Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-23

was- nv the Joint action of the Democratic
Conservative and Liberal Republican state
Executive Committees, appointed Ill MS
place. This is most excellent appoint
ment. MIR. POu is a gentleman OF aOllny
-ard nDi,npeachable characters gooG
sneaker-familiar with political affairs
and win canvass for our candidates IN the
coming campaign.-Raleigh Ne'cs.
sr1c1DE.-The Goldsboro Messenger
s.vs The wife of Mr.. Reuben L. Perry,
rssidino in Boon Hill, committed suicide
on wednesday morning by shooting her,
self. She was seen to enter the garden and
not returning, her husband went in search
for her. He found the corpse and pistol
near her body. Three ugly wounds under
her chin left no doubt that her
death must have been instantly, ana
other circumstances indicate that II
was the work of her own deliberation.
The parties had been married only few
months. No one knows the cause, but 1t
is reasonable to suppose that she did IL
while laborlng under fit Of temporary in
sanity, which seems to be malady With
some of her family.
INVESTIGATION OF THE HICKS OUT
Enthusiastically the investigation OF this
diabolical outrage took place at the Mayors
office before Justices Whitaker and Wicker.
Alfred Bryant alias Bryant Jones, Thomas
| Griffice, Simpson Mordecai, Mark Woods
and Green Woods, all colored, were
arraigned on the charge of having
committed ali assault with deadly
weapons and of robbery. A large
humber of witnesses were examined
and so directly was the guilt fixed upon
the Ghree first named, that they were com
mitted without the privilege of bail. NO
evidence was adduced to implicate the Two
Woods, and they were accordingly DIS
charged. Some cloth and number OF
pairs of shoes, identified as being the pro-
perty of Mr.. Hicks, were traced to the &C
cused. and the testimony Of one Mason
Boylan, colored, went directly to fasten the
guilt upon them. By his (Boylan's) testi-
mony the whole affair was planned the
Tuesday preceding the Saturday night OF
the deed, and the different parts that each
of the participants were to act had been as
signed. In the evidence of this witness 1t
also came out that Alfred Bryant or Bry-
ant Jones had struck the blow which 1.ll-
ed M. Hicks, and that the others then
busted themselves with rObblnS the store
The defence introduced several witnesses,
but their evidence did not amount to any
thing.-Raleigh Senti'ert.
THE GREELEY AND BROWN CEIE-
BRATION LAST NIGHT !-NOtWlthstand-
Ing the heavy rains yesterday and the in
clement weather last night, the Greeley
and Brown demonstration was most
happy success, it being participated in by
the best citizens of the place and from the
surrounding country.
At O'Clock the procession formed iii
front of the Governors mansion and pro
ceeded up Fayetteville street, preceded by
the Raleigh Brass Band. There were
many hundred transparencies and other
lights in the line, the centre one being
twelve feet high, eight feet in diameter
moved upon wheels, aud was covered will
mOttOes-such rs "The Union Restored,
"Eager to Clasp Hands Across the Bloody
Chasm'' ''The President must be II State
man." E'Frnton, SchuIZ," NC. The " he
transpaI encies were filled with such mot
toes as "a Little Pool Dried Up" "NnW
for Long Branch" ''Settle Settled" Me
KAY sent to the Kitchen" "a. 5. Merri-
mon, Legal Governor of North Carolina,
"DcmOcratic Legislature"
Almost every business house and private
dwelling along the line of march was bill
liantly illuminated, and general gono
feeling was manifested on every hand. the
ladies everywhere smiling upon the pro
ceSSiOn.
Messrs. Scpark and Merrimon were
called upon at their residences, and made
appropriate speeches. Judge Ship alsC
spoke in response to the m any calls made
upon. We regret very much we have moi
: space for the speeches of these gentlemen
AT the National Hotel the crowd Wa:
addressed in most happy manner 10y
1 Edmund Jones, Jones, Esq, Representa-
tive elect from Caldwell. AT the YaIbOr
House Messrs. ID. M. Barringer, Thos. j
Jarvis, of Tyrrell, and Josiah Turner, Jr.
made brief addresses. Next the residence
+ of Judge Fowle was visited, and that gen
tleman briefly addressed the crowd.
The celebration was in every respect ;
success. and much credit is due the gentle
men who were it's chief movers.
In the procession were Il number OF per
: SOILS from Durhams, among them clever
2 cOlored men. We learn there are fit.
b. cOlored Conservatives at that precinct, am
4 it is expected that a hundred will be police
there in November.
The evening passed off without any dis
: turbance, with the exception of severa
rocks being thrown into the column BY
some blacks, one or more parties being in
! jured thereby. Some of the offenders wer
caught in the act and promptly arrested.
A fine display of fireworks was givcl
along the whole route, and a cannon sen
f forth a Conservative note every few min
utes.