Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-18
STATE NEWS.

thrown into great confusion by the dis
charge of pistol, the ball of which struck
outside in the rear of the Judges bench,
near the window. The gentlemen COM
posing the Bar and Jury, and also the
spectators present in court, were greatly
startled. some of them rushing to the win
dow, others went down stairs. The great
est excitement prevailed, and the Sheriff,
yes, even his Honor, commanded "silence
in court" but all in vain. For while the
court was completely intercepted. 1t ap-
pears that crowd of lawless negro SOL
diers, who had been prowling about the
court yard, either out of malice or with
intention to interrupt the court, fired a
pistol towards the Judges window, where
upon the scoundrels took to their heels.
And such is "PEACE."
Goldsboro' Rough Notes, 18Th.
Gov. GRAHAM and P. F. Duffy, Esq, ad-
dressed a large and enthusiastic audience
in Greensboro. On Tuesday night. The
effect was glorious. Raleigh Sentinel, 18th.
Gov. GRAHAM will address the people of
Forsythe, at Winston, on Tuesday, the
Doth inst, and of Stokes. at Danbury, on
Thursday, the 1st day of October.
Raleigh Sentinel, 10Th.
Chatham Railroad Bill was put through the
Senate, under the operation Of a motive
power, the foundation of which lay, with
out reasonable doubt, in the bottom of
long purse. The opposition, however,
contested its passage with great skill, but
were in SO small minority that the logic
of Corbin, the .eloquence of Whitemore, and
the ingenuity of Leslie availed no more
than to retard the final result. That money
was spent freely by the Company, can
hardly be questioned, and that it was
" loaned to the State government besides
is fact beyond dispute. This and this
alone accounts for the passage of the Bill,
as not few of those who are interested in
its success expressed grave doubts about
the construction of the road in this State
ever being commenced. 1t is generally re-
garded as huge wild cat affair, the pur
pose Of which was to get the endorse
ment Of North Carolina on its bonds, the
usual support of this State in the way Of a
charter, and then either sell out the con-
Germ to other parties for a good price, or
realize whatever was possible on the secu-
rites, and take all air line for any place
which an American Sheriff could not reach.
| This is the history of the Chatham Road.
10 the credit of the men already mentioned
as leading the opposition to it, be it stated
that parliamentary and legal knowledge
enabled them to tack On to it amendments
which may defeat it in the House on its
third reading. It is worthy of note that
Leslie proposed an additional section to
the Bill restraining the road from making
any determinations in carrying passengers
or in it's employees son account OF race,
color or previous condition. and that the
verys men like Randolph and Swails, who
cried out SO loudly against him last week
for voting against the same thing in the
famous Discrimination Bill, defeated the
amendment, thus illustrating beyond per
adventure that their "principles could
not withstand the insinuating Influences OF
the Treasurer of the road.
Columbia Cor. of Charleston Courier.
"HIGHER Law" "A sad commentary on
our new jury system WAS read in Court day
before yesterday. Two parties were tried
for an afray and the case was given to the
Jury. They retired but soon returned,
informing the Court that they had not
agreed and could not while the same Jurors
composed the panel-that the disagree
ment, however, arose not on the law or the
evidence, but because some CT the jurors
professed to owe allegiance to a higher law
bar was evidently somewhat startled. In.
tense silence for Il short time prevailed
Again the jury was ordered to retire.
Again their foreman returned asking for
instructions. They were all ordered ill.,
The same reasons for disagreement, as be-
fore, were ssigned. His Honor asked to
be informed who the parties were that en-
tertained these strange notions. The only
colored man Oh the jury was pointed out.
He was ordered into the Bar and examined
by his Honor, but his answers were SC
vague and unintelligible that we could
make nothing Of them. He was declared
incompetent, withdrawn, mist trial de-
clared and the case continued.
EXTRA Billy Another evidence OF
Smiths malignant partisan administration
of the N. G. Railroad has just TRANSFERRED.
We mentioned on yesterday the rumo1
that he was sprinkling his dead head tick
cts with lavish hand to white and black
Radicals. We learn that the Rev. W. T.
Walters, Agent of the Mission Board of
the Baptist State Convention, recently ap-
piled to Smith for the usual free pass for
those thus engaged, and was refused, upon
tie around that one Of the Societies Of Wake
Forest College, some months since, had
erased Holden's name from their rolls =
Billy serves his master faithfully.
Raj. Sentinel
BORDER AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY.-This
Association, composed of planters residing
in the counties of Pittsylvania, Halifax and
Henry, in Virginia, and Caswell, Rocking
ham and Person counties, in North Carroll
ma, will hold their second Fair in the town
of Danville, Va, on the Goth, Dist, Odd and
Odd of October. It's members are intelli-
gent and energetic, and are doing much
for the promotion of agriculture in that
section. Their second Fair will be great
occasion. ". T. Sutherlin, Esq, of Dan
vile, Va, is the President, and Messrs.
VIM. Long and E. Hunt, of Caswell, W. D.
Bethel, of Rockingham, Col. J. W. Curri-
CHAM, of Person, and others, are Vice Pre-
sidents. DIR. T. P. Atkinson, of Danville
Va, is the Corresponding Secretary.
Ritualistic Wedding I'm England.