Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-14
STATE NEWS.
Hog cholera in Hillsboro'.
Hickory Tavern wants a bank.
Shad 81 so q pair in Newbern.

+ Charlotte has shooting gallery.
Tournament at Pikesville yesterday.
, Eggs % cents dozen up in Winston.
Mecklenburg county had "a mar
. rlages last month.
The Radicals of Edgeco1abe to-day
nominate a successor to W. 2. MADISON.
the disqualified Legislator.
Somebody stole a pile of clothes from
Mr.. Gardner, ofthe Wadesboro' Argus,
during the recent fire in that town.
The Wadesboro Argus learns that
Rev. !. T. Bland. of that town, is re-
covering from the injury received at
the fire.
The fourth page of the Raleigh SEN
tinel, while being transported from the
stone TO the press, Wednesday night,
fell to the ground and pied.
In the case of Ed. Williams, convict
e:1 of murder at the last regular term
Of Pitt Superior Court, and sentenced
to be hung, tho Supreme Court has
affirmed tho Judgment
The Winston Sentinel says ::
Frank Joiner, living near Baltimore,
IN Iadkin county, while scutfiing with
another Young man over G pistol, was
/ StFtIetY "ptiltitti itS
discharge. The ball entered the side
and lodged in tho hip-bone.
The Raleigh Era says \ Mr..
Clamp. of Guilford county, was seen to
eat one dozen hard boiled eggs, then
sucked forty-four, and then bet three
dollars he could suck forty more, and
twenty more were given him and he
shelled them on top Of the dose. This
is fact
The Charlotte Observer says: Last
night a man hv the name of Garrett.
very much under the influence of
liquor. fell on the pavement and broke
his collar bone TO fragments. DR..
Miller was called in but the man was
so much intoxicated Dr. NJ could do
nothing for his relief Ho will be
treated this morning.
One OF the Greensboro merchants
purchased nice lot of butter few
days ago, done up i'll pound balls. It
was splendid he paid q nice price for
it and sold it small advance but i'm
agine his disgust when his customer
returned it, aud he found that all that
nice butter was nothing more nor less
than meal dough and coarse salt plas-
tered over. This seems as near the
| "OtttcI puSiicS' 'H
we have heard of, of late.
The Charlotte Observer says On
! Saturday night last two negroes
escaped from the Jail of this county,
and on Tuesday light three more
| They were ell indicted for, or had
been convicted of, larceny. Their
names arc Joe Knox, Alb. Bailey, Jack
Wallace, Lum Wallace and Steve Nc
! 7 II y D..
the number which made their escape
the guard stationed ut the Jail, and re-
captured without difficulty. The
others have not vet been heard from.
The Newbern Sun says: We learn
that colored man by the name of
! Luke Neal, employed as n sawyer at
| Mr.. Congdap's mill, had his arm
| frghtfully mang,ed yesterday morn
| ing. In attempting to readiust a belt
which had slipped from n pulley, his
arm was caught under the belt, and he
/ round by the pulley III such way as
! to threaten mis- immediate destruction
| Bat with great presence of mind, he
! seized hold of II cross beam with the
other arm and entirely eXtricated him
self from his dangerous position. Both
| bones of his left arm were broken, but
hewas not seriously injured otherwise.
/ The Salisbury Watchman says : Mrs.
Elizabeth Fletcher, Il wo}ni.n Who kept
an house of Ill fame, died very sud-
I denly on Wednesday morning last.
! She took rather large drinks of whisky
! and sat down 70 breakfast. Very soon
/ she complained OF feeling hadly enI
! ls.2 |. -, h.14 .h&. 4 rSl
/ in about on hour after, saaerirte il the
mean tiipa intensely, !, vas thought
! t!2at there had been poison placed in
! the hdnor, but no evidence to cstab-
! ish the supposition has yet been
/ secured. 4 young man who hhd been
+ frcquantiDg the house aud who car
I riod the whisky there, was placed m
/ der arrest, hut was discharged hy tho
Jury Of inquest.
The Raleigh News says The dwell
ing and contents of Mr. H. J. Nennin-
/ ger. on Newhorn avenue, narrowly
escaped destruction by fire yesterday
morning, thonch 80 atorn4 Nas given
outside * she immediate nciGhhor-
! mood
While servant was engaged ia
! cleaning up the chamber the bed
clothing caught FIVE ans, tAe room YVES
soon enVelc ped ~ flames. Through
: tLe e4ertions q Dr, Menninger ana
LADY, vita thc ai.f OF the servants on
the lut. the fire was cxtinguished.
All the fulnit.ro in the room. sew
eral fine dresses of Mrs. Aien4ipsegs.
and other clothing. six pet canary
birds and two lnocktig birds. with
! thcly >.lges, were burned.
Captain s. S. Brouchton, ot Daw-
sons Creek, was seriously injured on
Tuesday night. January 18th by the
explosion of kerosene lamp On board
his boa. near Wilson'S Point. It ap-
pears that the lamp was being filled
while one of tho boat's crew. Mr. John
| Hall, was holding u lighted t:sgei, in
close pro2 unity to tn" ,s,u containing
the comhustilie hguid thelamp being
iiIlca ~ oycrtlowFnlg' and the torch
blaze coming in contact with the fluid
caused the explosion. Mr.. Hall sac
ceeded Ill getting cut x the cabin
without injury. wake Capt. ErouGhtou.
haYipa Aia head and face covered with
I the ignitcd fluid, WIS severely burned,
and i'll the cndeavor to extinguish the
flame by rubbing his hands over the
burning parts. pulled the skin COM
plctely off. He succeeded in getting
out of the cabin, and with the aid OF
Mr. Hall, the flames wccQ suYtlleG.
Capt. Broughton Vas ronyeyed TO his
home, nIni a: last accounts was in a
. very critical condition.
CHArPED HANDS. face, rslgh ska ,
pimirs, .ingw"rIl. sait-Ihcum. au! other
cutaneons affections cared, aud the skin
; made soft and s.p"uth, hy using the jUNI-
PER TAR SOAP. luasse by C:.~weil- Hazard
& Co. New York. he crrtain to get the
.ju!tiper TU" soap, as there are many
3 Wort .iess limitations made with co,nnon
= tar. 12w
THE turest ami Sweetest Cod-i-iver
= OIL is Hazard ~ ''aswrll's, made on the
: ! seasEore. from fresh, seIetls.! HveTs. t'r
a aswell, Hazard d t'1.., New York. e is
. absolutely pure and %,eeei. Patterns who
;::.fo ,iicc taken !! prefer it t. all others.
Ply siriauIs nave decided it superior 20 any