Wilmington journal., 1876-02-04
STATE NEWS

centrally through the county and make
it one of the most desirable sections in
the State. Our county is in deter
mined earnest in this enterprise
People of Stokes, be sure to attend the
railroad meetings at Walnut Cove and
Danhury on the 9th and 7th of Febru-
ary. 1t is an important feature in
your hopes of prosperity.
The Hillsboro Recorder says Mr..
Zekial Atwater, a very mnch respected
citizen of Chatham living just beyond
the Orange county line, died at his re-
sidence few days ago. He was we'll
known in this county and was uni er
sally esteemed. He has been in bad
health for some time from the effects
of partial paralysis.
The same paper also says Mr.. Al
ley, now engaged in repairing the
wires between Raleigh and Green's
boro, will soon have the wire in work
ing order. 1t is now the intention of
the railroad company to open an office
at every station between Raleigh and
Charlotte, serving the purposes of the
company as well as of the public.
here now exists an amicable under-
standing between the Western Union
and the North Carolina Railroad Com
paules
The Messenger says: A large force
was put to woik last Monday on the
Atlantic road for the purpose of widen
ing the gauge of that road to conform
with the North Carolina road. Tues
day evening the work had been ac-
comp!ished to some point below KIN,
ston and it is thought they will reach
Newbern to-day and perhaps More
head City ts,-morrow. We understand
that the Atlantic road is aided in the
work by the Richmond & Danville
road - which corporation makes lOau
of rolling stock until the engines aud
cars of the Atlantic road can be
changed to conform to the track. The
| change of gauge makes a uniform
gauge from our coast to the Mlssls-
sippI Valley and New Orleans. 1t was
| tue only alternative left the Atlantic
road. How the change will benefit
Goldsboro and Newbern remains to
be seen. We are inclined to think
| that it will prove of mutual advantage
| to the road and the people along the
| route.
From the Charlotte Observer:
We understand that at Laurel Hill,
Richmond county, on the Carolina
| Central Railroad, on Tuesday, MIR.
Rob't Cowan. the depot agent, shot
three times at Mr.. John Neimeyer, a
| freight conductor on the road, while
| the latter was in the act of getting
upon his engine. None Of the shots.
however, took effect. There had been
a quarrel between the men, and the
| shooting was in consequence of the
| id lie being given to Cowan be Nel-
meyer.
A person just from Bald Mountain
reports that on Sunday last there was
a renewal of the rumbling which was
heard in the mountain about eighteen
months ago. The rumblipg noise was
very distinctly heard, and created con-
siderable apprehension IN the minds of
the people living i'll tbs: Immediate
vicinity of tie mountain. Our inform
ant states that the religion which Old
Badly shook into the people up there,
| year be fore last, Las about all oozed
out, and that they have pretty gen
etal.y returned to cursing.
From the Magnolia Record:
!Fc regret to hear that a negro has
been appointed postmaster at Warsaw
The Democrat, who had been p. nj
previously, was removed and Radical
had to be appointed, and Warsaw and
vicinity does not produce any such
monstrosity as a white Radical and as
there was no imported one in that vi
cinity negro had to be appointed.
But why could not a decent white man
be appointed? ? There are plenty OF
gentiemel doiug business in Warsaw
who would have made an excellent
postmaster, and whose appointment
would not have been an outrageon the
community; but then they We're Dem
ocrats, as are all the decent people OF
that community. Is it not a little,
! low, mean business Tor the government
to be guilty of? Tue Radical officials
who perpetrated this foul wrong upon
that community with their advisers,
aiders aud abetters will have to step
down and eut after March 4'h, 1877.
Alfred Hollingsworth. Esq, resid-
| ing near this place. has brought us
| two tusks of a hog four years old,
| which are real curiosities. They
mea-ure seven inches in length and
are about ha.f inch in diameter. We
used to read about the dangers of the
chase after wild animals of this kind
and can to some extent realize it as we
look upon these huge teeth which were
taken from the mouth of a tame ami
NAL only four years old.
We learn that almost all of the water
mills in the country have nearly ceased
TO grind, owing to the excessive dry
weather, q most unusual occurrance at
this season of the year.
From the Washington Echo:
On the 9Th day of January Mr.. Still
I-v r0nStn Qlfar r0laoo6 hn
mail bag, among others, a registered
letter con tanning 1894 in money and
draft. The mail went off and the other
packages were duly acknowledged; the
one mentioned was not. Suspecting
something wrong, Mr.. J. E. Merriman
was put to work on the case. Mr.. NJ.
has been in the detective service about
ten years. and his efficient management
of this case shows he has not forgotten
his old profession. Suspecting mu-
latto, Joe Richards, employed in the
postoffice. he was quietly arrested and
from him Mr. Merriman learned that
this was only one of the transactions
of an Organized gang Of thieves
who have been preying upon
our community a long time.
Armed with the proper papers MIR
III. went to work. Saturday morning.
having arranged his plans, he arrested
Sam Osborn. a negro who has been
driving for DR.. .Blount, and later negro
named John Washington. One hundred
and five dollars and sixty cents was
secured in mouey. two watches, gold
studs, jswelry, SO On their persous
were found revoivers, cartridges. etc
and up IN the Third ward MIR. N
found gold locket, given by one of
the parties to his sweetheart The
whole affair was managed with great
secrecy and skill, and Mr.. Merriman
deserves great credit and the thanks of
the community. He also secur.d the
charred remains of the register pack
age and the splinter of lightwood with
which it was set on fire. Sufficient of
the packageis left to identify it.
From the Wadesboro Argus:
John Barnes died near I,enoir, Cald-
well county. N. c.. on the 23d OF De-