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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherforc
Railroad

Interested as the people of Wilmington
are in all that concerns the progress of the
| Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
Railroad, they naturally watch with ieal-
Gus care and anxiety every thing connected
with the welfare of that road. We pub
llshed on yesterday a statement from the
Charlotte Democrat that the Public Treas
urer had been enioined against delivering
to the President of the Wilmington, Char
lotte and Rutherford Railroad the five
hundred thousand dollars of First Mort
gage Bonds which were authorized to be
surrendered to the Company by late
act of the Legislature to enable that Com
pany to prosecute its work and complete
the road.
The condition of these Bonds. as we I'M
derstand them, is as follows By act of
the Legislature ratified. December Goth,
1866, this Company was permitted to issue
four millions of dollars of First Mortgage
Bonds, the State accepting second mort
gage for the Company's Indebtedness
Under the authority OF this ect, and as
subsequently amended by the Convention
of 1868, two million five hundred thou
sand dollars of these bonds were issued
The State retained, for ats 0,On security,
five hundred thousand dollars of them, in
case the Company should fail to pay the
interest upon those which were sold. The
holders of the bonds never looked to the
State for the payment of this interest, and
in view of the fact that North Carolina
has not paid one dollar of its own interest
since the war, it could hardly have been
expected that it would be likely to pay in
terest for the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad, had the Company de-
faulted. The holders were secured from
loss by first mortgage upon the franchise
and property of the Company, including
its road bed, superstructure, chooses in &C.
ton, and real and personal estate. Here
has been and is their security. It was
upon the value of this consideration that
they were purchased and are now
held. None would gain more by
q failure to pay interest than the holders
of these bonds. There are but little over
million dollars of them issued, and the
mortgage is upon one hundred and forty
miles of railroad in prosperous running
order.
We do not propose 20 anticipate the
question raised by this injunction as to the
right of the State to surrender bonds b cid
for its own security, but we do desire to
discover what enemy or enemies of North
Carolina and its work of internal improve
ment are throwing this obstacle in the
way of the progress of this road. It
surely cannot be q citizen of Charlotte. as
we might be led to think from the source
from whence the information reaches us.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25

No true North Carolinian can act in such
hostility to the best interests of the State.
We would blame no holder of these
bonds to protect himself against loss, but
none of them can honestly say that they
look to North Carolina for security against
the failure of the Company TO pay it's in
terest promptly. The interest has always
been met, ard the Company cannot afford
to fail in doing so. The first failure would
be Immediately followed by foreclosure
of the mortgage and the sale of the road.
There is no chance then of possible loss to
the bondholders or to the State.
Under these circumstances we cannot
but believe that this injunction was sued
out from other motives than to secure the
prompt payment of interest, for which
they have been deposited with the Public
Treasurer. We hope our Charlotte CO.
temporary will give us the names of the
parties concerned in this transaction.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
Begging the Question.

1t seems that we are never to have peace
in North Carolina unless at the price o.
perfect submission to tie will of mer
placed over us by fraud, accomplished al
the point of the bayoneg.
The habitual reverence OF North Caro-
lialans for the law, and their respect fol-
lis officers are we'll and widely known
This reputation has been their inheritance
from generation to generation.
We have more than once expressed the
belief that the disturbances in the State
especially those in the middle portion o.
it, must be attributed to other causes than
the siawlesS habits and violent temper OF
the people. If they had confidence in the
integrity and purity OF the Judges, appeals
would always be made to the courts and
! there would never be resort TO retalia
ton and violence.
The Raleigh Standard, in referring tc
the statements that deeds of violence have
been committed in retaliation for outrages
especially il regard to the hanging of the
negro IN Alamance, says " If wrong was
or IS now being perpetrated on society, OF
any member of secret organization, ar
appeal should be taken to the Courts
Let Justice be done though the Heavens
tall. Ii the advice contained in this
| familiar quotation was addressed to Judge
IOurgee and he should follow it-ol
changed to suit his case--lee Justice be
done though Radicals are hanged and
Leagues broken up-it is we'll directed, and
we may hope for speedy cessation of these
troubles. But it is hardly to be expected OF
men to witness the burning OF barns, the
murder of citizens, the outrages upon
females, with well grounded suspicion OF
the honesty and incorruptibiAty of their
Judge, without inaugurating measures of
retaliation.
We have more than once ressed the
belief that the resignation of Judge
Iourgee would at ,,nce restore peace and
harmony in his judicial district, and we
have called upon uim, for the good of the
State to resign, or at least to exchange
circuits for term or two with some Judge
not personally odious to the people. Let
the public confidence be restored in the
courts and all good men will appeal to
them alone. Make them indeed the tenn
pies of Justice and North Carolinians will
renew their reverence fol the law and its
officials.
We quote again the extract we made
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25

