Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-10-02

, DEAR JOURNAL In my last / apnri,,,
> your readers of the main facts in the 10
, plorable tragedy which cast SO deep a eloo,,
over our town-the violent death of two :,
= our citizens, DR.. W. H Morrow and W
Stedman. The published verdict Of ~,
Coroner's jury, made up after two dor,,
patient and thorough examination &c
large number of witnesses, exonerate Ho
friends of either party from the suspicio,
ofhaving urged on the contamination tba
} frightful event. This cannot fail TO bo
matter of great satisfaction, for sad
were the circu instances of this fatal drs1
, the thought that the deliberate and evil
counsel of others aroused the deadly nae
; sions of the two combatants would be eve.
more painful
! On Tuesday morning last very unfor.
tunate accident occurred at Jones Hotel
on Green street. Mr.. w. G. Mcdonald
clerk in the establishment, was handIjpn
a revolver and, making jocular threat NJ
some person standing near, carelesslr
cooked the pistol. It was suggested that
there was danger, and he had Just turned
to put it away, when the hammer slipped
through his fingers and the pistol was dis
charged, the ball entering the right breast
of Mr.. Jesse L. Bryan, standing within
few feet, and coming out through his
back. 1t struck the wall and reboundcd
back to the other side of the room. Mr.
Bryan sank to the floor, but in short
time after was able to walk up to his room
An examination of the wound showed
that the ball had passed through the right
lung, but otherwise had taken o course az
little dangerous as possible. Of cour.n
Mr.. Mcdonald deeply regrets the culpablo
carelessness which caused so serious q
calamity to an intimate acquaintance and
good friend. The physicians think that
Mr.. Bryan will recover, though he is still
suffering good deal.
The long vexed question Of the validity
OF the bond and instalment into Office OF
the Radical Clerk elect of the Cumberland
County Superior Court appears about to
find a solution at last, and in IL manner
least acceptable to the honest and intell-
gent people of the county. After having
failed to meet the requirements of the law
touching his qualifications, made by q
| Radical Legislature, before Radical Board
Of County Commissioners, which convened
week after week, only to find his bond in
sufficient, and to q cost to the county hy
its sittings several hundred dollars after
the names of Deweese, Holden and many
other c0nfrereS in the band of interloping
Office c0rmOrdntS, had failed to be ''sc-
same" to the doors Of the much coveted
office, the Clerk elect, Jno. G. Callahan, an
| importation from some factory town in
PENNSYLVANIA, left with other trash by
Sherman's baggage-wagons, finds Eor
friend in his hours Of sore trial away up
under the ermine Of the JWdiciUy, and
protector from the rigors of his own partys
legislation in Judge upon tie bench! An
enactment of the General Assembly, de-
signed to give this poor, struggling Office
hunter-''a stranger in a strange land -
JUSTICE by granting to him such time to
qualify himself, and so specifying the value
and nature of his bond. Judge II. p. BuI-
ton, Whose name [ think I remember f.
have seen on the Democratic ticket as Su-
perior Court Judge of this District with
magnanimity of spirit which may have III
it spice of gratitude, gives this man m
du!gence, and the people, the Taxpayers OF
the county, injustice by failing to comply
with the law, and making an appointment
of one of the many native-born, meritorlou@
citizens of the county, who could well
discharge the duties OF the Office, and give
sufficient and unobjectionablo bond
On the representations of Callahan, that
" all he wants is time" Judge Buxton
extends his period of probation, that OIL
Yer FL. Dockery may be brought into the
field. Oliver is the man of substance,
whose endorsement is to put into the va
can't place the wearied out and buffeted in.
cumbcnt Oliver is to indemnify us if Cal
lahan fees as O bird TO the wales OF
Pennsylvany or the smoky Launts of Pitts
burg. Oliver, who, it is said, was some
time since endeavoring to get through
petition in Bankruptcy, who will probably
put pen to this document in consideration
of the fact that Callahan did not go to tho
Lumberton Convention, where, had he been
present, he would not have voted for the
Colonel.
AS do not intend to keep pace with RI
NOR, will make no further statement until
the further facts fully transpire. Up to the
present the clerk has certainly Gerry nl"cl
to be grateful to Judge Buxton for what
his fellow citizens may think they will pro
badly show hereafter The people have
way of very efectually manifesting their
appreciation, both OF fidelity to, and breach
of, their trust
A large Democratic meeting was held at
Swans Station, on the Western Railroad,
on Friday last. About thousand people
were in attendance, many going up on on
extra train from Fayetteville, together with
the Mclean Fire Company. A plentiful
barbecue was spread out, cannon were
fired, and there was altogether day and
part of the night of enjoyment and graft
flying political enthusiasm. Speeches were
made by gentlemen from this place and
Chatham county, and earnestness and Zea!
in the accomplishment OF the great polit''
cal work before us were fully evinced'
Trade opens dull in Fayetteville so lar
the merchants have received the greater
part of their Fall supplies, but there is ut.
tie appearance of the commencement OF
business. Summer (if we may SO call tins
warm weather), has hung on SO persistently
that with the backwardness of Fall there
has been also backwardness in country
purchasers and dealers. A few bales OF
new cotton have arrived, selling as high as
twnntv-thrnn oanta and PLANTERS IN tllS