Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-09
SALE OF RAILROAD STocKs. under
stand that the Board of Education of this

State, at O meeting held yesterday in th
Executive Office, opened the bids for til
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad stock am
the Wilmington & Manchester Raiiroat
stock, and awarded them to W. I. Waters
Esq, of Baltimore. at S37, per share 70
the former, and SIS per share for the latter
making the sum for all 1858, 900. This
considered good sale. It is 50 NOR
in the share than the minimum price fxe'
upon it by the Legislature in the act au
thorizing the Board to sell it.
Raleigh Standard.
RUMoE No. At is reported to-da
again that Gen. Clingman is to take charg
of the Standard It is understood that b
will make his editorial bow in the paper O
tomorrow. Is the Standard about t.
change its politics Gentlemen who hav
conversed with Gen. @. since he has beel
in Raleigh. regard him as anything els
than Republican, Raleigh Sentinel, LIST
DISTURBANCE OF THE PEACE-CRowD O
NEGROES ARRESTED AND ONE SHoT.-Ol
Saturday night last, between II and
o'clock, large crowd of negroes, number
ing probably about twenty five or thirty
congregated near the bridge and raised
perfect storm in that portion OF the town
to the serious disturbance Of the citizen
for some distance around. They seemed
to be on general spree, as liquor wa
freely circulated and several were con
siderably under the influence.
The night-watch ordered them to b,
quiet and dispense, and on their failing tt
do so. the Mayor was informed of the facts
who directed that they all should be ar
rested. The watch, summoning q posse
T cd tn Il taG nd I1f
in securing thirteen of the party. Two
attempted to make their escape, when one
of the police fired several times at them,
striking one Damed Burrell Amy and in
hicting painful wound through the side,
near the shoulder.
The wounded man was carried to the
drug store Of DR.. A. e. Macnair, and
properly attended to.
Six OF the party were sent to jail in de
fault of bail aud the remainder were bound
over for appearance before the Mayor on
Monday morning.
At the Mayors Court on Monday morn.
ing they were all arraigned before His
Honor, and it appearing that the principal
ringleaders had escaped, the whole party
We're dismissed with warning not to be
caught in such conduct again.
Warrants have been issued for the APP
prehension of John Morgan and Henry
Williams, the two main actors in the dis
turbance. -Tarboro' Somherner.
THE PAsT-THE PREsENT-AND THE Flu
TURE OF THE SoUTH-GEN. Hills LEO
TURE.-A small but highly appreciative
audience assembled at the Court House on
Tuesday night for the purpose of hearing
a lecture on the above subject from Gen. D..
Fl. Hill.
Though Gen. Hill does not claim to be
possessed of any Oratorical powers, yet his
discourse was particularly interesting es-
pecially when we RENE mher the theme and
the distinguished character OF tie speaker.
With his career as soldier the world
is familiar, and since the q ose 81 the war
he has acquired q no less enviahle repnta-
ton as the devoted advocate of the South
through the pages of The Land We Love.
Part Of his discourse was devoted to the
Importance of sustaining Southern Litera-
ture in a manner worthy of our people,
and his remarks cannot fail to exert salu-
Try influence upon that class of our peo-
Pile who foster and sustain the Northern
trashy periodicals while permitting more
deserving publications Of our own section
to anguish and perish for want of support.
Gen. Hill left on Wednesday morning
lOI " "HeIt, We pF0Sulut, Ii las puT-
pose also to deliver his lecture.
A DANGEROUS MIsrAKE.-We are inform
ed that during the past week, upon the
alarm of robbers being given at the house
of Mr.. Ben. Frank Brown, some two OF
three miles III the country, that gentleman
hurried to the smoke house to catch the
thief. BY some misapprehension, q broth
er of Mr.. Brown fired upon him, mistak-
ing him for the robber. Though pretty
severely peirced with pistol bali, he will
probably recover.
Washington I'nteNiqenoer.
DEAD.-W. Stanford Moore died at the
poor house OF Orange county last week,
says the Hillsboro' Recorder. Time works
wondrous changes. Mr.. Moore was the
son of one of the most respectable and in
iuential men of the county. He was rich
man before the war. Now he is dead and
the county buried him.
IRE-INCINDIARIsM,- On Saturday even
ing last about s O'Clock, bright light was
seen north of town, which was discovered
to be the barn of one of our most valua-
BILE citizens, Mr.. Watson Wharton, who
lives just one mile from the Court House.
How this fire originated, Mr.. w. was
unable to say, but as no one connected
with the farm had ever been allowed to
carry pipe about the stables, it must
have been the work of All incendiary,
though an enemy to the above gentleman
is not known. The progress of the fire was
so rapid that when first seen by the family
it was too late to save anything, and the
loss was very heavy-three mules, one
horse, large amount of corn and great
deal of hay, straw, &C., were speedily con-
sumed by the liquid flames.
Greensboro Topic.
AN INTERESTING HORSE CAsE-CoNFLICT-
ING OPINIONS AND TESTIMONIAL most inter-
esting question as to the ownership of
horse has recently sprung up between par
Ties in this county and in Edgecombe, which
is likely to involve an expensive law suit
unless the Edgecombe party yields to the
abundant evidence that is brought to bear
against his claim. It seems that Mr.. r. P.
5piers, merchant of Halifax, some ten
days ago sold to Mr.. Stith, a horse drover,
1 beautiful Canadian pony that had
been in Spier's possession since last
Spring. Mr.. Stith moved on to
Tarboro' with his horses and there
met with Mr.. Farrar, residing a short
distance out from that place, who claimed
Llo lo- Icc nv in