Wilmington journal., 1875-02-19
STATE NEWS.

Iicitor Herris has drawn over six hun
dred Indictment against parties In
Nash county for failure to list poll
tax.
The Rocky Mount Mail says: Capt.
James II. Avent, of Nash, left for Lit
tie Rock, Ark, last Thursday night.
Capt. Avent intends making Arkansas
has home.
John Virgins was found drowned
in Core Greek on Monday night last.
He was so years of age. It is suppos-
ed that his boat upset while crossing
the stream.
The Magnolia Record says: There
are at present, within hearing distance
of Duplin Roads, three excellent
arist mills, two saw mills, and one
cotton gin, all propelled by water:
there is also one horse gin.
The Wilson Plaindealer says: We
regret to learn of the death of Mr..
James Pilkinton, of Wayne county,
about five miles from S5antonsburg,
from being kicked by vicious mule,
on the 3rd instant, that being We'd
nesday OF last week.
The Fayetteville Gazette says: Mr.
Denning. emnlous to improve on the
stereotyped plan of exhibiting mann
moth potatoes, collards and turnips,
brings US in gigantic hen-egg weigh
ing 81 ounces. Who can ''lay over
that?
The Greenville Register says: On
Saturday night. the 9th instant. three
negro prisoners made their escape
from jail by cutting through the brick
wall. The Sheriff and his deputies
vent in pursuit but failed to overtake
them.
The Tarboro Southerner says: VIM
OVERLY, white. one of the parties con-
fined in the jail at this place for the
brutal murdero of young Nathan Crimes
IN this county last Fall, has confessed
being az accessory to the crime.
We learn from the Washington
Echo that the hanging of Aaron Bon
ner, for rape upon the person OF
Martha Kipps, to have taken place
Friday the 5th, was postponed by the
| Governor at the instance of Judge
Hilliard.
The Winston Sentinel says At a
meeting of the r.echanlcs of Winston
and Salem, held at the Court House on
| last Friday night, they resolved that
on and after the 1st day of March they
would adopt the ten hour system and
| work on no other.
The Wadesboro Herald says: Mr..
| W. L. Rose informs US that the sup
scriptions to the Cheraw & Salisbury
Railroad, for Wadesboro township,
now amount to 800, 900, and still the
| good work goes on. We do not know
what has been done in other town
ships, but hope the canvassers are al
work and that the remaining 500, 900
will soon be subscribed.
| The Wilson Plaindealer says 4
note received from Mr.. T. J. Eatman
our Representative in the Legislature
| from Wilson county, states that /
Congress passes the Civil Rights bill
| he will at once change his views will
regard to calling a Convention anc
will in such event vote for q Conven
| ton"
The Weldon News says: We learr
that the gin house of CO.. J. W. Johu
ston, in this county nine miles west 0
Weldon, was burned about IL o'clocl
Tuesday night. Fortunately ther
was no cotton within. The only los
sustained was three hundred busheI
cotton seed and the gin aud building
Insured for 81, 900.
The Raleigh News says: Mr.. J. T
Uzzle writes us this morning that th
two story dwelling house of r. X. Fet
rell, Wilson's Mills, Johnston county
was consumed by fire, "Wednesday
night. Nothing was saved except
small quantity of wearing apparel. ant
the family themselves made a YER
narrow escape. No insurance. TIL
fire originated from a cook stove in "a
adjoining room.
The Asheville Citizen says: Mr. It'd
die, of Tennessee, and VIM. Allen, o
Haywood county, while pouring blast
| ing powder out of a keg, in a hons
near mica mine, they were working
on the Love property near Waynes
vile, last week. We're very badly burn
ed by the explosion of a keg, wllc
caught from spark, 10 one know
| from where. Accident serious, bu
not fatal.
The Wilson 4 dvance, says Th
J prizes drawn at the Concert are prett,
generally distributed in the State. Th
$500 prize was drawn in Wilson, wher
! large proportion of the tickets wer'
sold. The second prize of $500 goe
to Beaufort. The gold watch to Wind
sor, the Buggy to Lumberton, and th
press, which did SO much to advanc
/ the enterprise. held several of th
lucky numbers
The Wilson Plaindealer says: W
regret to hear of fatal accident fror
fire. which occurred on the plantatio
of DIR. Brooks, near Black Creek, i
this county, on Sunday. January 81
1t seems that the unfortunate gir
Tabby Sims, colored, about Is year
of age, was nursing the baby of a col
ored woman at the time. who kwas al
sent in the town of Wilson. Her .]res
caught while standing with her bac
! to the fire
The Goldsooro Messenger says: I
evidence of what Democratic count
government can accomplish, we offe
the present administration of Wavne
Our County Treasurer has within th
last two or three months paid nearl
5000 of the outstanding claim
: agalst the county. many of which ha
been hopelessly presented for liqnids
J tlon the past eight years. The count
is now about out of debt, county o,
ders nearly up to greenbacks, and a
/ easy future is iii store for our ta1
payers, provided the special tax
= kept off our shoulders.
The Raleigh Sentinel says: Co
!, Love has introduced in the Senate
resolution setting out the fact that in
asmuch as "the Texas or Souther
Pacific rail route is about 500 mile
shorter from the Pacific to the Atlanti
f ports by tue way of the great centrs
! | and diverging points of ST. Louis
Memphis and Chattanooga, and theme
eastward over the Western N. G. Raj
road than any constructed or project
ed line" the General Assembly of thi
State recommend to Congress to ez
{ tend to said Southern Pacific an
Western North Carolina Railroad sue
reasonable aid as will insure thei
. speedy completion, as they are COZ
) connecting links uniting the tw
| oceans.