Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-14
LOCAL intelligence.
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Robbery.


A difficulty occurred on Eagle ISLAND
early yesterday morning, between sey
eral colored men, which resulted j
Virgil Nance being pretty severely Gu
on the face with pocket knife, in TIL
hands of George Woods. The injure'
man was brought to the city and take
to DR.. Kings Office, where his wound
were dressed. He states that figh
occurred between Woods and anothe
man. ard he interfered to part them
Woe,is then turned upon him and CAV
him several severe gashes on the face
The wounds are not at all dangerous, blu
they will probably very considerabl,
impair the beauty of Nance's face
DuiiY JOuTn0i, 1lM.
:. Bold burglary.
On last Saturday night. some time
after midnight, IA bold robbery wa:
effected at the residence of Capt B. W
Beery, near the corner of Fifth ant
MN streets The room of Mr. r. Fl
Beery was entered, and that gentle
mans pocket book. containing some
$50 i'll money, was taken off. Mr.
Beery awoke on Sunday morning t.
find his clothes on the staircase, with
the pockets 1ifed Fortunately, his
watch. which was on the mantel- piece,
escaped the notice of the burglar. The
entrance into the room was effected
through the back door of the house,
and the burglar left at the front door,
which he unlocked to escape.
Wolf Pitt Ahead.
4 friend informs us that three farmers
near Wolf Pitt, Onslow county, made
the following amounts of cotton to
the acre:
One raised six bales OH five acres.
\ second raised ten bales on lime
acres
4 third raised thirteen bales on
acres. On four and half
acres he raised seven bales, and on two
and a half acres he raised five bales.
These bales averaged four. hundred
and forty-nine and a quarter pounds
1 ntse farmers used the Simpson cot
ton seed.
Who can beat Wolf Pitt?
Masonic Past High PRIESTS.
! Isc Ma2onic fraternity of this city
have suspended i'll St. Johns Hall,
v here their meetings are held, a pic
tnre, i'll group. Of the Past High Priests
Of Concord Chapter No. l. The pho
Iographs OF the following gentlemen
contained therein. and who filled the
official position alluded to, reminds us
0i the past, as well rs the present, only
seven OF them being now alive and
some of those at All avanced age:
Jacob Hartman, ESD, Major John
/. I;iiiucton. DR.. James T. AIcRec.
81, Cen. Alexander MacRae. Gen.
Lewis Il. Marsteiier, Talcott Burr, Jr.,
Esq, Thomas Cowan, ESD, Henry p.
Russell, Ess'i,, Isaac Sorti.rop. Esq,
Capt Robert O. Rankin, p. ". Fan
1ing, Esq, Alfred Martin, Esq,
Douga'd Mc}Iilian, Esq, Adam E1npie,
II. ESQ Thomas NJ Gardner, Esq. DR..
Fhonl;ss: s. Carr, c. N. NanOrs-
icH. FsI.
Caught the Scoundrci.
Our readers viii be really gratifed
q learn that the scoIlndrel who threw
/ billet of wood through tine window Of Il
~ or a passing mail train, Oh the
Columbia and Augusta
Railroad. near Wh;tevilo, some time
since. by which Capt. Il. g. Bryan.
lie Conductor. las lost an eye, has
been detected ~ last and is now safely
udgeG in the jail at WLitevilIe The
niscrc ant is q negro by the name OF
toc IIc:.ac, ana has been employed IS
rack land tGi some time past. For
.nrfain reasons We abstain from giving
Ter. .il,, manner IN which his detection
vas effected. Suffice It t. say that it
was atii.lliiy planned and Well carried
,ut, and originated with President
}ridgers and Superintendent Amber
son. who were determined to spare
neither pains nor expense in ferreIing
Their well laid plans have been crowned
offender j. nov not only secured. b1l,
he evidence against him IS said to be
positive .iill convincing He was az
:cstod on Sunday night by the Sheriff
II Columbus county, and is now IN
Ill o NTlliteyiIe.
,z'<, car south Carolina Friends.
Gar list 81 Subscribers to the DAuLy
5urI.SAs-, Ia So1th Carolina, although
l.:;. > very good one, is sill not as
1i;.t. - either orr desire or the inter-
-: ~ tIl.. people aFoull make it. To
III. business }::..n OF South Carolina,
50 t.ci;s'ly y, Il! ,-2 sections Of the State
directly Cn:.nca.e.i i'y t'aii with orr
lily it should i:rov" Very ,al'laiio.-
y present. cicii morning, the very
.st"ef news from all parts OF the world.
ssd oar markets from the North and
the .5..tIth. give = complete, review
II ti.y 81, ,ratinns Of Tie previous
Iav. We possess. besides. the aI
ri an earl mail. and iii this
respect Ii stance Or Charleston friends.
Ec,.l instance. Subscribers jn Florence,
/, pnil5 about e4sIi-distand from Viii
.ujng:on AMI Charleston, receive the
Iot.H>AI each morning at about TIL.
same ls3nr la, tie papers Leave
Charleston We thus report the
Charleston, cotton market in advance
~ the papers published iii that city.
! word to tii. wise is sufficient,
and the thoughtful business men OF
Florence can readily perceive the
Advantages offered them by the JoJ-R-
MI.
:aa a.i aSiafressias E:scnt.
We are deeply panied ia record, this
the death OF Mr.. Richard d.
\. iris, If this city, 81 young man Of
nniy II years OF age. his death was
tllo fe>sit Of an overdose of laudanlln,
i,y himself, for the relief
of neuralgia. He was employed as Il
clerk 10y Capt. ". II. Stevenson at bis
store on Princess street, opposite this
Office, and came down, rs usual, yes
terday morning, and opened the store.
Ga his return to breakfast he com
planned to his mother of suffering with
neuralgia and obtained from her
some laulanuln, which he carried
with linn t., his. ro9l4, SO. in; that he
walIl,i lie down fnr Il while, and re-
guessing that he he called at the end
OF an hour This was at 8 clock, but
At 10 he was not called, as it was
thought best to let him rest a little
longer. 1t was probably nearly II
o'clock when he was called, and 1t was
then found that he could not be
aroused DR.. f.. \. Anderson was sent
for, IN haste, but when he arrived ii
Was evident that it was too late.
Everything that medical skill and
science could suggest was lGne, blIt
xith3pt avail: He fingered until about