Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-16
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at the Court House Friday evening, the 9Th inst,
to receive the report of the Committee appointed to
select ticket for Commissioners of Town, and for
the transaction of such other necessary business as
might come before it.
The Chairman having called the meeting to order
and explained its objects. Mr.. Houston, on behalf of
the Nominating Committee appointed at the previous
meeting, presented the following report
The Committee appointed pursuance of the second
luton adopted by the meeting held in this place the Both
ut to select ticket for Commissioners of Town. and to
confer with the gentlemen selected have endeaored to
discharge the duty cOnded to them and respectfully beg
leave to present to this meeting of the following
gentlemen to constitute said ,ket and to be supported at
the coming election by all Citizens opposed to know Moth
ing Rule
The report was unanimously adopted amid enthu
siasc applause.
On motion of Mr.. Fulton, the Committee of TWEEN
ty-one Registration authorized by the last meet
ing, was increased 10 46, and on further motion
by Mr. f. D. Hall, a committee OF six was appointed
to confer with and suggest to the Chairman to
be placed on said Registration Committee. The
chair appointed on that committee the following gen.
temen: Miles Costin, E. D. Hall, VIM. C. Betten-
court, w. s. Ashe, Joseph McLaurin, James Fulton
Pending the announcement of the names constitu.
ting the Committee on Registration, call was made
some length in opposition to the entertainments of
the new order, bearing down hard upon what he
conceived to be mschievous deluson, but abiding
with all courtesy those who might be honestly de-
luded.
The Chairman, after consultation with the COM
mittee of six, announced the of the following
gentlemen as constituting the Committee on Regis
tration
MIR. E. D. Hall, being called upon, addressed the
meeting briefly, stating that he was heartily with the
movement, but totally unprepared to do justice 10
the subject in a speech. He would take the liberty
however to correct an erroneous impression which
had gained currency in regard to himself namely
that he was in measure instrumental in procur
ing the passage of the Registration Law. He was
neither act nor part in that matter-had nothing
to do with it-saw it first in the Journal and did not
think it necessary.
On motion of Mr. Thos. Fl. Lane, the proceedings
were requested to be published in the Daily Journal
On motion of Hon. VIM s. Ashe the meeting adj
journed.
N. N. NIXON, Chairman
DAVID E. BUNTING, soo,us
JOSH. WALKER, ! wv
DIsCoNTINUANcE.-The Raleigh - Southern Week
ly POST Of the 10TH announces that it will, after
the next issue, which completes the fourth volume,
close its history, the proprietor VIM. D. Cook,
wishes to confne his editorial care the " Carolina
Cultivator" We confess to some regret in parting
with the only paper in the State purporting TO be
literary in its character and our regret would have
been greater had the "Southern Weekly Post . re-
ally been what it claimed to be. On the contrary
it anything else. Under the the guse of Liera-
ture and neutrality it was as bitter affair
any in the State Now, we don't care how much
any paper party may differ from US in opinion
so they do it fairly and squarely. not coverty and
insidiously under the guse of neutrality. We wish
Mr.. Cook all possible business success in every
business enterprise but not feel any great regret
at the dscontinuance of partizan sheet published
under literary guise by the labor of the deaf and
dumb Children of the State
ROCKINGHAM CoURT.-The Greensboro Patriot of
the 9th inst gives of Two State tried
at the of Rockingham Superior Court, held week
before last by Judge Caldwell. Reuben Samuel was
indicted for the murder of Reuben Southland. and Je
rome B. Vaughan for manslaughter, in killing Ran
dali, slave Samuel killed Southland from con-
viction that he was going off with his wife in the
night time for improper purposes. The Judge charg-
ed that nothing short of actual adultery with the
wife would extenuae the prisoners to man.
Slaughter and that if the jury believed the testimony
the prisoner was guilty of murder. The jury found
aim guilty of murder.
In the case of Mr.. Vaughan, it appeared that the
negro Randall had nsoenty refused the prisoner the
use of pitcher TO get drink from a spring al Camp
Meeting, with the remark guess you'll wait till |
oct some A little 0irl came tn tho snrino with n
pitcher, which Mr. Vaughan got from her The ne.
gro still more nsutingly said to Mr.. Vaughan " |
thought you'd watt upon which Mr. Vaughan struck
him the head with the small pitcher which frac-
tured his scul and may have caused his death The
negro died on Tuesday 1t in evidence that an
other person struck the negro several blows the
head on Sunday afternoon-the same day when Mr..
Vaughan struck him with the pitcher. The fellow
notorious for bad, impudent character, and his
conduct this particular occasion, had been oarti-
cuarly offensive. The Jury returned verdict of not
guilty
D. K MCRAE, ESo.-We are endebted to D. K.
McRae, Esq, u S. Consul at Paris for copy OF
Gaignanis Messenger of the 23d Oct, from which
we shall endeavor to CLEAN some items which may
prove interesting. By the way, we are pleased to
learn that Mr.. McRaes health is much improved by
his residence in Europe. A gentleman who saw
| him during the summer at Baden Baden, we believe
speaks of him as having got TO be big stout man
| by which we suppose we TO understand that he
has much improved in bodily size and strength as
well as health.
New YoRK.-It is probable that the K NJ State
ticket may succeed by plurality of five to ten thous