Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-21

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mo ;ssued his proclamation, setting apart thursday
novt tho oo,h inst as a day of Thanksgiving and
PRAYER throughout The State, it will be seen that
His Honor. the Mayor requests suspension OF ousl-
ness here OH that day.
wo rrosuno. that these requests will be generally
complied with and the occasion observed in proper
an;rit II is meet and proper that it should be So
In the battle of lfe-in the tormoil OF poltcs-We
ara TOO ant to place our reliance upon merely human
AGENCIES, and to forget our dependence upon that
b;pher mower from which flow all blessings, alike TO
individuals ard to nations. Apart from the duty we
owe to Him who has, so far preserved US free anu
bapuy people, we owe it also to ourselves-to our
own bapUiuess and well-beng-to purify our hearts
nv turnng them from the temporary excltemens and
ambitions of the hour, and humbling them before the
nresence of that Power which does all things accord
ing to the counsel OF His own will IN the armies oi
Heaven and among the inhabitants Of the earth-~ho
alone disposcs what man in his feeolenesS
AS matter of course, no paper Will DC l''u'0
from this Office on Thursday, as 1e" nave noie CAUSE
for repentance and none more need LOT fe'aAa'o"'
y than those connected with daily paper.
p,,xrr1 AccIDENT-On Thursday afternoon last,
s Mr.. VIM Nontague, young man OF elgn'ee" Vi
nineteen wears of age son of Mr. Patrick Montague
o f 1ono Crerk in this county, met with most dis
l. t,essng accident which it is feared must eVe"'uae
e n his dpah if it has not already done So ii would
ir ,nsor thai about two O'Clock the afternoon IN
l. onestion, MIR Montague started off in boat IRON
e. LANDING some five r six miles below the bridge, WNI
p tho Intention of shooting birds. He shot
y robin which fell in sort of lagoon, some fifty OF
to s;vtv yards off from the Greek. After he had re
to Loaded his oun with duck shot, he took OFT his shoe
and stockings and with his gun in hand, proceeded
Sc 70 90 after the bird he had shot While WadlnS IL
IS the lagoon or swamp, his foot slipped, and in en-
IL deavoring to steady himself with The gun, II sIppe
n mill the cock struck against the log against "hlc
he had placed the breech 10 steady himself. Inc g"
TX was DISCHARGED and the contents OF one OF the Oar
res LODGED in his left sde in the ghborhood OF tn
e. heart. AS the muzzle OF the gun was almost touch
ne ing his side, the flesh we'll as ms CLONES wa
e- ncb burned and terrible hole torn. On recevin
"a rho bo, he fell in he water but how long he re
e. ra;ned there he is unable to say. About sun-doW
st, he had got back 10 the boat, but how he du so
d. does not know although from the tracks, 1t appear
te that he must have walked there where he was 1oun
cir at later hour in IA state of insensibiy and carrie
or n hou.e at some distance, where every attento
ng was paid to him. Restoratives having been admir-
re- jsered, he became sensible next morning and con
tn municated the different circumstances OF the acc
Ia dent up to the time OF his being shot, recolectn
a where his gun, shoes and stockings, etc, were.
OF As late as Monday morning Mr.. Nj. was sti
n alive but with little Or no hope of his recovery. Il
lis deed. the nature Of his injuries was of such cha
the ac,er as to render the hopeless from the first
es, 1t ia most melancholy circumstance. MIR. M. HI
tal always been regarded as young man of high
it'll es,imable character, and deservedly so.