Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01
STATE NEWS.

Alodge of Good Templars is in projection
for Newbern.
The Rocky Mount streets arc TO be
paved.
Wake county Work House has only four
inlnates-an colored.
L. S. Circuit Court convenes at Raleigh,
Monday, November 25th.
There are twelve or fifteen negroes in the
Halifax jail, all for stealing cotton out OF
the patch.
A nromiuent citizen Of Chatham county
took himself ten children and bale OF
cotton to see the Circus at Raleigh.
About % bears are said to have been
killed in Beaufort county during the last
week.
Can't. Jas. M. Grizzard, of Halifax,
shot and killed two bucks, at one fire, last
week. They were running at the time he
fred.
The Weldon News says: A fine horse
will be the prize awarded the successful
knight at the tournament. to take place
here on the last day of the Fair.
The Roanoke News says that w. {.
Saunders and George W. Hatton, the col
Ored Greeley speakers from Mary and, will
address the citizens of Rocky Mount on
Saturday, I'd November.
The colored citizens Of Greensboro have
organized z fire company and the engine
has been turned over to them. Hook
and Ladder Company will also be or
Sanized.
The Raleigh Sentinel says : j. NJ. Hen
derson, tax collector Of Davie county, set
tied his State taxes for the present year
with the Treasurer yesterday. This is the
first settlement the present year. The
amount of tax paid is $3,343 33.
Tie Tarboro' En- fuirer says: The sea-
son this year for picking cotton has been
| as fine as could be desired, and the amount
picked up to this time exceeds any for the
! same period for many ears. A large por-
ton of the crop is already in the gin house.
The Raleigh Era says that As young col
ored girls from this State, eighteen being
from Greensboro, ale at Hampton, Va,
| to attend the colored Normal school,
where they will be fitted for teachers graf
uitously.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: On last
Tuesday cOlored man who was en- route
for the Goldsboro' Fair, being left by the
| train at Whitaker's, started from that place
and ran to Battleboro, distance OF about
4 miles at the rate of Is miles per hour.
AT Battleboro' he overlook the train, and
went on his way rejoicing.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says: A
storehouse in Smithfeld owned by MIR
Harvey Cullum, was discovered to be OIL
fire on Sunday night last. Bryant Afford:
gin house caught fire on MonGay last. The
fire was soon extinguished in both instan
ces, with but little damage. The cOloreo
people worked we'll in saving the property
The Newbern journal of Commerce
says: We learn tina: new daily will sooI
be started In this city. Mr.. Edward Guth
lie is to be publisher, and the Rev. JOIN
S. Long editor. Mr.. Guthrie is practica
printer, and will make his paper. mechan
cally, a neat and attractive one. Mr.. Lon:
is well known throughout the State as al
able writer, and he has had some expert
ence III editing.
The Raleigh Era says: Hon. GeOrg
II. Williams, L. S. Attorney General, ha
recommended t. President Grant, the pal
don of VIM. Teele, Of Rutherford county
, one of the Ku-Klux who We're convicted i
this city year ago, and now confined i
! count of i'll health. His pardon is one {
those asked for by GerritL Smith. Th
President will probably direct the pardo
: Of nearly all those now smprisoned, 500
;, after the Presidential election.
The Raleigh News says In the absent
of Hon. Josiah Turner, Jr., who is at h
. home in Hllsboro, we are requested b
L Mr.. Geo. D. Miller to state that he has r.
e ceived two hundred dollars contributed b
citizens of Chowan and BERTHE counties
aid Mr.. Turner. One hundred dollars
+ this amount was contributed by EdWal
6 Wood, Esq, of Edenton, and one hundr6
by various citizens of BERTHE, through ii
invidual efforts of Messr5. Z. Il. Outlaw al
Moses Gillian.
4 The Battleboro' Advance says: On Mo
e day morning, before day, the cotton gin
q Mr.. John p. Arlington, hear Uilliardsto
/. was consumed by fire, with quantity
cotton, belonging to Mr.. Arlington al
others. This tiendish act was the work
It an incendiary, as the gin had not been
e use since Saturday. The loss to Mr.. A
n rington is some Sc, 600, whilst several neis
o b0rs. who had cotton there, are sufferer
IS in the aggregate, to the amount of at lea
$1,000. There was no insurance.
It clue as yet to the base villain who perp
a trated the deed, but active steps viii
! taken to discover the guilty party.
IL ESCAPED THE GALLONS We were i
'e formed and so published few days ag
that Martin Baynard was hanged at He
st Jacksonville on the 18th, for the murder
IS Sitas Weston and three of his Children
s. The publication was premature. We ha7
c positive information that Baynard escape
IS on the day set apart for his execution.
t Baynard's wife had been permitted to Wis
her husband during his imprisOnmen
She was granted the privilege of remainir
e with him during the night of the lit
Is The jailor visited the cell about sunrs
is and Baynard dressed up in the clothes
y his wife, with h andkerchief to his fa
,, passed out and made his escape.
Y Some two hours or more after this occll
renee, the jailor carried Baynard b
breakfast, and discovered that the occV
:. pant of the cell was Mrs. Baynard. 81
=, had on her night clothing.
= The Sheriff raised hue and cry al
y started in pursuit, but TO latest account
- the condemned had not been seen
: heard of. How true the old saying
= ''There's many slip between the cup AZ
the lip"
;. Baynards wife chung to him from IL
/ time he was arrested, and now enjoys Il
t satisfaction of saving him from an ignon
If NOUS death.
# There were 5000 people in Henderson
d vile to witness the hanging, and great w
: their CONSERVATION when they learned TIL
the bird had bown.-Raleigh Era.