Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-12
LOCAL.
Arson ErieMalA.

AnsOM Friends.
We regret not being in our offic
| last night to welcome several of or
WadesborO friends when they calle
upon us. We hope, however, tbs
they will take an early opportunity fe
repeating their visit and that we ma
be moro fortunate next tine.
The First Bale Ina AnsOn.
Mr.. w. F. Birmingham, an enter
prIsIng Anson county planter, brough
IN the first bale of new cotton to Lilies
vile on Wednesday. II was purchase,
by Messrs. Frederick & Son, at IS cent
y 10. and they were after wards offere
and refused 19 cents.
The cotton was shipped by yes
terday's train to Messrs. j. J. Scott
Co., of this city.
Election Returns.
The returns of the recent election OF
the Constitutional Amendments hay
been received from every county in TIN
State, except Brunswick, Buncombe
Mitchell and Polk. What the sheriff
of those counties will do about tha
81 900 fine for a failure to report. W
are at a loss to know.
The returns, thus far, foot up 60, Is
for the leading Amendment, to 2S. "a
against it, giving a majority of 40. sos
The four counties yet to hear from
Will probably Increase the majority b,
1900 or 2, 200 votes.
Coal Discovered In An.on County.
4 dispatch from Col. s. l.. Fremont
Chief Engineer of tho Carolina Centra
Railway, to the local editor, dated a
Lilesville yesterday, says:
81 ah. at head of road and Iear1
that Singletary's forces have strucl
coal in the BOffan cut, where we hoped
to find it. Shall go there tomorrow
and will give you further ,cts.''
We hope there is no mistake in thi.
glorious news but that it may be cor
rect and that n rich bed of anthracit,
coal may have been discovered in th,.
place. If so it will not only prove OF
great value to the county and the roal
but to our own city as we'll.
The Boffan cut is about three miles
beyond Wadesboro.
The cape Fear Section as u Wine
Country.
The Hillsboro' Rccortler, in speak
ing of the Tokay Vineyard, at Fayette
vile, says:
"Our idea is, that the supervi ion
by intelligent foreigners, and the
adoption of their ideas by our people,
will result in the conversion of Il terri
tory, otherwise doomed to desOlation,
into the great wine-growing region OF
the United States.
"The Cape Fear region, stripped oi
60 ,,foy g.,
the glorics of the South of France and
the States of Italy, and what we say
of the Cape Fear section may apply t.
another larger portion, better adapted
to the cultivation of other varieties OF
grape"
AS al apt and truthful illnstration
of his remarks, Capt. Cameron, of the
RecOrttry, should pay visit to the
vineyard of Messrs. Hart & Bailey, n
few miles below this city, and see how
we'll our barren pine lands and sand
hills are adapted to the cultivation OF
the scuppernong grape.
Coal In AnsOn-l.etter from Col.
Fremont Oh the Subject.
Editors of tic Journal, Whining
ton, N. g.:
GENTLEMEN:-The trace of coal
found on the line of the Central Rail
way, it is believed, indicates clearly
that coal will be found by excavations
at no great depth in "Boggan Cut, -
or the eminence through which the
Company is cutting for a railway track
The Indications of coal in large guam
titles extend from this place -four
miles west of Wadesboro) 10 and be-
yond Lanes Greek into Union county,
a distance of some fifteen miles west
of Wadesboro.
We have found abundance of shale
slate and red and gray sandstone. This
trace of coal was found in the seams
or fssu'cs of tho light gray sandstone.
Will some geologist familiar with
the coal formations 6 i've us, through
the newspapers or otherwise, the
proper information on the subject.
Sept 8, 1873. s. L. FREMONT
The Highway Robbery Case.
The case of John Cewan, Samuel
Brown, Jerry Forbes ard Henry Brad
ley, all colored, charged with an Az
sault with intent to commit highway
Carraway, came MP for a hearing yes
terday before His Honor the Mayor
Adam Empie, Esq, appearad for John
Cowan. and John l.. Holmes. Esq, for
jerry Forbes, and Geo. L. MADISON fol
the prosecution.
The testimony in the case was quite
extensive, but amounted to but little
moro than n repetition of the facts as
thay have already been published
The principal points made were on the
evidence of Carraway, the assaulted
party. and of Joseph jenkins, colored.
The former swore that he was assault,
ed as he was on his way home on the
night Of August 10th, between IL anC
l o'clock; that he passed two men OIL
the corner of Fifth and Market streets
talking together, one of whom, he WI:
positive, was the prisoner, John Cow
an, and that he was struck on the
head when near the corner of Market
and Sixth streets. As he staggered
under the blow he cried murder, an,
then some one jumped on hi
back. Officer Cutlar was then heart
approaching the spot and the assail
ants fed.
Joseph Jenkins swore to having pass
ed John Cowan and Samuel Brown
the night of the Ass lllt, about 10
o'clock, on the corner of Market an,
Seventh streets, and that he spoke t.
Cowan and Cowan to him, calling eacl
other by their names AZ he passed
them.
There was no evidence produced suf
ficicnt to Justify the detention O
Forbes and Bradley, and they wer
discharged, but Cowan and Brow
were fully committed for trial in dc
fault of 81 900 each, in bail.
A Literary journal Needed.
The undersigned is anxious to do a
the good in his power. The Sont
needs greatly a Literary Journal c
high character, for in NJ! the Soutler
States there is not one snch paper tina
represents remotely the intellectua