Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-07
LOCAL a,lWTELLIGENCE.
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a colored infant, some, four months
| old, the son Of a man named Andrew
Spencer, was accidentally smOthere6
in bed, at Middle Sound, on Tuesday
| night Coroner Hewlett held m in
| quest and rendered a verdict in accord
| ance with the above facts. AIT Aaa
lui!L Theft Of He'd Cl0slling.i
| - Some time since a mattrass, a pillow
and two quilts were stolen from the
house of Andrew Gay, blacksmith
in the employ of James A. Lowrey, on
Third street, near the City Hall. Who
the thief was remained a complete
mystery, when Gay accidentally dis
covered that the articles were in the
possession of one Henry Price, colored.
Application was then made to police
headquarters and warrant was issued
for Prices arrest. .......t q
Accident On the North Carolina
'.--- Railroad.
From gentleman who arrived here
last night from Raleigh, we learn that
the bridge on the North Carolina Rail-
road, over Deep River, fell in ON Thurs
day, while freight train was passing
over. The engineer, finding that the
bridge was giving way. clapped on all
steam and shot across in Il hurry, thus
saving the engine and five cars. The
balance of the cars, some fifteen in
number. were precipitated into the
river. Fortunately no one was hurt
Only the bridge and the ears went MP
or rather, went down. ...
a DiaboiicaIs Attempt.
. 4 drunken wretch By the name of
Mark Crafty, who has been employed,
fof some time past, on the works at the
mouth of the river, but who lives with
his family i'll the city. on Third, be
tween Nun and Church streets, ycstcr-
day morning set fire TO his wife,
clothing and nearly burned up the
house he lived in. which is The prop
erty of Mrs. Stokely. Crafty has been
on a spree for some two weeks past
and was probably craued by drink when
he made the attempt. He kmdled
Il fire in bureau and n trunk. in which
were II lot of clothing belonging to his
wife and her sister, which were utterly
ruined The house would have been
DESTROYED bnt for the timely assistance
of number OF the rcighbors, who
rushed in at the CRY of fire and sllc-
ceeded i'll suppressing the flames.
Crafty will he arrested ard taken to the
lookup.
Fearful Accident.
Mr. James Fleet. !, well known citi-
zen of this place, met yith Il terrible
accident yesterday He was on board
the schooner .Su1ipy South, lying near
the foot of Princess street, and was
passing by the forward hatch, when
several bags of salt, which Mr.. Fleets
horses and hands were engaged in
hoisting from the vessel at the time,
struck him in the back, and he was
thrown down into the bottom of the
hold. The fall was fully IA feet, and
Mr.. Fleet fell on his right side, break
ing his right arm and leg, the latter
above the knee As soon as the fact
of the accident was realized a physician
was sent for. and DIR. Murphy soon
arrived at the vessel \ mattrass was
then procured and Mr. Fleet placed ON
it and hoisted ont of the hold, when
he was conveyed to his home. He was
suffering very much, but we trust that
there may be more favorable report
of his condition to-day, although he
was very low last night. He is now
under the care of DIR. J. F. King.
Raleigh Female Seminary.
Mr.. F. p. Hobgood and Rev. A. F.
Redd, Principals of the Raleigh Fe-
male Seminary, were both trained for
College in my school, and they both,
at every examination, merited and re-
ceived the highest distinction in schol-
arship, exhibiting even then that I'M
tiring energy and fidelity i'll the dis
charge of duty which have marked
their subsequent career They both
graduated, the one in Wake Forest
College, the other III. the Military In
stitute at Lexington, with the highest
honors of their respective Institutions.
They hive both had considerable ex-
perience in teaching, and already hold
high rank jill the profession which
they have adopted. r.....
successful in the conduct of both male
for several wears an efficient and able
instructor III my school, giving both to
myself and to tho patrons of the school
entire satisfaction. In addition TO his
collegiate course at Lexington, Mr..
Re.ld spent one year at the University
of Virginia. graduating there in two
schools and ranking as a proficient in
a third. and has also finished Theo-
logical course of study IN the Baptist
Semilfary at Grecnvillc. S. G..
We rarely find united III the conduct
OF the same school two gentlemen of so
high qualifications and attachments.
They are aided by an able corps of as
sistant instructors. and their school is,
III all respects, cmincntly worthy the
confidence and patronage of parents
seeking for their daughters the best
educational advantages.
Wishing them Il success pr,portn
at" to their merits, -
t,..i am, very truly.
7. Fl. HoRNER
Oxford High School, Jam 2}. 1878.