn, at Lumberton, RObeson
county The officers are r. Mcmillan,
WCrshipful Master: n. G.. GI aham, Senior
Warden; A. G.. Johnson, Junior Warden.
An effort is being made to raise funds to
build an academy and Lodge room at that
place.
The Pee Dee Herald says: Col. San
ford, Chief Engineer, in making an expert
mental survey for the dir Line Road, from
Raleigh to Augusta, has had his headquar-
terS near this place with his engineering
foIce for more than week. He was in
town Saturday and speaks pretty conf
IDENTITY of the construction Of that Road, so
that there seems a very fair probability of
three Railroads uniting at this point at no
very distant day.
The PObcsonidn says Sheriff Mcmillan
advertises to be sold to the highest bidder,
on the 18th day of December next, 30
tracts of lard in this county, levied on to
satisfy demands for taxes.
The new constitution gives every man
homestead, but the enormous taxation pro-
vldeG for by that instrument will soon take
1t away At the rate OF three hundred
year the hOmesteads of Robson will soon
pass out of the hands of the present own
erS.
little more than II months ago, one
Ben Bother, colored, was killed in the
ScuffietOn region in Robson county. The
outlaw gang directed their suspicious to a
number Of young gentlemen Of high respec-
liability, and bill was sent to before the
grand jury charging them with the murder.
GRAND ia fn IHyhn
Judge Russell issued bench warrant for
their arrest. They fled and Russell out
lawed them. Recently, Solicitor Cantwell
repeated the attempt to get n trne bill
found against them. He also failed. And
now, the IObeSOniGn says, that recent de-
velOpments prove the young men to have
been entirely innocent, there being strong
suspicion that the murder was committed
by another cOlored man, with whom de
ceased hyd recently quaireled.
The Raleigh Sentinel closes a very inte:-
estinS description Of the ball at Kittrclls,
last week, with the following incident:
There were number Of incidents which
are well worth chroncling, but space must
be consulted. The follow ing will bear tell
ing. DR.. George w. Iilacllnall, the worthy
proprietor Of the Marlborough House, is the
herO Of it. The Doctor O, cuIrd a house
near the spring. some little distance from
the hotel, and ill whCi several ladies were
also lodged. On Thursday night, some
time before the ball closed, the Doctor
sought his pillow, but before falling com
p'etely into the arms Of Morpheus he heard
the savage bull dog, belonging to a negro
living near by, making a noise as if attack
ing some one, SO up he sprang, taking
time only to encase his feet in pair of
No. I'D slippers, and sailed out to the res
cue. While the Doctor was out, the ladies
roOminS ia the house came down accom-
T4nlGd by their beauN and stopped in the |
broad, well-lighted passage for conversa-
tion. The Doctor came up with the dog /
but soon found to his horror that he had |
caught a Tartar," for the dog went for
him in sly le and he had to turn and seek ,
safety in jgnoninious flight. The house .
was the Doctors objective point Two |
high fences prevented any attempt at a
flank movement. Despite the inconve-
nlcnce OF the long garment, Of the color Of |
our next Presidents old hat, the Doc
t II reached the house just about five feet
ahead OF the dog. Into the passage he
bolted and with the single expression,
"good lord" lie shot like a meteor into his
room, and was heard to fall heavily on his
bed. We say for the Doctors credit lie
had the presence Of mind when he entered
the passage to shake out the graceful folds
OF the garment in which he was attired.
which he had gathered up to prevent any
impeachment to speed. The surprise Of the
party in the passage can better be i'm
aglned than expressed. United States
Senator Ransom sought TO cover bis en-
barrassment by a succession of those
courtly bows for which he is noted.
Or. I. J. Gee made some few rather in
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