Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-29
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We are indebted to reliable and
valued friend, OF Mcdowell county,
for : detailed account OF outrages III
tlat county by ". II. Deavcr. Revenue
Officer. and q company OF Federal sol
d:crs. Ne woiliu gladly publish the
account i.l full, but owing to the
crowded condition OF our columns, aud
the, late hour when the communication
came III, We have only room fer the
following particulars. which We CLEAN
from the statements made by cur cor
re pnudeut:
Il was on last Saturday that these
hIoodtlirsty dcvilsvisited the house of
Capt. James Goodman, Il pcaceable and
respectable citizen OF theabove county.
The Capt. was out, and the party drew
their pistols Upon Mrs. Goodman and
her sister, and demanded them to
show the party the waytO Il still house
III thc neighbOrhood. The ladies We're
very much frightened, and gave them
the best information within their
knowledge, when the party left and
proceeded into the mountain north of
the house, where they found the object
Of their search. They cut up the still.
| burned the vessels and house, filled
| thg!r c..utccnS. and other vessels which
| they procured at Captain Goodman $
| house, from a keg of whiskey they
| found. drank till the capacity cf their
stOmachs were thoroughly tested, and
| poured the r"mn!u.icr out. by this
| time they were about Show come You
| SO, " aud like demons of til" wild wood
| they i,.,rt.,,.,tcI to the residence of Mr..
| ID. Jarrett an Old, harmless and respect
able citizen of II t same nciGEhorhood.
! Like "h"ro"S of America, they
pounce5 upon his old stiil-house,
where no distilling had been done ion
10 these many years, and not one board
was let ''tu t,,I' the tale" 'rhev cut
NV his stills. DESTROYED his vessels, and
committed several other lepredations.
| FROM there they went on their way re-
ioieing, i'll search of ore Albert Gar
dun, and had hot proceeded far until
they saw. nnder Il tree, Mr.. John Gar
din, grandson of Mr.. Daniel Jarrett
BY this time the whole PARTY was pref
| tv drunk, and without any ceremony
Whatever, commenced firing II; on the
innocent mau and ,iidn't cease until D
rounds had been discharged only one
taking effect in young Gardin
back. which Will, III all prob
ability. cause his death. DR.
J. II. Gill,nv is attending upon him
and I.ronounces his case doubtful
After the firing had ceased lie part,
advanced and found that their victim
Was IN innocent squirrel hunter, an'
not the person at all for whom the.
were looking. They carr ed the I'm
fortunate young man back to the resi-
, dence OF Mr.. Jarrett, and then wende'
!, their way into the South Mountains
-, where, i: is supposed, they will con
, tinun their dialoiical and helliSh ont
RACES.
= Can 70 relief he offered to the sntel
= ing people rf Mcdowell county? Sha
, Revenue officers and Federal soldier
/ | continue to modest pCaceabie and law
= abiding citizens, and insult and fright
I on ti,ni,i and virtuous ladies Ho'
= long will thi state OF affairs continr
in this ''land of liberty %
Turkey now takes third place on til
roll Of naval countries. While Eng
land has 80, and France 80, ironclad
I on iron ships, Turkey has 10. III
s Turkish navy consists Of the folI0win
vessels Five ironclad frigaies,
wooden frgates, ironclad corvettcs,
unarmcrad despatch boats. i Woode
: cunboats, : armored gunboats.
transports. and 3 steam-,iredges For
;. of the ironcal friSates are steamer
= of 500 horse power, and carry Is gun
= Four Of the irOnclad corvetteS carry
u guns, 3OO-pounders- The monito
> each carry 4 guns, 250-ponnders. Sc
= erai ironclad frigates are III course
- construction, and will shortly be adde
to this considerable naval force.
\ mania for railroads has seized upC
: thepeople of Washington Territory, n,