Wilmington journal., 1875-08-27
STATE NEWS.

Ihe Ashev1lle Pioneer says Among
other Datural curiosities at the Warm
Springs is an old colored woman nam
ed Rachel Burton. She is a native OF
Queene Anne county, Md, and claims
to have been born free, but was sold
as slave to a gentleman in Virginia.
She states that she is 100 years old,
and certainly her evidences of physi-
cal decay would warrant tnis assertion.
Her health is good, though she says
she Suffers at times with the "Rheu-
mrtism." According to her statement.
on more occasions than one she was
within sound of the Continental can
non in the days that tried mems souls.
Tie raleigh ScqtineIsays: At the last
term Of the Superior Court for the
county, a negro named Stoke was con-
vlcted of larceny and sentenced by
Judge Watts to the work house, whith-
or he was carried in June. Some time
att r he escaped. Day before yestes-
day he WAS re~captured in Greensbo-
ro and brought to this city. Yesterday
morning Mr. F6rrell, deputy-sherift,
started with him Tor the work house
| On tb" wG- he attempted to escape,
whH7' L .,rj,tl cnsuad aud Mr.. FerrelI
Snot MA. iWo j tie shots took effect
III t5io i;i1i II the prisoner, and one in
/ the threat. killing him instantly.
/ Nt'kes cam- trln4 Charlotte with the
! hasc1r Fire Company IL May, as a
servant 70 IL c,mpaay on It's return
| tlip from ,lc Nontel.iai.
The ?, rheru .LD,y73uI of 0nexaerce
says: W arc iaEurnu"d that Judge
| Watts was drink ct the time he sign
| ed the order enjoinirg or city athori-
! ties, and that he did not read word
of the instrument 10 which he attach
| ed hissiguature. We ere further reli-
| ably informed that ex-Mayor Camp
bell publicly stated that " It's was
drunk whene produced his signature
to the document in question. What
viii cur State Legislative body do in
the prettises? We shall see.
'Eho IVeldOn Neecs says We had
ceep at Mademo.sel,a JoshephTne
Mansfield who oame through Weldon
last Monday afternoon. She was 60
ing North from q visit to the Orange
State-Elorida.
Tho Weldon Nc,c5 We learn tbat
Il parcel Of negroes il the Scotland
Neck section severely beat one CT their
own own color, the other week, for
voting the Democratic ticket The
victim having reported TO magistrate
tie ''gemn-n" Of color were arraigned
and mado To pay q fine OF SO each for
theit little mischief. Let others be
ware.
The Charlotte Home says: we met
fricn4 IlurIam Crrrnna F.o vho
lives in u mite OF Hills old Iroa
Works, in York District. MIR. Chr
ieu' 'oIh '9 - ne Ili'u III ms II, posses
Hi anI a,onnr, ,tl,Gtrs . fatts,. frd.o
John Eick,,itt Aiexaneler, written to
Col. Hill in ITO This letter was
written 70 ;l'm itA Colonel OF militia to
I,'''i' il'll' It1 ,'l0 1ii''71I'l.i1 Stfu8
ps3oi,,+;oa % ~ NJ, 3ot' ,tII t'S
names Of tI,, signers. Sir. @. said
that II" had not seen the letter for
Sotetai 5F7iS' p'ly lel' c"''ti'eh' IL "&S
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%fEa'rs i:R s5sat''@e county
IL" iiii'soofo ''cc'ftSoF states that
Iohn ". Norwood iloq- has been ninTitod
by the members "t the hhrof Iliisboro
TO deilveranaddre8s upon the life char
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Lan, i; - oir Good f.,'Il,,( tn tl, low
Major Patterson, and i lives rs GREAT