Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
STATE NEWS.

On Saturday the Sheriff of Dare
county brought to the State Peniten
tlary young man named John Hall.
white. som I9 years OF age, who had
been sentenced to death for an atte npt
to commit ripe. but whose sentence
had been COMMITTED by the Governor
to Imprisonment in the Penitentiary
for 20 years.
The Roanoke -NelUs says: We have
to re cord IA distressing and fatal ucci
dent that occurred to little daughter
Of Mrs. Eau ecu at Ga:yShuyg, North
smptou county, on Sunday AFTERNOON
last.
The little girl being sent t.. an adj
'iuirg room, ;or something which
was on the mantel piece, III attempt
ing to reach it pu!le q The mantei do~L
on her whic'i csuS+-l injuries result
ing IN her d. ath shott while after
wards.
Che Raleigh Sentinel says of a big
rat biz hunt ~ Alan ance-'ast Thurs
day, some 81 men aLd boy. solhe OF
horseback "t.i SOM on foot, with per
haps 80 dogs Of all sorts and sizes,
met ue,,r Graham. and without gdiIs
Ill d lt3 rabbits in oi.e day. SOE,e-
t.hlss they wrI!d be III cha of -velal
ftbh rs at once and the fun was f.sr
aud luiIons throughout tiiy day, bett-
l"g BY fox-iir.lS all hoi1w. as cd
! tnx-hnntera aclSrosl /. Dig d.
The A'amai ce Cleaner says: I ifty
more conEIcts f,oin t...- p nItenti,.1y
gone to work on the Sparta, burg atu
Asheviile railroad. Seventeen of the
thirty-seven that escaped have b. ell
, recaptured two killed Ill tie attempt
with fair prospect of getting the
ba!arcp.
The Charlotte Observer says: On
yesterday, Deputy Collector W nj Wal
ker, seized wagon aud four barrels
OF crooked whlskey, at Shepherds
Cross r BAD, Il mics South of States
wife, on The Atlantic T.nnesSee &
Ohio Railroad. Inc team and wins
key We're the property OF W @ Has
thugs, of Davidson Collegb.
! The Cna. lotte Observer says: One
of the StaInpers, Two brothers Of
whom, some me ago killed a man
II med Wagner ID Allegheny county,
! escep+d from jail in Stat.;svliie on S1In-
| day night, by saving Two bars out OF
| Que OF thu winduw and swinging
! down. We undi stand that two guard
were on duty tut wer, asleep al the
! time. II seems that whenever folks
get tired stay ing i'll Jail at Statesvilie,
n Y just 81 ont.
j ne Monroe Enquirer says: On
Sunday morning the 18th inst. :.
! s'u"ke-honse On tue premises Of Mr. W
! - Byrem, n2a: IpdIan Trail IN this
county, was burned.
! On the I'd inst the dwelling of Mr.
| L Huntiey, near Meadaw B anch
church. caught GU fro ON the ROOF
from spatks, and Was burned down be-
fore assistance could arrive. Loss
about 500. No insurance.
| On last Tuesday al unfinished
dwelling haus.f in this place, belong
ing to Mr.. b ID Heath, caught on fire.
The house would have been finished
in few days. Loss about 5000
the Sout.eT7e Home says: Presi-
dent Davega, of the Oh. ster and Lee
NOR harrow gnage, has mad, his con-
tract with the Ro,,ne Iron Works of
| Chattanooga, for the prompt delivery
of iron. Track laying is 30 begin at
Gastonia. The whole road is u Ider
t contract, and the work is going on
brisk!y.
Tue Southern Home s"ys: We re-
greet to Lear" that The Darn OF MIR. Ed.
! Wa ker, of Sharon, was burned by an
incendiary. last week T. is supp Ised
THAT The crime was cummi ted III re-
venge Tor his activity in tue air-st of
Ed. Scott. a coiorsd supporter Of the,
CONNER cial interests of Charlotte, -
who had been seut up for ten years for
st. ',ilng cotton.
TIE Asheville Pioneer says: Thurs
dav, q b Parker, negro III the en-
pluy of Messrs. Ston" & Grary, was
arrested for attempting to pas a
forged or raised order on Messrs
| Rollins & Billiard. 4 b had heen sue
ccssfui In previous attempt of the
kind, having IA sed a forty cent due
bill given him by the sa iesman to 30
cents. Purchasing forty cents worth,
he was given a due bill for the remain
| der so ':ts-which was pat in figures
Zeb raised this to 81. so, spelling the
word two, too" THIS progressive
photography led to his detection, and
Zeb now rumlnates Ill jail for the
want of q friend who has sufficien
confidence III him to go his bail for hi j,
| appearance at the next term of The
! Superio, Court.