Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-10


We shall watch this case with interest,
and shall refer to it again
The eIia.. Fever gsid.Infc Of 1861.
To a number of the Army anG Nary
Surgeons Medical Journal, published in
Richmond during the war, DE-. William L.
Wragg. of Charleston, contributed an ar
Wilmington in 1862" aud since the war he
contributed the same article unabridged
to the New York Journal Of Medicine.
We have room for but a hasty glance at
the chief points in this paper, and only
Introduce the subject at all as a matter OF
interest 10 those citizens who passed M
scathed through the distressing ordeal
DR.. Wragg tir.t describes the condition
of the city, as he found it on his arrival.
He found the streets and by ways in a con
diticn tn favor the spread Of the epidemic
pos,n, and general gloom and distress
pervading everything.
lie then produces evidence from regular
add irregular physicians to show that the
fever existed anterior to the arrival Of The
Kate that these cases occurred in localities
whose very filthy and raalarious condition
was apparently sufficient to engender dis
ease. In the main the Doctors evidence
tends to demonstrate that the epidemic
had its origin here. We read with some
surprise DR.. WIS first article, and were
still more surprised az its reproduction
since the war
| We were, therefore, glad to see an arti-
Gle in the December number Of the New
DR.. Wragg, from the pen Of our distin-
guished townsman, DR.. ". G. Thomas.
DR.. T. weighs the evidence presented by
| DIR. w, and shows most conciusivaly, we
think, that what appears to be strong argu-
ment in favor of the spontaneous origin Of
the epidemic here, does not stand the test
Of searching Investigation. The question
OF spontaneous production of yellow fever
north Of New Orleans. has more than once
been discussed in the medical Journals, and
Will perhaps never be decided to the salts
"a ctor of all parties. In this case, how
ever. after reading both articles carefully
we are thoroughly convinced that Dr
Wragg was very much misinformed, and
that his paper will not go very far towards
proving his side Of the question.
We call particular attention 10 the article,
as u matter Of special interest locally, but
not at all in a partisan spirit We feel we
hay inn l,cC
but commend both articles to the careful
attention Of our readers
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The Board me
in regular monthly session yesterday.
The following resolution ill regard to
witness tickets was adopted
ResolUed, That the Clerk Of this Board instruct
the Treasurer of the county and the Clerk oil the
Special Court to pay witness tickets issued by
the Clerks of the Courts until further orders from
the Chairman OF the Finance Committee to
who's this subject is referred, with power to act
and report to the next ms citing of the Board.
The following order was passed:
Ordered, That the accounts Of the Sheriff be
lett to d committee OF one, consisting of James
Wilson, to report to q meeting to be held
Tuesday, the 10th instant.
A. Y. Horrell Was appointed Constable
of Caswell township, and John J. Beasly
Constable of Masonsboro' township.
Messrs. Stephen Keyes and Elijah How
lett were appointed a committee to deter
mine the apportionment of the sohoolfund.
j. l.. Rhoades was appointed County
Surveyor.
The Board will continue it's session to-
day. The above embraces the most i'm
portant business transacted.
Fl MICIDE IN BRUNSWICK Sunday
morning g colored Constable from Bruins
wick brought to this city o white lad aged
about Is years, who gave his name as
Joseph Winfield Jordan Scott and who
was charged with killing a colored boy.
The prisoner was placed temporarily in
the guard house and was yesterday morn
ing taken out by his custodian and con-
veyed to Smithvile for confinement in the
Brunswick county jail
The officer was not very communicative,
and not being able to see him in person,
we.have been enabled to gain but few par
ticula1s of the affair The name of the
boy who was killed we were unable to
learn, but the killing is said to have taken
place in Brunswick county fow days ago.
The two boys were playing, Scott having
a gun. lhe colored boy after while
commenced abusing Scott, who told him
that if he continued to call him such names |
he would shoot him. On the abuse being
repeated, Scott raised the gun, without |
any positive purpose of firing, but sure
enough he did pull the trigger, the gun |
was discharged and the colored boy laid |
dead.
We give these facts as we learn them at |
police headquarters.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM THE Work.
HoUsE-THE ESCAPING FE1oN IS SHOT IN
THE BACK, AND HIS DESIGN FRUSTRATED.
One CT the convicts sent up from Smith
Vile after the late term of the SUPERIOR
Court for Brunswick county attempted to
escape from the guard of the county work
house Tuesday evening last. AS he broke
md ran III his effort to escape, one of the l.