Wilmington journal., 1874-02-13
HILLSBORO.
SIeet and Ice-A Frozen LandScape
burned to Dcath-The Immigra-
tiOn Bali Opened, &C., &c.

SIeet and Ice-A Frozen Landscap
burned to Death-The Immfgra
tion Bali Opened, &C., DC.
HILLsEoRo, Feb. 3, 1874.
Editor Journal This mornipl
opens upon a scene of beauty scarcel,
earthly, and ct the same time disclose.
a picture of desolation which excite.
feelings of sadness in strong contras
with the pleasure aroused by the won
derfui beauty of the landscape. Ever,
thing is robed in a glittering vestmen
! of ice, rejecting back the rays of 6
bright sun in ali ever-changing kaleid
escope of brilliant colors.
The rain began falling on Monday
night, freezing as it fell. and continued
until this morning. The trees were
unable to bear their burden, and
bowed and broke in all directions
Through the night sleep wes driven
from almost every eye, for there was
scarcely q moment when limb was
not falling on roof from some over
hanging tree, or when the accumula.
tlon of ice was not coming down in
laundering showers.
This morning the streets of fills
boro were nearly impassahle: Limbs
and broken trees obstructed the way
in every direction. There has never
been such destruction witnessed here
before, and it will take years to repair
damages.
The roads into the country will be
blocked up for several days. I fear
havoc among the peach trees is fatal to
the prospect for a crop of fruit this
summer. There is an old idea that a
good coating of sleet is n sign of a
good peach year F.; but, in this case,
there IS too much of good thing.
There happened on Saturday morn
ing distressing case of burning, by
which little negro boy of three years
of age lost its life His mother was
employed in the family of L. G. Hayes,
and occupied room in the basement
of the dwelling. She went off about
10 O'Clock on some errald. leaving the
child alone and shut up in the room.
There was little fire in the fireplace,
and it is supposed the clothes of the
child took fire while he was playing in
it. His screams attracted the atten-
ton of the occupants of the rooms
above and of the neighborhood. Upon
bursting open the door, the child was
found enveloped in flames. In its
fright or agony it leaped into bed
setting that on fire. The cry OF fire
rang through the town, and for a
while all was excitement and alarm.
But the flames were soon subducd.
The child was literally roasted, and
the skin and flesh came off from all
parts of its body. 1t lived until some
time il the afternoon.
We have our first instalment G what
[ hope is going to be a most desirable
into this county. Mr..
Tyrwhitt, al English gentlemen of
means, and OF culture and
who has lived some years
in Canada, has leased the property of
the late Mrs. Mary White, on the Ok
ford road, about seven miles east of
the town, and is going heartily to work.
He has been in the vicinity for some
time, examining soil, climate, and So
ciety, with great deliberation, and finds
himself well pleased with ALL His ex-
ample may influence other. We have
plenty of land ct spare and will be
glad to welcome hundreds like Mr.. T,
Our business prospects are looking
up. The tobacco warehouse 1--WE have
but one open now though there were
three at one tine) was opened last
week, and sales were satisfactory. Our
own factories, and those in the vicin-
ity, Cat Cedar Grove and elsewhere)
will require about 500, 900 pounds, be.
side that good deal will be bought
for shipment.
The business at Durham has also
owened actively, and the business men
say that the sales of tobacco will be
larger than ever before known. Dur
ham is also becoming considerable
shipping point for cotton; considering
that it is n new business in this sec
ton, the exhibit is good one. I have
estimated the crop of Orange, for 1873,
ut 5000 bales. [ suppose that less
than one-third will go from Durham,
the remainder being shipped from
or hauled by wagons TO
Raleigh. / find on examination of the
agents books at Durham, that during
December and january, 364 bales had
been shipped, abont 100 bales now
awaiting shipment, and about $50
bales were in the hands Of buyers, and
suppose that 25O bales, ut least, had
been previously sent off.
One significant fact was that only
one bale had been sent to Wilmington
and two to Norfolk, few to New
York, Baltimore and Philadelphia,
and the rest to Raleigh, with the ex-
ception Of some bought for the facto-
ries in Alamancc.
With the Inducements and facilities
can offer, your merchants
surely will enter into competition for
their business, and seek not only to
get the cotton, bat to supply the in
terror with groceries, fertilizers, &c,
which they ought to be able to do on
equal, if not superior terms. in the
face of any competition.
l would like to make some comments
upon the very agreeable information
gwen in the Wilmington correspon-
dence for the RecOrder, but my letter
has run its full length. Yours,
c.