The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-18
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STATE NEWS.
Oxford Day: Citizens of OK
ford are agreed that that busi-
ness interests of the town de-
mand a railroad from this place
to eastern North Carolina.
Everybody is talking about the
Oxford Il Coast Line Railroad. |
Winston Republican: A col
ored girl, a daughter Of Hamp
Miller, aged about 7 years, of
Davie county, was burned to
death near Pennington recent
II by her clothing catching a
fire while her mother was alb
sent at the spring. The girl and
other children were alone at the
house.
Fayetteville Observer: A few
nights since, a colored man,
Billy Mcdaniel, living in the
Harrington Hill suburbs, came
To his death in very remark
.ble manner. On his way
Ihpme with his wife, she, who
was in front, cautioned him
against some roots obstructing
the path but too late, for just
ut that moment he stumbled
and fell, As he made no effort
to rise she called to him to get
up, at the same time taking him
by the arm. She found him UNI
able to move or speak, and he
expired very soon afterwards.
Wadesboro Messenger-Intel-
ligencer: The grip still RACES.
i Nearly every one you meet has
it, or is just getting over it,.
! Yesterday morning Lou, the )
/ year old daughter Of Albert
Hammond, COL, who lives in
1 Wadesboro, was so badly burn
J al, BY her clothing igniting
! while she was playing near Tle
fire, that she died this morning
] bout ) o'clock. The child's
/ mother had stepped out few
!. minutes, and it was during her
absence that the accident hap
! pened.
) Goldsboro Headlight: After
!. finishing a lot Of trashy dime
g novels, Geo. Street and Fred
I Ward, two young boys, resolv-
Z ell to leave the city and star,
! cut for the West ID kill all In.
I dams that were left by Uncls
e Sans troops. On Thursday
q evening they started on theil
expedition, footing il to Dudley
/ There they spent the night and
\ the following morning purchas
s ed tickets to Wilmington anC
7 boarded the "Shoo fly tram
q The anxiety Of their parent.
z knew no bounds. They tele,
q graphed In every direction and
BY that means they were head
q ca off at Burgaw. Both were
Y put In charge Of Capt. Ellsworth
n that evening, but when his train
g pulled out from Magnolia, War,
e jumped off. He was soon cap
tured by the agent there and re
Is turned TO this city Saturda,
q noon.
Y News and Observer: Genei
al William Tecumseh Sherman
!. son Of Judge Charles Sherman
died in New York on last Sal
- urdey, and was born in Ohio
Feb. 5. 1920, being three year
t,i older than his brother, S,natO
of Sherman. He entered Wes
IL Point in 1886 and served in th
= until 1853. when he resigne
!, and went to banking, first
~ San Francisco and afterward
We At New York. In 1859 he wa
in elected Superintendent Of I'll
IL State Military Academy (
q Louisiana. In May, 1861 \
re-entered the Federal arm,
~ His subsequent career Is we
he known To our readers.
II Gen. Sherman was doutlei
ia possessed of fine military abil
>. III. His advance against j,
johnson 10 Atlanta was a ver
~ fine performance, even takin
nd in consideration his superi,
a. forces and superior equipmen
y After Hood left his front, ther
was no opportunity for any di
- play Of military genius: \
be merely marched slowly unoI
q posed through q country upo
he which he foraged for supple
1. and on that memorable marc
atrocities were the order 81 Il
- day. At the end Of the WI
IT, GIN. Sherman made cOmpal
ag with Gen. Johnson near Du
ham, which, had IL been obserl
sl, would have spared the Soui
many evils; but IL was disal
proved BY President johnson