Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-27
STATE NEWS.

The UNIVERSITY Trustees of the
| University, after protracted meeting ad-
| journed on yesterday. Very important
| business was transacted, which will meet
the approval, we trust, of the friends of the
Institution.
It was decided to make radical change
| in the course of instruction, by adopting
the plan of independent schools, called by
some the 9 University system"
| Much more prominence is given to Eng
| lish studies and the Natural Sciences, while
| the classics and mathematics are allowed
their due weight. We will take pleasure
in laying before our readers the report of
the committee appointed to frame the
scheme, and also the leading features of the
system.
It was found impossible to put the new
scheme into operation in the middle of the
Collegiate year. Hence it will go into op-
Grafton in June next, at the commencement
of the next year. At that time President
and Professors will be elected to fill the va
rious chairs.
In the meantime President Swain and
the other members of the Faculty are re-
quested and will consent to remain at their
posts during the next session, while Prof
W. @. Kerr, State Geologist, with the ad-
vice and consent of the Board of Litera-
ture, will give complete course of Lee
| lures in Chemistry, Mineralogy and Geol
ogy to the Senior Glass. The chair of
Metaphysics will be temporarily filed by
the Executive Committee. An address will
be issued to the people of the State by that
Committee.
The Trustees are determined that the
University shall be all that such an institu-
t0 he
speed.-Ral. Sentinel 1917.
CAPT. JOHN S. MIDDLETON death
of this venerable and popular " old salt >
is announced in the Norfolk papers. The
people Of all the Northeast counties will re-
member him as the universally beloved
commander of the steamer Fox and Others
running from Blackwater to Plymouth and
Edenton, for many years.
Raleigh Sentinel, 1917.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF CHAPEL HILL.
We are officially requested to announce
that the next meeting of the SO ''Chapel Hill
Agricultural Society" will take place at
that village on Saturday, Dec 28th, at II
o'clock A. NJ. Hon. ". FL. Battle by in
vitation will deliver an address on tho oc-
casiOn. Several matters of importance
will come up for consideration. Farmers
and the public generally are respectfully
requested to attend.
Raleigh Sentinel. 1917 INST.
JUDGE Buxton. We are glad to see back
at homo his Honor, Judge r. 2. Buxton,
who has been for the past two or three
months absent on his judicial circuit in the
western part of the State. He is looking
in good health.
Judge Buxton holds the special term of
Bladen county Superior Court, which met
on yesterday; also. of Halifax county, on
Monday, January 9th.
Judge Barnes will hold the special term
of Cumberland county Superior Court on
Monday, January 9th.
Fayetteville NeeOs, 17M.
ANOTHER MURDER-THE MURDERER KILL
ED BY SMALL BoY.-Night before last
three negroes went to the residence of Mr..
Danl. Doughty, on the road leading from
Neuse to Trent, and while two of them re-
mained outside, one named Ben GARNER,
went inside, and finding no one there but
Mr.. P. Bratcher, demanded what money
there was in the house, and imme-
diately seized him MIR. B. also seized the
negro when violent struggle ensued. The
negro managing to free himself, drew
pistol and firing twice at Bratcher wound
ed him mortally in the abdomen and right
arm. A small boy living with Mr.. Dough-
ty, seeing the turn affairs were taking,
reached quickly behind the door of the
room, and seizing the gun belonging to
Mr.. Doughty, fired atthe negro killing him
instantly. The negroes outside ran, and
up to this time have not been caught It
is perhaps proper to state here that Mr..
Doughty was absent from his home at the
time of the murder.
1t is q significant fact that more murders
and other crimes are committed in the vi
cinity of Newbern than in any other part
! of the State, that nearly all of them are
committed by negroes and that the Radical
influence is stronger here than any where
else in the State.
New Berne Jour. Of Conn.,, ooh.
| DANIEL THOMPsoN.-We are now able to
give the particulars of the sad case of this
| young man, obtained from Mr.. Leach, the
| Vice-President of the Institution for the
| Deaf, the Dumb and the Blind, who after
hearing of the case, had the young man
| buried. From letters found in the youne
| mans s trunk, we learn that Daniel Thomp
son was son of Mr.. Franklin Thompson
of Onslow county, in this State. DAME
was student at Trinity College. Hi
health was feeble and he determined tt
leave for his homo at the close of the ses
sion. He left the College, we presume, OF
Friday evening last and nothing occurred
until his arrival on the cars at the Hills
boro' station. A gentleman, who sat nea
him, saw him purchase snack-a biscui
! and piece of fowl--which he commence
; eating. About the time he had cate
half of his snack, he remarked to the ger
tleman, that he was very sick; in a few me
ments he turned very dark and soon fe
from his seat in a severe fit. All was don
for him that could be, but he continue
i speechless and to have spasms until th
1 train arrived here on Sunday morning.
The Railroad Agent had him taken fro1
E the cars, and, we elearn, dispatched messer
gers to several physicians, who did not r