Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-02-25
Grimes North and South,

A great deal of the tyrannical legislation
towards the "resuscitated States" has been
based upon the alledged disorders and
crimes rife within their borders. The army
has been used professedly to suppress these
outrages, but really as emissaries in the in
terest of the Radical party. Now that
further excuses are wanting in the final
restoration of the ''lately rebellious States
to the Union, Senator ABBOTT must per-
chance introduce resolution looking to
the establishment of a national police to
further overawe voters and manipulate
Southern elections to suit the wants of
party.
The New York Herald publishes a full
list of murders committed in the United
States during the month of January,
amounting in the aggregate to the alarm
ing number Of fifty-four OF these screen
only were committed in the ''reconstruc-
ted States" two IN Alabama, one in Flori-
Ga, tao IN Louisiana, one in Mississippi
and one in Georgia, as follows
ALABAMA.
JAN. 3-MoBILE.-Nathaniol Meekim, teamster.
shot and killed by James Atkinson while PLAYING
a. cards IL the saloon OF the latter 10 Barber
street. After committing the deed the murderer
attempted TO dee, but was stopped BY several
cltlzens, one OF whom he nlortally wounded be-
tore he was secured AMI lodged in jail.
JAN. I'll LEIGHTON Granville and William
Pillow, nepheWs OF General Gideon j. Pillow, of
Mexican fame. Shot and killed in front of their
farm house door near the above namad lilo %
Dy three men IL masks, supposed to have been
former slaves, but it was afterwards discovered
that they were white men in disguise Th,y es.
capped.
LOUISIANA.
JAN. 0,NEw QELEANs.-Robert Nixon, cot
ton merchant, doing business at No II Caroade.
let street, while leaving his store late at night
was shot from behind and killed His murderer
Vas FOUND afterwards IN the person of Charles
hammack, prominent citizen OF the citv who
Is at present undergoing his trial.
JAN. Z3-NEw ORLEANs.--CharIes Horn was
murdered on Dryades, while engaged in a fire.
mems hsht. His murderer escaped detection
uhtIl Inc night OF JanuSry 81, when he was ar
rested for the commission OF the crime he hav-
ing confessed 1t to companion while drunk He
is lodged IN jail.
FLORIDA.
JAN. 3l-AEY WEsT-GonZalo Castsuon editor
OF the VoS de Cuba, Havana, who came to Key
west to tight duel with the editor of the r.
PnGttcdh OF that city, while engaged in an alter
ca1on WITH number of Cuban refugees, at q
hotel, opened fire with his pistol upoH a par:v
OF them and was himself killed
GEORGIA.
JAN. Zo-sAyANNAH.-WiliiamB Brandt, assistant
assessor OF internal revenue at the above named
Guy snot and killed by masked men at Station
NO. 8, on the Gulf road. The murderers fed.
MISSISSIPPI
JAN. 7-CoLUMBUs.-C Charles Humphries, q
negro, followed and killed John Mcdaniel at
dusk, wolfe the latter was entering the above
named town He was tried and found guilty,
and executed on the 9th inst.
We publish the list to show how many OF
these seven victims were killed because OF
their loyalty to the Government
We hope just such calendar will be
kept each month, to give the lie to the
prating bypocrits WHO are denouncing the
people Of the South for the base purpose
of promoting their individual and party
ends. By all means let us have the record.
Work stopped ON the Wilmington, Char
Iotte & Rutherford Ra'l~~S
We regret to learn from IS, wed
from Anson county, ma