Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-11

practice of the law in this city. lie snoN
-, visit North for the purpose of renew
- bie business relations with his fOrme
cIents.-Ral. Sentinel, tn.
HON D. L. SwAIN.-Ata meeting of tn
Board of Managers of the American Bibl
Society held in New York City on the 81
inst, q committee was appointed to draw VI
n memorial on the death of Hon. David l.
Swain, one of the Nice-Presldents OF TIT
Society.
GEN. J. B. GoRDoN.-This distinguishes
gentleman will address the people of Meek
lenburg, at Charlotte, to-day, CTuesday.)
SPECIAL. INDIAN AGENT APPOINTED Mr.
s. H. SHETLAND, of Washington City, ha:
been appointed SpecialAgent of the Indian
Bureau, to make roster of loyal Cherokee
Indians in North Carolina, for the purpost
of enabling them to obtain their annuitie!
from the Government. Some time since
man named Powell was appointed for this
purpose, but failed to do anything except
to draw his pay, and the Indians have con
sequently suffered from inability to ObtaiI
their just dues.
EDENToN TRANsCRIPT.-This spirited
Weekly Journal, after short suspension
has resumed publication, and will do good
service in the cause. 1t is efficiently and
trenchantly conducted by VIM. Brennan,
Esq Success to it and its able Editor
Price So per annum.
MORE So1DIEKs.-Co. L. 10th Regiment
(colored,) Infantry arrived here on night
before last from Wadesboro', n. G. We
have now in all an army of ten companies
of s'kullored veterans" hard by our town.
Goldsboro' Rough Notes.
SrRAws.- Sheriff Masten, and some four
or five other Office holders, made an APP
pointment to speak at Carriers School
House one night last week, and form a
Grant and Colfax Club. They were on
hand agrceably to appointment, and were
some thirty other persons, but rs bad luck
wOuldshave it, they were all Seymour and
Blair men-the enthusiasm Of the faithful
had suddenly grown cool and the crack OF
the SheritI7s whip had failed to bring them
up.
The Office holders seemed to think it was
a bad night for Grant clubs and departed
wiser and sadder men, with good sized
flea in their ears, When it is considered
that this locality was one ofthe strong holds
Of radicalism, it is significant of the great
change that is taking place in our county
Winston Sentinel
NASHUA Seymour and Blair Club was
organized in District No. l, in Nash conn
ty, on Tuesday, the 1st inst Col. William
H. Rowland was elected President. A
numbel. of colOred voters gave i'll their
names. So the good work goes brayely on
IN Nash
WELCOME VISIroRs.-A number of gen.
tlemen from Hagerstown, Maryland, have
arrived in Richmond, on the look out for
lands on which to settle laborers. The
delegation is headed by Mr.. Dechett, edi-
tor of the Hagerstown Mail, who has tray
eled extensively IN this State and Virginia
during the last few months. The party
will separate in Richmond--a portion of
them coming to this State, where, we are
sure, they will meet with hearty well
come Raleigh Sentinel 8M.
YOUNG Mr.. DOUGLAS, q son of Senator
Douglas, and Aide to "Gov." Holden, re-
Gently made a Grant and Colfax speech to
Il negro meeting in this city-his maiden
effort. His distinguished father once said:
This is white mans government, made
by white men for white men and their pos
terity forever. RAJ. Sent, SUI.
The Conservative Democratic Conven-
ton of the First Congressional District of
North Carolina, assembled in Plymouth
Saturday, and their action was character
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sentiment. The Hon. David A. Barnes,
one Of the late judges of the Superior
Court, was the unanimous choice of the
Convention for their candidate to the
next Congress of the United States. The
district was largely represented by delegates
from eleven out of the fourteen counties
composing the district.
Norfolk Day Book.
WHERE'S Your MULE?-John Muckle-
veene, a colored member of the midnight
League, wishes US to say that he is anx-
iously waiting for that 10 acres of land,
and that mule and 500, which he was
promised when he joined the League
Until those promises are fulfilled, he adj
yises all the colored people to have moth
ing to do with such q deceitful party
They've fooled you once, be smart enough
not to let them fool you again.
Ashville Ne,uS.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT.-Mr. William Fl.
Jones was brntally assaulted about ten
o'clock last night by a negro named Bob,
who is working for @. l.. Estes, and his
head severely cut by blow from pitcher
in the hands of his assailant. A crowd of
negroes quickly collected, marched around
the streets with Bob in their midst, and
attempted by other means to raise q rio t.
Newbern Journal Of Commerce.
THE WIGwAM.-Tke wigwam was COM
pleted yesterday, and will be used, for the
first time, in the flag presentation on Tues
day next. 1t will afterwards be the place
where sound doctrines and principles will
be enunciated, and an active campaign of
Craven county, in the interest of Seymour
and Blair, carried on.
Newbern Journal Of Commerce..
FIRST BALE FROM JOHNSTON. a. j.
Heath has forwarded to Messrs. j. B. Hun
ter x Co., of Portsmouth, Va, the first
bale of cotton from Johnston county, the
present season, and thus obtains the pre-
MUM offered by those gentlemen.
The DIsTHLING TAx.-We have alluded
to the Radical tax upon fruit distillers, in
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