Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03
STATE NEWS.

The Rocky Mount Mail says: Mrs:
Abram had a chicken hen killed last
Monday which, when cut open, was
found to contain five soft and five hard
shell eggs. besides two perfect yolks.
n was almost hat full of eggs, from
one hen, at one time. We saw it our
self.
The Wadesboro Herald says !: The
Masonic Festival for the relief OF the
Oxford Orphan Asylum, was held
hero to-day and was all that it's most
ardent friends could desire. The re-
ceipts, exclusive of necessary expenses
are roughly estimated at from $loo 10
$175.
The Wilson Plaindealer says: On
Saturday last, the Goth instant, the
Conservatives of Pitt county, i'll Con
vention at Greenville, made the fol-
lowing most excellent nominations:
For the Senate, Jos. b. Stickney; Tor
the House of Representatives Jos. ,.
Station and T.. J. Barrett; for Sheriii,
Edward A. Wilson.
The Winston Sentinel says: A young
girl in this county attempted to com
nit suicide last week ty drowning,
but fortunately was rescued before life
was extinct. Basely betrayed by the
man who had promised to marry her
she attempted to hide her shame by a
suicides death. That neighborhood
ought to be made too hot to hold that
man.
The Wadesboro Herald says We
learn that the mill of Mr.. Pleasant
Ratliff, situated near the line OF the
Carolina Central Railway, three and Il
half miles east of Lilesville. was en-
tirely washed away by the heavy rains
of Tuesday the 10th inst. The loss is
estimated at from 81 500 to s., coo.
This mill was in half q mile of the
scene of the recent terrible railroad
disaster.
The Goldsboro' Messenger says:
Col. s. ID. Pool, the Conservative can
didate for the Office of Superlntend-
ent of Public Instruction, will address
the people of Wayne county, in the
Court House, on Friday tomorrow
June 26th, at 121 o'clock. We extend
MIR. Purnell, the Radical candidate for
the same position, a cordial invitation
to be present. The colored people OF
Wayne are extremely anxious to hear
something of his affiliations with the
Ku-Klux, and his (Purnell, 50 denunci-
alton of the Civil Rights Bill
The Wadesboro Herald says: A
colored man named Jack Montgomery,
was found dead in acabin on Ellis cut,
between Boggan's Cut and Polkton,
last Wednesday afternoon. lie had
been working on the Carolina Central
Railway, but had been for some time
disabled, from the effects of some
chronic disease. The hands had re-
moved from Ellis cut, leaving him Ill
the cabin, unable to help himself, and
with no attention, except little graf
uitous assistance from the neighbOrs.
His death was caused by the disease
but was probably fastened by lnatten-
tiOn.
The Raleigh News says Our read
ers are already apprised of the recent
brutal outrage perpetrated upon 6
Miss Haley, at HIorrisville, il this
county, by a young negro man Il nalalet|
John Allen Blake. The fiend only sue
ceeeding in accomplishing his purpos:
after having severely choked and 9th
erwise seriously hurting the young
lady. Since that time squads Of men
both white and black, have been IL
search of Blake, the whole community
being thoroughly aroused, and it WI:
thought that when taken he would 1t
once be lynched, SO intense WAS III
feeling against him.
Wednesday night, about y O'Clock
he was found by a squad of five white
and three colored men, while he was
sleeping on the piazza of the store o
Mr.. VIM. Wheeler, at Holly Springs
some fifteen miles west of this city, h
having the day before hired himself t.
Mr.. Wheeler to do some jobs, Mr.. W
not knowing him. The parties finding
him not desiringto close him, quietl,
carried MIN to Apex, on the August
Airline Railroad. and boarded til
Eastern bound train yesterday morn
ing and brought him to this city an'
lodged him in Wake county Jail, wher
he will await the slow process of lay
before he expiates his hellish crime
He has confessed committing the deed
and does not seem 10 either care fO
the result or to realize the actua
Nervousness of what he has done. |
is even claimed that he endeavored t.
capture another white girl near Holl
Springs on Wednesday, but that sh
escaped from him we do not vouc1
for the truth of this.
Blake is about % years Of age, o
moderate size, black compIexioned
and has q most Indifferent look.
We learn that Miss Haley, the youn.
lady outraged, is in critical condi
ton, suffering severely from the iniu
ries sustained in the struggle with th
demon, and the crime of murder ma
be added to that of rape.
Hon. W. NJ. Robbins, of Statesville
delivered the annual address befor
the Alumni of Randolph-Macon Col
lege. The Richmond Dispatch say
Of this address: He announced Iii
subject, 1.-The perpetual revolution
IN human government, and the opera
tons of this principle on our system.
The address was one of great powe
and eloquenee, and deserving of
more lengthy report than We are abl,
to give, owing to the pressure of othe
matters upon our columns. NaturaIl,
following up the subject the speaker
called attention to tine inevitable turn
ing of the wheel, the inherent revolu
tionary influences of which Polybius
wrote-the tendencies and ultimate
effects and results of the new revolu
tions in England and America. The
Queen is but a symbol of power, where
no power exists-the power at last
rests with the people. British plegm
makes the wheel turn slowly, but il
does turn, and the democracy in form
will be established
He then considered the American
sltt.llou, ;aDdcocies social and politi-
-cHl, and 5he fst :e outlook-noting g
tie progress t1.t had been made
tcwal@ pJrt and simple democracy
since i7S, The emos rules, and no
longer l:-lgI5 Il rule through inter
nAediaIIes. Aianuood suffrage now.
woman suffrage soon. What is the
end of all this Lord Macaulay
thought that our political institutions
had never been, and would not be sub
Jected to supreme test until the vast
western domain was thickly populated:
then would begin the fierce encounter
l. ;we' II the classes. Already the
'r.f strikes indicate the uneasiness
he situation between labor and cap
ital. Then the speaker, turning to the
otner side of the picture, with great
pathOs and elouuence pointed ont GER