Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16

We have received fine lot of Strawberries address
ed to Messrs. Fulton & Price, with the compliments
of J. E. Bunting Mulberry Grove, New Hanover coun
ty"
We don't think ever saw larger berries in our
lives To say that they big your thumb is to
say nothing. They must be seen to be appreciated in
the matter of SIZE There is another still pleasant
| test of their quality which we shall also make.
| Mr.. Bunting has our thanks for bis courtesy.
OLD ABE is scared pretty badly. He evidently don't
think himself safe in the j" halls of the White House.
He is sending off nervousy for troopsfor all sorts of
| things If he had fifty thousand men in Washington
City, he would not send many of them of. He wants
them all for his own protection.
| A REIGN OF TERRoR.-Ihe New York Day Book Of
the 9th ins copies from the Toronto Canada, Leader,
letter from P. F. Loyeridge late publisher OF the
| Troy, n. 7. Morning News, in which Mr.. Loverldge
sets forth the losses ndgnities and mob voences to
which be was subjected and by means of which be has
been driven into exile separated from bis family his
business broken up, and his life barely left him.
His crime has not been that he is secessonist, for
he avows himself loyal citizen of the United States
But he was opposed to civil war-o coercion. He felt
that no real union could be maintained by brute force
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was and is Northern man native OF New York,
national Democrat. He advocated as The Free Plat
form-PEACE!
| In another column be had displayed heading which
read The Republican Civil War !" A Reign Of Ter
ror Commenced " etc. This after the affair at Fort
Sumter, when all the Republican Papers and Politi-
clans were calling for Blood" On the 18th April he
was visited by vigilance committee, pursued by mob,
beaten buetted and driven off, not allowed to settle his
business remove his wife and child, even return to
close his own doors. His life not safe until he had
LETT the United States and placed himself under the pro-
lection Of Queen Victorias flag.
Mr. Loverdge is not solitary example of this Re-
publican terrorism Mr. Cyrus Thayer, of Schenectady,
has also been threatened and warned off, The North is
on the eve if not in the midst of terrible social revo-
luton, which they will have to regret than
we will
LOOK OUT-It is reported that there par
ties in Long Greek district in this county, who have
been indulging themselves in the of expressions
which may be dangerous to the peace and safety of the
community-especialIy in times like these On occa-
sion of public danger such things cannot be tolerated
Selfprotecton requires that every community should
keep close guard upon suspected persons. We trust
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more dangerous or improper words or acts
Hgs, We are indebted to the courtesy of Eli w.
Hail. ESQ., Senator from this county for copies of three
bills passed by the Legislature of this State sitting
in extra session.
The first is that published in todays Journal and
entitled An Act authorizing volunteers to vote for
Convention" etc.
We sent down printed slips of this bill to the Fort
this morning for the information of the officers and
of the companies serving there.
The next bill in order is that reported from the Joint
Select Committee on Military affairs through Hon. s.
j. Person, Chairman, and entitled " An Act to Pro
vide for Aiming the State This bill provides for the
enlistment and organization of ten thousand men to
serve during the war; and to be known as the State
Troops of North Carolina The provisions OF this bill
are essentially those of the bill published some days
since in the Journal that BILL doubt, forming the
basis OF the bill which has been passed
The next bill we shall notice is Senate Bill, No. l.
introduced by MIR. Avery, of Burke, which passed in
form little different from that already referred to in this
paper This bill provides for twenty thousand volun
teers to be increased to fifty thousand if necessary
AS these bills highly important, will try to give
them both on Monday.
The Senate has passed bill creating Military Board
to be advisory the Governor, and appointed by him.
1t hung fire in the House by immaterial amend
ment, but probably went through yesterday.
The committee on Ways and Means has not yet re-
ported AS rule with only exceptions enough to prove
the rule the members of both houses acting prompt
ly and periodically. Even Mr. Jonathan Worth has
come right up to the mark, and has been making
speeches in Randolph under the Confederate flag, and
drumming up volunteers.
There are about $500 men in camp at Raleigh. The
Governor is organizing two regiments from the men
there, to 60 to Virginia
We should judge from the Raleigh papers that the
happy concord fortunately established throughout the
State begins to be seriously disturbed in Wake the
Convention canvass progresses.
| ORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH LINE
The organization of the southern telegraph line was
completed yesterday by the selection of Dr. n s. Nor
ris of Lynchburg as President and J. r. Dowel, as
General Superintendent. The line from Alexandria
South is now entirely disconnected from the lines from
Washington, North The new officers Virginans,
and sound to the CORE and theu most confidence may be
placed in them and in their zeal and devotion to the
southern cause
The wires between Alexandria and Washington have
| been taken down.
| HORRIBLE AND CowARDLY MURDER.-We are panied
| to announce that our esteemed townsman Thomas W.
Brown cruelty murdered last evening by unknown
person persons He found in dying condition in
of the back of the hotel under construction
But how he to be there of the secrets only known
his God and the execrable friend who perperated the
murder The deed is supposed to have been done with
fragment plank which found covered with blood and
hair and deeply ndened by the force of the fatal blow
the back of the victims head Plumber seems to have been
the object of the murderer MIR. Browns pockets
turned inside out and picked though strange to his
watch not taken.
| had Ot in avid nd
sad fate will be sincerely bewaed by all who knew him.
A friend has placed before US the Columbus Mssis-
sppi Republic of the 18th April 1861 from which we
| extract the above. Mr. Brown emigrated from Raden