Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-19

III CHARLOTTE laSt week.
The Charlotte Southern Home says:
Our esteemed friend, Capt. Reinhardt,
Of L;ncointon, has found valuable
bed of Gypsum on his farm within q
half D3le OF Lincolnton.
The Charlotte Southern Home says
The Lutheran Conference, recently
held in this city, unanimously APPROX
ed Of Mr. Strobets conduct, and dc
Tended him from certain alleged impu-
tations, &c.
The Ashevii;e Exf,os.tor says -
Lahan Rameour, after living sixteen
wears in Illinois, has returned with
his family 10 spend the remainder Of
his days in the good oil county Of
Catawba.
The Charlotte Democrat says: Joe
Baker, white, under sentence of death
for killing Newton Wilfong, colored,
and who was to be hung near this city
on Friday next, the 18th inst, made
his escape frcn Jail on Saturday morn
ing last.
The Statesvilla Intelli2cnccr says:
On Tuesday last Mr.. L. \. Smith, III
cleaning the machinery of his new
steam cotton e1n. &C identally got his
right hand caught i'll the machinery
and every finger, including the thumb,
Was severed from that member.
The Charlotte Observer says: Hon.
Thomas S. Ashe, member OF Congress
from this district, has given his cadet
ship in the United States Military
Academy to Mr.. S. B. Jones, young
gentleman of this city, who is now at
the Louisville {Ky.) Medical College,
studying medicine.
In August next there will be an cleo
ton to fill the following vacancies,
| which will then occur: First District,
J. W. Albertson Third District, W.
J. Clarke; Fourth District, D. L,
| Russell; Fifth District. r. p. Buxton;
Seventh District, A. W. Tourgee !;
Ninth District, Il. W. Logan.
| The Charlotte Observer says: Yes
| terday Messrs. W. III. III. Houston
| Co., of tlns city, made shipment of
400 bales of cotton over the n. c. L. r.
| This is the heaviest shipment of cot
| ton ever made over this road by one
firm at one time. It speaks well fo 2
| the firm named and for Charlotte.
Tho Charlotte Democrat says: We
| hear that in certain portions of this
| county a curious and fatal disease has
appeared among the hogs. In Sharon
| township several persons have suffered
| loss by the sudden death of all their
fattened hogs. The disease seems to
be asthma or shortness of breath.
The Raleigh News says Mr.. Arch.
Gregory, highly respectable citizen
| of Granville, was seriously injured a
few days ago by coming in contact
| with the rapidly moving saw of Col.
| r. J. Mitchell's steam saw mill. The
| injury was of character so serious as
to nccessitate the amputation of his
arm above the elbow.
The Charlotte Southern Home says:
On last Thur sday 525 bales of cotton
were sold in this market. On Friday
there WAS a blocks dup line OF wagons
| from the depot up College street
to the rear Of Wa1swortlI's stables,
and OF Trade street from the square
50 -lc railroad strue aging to get
to the depot.
; The Concord San goes Tor some OF
/ his delinquent subscribers in the fol
| lowing gentle admOniti0n 70 those
| of our subscribers, who promised to
pay Us IL wood fur the Sun and have
| not done SO, We can only say, that the
| only inconvenience we wish them is
that after they have handed in their
checks, they maybe speedily Consigned
to that department, where they may
never grow cold, where tho sale OF
| ice cream is prohibited by statute,
| and where 4 drop of cold water cannot
be had for love, money, nor the prom
| Use of-wCod.
| The Go!dsboro' Messenger says: 4
most brutal murder was perpetrated at
Black Creek on Friday last. It seems
tn 1t the three individuals passing
/ through this section with tame bear
were having o bear and dog fight at
Black Creek, when dispute arose
| which Baily drew q pistol and shot the
proprietor, Mr.. Wood, who died
instantly. Baily also slot the third
partner through the arm, whereupon
he made his escape. At last accounts
the murderer had not been overtaken.
The Charlotte Observer says: Since
the first of last Jonuary uD to the
present time, Mr.. p. Fl. Murray has
made at his brick yard near this city
| three millions Of brick, ana ali of these
have been put into new houses i'll this
city by Alr. Murray as Z contractor
! When 1t Is remembered this is bat
one hrlckyard and one contractor we
! speak OF, It will be seen how extensive
! must have been the building opera
tons III Charlotte within the preset
| year.
The Monroe Enquirer says One
day last week "wednesday, we Think
a very bad accident happcned to
| Mes Is. Robt. Biven and Hoses Hin
! son. Oh Richardson Greek, between
four and five miles from this place.
Ihey Wcro quarrylng out rock and had
prepared blast aud retired to await
the explosion, and stayed away about
thrce-quarters of an hour and, us it
failed to go OFF, they concluded the
1use had gone out, and went I'D and
commenced picking tho tamping cut
OF the hole SO as to prepare another
blast, and had got nearly all out when
Ii went OIL. severely iniuring both
men. Mr.. Biven had his face terribly
bruised up, and it is thought. will lose
both OF his eyes, and Mr.. Hinson had
ono OF his hands badly torn up by a
little spindle, with which he was pick
ing out the tamping. 1t is thourht
that the explosion was caused by the
fuse not going out and burning down
INTO the powder, or they had struck
fire by hitting the spindle against the
rock.
| 1Hc thoHioe Enquire says The
name of the little village Of Luneville.
on the {. c. Railway, eight miles west
OF Wadesboro, has recently been
changed to Polkton, and a post Office
established there. We are pleased to
learn that the place is rapidly improv-
lng:-several buildings now going up
and others III contemplated. Also,
work on the college building was to
| have commenced last week Moth,
odist and Presbyterian Churches are
soon to be built-there is already a
Baptist Church there. A year ago
there was only one store-there are
now three store houses. u thriving
school has been kept up there for sew
eral years-the session which closed
| two weeks ago averaged eight-seven
| scholars. It will again resume about
! the first Of Eehr1,ar5- ILo -