Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-01
ruptcy for the 18th District, IS to make his
home in Sumter.

ruptcy for the 18th District, IS to make his
home in Sumter.
T A mine of sulphatesof baryta has been
discovered at Kings Mountain, a few miles
from the Air Line Railroad, and is being /
worked by L. L. Colburn, Esq, of Boston,
Mass. The mineral is shipped 10 Bath,
Maine.
John u. Rocks, convicted at the March |
| term OF the United States Court of viola
| ting the internal revenue laws, and Sen |
! fenced to one years Imprisonment in the |
Jail at Grcenvile, s. g., has been uncondi- |
! tionally pardoned by the President.
Under proclamations Of the President of
| the Senate, special elections will lie held on
the 9Th Of November, in Union cOanty, for
| State Senator in the place of II. w. Dun
| can, deceased, and in Chester for State I
Senator in the place Of Luc;us Wimbush,
| deceased.
The Sumter Waterman says: Fire, sup
posed to have been communicated from an
| engine on the railroad, has destroyed con-
siderable fencing a few miles West of
Sumter. Mr.. l.. J. Reaus, J.s Il. Cum
Rings and others, we regret to learn, are
among the sufferers. IN this time of ex-
cessive drought, fire should be handled
with great care.
The Charleston News says: The ami
versary meeting of the Society for the Re-
lief Of the Widows and Orphans of the
Clergy Of the Protestant Episcopal church
in this diocese was held yesterday, and the
following gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing year: Jos. d. Aiken, Pres
ident Theo. d. Jervey, Vice President;
James r. Pringle, Treasurer; E. Horny
Frost, Secretary.
The Chester Reporter closes a notice of
the death of LuciUs Wimbush, the colored
Senator from that county, with the follow
ing trite remark: 'If he did any good it is
: inferred with his bones" The editor of
: that paper evidently believes in the De NOR
tujs nil niSi bOnIun.
: The Chester Reporter says: AS one of
the incidents of the election We mention
that Dir. w. n. McCOllum, for whose arrest
: every possible strategy has been resorted
4 to by the military authorities, appeared at
t Carmel Hill on Wednesday last and voted
e for himself for Governor Of South Carolina.
: Garland II. Smith and his son Walker
!. Smith, both of whom have been pursued
by the military authorities day and night
: for nearly twelve months past, deposited
: their ballots at Torbits Mill.
: The Spartanburg Spartan. says: The
), Touring, grist and saw mills and carding
machine, belonging to Leroy Macarthur,
. situated at the through Shoals on Pacolet
~ river, were entirely destroyed by fire on
e Monday night, the 18th Instant. The fire
{ originated, it is supposed, from fire dropped
= while saving at night. The loss is about
IL $4,000.
4 Gov. Scott has pardoned, upon the
Recommendation ofthe judges before whom
they were tried and convicted, Walter
A Mayey, Walter Bethel Joseph Arnold
r. Larkin Ware, William Bing, William Cole
n man, William Johnston, Stevens Parlow
s Ben. Happy, William Edwards, Petel
e Heriott, Taft North, Peter IIerio:t, Charles
Howard, George Williams, Isaac Turange
u The Governor has pardoned J0hI
J. McCord, of Abbevile, who was convicted
e of assault and battery with intent TO kill
n at the February, 1872, term Of the Court
D. and sentenced hy Judge Orr to lively
IN months imprisonment at hard labor. Also
al George y. Berry, Of Eichland, vino wa
l. convicted of grand larceny in two cases, a
70 the October, 1870, term of Court, an
n sentenced 10y Judge Melton TO three aud
i half years Imprisonment at hard Labor
The pardon Of Thomas DELAY, Of Fai:
field, who was convicted of aiding prioC1
g err to escape, ut the March term Of tn
as Court, 1872, and sentenced to ten year
i imprisonment i'll the Penitentiary, has bee
y cancelled by the Governor.
j., The FIRE FIENDs AT WoBK.-O
- Wednesday of last week, MI. Il. NJ. White
of living near Ninety-SiN, haG his gin hous'
20 some ten bales of cotton and a large lot
~, cotton seed destroyed by fire. Mr.. Whit
on had gone to the nearest election precin
to deposit his vote, aud during his absenC
the fire occurred, which, we are told, l
ice thinks was the work of an incendiar
his Mr.. VS. loss is over $4,000. No list
by rance.
re- TN Friday night last, two incendiari,
by stealthily approached the cir house Oh Mr.
n I,c ioI Z
Of torch and made good their escape. Mr.
.rd Eidson's loss on gin house, gin, &C.,
ed about $500, and that If Mir. Arthur Lot
he who was working The premises, and lis
nd his cotton in The gin house, is estimated
about 500. No insurance.
y, We further learn that Mr.. j. II. JOIN
# son, living some two miles below the o
w Wells, had bis store house and stock
~ goods reduced to ashes on Friday Mig
nd last,-clearly the act of an incendiary.-
~ Mr.. JohDson's loss, we are informed is he;
~ s., 500.-Edgetield AlrertiSer.
Ar GRAND DIVISION OF Sons OF TEMPEI
IL ANCE.-ThiS body which met Tempe
RS, auce Hall on Wednesday night, closed i
asst Annual Session yesterday at 2 p. m.
No large amount of business, connected wit
De- the promotion Of temperance in the Sta
be was transacted. The reports of the reti
ing officers exhibit the gratifying fact, TIL
IN ces of the organization is making stead
go progress in the State. For the three month
en- ending September 3d. eleven new division
OF were formed, with an additional menbe
- ship of about 250, and the order now nun
we bers forty-three divisions, embracing aboI
ed $500 members.
- The following officers were elected
SlI serve the ensuing year:
nj: A. NJ. Kennedy, Grand Worthy PATTI
nS arch.
TIL G.Y. Patrick, Grand Worthy Assoc
Sc, ate.
OF Oliver Hewitt, Grand Scribe.
ICE W. 3. Timmons, Grand Treasurer.
an Rev. j. c. Miller, Grand Chaplain.
A. G. Dibble, Grand Conductor.
lr D. H. Crosland, Grand Sentinel.
Ills The next meeting will be held at New
u berry, S. c., on the fourth Wednesday
NE April next, at p. m.-Columbia Sou
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