Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-12
Horrible Affair.

we learn from correspondent, who has kindly FUR
nshed u.s. recently, with several items of news, that
Windham Settlement eight miles from Tmmonsvile, on
the 4th inst.
1t appears that this place which was resored
to for the purpose of drinking and negrotradng at all
tlmes-the Sabbath day not even excepted A commit
tee formed by the citizens of the District for the
purpose of suppessng such places of vice and nquty
On the 4th inst, about IS men, armed went to this
place of resort for drinking The awbreakers had been
apprzed that the Vigilance Committee so called would
be there, and they Immediately armed themselves for
Defence when of the desperadoes fired woundng one
of the committee The fire returned killing Caleb
Freeman and Abraham Windham, and seriously wound
ing E. A Windham and Thomas Windham who were
living "a hours after the occurrence Several others
were wounded. Of the Vigilance Committee, one was
badly cut and is supposed to be mortaly wounded
Two others wounded, but correspondent did not
ascertain whether they were considered dangerous Dr.
Hunter, OF 1mmonsvle was in attendance at the
OF the dead and dying. A jury of Inquest was in at
tendance on the 5th examining the witnesses in relation
to the death of Freeman and Windham
The above statement may be relied on, as the gentle
man who furnishes 1t was at the place the day after this
dreadful tragedy occurred-saw the dead bodies-aso
those who were wonderland obtained his facts from
the physician in attendance-Daaty Herald 9Th inst.
RESUMPTION IN SAvANNAH.-The Savannah Repub-
can says If the redemption of their bills by specie
or It's equivalent, be antamOunt to resumption of spe
Gle payments then have our banks in Savannah resum
ed We learn from authority, that all the banks in our
city selling exchange from New York Yesterday
at halt of one per cent premium and are prepared to
furnish any amount at that price. This wholly super
cedes the necessity for the payment of SPECIE as it would
take the halt per cent to transport it to New York
We may also add that for weeks our banks have not
refused specie to bill holders in any case where it was
needed in reasonable amounts for individual convenience
indeed, we believe this had been their Uniform practice
from the date of the suspension. We have in our minds
eye one Of our city banks that has paid over $4,000
for duties alone.
This places our currency specie basis and we hope
In few days more to record the gratifying fact of
complete resumption.
LEGAL TENDER.-The law regulating the payment of
debts with con provides that the following coin be legal
tender:
l. All gold coin at their respective values for debts
of any amount.
2 The half dollar, quarter dollar, half dime and quar-
ter dime, at their respective values for debts of any
amount under five dollars.
B. Three cent pieces for debts of any amount under
thirty cents; and
a. BY the law passed at the last session of Congress
we may add one cent pieces for any amount under ten
cents.
BY the law Of Congress- passed some four or five years
ago, gold was made the legal tender for large amounts
Those who to get rid of large quantities Of cents and
small coin, sometimes pay their bills with it, to the an
noyance of the CREDITOR will perceive that there sa stop
page to that antic by the law.