Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-05
STATE NEWS.
rom the Weldon News

From the Weldon News:
Deputy Sheriff John Hare of Hert-
ford county passed through here on
the I'd inst. going to Raleigh with two
prisoners for the penitentiary. One
of them was little white boy named
| Henry L. Barnes, aged ID, who was
sentenced for eight years for attempt
| ed arson. The other was Elijah
Skinner, a negro, sent up ten years
| for manslaughter.
From the Oxford Torch Light:
On the 29th ult DIR. W. r. Harris, a
we'll known aud highly esteemed. citi-
zen died suddenly of disease of the
heart at his residence some six miles
west of Oxford. He was in the 49th
year of his age. He was member of
the Baptist church and we trust he is
at rest II heaven. DIR. Harris was An
| cid class mate of the writer, and We
knew him very Intimately. He IVES
man OF fair intellectual pa is, of steady,
Industrious habits, OF Kindly heart and
real worth AS d citizen We sympa>
thize sincerely with his family in their
great but not unexpected bereavement.
From the Charlotte Observer:
Joel Powers, A. Il. Davis and j. B.
Moore ale each overaeerS in charge OF
different and s,perate squads OF con-
yIcts, who are now 1T work in con-
structiug the Western North Carolina
railroad across the mountains at Swan
nanoa gap. The manner III which the
quarters of the cOnvicts are kept, the
manner in which the prisoners are
worked, together with the amount of
work done aud the g. ue,al state OF
subOrdinatlOn which they exhibit on
Inspection are said to be worthy Of
cOmmendatlon, and we always like to
praise merit.
In the case of a tie between two
county or municipal candidates, the
statute gives to the sheriff Of the
county the casting vote. In the NUM-
cipal election on Monday there was
tie in ward No. between John L.
Schenck and BurweIl Johnston, both
colured, who were on the same ticket
Tor alderman, each receiving l59 votes.
Sheriff Alexander yesterday morning
decided the tie by casting his vote for
Burweil Johnston. Johnston IS the
only cOlOred man on the new Board;
there were three or the former Board.
Our friend Milton Graham, Esq,
of Iraielt county called to see Us yes
terday. He has been down in South
Carolina, and among other things
which he brought away from there
was a deer horn which had 36 points
to it. This is remarkable; or Is
either considered d large number.
Mr.. Graham got this horn in Sumter
and the history which he gives q IL
is this: Long years ago a Sumter man
was on a visit to Sa'em, n. C., ana
saw this horn. He was much I'M,
pressed with the number of points !"
had, and when he got home talked
good deal about it. Nobody De-
lieved him and he had as many
fights as the horn had pciuts on
account of people disputing ms
word. These fights however d'in
convince the people, aud fipali y, All.
Graham says, the mans character was
about to be ruined just for the mere
matter Of cussed deer horn, and 10
sent his son to Salem to buy that horn,
telling him to pay for it whatever was
necessary to effect purchase. let tla'
amount be what it might. The sou
rode all the way through the country
by private conveyance, bought tno
horn and carried it all around tne
neighborhood and COUNTED the po'hSs
TO tho OF little faith. Mr.. Grahan.
got the horn from the son who WEN
to Salem for it, and who says tha' y %
100 years old.