ANOTHER FIRE Sunday morning O few
minutes before o'clock our citizens were
again aroused from their slumbers by the
alarm of fire. This time it was centrally
located, and therefore the more to be
dreaded because of its proximity to prop
erty of value. The fire originated in an
old, combustible wooden building on Third
street. between Market and Princess,
owned by DR.. A. J. DeRosset, aud occu.
pied by James Lowry (colored) as black
smith shop. It first appeared under the
caves Of the roof at the rear of the build
ing on the South side. If water could
have been obtained when the fire was first
discovered, it might have been easily ex-
tinguished. But the Marshal had ordered
the sGeam engine: which was housed near
at hand and soon out, to the cistern on
Market street, thinking that plentiful
supply of water could be obtained there.
Unfortunately the cistern was almost emp
ty and could not begin to supply the de-
mands of the engine, which finally had to
be placed at the river, over three blocks
removed. By this time the fares had
been communicated to the fine new school
house used by Misses Kennedy and Hart,
and also owned by DR.. DeRosset, south Of
and Immediately adjoining the burning
shop. Before water could be obtained
this building, too, was past saving, and
was soon destroyed. The fire was extin-
guished by the steam engine in these
smouldering ruins
The loss of DIR. DeRosset is as follows;
Loss on shool-house, $780,; insured in
Htna Fire, of Hartford, for 81, 500. Loss
of blacksmith shop. between 5000 and
$3O0-no insurance. The school furniture
was insured in the Underwriters Agency
for $65O-damage small; furniture nearly
all saved. DeRcseet & Go. agents for
both companies. I4owry's loss IN the
blacksmith shop consisted Of two buggies,
two carts, one wagon, one dray, portions
of unfinished buggies, and considerable
quantity of materials. amounting in all TO
between $500 and $80O-no insurance.
The origin OF the fire is imputed to in
cendiarism. This seems an undoubted
opinion, though suspicion rests upon no
one.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
SANDERS

In the course of the debate upon the
Georgia bill in the Senate On Monday last,
Senator Nye IS reported as follows:
''What is the intelligence from North Caro-
lima What is the intelligence from Geor-
gia =? Murder, rapine and ruin. Every
day repeats the history of the wrongs of
the loyal people there" Yes, and John
Pool, degenerate son OF the State, sat
there apd with guilty silence listened to
this base SANDER upon his fellow citizens.
We could hardly expect one who has sold
himself, body and soul, to the Radical par
ty-who took the oath of allegiance to the
Confederate Government merely to EN-
barrass and injure it, according to his own
confession-to display sufficient manhood
anc honesty TO defend his people against
the false attacks of a fellow Senator.
But is there no champion OF our people
in the Halls Of Congress ? Is Cobb, and
Lash and Jones so lost to all sense of hon
Or and decency as to permit these ISLANDERS
to pass into history We fear so. But
where is Colonel Dockery d? He surely
will raise his voice in behalf Of truth-in
behalf Of his outraged and slandered fel-
low citizens. He has not, we trust, sunk
his honorable feelings as a North Carolini-
an into sIavIsh obedience to partisan
prejudice, nor stepped his soul III the
moral degradation which Governor Hol
den demands of his followers. Will he not
raise his voice in defense of the State
Will he not enter his protest against
record which seeks to fasten in the sacred
archives of history these crimes upon
his own people We trust SO. He can do
more credit to his head and heart, and
more for his future reputation, than any
number Of party endorsements in his re-
nomination and election can do for him.
These are but doubtful and ephemeral ad
vantages at best We hope he will not
make himself party to these malicious
ISLANDERS against North Carolina by remain
ing silent.
Will not Governor Holden's weight of
guilt yet overpower him
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25

