Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-04-12
LOCAL.

NJ, RADICAL Row yesterday
ATOMS FOR ALDERMEN, &C.-As
announced, the Radical Convention,
the nnrpose Of nominating candidates
~. aldermen, at the election to be held on
,na first Monday in May met in the City
nan Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
,,oorce W. Price, Jr., was called to the
hair and James UeatOn was made Sec
rrlaly.
,rhe delegates were "a in number, only
If whom were White
The attendance in the Hall was rather ,
lin, one there being about 100 in all /
resent. not One-tenth OF whom were /
,,rite, 1t being difficult matter to hear
distinctly in the Hall, the meeting soon
..rionrpcd te the City Court Room below,
here the delegates We're accommodated
mn seats within the railing, the common
herd being kept outside of its sacred pre-
,.i,ts. The ball was here opened by Price,
,i. Chairman, in really good speech.
Il. was followed by HeatOn, the carpet
Lor Secretary, who informed his brethren
delegates that the city municipal ticket had
lpan made up in Democratic Ku-KluX
caucus, and that he should move that all
Democrats present be requesledtO withdraw,
and that a Sergeant-at-Arms be appointed
to expel them, should such be found
necessary The motion met, Of course,
with ready second and was carried, only
4 few feeble noes being heard, but not,
however, before a very vociferOus and
rather unintelligible protest had been
made by VIM. r. Guitar, delegate from
HE Fourth Ward, and who, being pretty
ijlll Of benzine, should not be considered
responsible for 50 grave an offence as diff
tering in opinion with the very intelligent
majority.
However, the motion was adopted, and
rhc editor Of the star and the local OF the
JoUENAI, arm-in-arm, and followed by
haIf-a-dozen sympathizers, moved sorro"-
fully from the scene, leaving Mr.. Heaton
and his three white co-adjutors TO the full
benefit of the delightful aroma that exhaled
50 p,entifuuy from the mass of patriotic
voters present.
The fun soon waXed fast and furious
Delegate after delegate took the floor IN de
fence of his particular candidate, urglnt
his nomination, and hurting anathemas OF
the heads of those who were opposed t
them. It was late before any nomination.
were made, it having been decided t.
nominate but six candidates-one from
each Of the five Wards and one from the
city ut large. The Ward nominations
were soon decided OF, although they were
not actually made until late hour. These
are as follows:
First JTuI.d-Owen Burncy.
Second ITtrd-D. Rumley.
Third U'Grd-Jos. l.. Sampson
Fourth JV0rd-James Wilson.
rim JTdrd-W II. Thurber.
The great fight was over the NOMINATION
Of 2 candidate for The city at large, Col
F. Il. Brink finally being chosen.
DEATH OF DR.. NJ. A. CURTIs.-W'
rearet, very much to learn of the death
Rev. Moses Ashley Curtis, d. D., o
IIiIIsboro'. which occurred at his resi-
,lence in that place, early yesterday morn
ing. His death was very sudden, but III
particulars have vet been received here
The ONLY information Of the fact that W
could learn, having arrived i'll TELEGRAM
Yesterday morning to his brother-ln-laW
DR.. \. j. DeRosset, Of this city. One c
DIR. Curtis' daughters had been on Wis
here for but few days, and was thu
recalled home by the terrible news.
special train left here yesterday morning
1t II O'Clock, with Dr.. DeRosset and lady
Mr.. Ashley Curtis, son of the deceased
Miss Curtis, and other relations, with Re'
\. a. Watson, d. D., who were to hay
reached Hillsboro' last night.
DR.. Curtis was about 60 years OF age an
was We'll known and highly esteeme
throughout the entire State, alike for h
treat learning and his great piety. He Ia
been Rector Of st. Matthews Church,
HIlsboro'. for probably a quarter OF
century previous to his death, and duril
that entire period was thoroughly identlf'
with the history Of the PrOtes' ant f.nl~cop
Church in North Carolina. He was II
,ulv man of great erudition, bat one
considerable scientific attachments,
having devoted much Of his life to t
study Of botany. In this his reputatl
was not confined to North Carolina aloT
but he WAS known to, and his knoWIed
was appreciated by, the most scientific III
iuthe country. On more than one occaSI
his attainnents have reflected much ere
1ipon our State, several publications havl
been made of the result of his research
Truly a great and good man has &c
and his loss will be keenly felt, not only
his family and friends, but throughout
entire length and breadth of the State,
inlearning, both religious and secular,
personal integrity, in unblemished hoL
in native intellect, in unfaltering devot
his country, and in humble, unattec
pictv. ne leaves no superior.
EDITORIAL NOTICES are so comm
that it is almost impossible for an edlto
cxnress his honest opinion of the merit
any article without being suspected OF
terested motives. This fact, however, s
not deter us from saying what we thlnb
= new addition to the Materia Medic
which our attention has been recently
rerted We refer to DR.. j. WALKI
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERs, re
DIV which is making its way into more
lies lust now than all the other advert
medicines put together. There seem
be no question about the potency OF
tonic and Alternative properties, while it
sesses the great negative recommended
IF containing neither alcohol nor min