Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-04-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
County Commissioners.

Appication OF DIR. III. F.Murpf
In reference to the condition of a SIN
= bridge over the creek at South Was
lngton. was referred back to linn fo,
statement VI the cost, the Charms
a oelng authorized to contrae. lor Z
same. 800
County bonds bearing date of Mar,
- ISL, 1869, OF denominations Of =
each, with two coupons attached, ~ -,
g able September LIST, 1873, ard 'f oa
= LIST, 1874, and numbered from 10 ~
inclusive, were destroyed in e pres
O ence of the Board. =
i The Chairman was Is, 1orlzed to
draw en- the County Ire nrer Tor the
sum OF ;s97, to be rofu TO the State
( Treasurer for error ;; 4 ilppf"rfla';ne
! School Fund to Fr,Alin township;
/ The Chairman Sas authorized to
give 81, orJa. ~ .he County treasure
4 for ta~as anr1,heously paid by tLem
, under Scl,e tle j, for 1873.
Riro Wiker was ordered sent to the
{ County DOR House for proper treat
uent
Sasucl Blossom, at Castle Havne :
isa,i IL. Brown, al Ellington John
II Lee. at Burgaw: Edward Garriss,
South Washington and john Smith.
at Leesh'trg, We're granted license to
retail spIrituous liquors.
adjourned 10 meet again On the 21st
INST. at 8 2. M.-DafLy iou3eat, ST..
Goi"ne; G. N. 1zcg-oud.
We we're glad to meet orr esteemed
soldier tFieud, Colonel McLoud; of
.A&hevilie. in The city yesterday. We
| have rnt sc.. him since the close Of
! the war. and are raioicod 10 see that
the world ls&s served him 80 we'll.
Tj:"8" who Followed the standard OF
! the gallant peuder, with such devotion
;tiid courage us lid Colonel McLoud. will
always have warm place in our heat
OF hearts -Daiiy Journal, 1914. ~
eapF. 4. e.. rEoore,
We had the pleasure of meeting in
our city. yesterday morning, our good
friend Mr.. Adolpllls G.. Moore, of Ala
nance County, vino looks as dauntless
as when, undlsmayed with their bullets
and bayonets, he defied Kirk and his
men, @nd dared them to do their worst.
Captain Moore. visits .oHr city on
business, and We cordially commend
him 20 our business men generally.
Alarlanca has no better citizen than
Captain Moore. -Daiiy journal. 7Utb.
Fires Around I.iIesvt.le.
EI.1s IN the woods ara the fashion
now. Following close upon that. in
Brunswick county, last week, by which
Col. Joseph Green lost 80 many yalua-
bic tlIrpantine trees, we learn tina.
large tire was raging IL the woods near
LllesTliie, on Tuesday afternoon and
night and that, favored as 1t was by a
high WIND. it was necessary for the
citizens to turn out en- masse to sup
press it. We have not learned the
amount Of damage sustained bur hope
that it was not heavy.
.1r. s. ". T:c.,.
We publish elsewhere, in full, tie
statement Of our friend and fellow-c iti-
zen. Mr.. 5. ". Wick, in regard to the
terrible scenes attending the Atlantic
disaster, and his own miraculous es-
cape The fact that Mr.. Wick was able
to surmoInt the dangers and trials of
eight hours' struggle with the waves
and ice, amidst the rigging OF the i'll
fated steamer, wien stronger men were
hurled bv the hundred into the angry
waters, displays a fortit,lde and power
OF endurance which is truly wonderful
His return home viii be doubly vel
coined !rv his many friends on account
Of the trials through which lie has
bravcly passed.
EriEhsges Accident.
The ii0JcsoniGn tells lis that IA &C
cilicnt occurred at the steam saw mill
OF the Cape Fear Building .Asssuciat ion,
al Ab,ottsburg Oh Monday last. by
which one of the employees, 4 Hunga-
rian, whose name We could not learn.
received very severe injury, and came
rear suffering a terrible death. 1t
seems that the man, by some means.
came il contact with the saw while III
motion It struck his body above the
sixth rib and made q frightful cash
seventeen inches long, but fortunately
not very deep. II is thought he will
recover.
Esr. =. -. S2,sc:ayycs:.
We learn that the address recently
delivered before the Alumni Associa-
tionot the Medical Department of the
University Of New York, by DR.. S. S.
Satchwcll, OF this county, is shortly to
be published, by the Association, in
one Of :!le leading medical Journals Of
the coIGlltry The address was spoken
OF, by al who were 50 fortunate as to
near il, "a one of the finest efforts ever
heard within the halls OF the Asaocia-
ton. The comments of the New I DIRK
press, 10 tht tAit t4A1AN ~
delivery, are & sufficient indication OF
this fact. The address abounds in
rar.s tLuuoilts. clothed i'll beautiful Ian
gtla2t, AMI viii prove Interesting to
The general reader, 6S we'll as to the
man of medicine.
Meeting Of the Shareholders Of the
Wilmington -zus.aHi fi-e saasssr-
a.scc company.
!, ~. =
Mutual Fire Insurance Company MT
IN annual lneet;ur al S o'clock 2. M,
last evening.
Afred Martin, Eeg., was called to
I H. chair. an! Mr. Vim. Larkins YRS
( requested 10 act a. Secretary.
Mr.. T. u Gardner, Secretary and
Treasurer. submitted :; report, show
ing tie operations Of the Company up
to tie present time, which was very
satisfactory.
The following gentlemen We're elect
ed Directors tor the ensuing year
William \. French, William Larkins,
II. Won Claim. X. J. Jones, Alfred
Martin, Il. s. Radcliffe, Sol. Bear, E.
f. Story, John McRae, James A. Brad
lev. +. w. kerchner, John X. Brown.
The meeting then djourned.
: The Board of Directors then met.
Colonel McRae was called to the chair.
. VIM. A. French was elected Presl-
! dent, and John X. Brown, Nice-Presl-
dent. ..
! Fl. Won Claim, 2. $. Radcliffe, ai,,i
/ r. :. Jones were elected the Executive
Committee.
Thomas NJ. Gardner was elected
I Secretary and treasurer.
The Board then adjourned. Daily
! journal, 1ON.
Wilmington, Charlotte & Esuthcr-
! ford Railroad.
During the emit e day yesterday the
! sale of the Wilmington. Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad. and the conflict
between parties owning very large
majority of the mortgage bonds OF