Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-26
STATE NEWS


81 AL Il N - w d
Cabarrns Superior Court will con-
vene on the 9th of December. 81.
1t is said the gold mines in Stanley
county are equal to any on the Pacific
coast.
A negro thief was shot and killed at
Shoe Heel recently in attempting to
rob WAGNER. .
The people of Guilford county are
exercised greatly over the projected
Mt. Airy Railroad.
Michael Hineman, postmaster at
Princeton, Johnston county, died in
Raleigh on Wednesday.
Mike Hinkle, of Rowan county, is
| 12O years old, and still as lively as a
dozen crickets on the hearth.
Mr.. Geo. Badger Harris has be
come connected with tue editorial de-
partment of the Henderson Tribune.
The Jailer at Oxford, colored man
| was overpowered last week by two ne.
gro prisoners, who made their escape.
A negro in Raleigh, LOG years old
named John Hunter. He remem
berss seeing Tarletors Dragons
posing Raleigh during the Revo!u-
ton.
The Richmond Enquirer truthfully
says: North Carolina has erected
| no monuments, and yet her history is
| full of great names.
A young cadet from Charleston
named D. Nobler, in atFendanc upon
the Carolina Military lest tate az
Charlotte, died a few days ago while
being taken home. h was a del cate
youth and died from hem"r ge of the
lungs.
We are reliably informed says the
Concord Sun that Judge Cloud tried
several civil suits during his Fall Cir
cult, and We hope the d. mocratic pa
pers, WHO. like ourselves, have pub
hshed statements to the contrary, will
make the correction and thereby
''give the Devil bis dues"
The Hillsboro Re- order says: Oar
excellent and faithful Sher If Hughes
paid into the State Treasury last
Thursday, the sun OF $8,6lS,73, nett,
Sheriff Hughes is always mp to time
, yet without oppression TO the peorl"
Long may the people of 0 an9e con
q tinue to honor him with their conf
dence.
The Sentinel says: State treasure
Jenkins to-day paid the semi-annua
interest on the mortgage bonds of tbt
& Western n orth Carolina railroad, t,
the amodnt of $50, 600. These pay
/ meLts of interest, amorntiug in tin
: aggregate to 800, 900. Will have to b
met ont of this years taxes.
The Salem Press says: The service
' N the Moravian Church We're appro
priate'y solemn on last Sabbath, as
was the one hundred and fourth ami
e Vfrsary of the organ izatiOn of the Nc
ravian Congregation at this place. Th
day previous. 18th inst, was IAN hig
: day" in the Moravian Church through
:: out the world, AMI was also celebrate
on Sunday last.
e Frankl1n Courier: Three unbieacE
- ed Americans made good their escap
y from Louisburg Ill on Tuesday nigh
V last. They succeeded in overpo werIn
the jailor. who very unwisely went wit
their supper without arms or assist
= ance. This is the third time prisoner
- have escaped Jail under the admins
=, alton of the present jailor. and it is
- fact that the $4,000 granite Jail bui
10 here last year is considered one of th
- safest in the State.
# The Lumberton R0bersonian learn
r that John Dial, who belonged to tn
/, Lowery Gang, and who turned State
# evidence after the murder of ex-Shel
" if King, and upon whose testimon
n George Applewhite was convicted
r. 1868, is again at bis old tricks. an
l. stole very fine horse at the Clinic
y Fair week before last. He was pul
at sue d to this county by a party frol
" Sampson, but we have not learne
N whether the horse or the thief hav
t. been captured. Our friends aero
IF the line viii please look out for hin
s. aad avoid buying cheap horses for
TO few days. Judge Lynch should bay
M John Dial.
t. The Newborn N'u Shell says: NJ
d Nathaniel NJ. Gaskill. of this city, la
th received letter from reliable ge1
;" tx man living on the Straits, in whic
. r.? is terrible account of the raveges
e 4 destructive water spout at Harker
and, abont forty miles below tn
city, on the 10th inst. The column
a, water struck the dwelling of Mrs. Ga
xii, q respectable ard high esteeme
0'tlow ludy, and totally destroyed til
hu ding. Instantly killing four childre
N ii m tally woudihg Mason Gaskil
- son of the lady alluded to, beside
re slightly Il ding Several others.
IL young baby, which was in the upps
I'd story of the building at the time
he a. cluent, has never been seen q
1 - ard of since We learn that Maso
n Gaskiil, the Young man mort lily wouI
r. did, was Of most excellent habits an
'g was highly esteem I'd and Lived by a
to who knew him. The affair has create
Il the greatest excitement in the SUI
e rounding country, aud has cast
=. gloom over the entire Island.
! The Newbern Journal of Conanaerc
, says: Lawyer Bryan, negro boy Ely
: teen years of age, WAS hanged at Beat
: foIt on Friday for the murder or Mich
- ael Langley, prominent citizen c
~ Onslow county, in May, 1864 Th
- boy was tried at the February term O
:, Carteret court and duly convicted
- Judge Mccoy sentenced him to b
Il hanged On God Friday; but when th
= day arrived, the sheriff having resign
y ed, there would have been no one t
execute the dread sentence of the Jaw
;, and therefore the murderer was re
y spited until tie first Friday in Septem
y Der. AT that time representation
> were made to the Governor that til
:, boy could establish his Innocence if
= new trial as granted him, and agai
u he was respited nntil October. Ono
" more be was respited. this time INT
= Friday last. No proof being furnishe
- of the boys innoceEc", the law was nj
. 20 red to take it's conrse, aud on Fri
;. day ast he expiated the fearful Grim
- Of which he had been convicted min
months ago on the gallows.
Marrow Escape.
g On Thursday morning last, while Mrs