Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03

DeeH presented TO A. w. ErappS, who
has it on exhibition at his saloon.
An extra from the Rockingham
Courier Office says The Conservative
Executive Committee for Richmond
county, after consultation, have deter
mined to postpone the time of holding
the County Convention to Friday the
10th of July, instead of Friday July
3rd, as heretofore announced.
John Allen Blake, the black devil
WHO outraged Miss Haley, near Nor
risvilie, on the 22nd ult.. was tried at
the Superior Court in Raleigh, on
Tuesday. and sentenced to be hung
on the 9th inst, just one month and
two days after the commission of the
deed. This we learn from the Raleigh
NceCs.
The Charlotte Southern Home says:
We have been shown some heads of
white wheat averaging rs full grains
to the head and one head having so
large size grains-clear. clean and
pretty enough for an ornament in a
young lady's bonnet. This wheat was
raised by L. B. Henry on lands owned
by J. FL. Carson, Esq.
The Cherokee Herald says: F. 7.
Axley, Esq, has just brought to our
office some very rich gold bearing rock
and argentiferous galena, found in
Cherokee county. Where these are
found there are more of the same sort.
Oh, for a few enterprising miners to
look up and work our mines, and we
would not mind the panic
A thousand amends to this from the
Charlotte Democrat: Why don't the
L. Il ,,.o1r, l..
women on the highways Last week
violated near Morrisviile, Wake coun-
ty, by negro man, and he has not
yet been executed. The punishment
for such n crime ought to be speedy.
The Newton Vindicator says Two
negroes, Joe Sheriff. and julius Will
son, were committed to jail in this
place last Tuesday, charged with com
mitting rape upon the person of Mrs.
Susan Deal. The evidence shows a
most foul crime, and the perpetrators
will doubtless receive their just reward
at next Court, unless they are turned
loose to ''saye expense to the county" ;"
The Hillsboro Recorder says: We
regret to learn that the mill of Mr.
the county, was recently burnt, to-
gether with large quantity of grain.
| The mill had recently been repaired,
and the dam, which was carried away
by freshet in the winter, Just recon
structed. The loss is a serious one
both to the proprietor and the neigh
borhood.
Tho Monroe Enquirer says: The
wheat crop III this county has not
turned out SO we'll as it was thought it
would, owing to the rust getting into
it, but from all we can learn we are
satisfied that an average crop will be
made. Cotton and corn, although they
got q late start, are doing finely. The
stand of cotton is very good. We
have been having splendid seaso s,
and it is sincerely hoped that the
farmers may be blessed with abundant
crops.
a cannon shot recently deposited
in the Boston Museum is marked with
the following inscription This
twelve-pOund conical shot fired from
| a Confederate battery at the battle of
New Berne, March II, 1862. It passed
sideways through the body of Samuel
Lines of company F, 9th Massachu-
se,tts Regiment, killing him instantly,
and thence into tree, from which it
was afterward cut by his comaade. Fl.
n. Cummings, by whom it is pre-
sented."
The Charlotte Observer says Mr..
Alexander Hunter, in the Northern
part of this county, has discovered a
| gold mine on his premises. AT present
it promises very fine yield. He came
to the city yesterday morning loaded
with specimens and bearing a letter
! from Prof. Kerr, State Geologist, in
which that mineralogist gives it as his
opinion that his mine will pay to work
it. He proposes in week or two to
commence work, and we shall have
| something more to say about it.
The Asheville Citizen says -
Tom Easterly, came to Hominy sec
ton in this county during the war,
refugeeing from the Kirk radical cut
throat of East Tennessee. He was a
blacksmith by trade, and worked at
his business in Hominy for some time,
then moved to Leicester where he re-
mained until about one year ago, when
he returned to his old home in Ten
nessee. A few nights ago some men,
supposed to have been his old enemies
under the Kirk oppression, went to
his home, took him out and hung him.
Easterly was said to have borne a very
good character-was industrious and
peaceable.
The Asheville Pioneer says: On
Sunday last, Mr.. Wilson. of Brevard,
took from his trap, fish which has
attracted considerable attention. It
was 4 ] feet long, and had bill resem-
bling that of bird, Il inches long,
and three broad. Its mouth was di-
rectly under the eyes, and measured
seven inches i'll width. It was Is
inches in circumference, with tail fins
IA inches broad. 1t weighed %
pounds, and its color resembled that
of a pike or jack-fsh, except the head
and bill, which were spotted, With
the exception of its head, this singular
fish was entirely boneless.
The Raleigh Crescent says: Mr..
Aquilla Compton is an aged old coun-
try gentleman that lives in Orange
county about nine miles from Hills
boro. Now Mr.. Compton is not up to
the times and if he has lead mine on
his farm he doesn't know what it is
WO1lH DiG IL lew udSS ago, "HliC
building a new house Oh Mr.. Comp
tons land, they found rock that
weighed heavy and a party melted it
in smiths furnace and said it was
white lead. The old man Compton
then found a rock that was very heavy
and with his own hands he cleaned
out his forge and melted the rock, and
sure enough it was tie real lead.
The Weldon News says: An unfor-
tunate affair occurred up the Chowan
River on Wednesday night last. The
steamer Ella was returning up Il e
river from Edenton, and, about mid
night, near Petty Shore, ten miles
below Winton, ran into a small row
boat in which were two white men
named Piland and Morris. It was
dark, but a signal of distress was |
heard, the steamer was stopped. a life
boat lowered and Piland picked up in |
a bruised ondition.-Morris could not |
be found and was Of course drowned. !
These men We're aware that it was
time for the Ella and intended clea~