Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-24
STATE NEWS.

Ex-Sheriff Terry, of Richmond, is
hopelessly i'll.
Over two hundred buildings now in
course of construction in Raleigh.
A handsome school house is to be
built. adjoining st. Johns Catholic
Church in Raleigh.
The mutterings from Bald Noun
tain were heard distinctly at Long $
Mills, Person county, q distance OF
over 200 miles, on Tuesday last.
The Rockingham Courier says: The
fire got out in the woods and among
the turpentine boxes. ON Wednesday,
at or near Sand Hill, on the q. e. Il.
W., and did considerable damage.
The Raleigh News says : We learn
that the Board of Trade of this city
will give a handsome supper to the
members of the press of the State du-
ring their visit to the city next month.
The corner stone of the q. S. Court
House and Postoffice in Raleigh Will
be laid on July 4th with imposing GER
emonies. John Nichols, Esq, Grand
Master Of the Masonic fraternity OF
this State, has been applied to to con
duct the ceremonies.
The Asheville Citizen gives the fol-
lowing schedule Of prices for Charles
ton, Swain county: Corr in this place
is worth from 40 TO so cents per
bushel; wheat 81 so; Irish potatoes
so; sweet potatoes Is; oats so; bacon
10; feathers so; wool 40.
The Rockingham Courier says: We
learn from Maj. Hall that cyclone,
or whirling storm of wind and rain,
occurred in Wolf Pitt Township, one
day last week, which did much dam
age to timber, fencing, &c, and oc-
casioned considerable CONSERVATION
and alarm.
The question having been raised as
to the liability of salaries of Judges of
the Supreme and Superior Courts to
taxation under the 'income" clause Of
the State Revenue act, the Treasurer
has given an opinion that they we're
not taxable. The opinion was given
in view of an opinion of the Attorney
General of this State in 1856, which
was accepted by the Supreme Court as
q decision of the question.
The Newbern Journal of Commerce
says: On Wednesday petition for an
injunction restraining the newly ap-
pointed directors of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad from entering
upon their offices, was filed with Judge
Clarke, in the interest of the deposed
members of the board. Thursday, at
II o'clock, was fixed for hearing of
the case, but before the hour appoint
ed the petitioners withdrew.
The Goldsboro Messenger says A
few weeks ago, when the liquor prohi-
bition question was being agitated in
Goldsboro, an old darkey was asked
how would he vote on the matter.
ssOh," he replied, "the Republican
ticket, I always vote that ticket" But
how are you going to vote on ''Prohi-
bition % The old darkey looking up
asked, "what's dat?" "Why, prohibition
is putting down liquor" was the reply.
'Lors-a-massey = said the old uncle,
81 votes for 'hibition l votes to put
down liquor to the old price a shilling
pint" Our temperance interviewer
left him.
The Charlotte Observer says: Infor-
nation reached this city yesterday
morning of a distressing accident
which had just occurred at Morrow's
Turn Out, IL miles below Charlotte,
on the Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta
Railroad. About an hour after the
mail train coming north (which arrived
here at 5 A. NJ. } passed Morrow !, the
Waterman discovered Mr.. Joseph
Davis, @ carpenter who was employed
on the road, lying upon the track with
both of his legs cut off; one of them
cut off just at the knee, the other be
tween the ankle and knee. The wound
ed man was put on the next train that
passed going southwark, and taken to
Columbia. Our informant says that
he was then in a dying condition. How
Mr.. Davis happened to have got under
the wheels is not known; but it Is sup
posed that he attempted to jump on
the train, while it was in motion, to go
up from the Turn Out to the tank
where he was at work, and that he
missed his footing and fell under the
cars. Mr.. Davis is a native of New
berry, S. G. He is about twenty ight
years of age, and has a wife and one
child.
The Raleigh News SAYS: Ca Tues
day last, near Washington, IN this
State, d colored woman would, if sh .
had timely assistance, have supplied
the vacancy among natural living Gu
riosities recently caused by the death
of the Siamese twins. The woman
gave birth to children united precisely
as the Siamese twins were; except the
union In this case was much more eX-
tensive in proportion to general devel-
opment. One child was somewhat
smaller than the other, but both We're
nominally developed as to size, and
perfect in every respect save this
strange connection by an extensive
band. They were supplied with blood
during their fntal development, as in
the case of the Siamese twins, by one
umbilical cord which entered the
middle of the connecting band. They
have been preserved in spirits and will
probably be forwarded to some
museum. What is most curious about
the twins in this case is, that one is
black and the other mulatto.
The Newbern Times says: On Fri
day night at q late hour, couple OF
fathers, estimable gentlemen of the
community, were anxiously seeking for
their daughters, girls about fifteen or
sixteen years old, who, having left
home in the afternoon, had not re-
turned, and hence occasioned consider
able anxiety. It was after midnight
when. the information was obtained
that the birds had taken the evening
train and flown to Morehead City.
Having procured hand-car the parents
set out in pursuit, and arrived at
Morehead City just before yesterday
mornings train was about to leave.
The absconding misses were found at
the house of a friend, and evidently in
excellent frame of mind to appreciate
their romantic position and enjoy the
beauties of ''Old Ocean" The parents,
however, assumed charge, and the
whole party arrived here yesterday
morning. The scheme of the young
ladies was well laid; they had procured
some money, had purchased trunks and
artiles of wardrobe, had them conveyed
to the depot, and every thing done in
the most approved style.
The Charlotte Observer says: "On
Friday night, while the mail train on
the Air Line railroad was coming
northward, and as the train was on a
steep down grade, the engineer saw an
OK standing across the track. Being
too close to it then to slacken up, the
engineer did not even blow brakes but
went 'r.N :; ahead. The train was