Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-07

cars rendered every assistance to the
wounded, and all speak in high terms Of
! the conduct Of Capt. Bowden.
! This accident is also thought to have
! been caused by the malicious removal Of q
/ rail, but the track is now so badly torn up
/ that it is impossible to ascertain tie cor
rectness OF this suspicion.
a full force vas Immediately dispatched
! from the shops here 10 remove the debris
! from the track, whici. was accomplished in
! time TO permit the ordinary passage Of
| trains last evening. But one connection at
/ each end Of the line was lost by the acci-
| dent.
COUNTY COMMISSION ER5.--TTLe Board
met last night.
! 1t was ordered that the Chairman ex-
anime the accounts of the Wilmington and
| Weldon Railroad for rstQra Of taxes TO
| said road exhibited by Messrs. Wright &
| Stcadman, and report to thIs Board as to
/ It's legality and correctness.
| The Chairman, TO whom was referred tie
| matter OF bridge over the branch Of
! Smiths Creek, near the Work House, re-
commends that Mr. VSn Amringe be al
| lowed $50 for the entire work. Report
adopted.
Ordered, That, st the request Of the trus-
tees Of the township of Wilmington, tax
of cents Oh the S1e0valuation of real and
personal property in said township be lev
led fer tho purpose Of defrayinG the ne
| cesSary expenses Of the township and the
payment Of its just debts, to be collected by
| the Sheriff ef the ceanty at the same time
as the State and county taxes are collected.
Ordered, That Comm! ssioner Black take
under his Suspension tie running vut and
establishing the boundary line between
! Rocky Point, Holden, Columbia end Lin
! coin townships, the work TO be completed
30 days previous to the August elections.
Adjourned 20 5 o'clock On Monday next,
! end inst.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT FROM PKEMA-
TURE DISCHARGE OF a PIEeE-ANoTHEE
J SEAMAN ON THE REVENUE CUTTER
! SEWARD HAS MS HAND Blown orr
| 1t seemed as if yesterday were destined to
/ furnish us with chapter of accidents. IN
! addition to the Excitement attendant upon
! the news Of the railroad smash-up, popular
craving for the horrible was still further fed
! by the news of another premature dis
| charge of one Of the guns Of the revenue
! cutter ". II. Seacdrd, while firing a salute.
About 4:I5 o'clock, while the Federal
memorial procession was moving through
the streets, ia accordance with the pro
Cramme previously arranged Capt. Carson
commenced firing minute guns from the
cutter. While a seaman by the name OF
Neil Nelson, native Of Sweden, and re-
| Gently from Wilmington, Del, was ram
ming home the charge for the third gun
the piece was prematurely discharged and
Nelson's right hand blown of. The boat
swain had his thumb carefully over tke
vent at the time; so it is firmly believed
that the piece is defective. 1t is the Same
gun by which the seaman kavanaugh re-
Gently lost his hand in the same manner
1 With this accident before him, Capt. Car
son says he selected for this occasion the
boatSwain and Nelson as TIVE Of the mos
prevent the possibility Of another like &C
| currence.
The wounded man was conveyed to tht
hospital, Ghere the mangled arm was am
putatcd by Drs. Winants, King, Love anc
Cobb. He was doing we'll at latest &C
counts.
BOARD OF EDUCATIoE.-Thisb body me
at the Commissioners Room yesterday.
A communication having beca receivet
from Alex. McIver, Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction, requesting the account o
the Treasurer, ofsthe receipts and disbu1se
ments Of the apportionment of the taxes O
school fund, the following account wa
made cut and approved by the Chairman
| to-wit :
| DE.