Shocking Casualty — A young lady was burnt to death at Mr. John RUSSELL‘s house, near the mouth of Coddle creek, Cabarrus county, on the 18th ult. She came into the house from the cotton patch, and in the act of kindling the fire, her clothes caught, and were burned entirely off her body.
Source: The North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 14 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-14/ed-1
DIED — In Perquimans county, Mr. Hugh GODFREY, a respectable planter of that county aged 50.
Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-3/>
DIED — In Perquimans county, 17t ult. Lydia WILSON, consort of William WILSON, aged 38.
Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-3/>
DIED — At the Eagle Hotel, Norfolk, 19th ult., a fit of apoplexy, Willie McPHERSON, Esq., of Camden county in this state, and member of the state Convention, aged 60 years.
Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-3/>
DIED – In Robeson county, 11th ult., Neill BROWN, Esq., a patriot of the Revolution, aged 88.
Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-3/>
Disaster — The schooner John Myers, of and from this port (Washington, NC) for New York, went ashore on Squam Beach, on the night of the 12th ult. cargo saved. The Capt. (HEDDY) was lost from the jibboom on the night of the 5th ult. in a gale. Capt. H. was a worthy and industrious man, and has left a large family to mourn his irreparable loss.
Source: North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-2/>
Richmond County Courthouse, Rockingham, N.C., Oct. 3 (A.P.) – The first determined effort in the defense of William B. COLE to prove the wealthy cotton manufacturer insane at the time he killed W.W. ORMOND, his daughter’s former sweetheart, came today.
A crowded courtroom also heard the state charge the defense with publishing copies of “slander” letters received by COLE for the purchase of creating sentiment in his behalf and obtaining evidence for his cause.
After COLE was submitted to a gruelling three-hour cross-examination during which the state sought to force the admission that he killed ORMOND “to shut his tongue” and not to protect himself, the defense swore five witnesses, two of whom testified to the “queer acts” of the defendant.
Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 4 October 1925. Available at Google News Archive.
DIED – At Newbern, on the 29th ult., Mr. George VULTIEAR, of that place.
Source: Raleigh Register and Weekly Advertiser, 10 February 1801.
DIED – At Edenton, on the 19th ult., Mr. William BENNET.
Source: Raleigh Register and Weekly Advertiser, 10 February 1801.
DIED– In Martin county, a few days ago, Mrs. JOHNSTON, wife of Hon. Samuel JOHNSTON, one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of this State.
Source: Raleigh Register and Weekly Advertiser, 10 February 1801.