Wilmington journal., 1876-02-04

Jacob Fulton postmaster. WIN
From the Wilson Advance.
From every section of the cor,.-
We have the glad tidings of active any
farming operations. Sma ru
ubiquitous deputy Sheriff saws the.a
are more composts in the fields anS
piowIng is further advanced than ~
has ever known it at the season We e
learn from the Probate Judge thae
there is heavy falling off in mort t'
cages this year, also gratifying fsot
worthy of fec. rd in the Advance W.
hear the same old cry of less cottoe
this year and more corn, but wa anu
not prepared to state this aa a fao,
until the seeding is over. "''
From the Charlotte Observer.
During yesterday afternoon If r,.
Whispered about in the city that SONS
evidence had been adduced connna.
ing r. E.. Mcdonald, ESQ postmasta-
of this city, with the recent robharr
the postoffice lock box No. g. and H.. W
his arrest was imminent. Tt ;s m s
known that II boy named Job, HI
was arrested for this crime q sb"
time before Christina. ard -o,e
on bond, that he fled the citv and saa
recaptured and returned fsr. oS
ago, since which time he has hoo u"yS
Jail here His cell mates were - ~
son and Reid, the box trick mon o'A,
these ailege that they heard the hoa
talking in his sleep and begin. 4, Mr. Mc.
Donald to comply with his promises
and relieve him of his difficulties
These men communicated this infor'
nation to on side parties.
YesteI day afternoon Hood was ro
leased from jall by giving a bond in
$500, and he thereupom went TO tho
Office of J. L. Bailey, who had carried
the papers releasing him to the iail
and made an affidavit setting forth
that Mr. Mcdonald, in SeptemEer last
had approached him snd told him tbst
he bad some work which he wanted
him to do; that the postmaster them
revealed to him the plan for rohbirc
the box of the Erie City Iron Work.
branch house. and for that purnosa
gave him a lock box key; that in bur.
suance of an understanding, he aiwavs
deposited the letters he took from
the box in a certain spot in rear of the
postoffice, and that this system con-
tinued until his apprehension, in De-
cember last. The affiant further .svs
that when he was FIRST released on bail
Mr.. Mcdonald gave him money and
advised him to leave the city, and that
with this money. aud acting upsu his
advice, he went from here to Coiam.
bia, and thence to Charleston. where
he was rearreste /; the affiant goes on
To say that Mr.. Mcdonald promised to
seq him out of any trouble IN which he
might become involved oy reason of
this TRANSACTION, &c, &c.
The affidavit covers eight pages Of
legal cap, but the material points bear
ing upon the case are as above stated
In consequence of this affidavit
Commissioner BliIey issued warrant
for the arrest of Postmaster McDon-
aid and placed it Ill the hands of
Special Deputy Marshal G. w. Tay lor
Last evening after dark, the officer en-
couutered Mr. Mcdonald standing on
the corner of Trade and Tryon streets.
in front of the store of Walter Brem
& Martin, and served the process upon
him. He was taken to the Office of the
Commissioner, where be Was repre-
sented by Major G. Dowd, who argued
that the evidence was too fiimsy. The
Commissioner thought otherwire, how
ever, aud held the defendant to BAH in
the sum of $4,000 for his appearance
on tuesday next, the 1st prox, for e
preliminary hearing. Messrs. r. A.
McNinch and d. P. White became his
bondsmen aid he Was released from
custody tn appear on Tuesday next
to answer the charge, as stated.
From the Salisbury Watchman:
We learn that Mr.. d. Sprague. of
MDrgauton, is erecting a large hotel at
Matone's Store (Which will be the ter
minus of the Western n @. Railroad
until the tunnel through the Blue
Ridge shall be completely to be known
as the St. Bernard. Malone's, if we re-
member right, is at the foot of ''Roun
Top" and this is the point at which the
railroad performs the beautiful, feat of
skipping from hill to hill, winding
and doubling on itself like fox in q
chase, making a ran of six or seven
miles. all the time in sight, to gain height
enough to make the transit of the
Blue Ridge. 1t is surrounded by
towering mountains clad in living
green, the sparkling waters flowing
around their bases. Here nature seems
TO have run wild, and in wreckless
play wrought miracles of beauty in
mountain tops, rocky dells and cliffs.
richly festooned with vines and deco
rated with flowers; tall trees, vainly
striving to lift their heads above sur
roneding walls, wLat a place for a
hotel the wild deer's home. What
a sweet retreat from the outside busy
world-itself world of calm repose.
The st. Bernard is happy idea--a
success assured; for we doubt whether
the green earth has another spot *
ceiling this in tile simple but wonder
full enchsntments of nature.
The credit of the feat of engineering.
by which this road mounts up the
stee p ascent, is due, if We remember
cor. ectly. to Maj. J. G. Turner, the
first engineer of the road.
The Asheville Citizen:
Owing to reduction in the tariffs
of the Western North Carolina Rail-
road there has been an increase in
the road of twenty one hundred COL
lars for the months of November and
December over the receipts for the
same months in the year 1874.
The putting down Of the track on
the road between Old Fort and Ma
lone's store-three miles nearer Ashe-
last Thursday, aud
it is expected the work to Malone's
will be completed early next week.
The train will commence running to
that point immediately thereafter,
which will provo of benefit to travel
rrs, as the worst portion of the
road between Asheyille and Old Fort
will have been avoided
From the Fayetteville Gazette:
The Merchants Bank of Fayetteville
has been sod out, exclusive of the
banking building, to the Fayetteville
National Bank, and the business notes,
&c. have been transferred from the
former establishment to the latter.
Phs Merchants was a State bank, and
it's business under the usury law had
ceased to be profitable
We should judge that Messrs. W. 1;
Taylor and @. p. MeNeilI, cashier and
teller of the Merchants Bank. would
ind little difficulty In obtaining othsr
for we but rec cho the
opinion of the whole community IN