Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-08-08
STATE NEWS.

There are no bar-rooms IN Hender-
sonville, nor can even q bottle of bit
tiers be sold by the merchants.
A cable telegram has been received
in Raleigh, announcing the safe arrival
of John Armstrong, Esq, in London.
He has gone to the Vienna exhibition.
The Salem News says : Mt. Airy,
we have been informed, is becoming
notorious as the Gretna Green for flu
gitive matrimonial parties from Vir-
ginia.
It is rumored and generally believed
that Judge Tourgee and Judge Watts
have made an exchange of circuits for
the fall season, and Judge Tourgee
will commence the circuit with Nash
Court.
By an order issued at the headquar-
tiers of the Richmond & Danville Rail
road, n. c., Division, the high bridge
passing over the railroad at the Cen
trail depot, in Raleigh, is to be re-
moved.
From letter received from a slb-
scriber in Chatham the Raleigh Sentl-
mel learns that the prospects for a fine
and that it is generally the case all
through thai section of country.
The Raleigh Era says: Informa-
ton from Orange, Person and Caswell
counties, say that the tobacco crop will
prove very unfavorable. The young
plants had cold weather to start in,
and since then they have not had rain
cuough to give them good growth
The Goldsboro Messenger says: The
dwelling of Mr.. Jos. G. w. Cobb, at
verettsville, in this county, was de-
stroyed by fire ON Friday night last,
together with furniture, &c. Loss
about 81 900 to $1,000, on which there
is IN insurance of $1,000. The work
.. IN incendiary.
The Hickory Press says: A fearful
storm passed over Morganton Sunday
nigh Mr.. Beach, highly respected
old !. ly of sixty, was killed by light
ming. While the family were all at
supper, Mrs. b. stepped into another
room and was getting a cup from the
cupboard when she was struck dead.
The Durham Tobacco Plant says
There was shipped from Durham by
railroad, to say nothing Of what is car
ried away by wagoners, or peddlars,
(Which was no small amount,) from
January 1st to July LIST, 345, 1927 lbs.
of tobacco. And besides this, there
was shippt during the last season up
wards of 4. 90 bales of cotton from tits
point, and i'e bale of cotton for which
the highest price was obtained III the
New York market, during the past sea-
son. was raised near Chapel Hill and
shipped from Durham.
The Raleigh News says Sheriff
Bell, of BERTHE county, has written a
letter to Governor Caldwell, informing
him of the fact that one Dennis Brown
and ore Ben Smallwood escaped from
the jail of that county and are now at
large. On the night of the BIRD they
went to the house of a cOlOred man,
called him out and shot him down. a
posse of one hundred men are securing
the county for the murderefs, who are
supposed to have crossed the Roanoke
river into Halifax county.
The Monroe Enquirer says On the
line of the Carolina Central Rally ~.
eight miles west of Wades5oro and
twenty-five east of this place, is little
village called Luneville, which has "a
prospect of soon growing into town.
1t is the first depot east of Wadeshnro,
and has superior advantages as a blsi-
ness point. Col. l.. l.. Polk has had
the place laid off into streets, and there
are one hundred good building lots
which he will give away to live, ener-
getic men who will improve them. All
applications must be made within the
next ninety days. There are two
stores, a steam saw mill, blacksmith
and prosperous school there now.
The Wilson Plaindealer says:-On
Sunday night last, between 1 l and II
o'clock, some one hailed at the front
gate of the place where Mr.. Levi
Edwards lives in Nash county, about
Mrs. Edwards raised the window and
asked who it was, and was told in reply
that it was Bill Jones with note from
Louis Joiner, neighbor, asking Mr..
Edwards to come over the next NOR
ming soon to Joiner's house. Soon the
window was closed without anything
more being said, but about an honr
afterwards Mr.. Edwards went to the
front door for some purpose, and hear
ing a voice at the front gate, asked
who was there, and was told in reply
that il was Jones, and that he wished
to deliver the note sent by Mr.. Joiner.
Mr.. Edwards then went out to the gate,
and the negro man, for such it proved
to be, commenced to look into his
pocket for the note, but as he seemed
not to be able to find it, Mr. Edwards
told him that he had better come to
the house and have light. The man
then followed Edwards towards the
honse, and they had only gone a few
steps in that direction, when the latter
felt severe blow over the shoulder
from an axe helve, which knocked him
down, the axe having reached n little
in front of the shoulder, perhaps over
shooting the mark, as he arose from the
ground he was knocked down by a
lick in the back, and upon rising the
third time, he received blow in the
side which broke three or four Of his /
ribs. The negro then became fright
ened and made his escape. An effort .
was at once made to discover the !
scamp, and it is believed that the gull !
ty man has been arrested and is upon
trial at Rocky Mount before a Magis- |
trate. Mr.. Edwards, although badly .
hurt, is expected to recover.