Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-06
STATE NEWS.
North Carolina has 1,19O miles of
D,;lroo1

North Carolina has 1,19O miles of
Railroad.
A gold mine has been discovered i'll
Henderson county, near Edneyville,
which promises to yiold a goodly sup
ply of the needful.
T. z. Allen, Esq, q resident of New
bern, has tooth i'll perfect state of
preservation filed when he was of the
age of seventeen, fifty years ago.
In a certain ford in the Catawl'a
river is board bearing this inscrip-
ton: Take notice, when tho water is
over this board, the river is too high
to cross.
Wiley Campbell, colored, has been
arrested in Charlotte, charged with
setting fire to Mr.. E. D. McGinnis
gin house, On Maitland Greek, last
Saturday.
Miss Eliza Cooper, daughter of Will
liam A. Cooper, of Nash, died sudden
~ last Wednesday night. She retired
ct the usual hour, apparently as well
and healthy as ever, and was found
next morning corpse.
The Elizabeth City correspondent of
the Norfolk Landmark says: Major
F. D. Bunnell, recently of this place,
formerly of Pennsylvania, died sud
denly this morning, in Elizabeth City,
of bilious collie. On Saturday he was
passing about town as usual; was taken
unwell that night, and on Monday
morning he was no more.
The Milton Chronicle says: Mr..
Green Ball, living a few miles from
Milton. received from the pension office
few days ago, check for $1,208 40,
being pension allowed him as q dis
charged U. 8. soldier (prior to the late
war, who was crippled while in the
United States service. He will also
receive a yearly pension of 500 until
his demise.
The Milton Chronicle says: The
house of MIR. VIM. r. Clark, near
Hughes Academy, was burned on
Friday night, the 23rd inst. Nothing
burned but the house, as it was unoc-
cupied. Mr.. Clark has been merchan-
dising for some time Oh Flat River.
It was the work of an incendiary. No
suspicion attaches to any one that I
know of.
The Fayetteville Eagle says: The
following are the officers of the
Sampson County Agricultural So
ciety for next year: President,
w. X. Pigford; Secretary, w.
L. Faison; Executive COMMITTEES, w.
A. Fa;son, Rev. J. l.. Stewart, Everett
Peterson, DIR. c.. T. Murphy, J. w.
Wright, Col. l.. A. Powell, Henry Lee,
J. w. Lane.
The Kinston Gazette says: Four
more Oranges organized by John S.
! fofo I -,
2 in Pitt and 1 in Martin. The first
was called Newport, the others Bran
don, Coneto, and Robersonville:-
Brandon, at Bethel, Pitt county, orga-
nized with q members, and Coneto
with "a. The others are smaller.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Petersburg News. says !: Report has it
that Maj. John w. Durham, Senator
Raleigh News, vice Capt. Samuel t.
Williams, retired.
Mai. Durham Yields a forcible and
graceful pen, and will be an acquisi.
ton to the press, in which field oi
labor he has already proven himself
capable osfaithful and efficient service
The Greensboro Patriot says: We
understand that nn effort is being
made to procure all order of court
from Judge Cloud compelling the cor
oner of Surry county to hold posi-
mortem examination over the S .amese
twins. The laws Of North Caroline
require that when the cause of dealt
cannot be certified by some physician
II post norton examination shall ht
held. In this case there was no he il
attendance on the twins when the,
1 I
the other dying shortly after. 1t come:
clearly under the law and a post NOR
tenn not only can with propriety, bu
should be demanded.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: vii
liam E. Drake, young man of gool
family, residing in Nash county, was
a few days ago arrested and brough
before Justice J c Harper. charged
with an attempt to shoot Miss Betti,
Cooper, a respected and worthy young
lady of Nash. From the evidence i
seems that Drake is very much il
love with the yonng lady, and lac
asked her to marry him, but as sh,
positively refused to do so, he ex
pressed his intention of taking bott
his own, and her life, and immediatel,
went to n room and loaded his gun
but was prevented frnm the executio,
of his threat by the friends Of TIN
young lady. He was bound over il
the sum of $500 for his appearance a
the February term of Nash Superio
Court.
The Ashev1lle Expositor says No
far from Asheville, in Mcdowell coun
ty, their lives man who, though fr,l
gal almost to parsimony. has neve
been able to save enough to purchas
horse. Not long since. his wife sug
gested to him the propriety of aban
doning the idea of buying horse
and assuming the role himself TIN
he consented to do, and ordered q Sc
of harness to be made.
He is now engaged in hauling d.,
goods for several prominent merchant
of his county,, having the capacity,
is said, to draw with ease eight hun
dred pounds. Neither snow, rain o
sleet deters him from his work. and w
have it on the authority os truth
full citizen of Mcdowell, that he crosse
branches barefooted il the winter
He is gentle and affectionate, and ha
+ never, but on one occasion, attempte,
to run away, and that was during tn
last summer season, His wife wa
, ploughlng MN In the garden, and be
ing in n bad humor, struck him acros
the back with the line. This was NOR
than the spirited biped could endure
So he run away, breaking down
good deal of corn and entangling him
self in the gear. He was soon liberia
ted by his driver and since that TIM
the most harmonious relations hay,
existed between them.
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