Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-10-07
STATE NEWS.


600 in one of the tide-water counties. He
is also investing in North Carolina land.
Work has ceased upon the Western
North Carolina Railroad, west of Ashe-
Vile, and all the contractors have either
departed with their forces, or are idle, and
the Company is without funds to pay
them.
WE learn that barbecue and jubilee, in
honor of the Democratic and Conservative
victory in the State, comes off at Eleva-
ton, Johnston county, on Friday, the 7th
inst Several speakers are expected, and
there will be a general turnout of the
people.
SAYS the Statesvile american: G. w.
Williams and John W. Redman, brothers
in.law, residing in the upper portion of
IredelI. had difficulty about some matter,
last week, when Williams shot Redman so
lodged in jail at this place, to await the
condition Of the wounded man.
WE are happy to learn, says the War
renton Gazette, that Col. l.. &. Edwards, OF
Oxford, will contest the right of Robert
w. Lassiter to seat in the Senate and
that in all human probability he will do so
with success. We hear that Mr.. Lassiter
received nearly ono hundred illegal votes,
as can be proved.
NR. a G.. BROWN, a highly respected
citizen of Yancey county, was stabbed and
killed on the 29th ult., at huntsville, in
that county, by a man named Mont Ray.
Brown was Democrat and Ray was
Radical of the Holden stripe. The MUIR
derer was not arrested at last accounts.
There had been a dispute on political
grounds.
THE Raleigh ,Stcndc7'd backs down from
its statement that the Ku-Klux were rid
ing Ii Caswell county. Tho Standard is
setting Il bad precedent for its own
guidance, and we beg it to pause and con-
sIder tho consequences. ShoaId it en-
deav5r to correct all Of its false assertions
during the past two years 1t would have
room for no&ing else during the next elk
months, except, perhaps, Governors
Proclamation or two.
LIBERALITY TOWARDS THE ROANOKE AND
TAR RIVER AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. The
Treasurer of this Association q few days
since received a check for 500 from John
NJ Robinson, Esq, the President of the
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad and the
Bay Line Of Steamers, as a gift from that
gentleman towards aiding the completion
of the Fair Grounds of the Society. The
Society will appreciate this llberalty.
In this connection, we would state that
Colonel Fremont, the Superintendent of
the Wilmington and w don Railroad has
rendered the Society the most efficient
aid, as under his liberality towards it the
work upon the grounds has been pushed
forward with much greater rapidity.
Weldon NeTS
A RADICAL. POLITICIANS COMES TO GRIEF. -
Sheriff J. G. Griffith, of Caswell county, |
North Carolina, yesterday morning laid
before Governor Walker a requisition from
Governor Holden, for John Lawson, held
in the custody Of the jailor of Richmond, |
as fugitive from justice from that State.
Governor Walker promptly ordered the |
delivery of said fugitive to Sheriff Griffith, |
who was soon on his way to Caswell with !
him. 1t will be remembered that John,
who was O heavy Radical politician, was
one night during the summer caught |
conveying bacon. without permission, !
from white citi zen's meat house to |
his own domiciliary abode-that in
consequence of this, North Carolina |
being no longer a healthy place for |
him, he left for parts unknown. Further, |
that some time in August he had a letter |
written from Richmond to his wife. in |
which 1t was stated that John Lawson, her |
husband, having gotten into difficulty |
with the captain of one of the Acqula Greek
and Washington steamboats,, was knocked |
overheard by him and drowned. John
people not SO easily fooled and the re-
suit was detectives soon had John within
the walls of the city jail. We expect be-
fore long to hear that John has gotten to
Raleigh, not as q member of the Legisla-
ture, as he once expected. but as inmate of
the State penitentiary. -Richmond Wing.
The Synod of North Carolina meets in
Raleigh to-day.
THE Charlotte Democrat says: We heard
several merchants remark last week that
they had never known trade in Charlotte
to open SO briskly and so early. More cot
"ton was sold hero in September than IN
the same month for any previous year.
The Conservatives of Wake county are
to assemble in Convention on Saturday,
the 10Th inst for the purpose of nomina-
ting candidate for the next House, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Fl. A.
Hodge.
The Standard says: Sin this State there
are papers that are courteous and honor
able, whose editors are men of truth, honest
journalists. But these editors and papeIs
are not in Raleigh or Wilmington.
Poor Standard! we verify fear that an
exchange with tho Conservative press of
the two cities has seriously demoralized it.
APPOINTMENTS Holden, by and
with the advise of the Council of State, has
made the following appointments on the
Eastern Division of the Western North
Carolina Railroad.
DREcroRs. Calvin J. Cowles, J. W.
Bowman, James L. Henry, W. G.. Gambler,
Tod +. Caldwell, G. l.. S. CorpeniDg, W.
Ii. Howerton, and j. J. Mott.
STATE PRoXY.-Tod r. Caldwell.
W. ". Rollins was appointed State
Proxy on the Western Division of the
Western North Carolina, Uice G. ". Gaia
fraD daooaGad -St0nO07.H
JUDGE r. 3. GILLIAN, Representative
elect to Congress from the Fourth District,
is sick and confined to his bed.
CoLoRED pBoPLE or EDGECoME.-We
talked with several of the colored people
of Edgecome, while in that county last
week. We met some colored men there
from Orange; they said the difficulty with