Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-23

Mr.. A. thinks they were blackened white
men, or white and black men.
How They ARE TAUGHr.-A negro SOL
dier, standing near the Postofice yester-
day, was heard to remark that he " would
shoot any id white man that dared call
him a negro soldier" and that his Gen
eral had so instructed the troops under his
command.
SO they've even got to prescribing the
use OF pure English among US poor
rebels" What next
Goldsboro' Messenger.
! MICA OR IsINGLAss.-In various parts of
the State mines OF Mica or Isinglass have
been found. Few persons know their
value. and hence are liable to be imposed
upon by purchasers who know their value
| better. 60 prevent this and to enable our
people to act understandingly In selling
their Mica property, we mentioned few
days ago, at his suggestion. that Rev. Dr..
Craven, at Trinity College, N. c., who has
paid considerable attention to the subject,
and who understands the value of this kind
of property, desired all persons in the State
having property of this kind, would cor
respond with him, and that he would be
ready to give them such advice as would
better enable them to sell to advantage
Tie proposition is made by him without
the prospect of any pecuniary interest to
himsCIf.-Raleigh Sentinel.
MOVEMENT OF TRoops.-The following
disposition of the garrison doth Infantry
now stationed at g Goldsboro', has been direc-
ted in accordance with recent order of
Gen. Meade, commanding this depart
d
Raleigh Co. IT. Weldon ; Co. T, Ply
mouth Co. \, Fayetteville Go. G, Sails
bury Co. G, Charlotte Co. X, Green's
boro'- several of them to march on foot to
their respective destinations. Companies
E and d rema n at Goldsboro'.
The above mentioned order will be in
force for thirty days.
Goldsboro' nessenqer.
A GREAT OUTRAGE-We learn that the
grainery OF Col. S. S. Cooper, near Will
liamsboro', III Granville county, was set on
fire by incendiaries, on Sunday night last,
consuming his wheat and the building. en-
tire. The perpetrators rot discovered.
PENITENTIARY.-The Committee on the
location of a Penitentiary have entered up
Oh their labors. Selma was visited on
-
penitentiary will be located either IN JohO-
ston, Wake or Chatham.
COsT OF LOYALTY. are assured on
best authority that the expense of the
term Of the Court for Wake County, en-
bracing the past and present week will not
be less than three thousand dollars.
CADETS FROM North CARoI1NA.-The fol-
lowing are West Point Cadets from this
State, admitted September 1st &: S. w.
Jones, ". Lassiter, Ii. r. Lemby, J. E.
Tyler.
MORE MARTIAL OUTRAGE.-We learn that
| On Wednesday night, several negro soldiers
congregated in front OF the Baptist Ct lrcb,
aud while service was going on were gull
! ty OF the most obscene and prOfane Ian
guage, indulged in towards the Church and
| those assembled in that sacred edifce. No
mments.-Goldsboro Messenger.
ACCIDENT. regret to learn that a
| little girl, the daughter of Mr.. Trimble, of
this place, had her jaw severely fractured
by horse kicking her yesterday.
| Greensboro Patriot.
| MURDERER CoNvICTED-SENTENCE Pass
ED-At the present term of Martin Supe-
rior Court, Judge Jay Bird Jones, presi-
ding, Tom Ryan, colored, charged with
| the murder Of Mr.. James r. Leggett, in
| August last WAS tried and convicted. The
! evidence as adduced upon the trial, proves
1t to have been one of the most unprovok-
ed murders upon record without pallia-
ting circumstance of any kind.
Tie facts were these-on the Goth Au-
gust Ryan, the prisoner, and one Hardi-
son white man, came into the store of
| no %lar,
had some controversy in regard to a block
Of matches, which, however, was soon am
icably settled and the two took drink to-
gether.
Ryan then turned to Mr.. Leggett, who
was quietly seated in the store with Col.
CFookstUn, and remarked to him "that
he CLcggett) had treated him badly re-
Gently" to which Leggett replied that he
had only done as Dir. Pope had directed
him" No lurther words passed between
them, and Ryan went to the door, where
he vas seen bending down, as if in the act
OF securing a weapon.
In few moments he came back into the
store, with q large knife concealed in his
sleeve, and rushing upon Leggett, stabbed
him in several places, about the neck and
breast, from which wounds Leggett fell
covered with blood, and died on the 18th
September Before the parties present
could recover themselves the murderer had
made off, declaring as he went that he was
going to get his gun and kill every
damned white man in GAINESVILLE" He
was subsequently arrested, and on Thurs
day of last week put upon trial at William
ston.
The prisoner had no counsel and the
Court assigned to his defence Messrs
Moore and Gregory. MI. T. 3. Satterth
waite assisted III the prosecution.
It was such a clear case of wilful, delib
crate murder, that scarcely any defence
could be made, and after a charge from the
Judge it was given to the Jury without ar
gument. The Jury, upon which there were
five coloTed men, returned i'll few min
utes, with q verdict of Guilty. whereupor
Judgment was prayed and the prisoner
was sentenced to be hanged on cthe 6tt
Of November next. Until then he will bt
confined in Beaufort county jail, where i
is hoped he will be kept secure, and on th'
day appointed, pay the full demands o
justice for a brutal, wilful and unprovoket
murder. Such is another direful effect o
| Radical teachings !-Tarboro' Soutberner.