Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-05
STATE NEWS,

GONE INTO BANKRUPTCY.-By reference
to another column it will be seen that the
Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance and
Trust Company, so favorably known in
this State previous to the war, has gone
into bankruptcy. A meeting of the credi-
tors is advertised to take place on the 9th
inst.-Ral. Standard. s #.
SHooTING.-A difficulty occurred on last
Saturday morning in front of Changers
Hotel, between two parties said to be from
Raleigh, named Maj. McClaire and q. FL
Walton, which ended in McClaire shooting
at Walton, the ball missing it's intended
victim, struck one of the posts of the hotel
porch. There seems to be family mys-
terry at the bottom of the difficulty, which
for the present We withhold from print.
Goldsboro Messenger.
F1RE.--On Saturday morning about
o'clock, an alarm of fire was given, oc-
casioned by tbs partial burning of the
African Methodist Church. located in the
northwestern portion of the city. The
church met for worship on the evening
previous, ard after the congregation left
the house, the floor some three OF four
through the same, and communicating to
the ceiling, thence up to the roof for the
space Of about two or three feet wide,
when the flames were discovered and
promptly suppressed by the citizens. Loss
supposed 10 be about 500.
Raj Standard
ANOTHER SAD VIs1rATIoN.-William S.
Battle, Jr., is no more. On Sunday last
from the midst Of an unbroken family cir
Gle his noble spirit took it's flight to that
unknown lard beyond the stream of life,
and on Tuesday arriving from Rocky
Mount and followed by a large and mourn
lug concourse of friends and admirers, his
remains were consigned to Calvary Gene
terry to their mother earth
In the death of this most excellent and
exemplary young man, North Carolina has
lost q true citizen and promising son,
while society will search in vain for another
jewel OF like worth. Many, many will weep
tears of bitterness DER this youthful ard
suddenly made grave, above which, in
heavenly letters is written, Gin the midst
Of life we are in death"
Tarboro S0mke7ner.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution, which has been for some time
under consideration by Congress, was
finally passed by the Senate yesterday by
vote of 80 yeas to ID nays. Mr.. Garrett
Davis made the point of order that it re-
quired to carry the amendment vote Of
two thirds of the whole Senate, but it was
not allowed. AS both Houses have now
passed the amendment by what is alleged
to be the requisite vote, it now goes to the
State Legislatures for ratification or re-
lection. The proposed amendment as
adopted is as follows
IS Be ITesolued. &c, (two-thrds of both Houses
concurring), That the following amendment to
the Constitution of the United States be submit
ted to the Legislatures of the several States, and
when ratified by three-fourths thereof it shall be
part of said Constitution.
" ARTICLE XIV.
'The right OF the citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of race,
color CIR previous condition of servitude.
s. Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation