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

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FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.-The
Democratic and Conservative Convention
for this District, lat present represented
by Mr.. Nash,) assembled at Greensboro,
on Tuesday. Every county was represent
ell, except Surry and Stanly, and great en-
thusiasm and the finest feeling characteriz-
ed all the proceedings.
Col. Livingston Brown. Of Caswell, was
nominated as the candidate for Congress
and accepted promising an active can
vass. Col. Brown is a gentleman of fine
intellect, high character and great popu-
larity, and his nomination will be most
acceptable to the true men of the District
N. S. Robins, Esq, of Randolph, was
chosen as the candidate for Elector. He
will enter with energy and ability upon
the rampaign. The selection is, every way,
an excellent one.-Ral. Sentinel, 10th.
WELCOME VISITORS. were highly
gratifed Monday on meeting at the Boyden
House, Mr.. Daniel Dechert, of the
Hagerstown Mail" in company with
twenty Marylanders and Pennsylvanians
mostly farmers, on their way to Mecklen-
burg, to look at the lands in that county,
with view to purchasing for farming pur-
poses. We have rarely met a moro cheer
full, good humored, gentlemanly company,
and sincerely hope they may be we'll
enough pleased with the country to come
down and settle with us. We have room
for them and for all that may come. Lands
are cheap throughout the State.
Salisbury Old North State.
RENoMINATED.-Col. David Heaton was
renominated for Congress yesterday, by
the Radical District Convention, at Colds
boro'. They could not have made better
nomination, though we trust he will be
badly defeated.-Newbern Jour. Of Com.
NASH AND EDGECoMBE CoUNTIEs--A gen
tleman from the county of Nash informs
us that everything there is working with a
smoothness that guarantees the county
going largely Democratic. A terrible revo-
luton is also being made in Edgecombe.
The people in these counties are hard at
work.
GEN. GoRDoN-This eminent Georgian
addressed large concourse of the citizens
of Mecklenburg, at Charlotte, on Tuesday.
His speech was most mastery one.
RADICAL OUTRAGE.-On yesterday oul
police succeeded in arresting negro, who
stands charged in Edgecombe county with
| larceny, and for whose capture, we learn.
| a reward has been offered by the authority
| of that county. No sooner had the police
effected the arrest when gang of lawless
Union Leaguers - regular delegates tC
the mongrel district convention, from the
city of Newbern, endeavored to liberate the
prisoner from the grasp of the officers. -
In this, however, they wele disappolnt
ed, and the police came off victorious
with their prisoner.
Goldsboro' Rough Notes.
OUTRAGEs.-A gentleman was showed of
the sidewalk on yesterday morning by {
gang of lawless negro soldiers. Another
crowd of these "veterans assaulted a lit
tie white boy who was selling apples OF
one of our public sidewalks, calling him {
d s., using their own excuse fo
his not getting off the pavement to le
Gentlemen pass.
Gus Bryan, a colored Democrat, was as
saulted on yesterday evening Dy gang o
negro ruffians 'so-called Union leaguers,
who happened to be in town, to represen
the mongrel party of Craven county, IL
the Tanners convention. They succeeded
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of his coat, but Gus was not going to Civ
j. up so easy, and he prepared for fight
when, with the assistance, of some gentle
men, he succeeded in getting back tn
badge.
A disturbance occurred on yesterda,
evening at the corner of Messrs. ). ID.
lJ. G.. Priyetts between negro soldier AM
q countryman which, but for the forbear
ance of our citizens, liked to turn out serl
GUS. It seems that white man. who ap
peared to be intoxicated, was growing t.
himself, while preparing his buggy to g
home, when a negro soldier OF compan,
&C." who happened to be passing caile'
him d. white S., at the same tim
daring the white man out of his buggy
saving he would "maul" him black in tlv
minutes. Police Pearsell came to the spot
demanded silence, which had the etfec
to make the negro more furious, esspecl
ally when he saw that the police woul'
make no attempt to arrest him: In th
meantime large crowd of citizens an,
also gang of negro ruffians, mostly sol
diers, had assembled, and a general ro'
was momently expected, and as befor
stated, nothing but the forbearance OF ou
citizens prevented it. The negro soldiers
especially the imp" belonging to &c
&C." behaved in most shameful manne
in the presence of many ladies, who ha
J been drawn to their windows by the dl'
turbance. With pistols drawn, and usln
the most abusive and black language Il