Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-19
STATE NEWS.

the last large batch of "rebels" who have
been made full citizens by Congress.
BAYBERRY WAx.-The Rev. E. F. Rock
well, of Statesville, sends us the following
advertisement clipped, he says, from q
Northern paper, viz:
WANTED-5 900 pounds Bayberry Wax,
Also same quantity Beeswax, for which
the highest price will be paid.
LANMAN & SEWN, Apothecaries.
Prof. r. remarks: Go I am told that the
shrub that produces the 'Bayberry Wax is
abundant in the low country. [ do not
know about it, but attention ought to be
called to it.
We are informed by friend who does
know, that the shrub is abundant through.
out Eastern North Carolina, and that any
quantity of the 'Bayberry Wax might be
obtained, if our peple would turn their
attention to the procuring of it. He says
purposes, and that it might become a source
of no little profit to our people.
We should be glad to have further re-
liable information on the subject.
Fayetteville Presbyterian.
His Fxcellency Governor Holden has
RENTED the costs incurred by the follow
ing parties for misdemeanors alleged to
have been committed under military
orders during the rebellion, to wit: Patrick
Applewhite, Haywood White, Harvey Pea
cock, David Peacock, VIM. Hall. Enoch
IApplewhite, Baalam Hall and Britt Barnes.
Ali of the above parties are residents of
the county of Wilson. Rial Standard.
The above is as near the truth as the
Standard generally gets, when referring to
matters relating to this county. The facts
in the case are: The above named negroes,
in the fall of last year, whipped unmerci-
fully man of their own color, because he
voted the Democratic ticket. They were
arrested and brought up before the Su-
perior Court, at It's last session for this
county, for trial They admitted their
guilt, and were sentenced to different
periods of labor in the chain-gang as a
punishment therefor. Now, il it was right
for the Governor to pardon these his
special friends, who were unwilling that u
black man should vote against him, why
did not the Standard tell the truth about
it ?-Wilson Ploindeo}er.
MASS MEETING IN LEx1NG1oN-RELIEF.-
A large meeting of the citizens of David
son county was held in the Court House,
| in Lexington on the 9Th day of February.
On motion of Col. W. T. Henderson,
Henderson Adams, Esq, Auditor of the
State, was unanimously elected Chairman,
who on taking the Chair delivered forci-
| BILE and we'll directed speech.
On motion Levi E. johnson, Esq, was
elected Secretary.
| An elaborate speech of an hours length
was delivered by David Mofit, Esq. He
was followed by M. I'll. Pinnix in a speech
| of some three quarters Of an hour. The
meeting was then addressed by Col. ". T.
Henderson and others. Ali of the speeches
were we'll received by the large and APP
preciative audience. They showed con-
clusively that it would be to the interest
alike of the creditor and debtor as well as
of the whole State, to compromise, and if
need be, to force by Legislative enactment
a speedy settlement of all old claims, at
about 25 per cent Of the individual indebt-
-lness; that If such a compromise was not
effected the people would be driven into
bankruptcy, the creditor would lose all
and the debtor be ruined.
The following resolutions were then in
| PRODUCED aud unanimously adopted:
| WHEREAS, before the late war, custom pre-
vailed in this STATE, anOn< the people by which
business and trade CHI fly carried en-, COM
monty known "a the credit SYSTEM and by means
o. which the people became largely involved in
debt; and
| WHEREAS, in7 haais upO1 Which this custom
prevailed OF be property which stood basis
ana pledge, or s-cuEity Tor the extension Of this
system, have been swept away by the ravages of
civil war whereby the people, almost insolvent.
rend, ed Ill able to pay to the full amount the
| debts thus SO largely contracted. and
| WHEREAS, it is absolutely essential til t these
| old debts, ~hIch are now para|yslng the energies
OF the people, should be speedily setted, in order
that the people might urn their attention to
| industrial and economical pursuits, and thereby
become more able to pay taxes to the government,
l.; f6I1N
reioau5urate prosperity throughout the whole
| land; therefore
! RcsolUed, by the people of Davidson county, in
mass meeting assembled, that it is the deliberate
opinion Of this meeting, that all debts contracted
before the 1st day Of May, 1865, should be speed
lily settled on the basis of the debtor paying or
securing to the creditors about rs per cent of
| the indebtedness; that the interest alike Of the
creditor and debtor, we'll as Of the whole State
would be promoted thereby; that the creditor
would realize more money by such compromise
than by driving the debtor into bankruptcy, by
attempting to collect the whole amount.
Resolved, That we hereby instruct our members
of the General Assembly from this county to vote
for, and to their Influence to carry. all such
measures tend to force the settlement of cid
debts upon the plan above described.
ReSolBed, That we call upon he people of the
State to call primary and county meetings, to
give expression to their views this subject and
asssist US in appealing to the Legislature to take
prompt AID effective steps to AIRY out the object
sought by these resolutions.
ResOlced, That copies of these resolutions be
transmitted by the Secretary to the President OF
the SeHates and Speaker Of the House of Represen-
tatives OF North Carolina, with request that
they have them read before their respective
bodies, and that copies be furnished the Raleigh
Standard and Sentinel fer publication, and that
all the papers in the State be requested to copy
them.
On motion the meeting then adjourned.
HENDERSON ADAMS, Chm.
LEVI e. JOHNSON, Sec.
BLOODY WoRK-HoUsE BURNT-WoMAN
HoT.-NIartha Turner, who lives up the
Railroad few miles from this place, has
been in the habit Of keeping VIGOROUSLY
bad house. From what we can learn il
was the headquarters of a gang of thievish
negroes who deprecated about the country
and made this house the depot for their
ill-gotten supplies. In addition to this
there was prostitution of female virtue
carried on at this house, at the thought OF
which the white skin shudders and revolts
On last Sunday night this woman was shot
with pistol ball to the right of her left
eye; the ball striking the hard bone that
shelters the eye and glancing through her
tamn1a. IL m ada an 11o1v wound bopoio n