Wilmington journal., 1873-07-18
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.
Distressing Accident,

a LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
: Distressing Accident.
Mr.. Peter Rotchford, one of the
workmen employed on the new Banl
Of New Hanover building, fell from
: the scaffolding yesterday afternoon tc
the ground below, a distance of some
II feet, I'M uring himself very severely
1t is thought that he must have been
seized with q faintness as it was no
ticed that he dropped forward with
scarcely an effort to recover himself.
He fell on his face on the rough ground
and when taken up was bleeding pro-
fusely from the face and head. He
was placed in a chair and ts ken to the
drug store of Messrs. Green & King,
on Third street, where DIR. King ex-
amined him and attended to his iniu-
ries. He was found to have a pretty
severe scalp wound, to be badly
bruised and cut on the hose, lips and
checks, and the bones Of both arms
are fractured at the wrists. It was a
very distressing affair, as Mr. Rotch-
ford IS an honest. hardworking man
and has q family dependent on him for
support.
We were very much panied yester-
day to learn of the sudden death, by
the accidental discharge of gun, at
lad only some - or 1:5 years old, the
son of Capt. Wm. III James, of this
city. He and another lad had been
playing together at Capt. James resi-
dence, when his companion saw a gun
in corner of the room and picked it
up, playfully threatening to shoot. Sad
to relate, it was discharged, the load
entering Young James body and kill
ing him instantly. The gun was
loaded only last week, for the first
time in several years, but neither of
the boys were probably aware of the
fact that it was loaded.
| Deceased was fine, promising lad,
and the blow will fall very heavily up
on his afflicted parents. Capt James
was in this city at the time. having
! been advised, by telegraph, of the ac-
| cident. AS he could not wait for the
next mornings train, he procured an
engine from the officers of the road
and arrived at Wadesboro about
o'clock yesterday morning.
Outrage conu Child.
\ warrant was Yesterday issued by
Justice Gardner, for the arrest of Viii
liam Shepard, colored, who is charged
with having committed a rape on the
nerson of little coIored girl, abont 10
years old. bT the name Of Laura Han
tins. on the nig!,t OF Sunday. the 9th
inst
II seems that the o:rI was in tbe am-
nlo,- of the narantS Of Shenar1 the
Tafan,1a,,t onI ON tho nirbt =, oneaion
tIa1- ,T,P,,t to C,burcL ln4Tino. ;nst,uc-
tio1s f,r the oi,I to sInon IN thanos
.,o,n of flo b1nsa co +bat sba ,niobt
Sly baar 4],a,o who, thav ra+rrHa5
ana Knocked If fine doc, Gon3, time
after tbev left vouno Shenarl knocked
when the oirl opened the door and al-
mittad him He t',ere11Don seized her
md enccocdfj IN efrac}inC his hose
1l,,rpose.
The oirl for some reason. remained
silent in raoard to tba matter bnl sc
she was badly iniured the fact leaked
ont and sornn of tLn neiobbore annliad
to .instice % @, GarJner vestorday for. !,
worront which was dnly issned In
the meantime. Shepard has disanpeared
and hos not vet haan fornJ aItbnuob
+I,a oe;oo,,e r,-oro ~, +bo 1no1,o,,+ e.
hin, v,etorday
Hfoaf" "f H'cs'''"h'
Tins Board met yesterday afternoon.
The Chairman OF the Board was
authorlzed TO draw upon the county
each and every poll collected in the
city of Wilmington and pay over the
same to the Treasurer OF the City in
accordance with the amended charter.
The same out of the monies now to
the credit of the County School Fund.
The following was adopted:
WHEREAS. There now remains in the |
County Treasury the sum of ;s3, 900, or
thereabouts, belonging to fund raised |
bv taxation for building school houses |
for the colored children of the town
si.ip OF Wilmington and
WHEREAS, The F-er School Com |
mittee Of the township have cons,lm- !
mated the purchase of the Tileston |
School House on Sa.enth street, it is
U5Gcrcd. That so much Of said fund
as NAV be reqnired for the payment of
said school house be. and is hereby,
apDropriated for said purchase. and |
placed subject to the order Of the Tree
School Committee to-wit: James II.
Chadbourne. d. 1L"Rae and Alfred !
Howe
Daniel Shaw and Robert /. Hill |
we're appointed to FL vacancies on the |
School Committee OF Holly township. !
The Board adjourned to meet again |
at call Of Chairman.
County Cons IN t.s>'"ncF~'
The Board met IN adJourhed meeting
yesterday afternoon.
J. l.. Thornton was appointed an In
spector Of Electonln the upper DIVISION
of the First Ward, wee .: NJ tllyaW,
excused, c: Shrlyer vice John f.
Garreil and ". !. kellogg wee ". ii.
same ward.
Ine Committee I'll the matter OF TAX
alton OF school houses, reported that
the city having the same matter nmter
consideration, it Is deemed best to act
jointly i'll the matter. The Committee
were thcreupon granted further time