Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-09-25
STATE NEWS.

bury. Stokes county, on the ISL VI oo'o
~, T,o Hon. Thomas A. Flournoy, OF
VIRGINIA. the Hon. VIM. A. Graham, Col,
oncI r, II. Cowan, and other distinguished
sneakers will be present
WrLsoN.-There was glorious rally OF
Democrats and Conservatives at SEantons-
burg, on the 18th. The number in at
tendance was very large and enthusiastic
and fine barbecue was provided. The
people were effectively addressed by w: IT,
Morisey. Esq, Hon. George Howard, Jas
+. Speight, Esq, of Greene, q. w. Whlt,
field, Esq, and by Abram Mckenzie and
Lewis Levy, two cOlOred orators
HALIFAx.-Letters have been received
from J. J. Davis, r. II. Cowan, y. ). Jar
Wis, w. A. Jenkins, s. Il. Williams, j. b.
Bathelon and John Kerr, promising to be
present at the great Mass Meeting in Hal
flax on the 18th of October. Gov. Vance
will also be in attendance. =. T. Moore
Judge Riggs and Jas. A. Hinton, of Nor
folk are expected to be present.
An OUTRAGE By ONE OF HoLDENs PETs.-
We learn that a youngman by the name OF
Mckinney or McKinnis, was most brutally
assaulted at Troy, Montgomery county, on
Monday night of last week, by Geo. Ora,
ham, one of Holden's especial pets. Ora
ham was standing on the piazza Of the
hotel, III company with Davis, the carpet
bag Senator from Montgomery and Moore,
and Just as Mckinney was passing by, he
(Graham) sung out, " Hurrah for Grant
and ColfaX ~ He was answered with a cry
from Mckinney, of Hurrah for Seymour
and Blair" Graham instantly rushed up
on him and felled him to the earth by
powerful blow with some instrument, IRE
port says a slung shot, cutting Nick. s
head badly and rendering him insenslble
for some time. A distinguished medical
gentleman present gave it as his opinion,
after examination, that the outer wall OF
his skull was fractured.
This man Graham is HOlden's militia
Colonel Gust appointed) for Montgomery
county and also his appointee as Trus-
tee for the University; besides, he is the
representative from Montgomery in the
lower House of the Legislature, and was
the delegate of the county in the late Go
rilla Constitutional State Convention.
Will the Raleigh Standard have anything
to say about this case We expect it will,
and will threaten Mckinney and the peo-
pie of Montgomery with Holden's militia.
WadesbOrO' Argus.
GUS BAKER Observation-Disclosures has
reached this place of the capture of Gus
Baker, one of the murderers in the famous
Wade Ditcher case, and who recently made
his escape from the Halifax jail. It ap-
pears that he had embarked in batteau
ut some point above Castor, and had thus
made his way to Milton, but he had reck-
oncd without his host, for the boatmen be-
coming aware of whom they had IN tow, rs
soon as they arrived in Milton had him ar
rested and lodged i'll the CasweH county
Jail, where he Is how awaiting the O1der OF
the officials from this county.
We are glad to hear of the recapture of
this desperate scoundrel, and trust that
proper means may be taken to prevent his
escape in the future. If the Halifax jail
cannot be made sufficiently secure, let him
he removed to some place where Il proper
guard can be obtained. Weldon Ne,cS.
The CEor PROSPECT prospect for
a good yield of corn Ill this section is of a
most cheering nature. More corn than
usual was put in the ground, and with the
exce ption of the few fields of early corn
than it has been for many years. This
will have q most beneficial effect in the
future, as this year the great scarcity of
this commodity has had most damaging
effect upon our people, as its want was felt
III manner anything but pleasant.
We continue to hear the most tlutterlng
accounts from the cotton tields-the wealth
Ter for the past few weeks has been propi-
tious to its opening, and it is anticipated
that tie yield thereof through this section
will be good. The crop seeded was Of
course not as large as in former years, but
the farmers have not been at one half the
expense they were last year, and the pro-
duct of the crop will of a consequence be
Of Il much larger nett result than hereto
fore. Should the market open at anything
like n fair price, as is anticipated, this sec
ton at least will be placed in much more
healthy condition in a monetary view.
Weldon NepS.
Col. HAYwooD's SPEECH. have only
time and space to say this morning, that
the speech OF Col. Ed. Graham Haywood,
IN Thicker hall last evening, was listened
to by a large audience with profound at
tention and rapt admiration and pleasure.
1t wasa noble and mastery vindication of
the CONSTITUTION, ana powerful assault
upon the Radical destructiveism of the day.
As an intellectual effort, it has rarely, if
ever, been surpassed III this city.
Raleigh Sentinel.
II UEHAH FOR GRANT AND COLFAN.-
During the late Congo Convention in this
city, Maj. Il. G. Manly, of this vicinity,
had six fine pigs stolen from his premises,
and two other gentlemen, whose names
have been given us, lost eight and forty
chickens, respectively. Raleigh Sentinel.
RADICAL TICKET-Henry A. Badham, of
Alamance, has been nominated as elector
by the Radicals in the Fifth District. Col.
". f. Henderson, of Davidson, received
the regular nomination for Congress. The
boilers have put up Judge Tourgee.
CAN IT BE Sc ?-The Fayetteville Eagle
states, "on reliable authority" that two
Coanty Commissioners from Chatham
one of them a Mr.. Stedman-recently yisi-
ted Gov. Holden. They demonstrated with
him about appointing negro justices of the
Peace, &c, in Chatham, for it would break
down the party in spite of all efforts to the
contrary. He replied that he wanted the
negroes to learn these duties ard have from