Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-08-16
State News.

HolusDoro VIII Sooh boast Of lively. ,,o,,.
brick stores. NV"
The Greeley and Brown club Of E.l,;,
now numbers 100 members.
Peaches retail at 40 cents per Lush.,
Raleigh. '''"' III
The Fair the Carolinas, at Cbar,,,.
VIII be lhallgurated on the lid of O.'
tOber. We
The next exhibition of the State II.
takes place October 10Th, 10Th, I'm ," ni
18th. '''
Raleigh celebrates tho late Conse,,o,..
victory i'll the late election Oh FRIDAY ni,t.
the 10th instant. sn
Mr.. VIM. II. Hicks, of Wilson COMMIT.
was inhumanly beaten by thieves WIN
tered his store OH the night III Satrnt".,
last.
We are pleased To hear that thc .,,
Hon. }. Nj. Leach, Congressman fran, ,t'
Fifth District, who met with srrions :"
cident recently, is now recovering.
There are three hundred and thrv-,i,
cases on the civil issue and eighty-ui,n I,
the criminal docket of the Superior Con,t
Of Wake county.
A difficulty occurred between two No..
grOcs oh the farm OF DIR. Bratton, in Merk-
lenburg county, because OF a quarrel I.,-
tween their children, dluing Which onr ,f
| the negroes shot the other deadv
Seven convicts, six white and ON. eoI.
| Ored, escaped from the penitentitrv an
| Sunday afternoon last. Among the INN.
Der were the horse thieves K. {. Dannirr
| and Hawthorne.
Gov. Vance declines being Presi1cn,-
ial Elector for the State at large. He has
| spent so much time in the late CANVAS, tl,,,
| he hopes to be excused from taking th,
lead i'll the Presidential contest, while there
are SO many able men who will, no doubt
accept the position.-Charlotte Dan ,cru
On the occasion Of the recent Radical
torchlight procession in Raleigh, the crowd
| of diSorderly celebratiOnists indulced ia
some very disgraceful conduct while pas,
ing the residence of Judge Merrimon.-
Kisses, grOans, and even epithes Were
freely INDUCED in. Such is Radicalism-
even in opposition TO decency.
Now is it rot a little singular that fine
Radical party should endorse Holden and
| his Kirk war, while this most hardened
| villain, Chandler, felt more ashamed Of hi.
connection with the gang than of any act
of his life ? President Grant rewarded
" NyHt
and rendered cOnsulship To the cut throat
Burgen. Newton Chandler the executed
| convict, had more ideas Of decency than
his brutal Charlotte Southern Home
At social gathering, chiefly of children,
at the house of Rev. l.. III. Fowler, in
Reidsville, on the Sd instant, twenty-slN
| persons were poisoned by eating ice cream.
| The mother of Mr.. Redd was very i'll, tut
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
None of the unfortunate persons have died
as yet. Circumstances point strongly to a
negro man, who waited Oh the guests. lie
has escaped.
A LITTLE SINGULAR.-A brother Of
Newton Chandler, a quiet, respectable
young man, visited our office ten days ago,
stating that he believed his brother was
not member Of Kinks gang, though lr
did not pretend to say he knew to the con
trary. On the day Newton WAS hanged,
gentleman asked him if he really was one
of Kinks men. He did not deny it, evadei
the question by saying that he did not like
to talk about those things. This drspra-
do talked freely about the murders and
burnings he had committed, but he was
evidently ashamed Of his connection with
Kirk. His brother wished TO save ha
memory from that foul stain.
/ ~ W. 4Ns Ss ttliIludt
meeting of the stockholders of this road
convened ut Greensboro on the 10Th ult.
| w. Il. Henley was called to the chair and
Jas. w. Albright requested 10 act AZ Ser
J rotary.
Reports were read from the President
and Treasurer, and ordered 10 bc spread
upon the minutes.
Col. Bufort, President of the Richmond
& Danvillc Railroad, was present, and tie
. | papers were passed by which we are u
sured that work viii be at once commen'-
ed. and the rOad soon completed as far IS
Salem.
The stockholders adjourned To meet
again ut Greensboro on the first MONDAY
in September neXt-GreensbOrO Pdf,i0f
EXECUTION At CHARLOTTE. Newton
| V. Chandler (white) aged %, was "Nccu
t ted Friday Ein tha Jail yard 1t Charlotte
at fifteen minutes past one O'Clock, f"I
the crime of rape, committed on Il"
night of the first Of ApIll, 1871, on
. the person OF Miss bradshaw,
: (white) in Lincoln county. BE he
t was brought to the gallows ChnIdb'I
= prOfeSsed TO have repented OF his crimes I
/ | long list Of Which he confessed to hA''
e | pcrpetr;lted prior to the one for which h'
t | died, and he firmly and sincerely believed
u he had made his peace with God. Whr'
t he stepped upon tho drop he was pcii'fIi
b cool and collected, and BE- exclaimed AT il'
b highest pitch of bis voice, "Oh! Death
J where is thy sting? Oh Grave, wh"I'
S thy victory? Oh Hell, where are thy hi'
S rors ?" These were the last words lie e'rI
t uttered. A black mask was then tied "y'I
: his face, which partially obscured hj'
i features, the halter already around hl-
d neck was made fast over the cross-lrAl
: of the gallows, the knot was adjus.r, III
t its proper place, and at the time abo"
: stated his body fell suddenly Tine zeal
l. with terrible jerk, and dangled FROM the
n structure of Death. There WAS only one
# convulsive movement of the whole frame
r In thirteen minutes life was cXtInct AlLl