Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-04

to four calves, one of which was full
size, another not so large, and the
other two quite small, but all perfectly
formed. The largest of the four was
alive when born, but died shortly after.
The other three were born dead.
The Wadesboro Herald SAYS There
have recently been two attempts made
to burn an clubhouse on Mrs. J. r.
Hargrave's premises. The first at
tempt was made some time week be-
fore last the other last Thursday
night. The fire was discovered in both
instances In time to be put out with
out doing any material damage.
The Durham Plant says Miss Sallie
Ross, daughter of widow lady who
lives about six miles from this place,
was burned to death one day last week.
She was in the field where her little
brothers were burning corn stalks, her
brothers could extinguish the flames
in short tine.
A telegram from Morehead City, to
the Petersburg Index, says: A seri-
Gus accident occurred at Beaufort Bar
this morning. While the steamer
Zodiac, from New York, was coming
over the bar the pilots boat, which
Was fastened astern the steamer, cap
sized. Lewis Brown, colored, only
occupant of the boat, was drowned.
The body has not been recovered up
to this time.
The Charlotte Observer says: The
Air Line Railway will be completed to
Spartanbug, s. c., by Monday morn
ing. The first train will go through
from this place to Spartanburg on
Monday, and VIII carry considerable
number of citizens of Charlotte on a
visit to our neighbor. Preparations
are being made in Spartanburg to
celebrate the arrival of the first
through train. A public dinner is
talked of; the arrival of the cars will
be greeted by the playing of bands of
music, the ringing of bells, the firing
of cannon, and other demonstrations
of Joy.
The Weldon News says: On Tues
day last Mr.. Joseph Copeland,
worthy and wel-to-do gentleman living
not far from Jackson, in Northampton
county, met a sad end In the following
way:
Mr.. Copeland was at work in q field,
which he was clearing, and having oc-
casion to break stick raised it and
struck it across a log. It snapped in
two, the broken fragment rebounded
and the end struck him Oh the temple
causing q violent conclusion, which
stunned him for some time. He recov-
cred sufficiently to go to his house and
tell his wife what had happened, and
died in about an hour.
The Raleigh News says Governor
Holden, printer, is postmaster at
Raleigh. John n. Bunting, printer, is
Judge of Wake County Probate Court
W. w. White, printer, is County Reg
lister Of Deeds. w. M. Brown, printer,
is County Treasurer. John B. Meath
cry, printer, is Private Secretary to
Gov Caldwell, John Nichols, printer,
is Principal of tho State Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.
John G. German, printer, is Repre-
sentative in the Legislature from this
County and Adjutant General of the
State. Wesley Whitaker, printer, is
Mayor of Raleigh and the President of
the Board of Directors of the State In
sane Asylum.
The indianapolis Ind.) Evening
News says William Ross, of Perry
township, Monroe county, wants the
oldest mans champion belt He was
born in 1859, and lived half century
or more in North Carolina. He came
to this State fifty years ago and has
lived on the same farm ever since. He
is hale and hearty, works little every
day for exercise, and can draw O bead
on n squirrel with the same accuracy
as he could when our grandfathers
were playing marbles. Governor Dun
ming knew him sixty years ago in
Greensboro, North Carolina, and he
was then an old man, and usd to be O
regular attendant upon Court on Tues
days and Thursdays of the May and
source of amusement III those early
theatres were known outside of the !
large cities. Thougl. regular atten-
dant upon court, Mr.. Ross never had |
81 lawsuit m his life, never was drunk,
and never uses prefane language. He |
took part in the Revolution, but has
never drawn a pension, and now there
is no person living having cognizance
of the facts old enough to certify to his |
right to government bounty. He has
brothers living in North Carolina who
are nearly or quite q hundred years
old.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says Ia
our last Mondays issue we stated that
one Henry Simms claimed to have been
robbed and assaulted on Saturday |
night last, in the very centre of our
town, by two young men, who he iden-
tilted as O. F. Worrel and Frank
Lynch; that Simms was pronounced in
A dangerous condition, and that
the accused parties were then in
Jail. His statements, sworn to
before a justice Of the peace, at q
time when a physician considered his
doubtful, worked upon the
5ympathy of all who heard it, and
although the accustomed parties had
previously borne an unblemished
there wore many who readily
~ him in the presence of the accused,
md, as many believed, in his dying
Expressions of pity on one
we're heard on all sides. Crowds were
ing tho Outrage" and the sympathy I
eemed to be decidedly with the victim.
The two young men were hurled to
all, while Simms, who had made him.
elf known as Mason, was being {
arcd for by the Masonic fraternity of ]
his community. But villainy will out,
nd the pretended victim proved him
elf to be a perjured scoundre1.
On Monday the conduct of Simms
nd his obstinacy to furnish evidence
+ his good standing in the fraternity, 8
xcited suspicision among the Masons
Who had SO kindly cared for him; they
cry wisely concluded thet he was
of their attention or he
7ould willingly have furnished refer
nee It was farther ascertained that /
10 had been furnished free transporta- I
ion by the Mayor of Wilson to this t
lace, pleading poverty and hemor- t
hage of the lungs. At Enfield he had t
iso operated successfully. The facts I
onnected with other circumstances
ID to a rigorous examination, which +
roved him an artful imposter and l
periured villain. He had success a
lilly baHied the physicians who at .
ended him, for it was afterwards as 1
artained that the broken rihs If anv ha a