few days since from the Old North
State, paper that under no pretence can
be charged with seeking to palliate any
violation Of law. sustaining the position
we have all along taken in this matter
''Ihe seoond r. ason which ne give for this
lawlessness ia the want OF nhdence felt In
those whose duty it is 10 adaii-iIstsr Justice
That this is scarcely Admits 81 DOUBT. we
would not unnecessarily asssll judicial officer,
and we not going to sssah Judge Toulgee
He may be fs aon o1 The Psnoh
But he must know that the intelligent
people of his District do not have that conf
dence in him which it Is necessary that they
should to enable him to make an en'cslVe
and useful Judge. He does not possess any
influence with them, and without the respect
of the people tie best Judge can do but
North Carolina have eve- been in the habit OF
reverencing their judicial of1cers, but Trey 40
not reverence some Of their present Judges
which greatly impairs their efficiency. with
Judge TOurgee should resign his cine, to the END
that another may be appointed who does possess
the confidence of eli parties II ne is the patti
Let Judge Tourgee resign, and let such man az
Col John FL. billiard, for Instance, be appointed
to succeed him, and there VIII at once pc an I'M
proved condition of things in that judicial Dis
trict. But it is hardly to be supposed that there
is patriotism enough in those interested to IL
duce them to take such a course Yet oy taxing
such q course they would not only render great
service to the State, but to their party ALSO JC-
dicial offices should always be kept high above
party and the right men selected for them ire
spectiye of party. Such step on the part of
Judge Tourgee and Gov. Holden would be by far
the most popular one taken by them since they
have been ID office.
AS to the outrage at Graham, cannot too
stror gly express our adherence of it. All Lynch
law is 20 be condemned, but there seems to be no
palation for this deed whatever"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
MURDER IN RoBEsoN-TH NEGRO Our

MURDER IN RoBEsoN-THE NEGRO Our
LAWS AGAIN PENETRATING OUTRAGEs.-
Affairs in Robson county which, since the
arrest of some of the outlawed gang who
murdered ex-Sheriff King, had settled
down into something like quiet, have
again assumed an agitated and outrageous
| state. The gang of which the outlaw
Henry Berry Lowry is the head have
again been at work. Saturday night last
they visited the house Of Mr.. Owen Nor
ment, {" black Owen" as he is called in
the neighborhood of AshpoIe," about l3
miles from Lumberton, and shot him down
on his own threshold. The particulars
are related to us as follows
Mr.. Norment, who was man Of re-
spectability and standing, had been ex-
ceedingly active in the pursuit and arrest
of the King murderers One Of the
prisoners taken, Boss Strong, who was at
one time confined in our jail, and dis
charged at the last term of the Superior
Court for Robson, was especially violent
against Mr.. NOrment for the part he took
in their arrest, and told that gentleman
with considerable show of hatred that
that they would "meet again some day
About 8 o'clock Saturday night gang Of
the outlaw and robber gang, among whom
it is supposed were Strong and Lowry,
went to the house of Mr. Norment and
placed themselves the watch, it is sup
posed for when Mr.. Norment stepped
out upon his porch before retiring, he was
fred upon and shot. The gang then put
off, leaving their victim to die, as they no
doubt believed The balls lodged in Mr..
Moments leg, which was not only COM
pletely riddled, but completely fractured.
Sunday morning the attending surgeon
found it necessary to amputate the limb,
from the effects of which Mr.. Norment
never rallied and died that same day. He
leaves wife and three small children in
very moderate circumstances. Boss Strong
is supposed to be the murderer.
That same night while Mr.. Bridgers,
brother ,in-law of Mr.. Norment, was return
ing from DR.. Dicks, about two miles
distant, to summon him to the assistance
of the wounded man, he was attacked by
some of this same gang, who fired at him
on the road, killing the mule which he
rode MI Bridgers fortunately escaped
unhurt.
And again, between 8 and 0 o'clock that
same night, before Mr.. Norment was shot,
the same party, it is supposed, visited the
store of Capt. J. W. Plummer, at Red
Banks, but few miles distant from Mr..
Moments, and fired at that gentleman as
he stood within his store. Three buck
shot passed within a few feet Of Capt.
Plummer's head and lodged IN door.
Capt P. at once jumped ont and returned
the fire, which had the effect of soaring
the rascals away.
These are negro outlaws, F'loyal" adj
herents of Gov. Holden and his crew
Will he now declare Robson county in
state of instruction, and call out his
militia and send for troops? The ''boot
is on the other Leg we fear Capt. Plum
mer was until recently mail agent OH the
W., C. & r. r. r, and during the war
Federal officer, though now opposed to
Holden and Radicalism.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
a Humorous Street Scenc-Disappointed
JuveniIes AppIicants for ONCE


