Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-28
STATE NEWS.

bern.
Goldsboro' reio;ccs in twenty liquor
shops.
The Tarboro' river is still rising
rapidly.
The Salem Lodge of Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows has been revived.
The Grand Lodge of the I. 0. o. F..
OF this State, meets in Raleigh on the
18th OF May.
More apple and peach trees have
been planted in Wake county this sea-
son than ever before known.
Rev. C. N. Payne has been called to
the pastorate of the Madison, Leaks
vile and Wentworth Presbyterian
Church.
DR.. J. T. Young, who lived near
Dysartsville, in Mcdowell county, was
kicked by a mule few days since, and
instantly killed.
Captain o. II. Blocker, Assessor of
Internal Revenue for the Third Dis
trict, Fayetteville, has been recently
appointed a Collector.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says: There
are about fifty young men in Durham,
and of this number about forty-five
belong to the order of tho Good Tenn
plars. What other town in the State
can say this.
The Rutherfordton Record says A
man in this county had three wives in
| one year; two wives were buried the
same year. He is now living with his
| fourth wife. Can any county in the
State beat this ?
The Greensboro Patriot says Sew
| eral more Canadians have arrived at
Brown Summit, where they have pur-
| chased 1000 acres and will locate.
| There are several other arrivals look
ing out for homes.
| The Goldsboro' Messenger says On
Friday last. we are informed, while
DR.. B. F. Arlington WAS sitting in his
room at home, be suddenly became
speechless and unable to arise from his
chair. His condition is much i'm
proved, however, at present.
The Fayetteville Eagle says: Six
persons were confirmed in the Catho-
lie faith at the Catholic Church, in
this place, On Friday morning, by
Bishop Gibbons. The Church has
been repaired and painted, and now
presents q beautiful appearance.
Four brothers, named Sherard, from
South Carolina, passed through Green's
boro' Saturday night on their way
home, having just been released from
the Albany penitentiary, where they
were incarcerated on charge of kuklux-
ing. They were pardoned by the Presi-
| dent.
! Tho Bnttlcboro Advance saws: There
! has been no new cases OF smallpox in
the county lately, and 1t is confidently
believed that the disease has disap-
peared for good. Persons having
| business there ere visiting Nashville,
and we hope soon to see regular CON-
munication restored.
Doc Shersrd, prisoner in the Snow
Hill jail, under sentence Of death for
murder, died in the dungeon on Sat
urday from voluntary starvation. An
appeal to the Supreme Court had been
| taken by his counsel, the result OF
which has not trauspired. Il took
| Doc just twolvc days to do it.
The Battleboro' Advance SAYS: Nr.
| V. II. Snipes, Of this county, had the
misfortune to get his leg broken, on
Tuesday. by the falling of 6 tree in his
new ground. The tree in falling
struck another and bounded several
| feet from the stump, striking NJ.
Snipcs with the above result.
The ePiedmont Press says that Love, a
notorious desperate and hiehwaynan,
was captured few days ago by Capt.
J. J. Horton and J. ". Farthing, on
| the Watauga River, near tho Tennes-
see line. Two years ago Love was
indicted by the Watauga county Grand
Jurv and managed until now 10 elude
the vigilance OF tho officers.
The Wilson pIaindcaIer says We
regret 10 learn that Mr.. John Madre,
quite sn cid msn, the miller st Bare
foot's mill in this county, died on Fri
day night last. His death is supposed
TO have resulted from hydrophobis,
caused by the bite OF q dog sometime
during last year He was sick IN bed
several weeks before his death.
The Winston Sentinel Gays The
track is laid on the y. w. \. G. r. R.,
one mile this side OF kernersville.-
Regular tains will be placed on the road
F.! from kernersvillc to Greensboro as
soon as the track is ballustered, which
will be in few days. The track be-
tween this place and Kernersville will
be laid as soon as the weather permits.
| The Kinston Gazette says: We learn
that difficulty has occurred, in which
white man named Waters was So
vercly injured by blow on the head,
inflicted with gun in the hands OF
negro. The latter accuses Waters of
having whipped his mother. During
the night following tho disturbance
the negro was badly shot by some nm
known person. The parties all live
near Falling Crock.
The Wadesboro Argus says: We
learn that an accident of @ serious
nature occurred to Lolita Pemberton,
colored, upon tho plantation of Jno.
D. Pemberton, Esq, III Richmond
county, one day last week. 1t appears
that she was in the yard assisting in
the burning Of trash, from which her
clothes caught fire, and before assist
ance could be rendered, she was SO
!,adly burned rs to cause her death
shortly afterward. Deceased was about
- years old.
The Newbern Times says: Sheriff
Pritchett, Of Jones county, was in the
city yesterday md informed us that
tho only two prisoners incarcorated in
his jail, lett the home he had provided
for them i'll a very yuneerenoniousm man,
ner Few days ago. They effected
their escape by burning a hole through
the floor of the room in which they
were confined, and knocking n hole
through the brick wall with chisel,
which was furnished them by parties
on the outside. No tidings have been
received OF them since their escape.
The Raleigh News says We learn
that. on Tuesday evening, on the Char
lot.c, CoIun.bia and augusta Railroad,
the pavm::etcTs car. containing that
officer, his vie and children and sew
eral friends, c<Ii!ida.l with a train, in
iuring q number of the party. Weare
informed that the paymaster's arm was
broken and that his wife and a couple
, of his children sustained injuries, the
exact nature Of which We have not
learned.
,, The Raleigh News says: We learn
,, from Maj. II. ". Miller, Deputy U. S.
Marshal, who has just returned to this
, | city from the East that IN Friday last