Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-08-06

bnt resided many years in North Carolina,
before his removal to Mississippi in 1888.
Raleigh Sentinel.
EM1GRANTs CoMING.-Several gentlemen
from the North have beeu in this city. by
invitation of the N. 9. Land Company, and
visiting different parts of the State for the
past week, with view to taking observa-
tons and Locating lands for emigrants.
They represent numbers of families who
will come to our State, bringing money
and enterprise, if favorable report is
made to them. We are glad to learn that
these gentlemen are generally pleased with
the prospects and will make favorable
report. One Of them is instructed to locate
lands for settlement of fifteen families.
Let them all be welcomed, and soon O tide
will flow in and the waste places be made
TO blossom as the rose.-Ral Standard
Ten shares ($1, OOO) of the stock of the
North Carolina Real and Personal Estate
Agency. commonly called the Lottery. was
sold at auction to-day, by W. FL. Jones
Co., Auction and Commission Merchants,
for the sum of $340. Considering that
this Company has not been long chartered
by the Legislature, and is not yet extern
sively known, we regard this as good
price for stock. The Company has had
three very successful drawings in this city,
and is likely to do fine business in dis
posing of real and personal property in
this State.--Ral. Sentinel.
Hon. ASA BIGGs.-By advertisement in
the Tarboro' Southerner, we observe that
the Hon. Asa Biggs, of North Carolina,
offers his valuable property for sale, pre-
paratory to his removal to Norfolk. He
will be associated in the extensive commits
sion business now conducted by his broth
er, Col Kader Biggs, in this city.
We wish the Old North State no harm
but in view of the many energetic business
men and heightened gentlemen which she
has already furnished to our community,
we may be pardoned the wish for many
more of the "same sort"
Judge Biggs has filled many of the most
important positions of honor and trust in
his native State, and will be welcome and
worthy acquisition to our business commu
nifty. He will find here not only many OF
his old friends to make his new home
pleasant, but none will moro earnestly bid
him God speed in his new enterprise than
those of our people to the "manor born.
Come on, Judge, and bring your friends.
Norfolk Journal.
Mr.. Il. A. Granger made the first ship
ment of new grapes yesterday morning.
Goldsboro' Messenger.
We learn that on night before last,
collision occurred on the Western North
Carolina Railroad, between the regular
passenger and material train. No injury
to any person, The locomotives are said
to be considerably smashed up.
Goldsboro' Messenger.
RoRBERY.-A party of burglars entered
the house Of Matthew Simmons, upper end
of Queen street, on Monday night, and
thoroughly ransackod it. Eighty dollars
in money aid many other articles, we're
stolen. The robbers escaped undetected.
New Berne jour. Of Com.
We learn that the Secretary of State has
removed Mr.. J. j. Sawyer from his position
in that Office and appointed Mr.. Andrew
s;yIne in his place, Mr.. Sawyer is color
Ell man and has ably and faithfully per-
formed tho duties of his place. MIR. Syme
IL a Democrat and O son-in-laW of cX Gov.
liraGg, This action on the part of the
Secretary of State has occasioned much
surprise and comment. Standard.
AN INTERESTING EXPULSION follow
ing interesting document was handed us
for publication yesterday. The writer is
the radical candidate for Justice in the
Pollooksville Township, Jones county
Read it who can:
Notes
Lost betw Newborn IA mile Post One
Bond Pock Diary Belon to me I will give
fifty cesnt to aney person how will deliver
it to mo Or SO that [ can Gitit.
F. Mercer.
July %, 1869
New Berne Jour. Of Conn.,
A PROBABLE FATAL AFFRAY-ONE MAN
SERIOUSLY STABs ANOTHER IN AN AFFRAY.--
We lerrn with regret of an affray which
occurred at the residence of G. Pittard,
Esq. near CASTOR, on Friday night last,
resulting in the severe and probable fatal
wounding of one of the parties engaged
therein. It seems that a number of
young people had been spending the
night in the gaities of the dance, and
when about to break up at a late hour in
the morning from some cause some words
passed between Mr.. Jesse Pittard, Jr.,
and II. M. King, Esq, of Littleton. The
two, with their friends, repaired q
short distance from the house to settle
the dispute, and while talking the
matter over, the lie passed from Mr..
Pittard to Mr.. King, whereupon
the latter before he could be prevented by
the bystanders, and indeed before it was
known that he had drawn weapon, it be-
ing in the night, drew knife and inflicted
several serious cuts upon the person of Mr..
Pittard, one thrust being across the bowels
laying them bare, another thrust being in
the region of the heart, and still another
being somewhere in the back. The two
were at this iuncture separated, when it
was discovered that Mr.. Pittard had been
severely cut. He was conveyed to the
house, attention given him. and We under
stand his condition is by no means favora-
BILE as death may ensue, the opening across
his bowels having caused protrusion OF
portion of the entrails.
Complaint was made before Magistrate
Larkins of this place, against Mr.. King,
and warrant for his arrest issued, but we
have not heard of his being arrested He
has been acting as Deputy Sheriff in the
upper end of the county. These are the
facts in the case as far as we have heard
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