The truth of the saying Sc misery loves
company would have been verified this
morning If that :" good old gentleman of
Edgemore Road, London" could haYebean
permitted 10 view the vast armg of SNAIL
boys eongregated in front of the store in
Nassau street between Fulton and john
Eye ancient Briton" referred to had ad-
vertised for body -servant 20 call, with
testimonials of character, between 9 and
10 o'clock in the morning. He was
awakened from a troubled sleep at half
the street. Having donned his morning
gown, he raised the window TO discover
the cause of the trouble, tand was amazed
to behold a long line OF hungry lackeys
drawn up In single file before the door
waiting the opportunity to present them
selves. He dreaded the ordeal of an inter-
view wish such boisterous assembly, and
ordered his butler to engage the last man
who presented himself. no matter what his
qualifications were for the position. At
about half-past o'clock this morning such
another scene was witnessed by CONNER
clal reporter in Nassau street. Some luck
less firm had advertised for Sc stout boy
to run errands and make himself generally
useful, and with that promptitude always
manifested by young America, fully two
hundred and fifty well-washed youths
wedged themselves tog6ther at the foot of
the stairs leading to the Eldorado of their
hopes. The excitement grew so intense at
length that the passers-by were attracted
to the spot, and, without being able to dis
cover the cause, eagerly mingled among
the Juvenile mob. Presently the gentle
man who had advertised pressed through
the crowd, gained the Office door, seized
the most promising of the boys in the style
of 'tShoo fly" Cox. e., collar and I'M
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rolling him in before
him, slammed the door in the faces of the
ones, who took the act fo= O
refusal and retired from the premises,
mourning over their disappointment
New York Commercial.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
SENATE.

SATURDAY, March 18th, 1870
Mr.. Burns moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill to provide for the COM
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
Lobbyists.

The following resolution has been intro
duced in the Wisconsin Legislature:
Resolved, That all persons acting in the
capacity of lobbyists shall, during the re-
mainder of the session, wear & badge on
their hats or caps, or in conspicuous
place On the broadcast part of their person,
with the name of the scheme they repre-
sent plainly printed thereon.
Several cigar factories in the lower part
of New York city have suspended opera
tions, their employees being unable, under
the rules of the union, to accept reduc-
ton Of wages.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25
RobesOn County.

