Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-02-28
STATE NEWS.

Wilson Court is in session this week.
DIR. G. J. Fox has been elected Pres.
dent of the Charlotte Ice Company.
Guilford county pays So per month
for boarding her prisoners in all.
Mr.. Alexander Graham, an old and
highly respected citizen of Charlotte.
is dead.
Capt. ". s. Cook, Sup erintepdent
of the Weldon end of the Ra e;ph and
CASTOR Railroad, has resigned his 70
sition with view of entering tie
mercantile business.
The Asheville E1positor says: James
Waddle, colored, was shot and killed
on the 10th instant, at Marshall, Nv
one Robert Gudger, colored. It is said
the shooting was accidental.
The Raleigh News SAYS During
the past week not single criminal
case came up before the Mayor. This
is a good showing for the morals Of
the city, but it is rather hard on local
reporters.
Captain j. G. Hester, the Radical
spy and detective, has been nominated
by the President as Consul to Santa
go. Gla(, to hear it, and the sooner
he leaves his country for his country's
good, SO much the better for us all.
The Rev. James L. Gotten. D. D..
Pastor Of the Methodist Church, at
Union Springs, Alabama, died on the
4th inst. DR.. Gotten was native Of
Edgeconbe county, and Justly beloved
and esteemed in his adopted State.
Mrs. William King, of CaswelI, was
taken sick on Friday evening, says the
Danville Times, and died Sunday
morning. Several negroes, on the
same plantation, have Ciod suddenly.
It is not known what MS the matter
with them. Mr.. King suspects that
probably the water in his well MAJ be
the cause of the sickness.
The Statesviiie American SAYS: The
heavy rains IL this section last part of
the week and preceding portion Of this,
did heavy damage to the Western \.
G. railroad in the way OF land slides
one SIX miles this side of Salisbury,
and two between Morganton and
Bridgewater, the latter cutting off one
or Two trains that lie between Leonard's
Cat and the west. The train from Sails
bury, due here Monday morning. did
not arrive till Tuesday morning: ard
no time can be fixed when a train viii
pass from Old Fort cast.
The 4sheviile Citizen SAWS: i new
mica mine has been discovered urou
the land of Mr.. LanniEg, some eight
miles from Asheville, and we are glad
to learn that it is being probably
worked by Messrs. Levi Fle1nming,
Burreu Cook, and ?. Tsreal.
The mica EIIAIno93 has i,roI;crf int,
our Western counties hundreds OF
thousands of dollars during the past
few years, and yet scarcely begin
ming has been nIande towards its de-
velopment. We hear of new and good
indications being discovered every
week
Yesterday morning, says the Char
Iotte Observer, of Sunday, q colored
man by the name of Henderson was
arrested and lodged ii jail in this place
with being the murderer Ct
one John Whitley, also colored. O:
Long Creek township. It appears
that on yesterday week Whitley cams
to Charlotte and bought some goods,
after which he started for his home,
sober. Since that evening he has no.
been seen Ivy his people. Suspicion
pointed to Henderson, and he was er-
rested and committed to Jail, as above
stated to await Developments. The
body of Whitley has not been found
up to this writing.
The Senate, yesterday, SAYS the
Sentinel OF Thursday, did All
enormous amount of work. In addi-
ton to the regular order Of business,
including over en- hours debate during
.he morning session which closed ct
two O'Clock, some forty bills were acted
on, thirtytwo Of which were finally
disposed of. During the light session.
rom 7:30 till 10 O'Clock, sixty-fivc
pills were acted upon-fiftY five
mall y-making an aggregate of one
hundred and fifteen worked of the
,alendar, eighty-eight Of which were
inally disposed Of. This is a great
lays work, and is creditable to all
and its magnitude will be
better understood when it is remem-
'ered that over eighty of these bills
we're read second and third times.
President Brogden presided during
he morning session, Senator More
lead, OF Guilford, at night.
The Newbern Timcs says Infor-
aatlon was received III the city yester-
ay that Michael Arthur, q highly "a
pected citizen of L1ttla Swift Crcel.
ged 20 years, committed suicide on
ne morning Of the 21st inst, ut about
o o clock. On receipt CT the inforlna-
ion Coroner Marshall summoned q
iry and immediately left for the
Gene. No re ason is assigned for tho
ash act.
Sinoo the above was in type Coroner
iarshail has returned, from whom We
'arn that Mr.. Arthur killed himself
iih shotgun while in Is fit Of i1lsani-
7. 1t appears from the evidence be,
're the Coroner's jury that the de-
,ased has been subject to these fits
efore, but was thought to be harm.
SIS. The verdict Of the Jury was ia
,cordapce With the above facts.
! meeting of Nortl; Carolina Sps-
81 Tax Hondhalder was held in New
Ok on Thursday. Mr. Thomas
eRney, Jr., presided. Mr.. Hart, of
anaaa, made a report Of his visit to
orth Carolina, and his unsuccessful
tempt to obtain payment of interest
his bonds. He also presented the
rltten opinion of Mr.. Reverdy John
n to the effect that the holders of
e special tax bonds have . preferred
aim against Tie State 4or interest, AM
at he (Mr. 'Jobnson) is ready, if de-
red, to commence suit in the United
ates Court, in May, TO compel the
ate auditor to pay the past-due cou-
MS ON those bonds. 1t was voted
at suit be commenced, and thus adj
sed, On behalf of go many holders
these bonds as shall pledge them
Ives TO pay their proportion of the
pense, mono who do not thus pledge
to be included in the suit.
essrs: I. Dennis, Jr., Leggett and