If tho Governor has the disposal OF more
troops than necessary to quell the 'Insur
rection" in AlamRnce, he might very bene'
ficially order them to Robson, where ne
gro outlaws, some Of whom have just been
released from Jail, are numbering white
people in cold blood. If in retaliation, il
is for efforts to bring them to trial for
other murders committed by them. AS
their victims are not of the class denomi-
mated ''loyar' in Radical parlance, possibly
the Governor does not care whether they
are abandoned by the Government or not.
What is the Standards opinion in regard
to the action of the Governor if Lowry,
Strong, Oxendine and their fellows were
whites and Democrats, instead of being of
the orthodox color and politics-fellows of
the League Would the outrages in Robe
son pass unnoticed, or would not some lit
tie reference be made thereto, at least in
Littlefeld's gossip with newspaper report
ers
How shameless is the craftsmanship of
Governor Holden.
Accident on the South CF-FOlins railroad.
An accident occurred on the South Caro-
lima Railroad yesterday between II and -
o'clock, which proved quite serious and
even fatal i'll its results. While nearing
Louisville station, about S or 10 miles
south Of Kingsville, at a good round speed,
the coupling between the hindermost pas
scngcr car and the private car of Gen.
VIM. MacRae, Superintendent Of the Will
mington and Manchester Railroad, which
was attached to the rear OF the whole train,
broke. In this car were Mr.. Morris X.
Jessup, andswife, Ito whom the ". NJ.
r. r. was mortgaged and on whose account
sold and Mr.. VIM. L. Dodge and wife
coming through from Augusta. On the
front platform of the car was Caleb Davis,
Gen. MacRae's trusted servant, who al
ways travelled with the car. When the
broke the front trucks gave way,
(this probably caused the coupling to
break and the wreck Of this demolished
the rear truck, throwing the car first on
its front end, which was badly broken, and
then hurting it violently around across the
track. Caleb Davis, who WAS on the plat
form. was crushed 20 death. The whole
party inside were badly bruised, but none
Of them dangerously. The accident was not
discovered on the remainder of the train
until it arrived at the wood station about
half mile away. On returning the wreck
as above described was seen. Messrs.
Jessup and Dodge with their wives stopped
at Sumter, and will probably pass through
tonight. The train was delayed but little
and made connection as usual with Kings
vile and this point last night.
Poor Caleb, the only victim of whom
death sacrifice was demanded, is deserving
OF regret. good servant, prompt, intel
ligent, industrious and reliable He has
fer long time been in the employ of Gen.
MacRae on the road, but hailed from Co
lumbia. To this place his body was con-
veyed after the accident.
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ed, the clone Mother Of Dead Empires"
is also the Mother of that Union from
which she has been kept out like leper,
and only admitted now under the most
tyrannical and exasperating conditions
The cornerstone of this grand constitu-
tional fabric was laid by the hand of the
giant who now stands at the threshold of
the temple, his hair shorn, his eyes put
out, and for the present making sport for
the Philistines. It is Virginia, that proud
old colony, which, having no quarrel of
her own with the King of England, yet
took up, from generous sympathy, the
cause of Massachusetts !; Virginia, but for
whose Washington the Revolutionary
War would have been a disastrous fail
ure; whose Jefferson wrote the Declare
of Independence whose Patric Henry
reused the nation to arms with his fiery
eloquence; whose Marshal was the glory
of American jurisprudence; whose Madi-
son, Monroe, Harrison, Taylor, adorned
the Executive chair; whose Winfield Scott
and Rough and Ready were the leading
military figures of the Mexican war with
troops of her valorous sons in the war of
1872; whose statesmen have illustrated
the councils as have her soldiers the camps
of the Republic-this IS the good old COM
wealth which, for five long years, has
been ground to the earth under the heel
of negro military vassalage, ana is now
only permitted to enter the edifice which
she made by her own hands, and adorned
and immortalized by her genius and vir
tue, from its foundation to its pinnacle, as
a captive and slave.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-25

BY Mr.. Jones of Columbus: Bill to change II.
line between the counties of Bl aden and Conn
bus. 1-'i
On his motion the rule was suspended and ~,
bill passed it's several readings.
Nebraska advertiser., 1870-02-24
The SunfOMer.

Years ago the leaves of this were
uced as a substitute for tobacco, and
were said to be useful in asthma.
They are excellent fodder for cattle.
The seeds make good feed for chick
ems, besides yielding very superior
oil. The stems make the very best
bean poles, and if cut and kept dry,
are good kindling wood. The leaves,
whether green or dry, are eagerly
devOuTed by horses or cows. We are
not prepared to vouch for the correct
ness of the opinion, that the sunflOw-
er is an absorbant of malaria, and
therefore a preventive of fevers, but
some persons who live on low ground
cultivate it near dwellings under this
impression. Leaving this point out
of view altogether, the plant is
thy of cultivation. One good quality
has not yet been mentioned, but it is
one of the most important recomen-
datiOns-it affords excellent pasture
for bees. Indeed the fiOrets are so full
of honey that the bees seem TO be
clOgged with the excess of sweetness
and sometimes are so covered over
with it that they become helpless,
until their comrades come to their
relief. We are persuaded that if a
corner of a yard or garden has one
become devoted to the raising Of sun
flowers, there will be no disposition
in subsequent seasons, to let the sup
ply die out. Take it altogether the
sunflower is deserving of far more
attention than has usually been allot-
ted to it.-JOurndL Of the Farm.